The Portland daily press., 1881-08-01
Brief lettings.

Dfl0l OOGGluSS.
There were IA deaths reported in the city the
past week.
Total value of foreign exports the past week
$16,666.09. There were 574 $685. feet lumber
exported.
The Grand Trunk commenced selling tick
cts from Portland to Chicago, Saturday, for
$500.
A team belonging to Mr. Benson collided
with the job team of Mr.. VIM. Berry at the
Old City Hail. Saturday and all three horses
fell and were secured.
The Montreal express. train Saturday made
the run from Gorham to Portland in thirty
minutes less than the regular time.
Friday party of Montreal people started to
visit the watering places of Maine Between
Richmond and Island Pond one of the ladies'
was taken suddenly i'll and died before reach
ing the latter place. Her body was taken
| home on the first train Saturday.
Mrs. Lewis, 90 Brown street, complained at
the station Saturday night that B. Goldsmith
representing himself as agent for sour Little
Ones" skipped from her boarding house with
a pocket-book containing S12 belonging to Miss
Hapgood.
The Deering town meeting, to see if the
town will appropriate $500, to lay out the
three streets on the Deering Land Company
purchase, will be held at o'clock Wednesday
afternoon.
Services have been discontinued at the New
Jerusalem church. The interior of the church
is being reprinted.
The annual meeting of the New Church AS
ISOLATION of Maine will be held in Portland,
September Sd and 4th, at the New Jerusalem
church.
No services will be held during the month of
August at Park street and High street
| churches.
A workman had his eyes filed with prepar-
ed whitewash by the upsetting of pail of the
mixture Friday. 1t is thought his eyes will be
saved.
AT the Historical Society rooms can be seen
the moccasns of Rain in-the-Face, who killed
Custer
The horse, harness and beach wagon of Jere-
miah Walker, of Yarmouth, were stolen from
his stable Friday night. The horse is of dark
brown color, weighing about 975 pounds
AT meeting of the Cumberland Bar Asso-
citation held at the United States Court room,
Saturday, it was voted that the President of
the Association appoint committee of four to
prepare resolutions relative to the late Judge
Clifford and present the same to the Septem-
Der term of the Circuit Court, said committee
to be announced hereafter.
Today the Veteran SCunner Association
and Propeller Club go on their annual exeur-
sion to Portland Light. They will be in camp
three days.
THE State Press Association will start on their
annual summer excursion to the Rangeley
Lakes today On their arrival at Pennington,
Capt. Keyes of the Chronicle, is to give the
members reception at his residence in the
evening.
The steamer Mary B. Curtis of the Fobes
Dredging Company, is receiving thorough
overhauliDg of hull and machinery, prepara-
tory to large towage job.
Members of the 18th Maine Regiment Asso-
citation are requested to meet next Tuesday
evening at the headquarters Of the executive
committee of the Association of Maine Soldiers
and Sailors, in Browns block, corner Of Con-
gress and Brown Streets room No. 2. for the
purpose of taking action upon the approaching
reunion. A full attendance is desired.
William johnson Smith of Salem, who
made off with the team OF William Jones and
was arrested in Fryeburg, was before the Dis
trict Court in Salem, Saturday, and held in
$500 to the Superior Court.
The snow still fingers in the great gulf at
the base of Mt. Clay and in Tuckerman's ra-
vine. In the latter there is still drift 400
feet long and 200 feet wide. Underneath is
the great snow arch, the wonder of ALL 1t is
10 feet high, 20 feet wide in places and 200 feet
long. A wild-rushing stream goes down the
ravine under the arch, leaping over rocks in
its downward course toward Hermit lake.
Adjt. Gen. BeaI of Maine has sent to Adjt.
Gen. Berry communication desiring permits
sion to adopt for the militia Of that state the
Massachusetts, regulations, SO far as they do
NOT conflict with Maine militia laws. OF course
permission was most cordially granted.
There will be splendid party in attendance
at the grand excursion to Hog Island on We'd
nesday, in aid of the Catholic Orphan Asy-
lum.
man was arrested by Officer McCallum
yesterday on suspicion of breaking into Lap
pins grain store and stealing some cash from
the TILL
Quite pleasant yesterday and warmer, Mer-
curry rose ct noon to 100; wind southeast and
southwest.