The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-05-10
Brief lettings.


S. s. Mooney has been appointed clerk at the
liquor agency, and the contract for painting
the city building awarded to David G. Drink
water.
Six new cars for the Maine Central have
been shipped from the WATSON shops at Spring
field.
John 9. Friend, indicted for pension frauds
at Etna, has appeared and given $1,000 bonds
for his appearance at the September term of
the Circuit Court.
Members of Shepley Camp, s. of ", are
ordered to be present at their hall this even
ing at 7.45 O'Clock. A full attendance is ex-
pected.
The telegraph reports the British ship
Thomas n. Hart. Captain Ferguson, Trapani
for Portland, Maine. has been damaged by
collision at Gibraltar.
Chambers orchestra will furnish music for
the graduating exercises of the Limerick High
School, next Friday.
Cooler yesterday. Mercury 45o at sunrise,
go at noon, $40 at sunset; wind east.
A letter was directed to the Marine Hospi-
tai at this port, but Marine was spelled May
rean.
There was very pleasant time at Cumber-
land Tuesday night. The Cumberland Band
provided good music, Messrs. Buxton, Whit
neg, Osgood and Blanchard sang with great
expression several quartettes, Mr.. Buxton
gave several solos in costume, and Mr.. David
Moulton read to the great delight of his bear
sers.
A lodge of Odd Fellows vii be instituted
at Brownfeld, Friday night.
Mr.. Olmstead, the great landscape gardener,
SAYS he considers Mackie's Island one Of the
most desirable islands in the harbor for cot
tages on account of its proximity to the main
land and availability for carriages. The soil
Is rich and well adapted for trees.
Deputy Sheriff Chute of Cumberland Mill s
arrested yesterday, in this city, man BY the
name Of Moses, who left suddenly last Janu.
MY and was wanted on liquor case.
New nickel ive-csnt pieces will be given
out in change tomorrow at Rines Brothers to
purchasers at their great hosiery and dress
goods sale.
The monthly meeting Of the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union will occur at the
Friendly Inn on Friday. instead of saturday.
Devotional meeting at o'clock, business
meeting at $50.
Tuesday evening mass of evergreens en-
twined about the gas fixtures in the kitchen OF
Mr.. William P Hastings house. Wilmot
street, took fire from the jet, somewhat alarm
ing the inmates and neishbors. No material
damage.
There will be delightful concert at Plym'
uuth Church vestry tonight, given by the
Plymouth Chorus Association, interpreted
with readings.
Remember the Chestnut Street apron sale
viii continue through this afternoon and
ave ling, and a most enjoyable concert, with
,ead;n,>s, be given In the evening.
The Won .g ladies' entertainment by the First
pant;st ci,c,.e in Reception Hall, last night,
was great sue, ess'
One Of those o.. fashioned brick chimney
was taken down, rece ntly, in an old one-story
house in Deering; it co atained the oid-lssn
toned brick oven, two fire places nine nueS
and the space it occupied ma-.sa room '"ei'e
feet square. -
Mrs. Sarah E. Tucker has prese Fseu Dii
Of fare of the dinner given to the
Blues Of Portland, at the Elm Hotel, uguS
7, 1910, and has presented it to the compa.6
her husband, the late Thomas o. Tucker, was
a member of the company, and was present at
the banquet.