The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-02-18
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

1t cost $500 to light the Union station last
month.
Tonight the Democratic caucuses will be
held.
The value of last week exports was $780,
035.05.
The bonded debt of Westbrook is now
S1O5,5OO
A settlement of the Order of Columbia
will soon be formed in Portland.
There were only IL arrests last week of
which six were for drunkenness.
A boy climbed an electric light pole and
extingushed fire which had caught on the
pole from the wire Saturday night.
The Argonauts have lately been presented
by lady friend with an elegant banner
worked in the shape of horseshoe.
About 80, 900 pounds of fish was brought in
by the fleet Saturday, and as much more yes
terday.
Gordon c. Merrill the little child so badly
scalded Thursday last, died from his injuries
Saturday. He was buried yesterday.
The February meeting of the Y. W. C. 7.
U. will be held at headquarters. 51a Exchange
street this afternoon at 2.30 p. m.
Col r. c. Harmon of New York, presi-
dent of the 18th Maine Association, has con-
tributed enough money to complete the
building on Peaks Island.
Clark, Chaplin & Co. are cutting ice on
the Kennebec and will commence cutting on
Lake Sebago today. Their city ice houses
are filed.
George Platt, brakeman on the Portland
q Ogdensburg, was badly injured while
Stacking cars near White Rock last week
His family reside in Lewiston.
A man named Comfy, ar work with the
steam shovel in the Maine Central yard
Saturday, had one of his legs very badly
| bruised.
Machigonne Tribe 1. o. r. M. will work
the Adoption Degree tonight and Cogawesco
| the Warriors Degree. Wednesday night
Wiuona Council d. of p, worked the
adoption on candidates last week.
Quinn & Co. have shipped 50-horse power
boiler to the shoe-peg factory at Wilton, and
are building one for Gardiner parties. 1t is
expected the S. E. Spring will have a new
boiler and run to the islands the coming
summer.
By the efforts of Martin w. Best, enough
money was contributed, Saturday, to buy
little Johnnie Joyce, who lives on Centre
street complete outfit of clothes, and send
him home with a roast of beef and one Of
pork.
At the Law Students Club meeting
next Friday evening, moot court will be
held, when Hon. j. ii. Drummond will bt
lecturer. AT a later date Hon. J. W. Sy
L wi Sala
on Criminal Law.
Mr.. w. Z. Morton's chocolates and bon
bons were so much liked by Bar Harbol
| parties last summer that they have ordered
$500 worth sent to Jacksonville, Fla, wher,
they are passing the winter.
The fourth annual reunion of the class O.
'85 P. III. S., will take place at the Prebl,
House tonight Harre B. Coe has designed
very pretty dance card. The class history
will be read.
Tomorrow evening party of gentlemen
under the charge of Capt. T. I'll. Sawyer OF
the Wheel Club, will take the 615 p. m
horse car to Deering, and walk on shoe-shoe
TO Capt. Sawyer's house at Woodford's
After two mile walk supper will be served
| Then will follow games, music and scrub
race on snow shoes.
The attention of the women of the IndiaI
Association is called to meeting to be held
in st. Luke's Cathedal tomorrow afternoon
at 8 o'clock. Bishop Hare of Dakota will
make an address on Indian missions. All
persons interested are most cordially in
vited.
An agreement between the White Noun
tain Telegraph & Telephone Company and
the Bell Company was ratified in this city
Saturday, and the patents and inventions of
DIR. ROBBIE Blake and the property of the
White Mountain Company is transferred to
the Bell Company. The agreement will
bear date Feb. LIST.