The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-08
BRIEF JoTTINcS.

There were 80 arrests last week, of which
IA were for drunkenness.
The Woodbury. is in the dry dock having
the injury to her wheel repaired.
The value of foreign exports lastweek was
1919 O45.S2, and 565, 22S feet Of lumber were
exported.
The Young Peoples Literary and Social
Circle of Plymouth Church will hold meet
ing at the vestry this evening
The Longfellow Chautauqua Circle will
meet with Mr. and Mrs. Bashford, No. 2l9
Cumberland street, this evening.
The Auxiliary Y. NJ. C. A. will give re-
ception to the young men Thursday evening,
February 18th.
There are so applications reported for the
captaincy of the lighthouse steamer Myrtle,
vacated by Capt. Fosters DEATH
The Willis Chautauqua Circle will meet
this evening with Miss Helen Clark, No. GA
Carleton street. Quotations: Old saws and
trite sayings.
The Polynesian is expected tomorrow, and
the Toronto will sail Wednesday. The Sar-
MAS cargo was transferred to the Montreal
which sailed from Liverpool Saturday.
The harbor was partially frozen Saturday,
and people walked from the Cape Shore on
the ice to vessels lying 200 feet from the
shore. This is unusual for Portland harDor.
The Wason Company are building eignt
passenger cars for the Maine Central, seven
for the Boston and Maine and one for the
Knox and Lincoln.
Thirty-one persons were received iiito INC
Presbyterian Church yesterday, nine by let
ter and the rest by confessing their laith IN
and love for Christ.
AT the Chestnut Street Nj. Il. church yes
terdav. four persons were received into full
membership, ten by letter and twenty-three
upon probation.
The ship channel in the harbor is clear of
ice but the harbor is frozen over between
Fish Point and Diamond Island land the docks
are full Of ice.
The Eleanora passed the schooner Nettie
Craig in disabled condition, the schooner's
rigging and sails being torn. The lightship
ON Pollock's Rip has drifted from its moor
ings.
The boys connected with the Y. NJ. G. A.,
1875 in number marched up Congress street
Saturday afternoon, making fine appear
ance. on their way to visit the hat factory of
Aver & Houston.
The members of Pine Tree Lodge, No. II,
K. of p, with their ladies and friends, will
give an entertainment and picnic supper at
Castle Hall on next Friday evening, Febru-
airy 18th.
We have received from Stephen Berry,
printer, the neatly printed pamphlet EN-
bracing the sketch of the late James Shep-
Nv Z Ga0rOa Talbot
before the Maine Historical Society.
Machigonne No. 1 extinguished slight
fire in Mr.. w. P. Preble's house, on Congress
street, Saturday evening. The fire caught
from the furnace and burned hole in the
hall floor. Loss about 500.
The Cadet election has been postponed
again until this evening. The boys will have
good time at Haverhill where great prepa-
rations are making to entertain them. The
Cadets will turn out 50 men.
In the future, in the police court, when
parents are shown to be habitually intoxi-
Gated and have children who will be ne
elected, the parents will be sentenced to the
House of Correction during the pleasure of
the Board of Overseers. Two persons were
so sentenced Saturday.
The State of Maine has gone on the New
Brunswick's route, while the latter steamer
is receiving an oyerhauling. The Cumber-
land put into Southwest Harbor, and the
New Brunswick into Gloucester Friday
night owing to the vapor and rough
weather Both steamers arrived here Satur-
day.
Messrs. Parker Il Maggie, the Commercial
street boat builders, will build an elegant
little steamer for Mr.. Thos. Goodall of San
ford. The steamer will be an open launch,
81 feetin length, 6 wide and deep. She will
ply on the lakes between Maine and New
Hampshire. Her engine will be of 6-horse
power.
Especial attention is called to the fact that
Miss Sallie Croker will give a course of
three lectures on "The Modern French
Painters, at Miss Wolhaupters school, No.
1913 Spring street, beginning Thursday after
noon, February 18th, at 4.3O p. m. Tickets
can be procured at j. Z. Stubs and at the
door.
At the next meeting of the City Council it
is said proposition will be made to the city
by the managers of the Central Wharf Tow
Boat Company and Independent Towage
Company to put fire pumps on the Salem and
/ c. A. Warren, the boats to receive S25 per
hour for pumping at fires. The matter will
probably be referred to the next City Coun-
ell.