The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-23
Brief JOttings

Eyes were quite useless Saturday because of
the dnst The best one could do was to shut
his eyes, push straight ahead and trust to
luck
Nearly every one is saying to nearly every
one else, well it's over at lastr referring to
the Fair, of course
There will be no train in from Gorham Mon
day evening. There will be trains in on Tues
day and Wednesday nights.
Company 90 hold meeting Monday night
Their recruiting sergeants are already out.
Col. A. W. Bradbury will deliver the address
at the Waldboro' centennial on the Fourth of
July.
The water jets in the Park Fountain were
beautiful 10 see during the ncipent tornado
Saturday.
The Wentworth property in Deering was sold
by f. O. Bailey & Co., Saturday, to Freeman
Bradford for $265O.
1t is reported that the new Emery & Wgter
house store on Middle street is to be occupied
by the well known jeweler, Abner Lowell
Rev. o. NJ. Cousens of this city, sails for
Europe "Wednesday as representative of the
Maine Good Templars at the international as
sembly of the Order in London
The Chestnut Street Sabbath School have an
excursion to Old Orchard on Saturday, the 2Sth
inst. All members of the Society are request
ed to join. A special train leaves at $50 a M
and returns at pm.
Another billiard match between the cham
pions will come off abont July ID.
One of the up town girls admires Army and
Navy officers because they are $50 inconse-
quent; while they are deepest in love they are
ordered away, and you are never bothered with
them any more.
The annual weep of the High School has be-
gun, the larger portion of it being done by the
graduating class.
The graduating exercises of the senior High
School class this year promise to be fuller and
more interesting than usual
A match game of base ball was played Fri
day between the Juniors and Mountaineers,
resulting in defeat of the former by a score
to Al to 50.
Free street Society have decided to have their
excursion to Old Orchard on Monday, Jnne
Both, instead of Wednesday, July I'd.
A boy stole bottle of pop beer from a wagon
saturday, and in attempting to try the con-
tents the stopper came out and came in con-
tact with his nose He presented sorry look
ing nose when the beer was washed off. Beer
always makes the nose look bad.
AT the match game of base ball, played at
Deering Saturday afternoon, between the Dir-
gos and Brewertons, the score stood "a to 10,
Charlie Wilkinson, with full company
from the Boston Theatre, will play at Music
Hall on the Fourth of July.
Thomas Mast has been secured as a lecturer
for the coming season, and will speak, in this
city.
The Yacht Club start on their annual cruise
at 9 a. M to-day, sailing for the east under
sealed orders.
One hundred aud nineteen cars of freight ar
rived at the Grand Trunk station for the twen-
ty-four hours ending at a. m. Saturday; sew
enty-feur of lumber.
Mr.. Albert Dam was tie fortunate man who
drew the great meerschaum pipe Friday night.
OF course it isn't profane to call him A. Dam
lucky fellow.
An 'old friend in New York is anxious to
know if Capt James Witham, or his wife, or
his daughter Eliza are yet alive
There were nine DRINKS at the station last
night.