The Portland daily press., 1885-01-19


There was strong gale from the west Satur-
day night, aad yesterday was bright and cold,
the mercury rising to 22o, wind north west
There is party in this city who has $50 900
worth of mackerel stored for rise.
Fire alarm box 50, on the West Eud chapel
struck all sorts of ways Saturday night, caus-
ed probably by the gale acting on the wires.
The Pullman train yesterday was delayed
over two hours BY heavy snow storms east of
Bangor.
The total value of foreign exports the past
week we're $2l8 85S 80, including 1873 S7I feet
of lumber.
There were 43 arrests last week, of which II
were for drunkenness, and 10 tramps lodged in
the station.
W. II. Smith, Eq., publishes an article on
"Maine Men in 1884, in last weeks Belfast
Journal.
The regular monthly and adjourned annual
meeting of the society of Ma ural History will
be held this evening at 7.30 O'Clock.
Post of Boston has engaged the 1st infantry
drum. fife aud bugle corps for its trip to Port
laud tt attend the annual encampment of the
Grand Army.
WI 0o O of'oOldi ncobiuS OI b1o
Woman's Christian Temperance Union at the
Temperance headquarters. on Tuesday at 8
m.
Parker Pllsbury will lecture in Mechanics
Hall this evening at O'Clock. Subject,
"Woman's Rights, Wrongs and Responsbili-
ties. Seats free.
Ancient Brothers Lodge will visit Pejepscot
Lodge. No. 13, of Brunswick, the 29th inst.
leaving in the Maine Central train at o'clock
and returning the sans night upon the Pull
man.
The Chestnut street church will continue
the special services at the vestry, Tuesday,
"Wednesday aud Thursday evenings of this
week. Five new persons were at the altar for
prayers last night.
Rev. A. Fl. Wright, pastor Of the st. Law
renee street church, is still confined to his
home and unable to occupy his pulpit. He
will probably make trip South for his health
soon.
sailor was shipped from st. Johns, N. f.,
by the authorities of that place on the Hanor-
verian, to this port who had been injured at
sea. He is pauper in the eye of the law, and
the steamer will have to take him back.
The whole number of deaths in the city last
week was ten from the following causes: con-
sumption l. heart disease, q gangrene 1 ;
suicide 1; disease OF brain, 1; dipptheria, l.;
lung fever, 1; Group, 1; infsntile, 1.
Mr.. Alden, of the drm of G. H. Guppy &
o.. corner Of Congress and Preble streets re-
csived from friend in Florday, Friday, live
alligator that will measure fully three feet in
length.
BY invitation OF Messrs. Shaw, Cooling g.
Co., about 100 OF the boys connected with the
Y. M. G. A, visited their shoe manufactory
Saturday afternoon, and the visitors were
greatly interested in the different processes of
manufacture. which were explained to them.
r. G. Ingersoll, @. f. Farrell, Washington,
f. Staples and wife, proprietor Sea Shore
House, Old Orchard, G. Fl. Fiske, Fiske
House, Old Orchard, J. @. Paine, n. Y, r. e.
Foster, Chicago and Geo. A. Dow, Lewiston.
were at the Falmouth Hotel Saturday night,
Mr.. Samuel Thurston of Machigone, No. 1,
gave a chowder to the members of that com.
pany, the chief engineer and assistants, and
several other members of the fire department.
Friday night, in celebration of his 49sh birth
day.
Contractor Dyer has completed his contract
with the Biddetord aud Saco water COMPANY
and returoed to Portland Saturday. His la,t
work consisted in connecting the water com.
psny's main with the pips in the yard of the
Saco wat-r power machine shop.
The annual meeting of the New England
Agricu tur2l Society will be held in Boston on
February 81. Several cities are slready bid
ding for the next New England Fair, notably
Worcester, Franingham, Bangor and Port
land.
Negotiations are being made it is reported.
by the representative of large Bos on concern
looking to the purchase uf the valuable prop.
ertV corner of Congress and Oak streets, and
the erection thereon of brick and freestone
building, suitable for doing furniture, drsp.
cry, carp't and crockery business on the in
st4llment system.
Advertisements appropriately coming under
the Classification heads. WANTS, HELP WANT
ED. SITUATIONS WANTED, FoR SALE, To LET.
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