The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-06-24
Brief JOtfiugs,

The new bark @. u. Bryant arrived in the
harbor Saturday from Searsport.
Portland's lawful consumption of liquors last
year was $4,000 gallons
Mr.. McDonald's watch and chain were miss
ing when he was found Friday night.
The Portland Machine Works are compelled
to work extra time now.
Mr.. Nutters horse at the Cape ran away
Saturday, staving up a fine carriage.
The steamer Express is undergoing thorough
repairs preparatory to the summer business.
Col. Mattocks says the city military compa-
mics with the exception of the Montgomery
Guards have decided to turn out the Fourth.
An encyclical letter from Pope Leo was read
at the morning service in the Catholic church
in this city yesterday.
The Our Boys defeated the Forest CtSs and
Ligonia Juniors combined by a score of 16 to II
Saturday.
The hearing on the mill dam nuisance before
Judge Peters has been set down for July 9th at
Portland
The trench dug for sewer on Portland
street was nearly all filed in again by the
storm Saturday night.
A game of base ball between the Rivals and
Cascos Saturday afternoon resulted in favor of
the former by score of "a too.
Today is 81. John Day and the Masonic
Communicates will make an excursion to the
Crawford House in observance of the day.
The Boston teachers will come to Portland
by steamer John Brooks Sunday night, July Z,
and proceed to Fabyan's Monday mornisg by
the Portland s. ogdensburg
The store Of Mr.. Hamilton. at Great Che
besgue, was entered by burglars Thursday
night, by saving out.a window sash, and the
store robbed of quantity of goods.
A boy named Driscoll was struck by Tukey's
bridge while he was riding on top of Roches-
ter freight car Saturday afternoon aud badly
wounded about the head.
A team belonging at the Marine Hospital
ran away on Fore street Saturday, breaking
the carnage and taking the pole out of pass
ing jigger.
1t is expected that ground will be broken
for the new Pine street school house Aug LIST,
and the building will be ready for occupancy
by May LIST, 1879.
Ancient Brothers Lodge will celebrate the
4th of July by public installation in the eve
ming, at which Grand Master Hogan of
Bath and the other grand officers will be pres
ent.
The contract for supplying the United
States Marine Hospital with meats, vegeta.
bes, groceries and lights, was awarded Satur-
day 10 w. A Taylor, and the coal contract to
Randall & McAllister.
A New Yorker who is to pass the summer at
Bar Harbor, shipped a strange looking two
wheel vehicle to this city Saturday to be re-
shipped to Bar Harbor. j. 81. Sawyer appear
ed on the street in the, carriage. 1t was built
insLondon.
A man came 10 from Yarmouth yesterday
and purchased two bottles of liquor somewhere
and was driving along Congress street, when
he was thrown out and run over by the car
risge. The horse ran to Libby's Corner, and
when he caught him he expressed delight that
the wheels did not break the bottles in his
pockets.
The Boston & Maine railroad Is to commence
at once the erection of new depot at the
junction Of the Boston & Maine Railroad with
the Ogdensburg and Maine Central Railroads
in this city. The depot is to be 4OxSO feet with
high tower, and embraces, besides the large
waiting rooms, large dining hall with Gulf
nary arrangements.