The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-10-28

TIE value of last weeks exports was S2O,-
1856
Practice with the big guns viii begin at
Fort Preble today.
There were "a arrests last week of which
30 were for drunkenness
Tonight the Windsor Castle, X. G. E., will
confer the buzzard's degree.
The Portland Reform Club is to be incor-
poratsd. 1t was a very large membership.
The case Of the Italian shot by Officer
Hughes will come up in the Municipal Court
this morning.
The children's fair, In aid of the Friendly
Inn, he'd at No 0 Deering street, Saturday,
netted $50
A southeast storm set In about five O'Clock
yesterday afternoon aud the rain fell heavily
during the evening.
Capt. Smith, Of schooner Thomas Warden,
had an anchor fall over OH to him, last week,
breaking three of his ribs.
= A big eel in the water pipe caused work to
be temporarily suspended at Cloudy & Kent's
and Megquiel & Jones, one day last week.
g III. Cloyes, E. b. Millett and Harry
Fitzgerald got IS partridge and woodcock in
New Gloucester woods last week
Trefethen Holbrook will put 10000
Holsters into their pond at House Island.
When taken out they will net rs per cent.
profit.
Mr.. F. Z. Mason will deliver lecture on
Christian Science in Congress Hall, head of
Chestnut street this evening at o'clock.
Admission free.
Mrs. johnson was carrying a kettle of
b0iiiuO NV mn al
street Thursday evening and fell. She was
severely scalded.
Mr.. William Graham, of Boston, will open
dry goods aud small-ware store in the first
floor and basement of the new Lunt block
on Congress street.
The Longfellow Chautauqua Circles will
meet this evening with Mrs. NJ. S. Fisher,
q Church street, corner of Newbury. All
interested are invited.
Two men from Saccarappa were thrown
from buggy, corner Of India and CONNER
clal streets, Saturday evening The carriage
was broken and the men slightly hurt.
John Sawyer Of this city purchased for
Boston man, a pair of handsome Knox
mares. six and seven years old respectively,
and 153 hands high, at Unity, last week.
ANU Eohy SuOCu utOuSub III
Of cod and haddock and 1000 pounds of hake
Saturday. and the Ella Doughty large
catch of cod and paddock. The latter
vessels previous trip stocked $500.
The Travellers Association will have the
new furniture In their new rooms by Friday.
The rooms are now painted papered aud
earpeted, and Saturday evening there will
be directors and members meeting.
1t seems that Capt. Thorndike, whose
vessel the schooner Louisa Francis, was re-
ported as arriving here last week with her
cargo Of lime on fire, was overcome by in
haling the vapor Of the burning lime and
had narrow escape from death.
When Mr.. Horr, clerk at Warrens furnish
Ing store on Middle street. entered the store
Saturday morning, he fonnd the room filled
with smoke. Some one had dropped a
lighted cigar through the grating into the
cellar. He extlngulshed the flames. Dam
age slight.
The New York and Maine Granite Block
Paving Company have shipped from this
port to New York, 100000 paving blocks
the past season. The blocks are cut In
North Conway and North Jay and brought
over the Maine Central direct to the COM
pany's wharf. The company has contract
with New York city for ten millions of these
blocks.