The Portland daily press., 1898-05-30
BRIEF LoTTiN0s.

A party of young people went down tc
Elwell hall, Diamond Island, Saturday
night, and enjoyed dance.
Old Orchards new ocean pier will be
opened July 2d. Arrangements are to
be made for the running of steamboat
between the pier and Portland.
The Maine Congregational conference
will meet at the Saco First Parish
church, in September.
Sanford's horse races, announced for
today, have been declared off.
One of the island steamers, on its way
to the city last evening, passed an empty
dory adrift.
1t is expected that the Yarmouth road
will be open for business July 1.
A special communication of the Grand
Lodge will be held at Iivermore Falls,
on Fridy, June "a. at p. m., for the
dedication of the new hall Of Oriental
Star lodge. No 81.
The number of arrests for the week end
ing Saturday night was "A, of which "a
were for drunkenness.
At the Keeley Institute, 151 Congress
St. drunkenness and morphinism is cured.
"A kuOCkdDOuU, NY lt1CO bAOUl1CIb
of Boothbay, for Boston parties, is in
the ha-bor, waiting for pleasant weather.
The Portland Hebrews will observe to-
day as day of fast and prayer for the
success of the United States.
The P. L. T. Veterans White Coats have
voted to have their annual outing at
Riverton on the historic date of June
9th.
One of Hawkes. Bros stone cutters at
work on the old reservoir in Monument
square was splitting one of the large
slabs that covered the hole when it broke
throwing the man into the hole. Mr..
George Staples happened to be near by
and caught the man breaking his fall
Tho mans arm and shoulder wert
bruised but otherwise he was not serious
ly hurt.
The dreary foggy weather continued
yesterday.
The West End band have been engaged
to furnish music at Boothbay today.
Complaint was made at the police sta.
tion Saturday that hogs were kept in
Murray's stable corner ct Federal and
Franklin streets. The complainants say
that these hogs have been inithat stable
for several months and that the keeping
of swine is offensive to the people Of that
vicinity. Marshal Sylvester notified the
proprietors to have the hogs removed.
Today being Memorial Day there will
be no meeting of the Ministerial associ-
alton. The paper which was to be read
by Rev. J. R. Clifford will be read on
Monday, June 6.
There will be no fire inquest held in
regard to Friday mornings. fire.
1t is said that hereafter the examina-
tions for men who wish to enter the
Maine National Guard will be more strict
than in years past, and if there is ever
again call for troops the guard of this
state will not have so large percentage
of rejections.
Three New England prelates will OBJ
serve anniversaries of their ordination
the coming month. Bishop Healy of
Portland will be the first to do so, for
June he will complete his 23d year in
the purple: Seven days later Bishop
associated with Bishop Healy in Port.
land, will keep the 10Th anniversary of
his conservation, and June 30, Coadiutor
Bishop Michaud Of Burlington, will
observe the seventh anniversary of his
inve stiture with the episcopal rank.
Yesterday afternoon about O'Clock
there was broad CLEAN of sunshine. 1t
lasted about moment and then the fog
shut in again.
Down on the water front yesterday it
was thick as pudding. One could hardly
see his hand before his face. There was
one arrival in the afternoon. Quite a
number went down to the islands, but
they must have had disagreeable time
in the fog.
A large number of people took the elec-
tries for Evergreen cemetery, Riverton
and Cape Elizabeth.
a II of the lumber, door, sash and blind
dealers and planning mills, will close their
places of business on SATURDAYS at 1s m.
during the months of June, July, August
and September.
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