The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-04-01
BRIEF soTTlNcs.

The value of foreign exports last week
were $177,9I4.
Tonight the Fraternity Club will sup at
the Falmouth hotel.
There were 81 arrests last week, of which
26 were for drunkenness.
Franklins q; Federals A. Young Lincolns
81; Peaks Island Juniors 10.
Tonight Mystic Lodge, I. o. G. T., will.
visit Mystic Lodge, of Lewiston.
Some 10000 pounds of fish were brought
in by the fishermen last Saturday.
Fast night. Winona Council of Pocahontas,
will have a supper and dance at their hall.
The Portland Company viii put new
boiler in the steamer General Leavitt.
Mr.. Lombard's sea Sturgeon has died and
been presented to the Natural History So
ciety
Tonight at the monthly teachers meeting,
superintendent Luce will speak ON Habit
in Education"
The Portland Steam Packet Co. s boats on
and after tonight will leave. Boston for
Portland at p. M.
Portland. Bath, Lewiston, Gardiner and
Brunswick will form base bali league made
up Of local players.
The Vancouver, of the Dominion line. will
arrive this week. and the Partisan Of the
Allan line will SAIL
Mr.. Osborn Adams has been elected chair
man and MIR. G. A. Sloman, secretary OF
Ward 8 Republican City Committee.
Mr.. r. b. Rines stopped runaway horse
Saturday, that had been frightened by a
snow slide from the roof of Browns block.
The second bicycle locomotive has been
completed and will be given trial at the
Portland Company's yard this morning
Quinn d Co. are building four large tanks
for the Forest Co., at Yarmouthyille. and
have finished several large boilers on con-
tract.
Capt. George E. Brown delivered an inter-
esting address on "Recollections of Army
Life to the Fraternity children, Saturday
evening.
The daily morning meeting of the Y. M. C.
A. will take place at 9.15 a. m. The regular
monthly sting of the Association will be
held today.
The Women's Indian Association will
hold its regular monthly meeting at the Yes
try of the Second Parish Church, on Tues
day. April End, at 8 p. m.
The Board of Trade will be called together
In few days to consider the plans for the
exhibition building. to be presented by the
Board of Manufacturers.
Mr.. Isaiah Lord, recovered his horse at
Bucksport-stolen by Gray-and sold him
there. He couldn't find the carriage. The
harness he brought home.
The Oxford League, of Chestnut street
church, will hold business meeting and
sociable, next Wednesday evening. with
Miss Flora Lord, No. 81 Nilmot rect
The April meeting of the. ',Y', will be held
at headquarters. 51A Exchange street, this
afternoon, at 2.30 o'clock. A full attendance
IS urgently requested. as business of special
Importance will come before the meeting
saturday night man complained that
three men enticed him into an alleyway on
Fore street and robbed him of valise con-
tanning valuables The police doubted his
story. u. eAa
1t is reported that a new double
line of freight ana passenger steamers be-
tween Boston and Portland, and single line
between Portland and New York will be
established.
Chief mastering Officer MacCabe, of East
Boston, will inspect division headquarters
5. Of ", Wednesday, April Sd, and Division
inspector Gould will inspect Shepley Camp
Tuesday evening.
Machigonne Tribe, l. o. r. NJ, will work
the Hunter degree tonight, and Cogawesco
tne ADOPTION degree tomorrow night. The
knights OF the Golden Eagle will confer the
FIRST degree on eight candidates tonight.
There have been about 40 pupils in the
art school the past winter who have gained
great advantage from Mr.. Curriers' teaching.
The day class numbering Sc, worked from
casts, and the advanced pupils from models
and still life.
The entertainment at the Portland Bust
ness College Musical and Literary Club,
Saturday evening. was very fine. After the
musical programme was completed, the aud
fence was given an opportunity of visiting
the JakOphpektzingstere," which proved
very attractive feature of the evening.
The usual monthly meeting of the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society will be held in
the West End Church, this afternoon at $50
Rev. George Constantine, of Athens,
Greece, will address the meeting. Ladies
from other chunches are cordially invited.
A car leaves the post Office at 8 p. IN.
The services at the Gospel Mission, Satur-
day and Sunday evening were largely at
tended and interesting. Sunday afternoon,
new Mr.. Pearson preached a temperance
sermon, taking for his text the words of the
~ verse Of the 9TH chapter of Isaiah. Tie
u usic and readings were good.