The Portland daily press., 1886-08-23
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

Seventeen assessments have been laid by
the Citizens Relief since January LIST.
There were 81 arrests last week, of which
II were for drunkenness.
The total value of exports for the last week
was $30,908. 6S-including 1903, 722slsfeet of
lumber. and 5000 gallons of kerosene
Washington Libby's house, No. IS Lewis
street, was entered by a side window Friday
night, and gold watch and small sum of
money taken.
The Casco Yacht Club left for their annual
cruise Saturday. The club will visit Bar
Harbor and other points of interest along the
coast. They went in the yacht Maggie, Cap
tain F. N. Poor, and will be gone eight days.
Besides their other large business, the In
ternational steamers have brought at each
trip between one and two hundred passen-
gers to Portland this season on their day
trips.
As the Cumberland was proceeding to her
wharf at Eastport, Thursday, the officers
thought they saw the sea serpent. About 10
or 20 feet Of the fish was seen, and he looked
like a swingle-tailed shark
The Portland Company, in addition to the
work lately reported, are building hydraulic
machines Tor the Industrial Fibre Co., have
put shaft into the New Brunswick, and are
repairing the Woodbury's boilers They
a haya 2na mon the rall---a
About 300 members of the Ancient Order
Of 'Hibernians came from Auburn and Lew
iston Saturday and went to Long Island on
the Forest City boats, and an excursion num-
bering $50 from Norway went to Peaks
Island by the same line
There has not been an assessment in the
Maine State Pythan Relief since April 10th
period of five months. 1t now numbers
thirteen hundred and sixty members and has
had but five assessments in the past sixteen
months.
Today Charles S. Fairfield will put on the
barge Mayfower, to run between Lunt's Cor
ner, Veranda street and Portland, leaving
Lunt's Corner at 6.35 a. m. and Gas D. M;
q Veranda street at 6.45 a. IN. and $50 p. m.
Portland at 900 a. m. and 615 p. m.
The publication of the early deeds of York
county, under the editorship of Mr.. John T.
Hull, is progressing favorably. Volume /,
bringing the records up to 1861 will be ready
in few weeks. There will be five volumes
issued, each with a valuable index. The old
est York county deed was recorded in 1929.
Six members of the Portland Wheel Club,
Messrs. Fred w. Palmer, H. S. Gardiner,
Fred Lord, A. S. Kilborn, G. B. Mitchell and
+. II. Sawyer, took trip on their wheels
yesterday, going from Pine Point on the
beach. Their cyclometers registered 80 miles
on their return.
AT the regular monthly meeting of the
Turnverein, held Friday evening, Mr.. j. M.
Jordan was elected treasurer in the place of
MI F. W. Woodman, resigned. New lockers
are being placed in the upper dressing room
to accommodate the ever increasing member
ship.
The Montgomery Guards will 20 on their
field day excursion today to Long Island.
The company, honorary and veteran associa-
tons, will leave the armory at ten O'Clock,
and will take with them as guests the city
officers, members of the press and the Peters
Club. Base ball, target shooting, running,
sack and potato racing will be among the
sports INDUCED in. Mitchell and Littlefeld
will get up one of their famous clam bakes.