The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-05-12
BRIEF JoTTINos.

The value OF last weeks exports was
$50, 405.56.
The net receipts of Dr.. Tslmage's lecture
were about $500.
The recent Butterfly festival at Sacar..
Kappa Melted $641.42. sav
The flag on the Knightville schoolhouse
will be raised May 10Th.
The net receipts Of the Mock Adoption at
City Hall were about $i75
There will be a special meeting of the
Pres Club Of 7.30 O'Clock tonight.
1.-THE seats in the first seaside special from
Chicago to Portland are all taken.
=. A semi-clrcular window will be placed in
the new end Of the Grand Trunk station.
The Fresh Air Society viii hold meeting
at No. 1879 Spring street at 1880 a. M, Thurs
day.
Bosworth Post will attend Plymouth
church May 18th and Thatcher Post the First
Baptist.
The Ladies' Literary Union voted Satur-
day to have a field day at one of the islands
next June.
The sloop Ethel arrived from Bald Head
with 500 fresh shad, Saturday, the first catch
Of the season.
<As sAO AASOtAh6 Va thO OaoCu 1lOdu AooUCiu-
ton, Saturday night, ten loans aggragating
$500 were made.
Mystic Lodge will celebrate their 18th an
niversary by an entertainment at their hall
Thursday evening.
The meeting of the Ladies Aid Society of
Shepley Camp will DO held this evening az
7.30 o'clock instead of g.
John p. Hobbs of this city, has made a
voluntary assignment to John W. Dyer. for
the benefit of his creditors.
Two horses and cow were carried down
to Cushings Island Saturday, the first sum-
mer boarders of the season.
Saturday was rainy and disagreeable
Saturday night was cold, and Sunday was
bright with cool north wind.
Hereafter the Portland & Rochester road
viii carry freight between Boston and Port
land for 10 cents per hundred pounds.
At meeting Of the Mechanics. Loan As
ISOLATION Saturday night, 800 shares of stock
were subscribed. and three loans taken.
Mr.. Marquis \. King will be editor, A. E.
Chase associate editor, and ]. FL. Drummond
contributing editor. Of the Masonic Journal.
The Epworth League. of Chestnut street
church, invited the Second Parish Christian
Endeavor Society to NEE. with them last
evening.
The elegant set Of chessmen, and board, in
Morrison's swindow, on Congress street,
made for a. F. Cooling, attracts much at
tention.
Yesterday was Rogation Sunday. On this
occasion Bishop Neeley made visitation to
st. Paups church and administered the rite
OF confirmation.
Mr.. j. f. Coffee will build three-story
brick block. containing one store and five
tenements, on the corner of Newbury and
Mountfort streets.
The Hardware and Iron Dealers Club held
their last supper for the season at the Preble
House Saturday evening. President Corey
made pleasing address.
The Portland boiler makers organized Sat
urday night, by the choice Of M. II. Lawless,
president; Michael Quinn, vice-president,
and M. S. WEIGH, recording secretary.
Mr.. j. IF. Parker has received from
CheQuasat Kennels, Lancaster, N. H., a
registered st. Bernard, one year old. and
also the blooded pup Bernard Beauty.
A horse belonging to Mr.. Spencer of Fal-
mouth, ran away In East Deering Saturday
and threw out Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer. Of
fcer Usher caught the horse. No serious
damage resulted.
A local company has made very large
bid for the new down-draught locomotive
engine building by the Portland Company
which consumes all its smoke, gas and
cinders.
The hearing has been held at Saccarappa by
the County Commissioners, in regard to the
petitions of the Selectmen, asking that two
town roads be laid out across the Portland
& Rochester, but no decision is announced
There were "a arrests last week, of which
10 were for drunkenness. Three boys stole
some bottles of ginger ale Saturday nigh
from Billings's grocery store, and two were
caught The two boys agreed to pay for the
ale and were released.
One Of Seeley's hack horses was taken
with 1T Saturday afternoon on Federal
street and thrashed around in an extremely
lively manner for few minutes. P. n.
Lennon, the blacksmith, bIed the animal and
restored him to health.
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