The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-10
Brief Jottings-

Coid yesterday, with stiff northwest wind,
Mercury 500 at a. M, Coz at noon, 500 at sum
set.
Schools will begin to-day.
Fresh mackerel are now in the market
Deaths last week, IA.
B. B. Peck, Esq, formerly general agent for
Maine of the Mutual Benefit Insurance Com
pany, and now located in Cleveland, Ohio, is
spending few days in town.
Messrs. James III. and Henry St. John Smith
left Saturday for an extended trip over the
Northern Pacific railroad.
MISS Barton, the principal of the Portland
school for the Deaf, writes friend that she
has not yet sufficiently recovered from the
effects OF the injuries received in her recent
fall from a carriage to resume her school
duties at present. The school will therefore be
under the charge of Miss True, the first assist
anl, temporarily.
steam LAUNCH about six tons burden,
which e. B. Sargent has been building for
Fred W. Blake, will be launched probably this
week. The engine is of Mr.. Blakes own
make and the boiler is furnished by the Port
land Company.
There Will be grand excursion to Old Or
chard from Plattsburg, N Y, and Swanton
and Burlington, VT, on Tuesday Sept. 18TH
returning on the following Thursday. 1t will
come over the Portland & ogdensburg.
During the coming winter Mr.. Frost, who
was formerly steward of the Dominion line
steamer Brooklyn, will probably be superin-
tendent OF stewards on the compapy's vessels
while in this port.
Total value of foreign exports for the past
week, $14,54231, including 4SS,oC4 feet of
lumber
Mr.. Augustus r. Wright of this city has
been awarded $4,000 contract for dredging
in Boston harbor
Messrs. Wyer Greene & Co. will occupy the
store next to Rnes Brothers, in the new
Memorial Block on Congress street, as soon as
it can be fitted up, which will be probably
about the middle of next month.
To-day and Tuesday the excursion trains
from this city to Montreal and Quebec, on the
Grand Trunk railway. which leave at 8 a. M,
will be met by special trains at Richmond, so
that exenrsionists can 60 right on to Quebec as
well as Montreal without delay.
The boilers have been taken out OF the
steamer Secret, and Quinn & Co. now have
large force employed making her new ones.
The Grand Trunk railroad is putting down
side track to run along the westerly side OF
Merrill's wharf to Twitchel & Champlin's
new building
The red flag storm signaD was displayed on
the Custom House Saturday, the first time for
about three months past.
Col. j. j.. Lynch was taken suddenly i'll
at his office Friday. He went home at noon
and has been confined TO his bed ever since.
His physician says he is threatened with ty-
phoid fever.
w. F. Fuller of Phillips has recently pnr-
chased large business in Portland, says the
Phonograph. In the spring he expects to close
out and remove his family to the city.
Saturday forenoon the team of Stevens
& Co., backed off Portland Pier, splitting a load
of salt into the dock. The horse was valuable
animal and was drowned before assistance
reached him.
The Kennebec Reporter says: 1--WE shall
publish an interesting article for Pittston
readers next week, as well as many others, In
the shape of genealogy of the late Henry
Dearborn of Pittston, together with many in
settlement of that town. 1t is fro the pen of
W. Fl. Smith, Esq, of Portland, formerly a
resident of the locality of which he writes and
gentleman well qualified to treat of its early
history
Rev. Canon Reigstocke of St. John, N. B.,
is at the Falmouth Hotel
Mr.. w. A. Kimball is organising an excur-
sion at low rates 80 the Worlds fair in Boston.
Mr. Lyman B. Shehan, formerly master Of
the Centre street Grammar school, has been
engaged temporarily TO take charge of the
Butler school, in place of George H. Bliss,
and will be on hand this morning at the OPEN
ing of the school,
The Rolling Mills turned ont 936 tons of bar
iron i'll August, the largest mouths work ever
ACCOMPLISHED there. The works are running
night and day to fill orders.
Friday Mr.. C. R. Milliken says he hauled
more people down the Mt. Washington carriage
road to the Glen than ever before known in
the history of the road. There were ITO people
and SO trunks
The exports of provisions, tallow and dairy
products from Portland for the seven months
ending July 31st amounted In value to $751;
VIZ, anu ooiiiO huic, 1907 10 St0o,cOI FOr nine
months. ending same time, 1858, $50, and for
1882, S944.09O
AT the Cape and in the country districts yes
terday the farmers we're getting in the crops to
prevent the predicted frosts from touching
them.
Medical Inspector Rhodes, o. s. N, and
Ex-Governor Davis were at the Falmouth
Saturday.
Gen. Barber of Cleveland, O., was at the
United States yesterday.
There will be social gathering at the Y. M.
G. A. rooms next Wednesday evening.
The Harry w. French illustrated lectures
will begin at City Hall, Friday evening, Octo-
Der 9th Tickets with reserved seats will be
IN sale at Stockbridge's next Wednesday
morning at 8 o'clock.
Members OF the Haydn Association will
notice advertisement in another column relat-
ing 10 their rehearssls.
Postal Matters.