The Portland daily press., 1883-10-22
Brief Jottings.

Brief Jottiugs.
Fine day yesterday. and decidedly colder
than Saturday. Mercury $50 at s a. M, 45o at
noon. $50 at sunset wind North.
A gale ragged late Saturday evening
Dir. Frark Baker, of the Lighthouse Board
is at the Preble House
There were nine deaths repoi ted in this city
last week.
A live partridge was caught Saturday near
the corner of Cumberland and Green streets.
III. o. Cam, the well known clerk at TIE
States, has gone trip South.
M. r Davis, of Portland, has arrived home
He does not say he will or will not row again
Mr.. Horace Jordan, of thu Boston Travel
Ter, made flying visit home Saturday night
The number of arrests the last week was II,
OF which 81 were for drunkenness
Mr.. Arthur Gray is erecting handsome
dwelling on Vesper street.
j. Cheever Goodwin of Boston, author OF
the libretto OF Virginia, is at the Preble House.
Saturday evening he attended the theatre.
MIS-. Elizabeth Weeks, relict of the late
Joshua r. Weeks, died in this city yesterday,
aged so years.
A fire in the stable of Mr.. III. Babb, at Sac
csrappa, Saturday, was extinguished by the
neiehbors with slight damage to sthe properly
The total value of foreign exports for tho
past week was s37, 62O92 including 80 47O
feet of lumber.
There were 4,074 tons of coal from Cape Bre-
ton received at this port the past week, of
which 8, 467 were for the Grand Trunk Rail-
way
Mr.. Fred Blake, of Deeriug, is much pleased
with the working Of his new steamboat, the
Water Mike
Dr. Stoner, OF the Marine Hospital, has re-
turned to duty, and DIR. Peckham has gone to
bis new station at Burlington, N G.
MIR. Hiram Fl. Dow, who lives at Brighton
Corner, experienced severe shock of paraly.
sis Thursday night.
Mr.. John Porteous of the Grand Trunk
was in the city Friday, and went through to
Boston Saturday.
The attention of the Brotherhood II Loco
motive Firemen is called to an advertisement
in another column.
petition is circulating for signatures, re-
guessing the City Council to light the streets
by electricity.
The alarm of fire Saturday forenoon was
caused by some disorder among The wires.
There was 10 fire.
A lively runaway, by which carriage was
smashed, created excitement ON Exchange
street Saturday afternoon.
The First Parish clock was evidently trying
TO get used to the new timetable Saturday,
and the Park street has been trying for several
days back.
The many friends of Mr.. II. K. Swasey con-
ductor ON the Boston & Maine road will be
pleased to learn he has recovered from his ILL
ness.
horse, attached TO Concord wagon, took
fright on North street, Saturday, at the new
fire engine. and ran away, but was caught be-
fore much damage was done.
Mr.. E. A. Hall. train dispatcher for the
Maine Central road, has been presented with
an elegant parlor set by the employees Of the
company for the courtesies shown by him in
his official relations with them
DIR. Charles Banks, of the o. S. Marine
Hospital Service, is in the city ON brief fur
lough. BE has received the compliment of a
promotion, and is ordered to duty at Washing
ton
The race to have been trotted by Cape Eliza
$500 H
was postponed on account of the rain. 1t will
come of this afternoon If the weather is pleas
ant
Mr.. Charles e. Bennett, who, Thirty years
ago, was proprietor of the barber shop in the
United States Hotel, is visiting Portland for
the first time since his departure. He is now
proprietor of the Bennett House, Chicago.
AT a meeting of the Overseers of the Poor,
hold Saturday afternoon, Mr.. George +. Hayes
was elected assistant master and engineer of
the Almshouse. Mr.. Hayes was for long
time engineer OF Casco Engine Company, No. 5.
A large bell buoy has just been placed in De-
sltion outside Cushing's Island Point, which
will aid the winter fishermen very much
when running from the fishing grounds into
the harbor during thick weather.
Paymaster Henry Il. Smith, u. S. N. for
merly of the Argus, SO we'll known In this
city, and Mrs. Smith (nee Miss Flora Hastings)
will be at home Fridays in November, at 1921
A street. Washington.
We call attention this morning to the special
morning excursion train over the Eastern
road, to run between this city and Boston, to- |
morrow. 1t will leave this city at 6.45 a. M, |
arriving in Boston at 1890 a. m.
Saturday afternoon some fishermen insulted |
some ladies on Pearl street, and their escort |
struck the leader across the face with buck |
saw plato, marking the fellow in manner |
that will cling to him through life.
The cellars on Mouton street are flooded. |
and on Saturday the street committee COM
menced opening the street to see what caused
the trouble. A petriied water snake, three
feet long, was discovered among the excaya-
tions
At the fair held at Ilsley Hall, Deering. by
the Ladies Social Circle, Miss Eva Lunt drew
the large picture, Mrs. Sylvester the gold ring,
Mrs. Scott the iewelry box, Mrs. George Bar
boar the cereus plant, and Charles Goodridge
the doll The receipts were over $75.
A special to the Boston Journal says: ,"May-
or Deering, in a recent conversation, has ex-
pressed his intention of again being a candi-
date for mayor of this CITY,, and If successful
he expects to become one of the candidates for
the Democratic gabernatorial nomination"
The Glib a. m. train over the Boston &
Maine will be a special excursion train for the
excursionists to take tomorrow, to Boston.
The train will arrive in Boston at 1870, and
excursonists can get home at II p. M, or re-
turn on any train up to Thursday next.
Mr.. George F. Noyes, of this city, recent
graduate Of our High School, has just received
an appointment to $1,000 clerkship in the
Surgeon Generals office at Washington Mr..
Noyes took high rank in his examination here
for appointment under the civil service law.
We believe this is the first appointment made
from this State under the new law.
There will be union meeting OF ladies in the
chapel Of State street church this afternoon, at
0 O'Clock, to listen to Miss Margaret L. Minott,
who has been teaching the last year, under the
Woman's Home Missionary Association,
among the poor white people OF Tennessee.
mtss Mipoits stery Is an interesting one, ana
ladies' from all the churches are invited to be
present