The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-04-29
BRIEF JoTTiNcs.

The exports last week were valued at S13S.
79S.47.
This is vacation week in the public
schools.
The winter cruising service of the Dallas
will expire May LIST.
Work has commenced on the foundations
j of the new coal shed on Franklin wharf.
The lower story of the City Hotel will be
remodelled and the whole house reprinted
The ladies' relief of the Reform Club gave
baked bean supper to the Club Saturday.
Ella F. Keeble was decreed divorce from
Geo. W. Keeble In the Supreme Court Satur-
day.
Quinn & Co. are repairing the bells and
whistling 5uoys FOR the lighthouse depart
ment.
The Loyal Legion will hold meeting and
have dinner at the Falmouth Wednesday
evening.
The Casco Bay Steamboat Company is
making extensive repairs on Little Diamond
island wharf.
The annual fair of the Church Of the Mes
siah will be held in the vestry next Thurs
day and Friday.
The Telegram will give the children OF the
Orphan Asylum an outing to the Cape today
and a collation..
Bosworth Post will try to secure the rooms
under their hall for committee rooms and
for the Relief Corps.
The excursion train to the Wescustogo
Company's spring will leave the Union sta
tion at 2.30 p. an. today and return at D. m.
Randall of the Dirgio club tells his club they
will know in another week whether they will
have an eight this season or not A fouris
assured.
The upper and lower harbors were filled
with vessels Saturday night, waiting for the
storm to end. Among them was the Cover
nor Ames.
Gen. Geo. L. Beal is making arrangements
for a trip Of the LIST, 10th, 10Th Maine Regi-
ment to the battle fields Of Virginia, some
time next June.
The M. B. Stetson brought in 1000 weight
Of halibut and 10000 weight of cod and had
dock Saturday the schooner Planter brought
in 5000 Holsters. gre tnH
The Turnverein boys, some fifteen In num-
Der. gave the Living Statuary' at Lewiston
City Hall Saturday evening, aud made quite
neat little sum thereby.
A large lump of coal, weighing &c pounds,
is on exhibition at Prof. Bartlett's rooms,
which came from the so-called Kennebec
coal-felds at Topsham. ts - ~
Frank X. Dowd, arrested here on com
plant from Boston last winter, is now secur-
ing proof here to prosecute the complainant
for false imprisonment.
The workmen who have been engaged
during tie winter by the Grand Trunk and
ocean steamer companies are now being dis
charged as the work is about over
The Public Library trustees postponed
filling the vacancy caused by Judge Webb's
resignation, until the next meeting. They
also ordered the library closed tomorrow.
Little BARLEY Conley was picking coal
from an ash-heap on State street wharf. Sat-
urday, when a wheel of freight car backing
down-the wharf, struck his ankle, decorating
it badly.
There were AZ arrests last week. of which
80 were for drunkenness, and Officers Nor
ton and McGrath yesterday morning seized
twenty half-barrels of ale from Boston aud
Maine car.
Mr.. A. w. Currier has printed fine copy
Of Whites portrait of the late Rev. DIR. Mich
OILS Of the First Parish church, for the gallery
of presidents of the Boston Unitarian Asso-
citation.
Charles Mcdonald of the Cumberlands of
Portland was in Boston Saturday. He said
his club had not got down to business in
earnest, but proposed to send up four and
possibly an eight to row in the regattas.
The steamer Sarnia, for Liverpool, had a
narrow escape from going ashore on Spring
Point Ledge on her trip out Thursday last.
Both of her big anchors were thrown over
board and she was saved. The tide was |
strong and the wind was blowing hard.
Knightville Tribe, l. o. r. NJ, held pre-
liminary meeting Friday evening at the wig
wan OF Machigonne Tribe in this city. Fifty |
nine charter members were enrolled. The
new lodge will be instituted May 10th. Mach
lgonne Tribe will work the Adoption degree |
tonight and organizes the Hunters tomorrow
evening. The banks and banking offices |
will close tomorrow and regular bolidav
hours prevail at the Post office