The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-06-15
BRIEF JoTTiNcs.

Yesterday was perfect June day. The
mercury indicated $50 at a. M, 76o at noon,
72o at sunset; wind southwest with a strong
breeze in the afternoon Saturday was
pleasant but not such a day as Sunday.
The steam fire engine Cumberland will
have her trial tomorrow
IL. P. ingalls, purchased Moses II. Fosters
place on the Eastern Promenade for $780,
The Almshouse crew are clearing up
the shrubbery and grounds at Deering Oaks
The total value of foreign exports last
week was $5,74S, including 299O91 feet of
lumber
Grimmer's orchestra will furnish music at
the Sea Shore House, Old Orchard Beach,
after July lst
Never call man liar Tell him he is
fully capable of holding position in the
weather bureau.
William O'Niel caught a striped sea-lion
down the bay and it can be seen at the Gun
ner's Club near Curtis's ship yard.
The Bowdoin College class of 'SS will dine
at the Falmouth next Wednesday evening
Covers will be laid for thirty persons. !.
The Lawrence American says d. W. Proc
tor, the lawyer, was found guilty in court of
obtaining money under false pretences and
fined.
Mr. Charles W. Peterson returns thanks to
Mr.. Ira Berry and the patrons of the Min
nehaha for the handsome present he re-
ceived
1t will be seen by reference to advertise
ment that any one who defaces the public
school buildings or grounds will be strictly
dealt with
A large poplar tree was blown over Satur-
day, in Mr.. Anderson's yard on Lafayette
street, and it broke a tree on the other side
of the street.
Marshal Andrews has placed notices in
the police station forbidding loafing on the
premises. The station is for the use of the
police. That's right.
There were 43 arrests last week of which
% were for drunkenness. Officers Firth and
Greeley arrested John Connors Saturday for
stealing clothing from vessel.
Chas. Perry will not go into the clothing
business at present, having sold his lease of
the premises on Market Square to Thomas
F. Donahue for $1,000 bonus.
Fifty students of Professor Cowles's art
club Dartmouth street, Boston, are going to
Mr.. Safford's Pepperell House, at Kit
terry Point, today to pass month or so sketch
ing and painting.
The Boston & Lowell railroad company
have issued handsome book, entitled ''Sum-
mer Saunterings," book descriptive of the
hill and lake resorts of New Hampshire,
Vermont and Canada, and the White Noun
tain region.
In the high winds of Saturday afternoon a
board was blown from the staging around the
new Franklin block and hit passing gentle
man on the head inficting scalp wound,
which was given proper attention at Schlot-
terbeck's drug store
The steamship Dominion, which has been
purchased from the Nova Scotia Steamship
Company by the Hon. Loran E. Baker of
Yarmouth, N. S., will in future be run, UNI
der Mr.. b. management, from st. John to
Boston, calling at Westport and Yarmouth.
James Mckay while rowing by Union
wharf Saturday, discovered the dead body of
an infant floating in the dock. 1t had been
dead several days and was probably alive
when born. Coroner Hall considered an in
quest unnecessary and Mr.. Rich took charge
of the body.
Deputy Marshal Crowel, with posse of
police, raided Ernest E. Maxwell's faro
bank at the head of Union street again, Sat
urday night, arrested IA occupants of the
room and seized a whole layout. A quanti-
ty of chips were found on the ground where
they had been thrown from window
Some mean scoundrel put Paris green in
some potatoes and placed the potatoes in the
pasture of Mr.. Henry Weinberg at Knight
vile. One of his Jersey cows eat some of
the potatoes and died and another is very
sick. COW belonging to Mr. Osborn a
neighbor of Weinberg's, also died.
F. A. Elwell states that his party of Moose
head Lake tourists is rapidly filling up.
Springfield leads in point of numbers, and
Hartford, Waltham, New York, Stoneham,
Ware Brockton, Lynn and Lancaster will
all show up we'll The proprietor of the
Mount Kineo House has rendered the party
small steamer for Sunday, July 10.
The open air meeting at o'clock last eve
ming, corner of Howard and Quebec streets,
was of unusual interest. 1t was led by Rev.
Mr.. Wright of the st. Lawrence street
church, and addressed by Friends Chas. NJ.
Jones and sCatherine Talbot. Miss Susan
Clifford offered prayer. The addresses held
the closest attention of the five hundred peo-
pie present
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