The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-02
BRIEF JoTTlNcs.

1t was cold enough to form ice in the city
Saturday night.
One of Nagles hack horses dropped dead
Saturday night.
The repairs on the Dallas will be COM
pleted this week.
Frank L. Foss & Co. will give up theiI
lease Of Cape Cottage
There were 2S arrests last week, of which
10 were for drunkenness.
Today the International steamers will enter
on their winter time table.
The Boston & Maine railroad has declared
dividend of four per cent
L. w. Atwood says his partridge colony is
fourishing at Wellfleet, Mass.
During the month of October there were
brought to this port s, 214 barrels of mackerel
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
will give their annual ball the 18th of this
month.
The meetings at the Gospel Mission yester-
day were unusually interesting and largely
attended
Seven were received into the Second Parish
church yesterday by Rev. Mr. Daniels, and a
child was baptized.
Mr.. NJ T. Mulhall has just completed re-
painting the shrine on the Catholic cathedral
grounds and the figures
1t is said that special policeman is needed
on the Eastern Promenade to protect the
trees from both COWS and boys.
The Chestnut street M. E. church received
nine members yesterday. Three hundred
and ninety-five were at the Sunday school.
officers Massure and McDonough on Satur-
day arrested William Frazier for larceny of
a gold watch and chain in Boston week
ago
The supper of the Grattans at the Preble
House, tomorrow evening, will be preceded
by literary and musical exercises at Gilbert's
Hall.
now at this port, has been purchased by
Captain Alvin Hall, the price paid being
$500.
Saturday the Presumpscot Park Associa-
tion voted to sell the property of the asso-
citation at auction and wind up the affairs of
the company.
William Spelman, on behalf of P. Conley,
and John Mckay, have agreed to row the
three-mile race next Thursday, at Lake
Quinsigamond, Worcester.
The steamer Falmouth, with new boiler
and tubes, will go in her house this week.
and Eagle hook and ladder truck will be
ready in week for service.
Saturday night was All Hallow Fen, and
yesterday All Saints Day, which was prop
erly observed in the Episcopal and Catholic
churches. Today is All Souls Day.
The steamer Sarmatian, while leaving
Liverpool for Montreal, collided with pier
head and smashed her stem. Her passengers
were transferred to the steamer Polynesian,
which sailed Saturday.
Lyman, Son & Tobey and A. N. Halves
will move into Lyman's new block this week.
Pickett & Son have already moved in. j. FL.
Hammond will have the corner store in
Colesworthy's new Free street block.
The Maine branch of the Women's Ma
tional Indian Association will hold its
monthly meeting in the Friends meeting
house. Oak street, Tuesday, Nov. Sd, at 8
p. m. A full attendance is particularly de-
sired.
The large iron tug Confidence of the 7
Wharf Company, Boston, was in the harbor
Saturday with the lighter and pontoons
which have been used unsuccessfully in the
attempt to raise the tug Robert E. Lee,
burned some time ago off Cape Small Point.
The Peoples Ferry Boat Company, want
ing landing in Portland, will hold a ferry
boat meeting for the ladies in Union Hall,
Ferry Village, next Tuesday evening at 7.3O
o'clock. There will be speeches from prom
inent ladies in the town, interspersed with
music from Merriman's Band.
Deputy Marshals Black and Crowell and
Officer Measure seized two kegs of liquor at
p. McGlinchy's, Officers Slower and Stevens
seized 70 bottles lager from the rear of 257
Commercial street, officers Firth and Greeley
discovered beer hole in Conley's place, and
Massure and McDonough seized a lot of cider
in Stafford block, Saturday