The Portland daily press., 1898-06-22
BRIEF JoTTINos.

Mrs. Fred Kendall, Diamond Island.
Thursday. June 90. Boat leaves Portland
pier at Q O'Clock a. m. A full attendance
is requested.
Every member of the D. A. r. is re-
qnested to be at Bosworth Post hall, Free
street. this forenoon and every afternoon
the rest OF the week to assist in the SOL
diers' box.
Another flagstaff is to be added to those
on Central Fire station.
Superintendent of clocks Barbour is
having the dials of the North school clock
painted. This Is much needed improve
ment and one that will be appreciated.
Fern Lodge ODD Ladies will elect offic :
ers onight.
Portland Senate Of the Essenic Order
have their election this evening.
Tie old locomotive which Alderma
Rounds purchased as an exhibit for the
Fourth of July parade is at the Portland
company's shops, being put into condi-
ton for the show. Alderman Rounds
suggests that after the parade the loco
motive be unloaded in one of the parks
and kept on exhibition there.
The Knights Templar will leave here
by special train at s o'clock, Friday, to
pass the day at the Isle of Shoals. They
will march from the commandery head
quarters at 7.3).
Tea dealers begin to realize that they
are now in the last month of the tea year
and that stocks are light and held by
strong people. The light shipments Of
last season have left the market with less
stock than usual on hand at the close Of
the season, all OF which operates to the
good of the people who are fortunate
enough to hold large supplies of tea. The
market continues to show very strong
undertone and there is no selling. pressure
as it Is acknowledged that the recent ad-
vance has been safe and conservative, the
average being only about one-half Of the
duty.
The Portland Ladies' Veteran Fire
mems auxiliary via hold meeting at
Veteran Firemen's hall, on Wednesday,
June %, at p. m.
In the City ofsPortlsnd's notice to coal
dealers the date should be June 25th,
instead of Junes24th as at first printed.
Greenleaf lodge. +. g. A. NJ, of Cornish
will have an excursion from Fryeburg
to Riverton Park, Saturday.
The P. II. S. Cadets held a battalion
meeting yesterday forenoon, at which
Major Boyd stated that Monday. July II,
had been designated as visitors day to
the camp at Harpswell. 1t is probable
the Cadets will participate in the parade
on the morning Of July 4.
Yesterday was the first day of summer,
June 2Ist.
There are 90 patients on the list of the
Diet Mission at present.
Yesterday noon special Of ten cars left
over the Mountain division of the Mains
Central. taking party of 300 tourists
bound for St. Anne. Quebec. The occa-
sion was the annual pilgrimage of the
French people to St. Anne
Twelve soldiers from Fort Slocum. N.
T., arrived yesterday noon from Bos-
ton, via the Fall River line, to recruit
the battery at Fort Preble up to its full
strength.
The protected cruiser San Francisco is
expected to arrive here this morning.
She will remain long enough to take on
500 tons of coal, which will be furnished
by Randall q McAllister. Capt. Leary,
so long stationed here, commands the
San Francisco.
Repairs are being made on the brick
sidewalk RI onhhlo cfn thas
west side of South street.
City Inspector Of Clocks Barbour is
having the dials of the clock on the
North school building repainted, and
the CLOCK will be stopped for few days.
The team which was found at an early
hour Monday MOI ming on the corner of
Brackett and Carleton streets by Officer
Mccormick and taken to Fernald & Saw
yer's livery stable, was DIR. Nickerson's S.
The Maine Historical Society will
hold its annual business meeting in the
Cleveland lecture room, Bowdoin college,
brunswick, this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Attached to the regular train that ar
rived from Augusta yesterday, were three
carloads Of troops which have been re-
Gently mustered into the service from
this state. These troops will go directly
through to Washington.
+. MIR. Taylor had rehearsal at City hall
last night. There was a fine body of
voices present. A number of songs was
rehearsed. The negro melodies particu
larly pleased.
Yesterday was bright, but the day was
broken by showers. 1t was quite warm,
put grew cooler at night.
The Deering High school will give their
farewell reception at Gilbert's hall to-
night
The Psi Epsilon society of Bowdoin,
gave its annual reception last night. Mr.
Fooier OF The Sherwood, catered.
At meeting of the committee on fire
department. held last evening it was
voted to put drinking fountain at the
loot OF Pine street and buy a horse for
Host IL.
The Boston steam yacht Thelma is in |
5he harbor.