The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-10-08

Brief lettings.
There were 13 deaths recorded in Portland
last week.
The new Silsby fire engine is ex pected to
arrive this week.
Chambers orchestra furnished music for
private party at Bangor Friday evening
The arrests for last week number 49, of
which 20 were for drunkenness
Gen. j. j. Lynch is rapidly recovering and
Is now able to sit up short time every day.
Mr.. Robinson, of the City HOTEL has reitted
his house in handsome shape.
Lgonia Lodge will celebrate its 10th ami
versary Nov 21st.
a. A. Strout, Esq, is counsel for the plain
tilt in the Richardson dam case at Auburn.
Capt. Samuel Watts and wife, of Thomaston,
were at the Falmouth Hotel Saturday
Stockbridge will give out the numbers for
the Stoddard lecture course at O'Clock this
morning.
Mr.. s. Fl. Colesworthy, Jr., is erecting a con
ysnient two-story double tenement dwelling
house on Newbury street, near India
Saturday morning man named Rivers, was
arraigned before Judge Ray at Saccarappa for
ARRAY and fired Slab.
Mr.. M. s. Gibson, of the Preble House, and
family, returned from their Canadian trip
Saturday
The price of course tickets for reserved seats
at the Harry W. French lectures has been re-
duced for the rest of the course.
The Children's Progressive Lyceum will
meet at Good Templar Hall each Sunday at
1.30 o'clock.
1t is said the Horse Railroad Company will
take off the bob-tail cars and substitute double
endsrs.
Mrs. Lydia P. Proctor, whose death in Pea
body, Mass, is elsewhere recorded, was the
mother of Mrs James p Baxter of this city.
The total value of foreign exports for the
past week was $9,379.24, including 1877 ,55S feet
Of lumber, board measure.
Quinn & Co. have secured the contract for
heating the Catholic Orphan Asylum on Free
street by steam. Smith & Abbott will do the
piping.
The Express has been hauled off and will
be fitted up for winter towing. The Minnehaha
has been fitted up and will commence running
to-day on her winter time table.
Mr.. Frank Perthra, employed on the Port
land and Rochester railroad, had his left hand
badly mangled while Stacking cars at the
Portland station Friday morning.
Skating Kinks are all the rage. Cape Eliza
beth will have one at the Town Hall, Sacca-
Kappa will have one on Depot street, and one
will be opened at Woodford's Wednesday.
The Portland Water Company have laid
their pipes through most of the principal
streets, at Deering, where lodges made it posi-
BILE, so that now large part of the residents
can take the water.
Capt John Waterhouse of Cape Elizabeth,
formerly Of the ship st. John Smith, will COM
mand the new ship to be launched the coming
week from Goss & Sawyer's yard in Bath, of
about 2200 ton.
Ivy Lodge, No. 5, d. of R., of this city have
accepted an invitation to visit Saco Lodge, No.
2, d. of B., next Saturday evening, and will
leave the Boston and Maine depot by special
train al 7.30 p. m.
The Cadets have voted to extend an invita-
ton TO the Charlestown Mass, Cadets to visit
this city Dec 9th, on the occasion of the Cadets
annual drill and ball. A handsome mirror has
just been placed in the Cadets armory.
City Hall and the corridors and stair-ways
will be lighted with the electric arc lights. The
wires are now being run and before the end of
the week the circuits will be completed and
the lamps lighted.
John A. Kenneday said: st am wanted In
Boston BY party there, and I dent exactly
know what for, but believe double-scull
race is proposed. shall go to Boston and find
out all about 1t by the last of next week"
There is q report that during the heavy
squAll last Thursday, two masted boat was
seen just opposite Cow Island, in the bay, and
was suddenly lost sight of. But il any boat
had been capsized it is probable she would
have been reported missing before now.
In the annual competition of the Boston
Press Rifle Association at Walnut Hill Friday
Frank W. Scott of this city, in the team match,
ten rounds per man, at 200 yards scored 3S and
was second best. He was first in the individ-
ual match, scoring 80 out of possible 50, at
200 yards.
Otis T., record 2 49, owned by J. Fl. Sawyer
of Portland, was killed at Monroe, Me-, recent
ly. He was being driven on the track, and
eollided with team coming in the opposite
direction, the shaft of the colliding team pierre
ing his breast, killing him instantly. He was
valued at $500.
Mr.. A. M. Sawyer, of the P. S. P. G. A.,
was called to Scarbero Saturday to look after
one John Il. Tenn, who it was said, was NAL
treating his horses and cattle by compelling
them to remain in barn just ready to tumble
down and which exposed them to all inclemen-
cies of the weather. The man promised to
provide suitable shelter and Mr.. Sawyer let
him off.
The Society of Art.
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