The Portland daily press., 1882-01-30
Brief lettings.

| city the past week.
Value of foreign exports last week 1858, l7S.-
16; including 936 POI feet of lumber.
Messrs. Quinn & Co. are building 2O-ton
boiler for the steamer Ralph Ross of Bangor.
Harmony Lodge voted Saturday night to pay
fraternal visit to Ancient Brothers (the
mother) Lodge next Thursday evening.
The boarding around Fluent Block has been
removed, disclosing the new plate glass win
dows which have been put in.
The Portland Company, Saturday, delivered
a locomotive to the Canadian Pacific Railroad,
also twelve cars to the Portland and Rochester
road.
The Portland Light Infantry are to give
drill and hop in uniform, at their armory, to-
morrow evening The new pictures of the
company by Conant, mentioned by us two
weeks ago, will be on exh ibition.
Next Wednesday evening the Knights of
Pythias are to have social time at their hall,
consisting of readings, singing and dance.
A week from next Friday Pine Tree Lodge
will have gathering, with picnic supper.
Drs Gordon and Dana have held consulta-
tion in regard to the condition of Mr.. Merrill,
who was injured at the recent accident on the
Boston and Maine, and pronounced the case
exceedingly dangerous.
There is excitement in Cape Elizabeth over
the existence of coal mine, the Sunday
Times says.
The International Steamship Company have
fitted up rooms on their wharf and will have
all the brass and tin repairing of their steam
ers executed there Mr.. w. H. Durgin will
have charge of the shop.
J. NJ Dri scol will walk William Marshall
of Farnham, Quebec, at that place, fifty miles
Feb. 9th, for $50, and the championship of st.
Hyacinthe.
The Munjoy Herald is neat little paper
published by III. A. Snowman for Congress
street M. e. church.
The water pipes were frozen in Rev. Mr.
Tead's kitchen, Cumberland Mills, and when
the servant girl started the morning fire and
got up steam in the water tank, a terrific ex-
plosion occurred, entirely demolishing the
stove. Nobody hurt
The Hlbernian, Capt. Wylie, from Liver
pool, will be due Wednesday and the Scandi-
nayian, Capt Parks, from Glasgow, about the
same time.
Daniel f. Emery, Jr. will erect a handsome
house on Congress street, near Neal, and Pay
son Tucker one OF the corner of Congress and
Carlton streets.
The Tillson Light Infantry Of Rockland
will visit the Cadets, March 23d, and tonight
the Cadets will decide on accepting the invita-
tion of the Richards Light Infantry of Gar
diner, Feb. 10th.
The Art Club exhibition at Davis gallery,
will continue open to-day and tomorrow.
The revenue cutter Woodbury., Capt. Abbey,
arrived Saturday from cruise. The captain
reports that on the Goth he took the British
schooner Arnon st. John for Bridgeport, lum-
Der laden, from perilous position in the ice
at Fox Island.
There was slight fire in house No. Ander-
son street, Saturday afternoon. The house is
owned by c. A. Beckford and occupied by
George Guptill. A little son of Mr.. Guptill's
set lounge on fire. Loss not over $50, and
uninsured.
A slight fire in one of Owen, Moore & Cos
shopwindows, Saturday afternoon, created a
little excitement. A draft set some lace on
fire from the gas-burner.
The schooner Freddie Walter, which has
been missing three weeks, was towed into New
York, Saturday. The captain sends no partic-
ulars.
The removal of an old landmark at Turner's
Island is soon to take place. The long build
ing near the machine shop, formerly used as
ship shed, and moro recently by the Eastern
railroad as car shop, has been sold, and work
of demolishing will soon begin.
The liabilities of Joseph Tyler, carriage
manufacturer, Portland, are about $4,000. The
debtor has been put into insolvency by the
creditors, they having refused an offer of 30
cents on ST.
Miss Beckett and Miss Won Hillern had a
private exhibition of their paintings at the st.
James HOTEL Boston, last Friday They will
in a few weeks place collection on view at
Williams & Everett's.
In England they expect that Wallace Ross
wi Il leave St. John very shortly for that coun-
try, and that, on getting there, he will decide
with Hanlan that their race of June 20 shall
be rowed on the Thames.
Mr.. Edward H. Elwell, of the Portland
Transcript, will lecture on Conversation in
the Institute course, Salem, this evening.
Rev Mr.. Alger, of Park street church, deliv-
cred very strong, and at the same time pol
1snec, essay III laVor Oh temperance ab City
Hall last night
Snow storm Saturday night, about two inches
falling. Yesterday morning the mercury in
dicated $40 at sunrise. AT 1890 a heavy black
cloud advanced from the east followed by
high wind, clear skies and rapidly falling ther
mometer. Mercury only 10 at s p. m, wind
west
Marshal Bridges and Deputy Crowell arrest
ed man for stealing chickens Saturday night.
The Associated Charities acknowledge con-
tributions sent to work room of one piece cot
ton from Mrs. Charles Jones. the same from
Mrs. John Russell, aud calico and cloth from
Mrs. Henry Payson. All very acceptable and
thankfully received.