The Portland daily press., 1885-05-19
BRIEF Jottings.

1t was partially clear yesterday morning,
cloudy and rainy in the afternoon. The mer-
curry was 800 at a. M, 59o at noon, $50 at sun
set.
There was a slight frost at Cape Elizabeth
yesterday morning.
The schooner Alice M Gould has arrived
halibut.
The passenger train men on the Portland
and Rochester Railroad appeared yesterday in
neat, new uniform suits.
Red cherry blossoms appeared Sunday, the
18th, one day later than last year, and little
earlier than the average.
The usual gospel temperance meeting will
be held at the Mission this evening at 7.46
o'clock. All are invited.
There was q small fire, with very slight
damage, at the house of E. B. Weber on
Fessenden street, Deering, Friday night. The
neighbors extinguished the flames.
This year there are 260 soldiers graves in
Evergreen Cemetery to be decorated Cd Me-
mortal Day, an increase of "a over those of
last year.
The steamer Cumberland is now at the
wharf Of the Portland Company receiving her
fittings. She is expected to go on her route
next Monday night and will make her trial
trip Saturday afternoon.
A fellow has been swindling people in this
city during the past few days by representing
himself as collector of donations to one of
the Portland churches The public are warned
to look out for him.
Burglars attempted to break into the East
Yarmouth post Office Saturday evening, by
forcing the lock from the door. They were
frightened away by boys hanging May-baskets
before obtaining an entrance.
The adjourned meeting of the City Council
to consider the question of removing the Town
Hall in Market square, to make room for
the soldiers monument, did not take place
last evening on account of the necessary alb
sepce of several aldermen.
The Lone Pine Kennel Club has been or
ganized at Woodford's. Its proprietors intend
breeding first-cass pointers exclusively, and
already own Sensation, Bung-Bung, Beaufort,
Bravo and Glenmark stock, to which from
time to time will be added others.
A lady residing on Cumberland street baked
for her husbands dinner yesterday, nice
oustard pie and set 1t on the window Sill to
cool. Some person stole the pie and plate,
the loss not being discovered until the husband
had reache d home and was seated at the table,
awaiting the feast.
The contract for building fhe Baltimore and
Ohio telegraph line from Haverhill, Mass, to
this city, has been given and forty men will
begin work at once. 1t is hoped to complete
the line by the fourth of July next. The con-
struction of the new line is under the super
intendence of ex-Moyor John j. Donovan of
LEVEL, Mass.
A Belfast gentleman who recently returned
home from Portland visited the Salvation
Army while here, and discovered in one of
the leaders tramp who spent the larger por-
ton of the winter in Belfast Jail. The tramp
has become converted and is now leader in
the army. Perhaps this may be solution of
the much vexed tramp nuisance question.
Advertisements appropriately coming under
the classification heads, WANTS, HELP WANT
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