The Portland daily press., 1892-05-09
For additional Local News see
Fifth Page.
BRIEF JoTTiNGs.
dec11

Last weeks exports were valued at
$1es, 069
Tonight the components of Canton
Ridgely will elect officers.
Minneola Council, D. of P, will open
a grand trading post May 26th.
Bright, cold and raw Saturday; clouds,
sunshine and warmer Sunday.
The Dominion line officials left Port
land for Montreal Saturday.
There were 20 arrests last week, of
which 10 were for drunkenness.
And now j. A. Merrill & Co. will de-
sign and issue Shakespeare souvenir
spoon.
The Woodbine Lodge entertained Miz-
pah Lodge, D. Of r., South Portland,
Saturday evening.
Captain Philip Doane's fine new wreck
ing sloop, lately built at Kennebunkport,
is being rugged in Portland.
The Builders Exchange will hold their
next monthly meeting from II a. m. to /
p. m. Luch served at the rooms.
The Cadet will take the Emita's place
Wednesday on the island route, and the
Isis will go on the Diamond Island route
May 18th.
Ivanhoe Lodge, z. of p, will confer
the Amplifed Third rank tomorrow
evening, and also entertain Myrtle Lodge
of Kennebunk.
Mrs. E. j. Jones, wife of the weather
observer, has met with painful acct
dent which will confine her to the house
for a long time.
The calico ball cleared 5000 for the
Eye and Ear Infirmary. A New Years
ball will be given in City Hall New
Years eve.
The Diet Mission has 81 patients on its
books. St. Stephens church will serve
the first two weeks in May, and Chestnut
street the last two.
Mr.. B. G.. Gibson, formerly of the
Preble House and Cape Cottage, will
manage the Mcclellan House, North Con-
way, this summer.
Mr.. c. Fl. Bucknam, the furniture
manufacturer, damned his thumb SO
badly in some machinery Friday the doc
tor thinks it must be amputated.
There were two slight fires Saturday,
one at No. Is May street, and the other
at No. SO Spring street. Both were ex-
tinguished with but slight damage.
A family at the West End were pois-
oned by can of corn beef Saturday
night, but the physician got them out of
danger after several hours of hard work.
Lake Sebago is eight feet nine inches
below what it was at the same time last
year. It can fall over two feet further be-
fore it will be necessary to use pumps.
The officers of Columbia Circle will be
evening at their hall on Congress street.
The exercises will commence at o'clock
promptly.
Work will soon be resumed at the
Brooks Arm and Tool Company, South
Portland. A number of trees were
planted by the Village improvement So
ciety Arbor Day.
Tonight the Congregational Club will
AiOAA oA'OAA AoSo SeAPPOA AL 1hO oSuSOh Nv
the Preble House, and DR.. Reuen Thorn
as Of Boston, will speak ON ''Biblicalism
VS.. Sectarianism."
Miss Addie Mason's horse became
frightened on Pine street Saturday and
threw Miss Mason from the carriage.
She received a bad cut on the hand. Of
ficer Usher caught the horse.
The members of the Paint and Oil
Club enjoyed their monthly meeting and
supper at the Preble House Saturday
night greatly. Captain Brown and his
photograph gave several fine selections.
The South American lumber business
is doomed again. The bark E. A
O'Brion has cleared for Buenos Ayres
with 1858, 426 feet of lumber valued at
$11,361, and the bark Celino, with 1885,
234 feet, for Paysaudu, valued at $9SS4.