The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-04
SRiEF JoTrINcs.

0NtEr JOTTiNCS.
Last weeks exports were valued at 1884,
32938.
There were IS arrests last week of which
16 were for drunkenness.
The regular monthly meeting of the City
Government will be held tonight.
| A fine new sign has been placed on Bran
| hall hook and ladders house on Bracket
| street.
The Cornelia II. will commence regular
trips to the new ferry slip, at Portland Pier
tomorrow.
| w. S. Jordan & Co. have sold the schooner
Robert Byron to G. E. Carleton of Rockport
for $4,000.
| An old umbrella on fire in an ash bin
called Casco hose carriage out Saturday.
No damage.
Pine Tree Lodge, K. of p. will entertain
Cumberland Lodge with clam supper Fri
day evening
Mr.. Carl Weber's friends celebrated hiss
birthday, Friday evening, and gave him
a piano lamp.
| There was interesting temperance meet
ing held at Preble Chapel last evening, with
| good music.
| Two thousand four hundred and forty-two
| shares of the Casco Loan Association have
now been taken.
| The Tilson Light Infantry of Rockland
will be the guests Of the Mechanic Blues
Dec. Sd and 4th.
The Typographical Union, Saturday, ap-
pointed committee of three to arrange for
the annual dinner.
Mrs. G. A. Dyer displays fine portrait OF
Miss Merrill in Stubs art store window,
Congress Square.
| A pet coon which was being led up Con-
gress street by its ownersSaturday noon at
tracted much attention.
There will be special meeting of the
Royal Templars of Temperance" at the
Mission this evening at o'clock.
1t was rainy night Saturday, and the
wind blew quite a gale. Yesterday was
rainy and the mercury rose to Coz.
G. j. Harrington has supplied the men
of the life saving service with new uni
forms, storm suits and heavy overcoats.
Portland parties are talking of leasing the
building in Auburn, used by the Lakeside
Press lately, for a photographer establish
ment.
| Soi. Auduo Will culdl Bt lilo DukZtll Uullu-
ing on Spring street. Woodfords. and ar
range for an Odd Fellows hall in the second
story.
In our advertising columns it will be seen
that Mr.. e. G. Jordan offers opportunities to
young men DESTROYS Of studying civil en-
gineerlng.
Quinn & Co. are buildingboilers for E. B.
Mallett & Co., Biddeford and Saco Water
Company. an Eastern wooden mill and tow
boat at Kittery.
1t is stated that Walter B. johnson, late
of the Penobscot Exchange, Bangor, has
secured the refusal of Mr.. Davis new hotel
near the Union Station.
The Lidback Manufacturing Company is
building fourteen high speed automatic en-
giness working boat worth SIPS and a
pleasure boat worth 800.
The Maine Steamship Company are laying
new platform at their freight depot, and
the International boats will use the coal
sheds on Franklin wharf.
The roof of Whitney's carriage shop on
Preble street which was damaged by fire
last winter, and which has been covered
with sail since then, has been rebuilt.
One day last week while playing with a
revolver, Walter, 14.year-old son of Ma
thaniel Thompson, residing at Willard. was
accidentally shot in his hand.
Little Marion Stinson, "a Monument street,
fell down the cellar stairs and cut the back
Of her head badly. DR.. Dyer called it a mar
row escape from fatal accident.
Saturday evening the Turnverein Ass0
citation voted to secure an instructor and
pay him $525, salary. Possibly Mr.. Frank
Lyman of Bowdoin 'S9 will be the man.
The young Ladies', Mission Circle".. 20 q
vicinity, will hold a meeting in the parlors
OF Pine Street Church today at 4.3O o'clock.
Joseph Hutchings, who died at the pool
farm, Friday night, at one time set fire to 8
barn in Biddeford and was imprisoned
therefor. His legal residence was Bidde.
ford.
The Pythian Association are negotiating
with parties for the erection of a new block
the present quarters being COO small to &C
commodate all the lodges of Knights OF
Pytbias.
Be sure and secure your tickets now fol
the ball to be given by the Cumberland
Rowing Association at City Hall tomorrow
evening. Chambers orchestra will supply
the music.
Officers Firth and Webster broke up q
drinking party of sailors at Hans Johnson's,
corner of Green and Portland streets, Satur
day night, arrested three and seized Is
bottles of lager.
1t is said that the quack who operated in
New Hampshire and Massachusetts, taking
patients notes for cures to be effected, which
he turned over to brokers, worked four
towns in this county
The Dirigo boatI club at their December
ball will give gold medal to the best drilled
Name militia-man, silver medal to the
second, and banner to the best drilled com
pany to represent the championship.
The Portland Cement Pipe and Stone
Ware Company are moving into their new
building on Richardson's wharf, which was
written up in the PRESS some time ago. 1t
has all the modern conveniences.
Hr Henry Miles, of Manchester. England,
has returned as usual, to his winter bush
ness, shipping apples from this port to Eng
land by the steamers. He has secured stor-
age room in Thomas Block, and will ship 25.-
600 barrels of apples.
The two small houses on Pine street next
below Mr. Edwards's fine new house are be-
Ing torn down. Many years ago they formed
pant OF ropewalk which extended down
Pine street below Bracket; but when the
street was settled, it was cut up into houses
citizens who owns vacant lot on Lin
coin street which had grown up to burdocks
and Was an eyesore to the neighborhood hit
upon an effective plan of destroying them,
which he put into execution Saturday after
dark. He burned his lot over carefully and
hopes to be free from burs next year.