The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-04-24
Brief lettings.

Our TELEPHONE NUMBER HAS BEEN CHANGED
FROM II TO 1856.
Saturday was raw and cold, with splits of
snow in the afternoon. Mercury down to $50
in the evening.
Deaths in Portland last week IL.
Value foreign exports last week was $780,
$40. 20 including 10000 feet lumber.
Steamer Eleanor of the New York line will
soon lay up for repairs.
There is ggreat demand for engineers Of
porgie steamers.
The contract to furnish the city with station
cry has been awarded to Hall L. Davis.
There were IS arrests last week; 26 for drunk
enness.
c. G.. Robinson of this city, recently sold
handsome mare to Providence, R. I. parties.
Sunday evenings the Deering horse cars leave
Portland at O'Clock instead of at $40. The
go cars run as usual.
Rev. DIR. McIzeown has been engaged to de-
liver the address before the graduating class of
North Arson Seminary, May I'd.
The Veteran Association, L. o. of 0. f.
made fraternal visit to Ivy lodge, Daughters
Of Rebekah, Saturday evening.
Mr.. George Brown who jammed his hand on
the railroad some time ago, intends having one
finger amputated.
John Hitchings and Mr. Dyer, of Sebago
Lake, shipped six fine horses to Boston Friday
night by boat
Members of the Portland Yacht Club are
busily engaged in getting their boats ready for
the annual regatta, which occurs May 26th.
Ivanhoe Lodge, K. of p, will hold another
H. OF Grand
Hall, on Wednesday evening next, April
Goth
The Maine Pedagogical Society, in coniunc-
ton with the Penobscr Educational Associa-
ton will held meeting in City Hall, Bangor,
Friday and Saturday, May 26th and 9th. .
There was rumor about town on Saturday
that the Allan line of steamships are to be
withdrawn from Boston ON account of the UNI
remureratiye condition of the freighting bust
ness at that port
The Worcester Light Infantry will visit the
Portland Light Infantry June 9th, having &C.
cepted the invitation. A committee from the
company will come to Portland to make ar
rangements Tuesday.
Officer Newcomb and McCallum arrested a
man Saturday named Gary for obtaining goods
under false pretences. The fellow went to the
house Of @. E. Clifford, Esq, took lot of
chairs away to bottom and sold them.
Water was turned on the fountain in Lin
coin Park Saturday for the first time this sea-
son-she same date, this event occurred last
wear. The weather was go cold the water near
ly froze.
The Maine Central railroad crew Of carpen-
tiers are finishing an ice house on the shore OF
Lake Maranocook, and have put into it one
hundred and fifty tons of fine ice cut from the
lake.
AS freight train was backing down the
track, near the Grand Trunk depot Saturday
afternoon, the rear car struck an empty car
standing on side track, completely domolish-
ing the car
The Sarmatian of the Allan line arrived at
Halifax yesterday at II a. M, and is expected
to arrive Tuesday morning. Among her pas
sengers are Mr. and Mrs. Percy and Miss Shaw
of this city.
Sargents Lord and Skilln received dispatch
Saturday evening that the fishing schooner
Sargosso of this port had lost her foremast and
put into port near Halifax for repairs. She
had just started on a bank trip.
The Dominion Wrecking Company of Mon
treal submitted tenders for the removal of the
steamship MoraVian, at Mud Island, for $4O,'
600. 1t was reported on Saturday that la con
tract had been made by the Messrs. Allan with
Boston parties, but the figures were not given
It is reported that Messrs. Perry & Flint Of
Portland, have leased for five years the brew
cry building, which they will fit up for the
purpose of canning vegetables. They have al
ready contracted for the product of thirty acres
of tomatoes andsquash and expect to can ir
all the product of fifty acres