The Portland daily press., 1897-09-20
BRIEF JoTTlNes.


Trickey and Grimmer claim the record
between Portland and Dunstan's Corner
and return, making the run in 55 min
utes. Otto 81. Grimmer will make try
for the cup next Saturday il conditions
are favorable.
The close time on cartridges is off to-
day. The old sportsmen say that they
will not be very plenty this fall as the
copious rains of the spring added the
eggs and the numbers will be correspond
ingly small.
At the Portland Athletic club Satur-
day night boys swimming class was
formed and the fall and winter swimming
season was formally opened.
George r. Stevens will try to break the
record between this city and Boston and
return. Some time during the next week
he will be paced by Tenney and Grim
mer, to York, and from that point to
Boston by Boston team. A triplet will
take the pace on the return trip as far as
Newburyport, and from this point Grim
mer and Tenney VIII pull him back to
Portland.
At g meeting of the Public Works
Commission Friday afternoon it was
voted to pave Center street with Belgian
blocks.
The insurance agency of Plummer
Brothers, have settled the insurance on
the fire in George Hunts store on Gus
tom house wharf ..for- the full amount,
nearly $1,000.
The Public Library Will be closed on
Wednesday and will remain closed while
the books are being moved into the new
stack room. Only few days will be re-
quired for the work.
The committee on lights of the city
government have had large number of
electric lights placed in the jackson
school for use of the evening school which
is located in that building.
Complaints have been made to the COM
mittee on lights of very poor service in
streets. The committee will make an in
spection CT this part of the city and ex-
anime into the way in which it is lighted
on Wednesday night.
The number of the arrests for the week
ending Saturday night, was 65. OF these
% were for intoxication and the others
for night walking, embezzlement,
malicious mischief, larceny, uttering OBJ
scene words. attempted larceny from the
person, vagrancy, insanity one each,
tramp 8. resisting officer 8, and assault
Q.
The manufacturers of crackers and bis
cults in Maine as in the other New Eng
land states are feeling the effect of the
advance of prices Of the materials used in
the making Of their products and in con-
sequence Will raise prices cent pound.
There was a sharp frost in Cape Eliz-
abeth Friday night.
Portland will witness may improve
ments at Rigby before another big fair
Is held there so it is stated. The big oval
inside the track is to be graded and an
exhibition ground and half-Inile bicycle
track laid out there.
Some of the city fathers are considering
the ACCESSIBILITY of having the police pa
troll wagon put on rubber tires. AS it
rolls through the streets now after mid
night it makes great deal of noise.
There were II deaths in Portland during
the week which ended Saturday noon.
The deaths were due to drowning, cholera
infantum (2), heart disease az, menin-
gifts, pertussis, pneumonia (2), senility
81.
George Washington council, o. U. A.
M, will entertain the Yarmouth council
next Thursday evening. There will be
supper and entertainment.
The Royal Arcanum win hold public
meeting and banquet next Thursday eve
ming in Cogawesco tribe of Red Men hall
439 Congress street.