The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-15
Brief .Int.tinGs-

Bright and cold Saturday. Mercury 14o at
| sunrise, $50 at noon, 26o at sunset; wind north
| Snow and rain yesterday. Mercury $50 at
noon. Fine sunset
| a heavy smoke as from burning brush was
| seen in the direction of the Cape Saturday.
| Value of foreign exports last week was $685.
| 555.74 Long lumber exports 421 .495 feet
Some fine black bass were taken from Duck
| Pond last week near Pride's Bridge.
| There were 20 deaths reported in Portland
| the past week.
Officers Harris and Miles seized two barrels
of ale on South street yesterday.
Officer Rice arrested boy for stealing news
papers from Fessenden's periodical depot yes
terday.
The steamship Argosy arrived at this port
from Philadelphia Saturday night to load
grain for Europe.
The Franklin Extension Mining Company
will organize next Saturday afternoon with a
very strong board of officers.
c. E. Lewis, Esq, is about to take charge of
the Cutting and fitting department at the
Moccasin factory.
1t is rumored that the Westbrook Manufac
turing Company are about to discharge opera
tives less than fifteen years old.
Enoch W. Woodbury. and o. B. Chadbourne
have been appointed trustees of the Reform
School.
The new double track iron bridge Of the
Maine Central, over Portland street, has been
tested and shows a DETECTION of only 7-16 of an
inch.
Haverley's Minstrel Army are at the Preble
ix,od ont bo Horo15 trop
terday morning. The grand parade will take
place from the City Hall at p. IN. to-day.
w. E. Morton's window on Congress street
presented splendid sight yesterday with its
Jacqueminot and tea-roses, tulips, violets,
pihks and lilies of the valley.
number of the sailors ON the brig Castalia
which arrived here Saturday from New York
were badly frost bitten by the severe cold of
Friday night.
There was very lively cock-ight in this
city last Friday afternoon. Three birds side
were fought, but as the defeated party was
dissatisfied another main will soon be fought.
A new sloop yacht, on the model of the
Georgia is in process of construction for the
Portland Yacht Club; also a, catamaran 1t is
thought the Rival will rejoin the squadron.
Green & Jordan will do the mason work,
and Jones & Wood the plastering on j. f.
Clark's new house on Mellen street. w. F.
Eaton will build house near by.
The Casco street Free Baptist Society have
paid off in full floating debt of about $500,
and in addition have put in fine new. carpets
and neatly cushioned the pews.
Mr.. John u Perkins, Grand Representative
to the Sovereign Grand Lodge, and Past
Grand Master of Massachusetts, will visit
Maine Lodge tonight.
The following named persons were drawn to
to serve as traverse jurors, March term of the
Superior Court: Richard O. Conant, Charles
T. Skillings, Wesley Jones, James V. Poor.
Harmony Lodge celebrates its first anniver-
sary next Saturday evening. The exercises
will consist of vocal and instrumental music
together with supper. This lodge has now
a membership of over TWO hundred members,
and is in a very flourishing condition.
Steamer Dominion of the Dominion line ar
rived here Saturday morning. She brought
nine passengers and large cargo. She left
Liverpool February 2Sth and stopped at Hall
fax on her way. The captain reports very
rough weather, but no damage to the vessel.
The vessel was thoroughly iced up,