The Portland daily press., 1881-12-05
Brief lettings.

Teachers meeting this evening. Lecture by
Hon j. w. Dickinson, Secretary of the Mas
sachusetts Board of Education.
Eleven deaths were recorded in this city the
past week.
A new oil lamp has been placed abreast OF
the watering trough on Portland street.
Exports the past week foot up $3l9,6S4 90.
The Grand Trunk has fitted up wrecking
car for the use of this division.
Three oranges raised on Elmwood place, in
this city, we're exhibited in Senters window
Saturday. One measured II, another 105
inches in circumference.
Tho Portland Company has declared divi-
dend of four per cent, and will add new
foundry to the works for the manufacture OF
car-wheels.
Gen. Brown has lost one Of his gray span
from congestion, and Mr.. Frank Woodbury.
bought one of the late DIR. Greene's horses
Saturday.
A child on India street got cent lodged in
its windpipe Saturday but DR.. 0rdway ex-
tracted it,
A Scotch bark, loading at Browns wharf,
has an iron frame planked outside but not in
side. Her upper works are of teak.
Skating at the rink in behring's Oaks was
enjoyed by the children Saturday.
Shaw, Cooling g. Co. are enlarging their fac
tory and have put in a nav 25-horse power On
CINE and boiler, to double their capacity.
We have received the first calendar of the
season for 1882, from the Girard Fire Insur-
ance Co., represented in this city by VIM.
Allen, Jr.
Georgia NJ Clark OF Cumberland Mills, at
the close of her school at Hotel Road, Auburn,
received from Der scholars, a present of a
beautiful l@p table and portfolio.
Schooner Young Sultan, Captain Gushing,
arrived last week with 5000 weight of fish.
Schooner City Point of Cape Elizabeth, Cap
Sain William Cushing, has arrived with &c.
900 weight of fish from the Cape shore. They
sold for two cents per pound, making good
trip.
The Portland Packing Company have been
looking over the ground in Wells, and have de-
cided TO erect buildings suitable for packing
corn near the Boston and Maine railroad pre-
vided $50 acres of corn can be guaranteed
them by the farmers.
The Portland Company will put up pair OF
large shears on their wharf to-day.
MI. J0lD i. nuliJ WIN VIII ooVh io9AS - 80 "
city directory, will introduce new feature
The names will not only appear in aphabeti-
cal order, but in addition they will be ar
ranged according to the streets 80 that one
wishing the names of parties living on GER
tain avenue, will only need to turn to its name
and there obtain the desired information.
The trial OF Mclean for stealing letters from
the post Office will come up tomorrow. A
". Coombs, Esq, will appear for the prisoner
Slight snow storm Saturday. Wet and
sloshy Sunday. Mercury $50 at noon yester
day; wind southwest.
The regular business meeting of the Society
of Natural History will be held this evening
A large number of new members are to be
voted in and others proposed. A part of the
evening will be devoted to the examination o
numerous donations.
At Browns stable, on Federal street, can b
seen some splendid Jersey stock belonging t.
Mr.. blanchard of Cumberland and Mr.. Pierre
? of Baldwin. One of the cows cost 800, an'
the other $3.50. A little calf cost $50.