The Portland daily press., 1883-03-26

-Danyille Advertiser.
Arrests last week, 80; drunkenness, S..
The Bay View Cemetery entertainment at
Cape Elizabeth netted $50.
There were 16 deaths in Portland last week
Value of foreign exports last week 1872, $780,
10; long lumber 523,615 feet.
Deering schools will begin to-day Miss Jes-
sic Adams is assigned to the Cummings school
and Miss Parker to the Point school. The
lone session" system win continue at the high
school.
representatives from Ilsey Lodge Deering.
to the Grand Lodge have been elected as fol-
lows VIM. w Merrill, d. Moulton, Edward
s. Waite; alternatives, Clarence O. Waite,
Howard Q. Knight, Edward B. Sargent.
The union young peoples prayer meeting
will be held in the vestry of Pine street church
this evening at y o'clock.
countryman's team, heavily loaded, broke
down while trying to get up Union street, SAT
urday. The pung was completely crushed.
Gorham Savings Bank has declared six
months dividend OF two per cent, the same
rate as for the past year.
The National Bell Telephone Company OF
Maine will soon make stock dividend of 20
per cent. 1t has been paying 16 per cent. divi-
dends the past year, and the stock is held at
$50.
Gov. Robe has appointed Fast Day April
10th.
The Kennard Brothers of this city have had
their teams in the woods numbering this vim
ter. With twelve horses and two or three men
their net earnings for three months are over
one thousand dollars
David Quinlan, OF Rochester, N. H., brake
man on the night freight Of b, \ NJ. railroad
was robbed OF nice suit of clothes and a
poeket-book containing some money in this
city last Sunday, the caboose in which he was
asleep being broken into.
a horse and iigger belonging to Randall
johnson, hay dealer, backed off Randall &
McAlIister's wharf Friday afternoon, falling
on the deck of mud-digger The driver,
James Conwell, went over with his team. He
was taken off badly bruised.
The Portland Company have just finished
the first Of a new lot of IS engines for the
Northern Pacific railroad. 1t is numbered 1876.
The old blacksmith shop win give place to
new building.
hibition of etchings. Grifin's 'Christ Cruel
fed is on exhibition at Hewes.
The Dominion steamer Toronto, from PORT
land, March 4th, with 80 cattle and les sheep,
arrived at Liverpool last Thursday, and landed
her live stock in good condition, with the ex.
ception of two cattle and Eine sheep, which
died on the passage.
Mr.. j. A. Lidback has completed an engine
for the steamer Spray, which plies between
Eastport and Lubec, and it viii be shipped to
day.
A countryman spilled lot of butter on
Portland street Saturday afternoon, one of his
tubs falling Off the load. and breaking open.
He drove on, unconscious of his loss, but a
boy, by hard running, overlook him and called
his attention to the fact. He gave the boy an
apple for his pains
The knights Templars of Saco aud Bidde-
ford will give grand ball next Tuesday even
ing. Quite a party Of Portland people intend
going oat. All Who wish to make arrange
ments to return by special train the same
night can learn particulars Of Sir Knights F.
R. Harrington and G. NJ. Moore, and should
send in their names before Monday noon.
Mr. W. A. Woods, Of Woodford's, has pat
ented an improved snow pillow.
Work is progressing rapidly on the new
steamer fremont
Officer Pride Saturday arrested boy named
Michael Naly for stealing lot Of old iron
from Central wharf. The boys father was also
arrested for receiving the stolen property.
At the school meeting held in Point village
Cape Elizabeth, Saturday evening, Ar. Henry
Loyeitt was Ie-slected agent and John b.
Chase clerk.
A fur collar was lost last evening between
the First Uniyersaiist church and Preble
street, on Congress. The finder will be suita-
oily rewarded by leaving the same at IS Paris
street.
We have received from J. N. Paslisen. the
publisher, aTambouriD. an Egyptian Dance,'
and the grand "Te Deum," written by Mrs.
". S. Hancock, and performed Al ST. Corne-
lius' Chapel, New York, yesterday.