The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-07-31
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Cool, beautiful day, yesterday, with bright
sun and clear blue sky. Mercury 750 at noon;
wind northwest and east.
Deaths recorded in the city last week. Z.
| Red Stockings of Deering SO, Resolutes j.
Arrests last week 50; drunk a.
Foreign exports last week $61,0ol.52. There
were SIG, eO4 feet of lumber exported.
A pair of trousers were stolen from Ling x
| Hollands stable, Saturday.
There was slight fire in pile of rags in
McKenney's junk store on Plum street, Satur-
day night Loss trifling.
The Odd Fellows committee will report to-
morrow night where they will go for their an
nual picnic.
The horse cars will probably be running
through Pearl to Commercial street the last OF
this week.
Cumberland street is to be macadamized
from Elm to Chestnut street, and the work Will
begin in few days.
| 1t is strted that Hon. W. W. Thomas has
purchased the Fobes property on Federal, Tenn
Pile and Congress streets.
Several old shanties on Franklin street be-
| tween Fore and Commercial street are to be
pulled down.
Two thousand bales of rags from Calcutta,
India, consigned to the Cumberland paper
mills, are arriving via New York boats.
The clothiers and hatters will play match
game of base ball on the horse car grounds,
Deering this afternoon.
There will be an excursion next Saturday
from Montreal and way stations to Portland
over the Grand Trunk railway.
The Maine Engineers Association have pre-
sented their past President, Geo. IL. Coyie'
with gold miniature steam gauge.
| Marshal Bridges and Deputies Black and
Crowell and several of the police, Saturday,
made five seizures
Mr.. Joseph Ilsley's bonds were returned
Saturday morning, and the reward of 800 MO .
paid to the finder. the ocean SUI
Work on the extension OF Doeripg, VIII
railroad y Lunt's Corner,
commeac ID today.
Friday evening rapidly driven team ran
over little Swedish girl on Salem street and
injured the child severely.
Mr.. Sweetsir of Cumberland, lost valuable
horse Friday. The cords and arteries in his
legs were accidentally cut by moving ma
chine and the animal bled to death.
A party of $50 from Lewiston arrived on
Grand Trunk train Saturday, and went to
Old Orchard. They returned in the afternoon.
Millers band accompanied the party.
Saturday the Portland Stone Ware Go. pro-
cured Robinson's six-horse chariot, aud sent
all their employees out to a grand clam bake at
Spuiwnk.
James Castle did brave act at Peaks
Island, plunging into the water and saving a
little five year old son of Mr.. Frank Clayton
from drowning.
The Veteran Association of L. o. o. f. will
make an excursion to Peaks Island, and dine
at Sawyers Peaks Island House on Wednes-
day next.
Perley of the Boston Journal says: "Gov
Dingley of Maine is looking after the agricul-
tural interests by endeavoring to get the duty
on hay restored.
Saturday afternoon Messrs. Shaw, Cooling &
Co., the well known shoe manufacturers, took
all their employees, some $50 in number, on an
excursion down the bay to Long Island, where
an excellent clam bake had been prepared.
Portland Commandery will receive Hugh de
Payens Commandery of Melrose, Sept. 4th, and
probably give them a banquet and reception
that evening, and a sail and clambake next
day.
Officers Mcintyre and Newcomb brought in
Saturday night, young man named Valentine
who lives at the West End. He had spent all
of $50 but $15 in rum, laid down to sleep on
Centre street, where the SIS were taken,
also pair of new shoes stolen off his fleet
A large number of ladies and gentlemen in
spected the new steamer State of Maine, Sat
urday. By typographical error Saturday we
were made to say san exhaustive description
of the vessel was published in the PRESS Feb
ruary 4th," instead of July 4th.
Saturday evening the employees of Knight &
Redlon presented each of the firm with an ele-
CANT easy chair and nice meerchaum pipe, the
presents costing $50. The presentation speech
was made by Frank Redlon, and the firm ex-
pressed their surprise and qualification at the
gift.
Elisha L. Sprague went to Boston Friday,
and at the landing place of the St. John steam
ers was induced by confidence man to loan
him $40 on check on the Atlas National
Bank for $446, purporting to be signed by J.
B. Moran and payable,to the order of e. M.
Botsford.
1t is the old Cutter Mansion, corner of Dan
forth and Park street, not the house next the
corner ofaPark and Gray Sts., that it is report
ed has been purchased, with its extensive
grounds, for $4,000 for the Home for Aged
Men. A splendid location and excellent build
ing
The following yachts are reported to the
eastward from the Isles Of Shoals to Camden:
Lorelei, Issa, Magic, Silvie, Phantom, Addie,
Rebecca, Active, Romance, Imperia, Sylvia,
Ariadne, Tarolinta, Grampus, Vif, Clytie, Lii
lie, Nautilus, Edith, Winsome, Breeze, Zulu,
Eugenia, White Cap, Una, Halcyon and Sig
drifa.