The Portland daily press., 1881-06-06


Teachers meeting this evening
Fred Plaisted and II. c. Wise will contest
for 5000 at Toronto Bay, Wednesday.
The challenge cup regatta will come off
Thursday next
Young g. Stone will furnish the medicine
for Greedy Hospital the ensuing year.
Mr.. J. P. Baxter will erect dwelling on
Green street, and Green & Jordan have the
; contract.
The Society of Friends will commence their
meetings in Portland, Friday, and continue one
week.
George Rust and Charles Littleiohn have
leased Mackey's Island.
Davis and mate of Ferry Village want to
row Hartwell and Driscoll in working boats. r
That new striker will be put into Casco street
bell-tower tomorrow.
A tighten pipe in the coat pocket of paper
hanger came near setting "a Pine street on fire
Saturday.
Foreign exports last week 800 1886.
Deaths in city past week 10.
Eagles 9, Eurekas 6, Resoutes, Is, Juniors 1
The Yarmouth brass band gave its first open
air concert of the season, on Thursday evening
last. The occasion was the dedication of new
band stand, situated on the depot grounds at
Yarmouth. The band played very well and
there was a large crowd present.
Business is rushing at the quarry of the Var
mouth granite company, contracts have been
received from Portland and New York for
curbing and paving stone which is now being
shipped. Some fifteen men are employed, with
the prospect of larger crew.
The Infantry badge was won by private j.
W. Scott, Saturday, by a score of 81. Sergeant
Holmes made 20.
Out of sixteen fires, since March 5, seven
alarms had been given by telegraph and the
rest by telephone.
= The alarm from box Sc, Saturday afternoon,
was caused by clothing on horse in house on
Danforth street. catching fire. No damage of
consequence.
Two boys, living on the Cape, named Brown,
have made 1927 this spring selling May
flowers.
The old house, corner OF Middle and India
streets, which is historical, will be torn down
and moved this week.
Mr.. Bickford Of this city has contracted for
the erection of the octagon pavilion on the
grounds of the Ocean Park Association at Old
Orchard.
A little son of A. G. Waite at No. Earring
ton place, got some matches, Friday, and set
fire to the bed in the childrens room. The
flames were extingushed after slight damage
was done.
The Portland company, Saturday, sent off
new locomotive for the Worcester and Nashua
railroad, named the Nashua
The United States Marine Hospital service
has contracted with the following Portland
merchants to furnish supplies for the coming
year to the Marine hospital at East Deering:
groceries, W. L. Wilson & Co.; bread, Irving
Blake; meats, &C., George Fl. McKenney; coal
Randall g. McAllster.
Fine day yesterday, and warmer. Mercury
70o at noon; wind southwest.
A grand reception and collation. will be ten
dered Eastern Star Encampment on their visit
to Lowell, followed by drive about the city
q land vicinity and the festivities ending with a
ball in the evening.
The call for the special town meeting at Sac
carappa, tomorrow, contains five articles; one
Of which relates to the change of arithmetics
Others to the Bacon street sewer and an extern
sion of sewer on Main street, and the re-
mainder to necessary business.
Repairs are under way at the Deering aims
house, by means of which two good rooms will
be procured for hospital purposes much
needed addition.
The sixty thousand dollar residence to be
built for Secretary Blaine was commenced at
Washington, Friday. The mansion will be at
P street and Massachusetts avenue, and will
be one of the finest private residences in the
city.
A little girl named Ida jerks found roll of
silver containing $40, on Chestnut street yes
terday, and took it to the station.
The Cumberland County Congregational
Conference will be held Tuesday with the
church at Standish.