The Portland daily press., 1878-06-17
Brief JOftings.

Examination of pupils for admission to the
High School will commence this morning.
There was great rush for the islands yester.
day.
The races at Silver Lake today are the topic
of conversation among sporting men.
The Fraternity club will make its annual ex-
cursion to Little Chebeague Island next Thurs.
day, in the Henrietta.
The members of the Bonlface combination
made trip down the hsrbor in the yacht
Whisper yesterday.
Mr.. A. j. Merriman, proprietor of one of the
Harpswell hotels, has just built fine yacht for
the use of his guests.
The Sunday Times asks very pertinently
why the water is not allowed to run through
the fountain in front Of the post Office.
Yesterday was Trinity Sunday, and the be-
ginning of the Christian year in the Episcopal
and Catholic churches.
The Methodists societies go to Harpswell on
one OF the Boston steamers, with Chandler's
band, Saturday, the Goth.
Matthew Gillep, who was detected in selling
liquor at Barnum's circus, was arrested yester-
day.
Plymouth Sunday school has decided to go to
Riverside Farm, East Baldwin, on its annual
excursion, Saturday, June 29sh.
A German baker was arrested Saturday night
the tenement below.
The 9Th Maine reunion will take place Aug
ust LIST, and the regiment will visit the Notch,
over the Ogdensburg, for picnic lunch.
A boat race in the Back Cove Friday night
between Driscoll and Donahue, was won by the
latter.
Mr.. W. 81. Morse, the well-known mill own
er at Gray, had a hand caught in his mill
crusher, Saturday, and lost two fingers of one
hand.
Ladies of this ci6y interested in missionary
work are invited to meet at the vestry of High
street church this afternoon at 8 O'Clock, to
confer with lady from Constantinople.
The citizens of Saccarappa ara petitioning
the Hon. George P. Wescott, receiver of the
Portland and Rochester road, to restore the
early morning train, lately discontinued.
A company made up from the principal ar
fists of the Boston Museum and Boston Thea
tire, including Barron, McGlennin and Annie
Clarke, will occupy the Museum June 9th ,28th
and 29th.
Owen W. Bryant, in Jail for breaking into
Mr.. Smalps store at Raymond, has confessed
that be also broke into S. S. Brown & Co.'s
store in Casco, previously, and stole tobacco,
money and goods to quite an amount.
Marsten Hodgden, second mate of the bark
Celina of this city, died at Rio de Janeiro on
the 21st of March, and notice thereof has been
sent to the Department of State at Washing
ton.
The Temperance Union held successful
meeting at Congress Hall last evening. Earn
est and impressive remarks were made by
several Reform men. Twenty persons signed
the pledge.
W. G. Avery, Eastern Express messenger on
the Boston and Maine morning train from this
city, went to close the side door of the car just
beyond Biddeford Saturday morning and was
struck by bridge and badly hurt.
The New Bedford nine wish to play with the
Portland Reds, but the latter cannot get the
Park grounds as they are not let this year for
base ball, and consequently the game will not
take place.
Mr. Graves of Deering, descendant of Girls
pin Graves, has several commissions granted to
Crispin Graves by Congress, and by the Massa-
chusetts authorities. Two of them are signed
by John Hancock, President, and Charles
Thompson Secretary.
"A meeting of the members of the Mercantile
Library Association will be held at their rooms
on Saturday evening, to act on the proposed
amendments to the constitution, bylaws and
regulations, and to nominate % life members
to the Portland Institute and Public Library.
The new post office at Saccarappa is a fine
institution. 1t is finished in black walnut and
of the finest workmanship. There are 100 lock-
boxes and 175 call-boxes, and all of the conven.
fences for the reception and delivery the
mails are frst-class.
The horse of Capt. r. Lewis had little
trouble. with the carriage attached to him Sat
urday and attempted to get divorced. 4e sue
ceeded in breaking one of the thiIls and had
one of his legs scratched mp pretty badly in the
attempt
Those who have read DR.. Gerrish's ad mirable
paper and know the state of our Sebago water
will be rejoced to learn that Mr.. g. R. f.
Schumacher is introducing in this city the
Houghton patent filter, said to ba thu best filter
now made and having the additional recon-
mendation of being inexpensive.