The Portland daily press., 1884-09-01
Bries Iotrinss.

Edmond Gardiner, OF the Lights o. London
company, is at the States,
The Forest City will soon receive a new 81
ton boiler from Quinn & Co.
This week the regular winter meetings of
the Masonic bodies will begin.
W. O. Clark put new annunciator int the
City Hall Saturday
The Masonic Hall at Woodfords has been
handsomely reftted.
The First National Bank was moved into
the new bank building Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clancy have arrived home
from Montreal.
There were 70 arrests last week, of which AZ
were for drunkenness.
The Bricklayers' Union will hold meeting
tonight.
The total value of foreign exports the past
week was $46 4S7 85, including ,151 1853 feet of
long lumber.
The Yarmouth Rifles will make an excur-
sion to Portland next Saturday. and hence to
the islands.
These dull, foggy days are rotting the pota-
toes, and many farmers are digging their
crops.
Bishop Healey preached the conservation
sermon at st. Augustine Church, South Bos-
ton, yesterday.
Officer Horace Pride has resigned his posi-
tion on the police force to become Waterman
at the Maine Savings Bank.
Mr.. V. Richard Foss has been elected SUI
perintendent Of the Turner's Island Sabbath
School.
On and after today the price of milk will be
40 cents a can at wholesale, and seven cents a
quart at retail
Midshipman John Berry is home on a
furlough and will make headquarters at his
fathers cottage on Great Diamond Island.
Bradford Angel has been appointed general
passenger and baggage agent of the Eastern
and Maine Central railroads, with offices ct
Portland and Boston.
DIR. Greene will give his free lecture at City
Hall tonight, on the nervous system, and it
will be preceded by views by the stereopticon.
No boys will be admitted.
Ensign William A. Thorn, q. S. N. has re-
| turned home from his cruise in the Mediter-
ranean and is visiting his father, Gen. George
Thorn, in this city.
By the breaking of an axle, DR.. Fillebrown
and family were thrown from their carriage at
East Winthrop last week, but escaped with
severe bruises.
The barque Ocean Pearl, which arrived at
this port from Philadelphia Friday night, re-
ports that she passed large school of large
mackerel five miles south of Block Island.
In hosting the anchor of the Augusta
Herrick off the Cape, Saturday, soft felt hat
was found attached to the 1ukes, through the
uUn of xub la%a - no1 had
Nine deaths were recorded in Portland last
week. Whooping cough and cholera infantum
caused two deaths each; consumption. measles,
brain disease, infantile trouble and unknown
caused one death each.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division
No. l, will make its annual excursion to Lake
Sebago tomorrow. Chambers Band will ac-
company the party and all sorts of entertain
ment will be provided
The ArionGuitar Club will give grand con-
cert at New Casco Wednesday evening. They
will be assisted by @. A. Farrell on the har-
monica, Misses Ada and Emma Kennard,
Messrs. Smith and Milliken.
Among the latest arrivals at the Falmouth
are Hon. M H. Dunnell of Minnesota, f. A.
Scranton Of Buffalo, N. Y, G. 81. Wright of
Boston, Col. Frank Evans of st. Louis, Walter
A. French and wife of Chicago.
James Lunt and W. Fl. Pennell have re-
ceived SEINE Mexican beans which jump about
as if Ialive. They are infested by a worm
which wiggles about and makes the bean
jump. The beans will be exhibited at the
Natural History meeting tonight.
The Emita, on her 2.15 p. m. trip, yesterday,
had just passed Bug Light when one of the
passengers saw an overturned boat and three
men clinging to it, As soon as the captains
attention was called to it he turned round and
went and picked them mp. The accident hap
pened by two of the men exchanging seats
and as the boat was light punt it capsized
Senator j. R. Hawley of Connecticut, Con-
gresham Roswell G. Horn of Michigan and
Hon. Will Cumback of Indiana were in the
city, yesterday. General Hawley is guest of
President Dewitt, of the Union Mutual Insur-
ance Company. Mr.. Cumback is a"guest of
Henry P. Cox. Other distinguished visitors
in the city were President Caldwell, of Vassar
College; s. L. Boardman, of the Home Farm,
and F. E. Smith OF the Ipswich Chronicle.