The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-05

500 at noon, 45o at sunset; wind west.
There were II arrests last week of which 55
were for drunkenness.
Turnkey Bell has sufficiently recovered to go
on duty at the police station.
The teachers meeting will be held this eve
ming.
Mrs Abba Goold and party were at Padua,
Italy, on the 10th of October.
Mr., Charles E. Adams has resigned his posi-
ton as clerk at the Falmouth.
Bosworth Post of Portland, will visit Custer
Post of Lewiston this evening.
There were IA deaths recorded in Portland
last week.
The Charlestown Cadets have declined the
invitation to attend the Portland Cadets ball
December 9th.
The value of foreign exports last week was
$25, $3.50. 265and 5S8,521 feet of lumber were ex-
ported
Mr.. Stone, who had been engaged to take
Mr. Bibber's place as janitor of Odd Fellows
hall has resigned.
Mr. John Lindsey, formerly of the Preble
House, has erected handsome hotel at Lam
caster, N. H., upon the site of the old hotel
there and named it the New Lancaster House
A rein unbuckling, while hack team was
going to TIL depot Saturday might have caused
serious accident if a gentleman had not
caught the horses.
Street Commissioner Clay has been putting
down granite cross walks on Congress street,
corner of Pearl, and at the head OF Quincy
and Hampshire streets.
Mr. George w. Rich picked in his front gar
dn1s far1 Il 4-1r II.
and there are several buds almost ready to
blossom.
Bishop Healy was called to Damariscotta
Saturday morning and remained at the bed
side of Miss Winifred Kavanagh till she
breathed her last
The German bark Farewell arrived at this
port from Pillau Saturday. She brings 1888
ebales of rags to S. D. Warren of the Cumber-
land Mills
Mr. Whitney, manager OF the Portland Roll
Skating Rink has invited the young ladies
of the High school to visit the rink next We'd
nesday afternoon
William Marshall of Portland. was taken off
the train at Hallowell Thursday evening for
not paying his fare. His fne and costs
amounted to about SILL
Rev. Mr.. Bellows has resigned the psstorate
OF the Unitarian church at Wateryille and
will probably come to the Park street church,
Portland about January 1st.
Dr. Frank Ring of this city who has passed
the last three years in Europe is at home for a
short time. He will hereafter live and prac-
tice medicine in New York
We are informed that Miss Kennard's sister
q mt IN
the Bridgton News, but that Miss Gertrude
Harmon has been engaged.
The City Hotel will soon be completely refit-
ted and refurnished. Landlord Robinson means
that his guests shall want no reasonable COM
fort or luxury.
The Rev. Edward Y. Hincks, formerly pas
tor of State street church, is announced as one
OF the editors of the Andoyer Review, the new
monthly organ of Progressive Orthodoxy which
is to be started in January.
The pulpit of the st. Lawrence street church
was occupied yesterday forenoon by the Rev.
Samuel Annear of England, who preached an
eloquent and instructive sermon from Rev xxi
1st and 18th verses.
The Portland Mutual Insurance Company
have insured fishing vessels and outfits the
past year to the amount of about $36O000 while
the losses and expenses for the same time will
not exceed $4,000.
Rev. Mr.. LeLacheur will lecture Wednes-
day evening, Nov. 7th, at the Newbury street
church to enable the ladies of that society to
complete the amount necessary to- to cushion
and carpet the church.
Martin Green, a lad of IA years, was arrested
FRIDAY niQhf for tboi aro ~ hoo ho@
ties from Murdoch and Freeman and sent to
the Reform School by Judge Gould Satur-
day.
Grand Patriarch Edwin A. Gray, with 9TH
or grand officers, will institute Encampment
No. SO, at Canton Friday evening next He
will also institute Uniformed Degree Camp
a. Belfast Thursday evening November 22d.
Last Friday, while party of fishermen
were catching cod and paddock, several miles
of Seguin, they were astonished by hauling in
handsome salmon, weighing about nine and
a half pounds
Captain B. j. Wizards new steamer, the
Fannie G., made trial trip Saturday, and
worked admirably She steamed down to
Peaks Island in nineteen minutes which was
good time for water boat. Her FIRE pump
WOlhcu VIGIL.
The steamer Hurricane and sloop Island
Belle have brought to this city, the past week,
about 125 tons of granite building blocks which
are designed for the new Board of Trade
building at Chicago and are to be forwarded
over the Eastern and connecting roads.
Mr.. G. R. Grant, formerly of Portland, will
make an exhibition of his paint ngs at his stu
dio, No. IL West Street, Boston, within a few |
weeks. He will show about sixty pictures. in |
Guiding figure studies, landscapes, etc., COM
prising his entire collection.
Thursday forenoon little four year old boy,
son of Mr.. John Howe. fell into the river at |
Cumberland Mills, and would have been |
drowned but for the timely assistance of Mr.. |
Gordon, who, although unable to swim, jump. |
ed into the water and rescued the little fell |
low.
man known as "Scotty" fell overheard |
between Commercial aud Long wharves, Satur-
day night Officers Stevens and Sparrow, with |
Mr.. Crockett of Charles Mclaughlin & Co., |
rescued him. Another man fell off Custom
House wharf and was rescued by his compan-
ions.
dastardly attempt was lately made to burn
the barn OF Richard Grant on Congress street,
at the West End. A board was torn off the /
back side of the building and bundle of burn
ing paper thrust through in close proximity to |
the hay. Mr. Grant happened to step into the |
barn and discovered the fire before it had gain
cd much Roadway.
Grattan Literary Association.
The sixth anniversary of thu nra+sano |