The Portland daily press., 1882-01-23
Brief .Iottings.

DIAO1 OObuAAScs
Cloudy, with snow, Saturday. Mercury IS;
wind northeast. Bright and beautiful yester-
day. Mercury 400 at noon; wind west, north
west, and wind rising.
Thirteen deaths were reported in this city
the past week.
Value of foreign exports last week foot up
$311, 51271, including 4S4, 1914 feet of lumber.
The members of Cumberland Bar will soon
tender complimentary dinner to Mr.. Webb
in honor of his promotion to the District
bench.
The steamer City of Portland, Of the Inter-
national line, is laid mp here for repairs, and
the New Brunswick is running in her stead.
The net proceeds of the East Deering con-
cert have not been stated, but the sum which
will be paid over to the treasurer of the Hall
Association must amount to at least fifteen
dollars.
Saturday S. S. Rich & Son received splendid
new harnesses to be used with the new hearse,
from George M. Nelson & Co., of this city, the
trimmings being of gold to correspond with
the carriage.
The Cumberland Bar Association will hold
their annual dinner at the Preble House Tues
day evening.
The Preble House will be lighted by elec-
tricity in about two weeks.
Quinn & Co. shipped sixty ton boiler to
Bridgton Friday, for Mr.. Billings tannery
there.
Unity Lodge, I. o. o. F., paid fraternal
visit to Harmony Lodge Saturday evening.
The Veteran Odd Fellows Association will
pay a visit to Maine Lodge this evening.
We understand electric lights are being pre-
pared for Market Square and Cushman Block
in order to tighten that part of Congress street.
Good enough!
meeting will be held at Cape Elizabeth on
Wednesday and Thursday of next week.
The proprietor and employees of the Preble
House presented their head waiter, Mr.. Cole
man. with purse of 800, and both the City
and Preble Houses sent beautiful floral crosses
to the funeral of Mrs. Coleman.
The loss of Twitchell, Chapman & Co. on
the 18th inst has been adjusted by the insur-
ance companies for $17, 1868.
Members of the Widows Wood Society are
reminded that special meeting will be held
at their rooms, City Building, this evening to
act upon bylaws.
The Boston & Maine has settled with Mrs.
John Dixon, of Ogunquit, who was injured in
the late accident She received $500. Her in
juries consisted simply of bruises.
The Portland & Rochester are receiving 800
tons of steel rails and fifty new freight cars.
The cars are from the Portland Company
The new international line steamer is pro-
crossing finely. The boilers are in position and
the heavy machinery is now being put in and
the boat covered over to enable the finish to be
put on. The company have hired workmen
and will do the brass and tin work on the boat
themselves.
James Golden, of Boston, has bought of
George a. Bailey, of Woodford's, the chestnut
mare Lady Williams. She was sired by the
Parsons horse, and her record is 2.2Sa
Among the subscribers to the new Domed
Steamship Company are the two sons of Sir
Hugh Allan, the owner of the Allan line, and
Capt. Brown, the commander of the steamship
Polynesian of the Allan line.
Readers will remember the meeting at Ply
mouth church this evening to protest against
polygamy. Hon. Lot II. Morrill, will preside
and the meeting commences at 7.30 p. m.
The exhibition of fancy skating by Prot. G.
B. Whitney tomorrow evening at the Roller
Rink will fill the hail.
There is movement on foot among the low
ers of cunning in this city to introduce into the
woods of Maine the California quail (Lophor-
tyx Californicus). Subscription papers will
soon be circulated to obtain the funds neces-
sary for the purpose. Mr.. W. Ell. Todd and
Mr. Samuel Hanson are the chief movers in
the enterprise.
The steamer Prussian, at this port from Glas-
cow, Scotland, brought as part of her cargo
forty tons of potatoes of an excellent quality.
1t is reported that the attendant expense OF
the keepers placed over the attached property
of j. Winslow Jones & Co. exceeds $500 per
day, or a ratio of about $4,000 per month and
no prospect of a settlement.
There was good attendance at City Hall
at Rev Mr.. Lowden's temperance lecture last
night, and the Perham Quartette furnished
good music.
In the article on the "Woman's Work
Room" in Saturdays PRESS the 5000 from
Mrs. d. M. Rea should have read $500, and
Mrs. Delliff should have been Mrs. De Witt
Capt. Dutton, of the Sandman, will speak
at the rooms of the Y NJ. G. A. this evening
at 7.30. Public invited.