The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-04-08
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

Fast day will come late this year: April
18th.
Fine day yesterday, but the wind was
quite raw.
The value of last weeks exports was
$169,34S.06.
The street committee win inspect the
streets tomorrow.
Goudy & Kent are putting up 1900 barrels
of pilot bread for India.
Last weeks snow storm knocked numbers
of boughs off from the shade trees.
Every man who desires to remain in the
Maine militia must reenlisted May 1st.
Mayor Molcher will lecture before Bos-
worth Post next Friday evening on Army
Life"
Reuben Tibbetts has been awarded the
contract to furnish the city 100000 of
brick.
ST. Dominick's parish will use the yestry
of their new church for the first time
Easter.
A number of the fishermen came in Satur-
day, and the most Of them had large cargoes
of fish.
There was a bad break in the water main
at the corner of High and Deering streets
last night.
Mcclellan, Mosher & Co. have secured the
contract for furnishing the city stationary
the coming year.
The owner of the valise full of cigars,
found by Officer Skillings lately, received his
property Saturday.
At meeting of the Police Examining
Board, Benjamin A. Bartol appeared and
passed physical examination.
Officers Hughes and Greeley. and officers
Moore and Sparrow have exchanged beats,
and Special Officer Flynn Is on No. 2
beat.
Stuart Brothers, dealers In artists materi-
ais, Bangor, Me-, have failed, owing about
$5644. The creditors are offered 20 cents on
the dollar.
All members of Shepley Camp, S. of v,
are requested to meet at the hall this Mon
day evening Important business in regard
to the drama.
A wing of the new wharf that league d
Bennett are building at Little Diamond, will
be used by the Forest City Steamboat Co.,
| for a landing
The Easter Monday ball to be given by
the Irish American Relief Association will
be great success and tickets can be secured
at the usual places.
The Aroostook county commissioners, AL
bert A. Burleigh of Houlton, and Joseph d.
Emery of Presque Isle, will visit Portland
and inspect the jail.
Inc meeting Of the Longfellow Chatauqua
Circle will be held this evevening at the
Chestnut street church vestry. Roll CALI
Questions about birds"
Inc steam pipe running from the table fac
tory to the shop Of A. F. Cox & Son burst in
several places Saturday morning, and re-
led general overhauling.
ul- MS were circulated Saturday for
Pe'ihe- the City Government to .ap-
agneis asame to build the building TO.
)roprlate the m0pes --hihitiop
he proposed Industrial EA-
There were IS arrests last week Oh
which 26 were for drunkenness, ana iour
more were taken to the station Saturday
night for creating disturbance at ttrc Mer
chants hotel
Bosworth Relief Corps and Bosworth |
Post have voted to attend Chestnut Street |
church the Sunday before Memorial Day,
where DR.. Whitaker will preach the memo
rial services.
Chestnut Street Sunday school member
ship exceeds 100. and $500 more offerings |
were made shis year than last. Mr.. Z. I.
Burrows has given the infant department a
fine library case.
Mrs. A. M. Sawyer, treasurer OF the Bos-
worth Belief Corps, wishes it stated that all
statements regarding the financial results of
the late Monument fair have been unauthor-
lied and that no authentic statement can be
made for week or two.
The Turnverein annual dinner Will be
given at the Preble house the 10th inst. j.
B. Henley, J. J. Bedlow, c. y. Lothrop, Y.
j. Stevens and j. E., Doldt will be the COM
mittee. The society has been invited to give
their living statuary at Lewiston.
The graduating class of Fryeburg Acade-
my, and the participants in the Sailor Dance
to be given by the Washburn Union, have
been taken by jackson q Kinney, while
Mrs. Bennett has sent to Lamson. for more
photographs of Wallie Eddinger as Faunt-
0y.
At meeting Of the Commercial Travel
names were reported for membership and
meeting called for the 9th inst. to take ac-
tion on The annual excursion. The drum
mers will work for the success of "Mer-
chants week.
The Society of Art, decided Saturday eve
ming, to give an exhibition of the school
work May 18th. Mr.. Lowell rendered bis
resignation as member of She board OF
managers. owing to absence from the city,
which was accepted with regret, and vote
of thanks for his services.
AT meeting of the trustees of the Cum
berland County Agricultural Society, held
at the Merchants Exchange hotel Saturday,
the premium list was raised. and it was an
nounced that $4,000 had already been ex-
pended on the grounds and proposed build
ing at Gorham. The trustees thanked
Portland merchants for generous contribu-
tions.
On Fast day in Massachusetts, Rev. Ed
ward Abbott, pastor of st. James Episcopal
church. North Cambridge, concluded an adj
dress on constitutional prohibition by read
ing letters on the subject from Bishop Nicely
of Maine. Bishop Clark of Rhode Island,
Bishop Vail of Kansas, and Bishop Perry Of
Iowa. Bishop Nicely declared that the
amendment had not been of the least value
in checking the sale of liquor in Maine.
Mr.. Isaac Atkinson, Of the Atkinson
House Furnishing Goods Co.,. was in Gardi-
ner last week and closed the purchase of the
Coliseum. and Immediately set large crew
at work on the repairs The stage is being
entirely removed and extensive alterations
will be made. The company, it is said, pro-
poses to put forty thousand dollar stock Of
goods into the building and intend to be do
ing business there In very short time.
The Drill for the Champions hip.
There is great interest manifested in the