The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-07-17
Brief 10 things

| Fine day yesterday. Mercury 70' at a. M,
78o at noon, 100 at sunset; wind southwest.
| S Number of arrests last week 46; drunk 70
| Mrs John B. Brown has donated $3.50 for a
free bed at the Maine General Hospital
DIR. Getchell has bought the Leavitt house 30
| called on Free street.
There were fifteen deaths reported the past
week.
Value of foreign exports the last fortnight
| $2S,679.SS, including 45S,O49 feet lumber.
Deering Red Stockings IA; Eurekas of Port
land 1.
The Gazelle and Express took loads of pas
sengers to the Islands yesterday.
Hugh De Payen Oommandery knights Tenn
plar, of Melrose, Mass, will visit Portland
September 9th and 9th.
The Saturday trsins over the Maine Central
took large numbers of people to pass Sunday
at various spots on the line
1t is estimated that 1926 people passed
through the Eastern railroad station Satu rday'
on the way to summer resorts.
Saturday the Marshal and deputies made
seizures on Center street at Martin Flaherty's.
Thomas o. Neil's and Mrs. O'Donnelps.
The Masonic Token for the quarter has been
issued by Stephen Berry and is full of interest
ing matter as usual.
AT L ng & Sargent's market on Congress
street Saturday night was handsome shore
halibut, caught off Halfway Rock which
weighed ose hundred and ninety pounds.
The Bid deforJ Light Infantry will entertain
the Portland Mechanic Blues on the 9th OF
September They will take the Blues down to
the Goose Rocks.
Captain j. B. Coyle has extended NEST
cordial invitation to the members Of the Y. III
C. A. of this city to visit his beautiful place in
Deering, and spend pleasant day there.
The Reform Club held very interesting
temperance meeting last night. Next Tues
day evening the officers installed last meeting
will furnish supper to the mcmbers.
Chambers band are engaged to attend the
reunion at Calais next month"; The Boston
veterans will have with them the Germania
band.
The Boston & Maine will put two new and
elegant parlor cars upon its road this week,
The company also proposes to place new
steamer upon Lake Winnipiseogee.
The Minnehaha will make trip to Ever
green landing tonight st I. 80 o'clock, for those
who wish to attend the dance there. Music
will be furnished by Collins.
Early Sunday morning breaks were disoov-
cred in the mains on Free and Chestnut streets
and also on Fore street near the foot OF Eek
change.
City Engineer Goodwin Saturday laid out
the site of the proposed sewer down Long
wharf Three hundred selected piles will be
required to build the ten feet extra width the
whole length of the wharf.
Members of tho "Norombegs Sporting Club"
of Bangor will be present at the glass ball
tournament at "Maranocook on Tuesday the
18th. 1t is hoped to have the champion match
between Mason and Jones shot at that time
The clerks connected with the house OF
Thomas Dana & Co., and II Commercial
street, Boston, started Saturday on vacation
trip along the coast of Maine in their new
yacht s'La Hermmosura."
Steamer Eleanora reports passing the wreck
of sunken schooner Saturday morning IN
VINEYARD Sound The wreck lies in danger
GUS position directly In the track OF vessels,
The name of the schooner could not be made
out
Arrangements are in progress for grand
Odd Fellows demonstration at Lake Marano-
cook on the Sd of August Lodges from all
parts of the State will participate. 1t will be
a general reunion of the Maine fraternity.
There will be band music, sack races and
other sports.