The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-02-02
Rrief .I0riinrs.

Yesterday there was quite snowfall, and
the mercury rose to 250.
Today is Candlemas
The Musical Record for February is very
bright.
Stockbridge's Musical Journal for February
is fall of good things.
Sxty-fye members were added to the Psthi
an Relief Association during January.
Regular monthly meeting of the teachers
this evening.
Messrs. D. W. Clark & Co. are cutting fine
ice foot thick on the Kennebec.
Rev. II. P. Winter, the general secretary,
preached at the Reform School yesterday at
ternoon.
Ancient Brothers Lodge, L. 0. o. F., will
make fraternal visit to the Saccarappa Lodge
soon.
Bosworth Relief Corps will give an old-time
dance and tea party at Mechanics Hall, on
the evening of Feb. 18th.
Last Thursday the class of P. Ell. s., had a
sleigh ride to Stroudwater, with supper and
dance in the evening
The regular business meeting of the Society
of Natural History will be held at 7.45 this
evening.
There were thirty arrests last week, of which
II were for drunkenness, and tramps were
lodged at the station.
Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens addressed the. boys at
the Young Mems Christian Association Hall,
Saturday. Mrs. S. n. Doten read and Mr..
Geo. Fl. Cushman furnished an apple treat.
The total value OF foreign exports for the
past week was $2S,206.59 (not including car
goes of the two steamers that lied Saturday.,
including 1858 feet of lumber.
Mr.. David Murdoch, of Murdoch & Free
West Falmouth, for $1,000. It is a beautiful
place, being situated upon the banks of the
Presumpscot river
The Maine branch of the Women's National
Indian Association will hold its monthly meet
ing Tuesday. Feb. 8, at p. M, in the vestry
OF Congress square church. All persons inter
ested in the Indian question are cordially in
vited 10 attend.
Scho on RS Forest Maid, Capt. Bulger, and
Nellie Florence, Capt. Fernald, arrived here
Saturday, with frozen herring from Grand Me-
nan, for E. FL. Chase, Esq They brought
100000 frozen herring, which jobbed at 70
cents per hundred.
At Chestnut street M. z. church yesterday
morning, twenty-four were received into the
church on probation; six were received by let
ter, and five were taken into full membership.
Four others stood up for Christ at the evening
service.
AT the last meeting of the directors of the
Diamond Island Association, contract was
awarded to Frederick J. Ilsley, civil engineer,
for laying out the remainder of their land near
Diamond Cove, into about 200 cottage lots,
parks and avenues the work to be completed
the middle of April next.
Ivanhoe Division Uniformed Rank, No. @,
K. of P, has been formed with membership
Of thirty, but no officers have as yet been elect
ed, as new members are being added daily, land
all who come in within thirty days will be
considered charter members and have voice
in the selection OF officers
q. S. Marshal Bisbee, Saturday, on Long
wharf sold 1905 pounds of tallow, which was
picked up from the water at fremont, Me-, by
the master and crew of the schooner Eta Da-
Wis. The tsllow was purchased by John 81.
Moss, for the Casco Tanning Company, at four
cents per pound.
a merry party of % went on a sleigh ride to
Coal Kiln Corner, in Goodwins boat sleigh
last Friday night, and had supper such as
Lsrrabee never fails to furnish, satisfying
everybody. Then came dancing, read
ing by Miss Hovey, and other sports by the
party, which all enjoyed. Music was furnish
ed by Professors Grimmer and Jones.
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