The Portland daily press., 1884-05-12

| Mrs. L. Moore of Stevens Plains scaded an
arm badly the other day
Grand Lodge, Knights OF Psthias, will meet
in Portland, May 21st.
Gen. Francis Fessenden and Mrs. Fessenden
are at the Falmouth Hotel
Hon. L. d. M. Sweat returned from Wash
ington Saturday.
Messrs. Barrows and Moulton will publish
the afternoon Island Daily the coming summer.
Inc Plymouth Society will decide tonight
whether to sell their church to the Cascc
Street Society.
Inc machinery and motive power for the
reform School workshops, has arrived and
been placed in position.
Mr.. William Hoyle, celebrated English
statistician and temperance reformer, is visit
ing Gen. Neal Dow.
The value OF foreign exports for the past
week was $15,9329S, Including 934, 05s feet of
lumber
There were AZ arrests last week, of which II
were for drunkenness, and 10 tramps were
lodged at the station
The Kennebunk Star names Gen. S. j. An
derson as the Democratic candidate for Con-
gress from the First District.
Mr.. W. II. Mcdonald, of the United States
Hotel. is attending the Hotel Mems Conyen-
ton at ST. Louis.
John o. Winship, formerly of Portland. will
deliver the Memorial Day grafton at Cleve-
land, o.
The earnings of the Grand frank for lset
week we're $2S,S97 less than for the same week
last year
punch of keys may be found at this count
ing room which were picked up on the corner
OF Tolman Place and Congress street.
The Kennebec Reporter is publishing a
series of historical papers on Gardiner written
by Mr. W. 81. Smith Of this city.
The Yacht Club will go on its annual cruise.
probably to Wiscafset leaving here May 10Th
aud returning June 1st
Yesterday forenoon, dog supposed to be
mad. frightened number of people on Con-
street, but he was killed by ths police.
Casco No. has received handsome pair of
dirple-eray horses, aud No will have new
hose wagon.
1t is thought the new Grand Army Post to
be mustered in tonight by Inspector Foster.
will be named Thatcher Post in honor of the
late Admiral Thatcher.
petition is circulating here, offered by
friend of Judge Carpenter of New Hampshire.
ASKING Tor the appointment of the latter as
Judge of the Circuit Court.
Drs small, Gordon and T. A. Foster are in
attendance on the National Medical Associa-
ton meeting at Washington. DIR. Small, gho
has been sick, is improving.
The Lewiston police say man left Port
land Tor that city by the midnight train Thurs-
day, with quantity of spurious half dollars.
He had passed some dollars like them in Port.
land.
The Indian Missionary Box will be packed
at Friends church this afternoon. Those who
have articles which they intend to send in
this box are requested to have them at the
church by 2S0 O'Clock.
Hon. Bion Bradbury in letter to the Bos-
ton Post, opposes the constitutional prohibitory
amendmest on the ground that it is a political
move, unnecessary, mischievous and revolu-
tionary in character.
There were II deaths reported in Portland
last week, OF which consumption caused s.,
pneumonia and lung fever 2 each, old age.
paralysis, dropsy, scarler fever and burned
each.
Among the arrivals at the United States
Hotel yesterday were the New England Con-
cert Company and part of the Romany Rive
company, and the rest of the latter troupe
went to the Falmouth Hotel.
The cattle at Deerng and Falmouth afflicted
with the foot and mouth disease-except Mr..
Smiths, which will be this week-have been
released from quarantine. the infected hay
destroyed, and the roads opened for travel.
Edward Allen, employed by Webb & Saw
yer, has invented heel machine, which picks
up and nails the lifts automatically, and has
sold his interest for $1,000 to the Mckay As
ISOLATION.
At birthday party given by Miss Flora
Hamilton, Friday evening, Miss Ada Marsh.
organlst OF the Congress street church, who
Will remove to Minnesota, was presented with
beautiful pearl ring.
circular, issued by the Fish Exchange
says no fresh fish will be purchased here this
Summer unless they are cleaned, heads cut off.
fish Quilted and gilled. This is the Boston Gus
tom.
Mr.. Eugene Goodwin caught three trout at
Sebago Saturday, which weighed SO pounds.
and two school teachers brought down eight
out OF twelve ducks at Richmonds Island, BY
one discharge of their guns.
A diver, at work on the wrecked schooner
Etna, near Cape Cottage, had narrow escape
Saturday. An iron rail belonging to tho cargo
slipped and fell, grazing his head and TAX
ing off piece OF. his armor.
horse attached to blackboard, on which
Mr.. aud Mrs.. Fred Tarbox were riding. ran
away on Federal street Saturday, and
near Market Square. the carriage struck a
sign-post, throwing out Mr.. and Mrs. Tarbox,
bruising them and smashing the blackboard.
Mrs Charlotte Hale Perley, widow of the
late Major Thomas Perley of Naples, who died
at Waterford May 4th aged 80 years, taught
private school in this city from 1921 to 1924,
and the first female grammar school, located
on the corner of Spring and State streets for
eight years.