The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-09-18
Brief lettings.


Bright and cool yesterday Brisk north
wind. Mercury 48o at sunrise, 500 at noon, 56o
at sunset
Talbot & Mouton will have the new hook
and ladder truck ready in fortnight.
Bright but very windy Saturday. Mercury
56c, 66o, COZ; wind north.
Browns new block on Congress street will
be named Memorial Block"
Seventeen deaths were reported in Portland
last week.
The 7. Benedict is safe in the harbor. She
did not founder at sea as reported.
Mr.. Brooks, of Grimmers orchestra, treated
the orchest, to fine oyster supper at Tim
nous & Hawes' Saturday night.
1t is stated that Mrs. Blanchard-Jones is
still at Long Island and has the three children
with her
Total value. of foreign exports for the past
week was $S9, 1888, including 363.6l8 feet of
lumber.
The new mill at Knightville, which was
erected at the end of the bridge about year
ago, has proved failure.
TIE Westbrook Manufacturing Company are
building seven new houses on the new street
on the hill at Saccarappa.
The Portland Steam Packet Company's
steamers will hereafter leave Boston at
O'Clock p. M
Geo. II. Bailey of this city has sold to
western parties, for $1,000, the bay stallion
Pickpocket, by Pequaket, son of Gideon.
The sunset from the Western Promenade
was splendid last night. The White Noun
talns never appeared more distinct.
A new drinking fountain, corner of Con-
xress aud St John streets, had the water let
on Saturday night for the first time.
Number of arrests last week a. drunk 35.
A barrel of beer was seiz Saturday, night, in
an unoccupied house near Vaughan's bridge.
During the gale Saturday large limb blew
off tree at the corner of Federal and Frank
lin street.
A retreat for one-half of the Catholic clergy
Of this diocese will open at the Cathedral to-
day and continue through the week, conducted
by Redemptorist father from Massachusetts,.
The horse Car company have been repairing
their spare track at the head of Pleasant street
30 as to be in readiness for the County Fair at
the Park this week.
At meeting of the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen Saturday the election returns were
signed and an insane person sent to the Asy-
lum.
The management of the Katahdin Iron
Works and the new railroad from Bangor offer
some delightful excursions to their works as
will be seen elsewhere.
Mr.. Aldrich of Saccarapps, who was thro wn
from bridge and found insensble at the bot
tom of deep gully, is improving and will
soon be about again.
Officer Heath Saturday night discovered a
break in Geo. q. Rounds coal office on Com
snerca street. A window was broken and the
door unbolted, but nothing taken.
The fall schedule of the International Steam
ship Company goes into effect to-day. Steamers
leave Portland every Monday, "Wednesday and
Friday at 6 p. m.
The d. Warren Company Cumberland
Mills will probably have expended a quarter
of million dollars when the improvements
now in contemplation aud in progress, are
completed
A very rare sight was witnessed Saturday
afternoon. The new moon and planet Venus
just below it to the right, were plainly visible
to the naked eye. The streets were full of star
gazers
a kerosene latt 64plOuou SATURDAY oV6HinB
in the bakery on Bracket street, scattering
the burning oil around the room. The fire was
quickly subdued by men from Cumberland 3's
house, without an alar n. Damage trihing
Mr. F. R. Fay of this city has in his posses
sion an oil painting representing sunset
scene, the work of Mr.. Charles o. Cole, q
noted Portland artist, who died some thirty
five years ago.
The gospel meeting at the rooms OF thu
Young Mems Christian Association last even
ing was conducted by DIR. Carlton Kimball
president Of the Association. About thre'
hundred persons were in attendance, amoni
whom were about seventy-fve young men.
There certaiDlyls a great treat in store fol
all lovers OF art and foreign travel in tn,
lectures to be given by Harry W French o
Boston. He is a brilliant and exceedingly in
teresting speaker, and his pictures are amopl
the finest ever placed upon canvas