The Portland daily press., 1880-02-16
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| Cooler Saturday. Mercury $50 at sunrise
400 at noon, 800 at sunset; wind north Mer
| curry 240 at sunrise, $50 at at noon, 23o at sun
set; wind east, Sunday.
| The number of deaths recorded the past
week in this city was three.
Members of the Board of Trade will remem.
| Der the meeting at II O'CLOCK this morning.
Officers Hicks and Massure arrested two men
last night for fighting on Fore street.
The Y. NJ C. A entertainment advertised
for tonight has been postponed until the 23d.
We have received from r. Houston, Fal.
| mouth, a hens egg that weighs three ounces,
three drachms.
Constable Perry's commission has not been
revoked but the matter was referred to the com
mittee on claims.
The Lake Winnipeg was accidentally credit
ed to the Dominion line, Saturday. instead of
the Beaver line, as she should have been.
The Brooklyn, of the Dominion line. arriv-
ed at this port Saturday night, with good
cargo.
Members of the Temperance Cadets are re-
quested to be present at their special meeting
this evening.
The scholars still continue to arrive for the
Normal School, Gorham. The number in at
tendance at present is about 80.
The value of exports for last week was $3.50
55646. The amount of long lumber exported
was 1884, 1877 feet.
The oyster-openers at Timmons g. Halves on
Commercial street. struck for higher wages
Saturday afternoon.
DIR. Greene, assisted by several other sur
geons, performed very difficult and skillful
operation Friday, in removing tumor from
the neck of lady living on Grove street.
One day last week George Stinson & Co. of
this city received 1858 ordinary and 613 regis.
Tered letters, and S3,99S.40 worth of money
orders.
Earache has been the prevailing disease in
Deerlng the past week. Whole families were
AFFLICTED with it, and some persons were made
slightly deaf in consequence.
The Martha Washington Society will give
their annual sale at Reception Hall tomorrow
and wednesday. There will be pleasing en-
tertainment provided each evening.
A handsome pen and ink testimonial will be
sent to the Manchester Cadets as ar acknowl-
edgement of the hospitality shown to the
Portland Cadets on their late visit to that CITY.
1t is on exhibition at Stubbs Brothers
John Murphy, who fell on the sidewalk
short time ago, near the corner of Clark and
Commercial streets, has, through his attorney
George f. Gould, brought an action against
the city for $1,000 damages. Mr. Murphy broke
his thigh by the fall, and has suffered severely
The Haskell Silk Company at Saccarappa.
has just increased its producing capacity by
the addition OF new machinery. This enter
prising company will soon need more cotnmo-
dious quarters to accommodate its increasing
business
When Cap'n Chase went to Washington to
assure the Democrats in Congress that he
wasn't ashamed of his performances as mem
Der of Gov. Garcelon's Council he must have
thought that Democratic Congressman didn't
know him. Otherwise the trip would have
been entirely superauous
A young woman distracted q quantity of
edgng from fancy goods store on Middle
street Saturday evening The proprietor de-
tected the theft and captured the young
woman, who was taken to the station. As it
was her first attempt she was allowed to 90
free.
The John Brooks left here at 0 o'clock Sat-
urday night, reached almost abreast Wood
Island and struck severe snow storm, 1t was
deemed prudent to return and the steamer
reached this harbor just about midnight. enab-
ling the passengers who desired to take the
Pullman train.