The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-01-01
Brief Jottinrs.
A Happy New Year to all,

A Happy New Year to all,
Warm yesterday. Cloudy in morning but
cleared at noon. Mercury $50 at noon; wind
west.
Officer McGillicuddy, who is on trial in Lew
iston for drunkenness on the occasion of the
Portland police ball, did not return to Lewiston
the night of the ball but the next night. The
inference, therefore, which would naturally be
drawn from the statement in Saturday issue,
that he was drunk at the ball because he was
drunk a few hours later on his arrival in Lew
iston, is unwarranted.
The police seized nine and half barrels of
beer Saturday at the Eastern Railroad station,
and four barrels on Center street,
Mr.. Harry 7. Walker, manager of the Tuck
er Printing House, was presented BY the en-
ployes Saturday night with an elegant gold.
headed ebony cane.
st. Alban Commanders public installation
OF officers will take place Thursday. There
will be banquet and Chambers Band will be
Present.
There were twelve deaths the last week in
Portland.
Value OF foreign exports last week $780,, 1853 "a,
including 362. 351 feet lumber.
Capt. B. j. Willard, stevedore for the Do
minion Steamship Company, loaded 1926 tons
of cargo in the steamship Sarnia, being the
largest taken from this port.
A banquet hall is to be fitted up in Pythian
Hall.
Mr.. Henry Turner, of Turner Bros, had his
sleigh taken from in front of his store Satur-
day night.
SheriH True at IL o'clock last night took
possession of the Jail. Mr.. Norman True, son
OF the sheriff, succeeds Mr.. Bliss Walker as
turnkey. Mr.. Herbert Mari remains as night
Waterman.
Mayor Libby has received from Mr.. Stewart,
manager of the Allan line, $202.50, pro-
ceeds of the exhibition of the Partisan, which
the mayor has acknowledged and will present
to the Maine General Hospital for a free bed.
The extra steamers ordered put on the Allan
line will make weekly service between Port
land and Liverpool for some time.
Miss Fannie Smith, of Roxbury, Mass, took
the first prize of $50, Mrs b. P. McAllister, of
Deering, the second prize of $50, and Miss
Susie M. Adams, of Deering, the third prize of
$2O for Owen, Moore g. Co.'s prize albums.
The committee were Ell. B. Brown, w. s. Low
ell and II. W. Shaylor
The Portland Company will deliver five
more locomotives to the Northern Pacific road
In January. They have filled an order for 100
fiat cars for the Maine Central, and are work
ing on another 100.
Saturday f. o. Bailey & Co. sold the build
ing and lot No. 1863 Federal street to s. H.
Colesworthy Jr., for $3.50.
The Presumpscot Iron Company's works have
hoa nl1o l. e. -.rr-A
again Tomorrow.
The Portland Rochester Railroad has just
put two Arnoux electric lights into their yard,
one at the foot of Preble and the other at the
foot of Elm street.
A large delegation of the Mechanic Blues
will attend the Biddeford Light Infantry ball
Friday evening
The Portland Light Infantry party will be
given tonight.
The crew of the Lillian, after the vessel
hauled into the stream Saturday, refused to do
duty unless the mate was discharged
Wednesday, Raglan will lecture on "Flor-
ence and Pisa in the Stockbridge course, and
the Temple Quartette will sing.
Calendars have been received from Loring,
Short & Harmon.
The pupils of Mr.. G. B. yarney presented
him for Christmas gift handsome edition of
Picturesque Europe and America. The Uni
versalist Sabbath school at Deering remem-
bered Mr.. Varney by giving him fine picture
Remembar that the Vaughan street parish
will open their new chapel to-day at p. M
This is a free chapel. All are invited
Several of Sheriff Sawyer's deputies ap-
peared at the Jail Saturday night and present
ed him with handsome Knights Templar
charm, and Mrs. Sawyer with an elegant gold
band ring.
Among the more valuable presents at Browns
Hill NJ E. church Christmas, was a silver
tea urn for Mrs. Pendexter. Rev. Mr. PEN
dexter received purse containing eight dol
lars, Mrs. L. I. Reynolds silver tea urn, Mrs.
Cash, teacher of the infant class, set of silver
knives and forks and, in fact all were remem-
bered.
Mr.. Chas Ballard and family, of Cape Eliz-
abeth, have for long time been annoyed by
bees inside and outside the house. Christmas
day Mr.. Ballard discovered large hive in the
coving of the house. The bees had entered
through knot hole in the plancer and had
built and filled their cells with some ten pounds
of honey.
There will be no meeting of the Society of
Natural History this evening.
W. G. Osborne's summer residence on An
thoine street, Knightville, was entered by
burglars last week and thoroughly ransacked.
Nothing has been missed from the house yet.