The Portland daily press., 1900-08-29
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

The tickeJs Tor the picnic to Long ISL
and on Friday next are now ready for
distribution and can be had at the Cos
pei Mission, to 70 q. M, and 2 to 8 p.
m, by applying to s. +. Pearson or II
F. Dexter. These tickets are free to all
who have not had an outing this sum-
mer.
The average number of pieces OF bag
gage handled at United Station during a
day is 1000. This shows heavy travel.
> A shifting engine belonging to the
Grand Trunk railway went off the Irons
at the switch pposite Gait block, but
with the aid OF car placers, it was soon
returned to the rails.
Lobster arrivals yesterday were as fol-
lows: Schooners Addie and Hattie, 5000;
Telephone, 5000; Comique, 1900; Emma
G. Berry, g,5o0; Eva M. Martin, 5000;
Blanche and Ida, 900; Mary E. CasweIl,
1900; Eva and Bell, 5000.
f. S. Willard, who has occupied a shed
on the west side of Custom House wharf,
13r the last 10 years In the lobster busi-
ness, viii remove about September 1, to
quarters on Long wharf. which have been
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The day boat to Boston was crowded
yesterday morning, hundreds of people
being on the return trip from different
sum ner resorts to their homes
The buildings of the Maine School for
the Deaf viii be opened next week, in
order to get them ready for thu begin
ming Of school Monday the 10th of Sep
TENDER.
The handsome steam yacht Marietta
of New York, came into the harbor yes
terday morning and tied up at Randall
q AIcAlnster's wharf.
This evening at City hall, there win
be a Democratic rally, at which the
speakers VIII be Hon, George Fred VIII
liams, Hon. d j. McGillicuudy and Hon.
Samuel l.. Lord.
Superintendent Of School Buildings
Bradley is busy getting the different
sehoolnOuses ready for the opening of
the term a week from next Monday.
Coal is now coming here in large guam
titles Monday night a tug brought in
four Barges and this morning two more
came in. This is in addition to the
cargoes that the sailing vessels are con-
ttnuaIly bringing,
There is constant demand for state
rooms on the Boston steamers for week.
or mora in advance, and in some cases
two or three weeks ahead.
j. Pierpont Morgan's big yacht which
was coaIed here the other day, cost him
$110O for the coal alone.
The ball boy at the Congress square, 4
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Cape shore Monday afternoon, was so
much exhausted that he did not go on
duty that night, but was at his post
yesterday. The boy has been sailor and
was therefore accustomed TO taking an
occasional plunge He swan the dis
tance in about 40 minutes and it is un
derstood earned a neat sum for the
feat.
An alarm from box 46 at 8 o clock yes
terday morning, called the fire depart
ment to the carpenter shop at the COR
ner Of Market and Newbury streets,
owned and occupied by VIM Albee,
where a brisk blaze caused by the explo-
sion OF an oil stove, was in progress. A
half hours vigorous work suffioed to
extinguish the flame. The damage to the
building and tools viii probably not ex-
coed 500.
Yesterday, street department. crews
were engaged in laying sidewalks on
the corner OF Portland and Oxford streets,
on Chestnut and Adams streets re-
pairing cutters and walks on Adams
street and laying a new cement walk
at the corner OF Fres and Centre streets
Todio Areyella, the Italian, who was
stabbed by a companion workman, |
Rosa Bernado, at North Windham, is
out Of danger, and his recovery has been |
so rapid that it was thought he Will be |
able to leave the Maine General hospital
in the course of 10 days.
The cumberland County Pharmaceuti-
cal society Will celebrate their 10th out
ing at spurwink today, leaving Hesel- |
tine and Williamson's drug stores at
Ais and 1.8O p m.
There win be a special meeting OF the |
Ladies Auxiliary, A. 0. H., Wednes-
day evening
The board OF registration yesterday ex-
perienced a buster day than 1t had on
Monday, 43 names being added to the
list, two names being stricken off and
one change being mads.
A faklr who said that he had "a sim