The Portland daily press., 1873-06-20
Brief JOtfings.

Frederic Durham, of Deering, graduated at
Tufts College Wednesday. Heread dsserta.
ton on the telegraph.
Yesterday morning, the Supreme Court came
in at Alfred and adjourned to July Sd, at which
Anne the exceptions in Wagners case will be
tried.
The early part of yesterday was clear and
sultry. A slight shower passed over the city in
the afternoon.
Hon. j. HI. Burleigh generously presented to
the Fair the $500 carriage which he drew last
Wednesday euening.
The ladies in charge of the flower booth re-
quest contributions of flowers for this evening.
Donors will please leave their flowers at the
Hall by five o'clock.
Commander w. n. Allen, U. S, f. in charge
of this light house district, is stopping at the
Falmouth.
The steamer Montreal is to resume her place
on the Boston line next Tuesday
Richardson's wharf has been leased for five
years to Richardson G. Cross for lumber
wharf
Upham & Gardiner have sold house No. Sc
Emery street at private sale.
George P. Toothaker has been appointed first
assistant light-keeper at Half Way Rock
Notice has been received at the Custom
House of the shipment by Prof S. F. Baird,
of his fishing apparatus, etc., to this port, pre-
paratory to his investigation of the faod fishes
Frank Hatch was quite badly hurt yesterday
while Stacking some cars on Commercial st,
The presentation of Peep O'Day at Music
Hall last evening, drew out good house.
Free Street Sabbath School have their annual
excursion to Old Orchard Beach, July I'd.
1t will only cost ten cents to see Punch and
Judy this evening.
The "Tonic" realized about $500. A very
handsome sum for the lady editresess to present
to the Hospital fund.
S. L. Carlton, Esq, of this city, delivered an
address yesterday before the National Temper
ance Division at New York.
The Executive Committee request all per-
sons who have drawn articles at the Fair, TO
call and take them away.
The arrangements for the closing sale of
articles at the Fair this evening" were not fully
completed last evening, but We are assured by
the committee that everything in their power
will be done to make it satisfactory to all
who attend as possible. Many valuable arti-
SAS5 iOhfsih3 oihOHS bHChi VII paintings tLdlAc,
vases, chamber sets. silver ware, stoves. etc.
Several drunken sailors got into a fight on
Commercial street yesterday forenoon and col
lected quite crowd. The appearance of Mar
shall Parker stopped the fun, and two of the
fellows were marched at a brisk pace to the
police station.
AT the police station last night there were
twelve DRINKS, three of whom were in for dis
turbance. -..
A match game of base ball will be played in
Deering on Saturday, June 21st, at 3 o clock D.
m, between the Dirigo's and the Brewerton's.
Officer Totman arrested fellow on Congress
street yesterday for insulting ladies.
Tonight there will be grand rattle at the
Fair.
A grand moonlight excursion and miscel-
laneous concert by the Haymakers will take
place on the steamers Gazelle and Express, in
Portland harbor, July Sth.
Mr.. Llewellyn Deane, formerly Of this city,
is endeavoring to SECURE aid in Washington to
carry out the old plan of General Washington
for extending Chesapeake and Ohio canal to
the Ohio river.
One hundred and thirty-fve cars of freight
arrived over the Grand Trunk for twenty-four
hours ending a. M, Thursday; 80 of lumber