The Portland daily press., 1884-06-09
Hrief .Ioffinps.

Fanny Marsh will star in magnolia"
There were 40 arrests last week, of which %
were for drunkenness.
The Arion Guitar Club will participate in
concert at Augusta next Thursday evening.
Seven new houses are in process of erection
on and Gilman streets at the West End.
The Grattan Literary Association will make
their annual excursion to Long. Island, Thurs
day.
Bishop Healy will take part in the consecra-
ton OF Bishop Bradley of Manchester, next
Wednesday.
The value of foreign exports for the past
week was $21, 1880, including 35,102 feet of
lumber.
Deputy Crowell and Officer Slower made a
seizure at the Forest City House Saturday
morning and arrested the barkeeper.
The PRESS hung out fine campaign flag
Saturday morning at $50 o'clock, bearing the
names Of Blaine and Logan.
Mr.. G. w. Foss of Minneapolis, Mimi,
formerly of Portland, has been visiting friends
in this city.
The Falmouth Hotel is being re-rooied. The
new roof will be of gravel, and the work is
under the direction of A, D. Smith.
Mr.. W. f. Stone, theapothecary, lost valu-
able horse Friday from congestion of the
heart. Mr.. Stone valued the horse at $500.
Bayard Lodge, Knights of Pythias, at Cape
Elizabeth, will have new hall in building
of their own. The officers will be publicly
installed in July.
The music at the fair Friday night was by
mistake credited to the Union Band, Ferry
Village. 1t was Merriman's Band of the same
place.
New piling are being placed under Grand
Trunk ocean shed No. 1. These piles are
coated with a composition Of tar and creosote,
which will prevent decay.
The many friends of DIR. n. N. Small will
be pleased to hear that the reports current for
the past few days of his dangerous illness are
| entirely without foundation.
Michael g. McDonough, a graduate of the
| High School, and Francis Finn of Whitefield,
will be ordained to the priesthood in this city,
| June 10th.
| Mr.. M. G. Sterling and Miss Ella f. Strout
were married Saturday morning at the resi-
dence of the brides father. Miss Strout has
been faYorite teacher in the North school for
| some years.
A Concord IN. H. special to the Journal
| says it is believed among railroad men there
that the Grand Trunk railway will soon make
an offer direct or indirect for the lease of the
| Concord railway.
The Dr. Townsend, who was convicted in
Boston last week of an attempt to blackmail,
is the same man who a few years ago was
arrested by order Of the publisher of the Sum
day Times for trying to avoid the payment of
an advertising bill.
Portland High School, class of 'S4, will dine
at the Falmouth HOTEL June 18th; the Bow
dom Freshman class July I'd the class of IA,
| July 10th; the class of 81, July 18th. The
Hartford City Guard will quarter at this
| house.
There were II deaths reported in Portland
last week, of which old age caused 3, con-
| sumption and congestion of brain each, and
cancer, rupture, accident, lung congestion,
lung trouble, spinal trouble, pneumonia, diph-
liberia, Inflammation of lungs, and infantile
one each.
Fred I. Barton, Tor many years stage man
ager for Lawrence Barrett, died at Bellows
Falls, OF consumption, Saturday morning. He
was on his way to Ticonderoga. His body will
be taken care of by Boston lodge of Elks, and
he will probably be buried in the Elks' lot at
Mt. Hope. Mr. Barton was a long time a
member of the old Portland Museum Com
pany.
Eph Morris telegraphed the Herald from
Chicago Saturday that he had mailed chal-
lenge, accompanied by money, offering to
| match John Teemer to row any man in
America sculler's race in best and best boats.
1t is very probable that the challenge will not
long remain unanswered, as Ross was about to
challenge any man in America as soon as he
had kept his engagement with Courtney.