The Portland daily press., 1873-04-09
CITY AND VICINITY.
New Advertisements Te.Day,
Municipal Court.

Custom Garments-0rin Hawkes. & Co.
Municipal Court.
BEFORE JUDGE MORRIS.
TrrsDAy-Thomas Mc(innis, Martin Hogan, Jr.,
Patrick Bradley, William Parr, John Comedian ST.
las b. Huptress Dennis Warren and John Cunning
ham search and seizure. Fined $50 each. All paid.
T,tal fines and costs S41S.40.
Michael j. Driscon and John Powers truancy
Sentenced to Reform School during minority. Exc
cuton of sentence suspended, conditional for their
future good behavior in this particular.
Brief Jotiings.
The Blues have engaged a special train for
an excursion to Old Orchard on the 9TH of
July.
John e. Owens opens at Music Hall on tho
9th inst. with select company.
Mr.. John r. Paine, the author of the Oratorio
of st. Peter, expresses himself highly pleased
at the manner in which it was rendered by the
Haydn Society at the rehearsal Monday night.
Mr., Paine came to this city for the purpose OF
listening to the rehearsal
$162, "a were the net receipts from the Blood
good benefit for the Maine General Hospital.
Humpty Dumpty will be given at Music Hall
on the 14th and 18th.
1t rained at intervals yesterday. Said inter-
walls occupied about TWEEN ty-threc hours out of
the twenty-four.
The Superior Court adjourned yesterday
morning, after the action taken in regard to
the decease of the late Henry P. Deane. The
session will be resumed this morning.
The Black Crook Company propose, as will
be seen by the correspondence in another COL
umn, giving an entertainment in aid Of the
Maine General Hospital in every town which
they may visit in the State The offer is a
very generous one
A very pleasant surprise party took place at
the Casco S. f. E. Co. engine house, Monday
evening.
Hon. G. p Kimball will deliver his lecture
on Maine, Past Present and Future, at India
Street Church, Thursday evening.
The schooner Ranger of Freeport, has
been purchased by Russell Lewis & Co., of
this city. She is to be sent to South America,
for lightering purposes on the river Plata.
One of our prominent lawmakers of last
Winter expresses the belief that claws are like
sausages,-ene's respect for them is complete
" undermined when he knows how they are
made"
Unexpected poetical genius developed itself
at the City Clerks Office yesterday. 1t was
cross between Shakespeare and Mother Goose.
1t appears that the old Hoyt, Fogg & Breed
store is not to be converted into dining room
for the st. Julian.
Nine barrels of whiskey, and a half barrel
of ale were seized by the sheriffs yesterday.
The widow of the teamster Kavanaugh who
was killed by fall from his team about week
since, is in great distress as to the whereabouts
&c 1 old rbn 1aft bic
home for Boston recently.
A temperance lecturer from Portland stated
to his audience at Meonian Hall the other
evening that he had actually become intoxicat-
ed by eating mince pies! The gentleman must
either have a large stomach or small brain
Kennebec Jour ,dt
Some young Vandals have been poking holes
thro' the ceiling of the India Street Universal
list Church. They climbed up to the unfnish-
ed tower on ladders, and then descending to
the attic, punched holes thro' the ceiling, which
is almost ruined,
Several of the crew of the Atlantic passed
through this city Monday night, en- route for
New York.
Eight years ago yesterday the surrender of
Gen. Lee occurred.
The Harry Boodgood troupe concluded a
citizens will be glad to see it again.
FATAL AcCIDENT.-We are panied to record
the death of an old member of our police force,
Mr. Joseph B. Parsons, which occurred at
Brunswick yesterday. On Monday noon Mr.
Parsons went to Augusta to accompany pa
tient to the Insane Hospital, and he hurried
back by the midnight train to resume his du-
ties as soon as possible. After the train had
passed Brunswick about four miles, Mr. Par
sons attempted, it is supposed, to pass from
the postal car, but it is supposed that by
some misstep he fell over the side of the car
and down an embankment about eight feet
Mr.. Parsons had the care of the insane man
for several days previous, and had been depriv-
ed of sleep for two nights. He was seen only a
few minutes after the train passed along by
the section man, Mr.. John Bannan, who al
once called the two men on the next section
Messrs. A. L. Josselyn ane John S. Merrill land
they took Mr.. Parsons from his posi- ton by the
track, and signalled the up train Conductor
Jewett) to stop and take the injured man on
board, and he was accordingly brought to
Brunswick, and taken to the Bowdoin Hotel.
Every care was taken Of him there by the land
lord Mr.. John T. Smith, and his wife, few
friends, and several physicians. Mr.. Parsons
fingered in a comatose state until about five
o'clock last evening when he died very sud-
denly Marshal Parker and the father of the
deceased went down to Brunswick and return
ed with the body to this city by the midnight
train. Mr.. Parsons has been worthy member
of the police force at intervals since 1861. He
leaves wife and three children to mourn hi'
untimely loss. MI. Parsons was to have been
initiated into the Order of Odd Fellowship las
evening At the time Of his death he was 45
years of age.
Great credit is due to the efforts of the sec
ton men, Marshal Parker also expresses hi
obligations to Conductor Chandler for his kind
ness in stopping his train (the seven oclock) a
the scene of the accident and allowing tht
Marshal to visit the locality.
Coroner Gould will hold an inquest at tel
o'clock this morning. 9-r
No suspicion of foul play is entertained. Th
conductor was conversng\ with Mr.. Parsons
but few moments after leaving Brunswick.
cash over the right eye was found. but no 9th
CT marks of injury. His death resulted fror
concussion of the brai n.