The Portland daily press., 1891-04-06

Rev. Mr.. Badger preached at the First
Parish yesterday.
Seaside Lodge of Good Templars cleared
about $50 by their fair.
There were 10 arrests last week, of which
II were for drunkenness.
The big chimney at the Reform School
blew down in Fridays gale.
The new choir at State street church gave
great satisfaction yesterday.
Sunday Twas bright and cool. Saturday
was pleasant in the morning, cloudy and
raw In the afternoon.
The Evangelical Ministers Association
will meet at Y. NJ. G. A. rooms at 1880 a. m.
today.
The Sheldon Mission Band are to meet
Monday at 80 p. M, with Mrs. Piper, No.
I'll Congress street.
Seizures were made Saturday at 531 Com
mercial and Il Centre streets. and two seiz-
ures at Con Ccnnelly's.
The Crescent Club will have dinuer at
the West End Hotel tonight. About 40 will
sit down to table.
AT the meeting of the Diet Mission Satur-
day afternoon, the ward visitors announced
thirty-three persons receiving assistance.
Mr. Ebbesen, the carpenter, nearly severed
thumb from his hand by the slipping of a
chisel. The wound required several stitches.
The Caulocorea Manufacturing Company
Of South Portland have sold out and the
Franklin Manufacturing Company has
leased the premises.
Boys broke windows in the Hersey man.
sion on Danforth street early last week and
ransacked the house. but took nothing of
value.
Ii the adjusters get through their work to
day, the Burrowes screen factory will be in
full operation within ten days. Most of the
employees are at work about the ruins.
A game of football between an eleven
from the steamer Dominion's crew and one
from Saccarappa, Saturday, was won by the
Saccarappa team In three goals.
The regular monthly meeting Of the wom-
ems Maine Indian Association will be held
In the vestry of Plymouth church tomorrow
afternoon, at O'Clock.
Willie Callan. aged seven years, while
playing In the street Saturday. near the cor
ner of Adams and Mountfort streets, was
struck by the wheels of a passing wagon and
severely hurt.
The young women employed at Webb &
Cushing's presented to Mr.. William Barker,
the engineer. handsome silver ice pitcher
and goblets on the occasion Of his birthday.
A cablegram to j. s. Winslow & Co., man
aging owners Of the schooner Florence. be-
fore reported at Sagua, says she left Satur-
day in tow for New York. She is not much
damaged.
Inv Ir has al thn fnnN
story brick block, corner of Centre and
Free streets, to Mrs. Mary Kilday. and the
house No. 1873 Franklin street to Mr.. Chase.
Mr.. j. G. knight, the cooper, while putting
bundle Of shook into the dock at Central
wharf. fell into the water, but managed to
cling to pile until he was rescued.
Rev. DR.. Bruce delivered an address In
Science Hall yesterday afternoon, his SUBJ
ject being "Has the Christian church ad-
vanced Civilization"
The fall of a pile of lumber at the Port
land 81 Rochester station Saturday resulted
in serious accident to Mr.. Fred Batchelder.
who was struck by the falling boards and
had five ibis broken.
Mr.. Fred Haskelps term of service as
trustee of Evergreen Cemetery, Hon. Geo.
+. Emer'sy as.water commissioner and Prem
tiss Loring's as Back Bay commissioner, ex-
pire today.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has award
ed the contract for furnishing 81 900 bricks for
building oil houses In the first lighthouse
district to Nathaniel Bryant Of Newcastle,
Me-, at 1854.
Steamer Maverick, which arrived here
Saturday with oil In bulk for the Portland
Kerosene OIL Company, slay to for 20 hours
during the recent storm. Her forward
house was carried away, and it was necessa-
ry to pump out 800 barrels of oil to keep the
steamer from sinking
Deputy Sheriff Plummer in one wagon,
chased big Swede driving horse attached
to wagon containing case of beer on
Commercial street Saturday. 1t was lively
chase, but the Swede threw out the case of
beer and escaped. The sheriff got the beer.
An employe Of the screen factory at the
fire Wednesday night, fell and broke his
wrist in the elevator, and his clothing was
torn. Mr.. Burrowes sent him home in car
rage. gave him an order for new suit of
clothes, and his pay will 20 on.
The regular meeting of the Central Labor
Union will be held at Labor Hall this even
ing, at 9 O'Clock. All delegates are request
ed to attend, as the evening will be devoted
to perfecting arrangements for the celebra-
ton of Labar Day.