The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-09-08
Brief JOttings.

Brief JOttings.
Vote early.
1t was the hottest day yet Saturday, and
the evening was especially sultry. During the
day in places in this city the mercury touched
920, and in the evening it stood at 500 with no
breeze stirring. Yesterday the wind had got
round to the southeast and the mercury DROP
ped to $50.
Remember that vote for Robbie is a vote for
Blaine.
The new rubber coats have arrived for the
Fire Department.
Examine your ticket carefully today and see
that it is straight.
Nos. and of the Grand Trunk sheds are
being repaired and replanked
The polls will open at 10 a. M, and close at
p. m. Get in your vote early.
The Portland Railroad Company will have
six new close and four new open cars
The number of arrests last week was 46, of
which % were for drunkenness.
Let every Republican see that he casts his
vote today.
Judge j. NJ. Shaw and family, of Minneapc-
lis, have been in town visiting friends
The steamer now being built at Bath, COM
panion to the State of Maine will cost $780,
600.
The iridium, or three days service, at the
Catholic cathedral and st. Dominick's church,
will close today.
Look out today for tricks on the part of the
enemy. There will be numberless split tickets
offered
The third annual session of the Patriotic
Order Sons of America will be held in this
city tomorrow. beginning at 10 o'clock.
Steamers Gordon and Fannie G. will accom-
modate the Republican fishermen today, and
the Express the Democratic.
Be sure and see that your ticket bears the
name OF Thomas B. Reed for Representative to
Congress.
Quite number of the city clergymsn yester-
day preached in favor of the passage of the
Constitutional Amendment.
The total value of foreign exports the past
week was 1924 ,95807, including 1,345, 7O6 feet Of
lumber.
Sheriff True has been reliable and efficient
sheriff. See that no stickers for Sawyer are
pasted over his name;on your ticket.
Officer McGrath arrested Michael Riley, Sat-
urdsy, for the larceny of fifty pounds of cart
ridges from the armories in old City Hall.
The holder of ticket 500 drew the gold watch
and the holder of ticket 900 the valuable cham
Der set at the Catholic Orphan Asylum picnic.
The Unitarian "Women's Auxiliary" will
meet this (Monday) afternoon at four o'clock
in the fraternity rooms, Nos. and Free
street.
Every device will be attempted by the enemy
to substitute on Republican votes the name Of
Cleaves for Reed for Congress. Inspect your
ticket carefully
The Island Daily stopped publication Satur.
day, as the season has closed. 1t was we'll con-
Quoted and successful. Wright's band sere-
naded the publishers.
Steamer City of Richmond will be taken off
the Bar Harbor route today, and will take the
Lewiston's place on the Mt. Desert and Ma
chias route tomorrow night.
We would call attention to the change of
time of running trains on the Grand Trunk
and Boston & Maine roads today mentioned in
our advertising columns.
The Eastern Railro sd on Tuesday next gives
its patrons from Lynn, Salem, Ipswich and
Newburyport the benefit of cheap excursion
to Bar Harbor and return.
The Democratic torchlight procession Satur-
day night was quite brilliant affair." There
were 400 torches in line; the route was long,
and enlivened with fireworks and colored
fires.
The showing made by Sheriff True's depu-
ties of the seizures made by them, and publish
I'd in the Press, has never been disproved. If
you wish the liquor law enforced vote for True
for sheriff.
Let every Republican do his duty today.
Remember that it is the aggregation of indi-
vidual votes which rolls up the majority that
gives stimulus TO Republicans in doubtful
States.
Mr.. A. M. Sawyer arrested man for fast
driving and cruelty to his horse yesterday, and
will put him before the court today. The man
was from the country and his name is not
recorded.
The latest arrivals at the Falmouth include
Hon. j. g. Burrows, Michigan; j. T. Sutton,
New York; M. Seaman, Montreal; j. F. john
son, Boston; W. A. Brooks, Jr., Boston; A. FL.
Keith, Vermont
Young men who throw their first vote to-
day should heed Garfeld's words and "pitch
their tent with the living, not with the dead"
Twenty-three vessels brought 5,490 barrels OF
mackerel to Portland last week. The total
amount of mackerel brought to this port this
season from June 23d was 63,S79 barrels. Last
seasons catch didn't exceed 10000 barrels.
By the upsetting of kerosene lamp in the
second story of the house corner of Spruce and
Bracket streets, Saturday night, some slight
damage was done to the furniture of the room,
and one of the occupants, Miss Titcomb, was
badly burned.
There were 16 deaths In Portland last week.
Cholera infantum caused deaths; old age
caused deaths; consumption caused deaths;
hemorrhage, liver complaint, childbirth,
shooting, cancer and infantile disease caused
one death each.
Remember and pay no attention today to
what you read in the Argus, or what stories
may be told you to induce you to vote the
Democratic ticket or to vote for any of the op-
position candidates. The stories will be cam
paign lies to influence votes.
Over five hundred reporters have been ap-
pointed by the secretary of the State Constitu-
tional Amendment Campaign Committee
Rev. Mr.. Munson, to send the result of the
vote to 513 Exchange street. His office will be
kept open all night.
Mr.. Morrison, and his wife Mrs. Jennie
King Morrison, the vocalist of this city, had a
narrow escape from being blown away on Mt
Washington Thursday evening. The wind
blew at the rate of sixty miles an hour and
great care had to be taken to prevent the light
carriage from being blown off the mountain.
The election OF Sawyer will be q great
triumph for the liquor dealers. They are all
at work for him. One of their expedients is
to encourage prohibitionists to vote for Chap
man, knowing that vote for him is about as
good for them as vote for Sawyer.
The City Vote of 1852.
Following is the governor vote of the city