The Portland daily press., 1889-04-15
BRIEF JoTTINos.

Last weeks exports were vaiueu AZ ~ooVs
60S.29.
New matches and new cabin are being
placed in the steamer Enterprise.
A colored woman in fit collected a crowd
on Congress street Saturday night.
At2p. IN. Wednesday, the Portland Gun
Club will begin its regular weekly shoots.
The ship Governor Robie will leave the
dry dock this week, probably on Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Fred Fernald had an eye badly cut
while moving load OF fish on Commercial
wharf, Saturday
The city of Portland negotiated Temporal
Boston, last week.
The steamer Emita that has just been
painted, will go on the Casco Bay steamboat
line the LIST of May.
The Portland Company delivered passsn-
ger engine No. 104 to the mountain division
of the Maine Central Saturday.
1t was bright and clear yesterday, but the
wind still has the chill in it that comes from
the snow on the mountain tops.
The daughter OF Mr.. John Jonson of Sa-
lem street, was severely bitten by a dog Sat
urday. The animal was ordered killed.
Last Thursday night burglars entered Mrs.
Wylie's, 215 Cumberland street and stole
quantity of eggs, pork and vegetables.
In May the race for the Dirigo Club medal
for junior scnllers will probably occur.
Flaherty, Ney and 0'Donnell have en-
tered.
The citizens of North Yarmouth voted
Saturday to exempt from taxation for eight
years the property of the Wescustago Spring
and Park Co.
The PRESS is under obligation to the Sun
day Telegram for the fine cut Of the pro-
posed industrial exhibition building pub
lished on the first page.
There were 454 bales of cotton exported
from the Passamaquoddy district to Europe
in March. containg 227,oOO pounds and val
ued at $22,700
Tonight at 7.30 o'clock the Irish NATIONAL
League will meet in /. A. r. A. hall on Plum
street. K. G. SWEET will address the meeting.
The public are invited.
Chisholm Brothers will put news stand
into the Maine Central station at Bangor,
and run the business on the trains between
that city and Bar Harbor.
The Cumberland Rowing Association are
negotiating for an eight-oared boat. Frates
is having boat built for him bySteyens, and
Conley has commenced daily practice.
A boy was struck on the head by falling
missile at the new Portland Cement and
Drain Pipe Company's building ON CONNER
cial street, Saturday, and received bad
wound.
The Portland Christian Endeavor Local
Union will hold its quarterly meeting in the
West Congregational church this evening at
7.30 o'clock. 1t will be praise and prayer
service.
Yesterday was Palm Sunday and was OBJ
served in the Catholic and Episcopal church
es. AT the Catholic Cathedral Bishop
Healy blessed the palms and Father Linehan
was celebrant.
Department Commander Drew, G. A. R.,
does not think any member of the order
signing petition for Office should describe
himself as Grand Army man as the order
is non-political.
Mr.. II. r. Stickney is building a double
engine and boiler for Mr.. Eaton's launch just
built by M. +. Davis; also an engine for Mr.
Fred Walkers fine launch which Deguio &
Doyle are building
There will be large gathering at the
Turnverein's annual supp er to be held at
the Preble House tomorrow evening" Next
Friday night the question of closing the hall
all day Sunday will come up for sction.
There were 81 arrests last week of which
% were for drunkenness. There were two
arrests for assault Saturday night, and hood
lums made an attack on the Chinese laundry
corner of Oak and Congress streets, ,brea king
window.
Mr.. Lbby's, the Cumberland street livery
stable keepers horse, took fright at loco
motive head light, while crossing the bridge
from Cape Elizabeth Saturday night and
broke the shaftsl Of the carriage by run
ming into the bridge.
Today the plasterers will begin work on
the upper story of the Fifth Maine building
at Peaks Island which is to be finished off,
for use she coming season. The New York
21st Regiment have sent to the association
framed engraving of their Gettysburg monu-
ment.
State Inspector b. +. Beal of Auburn will
inspect Bosworth Relief Corps, No. / next
Friday afternoon at O'Clock. At O'Clock
tea will be served. Cloudman Relief Corps,
No. Is. of Saccarappa and Thatcher Relief
Corps, No. 26. Of this city, have been invited
to attend.
The Portland fishing feet will get in tip
to Western Banks before the mackerel sea-
son commences under the new law, June /.
Messrs. Lewis, Chase & Whtten have al
ready started seven schooners for the Banks
and Cushing & McKenney have despatched
several for the same grounds. Chas. A. Dy
er and several others will also send vessels