The Portland daily press., 1889-10-21
Brief JoTTIRCS.

The value of last weeks exports was $46.-
80325
There were 81 arrests last week of which
% We're for drunkenness.
Yesterday was a summer day. The mer-
curry indicated GO at noon In the shade.
The boilers Of the new steamer Portland
were successfully placed on board Saturday.
Mr.. Fred r. Lewis owns two mastiff pups,
six months of age, weighing 125 pounds each.
The hands have been replaced on the clock
of the First National Bank, and it will be
started today.
A thousand New Hampshire excursionists
passed over the Maine Central Saturday
from Fabyan'S to Bartlett.
The case against the schooner Florence E.
Tower, recently libelled for debt by Balm,
Russell & Co., has been settled.
The Board of Health will act on the mat
ter of dumping refuse matter at the corner
of Monument and Sheridan streets.
The Paint and Oil Club enjoyed their re-
gular monthly dinner at the Falmouth Satur-
day evening. There were no special guests.
January LIST the Sheridan Rifles aud Fra
ternty Cadets will give a ball: The lady
friends of the Rifles have given them hand
sumo banner.
Mr.. Nahum Littlefeld's carving Of the
large shields, representing the city coat of
arms for the steamer Portland was very
artistic.
A large crowd of people visited the new
reservoir yesterday afternoon. Water is
running in slowly, the bottom not yet being
covered.
The only transfer of real estate recorded
Saturday, was one from Charles Schellenger
to w. 81. Ii. Snow, in New Gloucester, for
consideration of S65.
Parties who expect to attend Harper's lee
ture on Ireland Revisited" to be given at
City Hall tomorrow evening, should procure
their tickets at once.
The Cumberland quarterly meeting of
Free Baptists will hold its next session on
the Both and 31st instants in the First Free
Baptist church In this city.
The schooner Louise Francis arrived from
Rockland with cargo of lime on fire Friday
night. The matches have been battened
down to extinguish the flames.
Mr.. Alcide Smith, travelling salesman
for the Kerosene Oil Co., by a runaway ac-
cident at Wilton received cuts on the head
that required several stitches. -"'
Mr.. Henry Ross, while riding bicycle,
brought his machine in contact with car
rage In Longfellow Square, Saturday, dam
aging the carriage and injuring himself
The Mechanic Blues have invited the Til
son Light Infantry to visit this city next
mouth. A battalion parade with six COM
panies and banquet and ball are talked Of
There will be a meeting of the Templars
of Temperance held at the Gospel Mission
this evening at 7.45 o'clock, to perfect the
organization. al who wish to join as charter
members are requested to be present.
1.-The Edison monograph Toy Manufac-
turing Company has ordered of Mr.. EscheD,
the largest doll manufacturer of Germany,
100000 dolls bodies, in which will be placed
the Photographic attachment. This makes
$4,000 bodies ordered In the last 10 days.
DIR. A. G. Young Of the State Board of
Health finds the water polluted in the recent
samples of spring water sent to him for
analysis by Secretary Burgess of the city
board, and recommends that the use of all
spring and well water in Portland be dis
pensed with.
The Maine Central directors, it Is reported,
have voted to aid directly, or indirectly, In
providing the capital needed for the con-
struction of the Shore line from Mt. Desert
to Machias. This road will connect the
Maine Central with the New Brunswick
Grand Southern.