The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-10-29

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Chilly. and cloudy yesterday, with faint
glesms OF the sun in the morning, the first for
four DAYS Mercury 43o at SUNRISE 500 at noun,
46o.st sunset; wind East.
The sheriffs made % seizures last week.
There has been paid into tho Municipal Court
this mouth, in fiDes aud costs, 81, 200
Frank D. Hall, advance agent of the Frank
Mayo company. is at the United States Hotel.
There were 10 deaths recorded in Portland
last week.
There were 43 arrests last week; "a for
drunkenness.
The feir in aid of the Church of the Messiah
Melted $500.
"Tak" made its temperance on the street
Saturday as a one cent weekly.
Night Turnkey Bell we sre glad to hear, is
better.
Tie trot between Matchmaker, Gray Nose
and Black Nell was postponed until Wednes-
day at 80 p. IN.
DIR. Thomas Hill will! lecture in the Uni
tartan course at Lawrence on Nero and
Paul"
Conley was out in his new shell taking a
spin in the harbor Saturday. He likes his new
boat very much.
The Democrats of Cape Elizabeth have COM
merced preparations fer 1884 by organizing
campaign company.
No business of public interest was transacted
Saturday at the meeting of the Fire Under
writers.
The sheriffs seized three barrels of beer and
some hard liquor at place on Congress street,
near Washington, Saturday
A break occurred about midnight Saturday
in the water ain conner of High and Pleasant
streets.
We are pleased to note that Capt. Archibald
Reid of the Dominion line will be the shore
captain at this port the coming winter.
9. B. Nash, Esq, is able to be upon the
street once more. He has been sick with a
severe cold.
Mr. Joseph Schmidt, formerly chef de Cuisine
At the Falmouth, occupies the same position at
the st. Louis, Quebec, and was caterer for the
farewell ball to Lorne and Louise.
Ex-Aderman E. 81. Sargent, who has been
dangerously i'll, was thought to be in a more
hopeful condition Saturday. The fever has
turned.
The steamer Secret has been towed to Bath
for repairs: the new steamer Fannie G. tried
her boilers Saturday with success; and the
Cleopatra will 60 into the dry dock to-day.
/, 1t seems Mr.. Wolf estimates the loss by
smoke in the fire at his store last week at 5000.
@. A. Sparrow had 5000 insurance, which has
been paid to Mr.. Wolf.
The work of laying out and extending
Pleasant street, Ferry Village, from its West
erly terminus through the land of the Nutter
hasr he oil
has been completed.
Mrs. Lillis Bevereaux Blake, who replied to
s.ths rev. Morgan Dx's Lenten lectures on
1.-THE Duties of Women" will be invited to
speak in Portland sometime during the early
winter.
1t is understood that Rev. Mr.. Bellows of
Waterville has accepted the call extended to
him by the Park street church, and will enter
upon the duties of the psstorate the first Sun
day in November.
A young man employed by Smith, Gage &
Go. was driving their team Friday night, when
the team collided with iigger, breaking the
axletree and throwing the man ont. but not
seriously iDju1ing him.
G. p. Mattocks, trustee, has forwarded
circular to the creditors of J. Winslow Jones
& Co., Offering them stock in the new Winslow
Packing Company in liquidation of their
claims.
At the fruit store of Capt. B. W. Jones on
Commercial street may be seen monster
hornets nest nicely formed in twig of ever
green. The nest is over three feet in crcum-
ference and was taken from tree on Jewell''
Island.
Next Thursday there will be an excursion
over the Eastern railroad to Boston, SO that
Maine people can have an opportunity of visit
ing the fairs before they close next Saturday
Excursion tickets on that day, $3.50 for round
trip, will be good for return on that and the
two following days. A special express train
will leave this city at a. m, arriving in Bos-
ton at 1918 a. NJ.
There are now 1077 members of the Citizens
Relief, and there have been Is deaths since
December last. B. Kingsbury, Jr, Fred Fox
and Edmund Dana, Jr., have been appointed
COMMITTEES to prepare resolutions on the
death Of DIR. Morse.
The Boston & Maine railroad will run a
special express train for Boston, leaving Port
land at TOO a. m, Thursday, Nov. LIST. Tickets
TO Boston and return, good going on any train
Nov. LIST only, and returning Nov. LIST, I'd and
3D., will be sold for $3.50. Trains will leave
Portland at 6.15, ZOO, Especial express), S45
.. m, 100 snds33O p. m; returning, leave
Boston at 900 a. m, 80, $50 and 100 p m.