The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-25
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Quicksteps. 26; Red Jackets. 2.
The value Of exports last week was $780,
O55.35.
Mr.. w. E. Plummer will build new house
on Williams street, 0akdale.
Members of the Yacht Club will remember
the meeting tonight.
Att p. m. today the planet Venus will
reach her greatest brilliancy.
Tonight the Infantry will elect a second
lieutenant Captain Norton will preside.
There were thirty arrests last week, of
which twenty-eight were for drunkenness.
Mr.. Richard Webber of South Portland,
fell from a roof, and is confined to the house.
Messrs. Trefethen, Mason. Pierce and
Harrington will, all build new houses at
South Portland.
Mr.. F. G. Talbot win commence today the
erection of a fine residence on Sherman
street.
Rev. @. FL. Shinn will deliver lecture en-
titled "On Picket" at the next Bosworth
Post meeting. Friday evening
The Longfellow Chatauqua Circle will
meet this evening in the vestry of the Chest
nut street church.
Fred Berry got the silk tights for selling
the most tickets to the late Turnverein exhi-
biticn.
Petitions were In circulation on Saturday
asking the horse railroad company to reduce
the fares to five cents.
The new plans for the sliding poles for the
fremen, at the Casco fire station, will soon
be ready for inspection.
The frost is out of the ground at Hog ISL
and that Mr. w MIA a..
sweet peas Friday.
A slight fire in room two at the City Hotel
during Friday night was extinguished with
slight damage by the employees of the house.
Forty-fve vessels lay at anchor in the har-
Dor yesterday. besides those moored at the
wharves.
Mr.. Frank Moore will be leader of the new
Portland Band. to be composed of members
OF Mariners and the old Chandeliers Band,
Saturday and Sunday were very warm
days Tor the season. The watering carts
were longed for to lay the dust.
The Congress Square Union is making ex-
tensive repairs on the vestry, parlor and
kitchen. 1t is said that the steeple of the
church will be taken down.
A boy employed at West & Calderwood's
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Saturday. and unless internally injured, will
be able to be at work again today.
Moore and Wright's dredges will go to
work on the government contracts shortly.
The Freeport will dredge Portland harbor,
Bay Queen, Lubec, and the Quebec, Back
Cove.
The waiting room ceiling in Union Station
has been discolored by the late rains, and
the lights don't work very well. The lunch
counter has been moved to the ST. John
street side.
Inc alarm Of fire from box Al, Saturday
morning,w hen slight damage was done to the
roof of Skillings g. Co.'s lobster shon on
Burnham's wharf, was caused by sparks
from.the chimney.
A gentleman and two ladies were standing
on the sidewalk, near the theatre Friday eve
ming. when the sidewalk gave way and the
gentleman fell into an old reservoir. The
gentleman was not injured, but bis clothes
were spoiled.
During the past % years Mr.. George Rus
sell at his ship yard has built three ships,
twenty-one barks, ten brigs, eleven schcon-
ers and much small craft. He now has on
the stocks two largo three masters for j. S.
Winslow & Co.