The Portland daily press., 1894-12-24
BRIEF JOTTiNGS.

at retail until Decem Der 3Oth. Ih6 goods
must be sold, as we vacate our present
store at that time. We have everything
that can be found in jewelry store. W.
W. Mansfield & Co., wholesale jewelers.,
Sc Exchange street, city. Open evenings,
and also Christmas morning.
Yesterday morning. from to IL a. M,
the metallic circuits in the west end,
and trunk lines to Woodfords were dis
connected while the cables were trans
ferred to the pole in Monument square.
Work on the Commercial street sewer
was finished for the season yesterday.
The sewer was started August 9th.
Among the. largest purchasers of last
weeks cotton goods auction sales in New
YORK were our we'll known firms, Boil
ster, Snow & Co., and Milliken, Cous-
ems & Short
The Rover's Bride brought in 5000
pounds of cod, haddock and hake Sun
day. The Fannie HAYDEN arrived on the
same day with 10000 pounds.
The Methodist Preachers Association
meets at Y. M. C. A. rooms this morning,
at 1890. Christmas love feast.
Officer Morse seized barrel OF ale at
81 Fore street, yesterday, owners un-
known. and Officers Haggett and Frank
at Owen Ryans, 81 Centre street. three
poxes of lager.
Yesterday was a return to winters s
cold and windy weather, the mercury
falling to 12 degrees in the morning.
The Ingalls, Brothers have presented
to their patrons neat little thermome-
ter mounted on a beautiful embossed
card. 1t is very pretty little affair,
useful as we'll as ornamental.
preliminary meeting will be held
this evening to organize the first colored
lodge of Knights of Pythias in the
state.
Thatcher Relief Corps will have a
Post Wednesday evening.
The Park street school teachers present.
ed Janitor Burnham purse Of money
for Christmas present.
Last weeks foreign exports were val
ued at s463, ,S4S.
1u0 COdbS btOlOu 1IOAl oAo
Club have been recovered and returned to
their owners
The Portland Clubs Monday night
clam supper will be mitted tonight.
Park Com missioner Smith intended
flooding the pond in the Oaks, but a
break was found in the water pipe on
Portl and street that had to be repaired.
The Friends Society will remove the
old meeting house on Oak street, and
erect new one with asvsstry, that will
accommodate 500 people. The work will
begin Immediately.
Quinn & Co. will have a new boiler
for Congress. Hall ready next week.
Fishermen brought in 10000 fish Sat-
urday.
Christmas dinner will be served at the
almshouse Tuesday. and an entertain
ment given Thursday evening. Gifts to
friends in the house or hospital should
be sent before p. M, Thursday.
A young man, while looking at watch
es in j. Merrills & Co.'s Saturday,
was seen to put watch in his pocket.
Montreal, and said he was from Mont
pelier, VT No such person was known
in Mon ntpelier.
Fire in pile of rubbish at the Port
land & Rochester extension, near Hart's
tannery, called an alarm from box II
Saturday evening. No damage.
There we're 81 arrests last week, of
which So were for drunkenness.
Mary Roche made complaint at the
station Sunday morning, that she shad
been badly cut and bruised by her hus-
band at her home in the rear of &c Han
over street. Roche was arrested by
Officer Merrill. His face W as badly cut
Az IL M, Christmas, as Is customary,
the Knights Templar of Portland will
meet at.the asylum and drink toast to
the health of Grand Master McCurdy.
The Veteran Firemen are requested to
attend the funeral of their late comrade,
Ellis Davis, this afternoon, at O'Clock,
at No. 10 Green street.
The two new galvanized iron water
tanks for the esfreboat have capacity of
$500 gallons each, and are from J.J.
Gerrlsh & Co. Today they will be put
into the boat, and then she will be
towed to the marine railway for paint
ing and cleaning. The fire pump will
arrive Tuesday.
A young boy was run over by jigger
on Washington street and had his leg
broken Saturday night.