The Portland daily press., 1888-02-20
BRIEF JOTTtNCS.

twas beautiful day yesterday and very
comfortable
The class of 'S7, Portland High School, will
hold reunion this evening.
Mr.. A. Murray's propeller fange for steam
boats is highly spoken of.
Mr.. Josiah Burligh. the clothing dealer,
who received bad fall lately, is better.
Tonight, at the meeting of the Natural His
tory Society, the annual report will be read,
at 7.45.
Thes0dd Fellows Register and the Masonic
Journal for February are both full of good
: reading.
There was large advance sale of seats for
the Tnrnyeren exhibition at Stockbridge's
Saturday.
Quinn & Co. have completed and shipped
that ten ton boiler for the Forest Paper Co.,
of Yarmouth.
Machigonne Tribe, Uniformed Order of
Red Men, will give another assembly Thurs
day evening.
Samuel Stickney, brakeman on the Roches-
ter road, jammed his fingers badly, Saturday,
while Stacking cars,
Mr. Fred 3. Smith has designed very
taking cover for John L. Hull's Handbook
Of Portland"
-s.-Akr. Isaac ID. Sawyer's coat factory employs
thirty women, and turns out seventy five
coats day for Boston firms.
The New Brunswick will take the place of
the Cumberland today, while the latter boat
nndergoes spring oyerhauling.
There was bad break in the water main
on Congress street, just above Washington
street, Saturday evening.
A large number of Boston and New York
reporters went through to Bangor Saturday,
to attend the trial of Stain and Cromwell.
Marshal Hawkes., Deputy Marshal Crowell
ard officers Warren and Sterling, made large
seizure on India street Saturday night.
Wednesday evening. Shepley Camp, S. of
", will exemplify the secret work, with adj
dresses from w. II. Motley and S. s. Knights.
The exports last week were 1866 shocks.
1926 pair heads, %, 44S feet of plank, 10000
shingles, 800 packages herring, 1885 beading
bars, So bbls. flour.
Madden, the pitcher, is getting into condi-
ton for next season, and speaks very highly
of Conley of the East Ends, who is catching
him at present.
Officer Hanson had tussle with a young
tough named McGovern at Gorham's Corner,
Saturday. A great crowd gathered, but Nc
Governs brother assisted the officer.
An old folkss supper will be given at the
Abyssinian church, Wednesday evening, by
the A. Y. p. S. C. E. Society for their benefit.
The advertisement will give full particulars.
second Mate Joseph johnson, of the schr
ID. M. Haynes, was brought to the city on the
Enterprise from Ddmariscotta Saturday,
where he had broken his leg He was taken
to the Marine Hospital.
The services at the Gospel Mission last
evening were well attended. Rev. S. +. Pear
son preached and there was music by an or
chestra under the lead of +. A. Bent Many
persons asked for prayers.
A young girl. while trying to light the ire
in a Cumberland street residence dropped the
match on some draperies, and, but for her
presence of mind in extinguishng the flames,
a serious fire might have occurred.
Harry Higgins, f. d. Smith, w. 4. King,
F. A. Elwell and r. f. Sawyer are perfectlng
themselves in French under M. Dortlcos, in
order to attend the Paris Exposition in 1889
as representatives Of the Wheel Club.
The new Kennebec Steamboat line is nego-
tiating for the steamer Albertiup, new and
swift boat, 175 feet long, 80 feet broad, feet
depth and A feet draft. She has been rum
ming from New York to Red Bank, N. j.
The sum to build telephone line to the
Two Lights has been nearly raised by sub
scriptions, and the line will be built m few
weeks. For the first three years the subscrib-
ers viii maintain it, and then the telephone
company.
Deputy Grand Commander j. A. Locke, K
Twill inspect Lewiston Commandery Thurs
day evening, and large number of Sir
Knights will 60 on the 4.5o p. m. train On
Monday evening, st. Johns Commandery'
Bangor, will be inspected, and st. Alban will
present the testimonial lately described in
the PRESS.