The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-01-29

Snow storm yesterday Mercury 32s at noon
wind northeast
The Callander Minstrels took 81 ,165 at City
Hall Saturday evening
Munjoy Lodge, *. of p, of this city, will
celebrate its 10th anniversary at Pythian hall
February 9th.
Total value Of foreign exports the past week
S451. 029.68.
in this city during the year 1882, the sum Of
81 so7 for State pensions. The amount paid in
1881 was 81 1889.
Saturday evening about eighty members OF
Naomi Lodge, Daughters of Rebekah, of Sac
carappa, made fraternal visit to Ivy Lodge,
D. of R., OF this city. The visitors came in by
q special train over the Portland & Rochester
railroad, and returned home by same convey
ance. The exercises were very interesting.
The Department Convention Of the g. A. r.
will be held at Auburn on February 9th, and
not the 9Th. There will probably be q large
delegation from Bosworth Post at the meet
ing.
The Sandman, which left this port last
Thursday for Liverpool, arrived at Halifax on
Friday at 8 p. ma quick trip.
1Ao EcbtOlAdu VI th0 <AiioA AAhO " IA oSAA Az
Glasgow today. She will take out 1873 head of
cattle and full cargo. The Sarmatian is the
next steamer due.
Officer Pride arrested man Saturday night
for the larceny Of pair boots from cobber
on Fore street, and officer Frank arrested
woman for the larceny OF a watch from Benz.
Chsddick on Salem street.
A man drove his team last week, loaded with
produce from Chebeague Island to Falmouth
Foreside
There was no quorum at the meeting of the
executive committee of the Soldiers Monu-
ment Association Saturday.
- The gas pipes froze up at Quinn & Co.'s Sat
urday night. The firm is making four water
tanks for the Woodbury., and the new boilers
for the Lewiston and Lily will be ready April
LIST.
Moore and Wrights steam dredge has given
up work on the middle ground at present, ow-
ing to the weather.
The Eeanora and Franconia take $50 bar
rels OF cabbage to New York every trip
A number OF girls are expected from Scot
land to work in the mills of the Westbrook
Manufacturing Co.
Two ladies were hit Saturday evening BY a
snow slide from Harrington Block.
There were IS deaths reported in Portland
last week.
The Ogdensburg train was delayed three and
half hours, Saturday, by snow beyond Fabyan's.
Arrests last week "a; drunk %.
Steamer Falmouth, No. 4, will entertain
Gov. Fairchild Company, Saco, at City Hall,
February 10Th.
There is a break in the gas-pipes on Frank
wharf and the Steam Packet Company will
use oil lamps. 1t seems singular the Gas Com
pany should wish to let leak go without find
ing ont how extensive 1t is, or what damage
may result from it.
Charles Fobes, Esq, was presented on mis-
soth birthday with an elegant gold headed
ebony cane, by his sons.
Perry & Flint's stock was fully insured, with
Prentiss Loring in the London, Assurance
$1,000; Rollins & Adams, Franklin $1,000
Royal $500 and Scottish Union and Nationa
$1,000; total $500.
A despatch from London Saturday says that
steamer in distress was spoken by passinl
vessel on the 18th of January, in latitude 40
north, longitude 29o west. The steamer dis
played the letter. " W. II. O., which are tn
signal letters of the Quebec.
Williston church will celebrate its tenth an
niversary Sunday February 4th. An address
conserving the history of ten years will D
given by the pastor, and in the evening I'd
dresses by different clergymen of the denomi
nation.
Rev. j. M. Williams, pastor of Pine stree
church this city lectured on Queen Victoria
Reign" before the students and faculty q
Kent's Hill last Thursday night
It was thought some weeks ago that the Hal
lan-Kennedy boat race, which has been fxe
for next June, would be rowed at Point q
Pines. but the premium demanded by first claf
osrsmen for beneftiDg place to the exten
that the race in question would benefit Poir
of Pines is SO large that the managers of tn
Chelsea beach watering place have almo'
abandoned the hope of securing the regatt'
1t has been decided definitely that the rae
viii not be rowed at Silver Lake, as the Vi
Colony railroadloficisls do not care to take sue
risks as they would be exposed to with crow
OF 800 or 10000 passenRers
Mr.. John Mclean, jsnitor Of the CsRtennt
building died yesterday,