The Portland daily press., 1895-03-18
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

: Samoset Tribe No. 80 I.O.o of RIM will
visit Machigonnef Tribe Mondays sleep
Ma ch IS, by Invitation and work the
Hunters degree.
Ivanhoe Lodge K. of P.will confer the
rank Of Knight tomorrow evening, using
the long form of the ritual.
There is no truth in the rumors that
Father McDonough has received threat
oning letters. % There hasn't been
threatening letter received By a church
priest (Father McDonough says), for
two years and that one came from de-
mented young lady. =
The financial exports from this port
during last week amount to $236, SIS. 40.
The Colby Alumni association will
hold their annual>.dinner at the Preble
house, Friday evening. March 29th.
The Great Council of Red Men of
Maine meets in Portland the rhir0
Thursday in April, and the largest atten
dance in it's history is predicted.
Mr.. Hunter, foreman for 81. P. ingalls,
& Son, was assaulted by two men Satur-
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streets, and beaten about the face. 1t
was the result of an old grudge.
Park Commissioner Smith Saturday
completed the purchase of two young
bears tor Deering Park, to take the place
of those which died recently. The bears
be very handsome They were purchased
at Houlton.
Mr.. W. Fl. Milliken is going to take the
double house 100 and Ill State street,
and make it into one large house for his
own occupancy.
stairs at her residenc e Friday and re-
caived severe bruises but fortunately no
bones were br oxen.
Yesterday was bright and cold with
stiff west winds.
The Allan lined Monaghan is due to-
day with small number of passengers
and 200 tons of freight.
Three cases of diphtheria were record
ed the past week with the city clerk:
Mamie Reardon, 90 years, 40 Fox street;
Annie Shelvey, years. and Katie Shell
yes, year, II Adams street.
DIR. Bray of Portland has purchased the
DR.. Burr property at Simonton's Cove,
and will have fine summer residence
there.
A special meeting of the city govern
ment will be held this evening at which
the aldermen and joint standing COM
mittees will be appointed.
MIR. Moses Carpenter has sold his3 resi-
dence, 841 Congress street, to Mr.. 6. w.
Silnonton and will build fine residence
at the corner Of Ellsworth and Crescent
streets.
1t was quite little snow storm early
Saturday, but the skies cleared at noon
and the aftern DON was fine.
The liquor deputies made seizures Sat
urday, at 80 India, 1877 and 439 CONNER
cial, 517 and 518 Fore, and SO Centre
stleet.
There were thirty-six arrests last week
of which TWEEN ty-one were for drunken
ness.
A trial was made Saturday of the cleo
trical arrangements on the steamer Bay
State, at Portland Company wharf, and
was grand success, lighting the saloon
and interior with intense prilliancy. The
government inspection will take place
today.
Officers Lombard and Haggett, made
a seizure at John McLaughIin's place.
at No.12 Cotton street, Saturday night,
getting half barrel of ale and little
whiskey.
The first car load of California oranges
ever shipped direct to the Portland mar
ket to single firm, will arrive here on
Tuesday. consigned to I. S. Bean &
Co., the freight on which will be S275,
a saving of about twenty cents on
box by being shipped direct. This fruit
is of very high grade and commands.good
prices,