The Portland daily press., 1890-10-27
Brief JoTTINCS.

It's onomical-Brussels soap.
The value of last weeks exports was $780,
FOL.
The new patrol wagon is expected Novem-
Der 3rd.
The Amateur Camera Club will give its
exhibition in December
Loring, Short & Harmon have the Maine
Farmers Almanac for 1891.
The Congregational Club will dine at the
Preble House November 10th.
The October meeting of the Press Club
will be held at 100 tonight.
The Shoe and Leather Association will
dine at the Preble House tonight.
The Brazilian squadron of war ships will
probably visit Portland this fall.
The Naturalization Society will hold its
second meeting next Friday at p. IN.
An apparatus for measuring the height of
criminals has been put in the station.
Willie johnson of Deering Centre, was
badly bitten in two places by dog Friday.
Saturday the names of John Russell and
Albrt p. Welch were drawn to serve as ira
verse jurors.
Fifteen hundred feet of cement pipe for a
drain have been laid on Sa vyer street, Cape
Elizabeth.
Chief Engineer Cloyes and Mr.. Henry
Fitzgerald bagged 20 woodcock one day last
week.
About November 18th the Allan and Do
minion lines of steamers will recommence
running from this port
Winsor B. Smith will have memorial
window In the new Bosworth Hall. The
hall lights up finely.
q "A boy slipped overheard at Commercial
wharf Saturday and one of Loveitt's en-
ployes fished him out.
Murdoch & Freeman are putting a five
horse power boiler and engine into their
Franklin street establishment.
While extensive repairs are being made at
Cape Cottage it will be closed, and then it
will be opened for the winter.
Boys set fire to paper on Pleasant street
Saturday and an adjoining wooden fence
caught The flames were quickly extin-
guished.
A little son of Mr.. Richard Weber of
South Portland, accidentally pulled pile of
lumber on to his foot Saturday, crushing it
badly.
Mr.. Fred Shaw's model for the bust of Mr..
Payson Tucker excites great admiration. 1t
will be copied in marble at Mr.. Shaw's stu
dio in Florence.
President Lefavor presented Mr.. Il. S.
Hannaford of the Church of the Messiah. an
elegant piano lamp Friday night for his in
terest In the society.
There were 3S arrests last week, of which
80 were for drunkenness. Three young men
were arrested Saturday night for assault on
James Lynch and wife of York street.
Clarence l.. Andrews was arrested at
Plaquet's stable ON India street Saturday for
the theft of the watch at the brick kiln in
Deering October 18Th. He confessed his
guilt.
That elegant Cosmos flower from Mexico
in Morton, the florists, window Saturday
night with its pink and white shades of
color and delicate perfume. attracted great
attention.
Mr.. James II. O'Nel, drowned in Port
land harbor Friday, as reported in the
PRESS, was formerly teamster for John
Best and for Thomas Dyer. He leaves
widow and four children.
The crippled Tierney boy who had his leg
bouiy inJuiou w UOibS tuioWu HUN d team
some time ago. had to have the leg ampu-
tated at the hospital Saturday. He is as
comfortable as could be expected.
Yesterday was observed as temperance
Sunday at the Gospel Mission. Rev. Mr..
Pearson preached in the morning and deliv-
cred an address in the evening. Large num-
bers attended.
A load Of hay driven by countryman ran
over the four year-old son Of Captain Baker
of the Cadets, on Oxford street, corner of
Franklin, Saturday. The boy had the left
leg broken above the knee and the left arm
above the elbow.
A boy jumped onto the platform of Con-
gress street car in Monument Square Satur-
day. The brakes were SET The small boy
gave the chuck that holds the brake cog
kick and the brake handle few round and
struck his head, cutting it badly.