The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-10-09
Brief .Bottings.

Beautiful morning yesterday, but the clouds
gathered in the afternoon and it was RAJ aud
dlsagreeble. 1t began 20 rain at night The
mercury indicated $40 at sunrise, 600 at noon,
560 at sunset; wind North.
Gorham Creamery churDed its first churning
yesterday, of l0l pounds of splendid butter.
Frank w. Buxton OF Grimmer's orchestra
has gone to New York on vacation.
City Solicitor L0ouey will make campaign
speeches in New Hampshire and Massachu-
sets until the end of next week.
The regular business meeting of the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union will be held
on Friday, at 30 p m, at the Friendly Inn.
The military company OF Stoneham, Mass,
has invited the Portland Light fnfsDtry to
visit that place on the 2lst inst.
Jan. Both, 1726, the weight of a two cent
biscait was six ounces four drachms, and that of
a four-penny white loaf was one pound four
ounces.
G. 81. Guppy & Co. have placed in their
window handsome mortar of stained glass,
between the pictures ct Blaine and Cleveland,
that attracts much attention from passers-by.
Sergeant Harry M Nickerson has been
elected second lieutenant of the Portland
High School Cadets, in place of I'll. S. Higgins,
resigned.
Inc state Of Maine is afloat in Dipper Har-
Dor, and ready to be towed to Bath. Two
steamers went down to tow her TO Bath either
today or tomorrow.
AT meeting OF the trustees Of the estate
Asylum for Orphans of Soldiers and Sailors,
held al Bath on Monday evening, Col. Charles
B. Merrill of this city was elected president of
the board.
A prizs OF $40 is offered by Mr.. Wall, of the
United States Hotel billiard hall to the gentle
man making the greatest number of balls at
one run at pool, between now and Dec. Oath.
Also a second prize OF So for the next highest.
The ball given by the Blaine Pioneers at
Storer Hall, last evening", was well attended.
Many members of the fferept campaign ccm-
panies were present IN uniform, the music was
good and the occasion a pleasant one.
Among the arrivals at the Falmouth last
evening were: Stuart Rogers. Rhode Island
f. A. Noble and wife, Chicago; J. f. Herrick,
Cleveland o., and party of bicyclists from
Saco.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Blanchard celebrated the
18th anniversary of their marriage at their
residence on Free street last evening. There
were snumber of invited friends present and a
pleasant evening was enjoyed
The Yale cigars, manufactured by Messrs.
Johnston & Hatch. the well known cigar man.
facturers of Lewiston are being introduced in
this city. Parties who have smoked them
speak in hattering terms OF their merits.
Admiral Prebe contributes to the Genealo-
eical Recorder list of the poor widows in
Portland, in 1906, among whom was divided
the bequest of $333.33, made by Mrs Meht-
able Preble, widow of Brig. Gen. Jedediah
Preble, who dec ased Aug. 9th, 1906. These
widows were tarty-hve in number, all OF
American birth, aud yet fifteen of them. near
~ one-half, were obliged, in receipting for the
sums received by them, to make their marks
During the session of the convention of the
Peoples party in this city Tuesday, an attempt
was made TO get at the expected vote for But
Ter in this State next November. and about
the highest estimate obtained was 5000, which
will be drawn largely from the manufacturing
districts where mills have been shut down dur
ing the season, and other things have worked
together to create dissatisfaction among the
laboring people.