The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-09-04
Brief JOttimss.

Mr. and Mrs. w. III. Mecher celebrated the
silver wedding at their residence, No 81 Pin
street, last Friday evening.
Managers Leslie and John G. Myers are t
bring their theatrical companies to Portlan
this fall.
We learn that the Mercantile Library Asso
citation propose supplementary course of lee
lures next winter-the speakers to be VIC
men-Kate Reynolds among the number.
horse dropped in fiji on Federal street O
Saturday. Blood-lettng relieved him.
Veranus Dyer improperly vacated his plac
at the Reform School on Saturday.
Seventy-three fire companies and twenty
four bands of music are to wake up Ports
mouth on Thursday.
Ii is said that Jim Fisk is organizing
mammoth excursion party to invade the cas-
tern coast towns and give promenade concerts
in the evening. Jim's promenade is most eff
fective when his back is turned toward you.
The Presumpscot Park Association proposes
to become part OF the National Trottipg Asso
citation.
Corn-packing has begun. The farmers ought
to do good deal OF it at present prices and save
hay.
Camp-meetng at Fryeburg begins to-day.
1t is proposed that the officers who rendez-
yoused at Ship Island during the war form a
Ship Island Association.
Portland has two students at the Agricultu-
raj College at OronO
Messrs. Francis & Sawyer's Newe York
dramatic company open at Music Hall this eve
ming. Miss Clara Norris, Ella Dietz and John
s. Norton will be the chief attractions.
1t is said that Portland sports sunk money
on the result of the Halifax races. In ou1
judgment the whole thing was a put-up job
The Haligonians have borrowed some Yankee
tricks and used them for their own advantage.
A house occupied by two horse car conduct.
ors, on the corner of Emery and Spring streets,
was entered Thursday night, and quite sum
of money stolen from the pockets OF the Sleep
ing occupants.
A match for $3.50 aside has been made be-
tween Mum named by Geo. III. Bailey and
Dare named by the owner. There are TO be
two races, the first TO be trotted on the Forest
City Park on the 4th of October and the sec
ond on the 18th.
A newspaper correspondent says the New
York Tribune makes the most hustle among
the ladies at fashionable resorts. They fold it
four double.
Gorham Seminary begins the term with
about hundred pupils.
Senior Vice Commander Smith of Post Bos-
WORTH 6. A. H., has resigned.
Several ofo city preachers have returned
from their vacations, and occupied their pulpits
yesterday.
lad named Willie Strout, while playing
upon raft in pond, formed by the recent
rams, on the grounds of the intended depot OF
the Maine Central railroad extension in North
Yarmouth, fell into the water and would have
drowned but for timely aid.
AS two of the Assistant Engineers were en-
gagged in surveying the ether day, we under
stand that young heifer becoming excited at
the display of the red flag attached to the stake
carried by one of them, made bold dash for
it, overthrowing the young man and inficting
few scratches on his leg. Otherwise he es-
capped unframed.
The police yesterday arrested boy named
Tobey for an assault on his sister, A lad is
also under arrest for the larceny of six pounds
of iron; and two others for stealing tobacco
from Knapp's drug store, corner of Fore and
India streets.
Steamer Forest City brought over hundred
passengers from the Halifax races on Saturday
evening.
Two trotting matches are to take place at
Forest City Park next Thursday. See the ad-
vertisement.
Ex-Congressmen Morton of New York, one
of the heaviest stockholders in the New Yorl
Times, with his wife and daughter, are in thi
city, the guests of Collector Washburn.