The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-05
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

The closing exercises of the Portland
Echool for girls, occur June at 10 80
D. III. There will be an address by Rev.
Samuel NJ. Clotners.
There viii be meeting of the Saliva
hon Army Aid Society In the vestry OF
Rilliston church on Wednesday. June 18th,
sat f0. 80 a. m.
4 The Mayors veto message viii be pre-
ented at Mondays city government
nesting. IT will be lively session Of
he city fathers.
The Portland Electric Light company
has reached the head of Green street, but
will not be ready to begin the lighting
VI stores and residences for some weeks.
The health inspectors have all they
han attend to at this season of the year
Inspecting the plumbing in many new
houses which are being erected.
Another attempt will probably be made
on Monday night to secure the passage
of the milk inspection ordinance which
has a great many supporters.
The $4,000 suit brought by MarkEJ.
Harrison against Bernard Kamber for the
alienation of his wife's affections, has
been amicably adjusted. and ths,writ has
been withdrawn. Levi Turner and Il. e.
Heckbert for plaintiff, Benjamin Thomp-
son, A. S. Woodman and James Connect
Ian for the defense. The settlement of
this suit finally disposes of all litigation
between Harrison and Kamber.
About three months ago controversy
between the city of Portland and the
county of Cumberland relative to the dis
posal of $500 accruing from tines paid
by operators of policy games, was re-
ferred to Judge Walton for his opinion
rs to the validity of the statute providing
chat half of such fines shall accrue to
The county and half to the city or town
In which the prosecution is instituted.
He has handed down ruling that the
atatute is valid, ordering the. county COM
missioners to draw an order instructing
she county treasurer to pay to the city
treasurer the sum. of $3.50, so per cent of
the sum received from such fines The
matter was argued by City Solicitor Nor
rill for Portland and County Attorney
Libby for the county.
In the Municipal court Saturday
morning james II. Gallagher was fined
$40 and costs for stealing a stone hammer.
A bicycle was stolen Friday night from
G. II. Sands. Saturday morning it was
recovered by the police who found 1t
abandoned on the street.
Saturday morning Deputy Marshal
Firth took from an electric car at the
head of Prehle street, Charles Connor of
hn ;z
police of that city for the larceny of
s75. On May 81, tie Portland police re-
ceiyed notice that Connors was in this
city, and have since conducted a diligent
search for him. He was finally located
by Deputy Firth Saturday morning and
taken to Bangor Saturday afternoon by
liilicer Gilman, of that city, who hap
pened TO be in Portland
At 10 O'Clock Saturday. the, sanitary
committee met at the Mayors office
and awarded to William Il. Libby the
contract for collecting and removing the
offal and other refuse matter on Peaks
island for the period from June to Oc-
tobsr /, at contract price of 500 per
month.
Woodbine Rebekah lodge will go on
their annual picnic TO Polant's, Town
landing, Falmouth HorssIde, Saturday,
June 17th
Presiding Elder e. q. 1hayer of the
Portland Methodist district, preached at
Ola Orchard yesterday.
Fifteen Biddeford men were among the
crew hired In this city Saturday, to take
the places of strikers on the Grand Trunk.
Elk Mayor James o. Bradbury of Saco,
has applied for admission to practice in
the United States Circuit court.
Capt g. +. &. Harrison, 7th artillery.
who has been commanding officer at Fort
Williams, has been appointed quartermas-
ter of his regiment and is transferred to
the headquarters at Fit. Adams Under
the new bill recognizing the artillery,
he staff officers are now taken from the
captains of the regiment instead of the
first lieutenants.
Pine Tree lodge, X. of P, viii ceie.
brate its silver anniversary ON next Fri q
day evening at their Castle hall ON Con-
gross street, and all knights and their
families are invited to be present as we'll
as their friends. A musical programme
Hill be the entertai nment and refresh
Eents will be served.
The proprietor BARRIERS will hold
meeting Monday evening at $50 o'clock
at j. p. WEIGH s.
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