The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-29
For additional Local News see
Fifth Page.
BRIEF JoTTINes.

The Press Club will meet at AIS p. III.
today.
The value of last weeks exports was
$12O,642.5s.
There were 90 arrests last week, of
which Is were for drunkenness.
A large party from the High School
Cadets spent a part of last week in Bos-
ton.
Twenty dollars is what Cape Eliza
beth farmers want for their cabbages
now.
The Back Bay district was looked over
by the mayor and committee on new
streets Saturday.
And now it is said Schlotterbeck &
Foss will soon change from firm to a
corporation.
A chimney on fire drew the depart
ment to Newbury street yesterday after
noon. No damage.
The next regular meeting of the Loyal
Legion will occur at the Falmouth Hotel
Wednesday evening.
One of the large lights in E. S. Merrill
& Co.'s window was broken Saturday
night, probably by some one who
leaned against it.
A sanitarium is to be built at Cumber-
land. 1t is to be three storied with a fine
lookout, have all modern conveniences
and cost about S15, 000
Miss Lizzie Knight fell down stairs at
Mr. George Davis's Friday afternoon,
broke her wrist and sustained other in
juries.
The Haydn rehearsal for this evening
has been omitted to give the members an
opportunity to attend the Paderewski
concert.
The Toronto sailed for England yes
terday with large cargo. The Texas is
expected today and the Sarnia from Liv-
erpool about Thursday.
A little child dropped match into
some cotton in Peter Herrick's house on
Canton street. Saturday, but a pail of
water extinguished the fames.e
The March number of the Board of
Trade Journal contains list of the
losses suffered by Portland citizens in
the French war.
Mrs. Ballard has been elected Poca-
hontas; Miss Ella Wilson, Winona; Mrs.
j. II. Allen, Prophecies; and William
Stearns, Powhatan of Winona Council,
d. of P.
In cooking main held at a short dis
lance from Haverhill on Friday Portland
birds won nine out of 10 battles and won
the $500 stakes.
A slight fire Saturday in the house of
Mrs. j. B. Browns gardener on Vaughan
street was extinguished with few buck
cts of water. The fire caught under the
stairs and caused about $50 worth of
damage.
Friday evening the members and
chiefs of Winonah Council, No. 8, D. of
p, after the raising up of the chiefs,
with visiting friends proceeded to Grew
er's, where an oyster supper awaited
them.
The Bar Mills Lumber Company are
negotiating with parties of large capital
in the wood pulp business who desire a
good location on which to establish a
plant. and that the Bar Mills Company
can furnish.
The Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury has awarded the contract for fur
nishing cement, lump lime and hair for
use in the construction of the fog signal
at Cuckold Island, Me-, to E. Carleton
Bros. & Co. of Portland at $572.
Bosworth Post will go to Washington
September 18th via the Boston & Maine
and Baltimore g. Ohio roads. Sunday
afternoon to Monday afternoon the party
will remain at Gettysburg, arriving at
Washington Monday afternoon and stay
ing there three days.
Agent Sawyer, of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, hasre-
ceiveG letter from South Casco, where
in complaint was made against man
for putting his horses's eye out with a
whip, and also for fastening a chain
around the poor animals neck and drag
ging it along with yoke of oxen. The
matter will be investigated.
When Warden Cushman seized the II
barrels of short Holsters Thursday night
that Swettis express were loading into a
Boston & Maine car, the driver, G. H.
Leonard, and Nh. SWEET pushed him
away, as he claimed, until Mr.. SWEET
was told he was warden. In the Mu-
nicipal Court Saturday Leonard and
SWEET were respectively fined 1872 each
as there were 1924 short Holsters in the
y barrels, and Leonard was also lined
$50 and costs for assault and SWEET was
bound over in 5000 for assault. The
cases were appealed.