The Portland daily press., 1885-10-05
BRIEF JoTTlNcs.

The Portland Mechanic Blues talk of visiting
Salem
The total value of foreign exports for last week
was $27,5I9.13.
There were A arrests last week, of which 20
were for drunkenness.
Nineteen vessels arrived at this port last week,
bringing 2247 barrels of mackerel
Mr.. c. A. Mabry Of South Windham sends us a
snowfall, picked in the open cir in bloom Oct 3d.
Goldfish exhibited by Loveitt & Co. weighed
ITO pounds, and measured feet inches in
length
Mrs. A. Il. Colby who is lecturing before the
Spiritualist Temple will lecture again next Sun
day afternoon and evening
The directors of the Diamond Island Associa-
ton met Saturday. They will petition for a 800
feet wharf at Diamond Cove.
new two horse wagon has just been purchased
for the fire department. 1t will be used for carry
ing coal to the engines at fires.
The old Babson house at the corner of Danforth
and State streets was sold at auction last week.
P. II. Bradley was the purchaser
The annual meeting of the Portland Fire Under
writer's was again adjourned one week from
Saturday, no quorum being present
The adjourned meeting of the Diet Mission will
be held October 10th, and consequently there
will be no delivery until the 18th
The Gazette asks: "Will the Portland com
panies be obliged to wait till the clouds roll by
before they receive their muster money!"
Mr. Cbas. A. Plnmmer, of Plummer Bros, was
badly bitten by vicious dog belonging to William
EYeleth, at the West End, one day last week.
Pink-eye is quite prevalent among the horses in
the city at the present time. Capt. Doryille Libby
has just lost very nice horse valued at $3.50
1t is understood that David Murdoch has pur-
chased the Portland Company lot on Waterville
street and will erect three large houses thereon.
The monthly meeting of the Teachers Associa-
ton, which would regularly occur this evening is
postponed to Thursday afternoon at half past
O'Clock.
The Young Peoples Society of the Woodfords
Congregational church presented Mrs. Marsh the
PASTORS wife, with an elegant willow rocker on
her birthday.
valuable colt of Capt. j. C. York's, which was
pastured at Long Island, was found dead He
had in some unaccountable way hung himself with
a swing rope
The ladies' circle connected with ST. Stephens
church will meet at the Home for Aged Men next
Thursday afternoon and evening There will be a
picnic supper.
man passing along Fore street stole pair of
trousers hanging in front of the clothing store of
George E. Dyer. Patromen Firth and Slower
arrested the man.
AT the Nhestuut streeC M. 4. church yesterday
before the Communion service Mr. Bashford bap-
TIED %, received % into full membership and
four upon probation.
Messrs. Hodgdon Bros. donated barrel of ex
cellent eating apples to the boys of the Y. M. G.
A, which they heartily enjoyed at their gathering
Saturday afternoon.
AT the monthly meeting of the Young Mems
Christian Association this evening at 80 O'Clock,
delegates will be elected to the State convention
at Bangor, October 1926.
Mr.. James Crawford's friends on Preble street
Saturday noon presented him. as mark of their
esteem, two elegant easy chairs from the ware
house of Walter Corey & Co.
Deputy Marshal Crowell seized a horse and
wagon, the wagon containing four barrels and a
half barrel of beer, Danforth street. The horse
and wagon are at Sawyer's stable
Inc Unitarian "Women's Auxiliary will hold
tnelr annual meeting this (Monday) afternoon at 3
O'Clock, in room No 6, Browns block, Congress-
street Rev. Mr. Beane, missionary of the A. r.
A., Will be present. A full attendance is earnestly
desired
Mr. NJ. F. Davis of this city has been in Show
hogan for the purpose of forming boat club He
hopes TO interest the youths of that town in
aquatic sports. His Gardiner club is very strong
1t has boat house and Is craft from a shell TO a
steam yacht.
Charles MCGUIRE, telegraph messenger boy
has pack of cards and a dice box made out O.
leather by jail convict, the figures on the cards
worked in lead pencil, and the dice made of wood
Lately Mr.. Pencil, the overseer, seized a set of
checkers made of leather
Seven special delivery letters were received at
the post office Thursday, nine Friday, and 81
Saturday. OF these, 10 were local letters. On the
arrival of the IL O'Clock mail from Boston, satur-
day evening, two special delivery letters were
received, and by 11.15 messenger was on the
way to deliver them.