The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-11-16
Brief JOtfiuQs.

Pearl street, between Middle and Congress,
is being macadamized.
The National Traders Bank vault lock is out
Of order again.
Duprez & Benedict's Minstrels are COM
ing.
The freghts on coal have advanced consid-
erably.
The average attendance at the North School
last month was about 1900.
Lodgers are also scarce-only solitary one
was harbored at the station last night.
The gross receipts of the "Warwicks'' en-
tertainment was some $500
A young Crippled" STRIPPING. with
bidge on his coat, was peddlipg cigars at
Congress Hall at midnight.
The Methodist ministers change rouud to.
morrow as will be seen by the religious no.
tees.
The attendance at the horse car drivers and
conductors ball last night at City Hall was
very fair. An excellent time was had.
The stock, tools and crops at the farm of the
late Hiram Brooks, in Cape Elizabeth, are to
be sold at auction next Wednesday.
James A. Day is to occupy the remaining
store in the new Hammond Block in Market
Square as fancy goods and toy stand
An old sailor named Peter McCurdy, while
digging CLAIMS at the Islands, the other, day,
dropped dead
MI E. a. Bowers has invented new im-
proved carpenters rule, WHOM promises to
come into general use.
There will be Sunday School concert at
the Second Parish church, Sunday evening, at
| o'clock. All are cordially invited.
The offices of the Androscoggio Pulp Co.
and the Sebago Wood Board Co., have been re-
moved to No. 35 Exchange street.
Connection has been made between the new
Seb1go main lately laid in Gorham and the old
pipe
Remember that the George Fawcett Rowe
Company is to appear at Music Hall on the
18th and 26th Of this month.
The Argus critcaster has broke loose az ain.
His keeper carelessly left the door open, and
the amoosin little cuss rushed-into print.
Mr.. j. B. Hudson has just completed paint
ing of Simonton's Cove, Cape Elizabeth, which
is on exhibition at his studio.
The funeral services Of the late George P.
Jordan will take place at No. 81 High street
this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Auburn Light Infantry will shoot for the
state prizes today at Auburn. Qusrtermaster
Gallagher will be present as judge.
The new ship State of Maine came out of
the dry dock yesterday where she, has been
coppered.
The services at Williston church on Sabbath
morning will interest every friend of the
church-and We trust every member Of the
congregation will bs present.
Mr., CIV. Murch, Chas. II. Choate and other
reformed men will speak at the temperance
meeting at PEBBLE chapel tomorrow ever
Jog.
"As dry as contribution box" is the way
Officer Hanson answered an asking look from
that Temporary locap while in search of an
item yesterday.
Mr. Samuel D. Lord. about 81 years old, liv-
ing on Bracket street, fell the length of the
cellar stairs, Thursday afternoon, breaking his
leg.
The union meetings of the Methodist socie
ties will b. held at the Congress street church
vestry next week, commencing Tuesday even.
ing and closing Friday evening.
From before midnight Thursday night until
past midnight last night there had been but
one arrest made by the police, and that was an
old man of sixty who was found foolishly
drunk.
A family living on Green street came near
being suffocated by gas from cooking stove,
Thursday night. 1t was with great difficulty
that the man of the house managed to rise and
open window.
The Commissioners of Pharmacy will meet
at the Falmouth Hotel, Tuesday next, at nine
o'clock, for the examination of applicants for
registration and the transaction of other bust.
ness.
The Free Baptist Society, corner Of Casco
and Cumberland street, regarding the import
ance of securing the young to the temperance
interests, will have interesting exercises under
the auspices,of the Sabbath school at their
church tomorrow evening.
Among the many bronze medals received at
the Massachusetts Mechanics Charitable AS
ISOLATION Exhibition in Boston, are the follow
ing: G. NJ. Stevens, Portland, wooden kero-
ssne lamps: Portland Stone Ware Com
pany, Portland, art pottery, terra Gotta work,
ETC.
A horse belonging to Morse & Pickett, the
hay and wood dealers, ran away on Plum
street Wednesday afternoon. The young mar
driving jumped out, injurug his ankle quite
badly. The horse cleared himself but was
caught safe and sound. The wagon was some
what damaged.