The Portland daily press., 1888-02-13
BRIEF JoTTiNCS.

Tomorrow win be St. Valentines Day.
Hearn will take the photographs of the
High School class of 'SS.
Tonight Rev. S. w. Dixie will address the
Congregational Club at the Preble House
There were "a arrests last week of which
20 were for drunkenness,
The Weber Club win hold a stated meeting
at their rooms Tuesday evening.
Sandy Boy, who has trotted in 2.36, has
been sold by his owner, Mr.. l.. p. Hawkins.
Sunday was fine day after the Storm
The mercury rose nearly to 800.
A club room in Portland is said to be pa
pered with $500 worth of old Louisiana
lottery tickets that didn't draw a cent.
Goudy e. Kent furnished each plate at the
Grand Army banquet with box of elegant
CONNECTIONS.
All the freights on the Grand Trunk were
cancelled Saturday on account of abe storm.
The young ladies of the Deaf and Dumb
School have formed whist club
The young women employees of Jones,
Garland & Payson will have leap year
sleigh ride to Falmouth this week.
Mr. L. E. Emmons will give free lecture
on electricity at Preble Chapel tomorrow
night.
A broken wheel On an engine delayed the
Boston & Maine train some three hours Sat
urday night
As the Republican caucuses will be held
tonight the Veteran Republican Club meet
ing " i'll be postponed to next Monday.
There was slight fire in the house of Mr.
5. w. Furlong, at Deeling, the other day,
pnt it was extinguished with little damage
The fremont and Cumberland sailed early
yesterday morning. They waited for the
storm to clear up.
Yesterday the Chinese in the city cele-
brated their New Years Day. They treated
their friends to fruit and confections.
The Forest Queen was engaged yesterday
in breaking the ice in the harbor SO that it
wodld 60 out with the tide.
Passenger car No. 375 took fire in the yard
at the Boston & Maine depot Saturday and
was slightly damaged before the flames could
be extnguished.
Ivy Lodge, d. of K, has invited Fidelity
OF Lewiston, Queen Esther of Bath, and
Evening Star Of Brunswick, to visit them
February 25th.
The Longfellow c. L. S. c.. will meet this
evening with Mrs. F. B. Clark, No. 7 Grant
street. Business of Importance. All men,
beers are requested to be present.
DR.. G. II. Bailey has gone to Kentucky to
bring to Maine the splendid stallion, Jumps,
which has been purchased by Mr.. w. f.
Todd of St Stephen, at a cost of $4,000.
The social committee of Cumberland
Council, No. 81, U. f., requests every, mem
Der to be present at their next regular meet
ing, February 14th.
The exports last week included 1879
pairs shocks and heads, $3.50 hoops, 10000
clapboards, 2G,903 feet of boards and $4,000
shingles.
The elegant testimonial in f. r. Earring
toms window to be presented to ST. Johns
Commandery, Bangor, by st. Adams Com
mandery, is from the pen of H. w. Shaylor
Plumbers thawing out the water pipes in
Mr.. Lewis Pierce's house ON Deeiing street.
Saturday, called still alarm. A few buck
cts of water extingushed the flames.
The Dallas arrived Saturday from cruise
| Captain Barr reports the Penobscot Bay
frozen to Owls Head and Vinalhaven. The
| Dallas assisted seven vesselr. No vessels
should be sent there without tug.
/. The carcass of steer three years old,
raised by Edward Hunnewell of Windham.
which had taken prizes in the New England
and State Fairs, was on exhibition at the
Falmouth Market Saturday night.
At the meeting of the Casco Loan and
Buileing Association Saturday evening, $500
was paid in on shares. 1t was voted to post
| pone the loaning of money until the next
monthly meeting.
| The treasurer of the work room of the
Associated Charities gratefully acknowl-
edges the receipt of $40, the net proceeds of
the amateur entertainment on the evening
| of February Sth.
Bramhall Lodge, K. of p, assisted by
Bramhall Pythian Circle, will give an enter
tainment, sociable and supper next Thurs
day evening at Pythian Hall at 8 O'Clock.
Everybody is invited. Tickets for sale by
the committee and at the door.