The Portland daily press., 1884-10-06


Saturday was a trying day; hot, close ard
sticky. The mercury touched TOO at noon add
kept at the figure till some time in the night
when the wind changed to the north. Sun
day was beautiful autumn day. There weIs
heavy showers on Saturday night.
Two stores have been entered at Saccarappa
lately and articles of trihing value taken.
The Methodist Society at Cape Elizabeth
will purchase the bell on Casco street church,
The Boys Literary Society had verS
pleasant trip to Auburn Saturday.
The regular monthly meeting of the teachea
will be held this evening.
There were 65 arrests recorded in the cits
last week of which 40 we're for drunk enness
The Mary w. Libby goes on the ferry route
to-day.
President FoRg of the Common Council is
convalescing from his late illness.
Mr.. G. Ell. Watkins of TIE Oxford Democrat
and Mr.. f. Bisbse, electrician Of Lewiston,
were in town Saturday.
The attention of a large crowd of people was
attracted last evening at the sight OF a police
officer taking in stray goat.
The frances has gone on the Dry Dock, and
fortnight.
The value of foreign exports last week was
$3l,250.18, and included 1,342, 913 feet of long
lumber.
Mr.. G. f. Williams, of the Portland Steam
Packet Company, is taking we'll earned vsca.
tion.
Chief Engineer Cloyes of the Fire Depart
ment attended the annual parade of the
Haverhill and Bradford, Mass, departments.
The eclipse of the moon could not be OBJ
served in this locality Saturday wing to the
clouds.
Ancient Landmark Lodge are going to have
one of Mitchell's Spurwink clambakes to-
morrow.
An adjourned parish meeting of the Church
OF the Nj s,iah will be held this evening at
7.3O o'clock.
Mr.. frederic Smith, agent of the Grand
Trunk, is visiting Mr.. John Main, the general
freight agent, at Detroit
Cruelty Agent Sawyer arrested John Como
han fof brutally beating horse on Oxford
street Saturday. He was fined So and costs.
The latest arrivals at the Falmouth include
Louis Hsllen of New York, G. s. Pagh Of
Hyde Park, N. Y, G. W. Ryan and wife of
Toledo, o., J. ". Hamilton of New York.
DR.. e. F. Bibber, dentist, is i'll at his fathers
residence, 231 Spring street, Portland. His
many friends in Gorham, N. H., trust he will
soon recover and return to his practice
Three river drivers were found on the street
drunk Saturday night. One had been badly
beaten and the others were picking his
pockets.
Mr.. G. r. Milliken returned home from
Fabyan's Saturday evening. He told PRESS
reporter that there were no new facts to be
added to the report published last week. The
cause of the fire is still mystery.
There were nine deaths reported last week.
Two deaths each were caused by consumption
and brain disease; one death each was caused
by lang disease, bowel disease, liver COM
plant, gaDgrene, and infantile troubles.
Mrs. William Duncan, who died lately on
Lafayette street, was one of the eleven mem
bcrs who formed the st. Lawrence street
church, and was native of Scotland She
was noble Christian woman.
DR.. T. Haywood Hays who has been attach
ed to the Marine Hospital for some time, has
resigned and will enter the Baltimore Medical
College. His friends in Deering presented
him with an elegant photograph album the
other night.
The largest Republican mass meeting yet
held during the Campaign, to listen to Hon. T.
B. Reed took place at Conneaut, Ohio,
Wednesday night Over four hundred torches
were in line, and it is estimated over three
thousand people were present.