The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-04
BRIEF JoTTiNcs.

The public schools, including the Monu-
ment street school, resume their sessions to-
day.
w. A. Spelman is negotiating with st.
Louis parties to build a rowing rink in that
city.
Mr. L. c. Daniels, the taxidermist, is
mounting the head of favorite COW for Mr..
j. S. Kicker.
The hat stores of the city will be closed
hereafter at p. m, excepting Saturdays, till
further notice.
There were ,102 arrests for drunkenness
in Portland from Jan. l, 1885, to Jan. 1, 1856,
out of 2,o7O arrests.
The Portland Packing Company are get
ting ready to make 100000 cans for the use of
corn, pumpkins and apples.
The value of Portland's foreign exports
last week was $447,1302S There were 232, :
4S9 feet of lumber exported.
Mr.. H. G. Holmes, of Biddeford, Saturday
left fine, large trout at the PRESS office
one of number caught by him.
The Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Com
pany have placed a quadruplex, that con-
tains 200 cells, in their office here.
The post Office special delivery for the past
three months has taken care of 1,241 letters
October, 42S; November, 427; December, 1856.
A new Edison machine was placed in the
electric light works last week, which will
furnish power for four hundred additional
lights.
r. A. Williams, of Portland, organized a
female Knights Of Labor society in Bidde-
ford Friday, with charter roll of $50 mem
bers.
The annual meeting of the Portland Cadets
for the choice of president and other officers
will be held at the company's armory this
evening.
The week of religious meetings will begin
at the Church of the Messiah tonight, and at
the Second Parish the week of prayer will be
observed.
The st. Julian has been leased by r. w.
Underwood, for several years janitor of the
building, and the hotel will be opened on the
European plan.
The Portland Boot and Shoe Association
will have its annual supper and election of
Officer at the Falmouth Hotel tonight. There
will music and toasts
There win be meeting of the executive
committee of the Woman's Auxiliary to the
Y. NJ. c. A. this afternoon at 3 o'clock. A
full attendance is desired.
The Texas of the Dominion Line sailed for
Bristol direct Saturday night. She took
full cargo, including 23o head of cattle. The
Oregon is expected Tuesday.
Bob Wheelock, Of last seasons Portland
base ball team, has been in town looking for
a position for next season. He should be Sc
cured if possible by the management.
If the gentleman who called on Mr.. A. NJ
Sawyer Friday to tell him about the accident
to a dog, will call on him, or telephone him,
this noon he will confer favor
The Portland Business College has remov-
ed to its new and spacious apartments in the
Davis block, opposite the City Building, and
will be opened for the reception of students
today.
A meeting for praise, prayer and Christian
conference win be held each evening of this
week at Pine street NJ. E. church, commenc-
ing at 7.3O o'clock. cordial welcome is ex-
tended to all.
Carl Doten, young son of Edward S.
Doten, Free street, jumped from lumber
team in such manner as to seriously Sprain
his ankle. He had narrow escape from
broken leg.
Mr.. Uriah Mason of White Rock, whose
horse and carriage, besides $40 in money,
were recently stolen by young man named
White, in Mr. Nasons employ has found the
horse in Norway.
Rev. Mr. Bicknell officiated for the first
time last week at the funeral of any person
he has ever married, when he officiated at
Mrs. Chase's funeral. Out of 500 marriages
he has notice of the death of but three or
four.
The regular monthly business meeting of
the Society of Natural History takes place
this evening. The recent donation of the
mastodon tusk will receive more extended
notice, with some lantern illustrations con-
nected with the subject
The monthly meeting of the Portland
Teachers Association will be held this eve
ming at Reception Hall. Mr.. S. H. McAlpine
of the school board is to speak to the teach
ers on the subject of Arithmetic. All inter
ested are invited to attend
There have been 80 bell and 90 still alarms
of fire the past year, and the loss over insur-
ance will not exceed $4,000 A - inch gong
has been put in the fire boat station. The
Peaks Island company will celebrate their
first anniversary tonight
In December, 1870, gentleman deposited
$1,000 in one of the Portland savings banks.
Last week he carried his book to the bank
for the first time to have the accrued divi-
dends put on, and found his original de-
post had increased to $1,9S5 in the fifteen
years.
A cargo of 1000 bushels of potatoes from
Nova Scotia arrived in Portland last week,
which were delivered to the vessel at less
than 25 cents per bushel. After paying the
duty of fifteen cents per bushel, and ten
cents per bushel freight, the shipper is able
to sell them at market rates in Portland, leav-
ing him fair margin of profit
An immigrant clearing house is being
formed. The representatives of eleven rail
road companies are at work on the project
II includes roads connecting with ocean
steamship lines landing at Montreal, Quebec,
Portland, Boston, New York and Philadel-
phia. The clearing house will be in the ma
ture of a joint audit office, from which all
immigrant business from the seaboard will
1,a contro1lad