The Portland daily press., 1892-01-15
For additional Local News see
Fifth Page.
BRIEF JoTTlNes.

The Democratic County Committee
met yesterday for consultation.
Messrs. Phelps, Dodge 6 Co. paid $10,-
900 in duties at the Custom house on
Tuesday.
Lewis E. Smith has been committed to
Auburn Jail to await trial, having failed
to secure bail.
There was a dense fog yesterday morn
ing, which lifted somewhat in the after
noon, and was followed by showers.
At the weekly meeting of the w. c. T..
U. to be held today at 8 p. M, the subject
will be 'sThe study of department work
as set forth in Miss Wizards annual adj
Dress All are invited.
The sewing circle of the Woman's
Auxiliary will hold its first meeting at
the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms today. at 2 p. m.
All members are invited to attend with
out further notice.
The members of the Aged Brotherhood
are invited to attend the funeral of the
late Nathaniel Walker, this afternoon at
2.30 from No. 46 Danforth street.
A number of citizens took advantage
of the opportunity afforded them to see
our new Scott webb press work off the
weekly edition and expressed much de-
light at it's excellent work.
The Masonic Token, for the current
quarter, has been received from Stephen
Berry. The Token mentions Israel Coe,
of Waterbury, Conn, as the oldest Ma
son in America. He was initiated in
1915.
A average of 100 boxes of waters man
ufactured in Portland, are sold on Maine
railroads annually, amounting to $4,000.
The peddlers of these rolls on the rail-
roads average aproft of $1S week, MAX
ing good living.
Ten years ago an order from one of our
carpet dealers for 800 worth of Chinese
mating would have been considered
large. Now one for $1,000 is not unusual.
It is used extensively for chambers and
in summer cottages.
The great oil tank that is hauled about
the city and vicinity by three horses,
weighs, when full, 5000 pounds One day
last week the driver delivered 2000 gal
Ions of oil, and all but 81 gallons he was
obliged to carry into the stores, etc., in
two big cans.
Cattle transported to this port from the
west for shipment have to have tin tag
attached to their ears, which is q clean
bill of health for the animals. These
tags are inspected by the government of
ficer and if not found all right, or lost,
the. shipper suffers.
Fhe Widgery block, injured last Sun
day. stands on the site of the old Widg-
gerry mansion, whose owner. Hon. VIM.
Widgery, cast The only New England vote
in favor of the war of 1872, although he
was large ship owner. Mr.. Widgery
was the grandfather of Hor. W. w.
Thomas.
The children, and the older people who
take the children to the circus, will be
Interested to know that the Barnum
show, owned by James A. Bailey, has
bought out the Adam Forepaugh circus.
But the two shows will continue distinct,
and will be in Maine on alternate years
as heretofore
The Standard Heel Company of Lewis
ton, effected lease of the Androscoggin
county jail workshop for four years from
January /, 1892, at $4,000 a year-an ad-
vance of 5000 The Standard Heel Com
pany has held the lease for two years
past. Their plant is divided between
Portland and Auburn.
Rev. Henry Blanchard, D. D., by invi-
tation of the pastor Of the Second Advent
church, will repeat his discourse on
1.-THE word made flesh,' delivered last
July at the Congress Square church, in
the church in Congress Place, next Tues
day evening at 7.30. Those who wish to
hear the review which will be given by
MT. Woodward on the following Sunday
evening, win not fail to be present and
ear DR.. Blanchard's presentation OF the
stter