The Portland daily press., 1889-01-12
BRIEF JoTTINcs.


The new mail for Saccarappa from Port
land at 6.45 p. m, has been discontinued.
Yesterday was very bright, clear and
colder, with brisk westerly winds.
John l.. Ray, of Milltown accused of Snug
| Cling lumber was released from arrest Thurs
day as the evidence was deficient.
The members of Casco No. presented
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Stickney with hand.
some plush easy chair, Wednesday.
An axle broke ON Dr. Weeks carriage as
he was driving on Dow street yester
day morning, but the doctor was not hurt.
Rev. d. W. LeLacheur will lead the Unior
meeting in Y. NJ. c. A. Hall Saturday at 1
p. m.
The annual contribution in aid of the
Widows Wood Society will be taken at
the First Parish church tomorrow morning.
The next session of the Free Baptist Cum
berland quarterly meeting will be held with
the West Falmouth church next Wednesday
and Thursday, Jan. 10th and 18th.
A sea captain was arrested at the Union
Railway station, for abusive language, by
Officer Hanson yesterday, brought before
the Municipal Court and fined.
The subject of Rev. DIR. Dalton's sermon
to young men Sunday evening win be ''Per-
petual change, the law of all mems life and
of all earthly things. Seats free. All wei.
come.
The managers of the charity ball desire to
thank Owen, Moore & Co., Walter Corey &
Co.. the PRESS and others who assisted in
making their ball success.
Col II. H. Logan, of Phoenix, Arizona,
and Hob. w. F. Lunt, will give frse lecture
on Arizona, at City Hall Monday evening,
Jan. 2lst, at 7.45 o'clock.
The Polynesian, of the Allan line, sailed
for Liverpool via Halifax, at 6.15 a. m. yes
terday with large cargo. The Sarmatian,
of the same line, is ON the way from Liver
pool and will be here the first of the week.
AT the Salvation Army meetings on Satur-
day night and Sunday. Major Bryant will
lead at the usual times. Big meetings are
expected. Doors will be open at O'Clock
Sunday evening.
The officers of internal revenue disclaim
any knowledge of the man who claimed to
be an agent, and who visited grocers to see
If they had tobacco license. They think
he was released from arrest little prema-
turely.
Thursday the Maine Central Railroad re.
ceived from the New Brunswick railroad, &c
new cars loaded with hay for the West
This freight left Vanceboro by special train
at o'clock that day and arrived at Portland
about o'clock yesterday.
Mr.. Isaac Emery has purchased the Adams
mill in Moultonboro', N. H., and large
amount of timber land in the vicinity. he
Is repairing the mill and putting in new
machinery, and will soon engage in exten-
sive lumber business. A large cooper shop
will be added to the mill.
There viii be Union temperance meet
ing in Reception Hall tomorrow evening at I
o'clock. Good speakers will be present
Gen. Neal Dow will preside. All are cordial
ly invited to come and bring Gospels Hymns
Nos and 8.
The Ross Meyer Shoe Machinery Com
pany has been organized at Portland with a
capital stock of $25O,OO0; paid in. $50; pal
value of shares is $5. President. S. Ross.
Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio; Treasurer, E. f. Brad,
ford, Boston. Mass.
st. John Hastings has three teams hauling
lumber in Albany from lands purchased by
himself and Elias Thomas of Portland of the
Warren estate. They propose putting in a
portable mill and manufacturing the lumber
on the lots, taking the manufactured lumber
to Be eshel and over the Grand Trunk road to
market