The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-06-20
Brief lettings.

Sapt- DOL JONES mouse on Spring street was
entered by burglars Friday afternoon and
some valuable jewelry taken.
The bark Archer, Capt Harry Mitchell, dis
charged 600 tons of coal at the Maine Central
wharf, and took a full cargo of lumber for
Buenos Ayres in II days. She belongs to r.
Lewis Il Co.'s White Line
A Custom House employee was accidentally
locked into the Catholic Cathedral Friday
night, but he managed to find way out at
last
Officers .Gribben and Langmaid Saturday
afternoon arrested man named James Con-
roy for stealing a monkey wrench from Stan
woods shop, and two bit braces and pair of
ladies' boots from some one unknown who can
have the articles by calling at the station. Con-
roy has just served a sentence for drunkenness
In drunken ARRAY on Green street Friday
night Stephen Doherty had his head badly
cut by Mary Murray with a dipper. David
Coffin took hand. All three were fined in
the Municipal Court Saturday
The village in Buxton formerly called
Spruce lSwamp will hereafter be known as
Groveville.
A man named-sngula rly enough-John
Smith, hailing from New Hampshire, got
drunk Thursday night and claims his pocket
was picked of $500.
The new uniforms for Collins Portland
Band arrived Saturday evening. and the boys
are highly pleased with them. They will
be shown to the public for the first time next
Wednesday in the p. o. S. of A. parade.
About 5000 have approached the sacraments
of ST n Orninicts fbo Rada r;o%
Fathers commenced their mission. This week
the mission will open for the men.
1t is reported that man beat horse to
death with club recently at Falmouth. The
case will be investigated.
The First Parish organ has been repaired
and q new harmonica flute stop added.
There were IL deaths recorded in the city
the past week.
Exports for the past week 49,, 170.O9 Tho
shipment of lumber was LIT, 1888 feet.
Picked nine IL, Stars 1. Heroes u, Hill
nine g.
Next week DR.. Lapham of Augusta, and
Capt Reyes of the Pennington Chronicle,
will pass over the proposed route to complete
arrangements for the Maine Press Association
for the summer excursion to the Rangley
Lakes. They start on the first of August. The
party are to spend the first night in the beauti-
full village of Pennington, and dine the next
day at Phillips, reaching the first lake the
same evening.
The excursion to this city of Fitchburg,
Mass, Commandery of Knights Tenplar
which was to have been made next Tuesday,
.he 2ist, has been postponed, and will probably
mot 70 Ia MI T,,1u
visiting brethren were to have been received by
the Portland Knights, and treated to a clam
bake at one of the islands.
Mrs. Gilman of Portland has bought the
Luce lot at Old Orchard paying 5000 therefor
Thomas D. Emery and Marshall Jordan
have entered into copartnership for the pur-
pose Of manufacturing clothing at Harrison.
They will as soon as possible erect new
building 33x66 with two stories and a base
rnent. The building is to be erected between
the Temperance Hall and Mr. Jordan's store
and will be connected with the store. H.F
Proctor of Waterford is to erect the building.
The graduation exercises of the Deering
High School will take place at Lewis Hall
next Thursday evening.
A. F. 6anborn & Co., Steep Falls, are manu-
featuring large quantities of corn boxes for the
Portland Packing Company. They have con-
tract for between CT, COO and 100000.
Don't forget the Y. M. G. A.'Book Recep-
ton which is to occur at the rooms on next
Thursday evening. A fine vocal and orches-
trail entertainment are among the attractions
Admission, one or more books suitable for a
y. NJ. G. A. library.
Yesterday was beautiful summer day, with
several delicious showers. Mercury touched
go at noon.
A large three masted yacht entered the
harbo- yesterday.
Men are now stationed at the excursion
steamers to prevent overcrowding.