The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-19

The Argus ate its peck of dirt yesterday, with
all its old appetite for such dellcacies.
The cutter Woodbury. is to be examined, and
her machinery repaired, while here.
The Argus attempt to get up Westborough
affair in this State was dismal failure.
Mr.. Jewell, of Gorham, was in the city yes
terday, and received his lost pocket-book. He
is fully convinced that it was not stolen.
The Dirigos play the Bates on the Park
grounds this afternoon. A good game may be
expected.
The Argus cracksman will not be able to
break into the Reform School. They have
good locks out there.
A parlor entertainment will be given this
evening under the auspices of the Reform Club,
at their hall in Williams Block.
Mr.. Andrew r. Boston, good cit zen and
one of the best farmers in the State, died at
Cumberland Centre on Thursday morning last.
In the suit of the Argus and Tim Kennedy
against the Reform School, a noN pros. has
been entered.
1t is thought that the Ancient and Honorable
Artillery Company, of Worcester Mass, will
visit this city some time in june
Tim Kennedy is to be punished. The Argus
is to be sent him regularly. he signs for the
State prison.
The steamer Mary Libby runs to Cushing's
Island this summer as ferry Eolt run by the
Peaks Island Steamboat Company.
AT meeting of Bosworth Post last evening,
the programme for Memorial day, as already
published, was presented, but no action was
taken upon it.
The Argus idea of enterprise is TO secure an
item of false news one day, and to contradict
the item several. days after. Thus it secures
two items
Mr.. lothian G. Lewis, the carpenter, suffered
the breaking of leg, by the falling of stick
of timber upon it, at the residence of Mr. Saw
yer, in Deering, yesterday.
A match game of base ball was played yes.
terday afternoon, between the Resolutes and a
picked nine, resulting in victory for the Res
olutes, II to 4.
Lizzie Brown and Emma Hodgdon, of this
city, were arrested in Boston Thursday while
driving in reckless manner on the street
They were both intoxicated.
The city editor of the Argus made very neat
apology yesterday for his unwarranted attack
on the management of the State Reform School.
Now an apology from Tim Kennedy is in
order.
The Temperance Union will hold meeting
in Congress Hall Sunday evening at y oclock.
Mr. f. j. Smith, of Skowhegan, will be pres
ent and address the audience. The public are
cordially invited.
The friends of Miss Louise Linden, in Brook
Ign, N. Y, approaching her talent and skill as
the only woman known as a saxophonist in
America. have presented her with magnif-
cent gold saxophone. The instrument may be
seen in Schumacher's window
Rumor hath it that some of those people who
made charges against Mr.. Wentworth, but
failed to come forward and prove them at the
investigation, and have since that time taken
up the SANDER, will be called upon to tell what
they know in legal manner.
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-The following
are the real estate transfers recorded in this
county yesterday:
Portlard-Eliphalet Sylvester to Thomas j.
McMaiD, lot and buildings corner Adams
street and Freeman lane for $500.
Washington Ryan to Annie Whitney, lot on
Spring street, corner of Neal.
Communicates Mouton to Lucy Il. Moul.
ton, lot and buildings, Gorham village, fol-
$500.
Brunswick--Mary c. Prince to AURA G.
Prince, land ard buildings for $500.
ENTERTAINMENT THIS AFTERNOON.-The
Perbam Juvenile Temple, recently organized
in this city, will give their first pub
lie entertainment at Congress Hall this after
noon at two and one-half o'clock. The exer
cises will consist CT dialogues ard declama
tions, oterspersed with singing, by the it'll