The Portland daily press., 1871-05-26
Brief JOtfings.

The iron on the Portland g. Oedensburg
railroad is now laid within mile and a half of
Brownfeld. The new engine Fryeburg,
freight machine built by the Portland Co.,
went up the line yesterday with fourtee cars
loaded with iron. fH
The Norway Light Infantry, we learn, is TO
meet the Portland Light Infantry at Fryeburg
on the 9th prox, and unite with them in OBJ
serving "the day we celebrate" -i4t.
Coroner Gould held an inquest yesterday on
the body of John f. Palmer, who was drowned
ON Tuesday night by falling from the P. S. &
P. rail- Dad bridge The verdict of the Jury
was accidental drowning. Mr.. Palmer was 46
years of age, and an industrious, handwriting
man.
The friends OF Columbus A. Thompson who
was found dead in woodshed belonging to
the Grand Trunk Railway Co., last Sunday,
came TO the city yesterday and toek the body
away. They represent the deceased was of
weak intellect and barely able to take care of
himself He had previously made two at
tempts to commit suicide, once by stabbing
with a ack-knife. .
Mr.. Charles A. Deliver hos been appointed
keeper of the lighthouse at Franklin Island, in
pdCO VI OdIDcS w arrow, resigned.
"Kite-fying" in its legitimate sense was in
Obliged in yesterday by some genius, who flew
one of peculiar construction over the post office,
deceiviDg people with the idea that bird OF a
new species was lowering over the town.
Mr.. james H. Smith, member of the Cali
fornia party, has distinguished himself by
shooting grizzly bear in the Sierra Nevada
mountains. 49,
Edward II. Gillespie's bowling alley was en-
tered few nights ago and few trif1ing arti-
Giles stolen. ~
The Cumberland County Temperance Asso.
citation will hold meeting in the I'd Congre-
gational Church. Falmouth, (Rev. MIR. Has
kell's) on Wednesday, June 7th I'll.
A government weather map has been hung
in the Merchants Exchange. The report from
each station is indicated by disks of colored
cardboard, fastened with a thumb screw; to
which an arrow is attached, showing the d.
rection OF the wind The barometer thermom.
eter, velocity of wind and state of the weather
are all indicated so as to read at glance.
A game of base ball on the Western Prone
made yesterday afternoon between the Cres-
cent and Cushnoc clubs Of this city, resulted
in q score of 20 for the Gre scents and IA for the
Cushnocs.
The announcement that Mr.. N. B. Hubbard
of Hiram, had been appointed to place in thu
Portland Custom House, we are isformed, wal
incorrect. The Oxford Democrat was our au
thority for the statement.
The Treasurer of the Building Fund Of tn
India street Universast society in Portland
would acknowledge the receipt of $106 iron
Congress Square Universaist society, and ais
$132 OF from India street society, the amour
of collections for the Building Fund towart
finishing the India street church, taken up OIL
the Ballou Memorial Day. Also donation o
800 from Mr.. Edmund Phinney of this city
and 40 bushels of hair for plasterng, from Mr.
j. WinslOw of Mechanic Falls, for which tn,
Society is very grateful
Deputy Sterling and officer Wyman recov
cred a lot of wooden goods under house OF
Canton street, lot Of jack-knives in a bed j.
q shed on the same street, and a watch in
hause on Green street, a portion Of the proper
ty stolen from R. X. Hunts auction rooms.
The elegant three story brick swell front res
idence, No. % High street, known as the Sal
ford property, has been sold by Geo. r. Davi
& Co. to Mrs. Elizabeth X. Cross. We under
stand that the above firm have in their hand
real estate for sale. valued at over one millio
dollars. .-..l
Two hundred cords of wood piled by the sid
of the track of Portland & Kennebec railroad
between Cumberland and Yarmouth, wei
burned on Tuesday night. 1t was the proper
ty of the company, and probably took fire from
q locomotive.