The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-20
Brief JOitings.

Inc rase for yachts of the second and thlrC
class comes off today at IL o'clock.
NJ W. Best of Deering fell from his mea
cart recently, injuring him quite badly.
John NJ. Irving is building cottage house
at East Deering.
The Sunday train now brings a mail from
New York.
The directors of the Portland & Ogdensburg
and their guests went up the line on tour Of
inspection Friday.
Mr. j. r. Sawyer is laying the foundation
for new house on Mechanic street at Wood
ford's Corner.
Everett Streeters 10, Hammond Streeters 6;
Young Eagles %, Oar Boys 10, Time, SAtur-
day.
The Republican State Committee will meet at
Augusta on the 3O.h inst, to determine the
time and place for the State convention.
The remains of Rev. Giles Bailey arrived
here Saturday night and were placed in the
receiving tomb.
The Deering people are getting after their
dogs. Evidently they do not wish hydropho-
bia in theirs.
The steam yacht Creedmoor has been pur-
| chased in Boston, by parties in this city, for
| $2500, and will run to the islands this season.
There will be meeting of the Irish Ameri-
can Independent Club this evening at Arcana
Hall. All are invited.t to attend.
A young man was considerably injured by
falling into an old unused cistern on Exchange
street Saturday afternoon.
Saturday Messrs. Henry and James Ross,
living on Alder street, were thrown out of a
carriage 10 Deeripg, and the former was badly
cut and bruised.
fellow is around town begging postage
stamps to mail three letters which he does not
produce. He is said to be doing very lively
business.
NJ +. Davis, who trained Plaisted in his late
race, arrived home yesterday morning. He is
fully satisfied that Hanlan is the better man
of the two.
The side wheel steamer Secret, 1000 tons bur-
den, of the Quebec and Gulf Ports Company's
series, will 60 on the line between Portland
and Halifax the middle of next month.
Mr. Smardon has returned from New York
with his photograph and that wonderful instru-
ment will be on exhibition Thursday at Lam
caster Hall.
Mr. Leighton is building fine two.s.ory
house on the Aliens Corner road, which he
intends to sell and build another for himself
this season at the Point village.
Two fellows haiing from Bangor got into
fight in car on the Pullman train Saturday
night, just as the train was leaving this city.
The conductor pulled the bell rope and Ofa,er
Harmon arrested the fellows.
Walter II. Merrill has been arrested for hir-
ing team and then selling it; also for forging
his mothers name and raising $3.50 thereby.
He was bound over to await the action of the
grand jury in September.
There is now petition in circulation asking
the town of Deering to lay out and build road
through from the terminus of what was form
erly Blake street, but now Central avenue, to
Pride's Bridge.
Timothy G. Hurley of this city, while at
work hauling lumber at Cumberland Mills, had
heavy joist fall on his leg, and the limb was
injured so severely that it is thought be will
not be about for month.
A musical festival Of the public schools will
be held at City Hall next Saturday afternoon,
beginning at 8 o'clock, U nder the direction of
Mr. f. E. Haskell, instructor in music. A
chorus of $50 voices, selected from the Gram.
mar schools, will present a varied and inter-
esting programme of music.
In the United States Commissioners Court,
Friday, before Commissioner Clifford. Noah
Gould of Biddeford, for carrying on the basi-
ness of retail liquor agent without license,
was arraigned and plead not guilty. In de-
fault Of bail he was committed Saturday he
retracted his plea and plead gnilty. and after
paying fine, tax and costs, was discharged.
Saturday seizure of tobacco, cigars and the
entire stock of M. Fonseca, Market Square,
was made by the United States officials ander
an order of the Bankrupt Court. The goods
have been delivered to Messrs. f. o. Bailey &
Co., and the matter will come before the Bank
rupt Court at at early date when the rights of |
all parties will be fully represented and de- |
cree isSued accnrdinolu