The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-01-09
BRIEF JorTINcs..

Snow, rain and slippery sidewalks on Sat
urday, and snow storm yesterday.
> >Fhere were q arrests last week, of which
16 were for drunkenness.
Sergeant Conley has been elected second
lieutenant, Co. A. fraternity Cadets.
The net receipts of the Charity ball will
be about $500.
The Portland Company has sent out
shifting engine, No. II. to the Maine Gen.
trail.
Mr.. A. NJ. Spear says that a new ferry
boat will be built by the Peoples Company
to run in connection with the Cornelia Ii
W. II. Chapman will lecture on Electricity
in the M. C. NJ. A. course Wednesday eve
ming.
Quinn & Co., are building ten ton tubu-
lar boiler for the Yarmouth Paper Compa-
ny.
Machigonne Tribe, No. 8, Improved Or
der Of Red Men, will initiate its officers to-
night.
The Little Women are requested to meet
atGilbert's Hall on Tuesday afternoon at
4.9O.
A subordinate corps Of the Woman's Re-
lief will be organized at Kittery this
week.
An I'D man named Ambrose Walker fell
on the sidewalk on Congress street, Saturday
night, spraining his ankle.
w. G. Sawyer, formerly of this city, wrote
the carriers addresses for the st. John
Daily Telegraph.
Cumberland s's company extinguished a
slight blaze Saturday in the cellar Of house
~. 1. 4 aI.~n
Mr.. G. Y. Robinson while taking down
sign on Horr's drug store, Saturday night,
fell to the ground and injured his back Sc
verely.
About seyenty-fve members of the Reform
Club, ladies and gentlemen, had fine sup
per in Reform Club Hall Saturday night.
There were addresses and singing.
A young man named Hobson, was thrown
from his team ON Cumberland street Satur-
day night and severely shaken up. He be-
longs in Cape Elizabeth.
Fred Sweetser, of Pine street, received two
bad cuts while coasting ON State street Fri
day evening from sled which was run into
him.
The new parcel post arrangement between
the United States and Canada will go into
effect February LIST. The maximum weight
will be five pounds at 12a cents pound.
The Longfellow c. l.. S. G. will meet this
evening with Mrs. e. I. Burrows, Western
Promenade. Members are requested to take
New Years cards.
Northumberland, of theInternational line Is
repairing and the New Brunswick takes her
place. The Myrtle is receiving extensive
rapofro % fha porf1ond N,muonu
A special meeting of the w. c. T. U. will
be held at the headquarters, 51A Exchange
street, this Monday afternoon, January 9 at
O'Clock.
The adjourned meeting Of 1.-THE Fresh Air
Fund will be held this afternoon at O'Clock
at the residence of Mrs. James McMullen,
ISL State street.
In the verdict of the coroner's jury on the
infanticide case published in Saturdays is
sue, the number of the house was given as
>ssss Congress street 1t should have been
1885,
The National Opera Company passed
through Portland on their way from Mon
treal to Boston yesterday. The freight
filled fifteen cars, and the company consisted
Of 200 people.
The meetings for men only at the Y. M. G..
A. rooms yesterday were well attended and
Of great interest. The conversion of one
young man was reported as having occurred
on Saturday afternoon.
An eight horse power water motor, run by
Sebago, will be put in the freight shed of the
Portland Steam Packet Co. 1t will pull the
trucks up the drop when the steamers are
unloading at low tide and save the work of
ten men.
1t is said that nearly 300 summonses have
been served on witnesses to appear before
the grand jury in behalf of a movement to
regulate public morals in this city. Drink
ing place and houses of ill-repute are to be
suppressed, if 1t is possible.
Among the imports last week were 100000
shingles and 5000 feet Of spruce boards to NJ.
p. Emery, and the exports. besides the To-
ronto's cargo, included s97, 1888 feet of lum-
Der, 26,540 heads, 1928 shocks, 1894
slaves.
The Cape Elizabeth Sentinel suggests e
telepbone line to the Two Lights. Such a
line should be established and was talked up
sometime ago. II adopted, running from
Portland TO the Head Light and thence to the
Two Lights N any valuable lives and much
property might be saved.