The Portland daily press., 1871-07-22


between two OF tie cars The train ~sa taos.
ing slowly and man standing by had time
enough to rescue her before she fell under the
wheels.
The swill boystake advantage of the good
nature OF the alderman of Ward 8, and use his
corner lot on Pearl street as collecting station
Tor their fragrant commerce. Oh, the dignity
OF being public servant.
Rev. Mr. Bowler Of Hampden has accepted
the invitation to supply the pulpit of the Con-
gregational Church at Saccarappa for one
year.
Some change has been made in the running
time of the Deering line of horse cars. See
advertisement.
The judges of the Supreme Court dined
with Judge Goddard at the Falmouth Hotel
yesterday and afterwards went down the har-
Dor on the Laurel, and no session of court was
held in the afternoon.
A painful report was current yesterday that
four boys out of party camping at Goose
Island were drowned on Thursday by the up
setting Of boat. Their friends went down
at once and found that the rumor had no
foundation. The boys returned yesterday
afternoon.
John E. Coffin, machinist ON Union street,
got his hand caught in the machinery in bis
his right hand crushed. The surgeon hopes
that amputation will not be necessary. Mr.
Cofiu lost part of two fingers on the same
hand by a similar accident a few years ago.
The pestiferous flies are beginning to be
plenty. DR.. Loring has q very eficacious
remedy for them, which can be applied by the
hOusekeeper. 1t is death to flies aud harmless
to humanity.
A little son of Mrs. McIntire, of this city,
daughter of Hanson M. Hart, Esq, aged about
seven years, while visiting with his mother
some friends in Thomaston, was accidentally
drowned two or three days since. The body
was brought home for buryal yesterday by
the steamer City OF Richmond.
Yesterday a man with a large brown paper
parcel under his arm stood on the corner of
two streets, apparently waiting to fill an ap-
pointment. A revenue detective got his eye
on him and kept it there for several minutes.
He thought he smelt smuggled cigars, and
after calculating the amount of his "divy"
in case his suspicious were confirmed walked
up and was about to put the awful question to
the stranger, when the latter turned around.
The big parcel was in danger of slipping to
the ground, when he caught it quickly and
tore corner off the wrapper, "Ugb, cheese!
grunted the detective, as he went off with his
nose pointed upward.
j. w. Aborn, whom every body knows as a
very dignified and courteous conductor on the
Boston and Maine Railroad, is off down east
with Dexter Toilet on board the Nettie. A
little of that kind of travel will do him good
and recuperat tie his health and strength.
The EXCURSION AND CLAMBAKE.-We are
glad to learn that the people from every Sec
ton of Maine, manifest the most lively inter-
est in the railroad meeting of Wednesday next.
The Governor of the State, President of the
Senate, Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, mayors of different cities, and leading
business men from every portion of the State
have already signified their intention to be
present. Similar responses have been receiv-
ed by the committee from the towns and cities
on the route from Portland to Chicago.
The friends of the Lake Ontario Shore road,
calling itself portion of the Trans-continen-
tai or Portland line, have put b miles under
contract the work on which will commence
next week and will be represented by its able
President, Hon. Gilbert Mollison OF Oswego,
and other directors.
Mr.. Mollson is also a, Director In the New
England and Oswegs RAILROAD. Hon. Cheny
Ames and Judge Allen will represent the city
IF Oswego with other distinguished gentlemen
rom that city.
Glen Falls, the city of Rochester and other
western cities have their representative men
here, and we trust that the business men and
other good citizens of Portland will see to it,
hat the fair fame of our city for hospitality
and courtesy is maintained.
1t is a source of qualification to all good citi-
sens, to know that the committee have taken
every pains possible to prevent it from becom-
ng mere junketing affair, to which such oc-
,asions are liable, and we are glad to know al |
%, that in case the weather should be unfa-
orable for an out door gathering, the meeting |
or business will be in the large City Hail..
The delegations from New Hampshire and |
Vermont will embrace many of the leading
len of the States and too numerous to be men
oned in this notice. re