The Portland daily press., 1881-01-17
Brief .Iottinrs.

Tho annual business meeting of Williston
church will be held this evening
The Saturday evening Boston Journal says
the idea of the Boston & Maine earning ten
per cent being leased to the Eastern at eight
is absurd, and that as the Barring Brothers
now own the Eastern war between the two
roads is impossible.
j. Walter Scott won the badge at the Infan-
| try shoot Saturday.
George j. Hodgson is raising money to clear
the Deering Oaks rink from snow as the city
appropriation is exhausted.
Mr.. George Raymond's little daughter set
the clothes press fire in the house on Brack-
ett street with some malches Mr.. c.
Ilsley rushed in and extinguished the flames.
Seven deaths reported last week
value OF foreign exports last week S247,-
676lS. Long lumber exported 712, ,S2S feet.
The passenger train from Gorham ON the
Grand Trunk got stuck in the snow at Giead
Saturday and trains were delayed two hours
and forty-five minutes.
G. r. Millken, of the firm of Deering, Mil
liken & Co., is reported as having
bought the assets of Harwood, who recently
failed in Minneapolis, Mimi. at the invoice
price, one third off. This is sad to realize
$340,000 for creditors.
A few cars the Grand Trunk through
freight loaded with cattle, from this city, ran
off the track and were smashed at Falmouth
Saturday. Neither men nor animals were
hurt. Trains were slightly delayed.
jackson, arrested Friday night, stole the
shoe soles from Caldwell & Cushing's on Cross
street, breaking into the store for that purpose
He was lately released from jail.
Judge Virgin Saturday forenoon ordered
Charles Wells to appear ON the 18th of Febru-
ary and show cause why he should not be de-
barred from practicing in the Courts.
The inquest on the Saccarappa infanticide
was postponed until next Saturday.
Rev. DIR. Hill will read paper on the laws
OF organic forms at the regular scientific meet
ing of the Natural History Society this eve
ming.
Steamer Brooklyn, of the Dominion line,
sailed for Liverpool Saturday afternoon. She
took cargo valued at $2l0,644, including
31,0S3 bushels Of wheat 24OO bushels of peas,
250,000 pounds of oatmeal 269, ,2S0 pounds of
butter, 136 ,O20 pounds of cheese, 80 deer, 1918
quarters of fresh beef, 294 cattle and 1872 sheep.
Steamer Toronto, of the Dominion line, ar
rived at Liverpool Saturday.
AT a meeting of the Cumberland District
Council l. o. of G. T., it was voted to hold
the next annual session, Feb. 10TH with Mis-
sion Lodge of this city
Mr.. Dyer, a brother of Charles Dyer who
was killed by an Eastern railroad engine run
ming into his shop on Commercial street, has
sued the Eastern Railroad for $4,000.
Steamship Ontario, ten days from Liverpool,
arrived yesterday afternoon.
We were glad to see q city team putting sand
on the walks in the vicinity of Congress
Square Saturday. We should be glad to see
the good work extended.
The Cumberland Rowing Association will
give their first assembly at Army and Navy
Hall Wednesday evening.
Schooner Edith, from Portland was seized
at Halifax by the custom authorities for breach
of the revenue laws, ON her arrival at Latour,
where she remains pending instructions from
Ottawa.
Eight cars are to be built at the Eastern car |
shops this season to be used for next summers
travel. They will be..on the same plan as the |
last two built last year, finished in black wal
nut, and having curtains instead of wooden
shutters.
Geo. W. True, ESQ.,, will lecture in the Me-
chanics' course next Friday evening. His SUBJ
ject is John Brown.