The Portland daily press., 1888-12-24
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

Last weeks exports were valued at $240,.
12S.10.
Mr.. G. E. CARL fell from his express wagon
Saturday and was badly bruised.
A woman stole box of fine handkerchiefs
from Owen, Moore & Co.'s on Saturday.
The towboat Ellen has been sold to Cap
tain Duncan of Portsmouth.
The Saturday night Pullman train was de-
layed four hours by the Lynn fire.
The Portland Rolling Mills Company re.
elected their old officers on Saturday.
Mrs. Adelina Adams fell on the ice,
Saturday, injuring her side seriously.
Christmas cards and Christmas candy were
given in the Boys Department of the Y. NJ.
c. A. Saturday.
The express and postoffice officials had all
they could jump to Saturday, receiving and
dispatching parcels.
Both the baggage rooms are now in use at
the Union Station and the general entrance
is brilliantly lighted by incandescent lights.
Mr.. w. E. Plummer has been suffering Sc
verely from the bite of favorite cat He is
better now.
There were 2S arrests last week, of which
16 were for drunkenness. and five for break
ing and entering.
The Argonauts will give turkey supper
tonight and their annual ball on January
oath.
The locomotive General Scott was deliv-
cred to the Boston & Maine road by the Port
land Company Saturday.
The police made four seizures on Center
street yesterday. They got about six dozen
bottles of beer and barrel partly full of ale.
Nine recruits will be mustered into Bos-
worth Post Friday evening under the new
ritual.
We have received from Stephen Berry, 81
Plum street. calendars and fire alarm cards
for 1882
Thieves raided Mr.. John Dixon's clothes
line on Verandah street, Deering, and
stripped it of quantity of valuable clothing
Mrs. John McDonough slipped on the ice
en- Washington street Saturday afternoon,
breaking small bone in her ankle
The last of the Italians employed on the
Greenvile railroad went back to New York
by the Winthrop Saturday night
There will be a whist and checker tourna-
ment at the Cumberland boathouse next
Thursday evening, with music and an oyster
supper.
Martin, Pennell & Co. will not go out of
business, but have bought the Casco street
church property and will convert it into a
carriage factory.
Four thousand parcels have been deliv-
cred by the City Parcel Delivery the last
three days. Mr.. Libby presented every
married employe with fat turkey.
Notice has been served upon the property
owners ON Portland pier that certain build
ings will be cut off preparatory to making
an entrance to the ferry slip and landing.
A round of chair struck little son of
William Sterling of Peaks Island, in the
mouth as he fell Saturday, injuring him Sc
verely.
The non-partisan Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union convention at Caribou adopt
ed silver cord tied in with the white ribbon
as badge of the organization.
The treasurer of the Home for Aged Men
gratefully Acknowledges the receipt of $500
from the estate Of the late Mr.. John Ok
nard of Portland.
Six new members have Joined the Turnve-
rein, and committee has been appointed on
medical examination. No exhibition has
been voted.
There will be Christmas tree at the Fe-
male Orphan Asylum, No. 62 State street,
Wednesday, December 26. at 3p. m. 1t is
hoped friends will remember the little ones.
Preble Council, No. 124, A. l.. of H., will
meet this evening. at S. of T. Hall, No. 100
Exchange street, at 1902. M, for the an
nual election of officers A large attendance
is earnestly desired.
Workmen along the water front say that
Saturday morning was the coolest of the
season. Water was frozen in the pipes of
great many of the stores on Commercial
street, resulting in great deal of trouble
At a meeting of the reunion committee of
the class Of 's5 Portland High School, Satur-
day, it was decided to hold a reunion the lat
ter part of February instead of Christmas
week, as was first announced.
AT II O'clock Christmas Day. in accordance
with well known custom, the Sir Knights
Templar will meet at Eminent Commander
f. r. Farrington's store, to receive greetings
from the Grand Master of Templars.
Saturday was keen day. The mercury
dropped during the night from two de-
grees above to two below zero. Yesterday
the weather softened and the mercury ran
up to 100 above at a. m.
The steamer Fannie G. sighted q Schooner
in distress off Trundy's Reef Saturday after
noon. After three hours hard work she
sails of the schooner were blown away and