The Portland daily press., 1888-01-16
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

There were 35 arrests last week, of which
10 were for drunkenness.
The total amount paid in Portland for
import duties, last year, was $4,000.
Saturday was a fine, mild day, and Sunday
there was heavy rain with southwest
wind.
The steamers New Brunswick, City of
Richmond and John Brooks are receiving
repairs.
Portland Division, Sons of Temperance,
will receive the District Division at Preble
Chapel, Thursday evening next.
The Belknap towed in the schooner City
Point, Saturday, that vessel having broke
her main boom off Richmond's Island.
Officers Hussey and Skillings arrested
John Dolan and a man named Roberts, Sat-
urday, for stealing oil barrels.
burglar entered County Treasurer
Webb's stable at Saccarappa, Friday night,
and stole wolf robe valued at $40.
The imports last week were 900 frozen
hearing, and the exports included 559,115
feet Of lumber, 4,243 shocks and heads.
There is a report that a Portland coal
dealer has fallen heir to $4,000 by the death
of relative in Canada.
The Little Women have decided to act for
the. Fresh Air Fund and will give ball in
aid ofthe object February 22d at City Hall.
A movement is on foot to close the retail
dry and fancy goods houses every night in
the week at $50 p. M.
Tonight the Portland Fraternity will give
its annual supper to its members at its
rooms on Free street.
J. II. Dow Is chairman Of the committee
of arrangements for reunion of the past
and present members of st. Paul's Parish.
The Young Ladies' Circle, of the First
Parish, will hold its annual meeting at No.
226 Congress street this afternoon.
The adjourned annual meeting of the So
ciety Of Natural History win be held at
their building at 7.45 o'clock this evening"
The Western Union Telegraph Company
have planned to string an additional new
wire from Portland to Vanceboro but have
- decided to postpone the job for the winter.
The annual meeting Of the Young Wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union will be
held at No. 51a Elm street this afternoon at
3p. m. A full attendance is desired.
A horse fell on Park street, Saturday af-
terEoon, and broke both hind legs. He
belonged to ]. c. Marquand and was shot by
DR.. FW. Huntington.
pung belonging to the China Tea Com
pany tipped over on Congress street, Satur-
day, and tea, glass. crockery, ETC., were
mixed up in great confusion.
Mr.. C. S. Fairfield, owner Of the pleasure
barge Mayhower, gave the teachers and
children of the Female Orphan Asylum an
enjoyable sleighride one day last week.
The property of the Forest City and Star
steamboat companies was transferred to the
new Casco Bay Steamboat Company Satur-
day.
Burglars broke into William I. Studley's,
on Commercial Wharf, Saturday, and made
an unsuccessful attempt on the safe. They
got SO worth Of postage stamps.
Machigonne Tribe, No 8. Improved Order
of Red Men, will ''raise their chiefs" this
evening at $50 o'clock. The public are in
vlted to their wigwam, corner Of Brown and
Congress streets.
The lasters of Jones, Garland & Payson
presented fellow-laster who had sickness
in his family with a sum of money, and
gave a dance at the factory, Saturday night,
which netted good sum for him.
M. N. Rich, secretary of the Board of
Trade, has received letter from Secretary
Lamont acknowledging, for the President,
the receipt Of the resolutions of the Board of
Trade upon expositions at the National
capital.
The lady friends of st. Patrick's Confer
ence and the ladies of the Cathedral parish
generally are requested to meet in Kavanagh
Hall tomorrow evening, at O'Clock, to make
arrangements for the annual coffee party
which is 20 take place February Sth.
The w. G. T. u. Of Portland will hold an
all-day prayer meeting at the First Baptist
Church, corner Congress and Wilmot
streets, Tuesday, January IT, from 10 a. m.
to 5p. m. The topics of discussion, together
with the names of the leaders, will be pub
lished in tomorrow's issue. Clergymen of
the city will participate in the discussions.