The Portland daily press., 1878-05-29
Brief I0tfinga.

The Rife Club will go to B aid win for shoo
Memorial day.
w. 81. Trne of this city is erscting cottage
near the Ocean House, Old Orchard.
The steamer Tourist resumes her trips to the
islands on the Both inst
A very pleasing entertainment is promise
| at Casco street church on this and tomorrow af-
| ternoons and evenings.
The Bazaar given BY the Children's Circle at
High street church this afternoon AMI evening
! will doubtless b. we'll attended.
John Tracy was thrown from his wagon at
| the corner of Cotton street, and his hip seri-
ously injured.
A lively runaway took place on Middle street
| yesterday, but thero was not much damage
DONE
The finder of two keys upon ring will con-
fer favor by leaving them at the Transcript
office.
Isaac Abrams, 65 Middle street, had five
pairs of trousers stolen from his back kitchen,
yesterday.
Conductor Small, who has been in the employ
of the Eastern Railroad II years, has been retir
ed from duty.
Some time Sunday afternoon burglar en-
tered the Wilkins house in Deering, close to
the entrance to Evergreen Cemetery, through
rear window. and stole $2l5
The brig Josephus, Capt. True, arrived at
this port yesterday with cargo of 800 hogs
heads OF sugar, the largest cargo ever brought
here, consigned to Phinney & Jackson.
At a meeting of the Republican City Com
mittee Col Fred N. Dow resigned the chair
manship, and William Fl. Plummer, ESQ.,, was
elected to fill the vacancy.
Mr.. S, r. Small has resigned his position as
member of the Republican County Commit
tee, and the secretaryship is consequently va.
cant.
The Maine Press Association will make
their annual summer excursion to Quebec and
the Saguenay via White Mountaius, where
they spend one day, 10 July.
new ferry boat for the new Lynn railroad
line, built at Bath, is receiving her m achinery
at Browns wharf, from the Portland Machine
Works
The Congregational society of Gray have re-
paired thu damage on their ch urch caused by
the breaking of the chandelier, at q cost Of
about 5000.
There will be reunion on next Commence
ment Day, June IA, of those who were stu
dents of Westbrook Seminary while Dr.. Yves
ton was Principal. The DR.. will bs present,
and Governor Conner is also expected.
Sloan Lodge of Odd Fellows, Instituted
few months since at Gray with six charter
members, now has membership of sixty.
They have furnished their hall at cost of
about $1,000, which they have paid for and have
quite fund besides
The President of the Nav York Sportmen's
Club writes to the Spirit of the Times that
there is no region ia the United States eq1al
to the state of Maine for trout fishing, and he
who casts his line in its waters will never be
content to angle elsewhere.
During the hail storm Sunday the b.ra OF
Mr.. John Smith al Aliens Corner, was lifted
from its position aud carried some six feet, and
settled into the ground quite distance. The
barn had been raised up, preparatory to being
moved away. TIL, damage will am ,uat to Que
hundred dollars.
The committee on the Fourth of July with
report their conclusions to the City Council
Monday night They suggest an appropriation
of $4,000 for procession, an entertainment for
the children in the afternoon and temperance
celebration as referred to ia the PRESS Mon
day