The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-05
Brief lettings.

Brief Jottings.
The monthly meetidg of the teachers will be
omitted this evening
Look out for split tickets to-day. Vote for
Libby to-day and vote early.
Turner Brothers have just put into their
store new patent on the cash-ball system.
Instead Of balls running on elevated railways
noiseless cars run on wires to all points of the
store.
Bright and cold yesterday. Mercury 10o at
sunrise, zoe at noon, wind north.
About 175 names were added to the voting
lat lasts week.
The Democrats will try sll kinds of lodges
to-day. Be on your guard.
The union young peoples prayer meeting
will be held in the ST. Lawrence street church
this evening al u O'Clock. A prayer service
will be held fifteen minutes previous to the
general meeting.
Deaths in Portland last week, o.
Value of foreign exports last week, $40, 01S.-
OF.
Every vote for Libby in Wards Two and
Four, counts just as much as if cast in any 9TH
or ward.
AR rests last week, 40: drunk, 80.
Steamer New Brunswick will commence her
trips from Yarmouth, n s., TO Boston direct
next Saturday, and from Portland to Var
mouth "Wednesday or Thursday.
The May Queeu OF Belfast is undergoing re-
pairs at FrsDklin wharf.
Every Republican vote should be polled to-
day. Dou't let General apathy lead Republic
CANS to defeat.
~ Saturday, j. W. Harris tried to take the
poo convicts oath, before Commissioner Cliff
ford, but failed to satisfy that officer.
The Forest City Steamboat Co., have re-
ceived 5000 insurance Tor the late damages 10
he Minnehaha.
If Republicans will tnrn cut in force to-day,
they can give Charles F. Libby an old fash
toned majority by the people.
A plumber of The sailors on the Montreal got
full of whiskey Saturday aud INDUCED in a
free fight, knives being used. The second Of
fcer got severe blow from crowbar. None
of the injuries received were serious. The po-
lice stopped the row and the steamer sailed
with the men at night.
The Tremon t, of the Portland Steam Packet
Co., was successfully launched in New York.
Saturday. After her engine and machinery
land and finished here.
Can Temperance men vote for John W.
Deering, the liquor sellers candidate, who
promised year ago that If elected the liquor
law should not be enforced in this city.
Quiie large party from this city went to
G, rham, N. H., Saturday, to celebrate the
birthday anniversary of the son of Henry 81.
Furnish, E-q, manager of the Forest Fibre
Co., OF B erlin Falls,
The Portland Company are busily engaged
putting the steam fire pumps into the Mary
W. Libby and she will soon be ready for active
service.
Msssrs. Moore and Wright will resume
dredging operations on the middle ground in
our harbor to-day.
Chief Cloyes finds the ground frozen to a
depth varying from two to Eve feet, and this
has thrown the MIGRANTS up and broken theil
connection with the water mains in very many
cases.
The regular business meeting of the Society
of Natural History will be held this evening.
Many valuable donations will be noticed.
Geo. C. Hopkins, Esq. of Portland, has pur
chased the Leighton property at Lunt's Corner
Deering.
The herd of 81 Poll Angus cattle imported
from Scotland, having been in quarantine at
Deering, the period required by law, will leave
the station on Tuesday, for Kansas City. The
animals are in fine, healthy condition.
A special to the Boston Globe from this city
Saturday, states that careful examination Of
the books in Collector Rol ms Office, discloses
the fact that in 272 localities in this State
1l72 Ii enses to Wholesale and retail liquor deal
were issued last year.