The Portland daily press., 1885-01-22
BRIEF Jennings.

1t was cloHdy, wind vest Yesterday. Mercury
indicated ITO at a. m, $40 at noon and 26O at
sunset.
Mr.. Francis Cushing has sold the property
known as Msckay's Island to Mr.. James P.
Baxter.
Capt. Alvin Hall of DeeriDg has living
cowbird which flew aboard his ship last spring
while sailing near Bermuda.
The Forest City Steamboat Company have
commenced operations on their new theatre
for nsxt summer.
Ds. s. G. Gordon will address the class in
physiology at the q gh School to-day at n oon
Suoj 7ct--Sieeping aud Dreaming.
The fishing schooner Ellen w SAWYER ar
rived Yesterday from La Have Banks with
ara of 4S 600 pounds OF fresh fish
There will be- good speaking and singing at
the children's temperance meeting at the
Mission tonight All ars welcome.
There was a large turnout of elegant sleighs
and fast horses on P,rtland street yesterday,
and many trotters made great time, out to the
mile stone. The sleiahing was elegant
The Cumberland Rowing Association will
give grand assembly in Mechanics Hall,
Wednesday evening. Jan. 2Sth. Grimmer
will furnish music.
L. Dase, Ed. of Washington, D. c., well
known IN this CITY, publishes a card in another
column relating to the French Spoiation
Claims which is of interest to the claimants
A horse ct acbed to sleigh, took fright and
ran down Feneral street yesterday morning.
Mr.. Sawyer tried to stop the horse but was
knocked over. The sleigh was smashed
The Wiliards have extended an invitation
to Gov. Robie and the members of his family
to attend their Charity ball, and it is quite
likely that they will be among the guests.
The alarm from box 16 at noon yesterday
was caused by the clothes in baby carriage
catching fire, from stove, in the building on
the corner of Fore and Hancock streets. No
damage.
large Dutch COW, five years old, belonging
to Mr.. Frank G. Nutter of Cape Elizabeth,
gave birth on Monday night last to trplets,
one of which was dead. The other two are do
log well. This makes seven calves this COW
has produced.
Advertisements appropriately coming under
she classification heads, WANTS, HELP WANT
nd, SITUATIONS WANTED, FoR SALE, To LET,
BOARD and ROOMS and LOST AND FOUND, not
exceeding forty words, will be inserted in the
Daily PRESS one week, for twenty-five cents, if
paid in advance. When payment is not made
In advance regular rates will be charged. The
large circulation of the PRES makes it the best
medium for these advertisements
The latest Falmouth arrivals include Arthur
Sewall, President M. g. Railroad, Bath; John
B. Cough Of Worcester, Mass, Henry o.
Stanley of Dixfeld, Louis o. Garnett of Fort
Mscloud, n. W. T., W. A Cromwell of Bos-
ton, o. B. Gibbs of New York, Gen. B. B.
Murray of Pembroke, s. M. Hamilton OF Bal
timore, Md, VIM. e. Newhall of Philadel.
phia, DR.. e. NJ. Fnller of Bath.
The Transcript says: "Mr Geo. s. Hunt,
who recently purchased the Fitch estate on
Congress street, will her improve the
property in the spring The old house now on
it will be removed and on its site he will erect
q handsome brick block of two houses,
duplicate OF that erected last sammer on the
eastern section of the lot. We are informed
tbat .dr. Hunt also intends to build similar
block of houses on his lot near the corner of
Spring and Thomas streets"