The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-05-31
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

The Musical Record for June has been re-
ceiyed.
There were 81 arrests last week of which
II were for drunkenness.
Harry Browns studio in Motley block will
be closed for the summer after this week.
Congress street M. E. church has introduc-
ed the "Epworth Hymnal" into the Sunday
school and the social services.
The Portland Society of Art Sketch Club
will go to Great Diamond Island today, leav-
ing Custom House wharf at 8 o'clock.
A train of 68 freight cars passed through
Commercial street Saturday drawn by one
engine
Camp Casco goes to Peaks Island today to
make preparations for camping this sum-
mer.
The stock of flour in Portland market Sat-
urday was 3S,S15 bbls., against 67,002 bbls.,
April LIST, 1886.
The Fraternity Cadets to the number of
1870 went to Sebago Lake Saturday and en-
joyed very pleasant excursion.
The Falmouth Hotel is being repainted
and renovated preparatory to the summer
business.
A number of fine plants were stolen from
the garden of Mr.. c. w. Cushing on Munjoy
street Friday night.
Steamer Gordon will make two excursions
today down Casco Bay calling at Long Island
each trip, leave Portland at 10 a. m. and p.
m, returning at 11.30 a. N. and D. m.
The total exports for last week from this
port amount TO SIS, $50. OF this the British
Schooner "Ariel'' took 995 bbls. of bait val
ued at $780, There were 59,137 feet of lum-
Der exported.
A gentleman and two ladies were thrown
from carriage Saturday evening at the cor
ner of Temple and Congress streets, the
cause being a loose wheel. They barely es-
capped a serious accident.
The alarm of fire Saturday evening was
caused by the burning of the woodwork
around stove in the house No. IS Mayo
street, owned by Mr.. John Loveitt and occu-
pied bv Mr.. Simon A. Loveitt. The damage
was very slight
Grimmer'S Orchestra will play for the
Sophomore exhibition at Brunswick, June
18th, for the Saccarappa High School, the
18th. and for Hrbron Academy the 30th, and
will provide music for the summer at the
Sea Shore House, Old Orchard.
The Portland Wheel Club was well repre-
sented in Boston Saturday, twenty of their
members under Capt. Harry S. Higgins ap-
pearing in the parade. They were accorded
the honor of heading the third division, and
provoked admiring comment by their fine
appearance.
A hadsome new parlor car, to be run be-
tween Boston and Portland this summer has
been put upon the Boston and Maine rail
road. 1t is constructed Of cherry, and con-
tains &c revolving chairs upholstered in vel
vet. At one end of the car is a smokers
apartment fittedup with every modern con-
venience.
Attention is called to the advertisement OF
the Portland Horse Railroad Company con-
tanning the time table of the cars on Con-
press street station line. Cars are now run
On this route to connect with the Boston
steamers. The arrangements of trips made
for Memorial Day will also be found in an
other column.
The directors of the Star Line Steamboat
Company with about fifty of their friends
enjoyed sail among the islands Saturday
afternoon. The party stopped at Peaks and
Cushing's Islands and visited the new land
ing on the Cape shore. An hour was spent
in inspecting the many improvements at
Cushing's Island.