The Portland daily press., 1880-08-02
Brief IQttinRS.

Eighteen deaths recorded the past week.
j. III. Sawyer has sold the trotter Lady Gil
bert to Boston parties.
About 500 of our citizens attended the Seba-
goLake campmeeting yesterday
The ladies of the Christian Temperance
Union of this city will open coffee rooms at
Old Orchard to-day.
1t is reported that new temperance paper
'to be edited by an association of temperance
men" will be started in this city this week.
Hot weather the past two days. The mer-
curry touched 800 Saturday afternoon, and $50
Sunday. Wind northwest.
The steam yacht Nameless of Boston ar
rived in this city from Mt. Desert and left for
Boston Saturday.
The Cumberland Globe says Miss Anna
Merrill of that city went 80 days without food
some time ago.
Value of foreign exports the past week SAG,
1913. There were 81 ,740 bushels corn and
43o,130 feet long lumber exported.
The Kennebunk canoe club. comprising six
gentlemen from Boston Highlands, with lady
friends, are stopping at Perry's Hotel.
A meeting of the First Patriarchal Associa-
ton will be held at Odd Fellows Hall Mon
day evening
A meeting of the regimental officers of the
First Maine Regiment will be held at the Fal-
mouth Hotel in this city next Wednesday eve-
ming.
One of our builders reports that "there is
quite large amount of building and more re-
pairing going on now, in Portland, and bust
ness in our line in very good"
The New England Grocer speaks highly of
Portlapd's advantages for large business. 1t
says there has been a marked improvement the
past year, but says we need manufactures to
build us up.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians of Port
land will hold their annual excursion on
Wednesday, August 18th, at Clarks Grove
A good time will be guaranteed to all who
may participate.
The boys are doing quite a thriving business
about town in selling cat-o-nne tails for house.
hold decorations.
The splendid steam yacht Stranger" of the
n. Y. Yacht Club, arrived from the west yes
terday and she and the Dreadnaught ex-
changed salutes in the harbor.
The hot weather yesterday sent people in
crowds to Old Orchard, the islands, and the
cape.
Don't forget the excursion of the Aged
Brotherhood via the Grand Trunk Railroad Ito
Clarks Springs Park, Auburn, to-day, leav-
ing the Grand Trunk station at 8 o'clock.
A lot of waste in flour barrel at Burgess
Fobes & Cos factory onj the hill, caught fire
from spontaneous combustion. No damage of
account was done.
Augustus c. Pettengill was arrested Satur-
day by the police and turned over to the
United States Deputy Marshal He shipped
as mate on the schooner George E. Burnham,
received Sal advance pay and then deserted.
A meeting of the committee on public build
ings was held at the Mayors room Saturday
evening. The bids for the erection of the new
school-house on Munioy hill were opened, and
as the estimates were found to exceed the ap-
preparation, the plans were referred to the
architect, Mr.. Kimball, for modification.
About thirty bids were presented.
Odd Fellows Reception.
The Wannalancet Encampment of Odd
Fellows of Lowell, Mass, will visit Portland,
August Goth, for the day, aud will be the
guests of Eastern Star Encampment. The
full arrangements for the reception have not
yet been determined upon, but will be an
nounced hereafter. From 200 to 800 patriarchs
from this city will join with them in parade
and clambake will probably be enjoyed at
Long Island. The following committees will
have charge Of the entertainment:
Transportation-G. Fl. Cloudman, NJ. l..
Sweetser Theo Hopkins.
ReceptIon-S. B. Kelsey, Chas. NJ. Cushman,
j. w. Robinson.
Refreshments-R. Y. Barber, w. n. Howe,
Geo. B. Loring
Music-W. n. Howe.
Printing-Chas. Paine, Isaac F. Clark.
General Committee-R. Y. Barber. G. II.
Cloudman, G. NJ Cushman, Fl. S. Trickey,
j. a. Thompson, T. Hopkins, W. N. Howe,
s: b. Kelsey, Geo. B. Loring, j. w. Robinson,
Chas. Paine, p, w. Wells, NJ. L. Sweetsir, f.
W. Hatch.
The encampmeHt will leave for Boston by
Il