The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-01-05
Rrief Hatfinas.

Brief JOttinas.
Saturday the mercury rose from 80 at sur
rise, to 150 at noon, and fell to 100 a. p. NJ,
with west wind. The day was fne
Yesterday was alternately marked by clouds
and sunshine. The mercury rose 800 and the
wind was South.
Tomorrow viii be Epiphany.
The Polynesian aud Brooklyn took from Ira
Berry & Brother 1900 barrels apples.
The Portland & Rochester Railroad have
placed gates at the foot of Green street.
The number OF arrests last week was %, of
which ID were Tor drunkenness and 81 tramps
were lodged at the station.
Ocean sheds Nos. l, q 3. 4, 8 and 6, Of the
Grand Trunk railway, have been supplied
with hand grenades, for use in case of fires.
Commencing this evening, the clothing deal
ers OF this city win close their stores at seven
O'Clock, except Saturday evenings.
Ancient Landmark Lodge attended the
memorial services to Capt. Coyle at st. Steph-
ems church yesterday.
The annual meeting of the Portland Cadets
will be held at their armory this evening at
o'clock.
Mr.. I'll. NJ. Sylvester will deliver his lecture
on Some People and their Opportunities, at
Wells next week. The residents of Wells
will have an enjoyable evening
Mrs. Douglass started to go down cellar in
aa old house on Carlton street to get some
wood and slipr cd, falling down the stairs and
injuring herself badly.
An cid gentleman in Knightville was taken
suddenly insane Friday night, and was dan
gerous- for little while, but was finally over.
powered before any injGry was Inflicted by
him.
The Dominion steamer Brooklyn, Capt
Dale, sailed at 11.45 a. m. Saturday. She took
out several passengers; also cargo valued at
$751; including 81 head of cattle aud $50
sheep.
The monthly rase.ing of the Maine branch
of the Woman's National Indian Association
win be held in the vestry of the Second Par
ish church, Tuesday, January 6, at 8 p. m. A
full attendance is desired.
President Smith OF Kent's Fill Seminary.
delivered very interesting lecture Saturday
night, on the "Crags and Peaks of the Old
World, at Pine street church to a large and
interested audierc..
Ths usual observance of Emancipation Day
will take place this evening at City Hall.
There will BIS readings by Mrs. Thomas P.
Beals and singing by Mr. David Crockett and
Miss Mabel Gary, and Miss Jennie Guptil will
preside at the piano. Seats Free
Alfred LeClaire hired wagon at Hollands
stable Wednesday. aud a horse and harness
elsewhere Saturday. He was arrested in Bid
deford while trying TO sell the team there. Of
hcer Skillings went to Biddeford and brought
the man to Portland
The whole number of deaths in this city Last
week was II, from the following causes: Con-
sumption, old age, pneumonia, general debil-
ty, heart disease, heart clot disease OF brain.
hVer complaint, spinal disease, fever, child
birth, stoppage. caused one death each.
AS the train from Boston was leaving North
Lawrence Saturday noon on its way to PORT
land, man tore out the window over the
door at the end of the car and made off with
It. The train hands bad to fit in a board to fill
mp the gap.
Tho Webster Historical Society of Boston
has extended an invitation, through President
Walker, to the students of the Technology In.
stitute to attend lecture by Hon. Joshua L.
chamberlain in the Old South NJ citing House
THE evening
The firm of Walter Corey & Co., furniture
dealers, are perfectipg arrangements for the
erection OF handsome block of stores ON the
Harmon property adjoining Kimball block
corner OF Congress and Brown streets. The
BLOCK will be 5616S feet and four stories in
height.
The Vincent Chautauqua Circle does not
meet this evening as some of the mann
bers suppose. The bylaws name the second
and fourth Monday evenings for the meetings.
Accordingly the last circle voted to adjourn
three weeks, and the next circle will meet
next Monday, Jan. 18th.
Advertisements appropriately coming under
the classification heads, WANTS, HELP WANT
ED, SITUATIONS WANTED, For SALE, To LET.
BOARD and ROOMS and LOST AND FoUNn. moi
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large circulation of the PRESS makes it the
best medium for these advertisements.
We are pleased to learn that the managers
OF the Congress Square sociables, who gave
an entertainment at City Hall in Aprn last
for the benefit of the Home for Aged Men, BY
which handsome sum was realized, are to
give another entertainment of the same ma.
tire aud for the same worthy object, at CITY
Han on Friday evening, February 18th, with
music by Chandler. Those who were present
at the last party will remember it as one of the
most brilliant and successful Of the season.
we predict for the next one an equally large
and pleasant gathering.
The National Encampment.
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