The Portland daily press., 1883-04-30
Brief Jottings.

6Tl6l JObIlQSS.
The Times yesterday gave sketch of old
Croton No 8, and list of the old officers and
members In 1s49.
Noon, bright and pleasant Saturday morn
ing, cloudy Ia afternoon. Mercury 49, at sur
rise, 52o at noon. 48s at sunset: wind south.
Grimmer's orchestra played at Old Orchard
Friday evening, at ball complimentary TO
Miss Addie Staples, given by the Ladies Art
club at Littlefeld hall.
The Eastern railroad will run excursion
trains to Boston May 8, to return May and 4,
at very low rates.
There will be an excursion to Boston over the
Boston and Maine railroad May 3, returning
May and 4. The rates are much reduced
Two.teams collided on Commercial street
Saturday forenoon, and one Of them was badly
damaged.
The game of Lacrosse between the Canadian
and Indian teams at Presumpscot Park, next
Wednesday afternoon should and will, draw
large attendance of interested spectators.
Mr. Gibson, of the Preble, is furnishing the
corridors of that hotel with new carpets OF
rich material and beautiful design.
W. 7. King, Esq, of Geo. W. True &
Co., has sold his valuable black mare at high
figure.
Number of deaths last week, 10.
Arrests last week 81; drunkenness 20.
Exports for thu past week valued at $751;
059.11, including 1896 feet Of lumber.
All the bag grain remaining on the wrecked
steamer Brooklyn-estimated at about 600 bags
was sold Saturday by f. o. Bailey & Co., at
$1.13 bag. Thomas Towle Of Portland was
the purchaser.
The Cape Elizabeth ferry house is completed
and was opened to the public Saturday even
ing It is a vast Improvement over the old one
having waiting rooms for both ladies and gen.
slemen. 1t is owned and run by Captain e.
Nichols.
A temporary embargo exists to the people o.
Ferry and Point Village as well as those living
along the water front, by the caving in of the
wall at Mill Creek bridge, the repairs on which
are now in progress.
A derrick fell from the second sorry OF ths
block corner of Middle and Market streets
Saturday afternoon and came near striking a
party of workmen on the sidewalk below.
A delegation from Bosworth Post will leave
the city at p. M. today to participate in the
installation of new Post at Bonny Eagle, re-
turning home Tuesday.
The Portland Company will ship two more
locomotives, Wednesday, to the Northern Pa
cifc railroad
Next Thursday will be Ascension Day and
the sacrament Of the confirmation will be adj
nainistered to large number Of candidates a.
the Cathedral In the forenoon and st. Domi.
MICS in the afternoon. Bishop Healy will eff
ciate.
Mr. Joel Whitney is building cottage al
Peaks Island for Dr. Torrington, and has rent
el bis handsome new cottage there to Thomas
j. Dole, of East Cambridge, Mass.
A forty hours devotion commenced at st
Dominic's yesterday morning at o'clock will
solemn high mass, and will close Tuesday
morning.
The Grattan Literary Society have engaged
Portland Theatre for May IA and Is, and will
nresent the standard Irish drama "Shaugh
raur."
Mr.. q. Fl. Cloudman has just completed al
elegant banner for Myrtle Lodge, No. 10 X. p.
of Kepnebunk. Il is OF heavy silk with ele
giant bullion fringe and cost Sl76.
The Mayor and committee on police propos'
radical change in the regulation uniform 0
the police. 1t is probable helmet similar u
those worn by the New York police Will b.
adopted, also long double breasted coats with
belt around the waist outside the coat, contain
ing socket for the billy.
Mr.. Fl. Maxwell has bought the Folsom prop
erty in Dsering for $3.50.
Don't forget the Little Woman's Fair in ali
of the soldiers monument, on May Sd and 4th
at Reception Hall.
The new steamer Sebago, now on the stock
in Master RusselPs yard viii be ready 70
Launching in about ten days. She is owned b.
7 Winslow & Co. and others, and will be com
manded by Capt. Joseph G. Clark Of Pen
broke
The concert by Grimmer's full orchestra
seventeen pieces at Casco street church Wee
nesday evening, with readings by Mrs. Mos
iy and songs by Mr.. Bowdoin, will fill til
house.
Bright but colder yesterday. Mercury
sunrise $50, 49e at noon, 4o' at sunset; win
southwest.