The Portland daily press., 1886-05-17
BRIEF JoTrINcs.

Yesterdays heavy showers will do much
good
There were 81 arrests last week, of which
"a were for drunkenness.
The value Of exports last week was $19,-
022.27, including 1853 feet of lumber
The party from Portland, on the Maggie
secured 15Obirds Thursday and 81 Fridays.
Ocean shed No. 6, Grand Trunk wharf,
will be replied with 5000 new piles.
Owing to the scarcity of maekerel one firm
in Portland sold 500 barrels last week, Nos.
3, at $40.
The Munioy ChautauQuan Circle will meet
this evening with Miss Gerrish, No. AZ East
ern Promenade.
Charles Latham has been appointed con-
stable at Knightyille in place of j. S. VIII
liams.
The city government has received an in
vitation from the Montgomery Guards to at
tend their ball
Mr.. r. E. Donnell, principal of Foxcroft
Academy, will spend his vacation at the
Portland School of Medical Instruction
The ladies of Bosworth Relief Corps will
give a sociable at Mechanics Hall, Tuesday
evening.
A four ear-old child was badly bitten in
the face by Newfoundland dog at the cor
ner of Fore and Exchange streets Saturday.
A horse attached to top buggy ran away
ON Middle street yesterday but was captured
before doing any damage.
Mr.. E. L. Foss, the apothecary, lost a val
liable dog last week. The animal is thought
to have been poisoned.
The Gospel Mission was crowded last
evening. Interesting services were con-
Quoted by Mrs. Pearson. A mission society
will be organized next Wednesday evening.
Charles Hayden of Raymond has a good
cabinet of minerals, with some nice speci-
mems of stone instruments picked up in this
county.
William p. Hayden, land surveyor, has
traced from an original plan of Raymond
one ON linen, and wishes to procure one of
Gray Gore to copy.
The Supreme Court will come in tomorrow
according to adjournment but there will be
no jury and the court will only be in session
long enough to close up few small matters.
Mr.. III. K. Merriweather, at A. B. Buffers,
suffered serious wound to his hand by
reason of knife slipping with which he was
cutting burlap.
The Portland Railroad Company have just
received new and elegant car for the Maine
Central station line, which will be put on
the line this week.
Bosworth and Thatcher Posts of the Grand
Army will attend Free Street Church next
Sunday and listen to memorial sermon by
the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Dunn.
An adjourned meeting of the Portland
Ministerial Association will be held at the
Y. M. G, A. rooms this forenoon at 10
o'clock.
The Prohibitory State Convention will
be held at City Hall, June 10th and 18th.
Speechmaking will be the order for Wednes-
day and business for Thursday.
The Presbyterian Church society have
bought the lot ON Congress street, at the
head of India street and nearly opposite the
Church of the Messiah, and will erect a
church there.
1t is stated that the papers of DR.. F. N.
Palmer, who recently jumped from the John
Brooks, have been examined by his family,
but that nothing bearing upon the case has
been discovered.
Charles GoOdridge of Woodford's has re-
Gently put into the water a new steam launch
twenty EIGHT feet in length. She is called
the Isabel" and now lies at Hobson's
wharf receiving final touches.
We are informed that proper care is not
taken of Western Cemetery; that a quantity
of debris was raked together under clump
of fine young pine trees, set fire to, and the
trees were ruined
The pupils of Hebron Academy, or dele
cation of them, visited Portland Saturday,
took in the public buildings, the Mikado,
and Shaw's Business College. HeaTn took
their pictures.
We must acknowledge the gift of a string
of beautiful trout, caught at Rangeley Lakes
by Mr.. W. II. Stevens. The satisfaction the
donor experienced was equalled by the
pleasure given.
A very handsome fire screen is on exhi-
bition at ]. T. Stubs art store. The two
flies of the screen represent hollyhocks and
woodbines. The screen was painted by
Mrs. Stubs.
Machigonne, No. 1, is being painted and
repaired; the reservoirs at the corner of Con-
gress and State streets were filled up with
CdItH OdbuIudy anu ouuI-On SdtcS uttNc
been placed on the fire boats so that only
one stream can be used if desired.
The Portland Wheel Club will make a run
to Cape Cottage tomorrow night and take
supper there. The Little Women have pre-
sented the secretary with a fine desk, and
tonight the club will consider the invitation
to take part in the centennial parade.
About thirty gentlemen met in Thatcher
Post Hall Friday evening and took the pre-
liminary steps toward forming a Young
Mems Republican Club of Portland. George
H. Townshend, Esq, presided. The perma-
nent organization will be made this week.
The artesian well being sunk under the
United States Hotel is now down upwards
of fifty feet. Several good veins of water
have been struck, but the well will go deeper
until sufficient quantity is assured for all
purposes.
S. p Mayberry has presented to the Maine
Historical Society "Perley's Book of Law
Forms" the first law book printed after
the separation from Massachusetts; also
Ebenezer Fox's account of-he Revolutionary
war.
The owners of the schooner Setagawa of
Rockland, Saturday, filed libel in the U.
S. District Court against the schooner Min
ME G. Taylor of Portland for damages sus-
tanned in collision in February, 1885, about
three miles northeast of Pollock Rip Light.
The damage claimed is $1,000
Mr.. Edward Gould has two silver dollars,
connected with a buckskin thong, which
were part of the six dollars he received as
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