The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-09
BRIEF JoTTlNos.

over the Rochester road, to the Islands
Saturday.
The Ladies' Veteran Firemen's Auxil-
larry, No. l., with their friends will have
a basket picnic at Reform Club House,
Jones's landing, Peaks island, on Tues
day August TO- All are requested to meet
at thewharf at 10 o'clock.
John H. Carlton left his handsome
Sterling bicycle in front of the Athletic
club house, Thursday, and when he re-
turned for it it was gone. The thief went
into Louis Taylor's place on Fore street
and said he had $500 to raise right away
and wanted to borrow SO on the wheel
for half an hour. He got the $40 and
left the wheel The police recovered the
wheel Saturday morning, but there is no
trace of the thief.
The Maine BARRIERS are earnestly consid-
ering the ACCESSIBILITY of presenting a
bill to the next legislature which will
compel every man who opens q shop to
have had at least three years experience.
| This would largely do away with that
class that gives a man a shave for five
cents and haircut for Is.
Agent Perry of the Society for Proven
ton of Cruelty to Animals, went to Love-
tits field, South Portland, Saturday fore
noon to investigate complaints made
against boys tormenting cats. Mr.. Per-
ry found that these stories were true,
and he took pains to notify the parents
of the offenders that further complaint
will result in arrests.
The o. 9. A. M. and Daughters of
Liberty of Portland and Cumberland
Mills will go on picnic to Long Island
on Saturday, August 18th. Members
| will meet at Custom house wharf at am.
Minneola council, D. of P, at its m eet-
| ing on Thursday sleep, voted to hold a
picnic on next Friday at Cape Cottage,
via the electric road
| There were &c arrests last week, of
which 81 were for drunkenness.
! Deputy Marshal Hartnett seized a
quantity of beer. ale and hard liquor Sat-
urday at the old ferry house, Custom
house wharf.
| Officers White and Hans Smith arrest
ed Pole Saturday on charge of steal
I
ing rags from the shop of Henry Taylor.
his cell was first darkensd, and then, as
he continued his noise, the hose was
| turned on him. AS a last resort he was
| ironed and then became quiet.
| The plans have been submitted for the
reconstruction of the old Boston &
Mama dopot 70 bo mood oc tho baado,,ar-
| tiers of the railroad branch Of the Y. M.
CA, and early next week decision will
be made.
The contract for furnishing 200 tons OF
more of coal for the various fire engines
and houses of the city, has been awarded
to A. R. Wright.
Thursday afternoon at Granite State
park, Dover, Herbert E. Smith, Port.
land resident, was touched and came away
minus his pocket book, containing about
$S5 and several valuable papers and his
gold watch and chain.
The Veteran Firemen will meet at theil
room this evening at Z O'Clock for tria
of engines.
Mr.. L. G. ellison and two other mem
bers of the Portland Wheel club stopped
a pair of runaway horses attached to 6
carryall, on Congress street, Saturday
evening.
Maurice J. Dreamer has been elected
treasurer of the Portland Longshore
mems Benevolent society.
The train on the Portland & Rochester
due here at about p. m. Saturday, wa!
delayed about hall. an hour on account o.
an accident to the air break.
The Boston & Maine train that..arrive
in this city over. the western division. wa
about one hour and half late Saturday
evening. 1t brought large excursion
party numbering nearly 100 from thu
| West, chiefly Detroit.
Mr.. Frank NJ. Low has sold his clothins
store at the corner of Middle and Dee
streets, and will open about Septembe
1st in store No. 27S Middle street with /,
new stock. Spencer Rogers will put in 1
fine new front for him.
The electric lines did a smashing bust
ness yesterday. The cars were crowded
all day. Riyerton and Willard were wei
patronized.
Several excursions came in over tn,
railroads yesterday and the Maine Cen
trail had a large party TO the Mountains.