The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-17
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

There were 30 arrests last week of which
% were for drunkenness.
The steam yacht Wanda of New York was
in the harbor Saturday.
The Nourmahal left for Mount Desert at
nine o'clock yesterday morning
A valuable horse belonging to Valente,
the fruit-dealer, died of collie Saturday.
The total value of foreign exports last
week was $43, 969.51, including 1,63S,09 feet
of lumber.
Mr.. G. E. Ranlett's sloop yacht Pleiad was
in port yesterday; she arrived late Saturday
afternoon.
Saturday, the Assumption of the Virgin
Mary was observed in the Catholic
churches.
There was a break in the water main
on Myrtle street near Oxford Yesterday
morning.
Caroline E. Talbot will hold a gospel
meeting in the Friends church ON Oak street
this evening at 7.3O o'clock. All are invited.
Bosworth Post voted Friday night to visit
Smart Post of Cambridgeport, and will 90 on
the Boston boat Sept 16th returning the
18th.
The 18th Regiment, with their families.
will go to Long Island tomorrow, leaving
Custom House wharf in the Gordon at 9
a. m.
The new landing of the Portland and Cape
Elizabeth Ferry Company at Ferry Village is
about completed and landings will be made
this week.
The Portland Company are building a
boiler for the Berlin Mills Company, furn-
ace for firm on the Penobscot, and repair
ing an engine for the Maine Central.
The 1-10-29th regiments, with their fami-
lies, will go on their annual excursion to
Long Island on Tuesday, leaving Custom
House wharf at $50 a. m. in the Gordon.
The last number of the Maine Sportsman
was issued Saturday 1t will appear as the
Gazette, a Sunday paper, hereafter with Mr.
Henry Chase, late of the Argus as editor.
The third tournament of the New England
Trap Shooters Association will be held at
Exeter, N. H., Aug. 9th and 2Sth. The in
dividual shoots will occur the first day and
the team shoots the last.
The schooner Alice Lewis, Capt. Fernald,
caught man-eating shark 81 feet long and
II feet in circumference in a seine off Mt.
Desert last week. The liver of the shark
Melted the crew $50 worth of OIL
Schooner Jerusha Baker, for several years
past running between Portland and Machias
is being thoroughly repaired at East Machi-
as. She will be put in frst-class condition
and resume her place on the line in about six
weeks
An excursion numbering about 200 from
towns along the line of the Rumford Falls
and Buckfield railroad, went to Peaks
Island Saturday. 1t was accompanied by
Thompson's Band of Canton, F. w. Thomp-
son, leader.
The man who tried to set the station
house at Peaks Island on fire last Thursday
was taken before the municipal court and
sentenced to ten day in jail, the sentence be-
ing suspended on promise of good behavior
The man belongs in Scarboro.
Capt Hall of Smart Post, Cambridgeport,
visited the Montgomery Guards, Saturday
night and presented them with handsome
set of resolutions, engrossed by Commander
Torrey, in return for courtesies extended the
Post by the Guards Encampment week.
Mr.. A. Fl. Coe met the great shower at
North Conway. He drove his horse into the
stable of the Moat Mt. House. The stable
was struck by lightning and Mr.. Coe and
family were benumbed for some time and
the horse thrown on his knees by the
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