The Portland daily press., 1871-08-04

Mr.. William H. Broughton has just returned
from the "Hub," where he beat several of the
professionals at checkers.
The members of st. Stephens Parish will go
to Sebago Lake on an excursion on Tuesday
next
The corner stone of the new Congregational
Church at Woodford's Corner has been laid by
the masons, and the work on the frame is also
progressing
The Maine State Roofing Company have be-
gun work on two wooden buildings for manu-
featuring purposes near the foot of Preble
street. One is to be 80 by 60 feet on the ground
and the other 40 bv so feet.
The arrivals at the Falmouth Hotel averaged
14O per day last week.
A horse was run over and killed on the
Grand Trunk Railway at Falmouth yesterday.
Miss Adela Barnes, daughter OF Phinehas
Barnes of this city, has been engaged as assis-
tant preceptress in Gorham Seminary. She
has been employed in teaching in New York.
The U. S. Circuit Court was not in session
yesterday, but will come in this morning at 10
o'clock.
The scarcity of the Cape Elizabeth market
men in Market street yesterday is explained
by the fact that they were engaged in gather
ing corn-from wreck on Trundy's Reef
The Experts and the Emmetts will play a
game of base ball next Wednesday for the sill
yer cup. They have already played two games
and each club has won one. The game next
Wednesday will therefore be the rubber.
Rev. e. G. Bolles and family are sojourning
in this city, and Mr.. Bodies will ofhciate at
Congress Square Church on Sunday next
A large number of Portland people are visit
ing in the delightful village of Bridgton.
DR.. r. Shackford the experienced Homoa-
pathic physician has removed to Park street,
in the house next above the Grammar School
building.
The practice ships Constellation and Sara
tOga sailed for New London at o'clock yes
terday There was dead calm at the time
and the ships made an Ofing with the assis-
lance of tugs.
Camping out is remarkably popular this
year. Many of the islands in this harbor ex-
hibit groups of family tents, while along the
islands and main land of the coast to the east
ward are seen frequent clusters of these tenn
porary habitations. Parties from the cities
take up these latter abodes, bringing their SER
wants with them, and depend for their supplies
upon the farmers of the neighborhood and
their own skill with the hook and line.
Yesterday was genuine summer day, with
the thermometer in the eighties, and degree
of heat that was enervating.
Yachting parties, off for two or three days
recreation along the coast are SO plenty now
that it is impossible to keep correct record of
their departures and arrivals.
Attention is called to the sale of schooner on
on Trundy's Reef, and cargo of corn.
Walter Wells, Esq, is writing a series of
letters, the third of which appears to-day, full
of interest and information, as his letters al
ways are.
The Colt excursionists' leave Gardiner at
o'clock this morning for Portland, en- route for
Boston and home. From all accounts received
they have had very pleasant vacation along
our coast and among the citizens of the several
towns and villages.
A man who boards on Fore street complained
yesterday morning to the police that two men
who roomed with him the night before had
robbed him. The police looked into the mat
ter and found the missing pocket book in
another coat where the man had put it when
he was drunk.
Wednesday the horse attached to single
horse car on the Spring street line got the car
off the track. Next came fright and a dash
away of horse and car over the pavement The
and, Col Kicker has to buy new quadruped
to supply vacancy caused by a sudden death
in his equine family.