The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-30
BRIEF JoTTlNcs.

Saturday was bright and warm, the mer-
curry touching 6So
There were 43 arrests last week of which
81 were for drunkenness.
The pound on the Eastern Promenade
will be prepared for service.
The Second Parish Sabbath school ami
versary will be held May 18th.
There were showers early Sunday morn.
ing, followed by clear weather.
Tomorrow night will be inspection night
for the Infantry, Blues and Guards.
Warden Barbour seized 450 short Holsters
at the New York boat Saturday morning.
The street committee will inspect the
streets, sidewalks and bridges this afternoon.
The Lunkhead Card Club had turkey
supper at Mr.. E. X. Heath's Saturday eve
ming.
Tomorrow Twitchell's omnibus will begin
running from South Portland to the Cape
Cottage
Tom Boyce, longshoresman, at work on
the Govino, lost piece of his finger while at
work Friday.
The schooner Julia Ellen brought 1000 lob
sters from harrington, N. S., Saturday, the
first of the season.
Wednesday evening next the Loyal Legion
will hold its annual election and supper at
the Falmouth Hotel.
The Portland Company will deliver two
passenger and one freight locomotives to the
Maine Central this week.
The Tempus, Spy and Nan have gone into
commission, and the Marie, Willie, Oracle
Leila and ldler expect to this week.
Charles Bartlett was arrested and sent to
Biddeford Saturday by Biddeford officer,
for stealing boat in that city.
Seizures were made Saturday at Timothy
Twgg's. John Woods's and from teams on
South street, and at the door of the Casco
Bottling Company.
Machigonne and Coguwesco Tribes, |. O.
/. R., will remember the train for Auburn
will leave Commercial street sta ton at 6.3C
D. m. this evening.
Mr.. J. G. Towne, superintendent of the
Massachusetts division of the American Ex-
press Company. is building fine cottage on
Great Diamond Island.
The Ladies of the Seventh Maine Auxiliary
will meet with Mrs. John Cakes, No. 154
Oak street, this afternoon and evening. All
Seventh Maine comrades are invited.
The expense of ticket from Portland to
the 22nd annual session of the Grand Army
to be held at st. Louis, will be $22 for the
round trip. Hotel rates are $3.50 to $500
per day.
Among the exports lastwee were $4,000
shingles, q, 765 clapboards, 6450 oak hoops,
1896 shocks and heads. Among the imports
were the cargo of Crusoe. and 1850 boxes
| iron plate.
City Marshal Cummings of Lewiston, re-
covered two dogs stolen in that city at the
house of a man named Welch in Portland,
Friday night. The dogs had been stolen by
Wech's son, who works in Lewiston.
Charles Il. Telling, Jr., a son of former
steward of the Falmouth Hotel. and now
resident in Washington, was accidentally
shot and seriously wounded in that city, by
policeman who fired at an escaping pris-
oner.
There was a slight fire in the window OF
Mrs. A. M. Bosworth's millinery store on
Congress street Saturday evening, but it was
extinguished with trifling damage, and the
loss is covered with insurance at w. ID. Lit
tie & Co.'s.
r., has issued his general order requesting
the posts in the department to observe May
30th as Memorial Day, and that Sons of Vet
Grams, Relief Corps. military and civic or
CARNATIONS, and citizens generally assist
them.
Tomorrow will be Arbor Day and the
| Custom House will be closed. At the Post
| Office the cashiers Office and general deliv-
cry will be open from s to 8 a. m, and to
p. m. Carriers collections will be made al
and IL a. m, and p. M, and deliveries al
7.30 a. M, 1890 and p. m. The banks will
| not close.
Miss Lucy Kimball of Chicago, gave a
very interesting illustrated temperance talk
to the boys of the Y. M. G. A. on Saturday
| afternoon. She is expected to be present
| again next Saturday and will bring with hel
some pictures and Illustrations which can
| not fail to please the boys. This will be the
last boys meeting of the season.