The Portland daily press., 1890-11-03
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

Lasts twice as long as cheap soap fol
laundry use-Brussels.
There were 1865 feet of lumber exported
last week.
The Y. M. CA. fair yielded a profit of
$3.50.
ESaturday was fair and Sunday was cloudy
and rainy.
The Philharmonic Orchestra has voted to
admit women to their organization.
The Fraternity Club will meet at the
Preble- House tonight
The Westbruok Electric Light Company
will put new water wheel in its plant.
Mails were received in Portland last week
In five days from San Francisco.
uJohn Flanagan has the contract to build
the Kennebunkport sewers.
Albert b. Stevens has bought the Clapp
property on Casco street.
1.-The Public Library trustees will hold their
meeting at Mr.. G. E. B. Jackson's office
this noon.
Llewellyn Mcdonald of Sebago received
fatal Injuries by a runaway accident last
Thursday. He leaves family.
The Pythian Sisterhood of Cape Elizabeth
have given Bayard Lodge a set of lamps
costing $75.
Wednesday next, at the Portland baseball
grounds, the Bowdoins will play the Will
Jams at football.
There are four barks, three barkentines
and two schooners now loading lumber for
South America from this port.
Burglars entered Isaiah Lords stable On
Silver street, Saturday night and stole a
plush lap robe and whip
The palatial car Jeanette received many
visitors last week. 1t has been fully de-
scribed in these columns.
The first business meeting for the session
of 1S909l of the Society of Natural History
will be held this evening at 80 o'clock.
Officers Langmaid and Garland made four
seizures in Dolan's block yesterday and Of
fcers fhresher and Morse got two barrels of
lager ON Monument street.
The Cumberland Rowing Associ atoms
new four-oared shell, built by Stevens of
Lowell. is A feet long and equipped with all
the Davis improvements
1. P. MCGOWAN, agent of tn, Cunard line.
has presented The Catholic fair a ticket from
~rnfs Country to Europe, or return, to be vot-
ed for.
Mr.. James Murphy. with McKenney, the
jeweller. upset vat Of scalding alcohol on
his hands Saturday, burning them severe
ly.
Martin Leyden, 10 years old, was fined So
and costs Saturday by Judge Gould for steal
inI copy Of the Argus from Middle street
subscriber.
The regular monthly meeting of the Wom-
EMS Maine Indian Association will be held
in the vestry of Pine street church tomorrow
afternoon at O'Clock.
Thomas King of Yarmouth left home with
load of junk Wednesday and sold it at
Pixies and has not been heard from since.
His family are anxious about him. He is
"a years old.
standing and has lost five members by
death since July LIST. The are 100 posts and
9666 comrades of the G. A. r. in Maine.
At meeting Of the trustees of ths Cum
berland County Agricultural Society Satur-
day. the treasurer reported funds enough to
pay the expenses of the late fair. The annu-
al meeting will be held January 9th, at Cor
ham.
Saturday afternoon the case of Drinkwat
er VS.. Kimball Automatic Car Heating Com
pany was held before Judge Virgin and a
counter charge brought by the corporation
against Drinkwater Taken out of court and
settled.
There were SO arrests last week, of which
% were for drunkenness. The average ar
rests for October the past 10 years has been
1871. For October, 1890 the arrests were l59.
There were 81 seizures of liquor in October
by the police.
The Portland Association of Evangelical
Ministers will meet at Y. M. G. A. rooms
today at 1870 instead of IL a. m. Topic for
discussion: "As Gospel ministers, what can
we do to secure the enforcement of the pro-
hibitory law in PortlandP" Opened by Rev.
j. F. Clymer. DID.
Edward Conley of Manchester, N. H.,
while sitting on the station platform at
Wells Beach, Friday night. was struck by
the p. m. Boston g. Maine train and had a
bone broken in one foot and the ankle dis
located. He was brought to the Maine Gen.
eral Hospital.
Fassett d Tompson have nearly completed
the plans for the horse car company's new
stables and waiting room on Munjoy HILL
The new building will be located on Beckett
street. will cost between $4,000 and $50, 200
and will be constructed or wood and brick.
IL will accommodate about 100 horses and
number Of cars.