The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-18
BRIEF JorrlNcs.

We have received the Masonic Token for
January, from Stephen Berry.
The Sarmatian, of the Allan line. will
probably be here this evening.
The storm cleared off yesterday afternoon,
and beautiful moonlight evening followed.
James l.. Dyer had an elegant gold-headed
cane stolen from his house yesterday.
Capt. Burke. of the Edith S. Whalen, COM
plains that $40 bill was stolen from that
vessel yesterday.
The Argonauts will give their fourth an
nual hop at City Hall, next Thursday even
ing. Collins will furnish the music.
We have received the third annual report
of the Maine Eye and Ear In6rmary, from
the press OF Brown Thurston q Co.
The trust deed giving the public library
building to Portland has been beautifully
engrossed on parchment by Fl. w. Shaylor.
The British steamer Texas, of the Domin-
ion line, sailed from Avonmouth, England,
on the 14th inst. for Portland.
Schooners Horace Albert and Edith M.
Whalen of Gloucester arrived yesterday
with good supply of cod and haddock.
John Connors was arrested yesterday af-
ternoon by officers Miles and Measure, for
assaulting John Powers with curry comb.
Powers was badly cut.
Mr. Harry Levy, in the employ of H. r.
Stickney, while saving piece of wood with
circular saw. nearly. severed the thumb Of
his left hand.
Mr.. Morse, 'of Morse g. Pickett, has col
lected $82.12 worth of wood and coal contri-
buttons, from the wood and coal men, for
the monument fair.
The third semi-annual dividend of per
cent was paid yesterday by The Atkinson
House Furnishing Company to its stock
holders.
A man stole an overcoat at the United
States Hotel, Wednesday. and it was recov-
cred at pawn shop. where it had been sold
for So.
At a meeting of the directors of the Pub
lie Library, number of details in regard to
the arrangement of matters at the building
was decided on.
The Bible class for the study of the Inter
national Sunday School Lesson will meet in
Y. M. c. A. hall this afternoon at 4.30 p. m.
Rev. j. M. Frost will lead.
I<luicf DtcfcuSs uKiNcI lot looPch, Jun 10
Leighton, was kicked by his horse yesterday.
Mr.. Stevens's leg was broken, the fracture
being bad one.
The Blues win open their new armory on
Plum street, and have a public inspection of
their elegant quarters on Monday next The
armory will be open for inspection from 2
to 10 p m.
The rainfall Wednesday night and yester-
day was sixty-six hundredths of an inch.
The signal service predicted that the tenn
perature would fall 2O0 during last night.
Wednesday afternoon, while Washington
Libby and some workmen were raising the
roof of his barn on Lewis street, the sup
ports gave way and the roof fell in with a
crash. No one was hurt.
The idea is advanced by some of the oars
men that IL the Maine Central railroad
would build boom on Lake Sebago sufi-
cient to prevent the water from being rough.
it would be one of the finest courses in New
England.
Frank Mcdonald was caught stealing from
Boston & Maine freight car. He was ar
rested by Officer Webster, and yesterday
morning was fined $40 and costs in the Mu-
nicipal Court.
Five barges conveyed the operators of the
Telephone Exchange on their annual excur-
sion to Stroudwater, Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Jackson and Mrs.
Milliken of Stroudwater provided an excel
lent supper. and games and dancing were
much enjoyed.
The reform school committee of the legis
lature will probably report on the purchase
Of lot, comprising 20 acres, near the reform
school. for $4,000, and for cottage to accom-
modate about fifty of the boys under the
charge Of gentleman and his wife.
The Free Baptist quarterly meetings closed
at West Falmouth yesterday. The attend
ance was not very large. The exercises
were social, and sermons were delivered by
Rev. Messrs. Libby, Lowden, Norwood
and others.
The. Vancouver, of the Dominion line,
sailed yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. for
Liverpool She carried number of passen-
gers and cargo valued at $336,54 which
included 1916 barrels OF apples from Canada
and quantity of Maine apples. Her for
eign merchandise, including the arrivals In
course of transhipment, was valued at $685.
491, and her United States freight at $751;
056
The annual meeting of the Maine branch
of the Women's National Indian Associa-
tion will be held on Thursday, Jan. 3ist, at
Congress street church. The business meet
ing will be held at 8 p. m. j. B. Harrison,
Of the Indian Rights Association, and author
of --latest Studies on Indian Reservations"
will make an address in the evening. Half
fare on the Maine Central railroad.