The Portland daily press., 1899-05-26
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

house on Rack left street, Woodfords, and
will move his family to their new home
in few days
At meeting of the Portland Equal
Suffrage club yesterday 1t was announced
that the club had realized $40 from its
recent mock committee hearing. An
invitation to repeat this hearing in Saco
was received but was not acted upon.
The proposals for printing the city re-
ports will not be opened until the meet
ing of the committee which will probably
be held on Saturday.
The board of registration is In session
of the assessors to assist tbs assessors In
the lists of polls. The session will con-
tinue for a week.
| The meeting of the committee on SAM
tary affairs has bsen postponed. lowing to
the absence of Alderman FRYE from the
city.
| Committee meeting for the purpose Of
approving city bills are now in order.
A meeting OF the board of mayor and
alderman will occur Monday afternoon to
consider some petitions for poles and
similar matters.
The park commissioners expect to put
an iron feEce around the terrace on Fort
Allen park this summer.
| The Portland High school.. athletic team
which will participate in the school meet
at Brunswick on Saturday have been
training very hard this week on the West
ern Promenade. They will leave for
Brunswick on the O'Clock train Satur-
day morning.
An effort is being made by the coal
dealers to close on Saturday afternoon.
Yesterday morning four fawns were
born In the deer paddock at the Oaks.
As soon as these fawns become strong
enough they will be placed where the
children can see them.
The work of repairing the wall about
the pond in the Oaks is progressing rap
idly. The water may be turned on in the
pond by Saturday night.
The James Logue, who was found dead
at the Bay State lhouse in Boston, We'd
nesday, was nephew of Mr.. Edward j.
Logue, the machinist of SIS Fore street but
did not belong In this city. He was here
on visit last November.
Stroudwater has been infested with
tramps for some time past, SO an officer
has been placed on regular duty there.
Tuesday night three tramps were arrested
at this place and sent to the police sta
ton, and two others have been hauled in
this week.
Definite plans for the observance of Me-
mortal Day will be made by the Memoir
al Day commission on Saturday evening.
The barber shops Of this city will be
closed all day Memorial day. They will
be opened until II o'clock Monday night.
The Portland Army and Navy Union
win celebrate their SD anniversary on
Friday evening. May Goth, lat 400 1-2 Con-
gress street. Business meeting at O'Clock.
Yesterday the liquor deputies made
seizures at No Danforth street, go York
street and Nos. So, so and "a Centre street.
The session Of the Maine Eclectic Medi-
cal association was continued yesterday at
the Preble house.
Engine and Hose were stationed on
North street near Congress all day yester-
day, as the entrance to the house was
blocked by the work on the water works
Mr.. Frank p. Cummings's new block
at West Portland,is about completed, and
the.store is now being wired.
All grocers and provision dealers inter.
ested in the annual picnic are requested
to meet at A. L. Halls store ON Market
street Wednesday afternoon. May 81, at g.
80 O'Clock. subcommittee Wall be ap-
pointed and final arrangements made for
the outing.
The water pressure will be light on
Munjoy bill Friday and Saturday while
the new main pipe is being, connected
The work on the relaying of the water
main on Congress street, Munjoy hill, is !
progressing rapidly. 1t has bsen extended
above North street.
The Portland letter carriers will not
commence their annual vacations this
year probably until the frat of July.
One of Goudy s. Kent's teams ran awsy |
yesterday from Brighton corner, while
the diver was making a call at a house. !
The pair of horses ran to the street |
spriukling stable on Forest avenue before |
they were stopped by City Messenger |
George Mcgowan, who kept ahead Of the |
runaways in his own team until he WAS
able to stop them. No damage was doue
by the runaways.
James Hanson, the truokmap, who is
charged with larceny of telegraph wire |
from the Western Union store house on |
West Commercial street, will be given n
hearing in the Municipal court this morn.
ing.
The Portland Army and Navy Union
will celebrate their 33d anniversary this
evening at headquarters, 400 l2 Congress
street. This Ia also the date of tho annual
meeting for election of officers.
Charles Phillips of Gardiner has pur-
chased Of J. II. Davis of Portland, the
well.known fast horse Col. Pitt, which
has record of II.
.. B. Richards of Guilford is making
arrangements for moving his family to
Portland Mrs Rff hn-ds Is in moor health