The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-25
BRIEF JoTTlNes.

The police looked finely in their Sunday
uniforms yesterday.
Saturday afternoon Gustave Peterson
tried to lower the record between Saco
and Portland. He did some very fast
riding. but did not succeed in reducing
the time which is 56.47, established by G.
R. Stevens, October 2, '97. Peterson's
time was ALAG AS.
A Fort soldier went to the police station
Saturday evening and reported that
man named Daniel Hayes was missing.
According to his story nothing has been
heard from Hayes since the first of last
weak, and his friends are worried lest
something may have happened to him.
Bosworth Post returned by boat, ar
irving Sunday morning from Boston.
They had delightful visit to Smart Post
of Cambridge, and were royalty enter
tanned.
The whole number of arrests for the
week ending Saturday night was Al, OF
which 80 were for drunkenness.
A meeting of the Portland Golf club
will. be held at 1876 State street on Mon
day evening, October 1897. Business of
Importance will be transacted. G. P.
Talbot is secretary.
Fern lodge, o. o. of I. o. f., will
hold it's regular meeting next Wednesday
evening at o'clock. After the meeting
there will be an entertainment. Every
bring friend.
Commencing today the 6. p. m. trip
on the Casco Bay line will be made at e. 10
D. m.
Andy WEIGH, well known sport who
follows the circuit races every year, and
take in all the events at the Rigby and
Old Orchard race tracks, is said to have
cleared up $4,000 as a result of his
betting during the last grand circuit
meeting at Louisville, Kentucky.
The Kittery navy yard has received
orders for the construction Of two twenty
eight feet steam cutters and six life RATS.
Rossini club will begin with Thursday,
November 4th, at eleven o'clock.
Frank e. Wheeler of Bowery Beach has
made an assignment for the benefit OF
his creditors to Wilbur G Whelden.
The Mutual improvement club meet
with Mrs. G. Fl. Nearpass, 20 Locust
street, today, at p. N.
club Saturday the Butler school team
won from Portland High.
A singular freak of nature is to be seen
on the premises of Mrs. Isaac Hamilton
corner Of Vesper tree and Eastern Prom
enade. An apple streut standing in her
yard shows both fruit and flowers at
once. The tree is partly denuded Of
foliage but as many as dozen blossoms
have put forth.
The Maine branch of the Woman's In
dian association will hold its annual
meeting in the Second Parish church
Thursday November 4th. In the evening
Rev. Egerton r. Young of Toronto, Cana
da. pioneer missionary. author, canoelst
and dog traveller, will deliver one of his
interesting lectures.
The Portland Past Chancellors' associ-
alton, K. of P, will hold its annual meet
ing at z. of P. hall Monday evening"
November 1. Members will assemble at
6.45 p. m. as supper will be served at Z
p. m. sharp.
The half of the old brick block that
fronts on Fore street. and is bounded on
one side by Pearl, has been taken by Mr..
David F. Murdoch and will be utilized
as drug store.
The suit brought against Mayor Davis
and City Marshal Clark of Deering by
Mr.. Wordsworth Verrill, for false arrest
and imprisonment, assigned originally
to be heard in the supreme court Friday,
will be tried October 90.
Mr.. t. Hilton Is remodelling his drug
store at the corner of North and Congress
streets.
Burnett Doherty of HaynesviIle, has
been brought here by o. 5. Deputy Mar
shall Emery on a liquor complaint.
The Walter Corey company have re-
celved the contract for furnishing the
opera chairs and furnishings for the
new opera house at Westbrook.