The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-01
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

VOTE EARLY.
The total value of foreign exports last
week was $780,, 694.
There were q arrests last week of which
16 were for drunkenness.
Street Commissioner Staples gang of fifty
men is still at work on the shade trees.
Two chimneys were blown down at the
"Bee Hive" Cumberland Mills, by the gale
REMEMBER THAT A VOTE FOR CHARLES
]. CHAPMAN Is A VOTE FOR GOOD GOVERN
MENT.
The red, white and blue sociable of Bos-
worth Relief Corps will be given tomorrow
night.
The Vancouver will be due here to-day or
tomorrow from Liverpool, and the Dominion
from Bristol.
Chairman Noyes invited the Board of AL
dermen to a supper at the Preble House on
Saturday night.
The regular monthly meeting of the Young
Mems Christian Association occurs this eve
ming at 7.30 o'clock.
On and after to-day the Portland Steam
Packet Company's boats will leave Boston
for Portland at 7 p. m.
The Forest Paper Company at Yarmouth
has received rotary forty feet long. 1t will
be used in the new building
Mrs. DR.. Devoll will deliver lecture be-
fore the Mission Band at the Second Parish
church yestry this afternoon at clock
The regular monthly meeting of the fire
underwriters was held Saturday afternoon,
but no business of public interest was trans
acted.
Saturday afternoon the Board of Aldermen
concluded their four days session, and dur
ing that time added 4O6 names to the voting
list.
F. A. Elwell's Bermuda party now num-
bers %, five being ladies. The start will be
made from New York on the steamer Trim
idad.
Theregular meeting of the Young Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be held at
the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms Monday afternoon at
3o'clock.
The musicale that was postponed last
week on account of the weather will be held
at the Gospel Mission this evening. A
splendid programme has been prepared.
The First Parish coffee party at Gilbert's
Hall Tuesday evening promises to be well
attended and very attractive. Many will
enjoy the new bean board game.
We have received from W. E. Chandler &
Co., the Folio for March. 1t contains fine
Autograph of Margaret Mather and the
usual musical selections and interesting
musical and dramatic news.
The Portland Teachers Association will
meet at Reception Hall this (Mondayl eve
ming at 7.3o o'clock. Lecture by President
Hyde of Bowdoin College. Subject-"The
Development of Attention" Citizens in
terested are invited.
Quinn & Co., have just completed a 30
horse power boiler for the Portland Stone
ware Company, and they are now building
one of 75-horse power for MorrilPs tannery
in Deering also large amount of tank work
for the Forest Paper Company of Yarmouth
The Grattan Literary Association of this
city have accepted an invitation to visit Bid
deford next Wednesday evening. They will
give an entertainment In connection with
the fair which opens this evening in aid of
st. Mary's parish.
Mrs. Mary A. Woodbridge, who was to
have spoken under the auspices of the Law
and Order League and Woman's Christian
Temperance Union at the State street church,
was unable to reach the city in time to adj
dress the meeting ON account of the snow
blockades on the railroads.
Nothing has been heard lately by Wallace
Ross in reference to the proposed sculling
match between himself and Conley, which
his English hacker offered to make. He was
informed by Mr.. Innes some time ago of the
proposition made, and now awaits instruc-
ions from England.
Mr.. r. B. Swift, the jeweler No. 515 Con-
gress street, has had constructed anumber
of tin signals, corresponding with the signals
of the weather bureau, which he places on
the large thermometer at the entrance to his
store, as the report, from the signal station
indicates, so that the passer-by can know
the weather indications as well as the
temperature
The Dominion steamer Montreal sailed for
Bristol, Eng, via Liverpool yesterday She
took two cabin passengers and a cargo valued
at $4,000, including 2O,717 bushels corn !;
32,9S1 bushels wheat; 1880 bushels peas;
100000 feet of boards; 8, 4O2 bags buckwheat;
$3.50 packages lard; 4,561 packages of cheese;
500 barrels of apples; about $50 head of cat
tie and 178 sheep.
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