The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-11
Brief lettings.


Splendid day yesterday. Mercury 7so at
noon; wind southwest
The total value of foreign exports for the
past week was S13,2S1.41, including 312,4O6
feet of lumber.
The adjourned annual meeting of the Union
Rowing EAssociation will take place to-mor-
row evening. The association is talking of
regatta at Maranacook soon.
Saturday, officers of the Reform School
caught three of the boys who escaped Friday
night, near Saco. Stephen Travers of Bidde-
ford and James Pho of Ellsworth are still at
large.
A new letter box has been placed upon the
International Steamship Company's building
on Railroad wharf.
There were five deaths recorded in the civ
the past week.
1t was V. Barker, not I. Barker, Portland,
who received patent for corn-cutting ma
chine.
The library OF the Maine Charitable Me-
chanic Association is to be newly catalogued
In convenient form. For this purpose it is to
be clcsed for time.
The store in Harrington block, lately occu-
pied by Vickery & Leighton, is being divided
into two tenements.
Nh. Kidder of East Deering raises large
white strawberries which attracted much at
tention in this city last week.
A dog belonging to Mr.. Floyd, who resides
near the town house, Cape Elizabeth, had a
fit Saturday afternoon, but was shot by Mr..
Charles Orr before doing any damage.
Examinations for n6p,;cc;on AZ.
Elizabeth high school were held by the school
committee at the town house, Saturday.
About fifty were examined. The result will
not be made known until next Wednesday
evening, when the committee meet to exam
Inc the papers and decide upon them.
Five baggage masters and assistant condu,-
tors upon the Eastern railroad have been pro-
NOTED to permanent conductors positions since
the summer time table was adopted.
Special masses and prayers for the recovery
OF the President were said in the Catholic
churches of this diocese yesterday.
Some little boys got possession of loaded
revolver N G. w. Hobbs stable, Deering, and
one fred at another, the ball just grazing the
others cheek.
Munjoy Lodge, No. 6, K. P, will install
their officers this evening and afterwards there
win be collation. served in the banquet hall.
Twelve new members were initiated into this
lodge during the past term.
Miss Fannie Halves sang solo from the
Messiah" in excellent style at the Congress
Square Universalist church yesterday.
Among the yachts in the harbor last week,
omitted by US, were the schooners Phantom
and Fearless of the Eastern Yacht Club, and
sloop Cycle of the Boston Club.
The steamer Gazelle is allowed to carry GOO
passengers, Express and Mary W. Libby 200
each, Minnehaha, Henrietta and Sea Flower
$50 each, Tourist 70.
Many people visited the islands and Old Or
chard yesterday.
1t is said that the Tewksbury estate, Deer
ing, has been bought by Calvin S. True.
The finder Of bunch of three KEYS, lost
Saturday, will confer favor by leaving the
same at this Office.
The Plymouth Sunday School will make an
excursion to Little Chebeague, Wednesday,
The Willlston society and Sunday school
make charming excursion this year via
Boston and Maine Railroad to Old Orchard,
then taking the open observation cars along
the beach TO Camp Ellis AS this society are
the first to go to this beautiful grove, to-mor-
row, we have no doubt other societies will i'm
prove the opportunity and make this place
their choice in future.