The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-30
Brief JOftings.

Music Hall is to have new stage.
| Yesterday was fine day to drive out and thu
livery stables were literally patronized
The Ogdensburg change their time today
while the other roads change in one week.
| Mr.. ID. W. Hunt lectured on temperance al
Moantfort street church last evening.
Richmond Island is offered for SALE 1t is
reached by breakwater from the Cape, and is
| good bargin for some one.
| The school authorities are looking after tru.
ants sharply, and all offenders are to be punish.
ed.
Fair of the Cumberland Centre Farmers
Club begins tomorrow and continues two days
Ii stormy it will be postponed to next fair day.
Mr.. Thomas MCGOWAN fell in fit while out
walking Saturday night, and in the fall injured
the back of his head badly.
Ten consecutive bulls eyes at thousand
yards is fine shooting anywhere, and big for
Maine.
Mrs. George. Trott,an elderly lady residing at
Peaks Island, died from heart disease Satur.
day while visiting in this city.
The Portland Packing has just completed
the business of corn packing for the season at
Cumberland Mills. Some $4,000 cans have
been filed.
Messrs. Sam Kee and Lin Kee, the proprie-
tors of the well known laundry, have gone on a
visit to their native land. Mr.. Lin Kee will
bring back bride with him.
A new iron bridge is to be built across the
river at Cumberland Mills, in place of the old
covered wooden one that has just been re-
moved.
The Portland Montgomery Guards will hold
a special meeting at their armory this evening
to make preparations for celebration of their
anniversary, which occurs Friday, Oct 4th.
The free meetings at the Sons of Temperance
Hall have become very interesting Yesterday
afternoon the hall was we'll filled, and quite a
number of able speeches were made.
1t would be an excellent idea if some one
would annihilate few of the boys who annoy
the Chinese in this city Kearney himself could
not moiest them more tn an some of the gamins
do.
Hon. Benz. Kingsbury, Jr., G. L. Parker
and G. d. Starbird addressed the Temperance
Union last evening. The Perham Qaartette
and the Hughes Brothers and VISTA Randall
furnished music Five signed the pledge
The Advertiser reports that Mr.. David Libby,
the carriage and sleigh manufacturer at Libby's
Corner, has departed for California and his
workmen have bsen attaching nd getting out
stock to secure themselves for money due.
Saturday morning young lad named John
Collins, who resides on Essex Lane, while at
Tenney's Point, accidentally ran into hornets
nest To escape the stlngs he jumped over the
embankment and broke his leg in two places.
Saturday afternoon horse belonging to the
Wheeler & Wilson Machine Co. ran away on
Plum street and threw out the agent. Mr.. Kill
born of Deering. The horse kicked Mr. Kiloorn
in the knee, inficting serious injuries.
A little son of j, S. Lombard, while attempt
ing to deposit load of garbage ON Kennebec
street, Saturday, backed his team into Back
bystanders rescued him, and got the team
out
The R1mford Falls and Buckfeld Branch
Company have commenced the construction of
fine road from Byron 80 miles from Canton)
to Bemis stream at Moosetucmaguntic lake,
the headquarters Of the sportsmen, distance
of seven miles.
Newton. Whitten of Washington, D. G 4, has
filed bill for divorce from his wife Fannie
Written. The parties were married ia Port
land, in October, 1856, aud have resided in
Washington for the past nine years, and lived
together until September. 1876, when the hus-
band charges the wife, without cause and
against his wish, abandoned his home and has
remained away ever since.