The Portland daily press., 1899-07-10
BRIEF JOTTINes.

kManual training boys who had work on
exhibition at Oren Hooper's sons. may
obtain the same By reporting at Vaughan
street school room this morning at Q
O'Clock,
The Chestnut street. NJ. X. church Ep-
worth league will go on a trolley ride
this evsning.
ment at Jim Lorrett's billiard parlor on
Peaks island, between J. II. Wagner,
champion of the Liberty Hall club; Nor
man J. Copniers, champion Of the Forest
City. and Odell williams, the undisput.
ed champion OF Island avenue.
A case Of tiphtheria at No. IS India
street has been reported to the board Of
health.
By direction OF Commissioners Of Pub
Ito Works Fsrnald, the draw tender at
Tuksy's bridge recently estimated the
amount Of traffic over the bridge In one
day. He returned 500 vehicles, 22s Pc
destrians; 7ls persons driving.
On Monday the street department. force
win begin the construction of the Cum
'bsrland street ssplanade. The construc-
sion OF new Sidewalks on Pleasant street,
neering, VIII, also be begun In few
days. The resutfacing of Deering street
has been completed. On Monday Com
missioner orc Public Works Eernald viii
advertise for bids for the construction of
the Congress street sewer.
The United states fish commission
schooner 6rampus; will retire from the
seed lobster business next Monday. Since
she commenced work this spring she has
gathered In large number Of seed lob.
sters and has deposited millions Of young
fry along the coast Of Maine and Massa-
chusetts.
Saturdays session of the district court
was devoted to bankruptcy business, pe-
titioners Of the past week being by Judge
Webb adjudged bankrupts. Saturday
petitions In bankruptcy were filed by
Charles George of Phillips. and Achilles
Packard Of Bethel. An involuntary pe-
tition was filed against David A. Straw
Of Guilford.
The bar picnic COMMITTEES, consisting
Of Messrs. Whitehouse, Thomson and Pea.
body, viii visit Princes Point next
week TO arrange for the annual picnic
which will probably be held at the
Gem of the Bay hotel few days before
the CLOSE Of thss July law term.
Tuesday the Governor and Council win
giye a hearing on the petition for the par
don Of Robert Hughes of Portland, form
erly assistant superintendent of streets,
and now completing IA years. sentence
for rape. Hughes was convicted In 1883
and has now only year of his sentence
remaining. William II. Looney will ap-
pear for the petitioners, who are numer-
GUS and influential. In the minds of
many Portland people there always ex-
istei strong doubt Of hughes's guilt.
and they have been unceasing In their
effortsNin his behalf
Lightning came very near causing an
other death, Thursday afternoon. Mr..
Albert Tanner. who lives ON East Bridge
street. Westbrook, across the river from
Riverton, was moving in his field, when
q bolt struck the moving machine,
throwing him off directly in front of the
knives. Although nearly stunned he had
presence of mind enough to pull on the
reins and stopped the horses, just as the
knives reached him.
Congress Square parish will hold a
lawn party on tina grounds OF MIR. NJ.
B. Coolidge, Pearl street, woodfords.
Tuesday afternoon, July II. Ice cream
will be served during the afternoon
There will be picnic supper ct o'clock
when the men of the parish will join the
ladies'.