The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-06-14
BRIEF JoTTlNcs.

are willing to close Saturdays at 6p. m.
There were SO arrests last week of which
IS were for drunkenness.
GLOVES had field strawberries for sale Satur-
day, ten days earlier than usual.
Camps Blue Ribbon, Casco and Upton went
into camp quarters at Peaks Island Saturday.
Whitsunday was observed by the Episcopal
and Catholic churches.
A letter has been received from Wallace
Ross, in which he says he is rowing daily in
his new boat, which is going very fast
The value of foreign exports last week was
S22, 1876 and included 1,232, 413 feet of lum-
Der,
The two fine doors have been hung at Fail
mouth As house, the work Of Mr.. S. d. Lin
coin.
The Willis Chautauqua Circle will meet
this evening. June 14th, with Mrs. Ed.
Cheney, No. 1S9 High street
A crew of ten men loaded twenty-five cars
of coal for the Grand Trunk, each contain
ing twenty tons, in nine hours.
Capt. Charles Clark visited Gov. Robe,
Saturday, and it is thought the Blues cleo
ton will be ordered for Wednesday.
The Custom House Appraisers Depart
in May as amounting to $162,961 50.
The Portland teachers will meet this eve
ming at 7.3O o'clock. DR.. Crandall will de-
liver lecture.
Natives of Portland, resident of Bangor,
will hold meeting in that city this after
noon, to form an association to visit Port
land at the centennial.
w. S. Jordon & Co., have received the con-
tract to furnish provisions to the Revenue
Marine service at this port for the coming
year.
Mr.. Hamlin says the statement published
in the Argus that Mr.. Horace W. Chase, pro-
pretor of the Windsor House, Bangor, will
lease the United States Hotel is incorrect.
Damon Division No. l. Uniform Rank, K.
of p, of Lewiston, have accepted the city's
invitation to appear in the procession July
9TH.
Ground was broken Saturday for the build
ing of the new railroad shops at Wateryille
The land comprises about 40 acres. The
estimated cost of the buildings is 100000,
and of new machinery and tools, 100000.
A number of gentlemen residing in the
western part of the city have leased the old
farmhouse of the Delano Park Association
on the shore road, Cape Elizabeth, and are
fitting it up as a pleasure resort.
Mr.. Thomas S. Pearson, the proprietor of
the restaurant No. IS Temple Place. Boston,
who shot himself Friday was the husband
and father of Mrs. and Mr.. Pearson, pro-
prietors of the Gorham House at Old Orchard.
The Maine Central steamer Sappho went
on duty between Mt Desert Ferry and Bar
frf aia1-
running time of the fast express train be-
tween Boston and Bar Harbor will be
shortened over half an hour.
Senator Frye introduced bill in the SEN
ate Saturday to pay Lincoln w. TiDbetts of
Portland, ten thousand dollars for eight
thousand kegs of gun powder which Tibbetts
prevented from getting into tbe hands of the
rebels.
Agent Sawyer caused the arrest Saturday
of Benjamin Ettinger, a driver Of a jigger
wagon, on charge of beating his horse
needlessly with a heavy trace chain and Et-
finger will come Before the Municipal Court
tomorrow.
The Peoples Ferry boat was entering her
dock on return trip Saturday. when, being
crowded by the propeller Novelty, she was
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bark Ethel, and hitting the jib-boom slightly
damaging her smoke-stack.
The old game Of confidence was tried on
Roland Newbert of Rockland by a grey
bearded man in this city Saturday, who had
a $50 counterfeit bill which he wanted to
give Newbert as security for SIT, but New
merit, though fresh, didn't bite.
Complaints to the Cruelty Society have been
preferred by several Falmouth citizens
against one Christian Christensen, milk
dealer of that vicinity, for cruel treatment of
his horse. Parties in town say they have
known Christensen thirty years and that he
is one of the kindest hearted of men.
The employees of w. A. Quincy, the book
binder. presented petition to him Saturday
asking him to close his bindery at noon
Saturdays, commencing the next week. Mr.
Quincy willingly granted the request and
told them they could commence that very
day which they gladly did.
The prisoners at the jail yesterday
presented to Miss Abby G. Leavitt bible
in recognition of her labors among them. Re
marks were made by Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens.
]. Howe, Esq. and others. Over 1900 per-
sons have been in the Jail during the year,
1000 papers have been distributed, meetings
have been held every Sunday.