The Portland daily press., 1882-05-01
Brief lettings.

OUH lELE1dOEE NOMBhh LAD DIshtN Oiaac1nlD
FROM IA TO 1885,
May Day today.
Deaths last week g.
Yesterday was st Joseph's Day.
Total arrests last week. %; drunk 10.
The st. Luke's sewing-school festival will be
held this afternoon.
The members of the Fish Exchange will
meet at 3 p. m. today.
Value of foreign exports last week $3.50, $780,
%, including 1,12l $40 feet lumber.
The police seized II barrels OF beer Sstur-
day.
Steamer Cumberland 8 was taken from the
repair shop Saturday and put on duty.
Chief Cloyes had telephone put into his
residence Saturday, numbered 365.
M. M. Fairbrother, Esq, has purchased the
Winslow property.
The Land League held their egular session
yesterday at O'Clock. d. 81. Ingraham, Esq,
and Mrs. R. M. Springer addressed the League.
1t is reported that Col. Robert G. Ingersoll is
to deliver a lecture in Portland some time
within the next two weeks.
Mr.. Samuel Thurston has purchased the old
grist mill on Deering bridge and has torn it
down.
The Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias meets
in Pythian Hall, in this city, Wednesday, May
18th.
Papers were read by Drs. j. A. Spslding and
@. Adams, before the Cumberland County
Medical Society, Wednesday.
Bosworth Post has extended the usual invi-
taton to all the military companies in the city
to parade on Memorial Day.
A very large number of names of persons al
legged to be in The liquor traffic will be present.
ed to the grand jury next term.
A Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
deavor was formed at the West Congregation
al church, April 26, of about forty members
It is similar to that in Williston church.
Billy Manin takes benefit in Biddeford,
Friday night, and i'll be assisted by the AIDE :
phians He has hosts of friends out there who
will see that he has crowded house.
Friday two little boys at the Chestnut street
primary school got into quarrel, when one
stabbed the other with pocket-knife, cutting
through his jacket and bringing the blood.
On and after June 18th, conductors and
brakemen on the Maine Central railroad will
be required to wear uniform of blue with
brass buttons.
Mr.. Oswald J.. Knef formerly manager of
the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Office in
this CITY, is now connected with the Portland
Office of the National Bell Telephone Co.
The Reform Club had an oyEter supper Sat
urday night There are As active workers on
the roll and members are being added every
meeting.
While putting in drain to the hydran
corner of Exchange and Middle streets, Satur-
day, William Ladrigan was overcome by gas
A boy found dollar gold piece where the
drain was excavated.
The Grand Masonic bodies will meet in this
city tomorrow A very large attendance is ex-
pected. The committee on credentials of the
Grand Lodge will be in session at o'clock
sharp in the morning in the small hall.
A special meeting of the First Free Baptist
parish will be held in the vestry of the church
corner of Casco and Cumberland streets, this
Monday evening, at 7.45. Important business
will come before the meeting.
Richard Graham, farmer OF Ontario, has
sued the Dominion Steamship Company for
$4,000 damages for the loss of six valuable
horses that died on board steamer OF theii
company on the passage TO England, through
defective arrangements.
Market Square was brilliantly illuminated
by electric lights Saturday evening. One ovei
the front entrance to the Preble House, and
another on Old City Hall, were lighted for the
first time. The latter will not be lighted or
Sunday evenings
A grand reception Of the mombers OF the
Young Mems Sodality will take place in May,
at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Concep
ton. BIT. Rev. Bishop Healy will oficiate
The society has membership of about 300 and
is under the charge of Rev. Father Delaney.
Next Wednesday the Portland High Schco
Cadets will be tho guests of the Bath Higf
School Cadets. A grand ball in their homo
will be given in the Patten car works. The
building will be decorated by Beal OF Boston
and it is expected the electric light will b.
used
Tommy Bates of Sheffield, Eng, and younl
Hurst of Boston, formerly of Montreal, vii
engage in hard glove fight for $500 a side
open to $1,000, on Tuesday morning next with
in ten miles Of Bangor. The men hav,
been in careful preparation, and their battl
will be witnessed by large concourse of spec
tators, many of whom will leave Boston to
day.