The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-05-05
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A six-inch main has been laid on Union
wharf.
Branch 2S3 Iron Hall will visit Saccarappa
Thursday evening.
The lobster law went out of effect May LIST
and the trade is good.
Tonight there will be a special Press Club
meeting at 730 o'clock.
There is talk of building an aquarium at
Peaks Island In the near future.
Miss Winchester has been engaged as
soprano for High street church.
The military companies will be inspected
by their captains tomorrow evening.
Cumberland Lodge, N. E. o. p, will en-
terrain Saco & Portland lodges tonight
The Cumberland Tennis Club will hold a
meeting on their grounds tomorrow at 7.15
p. m.
Mr.. John Calvin Stevens has presented
fine mirror to the Young Mems Republican
Club.
There were 81 arrests last week, of which
"a were for drunkenness. and three for
larceny.
The carpenters of the Portland Railroad
Company have built fine car for the Wood
ford's line.
The annual meeting of the Loyal Legion
will be held at the Falmouth Hotel Wednes-
day evening"
Prof. Lee and his exhibition team were
royalty entertained at Waltham, Mass, and
given fine lunch by Prof. Benz.
A local land company has in view laying
out Chebeague Island in parks and public
grounds with cottages and hotels.
Louis Whitman was badly burned Satur-
day by overturning kettle of hot fat upon
his right arm. He lives on Oxford street.
Portland will have twelve page illustra-
ted paper, published by Mr.. John G. EN-
mons. The first number will appear Friday.
The Fifth Maine Regiment Association
will hold their annual reunion at Fifth
Maine Memorial Hall, Peak Island, July2d.
Mr.. M. J. Clarity has been elected pres
ident Of the East End Rowing Association,
and corporation formed under the state
law.
Instead of warmer weather Saturday, the
south wind was particularly cold and raw
and the mercury not as high as on Friday
noon.
Mrs. E. B. Phinney of Clcudman Relief |
Corps. will inspect Thatcher Relief Corps
tomorrow evening. Bosworth Relief Corps |
has been invited.
W. r. Gribben and d. r. Scribner have
been appointed inspectors G. A. R., by Com
mander Anderson. The posts will be in
spected this month.
The May meeting of the Portland Young
Woman's Christian Temperance Union will
be held at headquarters, 515 Exchange street,
this afternoon at $50 o'clock.
Harry R. Fling, principal of the Old
Orchard High school, will devote his atten-
ton the coming summer to collecting marine
specimens for college museums.
At the meeting of the Cumberland Loan
Association, held Saturday evening, no
money was loaned. but will be on May 14th,
the second meeting of the directors.
P0stmasters will make record of the |
number of pieces, weight and amount of |
postage of all classes of mail matter mailed |
from a. m. Monday May 9TH to a. m. May |
18th.
A blaze on the roof of Johnson's lobster |
shop on Custom House wharf, originating
from the chimney, was extinguished yester- |
day morning by Capt. Brewer and the crew
of the Kingfsher.
The Argonauts gave their closing supper
for the season Saturday night, and had a
fine time with music and recitations. Capt
Paine, the steward, received fine crayon |
photograph of himself.
The militia are glad to parade at the Army |
of the Potomac meeting In Portland July 4th |
but think it would be better to have the |
state muster after, rather than before, the |
parade as the men would be fresher.
Mr.. Gates is having four-horse power, |
kerosene engine put in the tender of his |
new yacht by Stickney, and Stickney is |
building the engines for Dr.. Bray's and Mr. |
Goodrich's yachts which will be ready June |
LIST.
At meeting of the City Government COM
mittee, held Saturday evening, an order was |
prepared, for presentation at the monthly |
meeting this evening, for an appropriation |
for entertainment of the Army of the Poto- |
mac.
The meeting of the Evangelical Ministers
Association will be held today at II a. IN. In /
the z. M. G. A parlor. Rev. f. T. Bayley |
will present a paper on "How far can |
secular pastime and religious work be COM
bined."
The Society of Art and Camera Clubs ex
hibition closed Saturday. The attendance
averaged 200 daily, and 400 during Merchants
Week. A number of water-colors and some
in oils were sold.
A movement is on foot looking towards
the annexation to Portland of those parts of
Deering adjoining the Back Cove and ex-
tending back to Evergreen Cemetery and
thence on line to Fore River.
st. Stephens Sunday school held its
festival Saturday, and So children enjoyed
collation., music recitations and flowers.
The children have made Go garments the
past season; so attended school, A being the
average attendance. DIR. and Mrs. Dalton
were present.
Last weeks exports were valued at S1O2,-
6Oo For the season Of 1889-90 to England
they were valued at $4,S64, PIG. The COM
modities have been published weekly in the
PRESS during the season. About 1000 car
loads of freight were forwarded to Canada
and the west in bond.
At meeting of the Commercial Travellers
Association, held Saturday evening, num-
Der of new members were admitted, The
outing day will be July 9Th, and the commit
tee of arrangements, l.. p. Roberts, E. p.
Merrill and G. w. Tenant will report May
24th The society numbers over 400 men,
bers. Church & Co. have donated the club
800.