The Portland daily press., 1883-05-05
Brief Jottings.

Arthur Libby and Albert Humes were re-
leased from State Prison Monday. Humes
went through to Boston, Libby remained in
Portland and yesterday was locked up for
drunkenness
Charles Stanwood has been sent 10 the Re-
form School during minority for stealing
money from Mr.. Richards as the work house
The meeting of the board of trade was ad-
journed yesterday morning without transact.
ing any business.
Saturday and Monday are the last days on
which Buckley and 0'Connells prizos win be
on exhibition in the window of McKenney, the
jeweler.
Thursday afternoons heavy wagon in which
were two barrels of beer, was rapidly driven
around the corner of Fore and Monitor streets,
and ran into carriage in which were lady
and child. standing in front of the office Of
Mr.. A. w. Jordan, the grain broker. An axle
of the carriage was broken and the lady and
child thrown out. Mr.. Jordan was quickly on
the spot and helped them up. They escaped
serious injury. The beer team drove RAPIDLY
on.
Clouds and sunshine yesterday. Mercury
45o at sunrise $50 at noon, $50 at sunset; wind
southeast. Showery in early morning.
The annual meeting of the Friends in this
city will begin June It'll.
The ID regiment has notified the Adjutant
General they shall attend the Fourth of July
celebration in Portland and SO have he COM
panies CT the LIST regiment except the Bidde-
ford and Norway companies. They prob
ably will also
At Lang 6 Sargent's markat on Congress
street yesterday were two fine Z1ennebec sal
mon for the Falmouth Hotel
The regular monthly business meeting of
the Diet Mission will be held at the Fraternity
rooms, 4 Free St. Block, Saturday afternoon
at o'clock.
Pine street church, beginning with to-nor-
row, will have an excellent choir, as the fol-
lowing names will testify: Mrs. Cushing,
soprano; Mrs. Morrison, alto; Mr.. John Nor
gan, tenor; and Mr.. John L. Shaw, bass. The
organist is not yet engaged but will be to- day,
and will be one of the best.
During the month of April thirty-five inteD-
tons of marriage were recorded at the Office of
the City Clerk.
A quantity of flour and potash on board the
steamship Brooklyn was sold by auction Thurs
day to Randall johnson for about $500.
The suit referred to yesterday as brought
by the trustees of the Eastern Railroad Com.
pany was brought by Willard P. Phillips, one
of the trustees, against the Eastern Railroad
Company; and W. c. Rogers and w. B. Ba-
con, the two other trustees, have taken no
part in the matter.
The residence of the late Joshua Maxwell
was sold for S5,525 Thursday to NJ. G. Palmer.
The Sarnia sailed for Liverpool at a. n.
yesterday.
The Reform Club will hold gospel temper
ance meeting tomorrow evening at their ball,
corner Of Temple and Congress streets, COM
mencing at q o'clock. Rev. Mr.. LeLacheur
will deliver the opening address. All are in
vited to attend.
The Saccarappa Reform Club win hold
meetings tomorrow at their hall at 1890 a. N.
The ladies' gospel temperance meeting will
held as usual this evening az the Gospel Mis-
sion. All are welcome.
STo-day will be the last of the Associated
Charities sale at 623 Congress street, and it is
hoped the public will make note Of the fact
and respond literally.
S'Posen you had a hel-af-a dollar what
would you do with it? Why go and see saml
Of Posen of course.