The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-09
Brief so,,inps

Yesterday there was light rain changing to
e heavy mist late in the AFTERNOON. At sun
rise the mercury stood at 400, wind south; at
noon the mercury was 400, wind southeast; at
sunset the mercury stood at 400, wind north
west.
1t is reported that Mayor Deering will veto
the saary bill.
Twenty -four yoke OF oxen were EN- pioyed in
moving Lonse at Woodford's Tuesday.
Green and Jordan will do the masonry work
on Mr.. Conant's new building.
Excavations for the cellar Of the Beaver
block we're begun yesterday.
The steamer Cadet will go on her route In a
short time, and the Emita will commence her
trips about the first of June.
The Samaritan Association will meet with
Mrs. A s. Mitchell No. 294 Cumberland street
this afternoon.
The youths gospel temperance meeting will
be held at the Mission this evening at 7.3O
O'Clock. All are invited.
The willis Chautaugua Circle will meet this
evening, April 9th, with Mr.. Geo. A. Cush-
man, No. % Carleton street.
The regular meeting of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union will occur on Friday at
$50 p. M, at the Friendly Inr.
The Franconia will soon be taken eff her
route for repairs and the Cleopatra will take
her place.
Hon. VIM. G.. Davis has notified the tenants
OF the buildings on the lot opposite the city
building that he shall commence work on his
new building in four weeks.
The police yesterday seized five barrels and
Hva alf ho rraIn of hoar and
Maine freight Car. The beer was billed to par
ties said to belong in Bangor.
Ivanhoe Lodge, K. of P, held very enjoy
able sociable at their hall on Tuesday night
This was the frat of a series Of monthly enter
tainments.
The Portland Montgomery Guards will hold
a meeting this evening to consider the invita-.
tioD extended to them by the Sarsfeld Guards
OF New Haven to visit that city.
The sewing circle of the Chestnut street
church gave fair at Y. NJ. G. A. hall yester-
day afternoon and evening. The loan exhibit
tion was particularly ine,and the articles Offer
ed for sale found many satisfied purchasers.
The noon train for Montreal on the Grand
Trunk yesterday consisted of eleven cars, four
extra passenger cars and one baggage Car be-
ing used by the emigrants who arrived on the
Circassian.
This regular bi-monthly examination of can
didates for degree Of pharmacy was held yes
terday ia the ward room at the city building
There were seven applicants for examina-
ton.
Mr.. Daniel F. Gerts shows us a writ in the
suit Of Oakley VS.. Curtis, which was tried in
Portland in the fall Of 1904. The paper was
picked up on the street after the great fire of
1866, and is now in good state of prsserva-
tion.
The fishing schooners Emma Jane, Mary A..
HagaD, c. d. Harrington, Fannie Theresa,
Fairy Queen, Little Nell. Eva Race, Helen f.
Fredick and William Fl. Warren, arrived at
this port yesterday from shore fishing trips,
bringing $1,000 pounds of cod and paddock.
The George W. Cushir also arrived from the
Western Banks with 1000 pounds of halibut.
The Easter sale OF the Sister Helen Mar.
garet society OF ST. Lakes Cathedral at the
residence of Canon Stills yesterday was most
Pleasant occasion. The little book entitled
Home Made Sweets" prepared by one of the
young ladies OF the society, was ia great de-
mand among those present who had had an
opportunity of tasting the results Of many of
its recipes.
Advertisements appropriately coming under
the classification heads, WANTS, HELP WANT
ED, SITUATIONS WANTED, For SALE, To LET,
BoARD and ROOMS aud LOST AND FOUND not
exceeding forty wcrds, will be inserted in the
Daily PRESS one week for twenty We cent?, il
paid in advance. When payment is not made
in advance regular rates will be charged. The
large circulation of the PRESS makes it the
best medium for these advertisements.