The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-06-18
Brief Jottings.

Clouds, sunshine and showers yesterday,
Mercury $40, $50 at noon, 67e at . p. M. $50 at
sunset; wind southwest, southeast and south.
We would call our readers attention TO the
changes of time IN the sailing of the steamers
of the Portland, Bangor s. Maohias line. as
mentioned in the advertisement.
Mr.. Rickett complains at the station that
lot of rigging was stolen from him Saturday.
Officer Steele met with an accident at the
fire Saturday night. The outside doors of the
building were pulled on to him. throwing him
down and badly spraining one of his legs.
An adjourned meeting of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union viii be held this
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, at the Friend
ly Inn. A large attendance is desired.
A magnifcently bound edition of the poets
was presented Miss Ella S. Sargent by the pu-
pills of her school on Friday last.
The special Parish meeting of the First Par
ish church will be held at 3 p. m. to-day.
Deaths in Portland last week, 7.
Liquor deputies made 81 seizures, including
S51 gallons, valued at $500, last week
Value foreign exports last week SIS. 404.69
including 550,6S2 feet lumber.
Arrests last week, 40; for drunkenness, Sc.
The Falmouth Hotel waters looked very
nobby yesterday in their full dress suits.
The Montreal Star says: "a we'll known
gentleman of that city is soon to marry a
charming young lady of Portland, who has
fortupe of $500, 0O0." Does the gentleman
pass portion Of the year in this city?
Yacht Addie, Capt. Farbish, went on trip
to Bath with party of ladies' Friday.
The Portland & Rochester received a large
consignment of railroad tiss, Saturday. from
Fredericton, n. B.
The Schubert Qasrtette viii sing at New
Gloucester, June 18th, and Freepogt, July 31st.
Mr.. II. P. White gives the population Of
Portland at 49, 800, an increase of 1000 in three
years. The school children have increased
over 400
The Oxford Bears will probably visit Frye
burg soon.
The Soldiers Monument subscriptions foot
up So, $50, and amount in Nh. Hersey's hands
about SIS coo 1t is hoped there will be large
attendance at the meeting at Reception Hall
at 7.30 o'clock tonight.
Officer Steele discovered a slight fire Ia Har-
mons blacksmith shop, Congress and Pearl
streets, Saturday night. Casco SIS company
o4blukuiSHcu ~ WltuOAt 6OhckoA Sini LIZ f(oH--
age trihing.
The American wheelmen will stop at the
Falmouth to-day, numbering 40 men, and the
Continental Guards and the visiting Masons
the middle of the week Six Of the wheelmen
arrived last night.
Lang & Sargent cut up $50 pound sturgeon
Saturday, and four salmon, aggregating s.
pounds.
A Washington despatch states that the con-
tract for furnishing rations to the revenue ser
vice at this port has been awarded to W. s.
Jordan & Co.
The Fourth of July committee on fireworks
are arranging TO have display of day fire.
works just pre- xious to the sham battle, while
the crowd are awaiting the arrangement Of the
troops. The night fireworks, comprising come
200 pieces, are TO be- displayed from different
points in the city, To be announced hereafter.
The Railroad Commissioners will go over the
Grand Trunk Wednesday, and Buckield
Branch road Thursday.
The Riverside Club have accepted the VIII
lard Clubs invitation to visit Portland Friday.
The bulkheads OF the Brooklyn viii be com
pleted to-day, and it is expected the steamer
will be foated Thursday or Friday. She will
be taken to the Portland Dry Dock for her
temporary repairs possibly, or possibly to Phil
adelphia.
Mrs. Walter Davis, of Cape Elizabeth, while
riding along Pearl street Saturday afternoon
was thrown from her carriage and considerably
shaken up, but no bones broken.
At the convention of the Maine Relief Corps
to convene in Portland tomorrow, Bosworth
Relief Corps will tender collation. to the del
egates tomorrow Light, and a sail down the
harbor Wednesday morning with other invited
guests. The members have tickets for sale for
the excursion.
The Blues will celebrate their anniversary
Saturday, with games and shooting. Gold
badges will be the prizes for the active, and sill
yer cups for the honoraries.
The schooner A. FL. Leonard, Capt. Moses
Sterling, arrived Saturday with 200 barrels of
fresh mackerel for G. A. Dyer & Co.
The Young Mems Christian Association has
added $50 worth OF new books to the library
of the adults and boys departments
The Maine Missionary Society acknowledges
the receipt of $3.50 from the State street
church and society. The Woman's Auxiliary
to the Missionary Society has received 1854
from the Williston branch and 1872 from the
High street church.
The liabilities of the Whitney Cater Shoe
Company, Portland, are about $4,000, and the
nominal assets about $1,000