The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-04-05
BRIEF JoTrINcs.

Steamer Express made two trips yesterday
to the islands, going as far as Long Island.
There were 80 arrests last week, of which
10 were for drunkenness.
The Parisian, Capt. Wylie, of the Allan
line, will be due here tomorrow.
Bosworth Relief Corps will give sheet
ond pillow case party at Mechanics Hall
Wednesday evening.
Heath & Smith will take the class pictures
of Gorham Normal School and Cape Eliza
beth High School.
The resignation of Officer Cole was re-
ceived and accepted by the Mayor on Satur-
day.
There will be a teachers meeting this eve
ming at Reception Hall at 7.3O o'clock. Mr.
Volney B. Cushing will deliver an address.
The Odd Fellows Register and Masonic
Journal for April contains much matter of
interest to members of these orders.
The monthly meeting Of the Womens In
dian Association will be held in the vestry of
the State street church Tuesday afternoon at
3 oclock.
The annual meeting of the Portland In
stitute and Public Library will be held at
the library room this afternoon at half past
three o'clock.
Mr. j. c. Foss, of the Checkley House,
Prout's Neck, secured a whale more than 80
feet long that came ashore near his house
Lh' llffsStS ssay There were lances in him.
Robert j. Burdette, of the Burlington
Hawkeye, will lecture in the Stockbrldge
course Wednesday evening. Tickets may be
procured at Stockbridge's.
Mr.. Cyrus Davis is about to close his store
This is to be regretted very much by the ar
fists and art patrons of Portland. Mr. Davis
health does not allow him to continue.
Mr.. Frederick Vinton will paint an adap-
tation of Flaudins Adam and Eve in the
church of st. German des Pres, on one of
the panels of the Bowdoin Art Gallery.
The committee on public buildings visited
the school houses Monday More accom-
| mediation is wanted on the hill for scholars,
and also in the western part of the city.
The total value of foreign exports for the
past week was $1S9, 623.S3, including 1,OSs,075
feet of lumber. The imports of sugar were
535 hogsheads.
union temperance convention will be
held at Brunswick ON Tuesday and Wednes-
day. April 9th and 18th, commencing Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Some of the ablest
speakers of the State will be present.
The Grand Trunk Railway loaded and sent
west, from Friday noon to Saturday after
noon at o'clock, one hundred and thirty
cars of freight A crew of twenty-five men
did the work.
Messrs. Shaw, Cooling & Co, have leased
for ten years the shoe factory to be erected at
Freeport by E. B. Mallet. The factory will
produce sixty cases of mems boots and shoes
daily.
The postmaster will be glad if the person
living east of the city building, who signs
a communication to him as ga Citizen will
give him an interview at his office, that he
may understand and, if possible, regulate the
matter complained of.
At the meeting of the debating club of
Gray's Business College, Saturday night,
fine musical programme was rendered by
Misses Berry, Hume and Mr.. Cummings, and
it was decided to hold another moot-court
next Saturday.
About the middle of the month the Inter
national Steamship Company will place the
steamer New Brunswick on their route from
Boston to the Provinces. She will make
each week one direct trip from Boston to st.
John, and one from Boston to Yarmouth and
return.
The Society of Natural History will hold its
regular meeting this evening at 7.30 o'clock.
Mr.. VIM. H. Pennell will give an account of
his visit to the Island of Mauritius. Mr..
Fuller has prepared a large number of pho
tograph slides and will preside at the lantern.
All interested, whether members or not, are
invited.
Saturday night Deputy Marshals Black
and Crowel, with Officers Hicks, Hus-
sey, Pickett, Newcomb, Greeley and Will
liams, made descent upon gambling house
on Middle street, said to be run by Jeffords
& Mitchell. The officers secured two tables
and lot of chips, together with Jeffords, one
of the pr. prietors, and four players.
Word was received in this city Saturday
that the Southern mackereling fleet had
cruised all over the fishing ground, but had
failed to find any fish. Fifty vessels were on
the ground, but one Of them was lost few
days ago. Last year at this time there were
one hundred and fifty vessels engaged, and
the first fish of the season were carried into
New York March %.