The Portland daily press., 1884-01-28
RrieY I0ffings.

Bright yesterday and pleasant. Mercury lao
a. a ~, 21o ut neon, 1So at sunset wind
| north.
The Minnehaha has resumed her trips to
| the islands in place Of the Gazelle.
Yesterday was Chinese New Year. and Sam
Lee gave a party to all tho Cinnamon in town.
There are 1910 members Of the Citizens Re-
lief. aud two death claims were paid last week.
New lodges of Knights If Pythias will be
Instituted this week at Caribou and Calais.
Mr. PEBBLE Davis had nice roast of beef
stolen from his cellar hallway Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ S. Gibson, of the Preble
House. will soon visit Florida.
MIR. George l.. Warren and Mr.. Kimball
leave for Denver, COL, on u visit today.
The value of foreign exports last week was
| $545, 1880
The Boston boats are now making their reg
ular trips
Mr.. Geor4e S. Hunt sailed from New Yo,k
Saturday, On business trip to Cuba.
Gen. Francis Fessenden wos entertained 1T
the dinner of the Beacon Club in Boston SAT-
| urday.
Alderman Rdeout of Cambridge, Mass.
visit Portland Saturday, and Marshal An
drews showed him the city
The reunion OF the Westhrook alumni will
| take place at The Falmouth Hotel February
18th instead of the I'D.
Dr. Sarah e. Pslmers first lecture at High
street church will have for subject "Hemor-
rhsge and General Dislocations'
The annual meeting of the Societv of Art
will be held at their rooms in Motley Block,
"Wednesday afternoon.
Messrs. Elwell and Pickard of the Trans-
script have presented the social ibrary st
Westhrook with a set of books.
The numb Der of arresta last week was IS, of
which 10 were for drunkenness, and 10 tramps
were lodged at the station.
Hereafter standard time will be- struck in
the receiving department of the Western I'M
ion Office on Exchange street.
The first number Of the Headlight the
Greenbsek paper, Rev. w. It. Eaton editor,
was published Saturday.
The poles for the elsctrio lights were put up
in Mr. Albert Marwick's new skating rink
Saturday.
sleigh was upset corner OF Free aud Gen.
eress streets Saturday, and lady thrown cut
but she was not injured.
II was Officer F,ckett's daughter who was
injured Friday night by sleigh running into
her, and her spine was injured.
Capt. John M. Besl had masquerade sur
prise party at his residence on High street the
other evening
hog was recently slaughtered at the Ma.
rine Hospital piggery which dressed $40
pounds.
The Portland High School 'S4 socia5le occars
at Gilbeit's Hall tomorrow evening. Ex-msm-
beers will take notice.
Maicr John M. Gould is writing book on
personal recollections of the war and has $500
sketches OF those who took part with whom he
became acquainted.
The freight train No. IL over the Grand
Trunk, due here at 90 p. M Friday, was de-
layed some ii me by leaving the iron at Locke's
Mills.
Professor Packard of Bowdoin College will
lecture on John Hampdsn H." in the hail of
the Y. M. G. A. at O'clock. Members of the
association will be admit ed free of charge
NJ ssrs. Ford & Rich have issued sheet
called the New Cssco Gossip, to be sold fer
the benefit of the New Casco Village Improve
ment Society in their work of raising funds to
Next Thursday afternoon aud evening the
Samaritan Association will give fair and
promenade concert at City Hall. with music
by Chandler. Refreshments for the tables are
solicited
Mrs. g. d. Erskine OF India street slipped
on the ice on Howard street, Friday evening.
and was badly bruised, and Mr.. E. @. Shaw,
OF Shaw, Son & Hawkes., fell on the ice and
received bad blow on the head
There we're y deaths reported in Portland
last week: Two each from consumption and
cancer, and one each from pneumonia, blood
poison. kidney disease, apoplexy. brain fever,
congestion, accidental, and unknown.
MIA. a. AnDesley, II. b. NJ consul for
Porland. requests the cooperation of the
Portland Board of Trade in making the Inter-
national Health Exhibition, whics will be-
held in London next May, a success.
A kerosene lamp exploded in the Eagle
House Saturday, and Mr.. Joseph Randall,
With great presence of mind, threw the lamp
out OF the window before any damage was
DONE
At their business meeting, after their sup
per at the Falmouth Hotel Saturday, the
Portland Board of Underwriters voted that
all insured parties should notify them if they
placed electric lights on their premises.
The Ontario of the Dominion Line, from
Liverpool via Halifax, is due Wednesday, and
the Partisan of the Allan Line, is now duo at
Hslifax. The Dominion. on her last trip OUT
lost one bullock and Eve sheep.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Coyle, Jr., were kindly
remembered by friends on their twentieth
wedding anniversary Friday. The Boston
Steam Packet Company employees sent an eIe-
CANT French clock and the State street choir
dropped in and sang delightfully."-.
Bosworth Post will unite with Shepley
Camp. S. of ", in celebrating the latter's
first anniversary Wednesday evening. The
Post will visit Custer Post of Lewiston Mon
day, February 4th. The Soldiers aud Sailors
Association has accepted the ordnance pre-
sentad to the Post.
Thieves have recently stolen the mornings,
and kedga anchor from the wreck of the
schooner Etna. The fellows ars known and
will probably be arrested in day OF two irtaatfs-
property is not returned Nj. H. NJ. Sargent
has the contr no remove the iron from the
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1.-THE steamer Scandinavian. Captain Park,
of the Allan Lne which sailed for Glagow,
| Saturday night, took cargo valued az $780,
900, 3l2 head Of cattle, and several passengers.
The Montreal, Captain Bonchete, of the De-
minion LIns, sailed yesterday morning and
took large cargo valued st $500, 600, besides
1858 cattle and 547 shesp.
Prof #. A. Robinson.
Prof. F. A. Robinson, died at the residence
OF the late Dr. Eliptsl Clark in Dsering,
yesterday aged 56 years.
Prof. Robinson had been gell-known ill.,
structor for the greater portion of his life For
| twenty years be was an Instructor in the Maine