The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-18
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Partially clear and bright yesterday morn
ing, followed by gray skies. Mercury 2So at
a. M, 400 at noon, 39o at sunset; wind south
west.
J.A, Merrill s. Co. have put clock with a
Neutrality-suspicious. dial in their show window.
Marshal Andrews is In Boston on police mat
tiers.
The total value of foreign exports last week
was S376, 10850.
The Grand Army posts OF Saccarappa and
Buxton will attend the next regular meeting
OF Bosworth Post in this city
The paraphernala for the amplified third
will be purchased by Ivanhoe Lodge, K. of
p, for $500.
The Sarnia of the Dominion Line, Norwe-
gian and Sandman OF the Allan Line are ex.
pected this week.
There were 35 arrests last week, of which %
were for drunkenness, and IS dodgers were &C.
commodated at the station.
Mr. I. B. Aaronson will enter clothing
firm in Chicago, and Mr.. Abram Aaronson
has returned from New York.
Messrs, Charles q. S. and Thomas r. Har-
per have returned from their three months
trip TO England.
Col. A. P. Devine, Manchester, \. H., form
erly captain of the Sheridan Guards, is at the
Falmouth Hotel.
Bishop Healy preached at the conservation
OF the Catholic church in Dorchester, Mass.
yesterday.
Mr. Edward W. Shannon, who for come
time has been practicing law in Kansas City,
is making brief visit here.
Bishop Nicely delivered an admirable adj
dress to the boys OF the Y. M. G. A. Saturday
afternoon.
A wharf 200 feet long will bs built by Mr..
league in front of Mr.. A. A. Strout's summer
residence at Falmouth Forsside.
Rev. DR.. Hill will lecture this evening before
the Society of Natural History on the astro-
nomical theory of the cause of glaciers and Of
the elevation and subsistence of continents.
The adjourned meeting Of the stockholders
OF the Presumpscot Park Association will be
held this Monday afternoon at o'clock, at
the rooms Of the Commercial Club.
A pleasant way to celebrate the I'D will be
to attend the "kettledrum and dance at the
City Hall, of which the attractions are enum-
Grated in the advertisement,
There will be meeting of the managers and
visitors of the Associated Charities today at
2.3O o'clock p. M, at Reception Hall, City
Building.
The Toronto, Captain Gibson, of the DomiD.
ion Line, sailed for Liverpool yesterday morn
ing with five cabin, fifty stserage passengers
and full cargo.l
Mr.. and Mrs. Tristram White, Smith street,
were surprised by their friends the other even
ing, and collation., singing and dancing,
were enjoyed by all present.
Forty OF the employees from Hawkins shoe
store took sleigh ride to North Yarmouth.
Friday night, and had splendid hot supper
and dance.
little son of Mr.. Elias Hersey had his head
injured by coasting into a barbed fence on
Saturday, and Jumper named Larry Silk had
shoulder dislocated by a heading falling on
him.
Remember that the ladies having charge of
the fancy dress party will be at the rehearsal
in Gilbert's Hall this afternoon, prepared to
furnish tickets to those children who have
not yet procured them.
tire came off wheel on the locomotive
tender OF the Boston and Maine 800 o. M
train Friday and another locomotive had to be
sent from Portland to Pine Point to take the
train to Boston.
The Eleanora, Of the New York line, will
be taken from the route May 1st thoroughly
overhauled, receive new boilers, and be put in
frst-class condition. 1t is thought the COM
pany will not build new boat this year.
Rev. D. M and Cornelius f. Bradley ar
rived from Manchester, N. H., Saturday, with
the remains of their brother, Patrick f.
Bradley, whose body was escorted by num-
Der of friends to Cavalry Cemetery and in
tered there.
The alarm OF fire from box No. 10, Saturday
afternoon, was caused by an overheated stove
in house on Federal street owned by Mr.
Dufgin and occupied by Mrs. Tucker. A
bucket of water extinguished the flames. The
damage was trifing.
There were fifteen deaths reported in Port
land last week: two each from consumption,
heart and infsntile diseases, and one each
from disease of bowels, pneumonia, hemor-
rhage, dropsy, suicide, brain disease, Bright's
disease, diphtheria and lung fever.
Mr.. Elbridge Tobie, who died Thursday,
was member of the Common Council in 1S45
and 1848, a member OF Ancient Brothers
Lodge, I. o. o. f., and also of the Mechanics
Association and Aged Brotherhood. His fun
eral Saturday was largely attended.
Rufus McKenney and brother of Cape
Elizabeth were arrested by the police
Saturday for knocking horse belong
ing to them on the head and dumping him
into the harbor before they knew he was dead.
They will be tried this week.
George F. Gould and Edwin L. Dyer of
Ivanhoe Lodge, K. of P. of Portland, visited
Mavoshen Lodge of Biddeford last Friday
evening. Msvoshen is the only lodge, with
one exception, in this State that does work in
the new smplifea third rank.
Mr.. James L. Rice, bookkeeper for Messrs.
Thompson & Hall, was married in Auburn
Saturday evening, at the residence of Mr..
o. @. Phillips, the father Of the bride, to Miss
Ida L. Phillips. Rev. c. A. Hayden, former
ly Of the Church Of the Messiah tied the
knot. There was a merry company present
and the presents were many. Mr.. Rioe's en-