The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-05-14
BRIEF JOTTINCS.

There was enough rain Saturday and Sun
day.
The Canton Ridgely netted $1,000 from
their late fair.
st. Dominick's pastoIate residence will be
sold today at u o'clock, at auction.
AT depth of nine feet, large quantity of
peat was found ON Vesper street.
The Longfellow q. L. S. c. will meet this
evening in Chestnut street church vestry.
There were "a arrests last week, of which
% were for drunkenness.
Until the late rains the snow was four feet
deep between Crawford's and Fabyans.
Mr.. Lord had his arm badly injured in the
calendar at Cumberland Mills, Thursday.
1t is said that for thirty years past it has
rained ON May 18th.
The plant at the Ottawa House will be a
Mather, with 800 incandescent lights.
The Portland Turnverein field day will be
July attn, at the base ball grounds.
The railroad commissioners returned Sat-
urday from their weeks trip over the Maine
Central.
Howard Knowlton has secured for Green.
wood Garden a gray eagle shot by Mr. War
rem Tibbetts, of Lyman.
The Casco Bay Steamboat Company will
omit their 1890 a. IN. trips to Long and Dia-
mond islands in stormy weather
A new compound engine has been put into
the steamer Sorrento by the Portland Com
pany.
The regular monthly meeting of the Young
Mems Republican Club will be held this
evening.
Friday the pole of w. II. Clifford's car
riage broke as it was crossing Portland
bridge, but the driver kept the horses under
control and serious accident was averted
Mr. F. e. Moses from the Massachusetts
Metaphysical College, will deliver lecture
on christian Science" tonight in Reception
Hall.
T. +. Homested and Theodore c. Wood
bury were drawn as traverse jurors for the
Superior Court by the Board of Aldermen
Saturday.
A diver reports the Winthrop entirely UNI
injured. The steamer took 40 Italians to
New York who had been working on the
Megantic railroad.
The Haidee has been sold to the Machias-
port Packing factory, and the Minnehaha to
Captain Cousens to run from Bar Harbor to
Lamone.
The British ship Honan from Hiogo.
Japan, brought 1900 bales of Tags for S. d.
Warren & Co., and camphor for New York
parties.
Freddie Small, three years old, fell from a
second story of his parents residence on
Myrtle street, Friday, and fractured his
thigh.
Patrick Lynch, boatswain of the steamer
Boston City, was sentenced to five months In
Jail by Judge Gould, Saturday, for assault on
John Dalton and Joseph Hendlckson, two
seamen of the vessel.
The Portland Company delivered new
freight and new passenger engine to the
Maine Central last week, and will deliver
lot of box cars to the Bangor q Piscataquis
this week.
Seizures were made Saturday at James
Eagan's, Fore street, the United States Ho-
tel, Forest City House, at Mary Curran's,
Pleasant street, and an empty store on Fore
street.
Messrs. J. B. Pike and Geo. Z. Brown
have been appointed committee to make
arrangements for the celebration of the
Light Infantry Veteran Association, June
9th.
The Veteran Republican Club will hold
its meeting at No. Brown Block, tonight,
at 7.3O O'Clock. Hon. g. w. Woodman and
others will address the meeting All voter
an Republicans are invited.
Besides the cargo of the Boston City, there
were exported 1888 empties, 1,625,O36 feet of
lumber, 23,7G0 shocks, 1900 maple blocks,
and among the imports. besides those al
readyreported, were 5000 live Holsters, $500
railroad ties, and 100 dozen of eggs.
DR.. Clark wishes us to state that his
daughter has nearly recovered from what
was at first thought might be varioloid, but
which is chicken pox. To relieve any APP
prehensions he will continue the quarantine
for few days longer