The Portland daily press., 1883-05-28
Brief Jottings.
Deaths in Portland last week, IA.
Arrasts lost xyaatr 90. dr,nir 1e

Deaths in Portland last week, IA.
Arrests last week, So; drunk, 16.
Value of foreign exports last week. $170216.
The meeting of the Fourth OF July commit
tee will occur Thursday instead of Wednesday
evening this week.
A new truck scale is building in the Grand
Trunk yard which will weigh a load of 10000
pounds.
Goss sold Gen. Tom Thumb pair of can
vas yacht shoes.
Sargent, Dennison Ss Co. have got the con-
tract for coal for the public buildings.
The Boston & Maine has received II, $50 rail-
road ties from Fredericton, N. b.
The Swedish bark Caroline brough 2l22 bales
of rags from Egypt to the Cumberland Paper
Mills Saturday.
c. f. SWEET lost valuable horse by stoppage
Friday night.
A large lot of machinery for the paper mill
at Yarmouthville arrived Saturday by New
York boat.
Some of the Congress street provision deal
ers have adopted uniform caps.
Q. w. Lombard y Son exhibited three stur-
geons at their store weighing 400 pounds each
Saturday.
The fortieth anniyers ry OF the East Deer
ing Sunday school was Celebrated last night.
The exercises were very leasing.
East Deering will decide tonight whether TO
establish Commandery of the Golden Cross.
The annual petition for wholesale dealers to
close Saturdays, from June 1st to Sept 1st, at
2.S0 p. m. is in circulation.
Pontihcal high mass and the procession OF
the blessed sacrament took place at the Catho-
lie Cathedral yesterday morning at the conclu-
sion of the 1880 a. m. mass These were post
poned from Corpus Christi (Thursday) on ac-
count of absence of Bishop Healy
The Sentinel learns that members of the
present Ferry Company are talking very strong
ly of buying building lots at Ferry Village and
erecting tenement houses thereon.
St. John andi Trinity Communicates, X T.,
have accepted the invitation of st. Albans to
parade with them on Friday, June 22d.
Steamer Pearl is stranded ON Scar boro
Marshes with hole in her bottom. Steamer
Express is on the marine railway.
A Pythian Uniform Company will be formed
tonight to make ARRANGEMENTS to always keep
enough uniforms at the armory so that the or
der may make a large attendance at every pa
rade.
M. 81. Foster win build $4,000 house on the
corner of Fore street and Eastern Promenade
Frank Cunningham a tenement house on Con-
gress between Washington and North street;
and E. Russell a fine cottage at Pond Cove
Bangor extension ladder has been pur-
chased for Eagle Hooks. Post hydrants will
take the place Of Lowry hydrants on CONNER
cial street. and Allen 4 Co will make the new
department uniforms.
Portland Light Infantry will make arrange
msnts tomorrow night to celebrate its S0,h an
niversary, June 9th.
Lowell will make strong bid to secure the
double sculling race between Hamm and Con-
ley and Hanlan and Lee
A seaman on he'Swedish bark Caroline, at
anchor in the stream, fell from yard into the
water Saturday morning He was rescued
with some difficulty by the boat OF boarding
officer Wells.
The oral examinations OF the medical appli-
cants at Bowdoin College, for degree, will be
held Monday and Tuesday OF this week, and
| the graduating exercises will take place on
Wednesday morning in Memorial Hall, the
closing address to be delivered by Hon. Charlie
| f. Libby
"Dick," the pet Of the Merchants' Exchange
Hotel, is among the missing. "Dick" was
only pointer pup, but he licked his way into
the favor Of all the people of the house. A
liberal reward is offered for his return.
Members of the Brown Light Artillery will
report at their armory this evening at o'clock
to act on matters connected with MemoriaE
Day. All property belonging to the State
should be returned on or before this evening