The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-08
Brief Jottings.

a bitter cod northwest gale ragged yesterday
with bright skies overhead. Mercury 900 at
a. ne go at noon, 900 at sunset, and mercury
falling FAST.
The Caspian, Capt. Tompson, of the Allan
cabin and 14S stesrage passengers, and a
large cargo. She left Glasgow Feb. 22d and
touched at Halifax Monday.
Mr.. Herbert Herkomer's pictures are on the
way thther.
The City Of Richmond arrived from Machias
about p. m. yesterday.
Monday afternoon the teacher of the East
Deering school, Miss Helena Richardson, was
pleasantly surprised by visit from the school
children who presented her with copies of
Longfelow's and Bryant's poems
The Maine Central is trying new system Of
heating its cars by steam from the locomotive
About week ago couple of cars on Conduc-
tor Jewett's train were fitted with it, and are
apparently giving good satisfaction. The
heat is regulated in each car by a valve mid
way in the aisle.
Rev. F. e. Clark will deliver his popular
lecture on "Pernicious Reading in Wood
ford's Congregational church tonight.
1t is rumored that the resignation of j. T.
Furber, superintendent of the Boston and
Maine Railroad, is in the hands of the direc-
tors.
The sale of reserved seats for the High
School Cadets ball will commence at Stock
bridges this morning at o'clock. The COM
mittee have reserved the two front 70 VS. in the
gallery. The price of the seats viii b. rs
cents. Those having common admission
tickets can exchange them for reserved seats
by paying % ceuts.
Rev. d. w. LeLacheur will deliver his lee
ture In the Vaughan street course, Tonight on
Glow to Climb"
Monday morning. with the mercury nearly
down to zero, snow-drops were seen to bloom
in the open air, in front of the residence of
Mr. Preble, on Congress street, place where
the spring flowers are always earliest
Mr.. FL. Moss has left at the Transcript Office
a shell weighing twelve and half pounds
which be found in some ballast on Union
wharf; the ballast came from 'the Blight" on
Munjoy, and this old shell may have been one
thrown by Mowatt's fleet when he bombarded
the town in 1875.
The Boston Journal says: Once in about
ten years Portland, Maine, tries a reform
Democratic city government. 1t never repeats
the experiment oftener than that.
In the Clerk of Courts Office in Dedham,
Mass, an attachment for $4,000 has been
filed against William S. Denny, doing business
in Boston, by the Sagadahoc National Bank of
Bath, in an action of contract.
NJ. S. Gibson, of the Preble House, is one of
the committee for the Hotel Mems Annual
Benefit Association to be held in Boston, May
18th.
Conservation meeting this afternoon (Thurs-
day. at o'clock at Friends meeting house,
Oak street. All arc invited.
The youth's gospel temperance meeting will
be held at the Mission this evening at u
o'clock. All are invited.
The Loyal Legion held regular meeting
and enjoyed supper at the Falmouth Hotel
last evening.
Prof. II. Carmichael's lecture on 'Flame"
to be given in the Y. NJ G. A. Hall tomorrow
evening will be illustrated with interesting ex-
periments.
Mr.. Coughs lecture on Personal Ex-
periences" drew splendid audience to City
Hall last night. The lecture was perfect
savings bank of anecdote.