The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-09-04
Brief lettings.

Eighteen deaths were recorded last week, OF
which seven were from diarrhoal diseases.
There were "a arrests last week; for drunk
enness, Is
A break in the water pipe on Franklin stfeet
occurred yesterday morning.
The Minnehaha rescued little boy and girl
adrift in boat, off Bug Light, Saturday night.
Judge Bonney has decided the representa-
tive nomination belongs to Standish.
There were thirty-seven intentions of mar
riage recorded in Portland in August.
The steam yacht Ariel, of Boston, was in
the harbor Saturday.
The work Of canning vegetables is soon to
commence in the old brewery, Cape Elizabeth,
which has been fitted up for the purpose.
White Stockings, Deering, 40; Red Stock
ings, Auburn, Z. Red Stockings, "A; White
Stockings of Woodford's,2
drunken man pushed another through the
glass window of HaskelPs tailor shop, on Fore
street. Saturday night.
The Portland Company, Saturday, delivered
another engine to the Northern Pacific rail-
road on their contract.
Three large tanks were shipped by the Port
land Company, Saturday, to the Cumberland
Mills Pepper Company.
Gospel meetings will be held at the Y. M.
G. A. rooms every evening of this week, at
7.45 o'clock. The public are cordially invited
Foreign exports last week were valued at
SAT. 722.67. There were COS, PIT feet of lumber
exported.
The feet sailed for PASSPORT Saturday noon.
Vessels in the harbor sauted, and villas along
the shores of Cape Elizabeth displayed flags.
Two men coolIy stole a trunk from the
Grand Tr INK station, Saturday, and carried 1t
into Mrs Bradys. The action was seen, and
the police recovered the property.
The Village library of Cape Elizabeth has
recently received donation of $25 from Geo.
amount short time ago.
The fall term of the public schools will be-
gin Monday morning, Sept. 18th. The open
ing of the Spring street school will be delayed
a few days, owing to the repairs on the build
ing not being quite Finished
A man, afflicted with rum paralysis, who
had been lying all night on Commercial street,
but could not tell who he was or how he came
there, was taken to the city hospital yesterday
bv Mr.. Rich in his ambulance. The man is
about % years old.
The police, Saturday, seized two barrels OF
beer in the building adjoining McGlinchy's
old brewery, four barrels of the same in Pat
rick McGlinchy's cellar, on the corner of Ad-
ans and Mountfort streets, and two barrels OF
beer corner of Danforth and Clark streets.
The 4.13 p. m. White Mountain train into
Lynn, Saturday, on the Eastern railroad, had
ten heavily loaded cars, and the noon Portland
train was filed to repletion, an extra train be-
ing run from Portsmouth just ahead of train
a. in order to accommodate the public
Saturday night as the teams of Mr.. Taylor
were standing on Chatham street, while
vault was being cleaned out, somebody cut and
slashed the harnesses ON his two double and
one single teams, SO that they we're completely
ruined. The guilty parties escaped withou
detection.
There is some talk of bringing the Boston
base ball club to this city to play an exhibition
game with the Atlantics. Some gentlemen
interested in sporting matters have talked 1t
over, and if the Bostons can be brought here
for reasonable sum game may be expected.
The grounds will be put in good order for the
game.
Thore was a very narrow escape from anotn
er confagration Saturday morning, at Old Or
chard, about six o'clock. The Central Park
House, owned by Mr.. Simon Blake. was in
great danger. The brush back of his house
caught fire, and had it not been for the strenu-
GUS efforts of Mr.. Blake, the house would soon
have been enveloped in flames.