The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-02
BRIEF JoTTINos.

The CITY offices and banks were closed
yesterday, and many of the wholesale
stores where account of stock was being
taken.
The Board of County Commissioners
met Yesterday, The new member Mr..
Nh. Seavey of Harrison, was sworn in,
and then the Board organized by the
election of Elbridge Lord of Westbrook,
chairman.
Mr.G. Fred Murch. the new Register
OF Deeds, took possession of the office
yesterday
County Treasurer Chenery says that
every town that owes the county has
settled except Gray, which owes about
$500.
The off cers of Portland Lodge N. E.
O.P. will be installed at regular meet
ing this evening by Deputy Grand War
den, Miss A. L. Mcdonald and staff. a-r
&c, Plummer of Bath has invented an
apparatus for the Stacking of cars, which
General Manager Tucker of the Maine
Central thinks is very good.
The Portland Camera Club gave an
exhibition of beautiful lantern slides OF
the Detroit, Syracuse and Buffalo clubs
at the Society of Art rooms last. evening.
Clerk of Courts Stone. Deputy
Clerk Libby, and County Treasurer
Chenery were all sworn in for their
second terms OF office yesterday.
Mr.. John Cox, the veteran tobacco
daa7er. fell on the ice yesterday morning
and broke his arm.
District Deputy Grand Chancellor
C.s. Wilson publicly installed the officers
of Iyanhoe Lodge, K of P, last even
ing. The grand officers were present.
and a line musical programme was en-
joyed.
The ferry drop has been repaired and
teams can now cross to South Portland.
Yesterday opened cloudy and raw,
but the sun came out at noon, and it
was pleasant in the afternoon.
There was considerable New Years
calling yesterday.
On Commercial street it was very quiet
yesterday. Merchants were taking &C
count of stock.
The smack Judith M. brought 1000
live Holsters yesterday.
A barrel of port wine that was being
unlosded from the steamship Labrador
slipped from the sings and had it's head
stove in against post. The floor of the
shed was saturated. The wine ran down
into the dock.
The steamer Merryconeag made her
first landing at the new Harpswell line
wharf at Mackerel Cove, Bailey's Island,
Monday.
The proprietors of the Union Wharf
CORPORATION met yesterday at their office
on Union wharf. to hold their annual
meeting, but quorum not being present
the meeting was adjourned until Satur-
day forenoon at 10 o'clock.
The liquor deputies who retired from
Office yesterday have shipped to Boston
during the last year so barrels OF hard
LIQUOR of all kinds. This liquor is dis
titled into alcohol. and the proceeds go
into the pocket Of the county.
At Judge Gould's court yesterday
morning many of the bar were present.
The Judge went through the docket of
1884. The court started in with a new
docket this morning.
The ice is reported to be II inches thick
around the steamer Phantom at Free
port She will probably make no more
trips this winter.
All Of the deputy sheriffs qualified
yesterday morning and filed their bonds.
rae old force turned the stock OF liquors
ara ether property into the hands of tine
ncw deputies.
Tao winter term of the public schools
b>gins today. There will be only one
cbasae ia the corps of teachers this term.
Mis- Ella + Coe, of the Bracket street
school. Will retire and her place will
lie tiled ny Miss Emma Gould, of the
class Of 'J3, Portland High School.