The Portland daily press., 1877-06-25
Brief JOttiugs.


The Catholics 60 to Hog Island on their
annual excursion Wedn esday.
Mr. Ansel L. Dyer of this city is sick with
yellow fever in Matanzas.
Martin Pennell & Co. are using the rubber
cushioned axle.
Cumberland Mills is raising goodly sum for
the sufferers by the st. John fire.
Warren Richardson says that the large num-
Der of runaways of late is the result of the
scarcity of rein-holders.
Citizens of Portland have contributed 1921 So
towards erecting Lutheran church in New
Sweden.
The steam brick gard near Stroudwater has
been turned into a coal yard, and is to be car
ried on by A. W. Berry of this city.
Mr.. Gibson of the Preble House is probably
the happiest man living. 1t is a girl and
weighs just nine pounds.
On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings Prof
w. E. Easily, distinguished English reader,
will give readings at Army and Navy Hall.
The series of gospel meetings in the vestry
of Plymouth church is increasing in interest,
and will be continued. afternoon and evening,
every day this week.
One of Sangers trained elephants escaped
from his keeper Saturday, and made lively
dash through the uptown streets. He was Sc
cured at the foot of Hagget's hill.
Mr.. Smart of this city, who is erecting a
house in Central Park, Old Orchard, proposes
to have on the building towers % feet square at
the base and 90 feet high, making it 80 feet
higher than the Old Orchard House
The Boston & Maine will sell tickets for
half fare on Tuesday and Wednesday only, so
as to afford an opportunity to be present at
President Hayes reception. These tickets are
good over the Eastern.
Friday night the store of M. N. Woodman,
on Long Wharf, was entered by the back door,
the key to the safe taken from the drawer and
$40 secured from the safe. About 5000 in
silver was also taken from the money drawer
Messrs. Chase and Mountford of this city
are to put on beach wagons at Old Orchard the
present season, to run from the station to
the camp-ground and other points in the
vicinity.
Bay State Commandery of Massachusetts, is
to be the guest of Bradford Commapdery at
Old Orchard some time in August and it is
expected that the Communicates of this city
win be invited to participate.
All the Communicates in this ard other
states of the Union are invited to attend the
meeting of the Grand Commandery at C,eve-
land the last of August. Arrangements will
be made for the accommodation of ten thou
sand Sir knights.
The ladies of the Methodist Society at West
End will give strawberry festival at Har-
mons Hall Wednesday evening next. The
object of the entertainment is to aid the finan-
cial interests of a little band who are strug
Cling to maintain religious worship
Mr.. Ezra Drew Of this city has just returned
from Ohio, and reports that the cause Of his
brother Emery's death was not disappointment
in love, as stated, but clearly attributable to
overwork. He was affianced to young lady
and about to be married
The Sunday Times suggests the detention of
the horses of Casco steamer in the house at
all times, to be in readiness to run to fires,
instead of allowing them to go out on the
streets to work. This steamer is centrally
located, and can readily reach any part of the
city if the horses are on hand at the time of
the alarm