The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-07-29

Last evening the match game of checkers
which was arranged between Mr.. VIM. Ii.
Broughton of this city, and Mr. Barker of Bos-
ton for $3.50 side, began in Boston. Fifty
games are to be played, the majority to win.
The hearing on the exceptions in the Wag-
ner case will take place Wednesday.
There was so little business at the police sta
ton yesterday afternoon that the slate was
washed and hung out to dry.
1t appears that the De Molay Lodge x. T.,
are not coming to Portland.
Yesterday was remarkable for heat and for
embryo items that came to naught.
Eighty-nine one hundredths of an inch of
rain fell in this city Sunday
At least one-third more business is done in
Portland at present. than was done year ago.
James HINT of Gray, accompanied by two
ladies, was driving a span of horses in that
town last Thursday, when he came in contact
with another span driven by New York man
also accompanied with two ladies. The New
Workers. team was overturned and the ladies
with him somewhat bruised
Public attention is being directed TO the
crswd of loafers which infests Congress street.
a grand excursion over the line of the Port
this harbor, will come off the 9Th prox.
James & Williams are loading vessel with
lumber for the coast of Africa, probably to
build a shingle palace for some harbaric chief
who is squandering the revenues of his King
dom.
Bispham's picture of dog, now on exhibit
ton in Scuhmacher's window, has been sold for
$500. -
Governor Perham and staff start for the
Rhode Island military reunion to day.
Mr. j. E. Dirwanger, the florist, is on a Eu-
ropean tour.
Manager Hatch and Superintendent Prescott
of the Eastern Railroad, were in town yester-
day to look over the battlefield that was to be
but is not.
There will be no service at the First Parish
next Sunday.
Allan Mail Steamship Polynesian arrived at
Liverpool Sunday.
Another seizure of liquors at the Brewer
House. There will be drought in that section
soon.
Rumor has it that the M. L. A., and the
Board of Trade have in mind big excursion
to Centre Harbor the coming autumn.
Mr.. Abraham Osgood died at his residence
on Little Chebeague Island Sunday morning.
He was GA years old.
The proceedings of the 54th annual commu-
nication of the Grand Lodge of Maine, have
been issued from the Office of Stephen Berry. A
very neatly printed pamphlet of $50 pages is
the result.
The scandinavian Relief Association will
have their first annual excursion at Little Hog
Island, next Friday.
Officer Luther Sterling of Peaks Island, ar
rested man named Corliss yesterday, for the
theft of boat.
John Murray, the porter at the Falmouth
was injured in the head recently by trunk
falling upon him.
The Cushman farm in New Gloucester has
been sold to Charles Sampson. ESQ, of this
city, at about So, 500.
Eight wooden buildings on the Boston and
Maine Extension, partly tenemeIts. and partly
stables, has been sold to different PARTIES at
prices varying from $40 to $11O.
Several large cargoes of salt are on their way
to this port.
The Methodist Church at Feary Village is
divided over the question of an excursion.
Some want to go to Fryeburg and others to Old
Orchard.
A rare book is owned by gentleman OF this
city. 1t is entitled "The trial of Rev. VIM
jackson at the Bar of the Kings Bench in Ire
land for High Treason, April 23d, 1895.
A committee from Cornish were in the city
yesterday to make arrangements for an excur-
sion from Cornish to the Islands. They will
probably go in the Charles Houghton.
fight took place on Fore street near the
Custom House last evening, in which one man
got badly bruised about the face Rum did it,
Last evening dry goods clerk employed in a
wen known store was enabled to launch his
he'ie Dark upon the sea of matrimony by the
assistance of clergyman. No cards.
Inc Veteran Gunner Association will make
It's annual excursion Tuesday and Wednesday,
August 9th and 9Th, to the 1.-TWO Lights"
Mr.. LeProhon of this city, has the CONTRACT
for removing Middle Rock in Machias R;ver
He employs eighteen men. He proposes to
put on asteam drill