The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-16
BRIEF JoTTINcs,

There were no exports recorded last week.
The Maine Central steamboat Lille has
returned to Portland.
Mr. .Edward Somers entertained the Argo.
naut Club, Saturday evening.
Shepley Camp S. of V. will leave for
Brunswick at 5.15 p. m. today.
The sky-lights are being enlarged In the
roof of the Grand Trunk station.
There were 81 arrests last week, of which
were for drunkenness.
The semi-annual elections of the Odd Fell
lows will begin tomorrow evening.
The relaying of the rails of the horse rail-
road track in Deering Is nearly completed.
The Montgomerys Of Portland and Boston
are talking of visit to Quebec the summer
of 81.
An excursion from North Harpswell will
visit Portland Thursday on the steamer s.
L. Spring.
st. Alban Commandery will entertain
Palestine of st. Johnsbury, Vt, on June
10th on its return from Bath.
The annual meeting Of the Maine Histori.
cal Society will be held the oath inst. a,
Brunswick, at 9 a. m.
The inscription Baxter Building" is being
cut in the stonework over the entrance 10
the public library building.
The Women's Literary Club will have
field day at the Great Diamond club house
June 3oth. Mrs. Caroline Dana Howe will
read poem.
Mr.. Leonard was thrown from his shell
into the harbor Saturday evening, but
rescued by boat from, Browns whsrf.
map Of Portland taken from the first
city directory, that of 1923, can be seen in
Stevens d Jones's window under the Fall
mouth Hotel.
Inc ). OF V. camp at Waltham, Mass.
and Daniel Chaplin Camp of Bangor have
been invited to take part In the Fourth of
July celebration in this city.
A splinter-40 feet long-torn from red
oak tree, by the lightning, can be seen at the
Times Office. The tree belonged to Mr.. C.
G. Donnell of Spurwink.
The matter of sprinkling the streets with
salt water is being talked of by Portland
capitalists and company will probably be
formed for that purpose.
HAs the Pensacola could not be got ready
In time the Essex has been ordered to take
her place In the North Atlantic squadron
which will be here July ID.
A large Newfoundland dog, the property
OF James Mcdonald. stopped a pair of rum
away horses on Commercial street Saturday
by jumping up and selling the bride.
tjF M. Lisc0mb and VIM. L. Merrill. of the
Portland Wheel, rode from the Pond Cove
school house to the Ferry landing in the
quick time of twenty minutes.
The committees from the Board of Trade
and Press Club will meet at the Board of
Trade rooms at IL o'clock this morning, and
the monthly meeting of the Press Club will
occur this evening.
The evangelical ministers meeting will be
held today at II a. M, in the parior of the Y.
M. Q. A. Rev. S. K. Poulsen will read pa.
per on the Second Coming of Christ as an
Incentive to Missionary Work"
Ground was broken at North Stratford. N.
H., the past week on the new connecting
link between the lately acquired Upper Coos
railroad, and the Maine Central proper al
Coos Junction at Fabyans.
1.-THE leading horse iattached to the barge
Monarch on the way from Knightyille to
Portland, Saturday evening, broke away
and nearly capsized the barge. They were
caught and no damage was DONE