The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-09-30
Brief JOttings.

Regular summer weather. The mercury
indicated go at sunrise yesterday, 76o at noon,
100 at sunset; wind northwest.
The rate of taxation for Portland for the
coming year is $2.O5, against $500 last year.
Mr.. M. W. Higgins OF the Argus is taking a
well earned vacation.
A man had narrow escape from being run
over on Commercial street yesterday morn
ing.
There was an immense feet of herring and
mackerel vessels in the harbor yesterday morn
ing, loaded with fish.
A large party went on the excursion to the
White Mountains over the Ogdensburg yester-
day.
The corn factory at Cumberland closed last
Thursday after good run of twenty days.
Nearly 100000 cans were put up.
The boats Of the Forest City steamboat COM
pany will run to the islands all this winter to
accommodate the public.
n. d. White, New York; o. @. CAlkins
Chicago; e. J. Clark, st. Louis are at the
Falmouth.
At meeting OF the Portland Pioneers, eight
and twelve years ago, held last night, Chas. W
Bean was elected Captain. Another meeting
will be held Thursday evening. So.
The Maine Central evening train which
during the past winter ran only to Augusta
win be continued on to WaterviiIe THIS year
during the cold season. '~9s tsef
The bed plate for the new international
steamer building at Bath was sent down from
Friday.
z Owing to the prevalence of ice in the North
Atlantic, both last year and this, 1t is re-
ported the Allan and Dominion steamship
lines win come to Portland November LIST.
The gospel meeting for young men only, to
be held at the Y. M. G. A. rooms next We'd
nesday evening at 7.30, will be conducted by
Mr.. v. r. Foss. All young men are cordially
invited to attend.
The Preble House now has, what the tsle-
phone company term, Especial line," no
other party on it. This is the first hotel in the
city having special line. Their new num-
Der is 455.A.
1t has been suggested and the suggestion
seems good one. that the Horse Railroad
company should remove the turn-table at the
corner of India and Commercial streets. The
turn-table is not needed now that the road
runs all the way round that part of the city.
The floral exhibition in Mr.. G. B. Fuller's
garden, at the head of Portland street on
Preble street, is very fine. There is beanti.
full white brumensia the only one of the kind
in the city except that owned by DR.. William
Wood.
The petition of Barring Brothers, the great
bankers of London, has been filed in the In
solvenoy Court against Sylvanus @. Blan.
chsrd of Yarmouth, representing an indebted
ness to that firm of $3.50, OOOadvanced on letters
of credit.
Gorham and Standish fair will be held al
Lake Sebago today. Tickets will be issued
over the Ogdensburg at half fare. There will
be dance In the evening, and visitors can 60
cut either on the morning or afternoon
trains.
Arcana Lodge, I. o. G. T., was instituted
june 25, 1928. The lodge gave an interesting
and attractive entertainment last evening, al
Good Templars Ball on Congress street,
which consisted of readings, music, drama,
which was followed by an excellent supper.
Messrs. Chase, Leavitt & Co. received a
cablegram from Buenos Ayres yesterday, that
the bark Anna Walsh could not be found in
that port. 1t will be remembered cablegram
received Saturday said she was strained in a
gale and would prove total loss.