The Portland daily press., 1871-07-26
Brief JOttimgs.


Capt. Charles Richardson on Cumberland
q. street has crab-appIe tree In his garden
which displayed yesterday fruit almost fully
grown, and blossoms for a supplementary
yield, from some of which the fruit had formed
Mr.. Henessey, machinist employed by the
Portland Company, turned his vacation to
good account. He took his wife and two chill
dren-one an infant and camped out at
Graves Hill The family picked and sold on
the ground $47 worth of blueberries, and Mr.
I'll. found an elegant and valuable sword cane
Yesterday the family came home, the father
drawing the baby wagon filled with the uten-
sils and tools used in camp, and all felt invig-
GRATED and refreshed by "roughing it in the
BUSH" MIR. Henessey is anxious to restore the
sword cane to its owner
Francis Murphy addressed large temper
ance met citing in State House Square, Hart
ford, Ct, on Sunday evening and subsequently
meeting at Music Hall. He also addressed
the Good Samaritans of that city at their
rooms on Saturday evening, after which a
b bountiful COLLATION. was served. The Hartford
Post speaks in high terms of Mr.. Murpby's ad-
dresses. "a stG .'r
We heard yesterday of farmer In Falmouth
who owns five acre hay field. He went out
to look at the crop and found the cocks so far
apart that he thought it would be good econo,
my to visit them in his wagon. The total
weight of the crop is ton and half Last
year he got three tons.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Leeds & Pennington railroad in this
city yesterday, the following Directors were
chosen: Henry M. Payson, Joseph llsley, John
w. Perkins, Dennis w. Clark, j. W. Water
house. The Directors organized by the choice
of Henry M. Payson President and Joseph lis
ley Clerk. A vote was passed which virtually
transfers the road to the Maine Central rail-
road company. rft "
The champion mean man in this city is the
abundantly able citizen who not only evaded
all subscription papers in aid of the Maine 4
General Hospital, but refused to buy ticket
the Cary concert.-Star.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Woolson, formerly of
this city, now resident In Boston, left last week
cipal of the English High School, in Boston.
The Portland Band and Shaw's Quartette
Club will be present at the literary exercises
of the Fifth Regiment Reunion at Army and
Navy Hall this evening All who had friends
or relatives in the regiment are cordially in
vited to be present, whether they hold tickets
or not. The committee have been unable to
discover ell who have this claim on the courte-
BY Of the Association.
The Peak Family propose to give concerts
in the different towns on the line of the Port
land and Rochester railroad, and will visit
Portland next week. The company embraces
Mile Zelda, Mr.. j. D. Kelly, and Miss Fanny
Peak, in addition to the original troupe.
SINGULAR ACCIDENTAL stranger in the
city sojourning for time at the Commercial
House, met with very singular and nearly
fatal accident about / o'clock on Tuesday
morning. He turned over in bed, or rather
offended to, but instead turned himself out of
bed and in bis fall struck his head ard neck
4 upon very necessary article of chamber fur
niture, breaking it to pieces. A piece of the
broken crockery entered the neck behind the
ear and cut horrible cash, just missing tie
great artery. He rang the bell and shouted
for help. Assistance came promptly and q
surgeon was summoned in great haste who
succeeded in dressing the wound successfully,
and the man was quite comfortable last night
The Gentleman lost great deal Of blood be-
fore the surgeon arrived, and a few minutes
{ more Of delay would have been fatal to the UNI
fortunate individual.