The Portland daily press., 1883-06-04
Brief lettings.


Teachers meeting this evening.
Arrests last week, 46; drunkenness, 81.
The Portland Company, Saturday, sent two
more locomotives to the Northern Pacific.
Penobscot salmon, bluefsh, peaches and
cherries were in the market Saturday night.
The Grattan Literary Society meet Tuesday
evening, the last meeting for the season
The Postal Department will furnish new
locks and keys for postal bags and pouches.
The City of Portland is being renovated and
will 60 on her line July 1st
There were 45 dog licenses taken ont during
the month Of May.
Value of foreign exports lost week, $685.
42746; including 943,111 feet of lumber.
Saturday, E. o. Bailey & Co. sold the
Moody F. Walker property. at Stevens Plains,
to A. d. Morse of Portland for s2735.
The Grand Trunk ocean shed wharves Nos.
l and are being repaired and new piling will
be put it.
Ross is not in the least discouraged by Ken
nedy's defeat. He has brought his shell with
him and stored it at the Union boathouse.
The Continental Guards, on their visit to
the Brown Light Artillery, June Goth, will
number 76 men.
Bright, yesterday. with strong southwest
wind. ! Mercury go at a. M, $50 at mon,
$50 at sunset.
Schooner James Beckwith arrived Saturday
with $500 live Holsters, and schooner Ocean
Bird cleared for Lockport, N. s., with clam
bait valued at ABB.
The credit for the handsome appearance Of
the City Government rooms should be given
ubn hac ha ifx Pui1dfuO
under his charge as Mayor.
VIM. G.. Davis, Esq, has made the North
Congregational Society at Cape Elizabeth a
very acceptable present He has given them
a lot of land near the schoolhouse with the
understanding that they erect chapel thereon
Forepaugh's advertising Car arrived in the
city on the Taste m railroad, Saturday even
ling, and fifteen members of the advertising
brigade are quartered at the United States
Hotel
The reference book Of the Odd Fellows of
Portland will be issued from the press of
Charles Paine today. 1t contains ninety two
pages, and gives the name, occupation and
date of admission of every member of the six
lodges in Portland
The Dominion Manager of Railways has
granted free passes to the Maine Press Asso-
citation over the lntercoionial and will furnish
an official to accompany the excursion from
st. John to Halifax, and the Annapolis Line
grant passes from Disby to st. John. The
excursion will start July 6.b.
Winslow's Boston roller skating rink closed
Saturday evening, after a most successful
season. The friends OF Prof. L. George La
lime, in recognition of his uniform courtesy
aud attention, have presented him with a
purse of 500.
A camp of the Order of the Golden Cross
was instituted at Knightville last Thursday
evening. Eighteen charter members were
initiated. Tho meeting adjourned over to
Wednesday evening, when the camp will or
ganize by election of officers.
AS carriage in which were an old gentle
man and his son. was turning the corner Of
Exchange and Middle street, Saturday after
noon, 1t was run into by hack and both &C.
cupants thrown out. They were not much in
iured bat the harness and carriage were
;. wrecked.
A. the Infantry anniversary, Wednesday,
the company will shoot for the badges at the
Fort Preble range. Chandler's Band will fur
nish music at the banquet and military guests
are requested to appear there in uniform. Hon
orary members are invited to go with the ac-
tive company to the Fort range TO participate
in the shoot. prize of a silver cup Will Dc
offered for the honorary member making the
hest shot.