The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-05-26
BRIEF JoTTiMcs.

The value of last weeks exports were
$13,74s.32.
Two new boilers are being placed in the
almshouse.
There were IS arrests last week, of which
II were for drunkenness.
The Portland Light Infantry Veterans
will celebrate June 9TH at the Ocean House.
Saturday and Sunday were bright days
but cold and raw in the wind; no summer
yet.
A Cape Elizabeth cat lately fished fifteen
snakes outIof the well and they are not ali
caught yet
Mr.. S. B. Kelsey has bought Mr.. S. W,
Thaxter's house, corner of Deering and Con-
gress Place.
AT the meeting of the Press Club this
evening Mr.. Albert Harmon will read a very
interesting paper.
Mr.. Mugford. the painter, fell from lad
der at No. 159 Franklin street, Friday, and
was badly shaken up.
Two new members have been added to
the Turnverein. and an overhead ladder and
set of bar bells will be purchased.
A very pleasant informal reception was
rendered Mr.. A. G. Kinds of the PRESS at
the rooms of the Young Mems Republican
Club Saturday night.
The carpets and furniture are being placed
In the new steamer Portland, and Mr.. Henry
Ridgewood, the electrician, will test the
electric appliances this week.
Changing the railroad track in Monument
Square SO that the Spring street and Union
station cars may pass the U. S. Hotel and
directly by the car station, will begin TO-
morrow.
Mr.. E. G. p. Smith, the government keeper
at Little Diamond has un earthed what ap-
pears to be an old Indian idol, weighing half
a ton, and the Maine Historical Society will
examine it.
The new rooms Of the Portland Bicycle
club were opened Saturday evening and in
spected by large number of the clubs
friends who were lavish in their praise of
the new quarters.
but lately republished, the Maine Steamship
Company will begin at once new steamer
little larger than the Cottage City but after
the same design.
The horse car conductors and drivers will
ask the company to increase their pay from
$45 to $50 per month, to give every other
Sunday off with So for extra work, and %
cents for each extra trip.
At special meeting of the Typographical
Union Saturday night, action was taken
upon the death of their late member, James
E. Owen, and committee was appointed to
attend the funeral yesterday.
Mr.. E. S. Pendexter presented the Port
land Wheel Club fine French clock. The
clock is of the best make surmounted with
bronze figures, and is valuable article. The
club highly appreciates this gift.
The entertainment which was to take
place in St. Dominic's hall will be post.
poned one week from Wednesday. There
will be a rehearsal Wednesday night, all the
members are requested to be present.
A horse attached to wagon belonging to
Mr.. Davis of Limerick, ran away on Cum
berland street, through Smith and Congress,
Saturday night, but was stopped by Charles
Durgin. The horse received slight cut.
The new steamer Cottage City left for
New York on her first trip Saturday night
with large number of passengers and good
freight. The old officers Of the Winthrop
were in charge, She is very handsomely
furnished and carpeted.
The Fifth Maine Association at its meet
ing Saturday night, voted to invite all the
members of the Sixth Corps in this city to
meet this week at time to be fixed, and
make arrangements to entertain the Corps
members in the Army of the Potomac.
The contract with the New England Paw
ing Company for the asphalt paving, was
signed Saturday night, the company giving
a bond for the entire amount of the contract,
and contract and bond meeting the approval
of the City Solicitor. Work will begin
today.
Saturday information was received
officially by the Superior Court from the In
sane Asylum at Augusta. that BuIrowes, the
nurse who stole so much property at the
Maine General Hospital in 1889, is, as then
supposed, insane, or rather mentally de-
fcient.
Saturday evening the Commercial Travel
lers voted to held their annual excursion on
July 9th with ladies, and President Roberts,
Major w. M. Jordan, =. P. Merrill. b. M.
Illsly, r. Fl. Jordan, W. f. Clements, and A.
K. Corliss we're appointed committee of
arrangements.