The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-21
Brief lettings,

Rainy yesterday Mercury $40 at sunrise,
80 at noon, 500 at sunset; wind east.
Six arrests, all for drunkenness, Saturday
night
The Boston boat did not go to Boston Satur-
day night
Portland is to pay $137 ,054. 20 of the state
tax, and Cumberland county pays 1922, 1O2. SO.
The barque Ethel was successfully launched
Saturday noon, at Brewers yard, and towed to
Central wharf for her rigging A full descrip-
ton of the vessel was published in the PRESS
last week
About 40 from Portland attended the Bath
centennial Saturday.
Just as the public was congratulating itself
on the good walking snow storm set in Satur-
day night followed by rain, and the sidewalks
and cross-walks were in horrible condition
yesterday
Value of exports last week S167 sos 81.
Lumber exported 1921, S29 feet
Nine deaths were reported in the city the
past week.
The Portland Company have nearly COM
leted two more of the eight engines ordered
for the Northern Pacific
AS the Grand Trunk yard engine was shift
ing cars Saturday night it was thrown off the
track. Another engine was sent for, and on
its way it, also, was thrown from the rails
The Morning News has leased rooms in Mus
sey block, corner Temple and Middle street,
for five years
A meeting of the voters of Ferry Village dis
trict will be held this evening for the purpose
of choosing school agent and clerk, and to
dispose of sum of money now in the hands
of the present officers
The piling has been driven for the new grist
and saw mill in Knightvile at the southwest
corner of the bridge.
The Cumberland Rowing Club are building
a platform 1Sx26 feet in size at their boat
house, and forty foot raft The club owns %
boats fitted with Spelmans patent row-ock.
A careless firm directed letter containing
800 to Charles Mclaughlin, Bangor, instead
of Portland. An honest man received the let
ter and returned it.
A change will be made in the passenger
traffic on all the railroads after the first of
April. After that date the emgrant tickets
will be withdrawn and nothing lower than
second-class tickets will be offered for sale at
the various offices
The Union Mutual Life Insurance Company
as engaged the store on Middle street, below
the Post Office, lately occupied by Merrill,
Prince & Co., and will use it for an Office until
Fluent block can be ready for occupancy.
Prudence Caron, the boy arrested in Lewis
ton for stealing mail matter, was brought be-
fore Commissioner Rand for hearing Satur-
day. The Postmaster, City Marshal and a
policeman of Lewiston appeared and testified
against him. He was ordered to recognize in
the sum of $1,000 for his appearance before the
the United States grand jury. He was CON-
mtted.
School agents have been chosen in Yarmouth
as follows: District No. 3, James II. Doughty
No. 4, Joseph Chenery.
Yesterday was the first day of spring.
By request of the patrons of the rink, the
managers have secured the services of Chan
dler's band to furnish music at the afternoon
session Tuesday, March 22d. The High School
scholars will be admitted the same as at the
regular juvenile assemblies. A large party is
expected.
Every room in the Preble House was occu
pied yesterday.