The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-07-27
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

The Cutter Woodbury. was in the harbor
yesterday
There were 40 arrests last week, of which
26 were for drunkenness.
ElwelPs bicycle party will arrive home this
afternoon.
The three horses bought last week for the
Fire Department were purchased of Murray
brothers.
The total value of foreign exports last
week was $1S,247.30, including S26, 4SO feet of
lumber.
1t was quite hot Saturday and Sunday.
The signal service local report will be read
with interest,
Charles Paine has secured the contract for
printing the reports of the Grand Lodge, I.
0. o. F.
The A. elmer Association passed pleas
ant and quiet Sunday at the Two Lights and
the Ocean House yesterday.
Congress Hall was opened to worship yes
terday under the auspices of the Gospel Mis-
sion, and well filled The hall will not be
dedicated for several weeks to come.
The Orrs Island Association have built a
fine wharf at Orr's Island, and the Gordon
stops there on her trips from and to Port
land
The residents of East Deering, in the vi
cinfty of Thursdays fire, have presented
Portland Steamer No. with a purse of fifty
seven dollars.
The directors of the Maine Central Rail-
road held meeting Thursday and declared
semi-annual dividend of per cent, payable
August 10Th.
The Riverside Club of Topsham will have
shoot at 80 clay pigeons for $55 gun, July
29th, on their grounds, and the Willard Club
Of this city will take part in the shoot.
Leighton & Cages store ON York street
was entered by burglars through rear win
dow Friday night, and lot of cigars were
stolen.
Schooners Augusta E. Herrick, with 300
Joseph Warren, 60 barrels, arrived at this
port Saturday.
The ocean carrying trade is so poor that
the Allans of Montreal have made consider
able reductions in the pay of the men en-
ployed on their line of steamers to Liver
pool
Mr.. H. r. Stickney of this city, and Mr..
Harvey Baxter of the Portland Packing
Company, are the inventors of a can-flling
machine which has been very success
fully used at the factory in Winthrop.
The new building erected by Mr.. R. O.
Conant on Union street is to be known as
the Odell block. Mr.. N. T. Hill, who will
use part of the building for the manufac-
ture of extension tables now employs thir-
teen hands at his factory on York street.
The passenger train of the Grand Trunk
Railway, arriving here Saturday morning,
ran over and killed three cows while passing
through Falmouth. The train was delayed
but a short time. A broken COW catcher was
the only damage to the engine.
Among the callers at the Executive Cham
Der, Augusta, Friday evening, was Mrs.
Bradley of Portland, to ask pardon for her
husband, confined in Portland Jail for Ii
quor selling. Her little daughter accompanied
her.
The Times says the daily papers took no
notice of an accident which occurred to two
young men last Sunday. The PRESS report
ed the runaway Monday, but gave the name
of Wheeler to the injured man. His name
is VIM. Ball, and he is recovering from the
effects of his injuries.
The pile driver was placed in position
Saturday, and the work of driving piles for
the foundation OF the new Lyman block.
corner of Commercial and Moulton streets,
began. In preparing for the new piles old
ones were taken out which were said to be
over 80 years old. They were in good state
of preservation.
The Rolling Mills are working about two
thirds capacity and employing 120 hands.
They are making horse shoes by machinery
The Atwood Lead Works are building an adj
dition which will double their capacity, and
the Kerosene Oil Company is building
track from their yard to the Boston & Maine
fraoIy