The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-28
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

The sheriffs made Is seizures last week.
Last weeks imports were valued at
$2.177,102.
Saturday was bright and cooler after the
southwest blow of Saturday night.
The whole number of arrests last week
was "a. of which 26 were for drunkenness.
The Painters ami Decorators Union will
hold their annual election tomorrow eve
ming at o'clock
Deputy Merrill, Officers Smith, Phillips,
Stevens, Usher and Massure are down
with the grippe.
The Portland School for Medical Instruc-
ton will hold dinner at the Preble House
Wednesday evening.
1t was not grip that the servants at
"The Sherwood" gave Mr.. Pooler, but
very handsome salad dish.
The morning of Saturday was foggy,
cloudy and very damp. In the afternoon
there were heavy showers.
The Methodist Preachers monthly meet
ing will be held at the Y. M. c. A. rooms
this morning at 10 80 o'clock.
Owing to the holidays and delay in
composition, the Figaro was not published
Saturday, but will be out this morning.
The Portland Camera Club has received
some very fine slides from the camera club
of Syracuse and Albany, N. Y, for exhibit
ton.
The game Of football Saturday between
the Labrador team and Westbrook team
resulted in draw. They played in the
rain.
Mr. j. E. Littlefeld Of Deering. slipped
from the top of storm-porch and fell a
distance Of IL feet, striking on his hip aud
was badly shaken up.
The statement published Saturday that
the Wasserman fire loss had been adjusted
by the insurance companies was erroneous.
No adjustment has been made.
Arrangements will soon be made for q
club swinging contest between Joe King of
this city and Ed. Brown of Bath, for a
purse and the championship of the state.
Hereafter, Canadian cattle sent to this
port under bond and seal for expectation to
England, will not be subjected to quaran-
tine regulations or inspection on the
border.
The next meeting OF the Children's
Club will be held tomorrow afternoon at
4.30 p. m. As the dinner comes on Satur-
day little tine is left for making the az
rangements.
There will be special meeting of DAM
on Assembly. No. 1, P. S.. tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock. All members are invited
to attend. 1t is necessary that all the ofic-
ers-elect should be present.
''This weather kills the GRIPPE" said a
well known physician to PRESS reporter
yesterday, "but the damp, warm weather
we have been having has been an ideal con-
dition for spread of the disease"
The Maine Commercial Travellers Asso-
ISOLATION will meet Thursday evening and
consider the questions Of disbanding the
association and paying its debts. The din
ner will be indefinitely postponed.
The committee of the Painters and Dec
orators Union, Messrs. Frank j. Mcclure,
Thomas f. Roberts and Enos Alden, have
drawn up appropriate resolutions on the
death of the late Richard FL. Page.
1t is stated that the brother of Mr.. G. j.
Libby-the Sebago Lake manufacturer who
disappeared from home-has received a
letter from friends in the South, who stat.
ed they had call from Mr.. Libby who was
on his way to California.
The American Express Company did the
largest business in its history in this city
for Christmas. The telephone ordershad to
be refused. There were over 1900 packages
yet to be delivered yesterday and the work
won't be finished until tomorrow.
The papers last week announced that
George Kimball" had been arrested In
Boston for shoplifting. This is not Miss
George E Kimball OF No. So Alder street,
who is the only one of the name appearing
in the Portland directory. The shoplifter
probably had assumed the name.
The B. B. Farnsworth Shoe Company OF
Portland has been organized with b. B.
Farnsworth as president and treasurer
j. III. Fogg, clerk !; B. B. Farnsworth, B. FL.
Farnsworth and Daniel w. Brunei, direc-
tors; B. b. Farnsworth. general manager.
The corporation will carry on a general
jobbing shoe business in Portland.
Cost of Saving the Oregon.
The owners of the Oregon will begin to
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