The Portland daily press., 1884-03-10
Rrief .Ioffings.

Clouds, snow and sunshine yesterday. Mer-
curry 800 at noon; wind East.
Mr.. Charles Fessenden is improving rapidly.
DR.. T. Fl. Hays of the Hospital Service has
gone to Baltimore on a visit.
Mr.. Samuel league will put new gate in
the Dry Dock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Croker have gone to
Florida.
Mr.. Rufus Lamsen has purchased tract of
land in Florida.
Mr.. f. G. Patterson is revisiting his old
home in Portland.
The value Of our foreign exports last week
was $474O7915.
Bishop Healey has gone to California instead
of Florida.
The number of arrests the past week was
43, of which 80 we're for drunkenness.
Rain and snow, mixed, commenced falling
last evening.
Mir. f. o. Beal has sold his valuable chestnut
gelding Frank to Judge Enoch knight, of
Portland.
The Dallas left for the mouth OF the Saco
river yesterday to assist coal laden schooner
which was near the shore.
The Lenten Mission will commence at the
Catholic Cathedral and st. Dominic's, March
22d.
About fifty rev members will probably he
added to the Union Rowing Association st the
next meeting.
the Sons of Veterans will give grand sociable
tomorrow evening.
rumor was current last night that vessel
was ashore off the Cape Light but our re-
porter was unable to learn any particulars
Messrs. f. & 9. B. Nash will erect several
tenement houses on their new land purchase
on Prospect street.
The trustees of the State Fair will hold
meeting at the secretary's office in this city,
March 18TH
The committee of Pine Tree LODGE No. II
K. of p, have postponed their entertainment
and supper to Friday evening. March 21st
Mr. E. II. Carr, cook on the Iris, fell on
Middle street, Saturday night, and broke one
leg near the ankle joint.
Mr.. W. Fl. Mcdonald, of the United States
Hotel. collected purse of $40 and basket
of groceries for Mrs. Eaton, who was lately
injured by falling in front of his holel.
The sleigh ride of the Mutual Union en-
ployes, with the supper, at the Highland
House, saccarappa, Friday night, was de-
lighttul affair.
A Frenchman at work in the Westbrook
Manufacturing Co.'s mill had a finger caught
in the machinery, and the whole finger, with
the cords pulled out.
The Brown Light Artillery will reotganize
Wednesday evening, select new name il
advisable, choose new commissioned officers,
and discharge delinquents.
The bodies OF Boyce and Sweeney, killed in
the explosion at Bryant's Pond. we're brought
to Portland, Saturday, and taken in charge by
Jeffords & Maggie, undertakes.
DR.. Morris Spofford of Groveland, Mass, is
dead at the age OF "a years months. He was
a graduate of Bowdoin College, and practiced
his profession % years.
There was an interesting meeting held at
the Abyssinian church, under the auspices of
the Woman's Temperance Union, last night,
when ex-Gov. Perham and Mrs. L. NJ N.
Stevens spoke with much force and effect.
There were 10 deaths recorded in the city
the past week: from consumption, Q old
age, and one each from pneumonia, paralysis,
lung disease, rheumatic fever, heart disease,
and childbirth.
Mrs. Emma Kicker, wife of Mr.. George E.
Kicker, conductor on the Boston & Maine
railroad, slipped on the ice near --.sidences
in Lawrence, Saturday, and broke her left arm
in three places.
The Quebec Of the Dominion Line will be
due at Halifax tomorrow, aud the Peruvian
of the Allan Line to-day. The Scandinavian
is loading for Glasgow, and the Austrian, now
on the way here, will be the last Glasgow
steamer of the season.
Mr. F. W. Fairbanks of Gorham, one of the
survivors Of the wrecked steamer City of
Columbus, will relate his thrilling experience,
10 the vestry of Congress street NJ. E. church
this evening at 7.30 o'clock. For particulars
see advertisement.
DR.. Cousins, the veterinary surgeon of this
city, discovered malformation in the throat
of a mare, owned by W. r. Hill of Saco, con-
sisting of perfectly formed strawberry plant
with three branches from a half inch to an
inch long, a budding strawberry and two
leaves, all of deep green color.