The Portland daily press., 1897-06-03
BRIEF JoTTIN0s.

The county offices will close at p. m.
during the summer.
Commissioner Fernald, Aldermen Kehoe
and Ilsley and City Solicitor Morrill, went
to Augusta yesterday to attend the rail
road commissioners hearing on the
Washington street bridge.
A large portrait of Prof. William K.
Chapman, the director of the Maine must
cal festival, is on exhibition in the win
dow of the store of Cressey, Jones' &
Allen.
Three applicants for naturalization re-
ceived their final papers in the Superior
court yesterday.
The opening session of the Maine Medi
cal association was somewhat delayed,
yesterday forenoon, by reason OF the COM
mittee's failure to engage clergyman to
make the prayer. When the oversight
was discovered there was general scurry
to find somebody to perform this time
.honored function, but the committee had
to resort to the use of a telephone before
the quest was rewarded. Rev. DIR. Bur-
rage, editor of lions Advocate, cheer
fully laid down his editorial pen, in re-
Spouse to the telephone call, and in few
minutes he was in the midst of the medi-
cal fraternity, and the business session
was forthwith begun.
A decision handed down by the law
court yesterday, sustains the exception in
the Knox county case of Sophronia E.
Robinson against the Pennsylvania In
surance company.
The June term of the United States
district court, begun at Bangor, Tuesday,
was of very brief duration There were
no jurors summoned, and no cases to be
tried. An adjournment was to have &C.
Cured today. Judge Webb, District At
torney Bradbury, Marshal Donovan,
Deputy Marshal Smith and Clerk A. Fl.
Davis are expected home today.
The repairs on Portland bridge will
probably be completed by Saturday.
County Commissioners Allen and Sea-
vey visited the jail yesterday.
1t is said that the late Harvey Hadlock,
formerly of this city, was retained at a
large salary (s15Oo month) by the Sugar
Trust.
The past week Canadian importers have
York in the tea business. This is due to
the speculation in that commodity, and
the fact that Canada is the cheapest mar
ket. The bulk of their teas are ''fEnglish
Breakfast" while Americans use more of
the Formosas.
Mr.. Cushing has purchased road ma
chine and roller and purposes to put the
roads on Cushing's island in fine condi-
ton.
The spring at White Head beach was
excaYated Saturday and the ledge reached.
The water is found aboundant and it is
believed of sufficient quantity to supply
the cottages and the Ottawa house for
drinking purposes as planned.
The f. o. Bailey Carriage Company
have just built for Murdoch & Freeman
one of the finest delivery wagons ever
seen in Portland. 1t has covering for
the driver, and the facilities for carrying
cases of bottles are very convenient. 1t
is handsomely painted and reflects great
credit on the firm who made it. 1t was
on exhibition in front of the Post office
yesterday and was much admired.
The Free Baptists of York county are
holding theirsEannual convention at North
Berwick. The meeting began yesterday
and will continue over today.
The non-commissioned military off
GERS of Portland and vicinity held their
monthly meeting at the armory last eve
ming. Major Collins gave an address. 1t.
was voted to meet semi-monthly till state
muster week.
New telegraph poles are being distribu-
ted along the line of the western division
of the Boston & Maine railroad, between
here and Saco.
] All the freight engineers on the Boston
& Maine using the large locomotives have
received orders not to exceed speed of
16 miles an hour.
Railroad Commissioner B. F. Chad
bourne delivered three Memorial day ad-
dresses, one at Bartlett, another at Jack
son, and the third at Conway.
Conductor Titcomb of the Portland g.
Kennebunk local train on the western
his annual vacation.
Farmers throughout this section of the
state are congratulating themselves at
the non-appearance of the caterpillar pest
which infested the orchards two successive
years.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren G. Bryant who
passed the winter and spring at North
Bridgton have returned to their cottage
at Fortunes Rocks.
Mrs. It. D. Sullivan of Portland is Wis
iting her brother in Biddeford
The Brunswick Railroad Station.
The ra1,ort which ctarted in Ir,,pc1r, Job