The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-26
Brief lettings.

Deaths in the city last week IS.
Value of foreign exports last week $780,, 1885,
So including $40 ,040 feet eff lumber.
Arrests for the week I'll drunk 10.
The new grand lodge Knights of the Golden
Gross will be instituted at Casco Bay Citadel
by the officers of the Supreme Lodge, U. S., to-
morrow.
Casco No. had clam supper Saturday
night. Ex-Mayor Wescott and committee on
fire department participated.
Hartland Lodge, Odd Fellows, will be insti-
tuted by the grand officers at Hartland
Wednesday.
Mr.. Geo. Humphrey has made table of
851 pieces of wood, containing 1876 varieties. 1t
will be exhibited at Batchelder's, Congress
near Exchange street.
The Good Templars Of North Windham and
vicinity will give grand reception to Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Mann next Friday evening in the
hall. Good speakers will be present.
The date of the ball to be given by the High
School Cadets, in aid Of the Longfelow statu
fund, has been changed to Monday evening"
March 18th.
By the resumption of the Washington fast
mail from Boston letters mailed in Washing
the following day, or "A hours earlier than
usual.
They are doing big business at Topsham
in cutting pines for the Portland Star Match
Company. The pines are ut on the land
owned by William and Obed Merrill.
Mr.. William Goodwin for eleven years
Waterman on the steamer City of Richmond,
has given up the position on account of ill
health. He owns a fine farm in Presque Isle.
A telegraph station has been established at
Hiram B. & S. r. r. 1t will be in working
condition in a few days with Mrs. j. Alfred
Vining operator.
In Massachusetts, there is one divorce to 81
marriages; in Vermont, New Hampshire and
Connecticut about one to IA; in Rhode Island
one to y; in Maine one to s.
A citizens caucus to nominate Deering town
officers has been called for next Wednesday
evening at 7.30 o'clock at Lewis Hail. Wood
ford's Corner.
Several CT the city churches will omit their
prayer meetings tomorrow evening on account
OF the Longfellow concert.
Longfellow exercises will be held in the
Waldoboro schools tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. Charles II. Kimball has completed
plans for a handsome church to be built at
Kezar Falls.
The young peoples union prayer meeting
will be held in the vestry of the Free st.
Baptist church this evening at IL O'Clock. A
praise service will be held fifteen minutes pre-
vious to the general meeting.
We have received from w. E. Chandler
1.-THE Newport" arranged for the piano by
Prof. Ryser, pianist for Gilbert's Dancing
Academy
Supt. E. B. Hodge has recently received and
placed in the trays at the state fsh-hatching
house at Plymouth, N H., 10000 eggs of the
landlocked Schoodc salmon, from Grand Lake
stream, and 100000 eggs OF the Penobscot sal
mon, from the Penobscot salmon breeding
establishment, Backsport.
Snow began to fall about O'Clock Sunday
morning, and about two inches fell. At a.
m. driving rain set in, and made bad walk
ing. The mercury roSe to $50, wind southwest.
The Public Library has addod to its valuable
collection the Royal Agricultural Society's
Journal of London, nearly fifty volumes, al
the remarkably low Price of $780, This work i
called the worlds standard on agricultural
matters.
The monthly social gathering of the Second
Parish will be held in the vestry this evening
Rev. Mr.. Stanton will be present. Strangers
win be especially welcome,