The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-27
BRIEF JoTTINGS.

= Ivanhoe Lodge, K. of P, will confer
the rank of esquire this evening.
The Martha Washington Society-will go
on a basket picnic to Riverton, Wednesday,
if pleasant. Special car will leave head
of Preble street at half past nine. If
stormy they will go the first fair day.
The hearing on the Franklin & Megan-
ticc roads case will be heard before the
Law Court today.
The railroad commissioners of New
England and New York will meet at the
West End hotel today for two days
session.
The Aged. Brotherhood will go to River
ton today.
The Uniform Rank, A. o. H., will
hold their field day at one of the islands
Labor day. In the forenoon there will
be parade of a very large number of
men in uniform from Biddeford, Lewis
ton, Bangor and this city.
Three members of the Montgomery
Guards, Co. c, recently made very good
scores at the range: D. Koler, 33; posi-
BILE 35; J. Kalor, 80; and Colby, 80.
Two more mortar carriages and fittings
have arrived for the works at Fort PrebIe
and they will be taken there in day or
two. Some idea of the size of the mortars
may be gathered from the fact that the
bed plates and turn tables measure IA feet
in diameter
In the Cadets team shoot Ian g's team
were victors Saturday. The following
are the scores: Lang's team: Serg. Lang.
AZ; Capt Baker, 81; Corp. Lowell, So;
Serg. Parker, 80; Priv. Watson, "a; team
total, 100. fuckers team: Corp. Tucker,
80; Priv. burlington, 40; Corp. Syphers
30; Priv johnson, Al; Priv. Hill, %:
team total, TT
Yesterday was bright and quite au-
tumnal. The mercury did not rise above
81 degrees, and the wind shifting to the
east was very chilly.
The new annex to the public library,
the construction of which has been going
on for some time with frequent DELAYS. is
now rapidly nearing completion, and it
is expected that the next ten days will
see the structure practically completed.
The George Eliots' have their field day
at lnkeytanc cottage today, leaving Port
land pier on the steamer Madeleine at
10 a. m. and returning at 4.55.
The winter coal supply is now all
in at the Smaller, North, Butler and
Casco street schools.
The proposed repairs on the Park street
schoolhouse will cost about 500. A
new dressing room will be put in and a
number Of desks added.
The boxes to receive packages and d.
pers have been distributed in various
parts of the city by the post Office de-
partment.
A party of gentlemen from this City
composed of DR.. Edward f. Vose, E. D.
Eastman, Clayton J. Harrington and
Harry S. Higgins will leave the first of
October for Millinocket lake. They will
be absent about three weeks.
Mr.. BARLEY McCullum has just closed
a contract for the coming season for the
Grand Opera house of St. Louis, where
he is to be comedian and stage director.
AS the steamer. fremont was coming
into her wharf yesterday morning about
O'Clock upon her arrival from Boston,
she struck the Cottage city quite forcibly
The blow split the head of the Tremont's
stem, but did not injure the Cottage City.
The damage to the Boston boat is not
extensive and can be easily repaired.
Deputy United States Marshal Smith
libelled the schooner My Fancy yesterday
for bill alleged to be owed the Portland
Shipbuilding company by the vessel.
The hearing on this case will take place
before Judge Webb in the United States
court Friday.
The fish arrivals yesterday were the
Maud Muller with 10000, the Moses B.
Linscott with 40 sword fish and the Hat
tie M. Graham with 20 barrels of fresh
mackerel.