The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-07-31
Brief JOttings.


The barque bridgeport sailed for Liverpool
yesterday, and the barque "Black Eagle" for
Glasgow, loaded with lumber.
The latest estimate of the loss of the Port
land Company by the fire place it between $25,
600 and $4,000.
A workman on the Boston & Maine extern
sion had his foot crushed by a rock falling upon
it yesterday.
Mr.. A. johnson has taken possession of the
new two story building erected by Messrs'
Lynch and Barker on Custom House wharf.
G. NJ. Harding, the architect, has sold his
residence to John w. Deering, on private terms.
Work began yesterday on the excavation of
High street by the Boston & Maine.
The mercury contriqed to climb up to $50
yesterday. We don't wonder at it Bit it was
so awful hot.
Two men walked from Scarborough yester-
day in the heat of the day just to buy pint of
new rum and copy of the ''Scarboro bible"
Twenty-six shots inside of the ring is what
the target used by the Fifth Maine Associa-
tion yesterday shows.
Our goodly city takes pride in that most
worthy institution, the Widows Wood Society;
but who ever heard of widow that wouldn't?
This is not conundrum.
Small rents are unusually scarce in the city
just now, but there are plenty of large rents in
old coats
A little four-year old girl on Wilmot street
calls the baby ''you old splendid, cunning, dar-
ling comfort-thing' Pretty good for little
chatter-box.
Odd Fellows Hall is first-class perspira-
tion-persuader this hot weather, and it isn't odd
that the brotherhood sigh for ga lodge in some
vast wilderness" Even SO.
A runaway took place on Plum street yester-
day and one on Exchange street. 1t was too
hot to run much
Officer Seth Sterling brought boy into the
station yesterday, only nine years old, who was
drunk on new rum.
In the Wagner case before the full bench YES
terday Mr.. Fishacher began his argument for
new trial, but did not finish. To day the ques-
ton of jurisdiction will be argued.
There was big picnic at the Islands from
Cape Elizabeth yesterday.
A large concourse of people were pr esent at
the funeral services of the late Hon. Augustine
Haines yesterday afternoon.
Market Square was lively last evening; there
were five vendors of cheap trash, each irving to
make the most noise. They all succeeded in
this particular.
The Eastern Railroad is running an engine
with two-story cab. The engineer occupies
the upper story aud the fireman the lower one.
Nelse and "Gentle Annie had falling out
yesterday morning which resulted in his kick
ing her into the street. She was clad all in
white, and those who saw her say it was a
ghostly sight.
Not long since the Airons of this CITY applied
for rooms at certain hotel at Old Orchard but
the proprietor refused, saying that the club had
no reputation His range of information must
be limited.
An unusual number of people gathered on
the Western Promenade last evening in homes
to get breath of cool air. The view of the
mountains was aggravatiDgly distinct, consid-
ering how cool they looked.
While the Lightning Calculator man was
holding forth in Market Square last evening his
horse ran away, splitting several copies of the
manual containing the new departure in math-
ematics Of course the loss was calcula5le.
Rev, Mr.. Wood of Massachusetts, will preach
at the Allen Mission next Sunday.