The Portland daily press., 1883-05-07
Brief Jottings.


Deaths last week. ID.
Arrests lest week, so; drunken ess, D.
A. M. Smith is building three cottages on
Little Diamond Island; one for Mr.. DeGreot.
Mike Davis says he isn't acting as trainer
for Kennedy; that the latter is his own trainer.
Grand Lodge annual meeting X. Of P. will
be held at Lewiston, May 18th.
The Little Women's fair closed Saturday
night and was very successful.
Turnkey Bell provided the night force Satur-
day with hot baked beans and brown bread
And now there is talk of Lacrosse club in
Portland.
Mr.. John Lawlor, the popular Grand Trunk
ticket agent, drew an elegant 500 watch at
the Providence Catholic fair.
The East Deering Sunday school has been
presented by the superintendent, George Rus
sell, Esq, with large and elegantly bound
Bible.
Repairs and improvements on the postofice
building at East Deering are being made un-
der the superintenderce Of Moses G. Wood
man, ESQ.
1t is reported that the government of the
Union Rowing Association propose this year to
open their rooms to the representatives of the
daily press, and to give to them the fullest OPP
portunity to get all the sporting news going at
first hands.
There was an eclipse of the sun yesterday
visible only in the South Pacific.
The sheriffs made two seizures Saturday.
A large incubator went over the Grand
Trunk road to the Glen House last week.
Spring chickens will be plenty there the com
ing summer.
A party of about seventy-fye children were
taken ont to Mr.. A. L. Milletts cottage Sat
urday, where happy day was passed.
1t is reported that efforts will be made to
raise fund for the pnrpose of leasing hall
and making the arrangements for Free Re-
ligious Society in Portland, and that If the
scheme proves success Col. Ingersoll will be
invited to dedicate the hall.
Saturday the dry dock was opened for yes
sci to come in, and after the gates were closed
and the water pumped out it was found that
large school of herring had been captured.
1t is understood that Officer Ruel N. Fields
has resigned his policeman's position in order
to accept position rendered him as watchman
on the Grand Trunk line, at an increase over
the policeman's pay.
The new fishing schooner John NJ. Plum
mer," lately launched at East Boothbay, ar
rived at this port Friday afternoon. She Is
nicely proportional. vessel of about 30 tons,
new measurement, owned BY z. Fl. Chase OF
this city, and will be commanded by Capt.
John Conary, late of schooner NJ. M. Chase.
The Bowdoins beat the Tufts nine Friday,
o to 8. The game was well played on the part
of the Bowdoins.
The Grand officers will institute new lodge
of the knights of Pythias, at Hiram, Monday
evening.
There was magnifce ut sunset last evening.
Clouds, sunshine and showers yesterday.
Mercury, 40o at sunrise, $40 at noon, 500 at
sunset.
Teachers meeting this evening.
Mr.. W. G. Tobey has just been appointed
assistant boiler Inspector at the Grand Trunk
station. Mr.. Tobey's fidelity and experience
entitle him to the promotion he has won.
Misses Ella and Eta Bartlett, assisted by
Prof. Holbrook, gave a pleasing parlor con-
cert at the Merchants Exchange Hotel, Sat
urday. Mr.. Holbrook. whose merits as mu-
sician ara well known. has been invited TO
summer engagement on the new steamer Pill
grim.
The Associated Charities sale was very sat-
isfactory. The receipts were about $500.
Remember the entertainment at the Y NJ
@. A. Hall this evening at 730, for the benefit
of the boys library.