The Portland daily press., 1883-09-24
Brief Jottings.

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730 at noon; 62o at sunset; wind southwest
Calanthe Lodge, knights of Pythias, of
Lynn, with. the. Lynn brass band, will visit
Gardiner, Ne, next Tuesday. They will be
absent four days. u 4. Esasaza3aa
There were six deaths recorded in Portland
last week.
There were 76 arrests last week, of which 81
were for drunkenness.
The value of exports last week was $S6.so7~-
10, iGciuding All ,0sS feet of lumber.
A young woman with the nightmare, arous-
ed all the lodgers at the St. Julian Saturday
night, and called in three policemen, with the
impression that burglar was trying to get in
at her window.
The evening train over the Rochester had to
come to full stop at Morrill's Corner, Satur-
day night, or it would have struck drunken
man on the track.
Charles B. Grist, advance agent of Rice's
Surprise Party, is at the Preble House.
City Marshal Isaac Slower, of Saco, is in
town very i'll with eryspelas in the head. He
is brother of officer Slower.
Rt. Rev. Fl. A. Nicely is on his annual vista
tioD to the Episcopal churches in Aroostook
county.
A spiritual retreat of Catholic clergy of the
diocese of Portland was held the past week at
the Catholic Cathedral, conducted by Rev.
Father Welch of Boston, assisted by about 25
OF the clergy. The retreat closed Friday night.
Schooner Pride -of-the-Port, Capt. Parsons, of
Portland, arrived Saturday from Wood Island
with sixty barrels of large and handsome her.
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Mr. Giles o. Bailey, editor of the Sunday
Times, and wife leave to-day for two weeks
vacation trip to Boston, New York and Penn
sylvania. Mr.. Bsiley's mother and brother re-
side at Reading. Pa, where they will spend
large part of their time.
The policemen's ball will take place at City
Hall, Oct. 10th.
r. A. Parker, agent of the Pennsylvania
railroad, was at the Falmouth Hotel Saturday.
Tha Consolidated Electric Light Company
will put ten additional lights into the Fall
mouth.
large party took advan tage OF the Emita
to enjey sail in the harbor. Yesterday.
George. II. Poor, late master mechanic of
the Portland & Ogdensburg, has accepted the
position OF mechanical superin tendent with
Is now attending to the duties of that position
The American Brake Company are to be con-
graduated on this important accession to their
working staff.-fSt. Louis Post-Democrat.
Mr.. John Davis. ticket agent of the Grand
Trunk railway, has returned from his Europe
an trip He is looking we'll and enjoyed his
vacation.
News was received here yesterday OF the
death of Edward Gorden Garden, at Port Ar
thur, Lake Superior. Mr.. Garden was former
ly resident OF this city, and had many friends
here, who will regret the sad news. At the
time OF his death he was division engineer on
the eastern section of the Canadian Pacific
railroad.
There will be meeting of the First Maine
Battery at the armory Wednesday evening, to
take action upon the resignation of Senior
First Lieutenant E. FL. Waterhouse.
The Portland Cadets have received an invi-
tation to visit Manchester, N. H., Oct. 18th, as
the guests of the Manchester Cadets, and to
participate in the field day. exercises of the
latter company.
Boston despatch states that the FLYING
Yankee train will be discontinued the middle
of October.
The new paper, "Talk" conducted by
Messrs. Fay and Sawyer, made its first appear.
snce Saturday. Its reading material was good
Repairs on the steamer Cleopatra are nearly
completed, and she will go on the Nova Scotia
route soon.
The losses by fire in Portland thus far in the
municipal year (from March) will not be over
S400 in excess of insurance
One or two yachts of the Portland Yacht
Club went to Freeport Saturday night, where
they were Joined by others Sunday.
The second Maine Central excursion to
Aroostook will take place tomorrow, and it is
anticipated large party will make the trip.
Fifteen intentions of marriage were recorded
at the city clerks Office last week.
W. W. Andrews has just finished mounting
fine pair of western steers horns for Mr.. A.
j. Rich. They are mounted on shield, up
holstered with red plush.
Mr.. Ponce tells the Express he did not lose
$1,000 by fthe running of the steamer Gen.
Bartlett this season.
A little son of Michael Daley, living at the
east end OF Cumberland street was severely
bitten by a dog Saturday. The dog was imme-
diately killed.
The upper story of the building now in pro-
cess OF erection, on the corner of Congress and
Pearl streets, it is said, will be used as
roller skating rink.
A little two year child of Mr.. Clinton r,
jones' fell from the second story o. Mr.. Jones'
house on Cushman street, but escaped with
slight bruises
Where are the new badges the Marshal said
the police we're to have? They have got the
canes and helmets, and now for the badges.
The 900 a. IN. train for Montreal, over tie
Grand Trunk railway, has been discontinued,
and hereafter that train will only run to Cor
ham.