The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-05-14
rs last wseE,nine.

-NOVlc6s, 81, DuueSi lU
Value of last weeks exports, S22a.974.1 IA;
for the season, BY foreign steamers, 81, AZ, 1882.
The Hermitage Guards, Nashville, Tenn,
have invited the Portland Cadets to use their
armory if they take part in the competitive
drill in that city.
The Lewiston's trial trip, Saturday, after re-
pairing, was very successful. The Eleanora is
back on her route, and the State of Maine
goes on her own route to-day.
The Brooklyn, when she reaches the other
side, viii have thirty feet added to her length,
and be made passenger steamship.
Mr.. Files, of the North school, has caught
the pupils who broke the windows Of the
Church Of the Messiah, and made them pay
for them.
Over 800 men are employed by the Portland
Company.
The Diamond Wrench Company has leased
the Whitney Cater Company building on
Newbury street.
D. Winslow & Son shipped twelve smoke
jacks to FL Pazo, Mexico, Saturday, for the
Mexican Central railway.
The Portland Company shipped two more
locomotives to the Northern Pacific road Sat
urday.
Messrs. Quinn & Co. are making two large
boilers for The Portland Packing Company.
also steel boiler for steamer building, to
run as an excursion boat on the Kennebec
river.
A three hundred and twenty-five pound
sturgeon was exhibited Saturday night by
Lombard & Co.
The LongfelIow Club, East Deering, has
voted s25 to the LopgfelloW Statue Associa-
ton.
At Ferry Village, Memorial Day, there will
be a procession Of school children, with the
Ferry Village band and the graves in hit.
Pleasant cemetery will be decorated.
Those interested in the parade OF the arts,
trades and manufactures on Jolly 4th, will at
tend tho meeting at Reception Hall, at 7.30
o'clock tonight.
st. Ai5an Commandery will celebrate ST.
Johns Day this year, on the I'D of June, and
have invited st. John Commandery, Bangor,
and Trinity Of Augusta, 20 participate. Mum
roe Commandery Of Rochester, n. Y, talk Of
coming here in July.
DR.. Charles Morse, Of this city, has fled a
bill in equity in the U. s. Circnit Court at
Providence, r. T., to enjoin Alexander Bros
OF that city from using his picture on their la.
bells of 'Morse's Compound Syrup of Yellow
Dock Root" He says he never gave them
permission to use it, or, If he did it was with
out consideration, and has been revoked. The
defendants claim he did authorize the use by
two instruments in writing.
The tickets for Mr.. Newcomb's lecture on
the Jeanette expedition had good sale at
Stockbridge's Saturday. The lecture will be
giyon at City Hall Wednesday night.
The Boston & Maine railroad is to commence
LAYING a second track between Lowell and
Lowell Junction next week, to accommodate
its decreasing business
The steam tug Storm King. Capt. Mcdonald
left Boston Saturday afternoon for Charles
town. s. c., to tow the barque Norena to Port
land. The Norena was bound from Matanzai
to Portland, but put into Charletown May 8
partly dismasted.
Fine day, but cooler, yesterday, with brisk
squalls from the north. Mercury 56o at noon
ago at sunset.
There will be social gathering of the mem.
bers and friends of the Young Meu's Christian
Association next Wednesday evening.