The Portland daily press., 1884-05-05
Rrief .To,tings.

Brief JOttinRs.
Yesterday was almost a summer day. The
mercury touched 100 at noon, and there was a
strong west wind prevailing.
There has been a decrease in the Grand
Trunk receipts of $5s0,884 since January.
Miss Olive O'Brion has returned from
brief trip to the West.
The Catholic Cathedral will be open for SER
vices every evening in May.
Mr.. ?. @. Costello will take Mr.. Doty's place
as steward at the Falmouth Hotel.
The regular monthly teachers meeting will
not be held this evening
The total value of foreign exports for last
week was $194, 9S9.37, including 1,152,79 feet
of lumber.
There were 81 arrests last week, of which %
were for drunkenness, and sixteen tramps were
lodged at the station.
The deputy sheriffs seized % barrels of beer
at the Eastern railroad station Saturday morn
ing
Machigonne steamer No. has been repaired
and sixty-two foot Bangor Ladder added to
Washington No. rs truck.
The Buxton and Hollis Agricultural Society
will hold their cattle show and fair Oct. 1st,
I'd and Sd.
Prof. e. G. Taylor, the illusionist, has for
the past week been confined to his bed with
serious illness but will be out in a few days.
Mr. j. M. Carter, agent of the Union Steam
boat Company, fell ON franklin street recent
ly and broke one arm at the elbow.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Foster have return
ed from California ard Rev. T. P. Linehan
from Washington.
Mr.. Charles Perkins, of the Preble House,
will probably be clerk of the Ottawa House
this season.
The Eleanors, of the New York line, will
have new boiler July LIST, and the Emita
new propeller wheel.
Capt. G. G. Goss has inspected the Falmouth
wreck and estimates the complete loss at $780,
| 600, or $4,000 above the insurance. No at
tempt will be made to rebuild the boat.
| A pair of superb bays, with black points,
| weighing 2175 pounds, was received by W. l..
Robbins, fIom Neponset, Mass. Saturday.
A lobster trap, Is by 40 feet in size, the
largest in Maine, was launched by VIM.
Trefethen Saturday.
Grass on fire, which caught from locono-
time spark, caused some excitement bat 10
damage at Mr.. Jordan's, East Deering satur-
| day.
There were 10 deaths reported in Portland
last week. Three each were caused By brain
and heart diseases; two by burning and one
each by old age, paralysis, gangrene, dropsy
and commissions.
Judge Virgin isquite i'll with nervous pros
tration. Judge Haskell returned from Au-
burn Saturday and adjourned the Supreme
Court In consequence until Saturday next at
| 10 a. m.
On Saturday afternoon the Womans' Indian
| Association held its final meeting for the sea-
son and adjourned to the call of the secretary,
A plan was made for the continuance of the
| work during the summer months.
| A. Gregory, Superintendent of the Atlantic
& st. Lawrence division of the Grand Trunk,
has resigned, and Mr.. Robert Hay of the
Superintendent's Office at Montreal has been
appointed to the vacancy.
At the Young Mems Christian Association
entertainment to be held Wednesday evening,
there will be music by an orchestra and by St.
Luke's choir, and readings by David Moulton,
| Esq.
Mr.. Torrance, manager of the Dominion
Line, left for Montreal Saturday and Mr..
Stuart of the Allan Line will leave in day or
two. We shall gladly welcome the genial
officers of these lines back to Portland next
| season.
Messrs P. Ell. & j. M. Brown have rendered
e store under the Falmouth Hotel for general
headquarters for the Soldiers Monument Fair.
A. A. Strout. F. e. Boothby and j. F. Lis
comb have been appointed committee on trans
poration for the fair.
The sheriff's jury, in the Stetson Court fire
case, found verdict Saturday that the fire
was unquestionably of incendiary origin the
woodwork of the house having been saturated
with kerosene. The jury however did not
find any evidence justifying the implication
| of any person in the crime
| John Murphy's remains were found in a
coal bunker, on the steamer Falmouth, Satur-
day, where he was burned at the time of the
fire. Murphy was q years old and leaves a
wife and two children. Coroner Gould will
send the remains to st. John, N b. where
Murphy's family reside.