The Portland daily press., 1900-05-22
THE PRESS.
BRIEF J0TTINGs.


thoritatively stated that no arrangements
have as yet been male. Treasurer Small
OF the Maine Mile Track association
which has always controlled the racing at
this park said yesterday that the park
would probably be sold or leased to out
side parties Il have had many inquiries
about this matter Of late,'' stated Mr..
Small. There will be racing of some
kind at the park this year
Clerk Davis of the United States courts,
who has been laid up with illness has
recovered
Secretary Rich of the board of trade
believes that this summer Is to be one of
the most prosperous that Maine has ever
known.
Within few days the BARRIERS OF the
city will meet to decide upon date for a
field day.
Already many people in the city are
making arrangements to attend the q.
A. X. encampment which is to be held
at Chicago on the first week of September.
As in past years there will be a large
number of people outside of the ranks of
the Grand Army who will take advant-
age of the low rate of fare offered ON the
railroads and will go TO the encampment.
The veteran John NJ. Todd will proba-
bly, be heard on the political stump dur
ing the coming campaign. He is ms ac-
tive and vigorous as he was twenty years
ago when he espoused the cause of Green
backism.
1t is announced that Senator Frye will
participate in the campaign in the state
of Indiana.
Members of the athletic department of
the Y. NJ. c. A. are talking of organic
ing baseball nine. There is some good
material among these members and
Director Ross thinks that strong team
could be secured.
Park Commissioner Smith is devoting
a great deal of time towards identifying
the different parks throughout the city.
He says that all of the parks will look
better than ever this summer. As yet
there have been no additions to the at
fractions in the 200 at Deering park.
The Primary and Junior Teachers
Union will meet at the Camera club
room, Y NJ. C. A. building this after
noon at 40 p. m. Lesson for the fol-
lowing Tuesday will be taught by Miss
Mary L. Plummer, First Baptist church.
All teachers are invited.
Eight boys We're before the Municipal
court yesterday morning for breaking
down the fence around the old skating
rink at the foot of Chestnut street. The
fence belongs to John f. Proctor. The
boys were fined one dollar each and the
costs were divided among them.
There will be a meeting tonight to see
If the grammar school principals and the
high school principals will arrange to
have parade of school children as
part of the Old Home Week celebration.
The small pox cases at the pest
house are doing well and no fatal results
are at present apprehended.
Jacob Singer, motorman of the Port !
land Railroad company, left ON Satur-
day nights Pullman for Halifax, called |
there by the illness of his aged mother.
A case of diphtheria at No. SO Fox |
street has been reported to the board of |
health
Word has been received by Portland |
parties that the schooner Major Pickands, |
we'll known here, ran into scow in New |
York harbor Friday, completely over
turning the scow. The damage to the
schooner, which anchored in the nar1ows,
was not stated.
The car shop of the Grand Trunk has
just received generous application of
white wash from the white wash" en-
CINE from Montreal.
The drawtenders of Vaughan and
Tukey's bridge have returned the follow
ing statistics of travel over those struc-
lures ON the first Tuesday in May. They
indicate the increase in summer travel.
Over Vaughans there We're 500 vehicles
persons riding, LAG; pedestrians, 410.
Iukey's, SS3 vehicles; 252 pedestrians and
200 persons riding.
Judge Webb was yesterday distribute ng
among his friends some fine photographs
Of himself which We're recently taken.
One of the visitors TO this city last
week was Captain Joseph p. Ouellet, a
well known military officer of Halifax
He inspected the auditorium and was
much pleased with it, warmly congratu-
lating Janitor Brown on the neat condi-
lion of the entire building.
The rain which came yesterday noon
was a surprise as nearly everybody had
settled down TO the hope that fair weather
was at last to prevail.
Alderman Moore intends TO again bring
up the subject of free baths at the next
meeting of the city government. He
states that there is a demand for free
baths among many Of the people of this
city and that these needs have got to be
attended to.
There win be meeting at room nine,
City building, at 3 p IN. today of the
Fresh Air society.
Senator Clark of Montana and his
family are making a determined effort
10 keep from newspapers all accounts of
the wedding of his daughter next Mon
Jay.
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