The Portland daily press., 1890-04-21
BRIEF JoTTINCs.

Last weeks exports were valued at Sl17.-
979.50
Saturday and Sunday were pleasant DAYS.
especially the latter.
lIIhere were 80 arrests last week, of which
q were for drunkenness.
Inc concert and ball in aid of Chambers
pand mas been postponed until May 18th.
morse with blind staggers created quite
an excitement on Congress street yesterday.
AN addition is being built to the Horse
railroad Company's stable ON st. John
street.
Reserved seats for the grand drill May 18th
of the Montgomery Guards. are on sale at
Stockbridge's.
Mr.. 9. l.. Fox's studio, corner of Centre
ana congress streets, is open to the public,
without tickets.
Inc Franconia will sail for New York this
week and be delivered to the parties who
have bought her.
@Grass fires on b street at Mr.. Milliken's
mouse were extinguished Saturday before
great damage was done.
Inc public meeting of carpenters to con-
slider the nine hour question will be held at
Congress Hall this evening
aIhe spare engine is in Three's house while
that engine is repairing. The trial of the
Silsby was very satisfactory.
The Horse Railroad Company hope to get
into their new Office, corner of Preble and
Congress streets, next Saturday.
The Service of an engine was REQUIRED
Friday to extinguished fire In the grass on
Luther Sterling's land, Peaks Island.
Inc sale OF reserved gallery seats for Can
ton Ridgely grand concert and ball will be-
gin at Chandler store at 8 a. M today.
kThe woods at Thompson's Point ha :
other scorching yesterday. The wind blew
away from the buildings, SO no damage was
done.
| The Circassian, of the Allan line, will
probably arrive tomorrow or Wednesday.
She will sail the LIST of May and close the
season here.
Rev. Mr.. Pendexter of Saccarappa was
presented purse of $35, by his Pensioners
Friday night. He preached his farewell
sermon Yesterday
| strike among the workmen at the Dry
| DOCK has delayed business there, The new
steamer Portland went on Saturday to take
on coat of metal.
The Maine Commercial Travellers Asso-
citation appointed George M. Moore. E. C.
Jones, q. w. Tenant committee to enter
tain merchants this week.
Judges Symonds. Peabody and Gould.
with Hon. B. d. Verrill, were the guests of
| the Paint and Oil Club at their monthly
dinner at the Falmouth Saturday.
Charles M. Cushmap. Almon l.. johnson.
Frank Z. Allen and Thomas s. Laughlin
were drawn as traverse Jurors for the
Superior Court Saturday.
The Press Club will hold their monthly
meeting this evening at the club rooms in
Casco Bank Block.
A fire in pile of empty barrels in til
rear OF I. p. Beals & Co.'s furniture ware.
house on Market street, was extinguished
by the Sunday Times employees Saturday
night.
The directors of the Ottawa House Asso-
citation met Saturday afternoon to devise
ways and means looking to preparing for
the summer season. The meeting adjourned
without action.
Saturday evening the Stenographers' As
ISOLATION appointed Messrs. Kehoe, CLAY.
York, Mrs. Willard and Miss Grace Tobie
committee to arrange for the semi-annual
supper May 9th.
1t Is said the committee on selecting
house for the Portland Wheel Club will re-
commend taking the house, corner of Pleas
ant and High streets, once occupied by DR..
W. W.. Greene.
There will be a general meeting of Bos-
worth Post Memorial committee next THURS
day evening at 7.30 o'clock. The Relief
Corps will be inspected Friday evening and
several other relief corps invited to be pres
ent.
AT the Hall rubber store, 222 Middle street.
can be seen the head of a Peruvian savage,
which was embalmed in remarkable man
ner, the method being unknown to modern
science 1t is valued at $5OOO
Justice L. A. and Powderly L. A., Knights
of Labor. have been formed in this city.
They will be attached to District Sc, and
their officers will be installed Thursday eve
ming.