The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-10-11

The smet fishers occupy every available
spot for angling, on the Deering bridge.
The Montgomery Guards fair will be held
at Bijou Rink, beginning November %.
There were "a arrests last week of which
10 were for drunkenness.
The total value of exports last week was
$45,358.S2. There were 1.953,s5S feet of lum-
Der exported. ''ttaf
j.. l.. Gibbs of this city, who has just re-
turned from trip to the woods of Aroos-
took killed 400 pound bear.
The police made raid at Stafford's Block
Saturday night and arrested seven disrep-
utable women.
Preparations are making by parties in this
city to ship large quantities of apples to Eu-
rope this winter OH speculation.
The X. Y. q. Association, a social club has
been formed and taken rooms in Franklin
Block
The NJ. C. M. AS, ociation has voted to
put steam heating apparatus into their build
ing on Congress street.
Longfellow Chautauqua Circle will meet at
Mr.. and Mrs. Bashford's this evening. Old
members and those wishing to join are in
vited.
There was aslively row on Fore street yes
terday afternoon in which several men were
severely handled. Two of the participants
were arrested by the police
A hunting party has just returned to Port
land from the Aroostook and report heavy
fall of snow Friday night at the headwaters
of the Great Machias river.
There will be special meeting of the exc
eutive committee of the Woman's Auxiliary
to the Y. M. C. A., this afternoon at o'clock.
A full attendance is desired.
A man made complaint at the station Sat-
urday, that he was robbed of $40, at house
of iHrepute, kept by man named Thorne
in the rear of Stafford Block.
The Peaks Island Chautauqua Circle has
been organized with Rev. Mr. Lapham, pres
ident, Mrs. E. M. Jones vice presidents and
Mr.. J. w. Bracket secretary and treasurer.
The schooner J. M. Haskell, Boston, has
gone ON the dry-dock for an entire new shoe,
and the Maria Bell of Machias, Will be re-
caulked and reprinted. 81
A man named Mckay from Presque Isle,
was in the city Saturday hunting for his wife
who left home three weeks ago; later he
was found by the police in Stafford Block.
L
Society of Natural History, has raised hol-
lyhock twelve feet tall, and has several dah-
las in Bloom which are fourteen feet in
height. s,.4f y
The new iron bridge across the Presump-
scot on the Gray road in Falmouth will be
opened fDr4raffic today 1t was built by the
Berlin Bridge Company of Connecticut and
the total cost is $500. >@
Members of the YIN. c.. A. are reminded
Of the Importance of renewing their men,
bership cards, as the course of entertainments
will open at City Hall, Thursday evening of
this week. f~
The coroner's jury, in the ease of George
Richardson, the brakeman of the Ogdens-
burg road who was accidentally killed last
Wednesday, gave verdict Saturday that
his death was the result of his own careless
ness and exonerated the railroad employees.
The" Munjoy G. l.. S.. Circle" will meet
Monday evening, October 11th with Mr.. Alex
Menish, 20 ST. Lawrence street. Members of
the Circle last year and Others intending to
pursue the Chautauqua course Of reading
and desiring to join this Circle are invited to
be present at this meeting. e4..
The annual fair of the Ladies' Association
OF the Church of the Messiah will be held in
City Hall, October 2Sth and GOTH Mayor
Chapman Will open it and Grimmer's orches-
ira VIII furnish the music One feature will
be the Dairy Maids Festival"
Saturday Charles Moore, mechanic work.
ing on league & Benefits pile driver at
Grand TRUNK. wharf, No. 6, caught his hand
in the gearing of the blasting drum while en-
gagged in oiling the machinery. His hand was
dreadfully mangled. Drs True and Ordway
dressed the wound at DIR. Ordway's office,
and amputated four fingers from his hand.