The Portland daily press., 1898-06-27
BRIEF sorr,Hos.

The alarm from box 4 yesterday morn
ing was false one. Two men were seen
to run from the box.
The Fourth of July committee me
Saturday evening in the aldermen g room.
The only business transacted was the
sending of 500 to the Portland battalion
with which to celebrate the Fourth.
The Mosque of Juno, shown in the
window of Gould 81 Whipple's, is to be
placed in Assembly hall of the High
school. 1t was presented by the Current
Events CLUB in acknowledgement of their
appreciation of the services of their retir-
ing president. Mrs. S. Augustus Stevens.
The members lof the ladies' auxiliary,
A. o. 81. of A, are requested to be at
the meeting Monday evening, June a.
Business Of Importance will be transact
ed.
Two hundred Masons from Cornish
came to Portland via the Mountain di-
vision of the Maine Central Saturday and
visited Riverton.
Albert Meserve, aged nine years, son
of Robert Meserve of Gorham, has been
missing from home since Friday evening.
The steamships Roratio Hall and Man
haitian Of the New York line alternately
leave Franklin wharf, Portland, Tues
days, Thursdays andsSaturdays, at 6 p.
NJ, for New York direct; returning leave
Pier SO East River. Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays at 5 p. m.
The following entries have been re-
ceived for the professional double scull
race, on the Fourth of July: Mat
O'Brien and H. Mckinley, Il. MCGEE
and ID. j. Lee. John 'Br1en and Thorn.
as Black. Councilman Driscoll will receive
entries of anybody else wishing to com
pete.
The Maine Press Association will put
in the second week of July in Canada.
The party will leave Portland July II for
st. John, spend night there, sail across
the bay of Fundy to Digby. N. S.. thence
TO Kentyille, where they will remain till
Wednesday. Halifax and ST. John will
next be visited, and two days spent in
each city Mr.. NJ. N. Rich of Portland
is a member of The committee of arrange
ments.
The membership of the Maine division,
League of American Wheelmen, has in
creased to 49,
Members of the High and Grammar
schools who intend taking part in the
Fourth of July parade are requested to
meet at Reception hall, City building,
Monday afternoon at 4.3o O'Clock.
There will be meeting of the superin-
tending school committee at their rooms,
City Building. this afternoon at A.
O'Clock.
1t was another hot day yesterday, and
but for the very strong west wind,
would have been UNDESIRABLE. The mer-
curry was up in the latter eighties, and
in some localities in the nineties. A
good many rode out to Riverton, and
to the Cape Casino, while some took the
trip to Westbrook and others to North
Deering.
There were several children baptized by
Rev. MIR. Rogers at Pine street church
yesterday morning.
Maggie O'Rorke, welI-known to the
police, had squabble in Callan's place.
near the corner of Pearl and Commercial
streets, Saturday afternoon, and Maggie
got black eye and was arrested and sent
over. Then Maggie complained to the
sheriffs that Callan was selling beer,
and that was bad for Callan. The souab-
BILE drew a big crowd of men and women.
The Portland Wheel club had a run
out to the Checkley. house yesterday. A
large number participated. The wind
was high and it was pretty hot pedaling,
but all enjoyed themselves and had a
good rest and dinner at the Checkley.
The meeting Of the Women's Suffrage
party will not take place until after July
4th.
Twenty three children of the Fraternity
school went to Long island on a picnic.
Saturday, in charge of Misses Clement
and Morton, teachers of the school.