The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-05
Brief IottinQs.

heavy showers SATURDAY uiSHp aAu Jco'Ol-
day, with fog. Mercury $50 at noon; wind
southeast
Arrests for the week, ~; DRINKS, 80.
Thirteen deaths last week.
Value of exports last week, $17, 1864; in
GLIDING 1863, 433 feet long lumber.
A rainbow was noticed last night, about IL
o'clock, after the sh )wer
a man was arrested last night for disturbing
The open air meeting in Market Square.
The Montgomery Guards have voted not to
90 to Lewiston on the Fourth of July
Adjourned managers meeting Board Of
Trade, at II a. m. to-day.
Thunder and sharp lightning, with a heavy
shower last evening.
Portland Commandery will hold meeting
tonight to see If an invitation from Haverhill
Commandery for June oath shall be accepted.
During the past month 81 marriage inten-
tions were recorded at the Office of the City
Clerk.
The lighthouse supply steamer Fern will
visit the eastern district early in July, and
proceed as far as Portland.
Joseph Story launched from his shipyard at
Essex, Mass, Saturday, a schooner OF lou TONS
She is owned by Capt. Joyce of this city
Arcana Lodge of Good Templars has moved
o,,s of Congress Hall, and will meet in Sons of
Temperance Hall until further notice.
A collection for the Maine General Hospital
will be taken up in all the Catholic churches
of this city on next Sunday, at all the masses.
Eight metallic life boats arrived Saturday by
the New York steamer for ths new Interna-
tional line steamer State of Maine.
The Franconia brought seven very hand
some Southdown sheep from New York, con-
stoned to Mr.. W. A. Sturgis of Gorham.
Efforts will be made to introduce the order
= called the Mystic Order of Seve into This
State.
Dr. Fessendens old roam horse, which he
drove so many years. had to be chloroformed
Saturday.
Many of the wholesale merchants on Com
mercial street have commenced closing their
stores Saturday afternoons
A party of six or eight prominent Portland
gentlemen are at the Rangeley lakes on fish
ing expedition.
DIR. Culliss Faith Convention will begin at
Old Orchard July 9th; Portland District
Camp Meeting, Aug. 18th; National Temper
ance meeting, Aug. 10th.
The June meeting Of the Teachers AsSocia-
ton will occur this evening. A lecture is
expected from the Rev. DIR. Seward ofsthis
city.
The Lewiston High School nine defeated the
High School nine of this city at Lewiston, Sat
urday, by a score of to 1. Both mines play
again next Saturday in this city.
All the stores in Saccarappa will be closed
on Tuesday and Thursday evenings OF each
week, beginning on the 9th inst, for the com
ing four months.
The Portland Company are building "A loco
motives for the Northern Pacific, one for the
Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain, and two ex
cnrsion cars for the Orchard Beach railroad.
The first trip of the New Brunswick to Var
mouth has proved a successful opening of the
line. The boat carried number of passen
gers and considerable freight.
Little Hog Island has been sold to A. M
Smith, on private terms, and house No. IL
Danforth street to W. W. Thomas, Jr., fol
$4,325.
A. little child, IA months old, named Farr
whose parents live on Lafayette street, caugh
its fingers in clothes-wringer Friday, and in
iured them SO badly one had to be taken off.
The Philharmonic Society held its last re
bearsai for the season Saturday night, and
then adjourned over until October A meet
ing of the government will be called in Sep
tember by the president