The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-07
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

1esteruay abefIlOoH Jdihcs OOAS was
arrested ON the charge of larceny of q
from the person of Patrick McCallum.
Yesterday Liquor Deputies Gribben
and Osborne made seizures at Nos. 20
Center, 65 Commercial, 2S India and AZ
Washington streets.
Mr.. Ernest T.. Drew has returned from
q successful fishing trip at Rangeley
Lakes. One of his catch was a salmon
trout which weighed 10 pounds.
Alderman Moore had thought that he
would again agitate the question of free
baths, but he has given up that idea.
He says that the auditorium building
where it had been planned to have the
free baths put in Is not fit for that pur-
pose.
The call for the Democratic county con-
vention will be held during the latter
part of July. Simon B. Guthrie of Cor
ham was ON Tuesday elected the chair
man of the committee in place of Samu
el l.. Bates, who resigned.
The annual meeting of the Deering
Electric Light company, which was to
have been held yesterday, has been post
poned to July I'd.
Edward Dam, son of Charles F. Dam,
the sign painter, is erecting three-flat
house on North street, near Cumberland.
The work on the same will be rapidly
carried on.
Improvements are being made on the
lot of land at the corner of Sheridan and
Congress streets, the building which
81 efk fne, IN.aar.
removed to frontage on Sheridan
street. A new house will be erected ON
the lot left vacant.
Strenuous efforts which have been
made by Postmaster Barker to secure the
painting of the letter boxes throughout
the city before the influx of summer Wis
itors, have finally been rewarded with
success. He received notification yester-
day that a contract had been made with
John Il. Cupper of Lock Haven, Penn,
to paint the boxes in the city and the
work will be begun at once. The labor
on the boxes, we understand, is to be
given to local painters.
The school committee will meet Friday
afternoon to endeavor to arrange, II
possible, -schedal1e-~W Whereby they can
make-~thfs year such increases in teach
ers salaries as they outlined early in the
year. The matter of committee from
the school board to select lot for the
manual training school building, which
is to be erected with the 500 given
the city by the Walker estate, is also to
be taken up.
s,,A oil iFRo
and claims met yesterday afternoon to
settle several small claims against the
city.
The Samaritan association will meet
with Mrs. W. Il. Kilborn, Bracket
street, Thursday afternoon.
There will be a meeting Of the general
board of trade at 8 O'Clock this afternoon
to which all members are invited to at
tend.
State Committeeman Llewellyn M. Bar
ton Of Portland, whom various papers
have mentioned as likely Democratic
candidate for governor, this year, says
that he was not a candidate, neither had
he been. Mr.. Barton said that any use
of his name in connection with the nom
ination had been without his authority.
Since Prof. Lee started his swimming
classes at the Portland Athletic club he
has given $50 boys instruction in this
useful accomplishment, their ages rang
ing rom s to IA years.
Landlord Gibson is able to say that al
ready half of the rooms at the Ottawa
house are practically secured thus early
in the season, so that it cannot be doubt
ed that it is to have one of the most sue
cessful summers in 1t history. MIR
Gibson is still working and planning fol
the comfort of his prospective guests.
Steamer Pejepscot will run to Cousins
Littlejohn's, Great Chebeague and Orr's
Island next Sunday A stop of three
hours will be made at Orr's island, whert
q good shore dinner can be obtained