The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-06-15
Brief LOffings.

delegates 10 the State Convention and 9TH
ers will be passed at half fare over the Portland
and Kennebec road, to-day and Tomorrow
The regular trains will accommodate those 60
ing to Augusta, but an extra train will leave
Augusta at P. M. to-day or Immediately at.
ter the close of the Convention.
Leighton has almost finished very fine
painting of Bailey's mare, Mountain Girl
Not only is the picture of the animal said to
be capital one by those who know, but the
surroundings aud details the picture are very
carefully worked up.
The District Court still continues occupied
by bankrupt matters.
Yesterday was cloudy and close in the morn
ing. Fine and hot in the afternoon. Their
mometer 76o.
Schooner Georgia Staples from Matanzas
arrived at this port yesterday. She brought
The remains of Captain Joseph B. Woodbury. OF
this city, late commander of the bark Geo. S.
Hunt, who died in Matanzas last October On
her passage out from New York she lost over
board George Williams seamen of Calais in
this State.
Yesterday the new school-house on Peaks
Island was occupied by the scholars for the
first time. DR.. Gordon, chairman of the sub
committee on Island Schools, delivered over
the building to the teachers with few appro-
pirate remarks. A description of the school
house has been already given in these columns.
Engineers has surveyed one route from Dan
vile junction to the Kennebec road, and are
surveying another.
Two fine new French roof wooden houses
are being erected on the corner of Clark and
Danforth streets, one of them by Mr.. George
Worcester, We are told.
John E. Donnell, Esq, will return from Eng
land the latter part of the present month.
Quite an excitement was created in a horse
car yesterday by dog fight between two pug
naclous animals 1t was quickly stopped by
the Selling one dog by the hind legs and fling
ing him out the rear end of the car.
Two insane persons were conveyed to the
Insane Asylum yesterday.
+. 0. Bailey s. Co. yesterday sold at auction
the Carney property on Green street to John
Sheridan for $3.50.
If you would enjoy delicious glass Of soda
with fruit syrups, Just drop into Loring's, cor
ner OF Exchange and Federal streets
If you would gaze upon a most tempting
sight look into Pencil Bros. provision store,
1856 Congress street. There may he seen str ng-
beans, green peas, strawberries, new potatoes,
caulifower and all the luxures of the season
which are not generally seen in the markets so
early.
Both the Superior and Supreme Cours
come in Thursday morning.
We hear that the Mechanic Blues propose
grand celebration on their cd anniversary
which occurs on Friday the oath inst. The
company will be reused from their slumbars
early by the drummers and fifers parading the
streets, and at seven o'clock the active and
honorary members will be breakfasted at the
drill room attached to the armory. At nine
o'clock the company with invited guests will
proceed to the islands under sealed orders
The circus that visited this city Saturday lett
a bad reputation behind it.-Le,oiston Journal.
That must have been the Australian Circus
that passed throu Oh here yesterday. Stone &
Murray's, we are told, is irst-class show
Gov. Chamberlain arrived here early yes
terday morning in his new yacht the "Wid-
flower" She is very pretty little yacht,
painted white, sloOp-rigged, length about Sc
feet, width twelve feet. Her cabin is very
neatly got up with berths and one state-room
Her measurement is about six tons. We I'M
derstand that the Governor intends enrolling
her on the books of the Portland Yacht Club
The Governor passed through the city leaving
the yacht here.
Mr.. John Jewett, the popslar conductor on
the 2. & X. road between this city and Au-
gusta, has been presented with a handsome sill
yer badge by Mr.. Thomas Lambard of the lat
ter city. Z
At Troy, N. Y, last Saturday, Bishop Bacon
OF Portland conferred the following orders up
on candidates for the Diocese of Portland:
Priest, Edward McSweeney. Sub Deacon,
Dennis w. Bradley.