The Portland daily press., 1872-06-13
Brief JOttings.

Brief Jottings.
Steamer Gazelle will begin the island season
in a few days.
Harbor excursions are beginning to be popu-
lar.
The thermometer stood at So in a number
of places in this city yesterday.
The l. A. r. A. have made arrangements to
have their annual excursion to Lake Sebago
first Wednesday in August next.
A match-game between the Active and In
vincible baseball clubs, yesterday, resulted in
victory for the Actives, by score of SO to II.
The lady friends of the Alcyons have pre-
sented the Club with an elegant silken burgee
and American flag.
Only two United States licenses for the whole
sale liquor trade have been taken out in Port
land for the year 1872.
Yesterday was good day for soda and all
that sort of thing. Try Loring's red orange.
It's splendid.
The Republicans on Franklin street, be-
tween Cumberland and Oxford, hung out a fine
Grant and Wilson flag on Tuesday.
Members of the ''Haydn Association will
find their Railroad tickets at the office of the
Secretary, 800 Congress street, between the
hours of and o'clock PM, daily.
The workmen employed on sections 20 and 30
on the Boston and Maine extension in this city,
struck yesterday for an advance of pay from
S1.75 to 81.
There will be meeting of the Maine State
Junior Association of Baseball players, at the
rooms of the Resolute Baseball Club Friday
evening, June 14th, at o'clock precisely
Prof Trip was greeted by large audience
at his opening lecture in Brunswick Monday
evening, embracing the leading citizens and
the faculty and students Of the college
After thirty-fve years successfully employed
in the carriage business, Mr.. James NJ KIM
ball has retired and turned over the extensive
business to his partner, Zenas Thompson, Jr.
A Commandery of Knights Templar of Wor-
cester, Mass, contemplate visiting Portland
this summer A committee was in the city
yesterday prospecting"
The letter mail from Boston, which had been
missing since the railroad accident week ago
was received at the Portland post Office yester-
day. 1t was mis-sent from the Boston Office
and went west.
The Cumberland Engine Co. went off to Ro-
chester yesterday for an excursion, taking their
machine with them. Mayor Kingsbury and
Chief Engineer Cummings went with them as
invited guests.
Mr.. Dexter the Cambridge sculptor, has cut
fine bust of ex-Chief Justice Shepley, which
is soon to be put ON exhibition at Hales. 1t is
of Carrera marble, from the modelings of the
late Paul Akers
DIR. Edward Mason completed the thirty
ninth year of his business as druggist in Port
land ON the 9th inst. There is not now on the
whole length of Middle street one person in
business who was there when he commenced
in 1888
The New Orleans Minstrels appear to have
exhausted themselves in their first perfor-
nance. The entertainment last night was just
passable, and the delay in opening caused
good deal of dissatisfaction to the audience.
A young man who had been on a, time" in
Salem, desired to return to Boston to business,
but being in bewildered state ON taking the
train the other night was very much surprised
as well as disguised at finding himself in Port
land ON the midnight train.