The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-14
BRIEF JoTTINos.

Uno neab on congress SUreeU Monday and
was carried into Goold's drug store where
restoratives were applied after which she
was removed to her home in hack.
Mr.. W. A. Aliens sloop yacht 1. F. R..
has gone on a cruise to the eastward. She
win spend a good part of the time around
Boothbay Harbor. The following gentle
men comprise the party: H. F. Allen,
Rev. G. E. Bean, James B. Tobin, Her
bert l.. Rollins, Mr.. Pulsifer, Mr.. Weber
and Prof. W. W. Bolster, Jr., of Bates
College.
A meeting of the Ladies' Veteran Fire
mems Auxiliary, No. 1, will be held at
Congress hall, at 8 O'Clock p. m. A full
attendance is requested
Mr.. W. R. Chapman will be in Port
land the Goth inst, when . he hopes the
Haydns will number 200 singers
The clouds cleared yesterday morning,
and brisk southwest wind prevailed
that blew branches from trees and made
locomotion on Congress st. rather diff
cult.
The race for the Portland challenge cup
has been postponed, as the yacht Brynlys
Is on cruise.
The members of Past Grand Repre-
sentatives Association, l. o. o. F., of
Maine, are hereby notified that the funeral
ceremonies of P. G. R. Freeman T. Mer-
rill will be held at his late residence, No.
"a Wilmot street on Thursday next at
$50 o'clock p. m. All MEMBERS are re-
spectfully requested to attend. B. c.
Stone, secretary. IS
The Cumberland Rowing association
will have an outing at Clapboard island
next Sunday. The steamer Josephine
Hoey will take them down.
There will be no West End postal sta
ton as first contem plated, as the extern
sion of the delivery system together with
the O'Clock delivery supersedes this
convenience, and Postmaster SWEET says
there is now really no occasion for the
postal station.
Extensive improvements are being
made in the interior of the banking
rooms of J. B. Brown & Sons.
Yesterday forenoon the police called at
the residence of Patrick VIM in Stafford
block and arrested Winn's wife, against
whom complaint for assaulting a
woman had been lodged. Vim and
wife were before the court Monday morn
ing and the wife will be arraigned again
on Wednesday.
Next Friday night party consisting
of about 80 ladies and gentlemen from
Brooklyn, N. Y, and vicinity, in charge
of Mr.. Thomas A. Hendrickson, will
arrive by train and will remain for sew
eral days, with headquarters at the Fall
mouth.
Secretary Rich of the Board of Trade
has inaugurated this summer at the
rooms tourists rack, filled with hand
somely illustrated information in regard
to Names summer resorts. This is in
addition to the well filled time table
rack, which includes valuable informa-
ton for all who contemplate taking ex-
cursion trips through the South and West
as well as for the Maine routes.
On Conductor J. A. Merrllls Maine
Central train going east the other day,
were 60 babies. It was not the occasion
of an orphan asylum picnic, but the
babies were with their parents and were
genuine little "down homers'
The annual reunion of the 23d Maine
Regiment will be held at Peaks island,
August 18th and the sergeant's mess of
Co. K, 18th Maine, will meet at Peaks
island, August nth
The I'd Regiment, Z. of P, through
Col. Harry W. Stewart of Bangor, ex-
tend thanks to Portland lodge of Elks
for hospitality shown on Pythian day
The Elks kept open house on that day
and their kindness was much apprecia-
ted.
Yesterday afternoon the railroad COM
missioners inspected the lines Of the Port
land railroad company in the Bramhall.
Manager Boddell of the company
dredging Portland harbor, arrived in
town yesterday and called on Major
Hoxie. The big dredge to be used in the
front harbor is expected in about ten
days.
Graduates of the High school who are
candidates for admission to the Train
ing school, will meet the members of the
school committee this morning at 9
o'clock.
The Knights Templar of Lewiston com
mandery passed through here yesterday
on their way to Konnebunkport. They
were accompanied by the Lewiston Brig
ade band.
The committee on highways of the
Lewiston city government met Monday
afternoon to consider. bids for furnish
ing the paving to be purchased by the
city for the proposed work on Cedar
street in that city. The bid of the Maine
and New Hampshire Granite company
was S1.10 per foot delivered at the de-
pot in Lewiston and this the committee
voted to accept.
The grocers and re.ovision and fish
dealers Will meet at Chase e owen s
store this afternoon to arrange for tn cir
annual meeting.
A regular meeting of Portland Senate.
No. 1926, K. A. E. o., will be held this