The Portland daily press., 1883-04-14
Brief lettings.

The new Dirigo Transfer Company will 90
into operation April S0th. not April 10th.
Officer Gribben returned from Mechanic
Falls on the morning train yesterday, The
men arrested in that town bore a strong re-
semblance to Sullivan and Conroy but they
were not the parties desired.
A large painting by Lewis of Philadelphia,
entitled "View on the Susquehannah" may be
seen at Hewes' art gallery. The cloud effects
are very fine.
Rev. Mr.. Bradley of Saccarappa viii preach
at School street church, Gorham, Sunday
morning.
L. c. Cummings & Co. have bean awarded
the contract for furnishing cement for the new
Commercial street sewer Abont one thousand
barrels will be required for the work.
Mr.. Arthur Harding is renovating tbs large
shed near the end Of Custom House wharf,
and intends to open wholesale fish market
there.
Hall L. Davis has received the contract for
furnishing the city stationery lSS3-s4
Bosworth Post has sent to Boston for scenery
for Reward" soon TO be produced here.
The Water Company will lay cast iron pipes,
four times the present size, on Exchange,
Union, Cross and Commercial streets. Work
on the new conduit has recommended.
Schooners Island Queen and Lettie s. Reed,
owned by G. d. Thon-es of this city, landed
lbs barrels of mackerel at New York Thursday
the first catch made by the Portland feet.
The first salmon of the season, fine looking
fellow, was on exhibition in from. of Lom-
bard's fish store, on Congress street, yesterday,
The Pine street society is to give fair on
the afternoon and evening Of the 18TH and a
fine vocal and instrumental concert on the
evening of the 18th. Arrangements are being
made for the best time ever gotten up by this
society.
Thursday four men, members Of the Long
shoremens Association. on board the schooner
Hattie s. Williams, lying at Smiths wharf
shoveled go tons of coal in six hours
The principal street crossings were nicely
scraped and swept clean yesterday. Now let
the banks of ice be taken. out of Park street.
below Spring, where there is so much travel
and several narrow escapes have occurred
owing to the ice.
A Canadian who has gone to Dakota to set
tie chartered car of the Grand Trunk Rail-
way to go right through, paying SIG. His
farm utensils, household furniture, live stock,
and in fact all he possessed, was put into the
car, in which he made suitable partitions. He
carried food enough for his cattled for the
whole journey of twelve days.
The ladies' temperance meeting will be held
this evening at 7.3O at the Mission. All ara
invited
Cloudy and afterwards sunshine. Mercury
$40 at sunrise, $50 at noon, 49o at sunset; wind
north.
during the first snow storm Of the winter. A
day or two ago he CHANGED to see it lying in
the street just where he had dropped it.
freeman Pugsley while in the woods at
Hiram recently heard his dog bark, and on 60
ing to the spot he found him dead, and close
examination proved that he had been Rugged
to death by some wild beast, as several large
tracks were found near By broken through the
crust, it was supposed to have been bear,
from "Baston Hills" In Denmark.
The Reform Club will hold gospel temper
corner OF Temple and Congress streets, COM
mencing at o'clock.
The Saccarappa Reform Club will hold
meetings tomorrow at their hall at lO.3O O. m.
and $50 p. m.
The Cumberland Rowing Association will
give their eighth grand assembly next Thurs
day evening in Mechanics Hall. Music by
Chandler.
Deputy q. S. Marshal Marble broughtt to the
city Thursday smuggler from Newport, the
man having been guilty OF entering horses for
less than they were worth.
Rev. Prof. J. NJ. Williams will address the
boys at the Y NJ. G. A. rooms this afternoon a.
Q O'Clock. There will also be fine musical and
literary entertainment, including readings by
Mrs. s. FL. Doten. Parents are invited.
Schooner j. S.Glover of Portland was report
ed at New York Thursday with about seventy
barrels Of maokerel.
The ice in the Kennebec was all broken up
yesterday between the dam at Augusta and
the islands and. it is expected, it would all go
cut TO sea with the flood tide.