The Portland daily press., 1876-07-01
Brief JOttings.

| The High st. Parish and Sabbath school ex-
cursion will leave the church for the 1.-TWO
| Lights" at 7.30 o'clock this merning. This
| promises to be one of the best excursions of the
| season.
The young ladies who have signifed their in
tention to take part in the procession on the
morning of the Fourth, and have since changed
their minds should notify the committee at
once that their places may be filed
The City Clerks books show that SO couples
have signified their intentions to be united in
the bonds of holy wedlock during the month
of June.
Horse car tickets have been rather scarce of
late. The safe in the Office of the company
containing the supply has been closed for sew.
eral days owing to defect in the lock, but it
was opened yesterday
Machigonne engine company wishes contrib.
utions of flowers to decorate their engine on
the Fourth. Send them in Monday afternoon.
Mayor Fessenden has received a circular
from the Home Insurance Company of New
York asking for unusual vigilance on the par.
of the fire department on the Fourth.
The Mercantile Library Association will
make their annual excursion to Philadelphia in
September
The Portland Juniors and Dry Goods have
match game at Presumpscot Park this after
noon.
Bridget Conley, a domestic in physicians
family, was arrested yesterday noon for steal
ing $74 in money from her employers sleeping
apartment
The officers still continue to arrest deserters
from the Ossipee
1t is said that new steamer from Boston is
to be put on the island route after the Fourth.
The police arrested five boys yesterday for
bathdg from the end of the wharves.
Miss Grifin's class in the Park street gram
mar school made an excursion to Long Island
yesterday
Among other attractions here on the FonIth
will be two races on the Park and steamboat
excursion down the harbor on tie steamer
Lewiston touching at one of the islands.
The Eurekas beat the Quicksteps yesterday
by score of 26 to 10.
A Mr.. Merrill, employed in the paper pulp
mill at Yarmouth, was severely burned in the
face with caustic soda one day recently. 1t is
now thought he will not lose his sight, al
though his eyes are injured.
A party was entertained on board the Ossip-
pee Thursday afternoon, and yesterday the
party returned the compliment by giving the
officers of the ship an excursion to Old Or
chard.
The Sunday schools connected with Pima aud
Chestnut street churches are to have reunion
on one of the islands on Friday, next.
Particulars given hereafter
The mackerel put in an appearance off the
Cape yesterday and the fishermen are reaping
great harvest, the fish being in fine condition.
The truckman were out last evening drilling
for the Fourth.
The Hillman horse was driven yesterday
morning according to programme and behaved
as we'll as any horse could.
The Temperance Cadets made a fine appear
ance last evening.
The State street and First Baptist Sabbath
schools go ON their annual excursion next Thurs.
day.
The steamers Gazelle and Express will make
two trips to Peaks Island tomorrow at 10 a. m.
and p. m.
Wonder if the youthful base balst who
wrote the following is regular attendant at
the public schools: paint factory Grounds.
Grand Trunk nine Defeated the rivals after
this stile IS, 12.''