The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-24
Brief .sotsings.

Bright and warm yesterday. Mercury zoo at
Ia. M, $50 at noon, $50 at sunset; wind south
west.
The shoe dealers will close every evening
except Saturdays.
Mr.. Henry st. j. Smith has bought the
Bolster House on Congress street.
The funeral of the late Capt. Soule took
place from the residence of DIR. Thayer on
Free street yesterday afternoon.
The next quarterly convention OF the Re-
forrn Clubs Of Cumberland county will meet
at Dry Mills next Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. Walter Smith has gone on a trip to
Hayti and that is why, in his absence, his
place IS organist has been temporarily filed at
the Second Parish.
Mr., Houston, of the hat factory, had mar.
row escape yesterday. He fell in front of a
train on Commercial street but luckily rolled
of the track just as the engine grazed by him.
The revival meetings at Pine Street M E.
church are still in progress and increasing In
interest and spirituality. The public arc
cordially invited to attend.
Ex-Mayor Vickery of Augusta is In town at
tending the annual meeting of the Maine
Press Association and with his wife is the
guest of M. N. Rich, Esq.
'Light of the World" Lodge, L. O. G. T.,
lcolored) will give an entertainment this eve
ming in Reception Hall, City Building, with
literary exercises, music and refreshments.
Albert Allen, aged 10, had some hobs RIM
into him while coasting, iniuring his left leg.
The doctor took seven stitches in it, and says
1t is nothing dangerous. He was not hurt In
ternally.
Harry Browns latest picture represents the
wreck of the schooner Etna off Cape Cottage,
in the great storm of January 9th. The
painting is now on exhibition in the upper
window of Messrs. Owen, Moore s. Co.
The pulp mill in Bennington, VT, owned by
Hon. j. W. Wakefield OF Bath will be run by
a new firm consisting of Mr.. Wakefield and
Mr.. r, r. Lane of Portland. The firm is
making large additions to the works. The
site is one OF the most valuable in the locality.
By an accident the part of the report of the
annual supper and election of the Cumber-
land Bar was omitted from yesterdays issue.
The tables at the Preble House were beauti-
fully decorated, the menu admirable, and the
service unexceptionable.
DIR. j. Torrington, of Peaks Island, has re-
ceivsd from Mr.. BENZ, WEIGH, of the Union
Pacific Railroad, California, a handsome
ebony cane with gold head; Mr.. WEIGH is a
native of Peaks Island, and last summer
visited his friends and relatives, after pre-
longed absence.
The White Mountain Club will hold Its
regular meeting this evening. Mr.. VIM. II.
Pennell will narrate visit to the celebr ated
Peter Colts mountain on the island of Mauri-
titus. The club extend cordial invitation to
those OF our citizens interested. The meeting
will take place at the Society of Natural His
tory rooms at 34 o'clock.
Last evening man very much intoxicated
fell heavily on the ICY pavement near the
corner of Middle and Exchange streets. 1t
was at first thought that his leg was broken by
the fall and he was carried into neighboring
store, when an examination showed but Ii tile
injury to the limb. He was then sent to his
home on Free street in job sleigh.
The party of Freemasons who went out to
Yarmouth Tuesday evening to pay fraternal
visit to Casco Lodge of Masons, numbered
eighty. The work in the third degree was ex-
emplifed, after which generous collation.
was served. The party returned to the city
on the o'clock freight having had an enjoy
able excursion.
Yesterday morning Mr.. A. K. Moody while
driving down Pearl. street lost control of his
horse. When he got to Commercial street the
pung, in turning, swung violently round, and
was struck BY a moving freight train. The
pung was badly smashed and Mr.. Moody was
thrown out. He was not seriously injured,
and the horse escaped without injury.
Our readers will remember our story Of the
Portland lady who received the bouquet of
fresh violets in a followed out potato from
San Francisco. The Transcript says "a few
years since young lady residing in Deering,
sent nosegay of Msyfowers to friend in
Indiana, where Maydowers are not found, en-
closed in a followed out potato. The flowers
were fresh and fragrant on their arrival.