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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-07
The Business Boom.

The Lewiston Journal says the improvement
in business and revival in profits which all the
mills and factories in Lewiston have expe-
rienced during the last six months and which
have attended the resumption of specie pay
ments, have reached the retail traders, the
wholesale dealers and laboring classes of Lew
iston and Auburn. The bad weather of June
incidentally had bad effect upon trade for the
time being, but it would be hard to find more
cheerful class of men that the merchants OF
Lisbon and Main streets are today. There Is
none of the furry and extravaganza in trade
that existed during the war, but the demand
for goods is better than it has been for several
years and the trade is more even, There are
clean stocks in all the stores, and the retailers
go to market more frequently. Profits are
small but sure, and the percentage of loss on
shopworn and unsaleable goods has greatly d.
minished. People don't see signs like take
your pick for fifty cents hung over show case'
and bushel baskets as commonly they used to
Laborers are finding employment with good
success and are going back to the farms In
large numbers. This is q most pleasing lndl-
cation. Loafers are not SO plenty as they have
been for many years past. A great part OF the
surplus of labor that has tried to live in Lewis
ton has found employment elsewhere. French
men in large numbers, upon whom the climate
and the huddled lives of Lincoln street had a
facilitating effect, and made poor class of
citizens, have returned to the bracing air of
their Canadian farms. Those that remain are
at work and are earning money enough to pay
their way along comfortably. A gentleman
who has every means of knowing, says that
the Frenchmen in Lewiston have not been SO
well off for years as they are today. He knows
of several men who have had nothing to do for
two years, who are now at work and work
nearly every day in the week.
AS was to be expected the Greenback papers
are wild with delight at the failure of the Dem
nison Manufacturing Co. of Mechanic Falls.
Without any examination of the facts they at
tribute it to resumption, Republican legisla-
ton and the oppression of the banks. But the
truth is the failure has nothing to do with these
things. The company undertook to manufac-
ture rifles and put in large amount of expen-
sive machinery for this purpose. There was
little sale for the rifle and this branch of the
business was very Improbable and dragged
down the paper business with it.
| The Auburn shoe business made another sat
isfactory exhibit last week. The total ship
ments are zoos cases and the total receipts Of
leather have been $50, 152 pounds. The num-
Der of cases is less than week before last week
shipments. and is over twice as great as the
number of cases shipped in the correspond
ing week of last year. The receipts of leather
in Auburn for a month past have been unpre-
cedented. The shops are all as busy as can be
and the fall drive will commence in mid-sum-
| mer with a rush.
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Sunday School Excursions

The excursion to Naples Saturday was
delayed an hour and a half by an accident to
the steamer Mount Pleasant on Sebago Lake
The Second Parish will go on their annual
excursion to Alfred Wednesday. The cars
will leave the foot of Preble street at s. Is a. m
The Pine street Sunday school will 90 to the
Two Lights Wednesday in pleasure carriages,
starting from their church at o'clock A
good time is assured.
The First Universalist Sunday School will
go to Little Chebeague on Tuesday from
Custom House wharf. Good music. tea and
coffee will be provided.
The First Parish will make their annual pic
mic to the Two Lights tomorrow, at p. M,
in carriages, leaving Preble House, Congress
Square and State st. Square.
The Plymouth Sunday School held their
annual excursion via Lake Sebago and Songo
river to Naples Saturday and had splendid
time. Chambers Band accompanied them
The First Baptist Sunday school go to Long
Island in the Minnehaha on Wednesday, leav-
ing Custom House wharf at S45 a. M and IL
m. There will be football, baseball, archery
and other sports.
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PORTLAND VICTORIOUS.
Davis and Kennedy Win the Double
Scull Race.

The double scull race came off at Boston-on
the Charles River course-Saturday afternoon,
and the following were entered: P M. Disken
and mate, Boston: John Kennedy and M. F.
Davis, Portland; Hosmer and Morris, Butler
and Hegner of Boston; Barnwell and mate,
Boston; James Judge and Maurice INLAND of
Boston. The following were the only COM
petitors who appeared Davis and Kennedy,
Neil Henry and Disken, and Barnwell and
mate (Sullivan). The crews were got into line
without delay, Barnwell ON the inside, the
Portland men second, and Henry and Disken
on the outside. A good start was effected at
1:12:30 p. M, Henry and Disken showing at
once slightly to the front. Sullivan and mate
soon after the start, began to fall rapidly to
the rear, and, on completing half mile with
drew from the race. A hard struggle ensued
between the Portlanders and Henry and mate.
At the three-quarters of mile point, they
were bow and bow, and it seemed as though
they would collide. Davis and Kennedy put
on a squirt, and drew away and soon crossed
the bow of their opponents boat. Both then
rowed steadily for the stake, which was reach
ed by the Portlanders with lead of about two
Portland men took almost direct course,
while Henry shaped his way toward the lee of
the wall get good water. On making the
two-mile point the crews were quite close,
Kennedy and Davis having the advantage
however, by about half length. Henry and
mate made squirt to close the gap, but Ken
nedy, at the same time, increased his stroke
and soon led by good length of open water.
On the last half mile Kennedy and Davis ap-
peared to be moving within themselves, al
though Henry and mate pulled up quite close
to them several times. They did not squirt
until within an hundred feet of the finish and
then only for a moment, when they relapsed
into their old and steady stroke of 80 to the
minute. They crossed the line about half
length ahead, in 22m. 29s. The time made by
Henry and mate was 22m. 3Os.
In the single scull race Buckley of Portland
was fifth.
In The four-oared race the Portland crew
came in third, but owing to a non-fulflment
of the rules by one of the two winning boats
| the Portland boys claimed second money.
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John Osborn, Cape Elizabeth, fell at the
Boston & Maine station in this city Saturday
night and broke an artery in the leg. He was
conveyed home in precarious condition.
On July 4th, Mrs. Jackson who resides on
Turner street, was sitting in front of her house
with her baby in her lap, when two boys ex-
ploded glass bottle filed with powder. The
baby's face was filled with pieces of glass,
while the lady escaped unhurt.
Fred Hayes lost several teeth by the explo-
sion of pistol at Libby's Corner on the
Fourth, a little daughter of Mr.. Fred Deland,
living on Grove street, had an eye injured by a
fire-cracker, and Gilman B. Grant of Deering
had thumb split and cash made in his head
by the bursting of gun.
party of ladies and gentlemen were gath
ering laurel at White Rock, Saturday, and one
of the gentlemen removed the bits from the
horses mouth so that he could eat his oats with
comfort. The horse ran off with the lady in
the carriage and ran the vehicle against tree.
The lady was thrown out and considerably
bruised, and the carriage had both shafts bro
kan
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The following additional officers, as cor
State Fair:
Reception Committee-Hon. George Walker,
Charles E. Jose, Charles f. Libby Albion
Little, Portland; r. B. Shepherd, Skowhegan;
DR.. N. R. Boutelle, Waterville; B. F. Pease,
Cornish DIR. A. G. Hamlin, Bangor; Major
Belcher, Pennington; B. F. Briggs, Auburn;
Davis Tilson, Rockland; Charles ellison,
son, Dover; John Allen, Dennisville; Wildes
P. Walker, Topsham.
Division Superintendent Geo. w.
Ricker Horses, w. f. Garcelon; Stock, John
M. Morrison; Implements, w. E. Gibbs:
Dairy Department, J. w. North, Jr.; Hall, B.
M. Hight.
Hall Secretary-James Ell. Bradley.
Assistant Secretary at Park-Charles A.
Eaton.
The following list of special trotting
premiums was completed Saturday:
Iteesday-Fust Day, 18Th.
No. 1. $3.50. For Green Horses. S75, $40, $50,
No. 2. $500. For all Stations, kept exclusive
for stock purposes in the State, for year prior
to the exhibition. that have never beaten 2.30
$3.50, $75, $40, $50.
No 3. Stakes for foals of 1876.
Wec7nesdoy-Sec Day, Sept. nth
No. 4. 5000. For 2.42 class. 500. 500, $50
No. 5. $500. For 2.32 class. $3.50, S75, $40,
$50.
s15, SO.
1Hwsaoy-Th1d Day, Sept. 1871.
No Z. $3.50. For 800 class. $50, $40, $40,
SIS.
No 8. $500. For 81 class. 500, $50, $50,
$40,
No. 8. Stakes for foals of 1877.
Friday-FourM Day. Sept. 1871.
No. 10. $50. For $50 class. S75, $40, $50
No. IL. $500. For free for all. $3.50, 1926,
$75, $50.
No. II. Stakes for foals of 1878.
All horses must be owned in Maine. The
above races to be mile heats, best three in five
to harness, and conducted under the rules of
the National Association for the promotion of
the interests of the American trotting turf In
heats where eight or more horses start, the
distance will be one hundred and fifty yards,
Q50) If less than eight horses start the dis
lance will be one hundred yards, Q00.) Heats
in each days race will be trotted alternately.
Horses dstancing the field will receive first
money only. The horses in each class must be
ready at o'clock p. H., ON the day advertised
Entries will close on Saturday, September g.
1879, at 10 O'Clock p. m. In all purses there
must be four or more entries and three to
start. Entries must be made in writing and
sealed, and accompanied with entrance fee, IL
per cent of purse, addressed to VIM. f. Garce-
Portland, ~ Preble street. Entries mailed on
the day of closing will be considered eligible
All members must apply to the Secretary, al
the park or hall, in person for their annual
tickets
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Personal.
all Brown is cOnyaleSnant

Gen. j. Marshall Brown is convalescent.
John B. Smith has been appointed coroner
by Gov. Garcelon.
The Rev. Mr.. Pollard is said to be preaching
in Virginia.
Mr.. e. M. Briggs, Of the Bates class of 1879,
is to become connected with the Lewiston Ga
zette.
James M. Drscoll, of this city, took third
prize, $780, in the so mile go-as-you-please con-
test at Dexter ON the Fourth.
Corinth Republicans, to the number of 800,
with the Corinth band, serenaded Hon. d. F.
Davis, Republican nominee for Governor,
Tuesday evening.
Capt Mitchell, of the Eastern Railroad, sent
special train to Biddeford to accommodate
some sixty people accidentally left behind by
the Boston & Maine train Friday night.
T. B. Peterson & Bros. announce for early
publication new novel translated from the
Swedish of Victor Rydberg, by Hon. William
W. Thomas, Jr. The scene of the story is in
Athens, at the time of Julian the Apostate
and is dramatic with love story running
through it,
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Location of Fire Alarm Boxes

moon, Portland Time.
6ECorner Fox and Hammond Streets.
= &c Oxford and Mayo SITS.
g. A" Atlantic and Wilson SITS.
g. Merrill and Quebec SITS.
11-TEsT-at 212 P. NJ.
12-Portland Co.'S Office
13-Engine House, Congress, near North st.
l4-Corner Washington and Oxford SITS.
10 Adams and Mountfort SITS.
16-Grand Trunk Depot
17-Hook and Ladder House, India st.
19-Corner Franklin and Cumberland SITS.
19- Lincoln and Pearl sts
21- g Franklin and Newbury SITS.
% Market and Commercial SITS.
24-Engine House, corner Market and Congress SITS
25-Corner Middle and Exchange SITS.
26- g Chestnut and Oxford SITS.
81 Union and Fore SITS.
Distinction of Free and Middle sts
31-Corner Preble and Congress sts
80 s. Portland and Hanover SITS.
33-AT II 40 A. NJ: No afternoon session of schools
34-Comer South and Spring SITS.
3d. C Maple and York SITS.
&c. :" High and Danforth sts
37-Engine House, Congress near Oak st.
38-Corner Congress and Walker SITS.
80 Deerng and Avon sts
41-Engine House, Spring near State st.
42-Corner Danforth and Bracket SITS.
43- Commercial and Clark sts
45-Engine House, Bracket near Pine St.
46-Horse R. R. Stable Spring ST.
47-Corner Portland and Weymouth SITS.
As 60 Pine and Thomas sts
81 &c Bracket and Vaughan sts
52-Libbys Corner.
53-Forest City Sugar Refinery.
54-Corner Danforth and Vaughan SITS.
&C. f" Salem and School SITS.
62- GO Park and Commercial SITS.
64-Foot of Green st.
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Sudden Death at East Baldwin.

Andrew J. Kicker, a well-known and re-
spected citizen of Baldwin, while conversing
with his wife, and apparently enjoying good
health excepting that perhaps during the last
few months he may have experienced some
slight symptoms of heart disease, dropped dead
ON the evening of the I'd inst. at East Baldwin
as mentioned in the PRESS at that time, where
he has resided for 80 years. He leaves widow,
eight children, seven grand children, and an
aged mother to mourn his loss. His eldest
son, James Cushing, has very recently been
called to lament the loss Of two children, his
elder son and his only daughter In the death
of Mr. Kicker, Baldwin loses one of its best
and most useful citizens His age at the time
of his death was 60 years, II months and
days, and for 81 years he has been an active
and prominent member of the Methodist Epis-
: copal church.
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From 7.30 a. m. to $50 p M, Sundays excepted
Sundays, open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 a. M and from to 3 p. m.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-07
THE PRESS.
MONDAY MORNING, JULY Z.
THE PRESS

May be obtained at the Periodical Depots of n. g.
Fessenden, Marquis, Brunei & Co., Andrews, Arm
stronc Cox. Wentworth Hodsdon, Hayden, Water
house corner Exchange and Fore St.; Welander,
Boston & Maine Depot and Chisholm Bros, on all
trains that run out of the city.
Saco, of L. Hodsdon and H. B. Kendrick
Bath, of j. 0. Shaw.
Lewiston and Auburn, of Richard Foss.
Biddeford f. M. Durham.
Brunswick B. G. Dennison and W. H. Marrett.
Richmond G. A. Beale
Woodford's Corner, H Moody.
New York. Brentano's Literary Emporium, SO
Union Square.
Gorham, G. Angry.
Saecarappa at the Post Office.
Rockland, 0. G. Andrews and E. r. Spear.
Damariscotta, L. w. Dunbar
Freeport, w. j. Parker.
Thomaston, S. Delano.
Vinalhayen, B. Lane.
Waldoboro, G. Bliss.
Wiscasset, Gibbs & Rundlet
Yarmouth, C. E. Coombs.
Auburn, V. II. Foss.
Lisbon, c. +. ,]udkns.
Hallowell, D. X. Jewell.
Augusta, Z. II. Pike.
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MUSIC AND THE DRAMA

Mr. Edward Compton, an English actor, has
been engaged to support Miss Nelson during
her tour in this country.
Miss May Bryant, who recently returned
from Europe and is singing with the Wilhelmj-
Southern and Western cities, especially st.
Louis.
The Weathersby- Goodwin Froliques will
open their season early in September at Hav-
erly's Lyceum Theatre, n. Y. The company
will contain several more persons than it did
last year.
The Boston Pinafore company were to play
at Machias on Saturday of last week, but the
steamer was delayed and landed the company
5 miles away at S.45. They arrived at Machias
at about half-past nine and found the hall
empty. A vigorous ringing of the bell, how
ever, filled every seat and the performance be-
gan at 9.45 to q crowd.
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THE MAINE RIFLE CLUB.
The Shoot for the Championship

The Maine Rifle Club held their regular off
hand and carton match July 4th The day
was one of the worst for off-hand shooting ever
experienced on the range, it was very hot
with almost a gale blowing in the forenoon
and heavy wind and showers in the afternoon.
A great deal of shooting was done but no very
large scores could be made on account of the
weather.
There was quite number of ladies and
gentlemen present as spectators who seemed to
enjoy the sport quite as well as the rifemen
themselves
The silver cup presented by j. w Banks to
represent the championship of the State at
200 yards Was won by Hon. E. G. Harrington
of Fryeburg he also wins the Peabody
carbine presented by the Providence Tool
Company.
The winers of the regular prizes for the day,
for the best scores at 200 yards, are: Harrington
LIST, Bradley I'd, Cram Sd, Waite 4th, Burnell
9Th. Wilson took the tin gun for poorest
score.
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OXFORD COUNTY.

There was q temperance celebration in Ed
wards Grove" Roxbury, July 4th. This
grove lies on the shore of Roxbury Pond, q
sheet of water of some two square miles sur
face There were a number of boats on the
Pond. Among them w. S. Richardson's
birch About o'cloc4 Mr.. Will II. Porter
and Leroy S. Abbott were on the pond in a
canoe, the waves running high at the time, in
turning to come to the shore the canoe capsiZed
and Abbott was drowned.
WASHINGTON COUNTY,
North Perry has produced an infant
giantess which although but year
old is over three feet in height and
weighs as much as healthy boy
of twelve years. AT birth she weighed but
nine pounds but begun to grow rapidly at once
and is still growing without any perceptible
check. Physicians who have examined the
child pronounce it to be in perfect health.
The grandfather of the child states that his
grandfather was man of extraordinary size,
being compelled to stoop and turn his side to
an ordinary door in entering. Now after four
generations his giant proportions appear in
this infant wonder.
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FAIRFIELD.
SATURDAY, il

OAIUKDAY, July D.
A large crowd was in attendance at Fairfield
upon the day we celebrate. and returned home
late at night, tired, if not happy.
The summer term of our village schools
closed Thursday. Mr.. Allen, who has taught
this term of the high school, has, we are glad
to learn, been permanently engaged.
Warren Clark sold his very promising FIVE
year-old colt Lookout to Waterville parties
for $1,000 1t is claimed that the colt can trot
close down to 2.20
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Business Changes,

The following business changes are reported
the past week:
Portland-Harmon & Lewis dissolved AL
bert Lewis continues.
Bangor-Aaron Hill Jr., stoves, deceased.
Bradford (North)-Wm. Kingsbury, general
store, sold to ID. S. Humphrey
Cornish-Marr & O'Brion, general store, dis
now O'Brion & Mari.
Decentralization & Gerry, bakers, dis.
Liberty-A Sherman & Co., general store,
dis: now A. Sherman.
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Aquatic,

The yacht Ocean Point, of Boothbay, has
been purchased by VIM. E. Carter & Co., of
this city, who have changed her name to Caro-.
Commodore Goodwin's yacht, Napoleon, has
been leased to Capt. J. r. Caldwell and others,
who have started on cruise up the coast OF
Massachusetts, and Maine.
The yacht Magic, Capt. E. c. Neal, started
on cruise to Mount Desert Saturday morn
ing, to be gone two weeks. The party con-
sisted of Charles H. Lawton, w. E. Neal
Frank l.. Chandler, and S. L. Guilford The
Magic is the fastest boat of the Lynn club
fact
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. CITY AND VICINITY.
MECHANIC FALLS, June 2e
Cottages at Old Orchard at Auction.
Valuable Farm at Auction.

MECHANIC FALLS, j une %.
Last Tuesday, June 24th, Mrs. S. M. Brad
ley daughter of Mr.. Jaron Hall, was relieved
of live tape worm measuring about 60 feet.
Mrs. B. has been ailing for years with COM
plants too numerous to mention, but knew not
the cause till within three weeks. She en-
ployed Dr. j. F. True of Auburn, proprietor of
True's Worm Elixir, and in just one hour and
half after the first dose of medicine was
given, the worm passed her. Mrs BIS health
is improving. S. NJ BRADLEY.
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FATAL Accountability evening, about
o'clock, John G. Stevens, aged 30 years, who
has been an employe of the Oriental Powder
Co. twenty years, was engaged in firing can
non at Gambo, and endeavored to fire two
rounds in a minute. The cannon exploded
blowing off both his arms, and tearing open
his stomach. He lived four hours under the
influence of ether. He was married, a mem
Der of Saccarappa lodge Odd Fellows, and OF
Odd Fellows Mutual Relief of this city.
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Steamer FlOranca

AS the impression seems to prevail that the
steamer Florence is not running on regular
trips, it may be well to state that such is not
the fact, as the Florence began to run on
schedule time July 4th for the season. She
leaves Portland pier at 9 and 1890 a. M, and 2
P. M, landing at Jones' ,Trefethen's, or Beacon
Hill and Long Island. She is swift staunch
boat and is well deserving of patronage.
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DIR. G. w. BENsoN's CELERY and CHAMo-
MILE PILLS are prepared expressly to cure Sick
Headache, Nervous Headache, Dyspeptic
Headache, Neuralgia and Nervousness, and
will cure any case. Price so cts, postage free.
PARSONS BANGS & Co., Wholesale Drug
gsts, III and 119 Middle street, Portland, Me-,
General Agents. may23dtf
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StandiSh,

Chas. Meserve of Bar Mills, while endeavor-
ing to break jam of logs in the river at Steep
Falls Thursday last had his leg badly broken
by being caught among the logs as the jam
gave way. The broken limb was set by DR..
Lord of Limington, and the man is now COM
Portable. Mr.. Meserve is a hard working man
and pool, and his fellow river drivers contribut-
ed comfortable sum of money for his relief.
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Police.

Harkins, the man shot by Kearns, will
probably recover.
There were several arrests for drunkenness
and disturbance Saturday night
man giving his name as Etc Paco was
stopped on Franklin street Saturday night
and robbed of $40. The men are known.
Officers Skillings and Lawton arrested Jack
Lally Saturday night for Selling $12 meer-
schaum pipe from the mouth of man on the
street.
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To BE OF PERMANENT BENEFIT medicine
must reach the source of the disease. The rea-
son why ScovILL's BLOOD AND LIVER SYRUP
syphilitic and eruptiye complaints, is that it
entirely roots out those impurities which give
rise to them. The cause of the evil being thus
removed and the normal purity of the circula-
ton restored, the skin resumes its original
clearness and sores and pimples disappear.
Sold by all Druggists.
Oxygenated Bitters cure Dyspepsia.
iu7 div
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SECOND PAR1sH.-Five children were bap-
tiled at the Second Parish church yesterday
afternoon by Rev. j. j. Carruthers, late pas
tor A very delightful Sunday School concert
was given in the evening. Over the Superin-
tendents desk was the motto in evergreen,
Remember the Sabbath Day and Keep il
Holy" The church was crowded.
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For local intelligence from Biddeford,
Saco, Bath, Augusta, Hallowell, Rockland
and Lewiston see fourth page.
Municipal Court.
- 100000

BEFORE JUDGE KNIGHT.
SArURDAY.-Martin Ford and Seth Hamilton.
Intoxcation. Sixty days in Jail. Committed.
VIM. Hamilton, Hosea Libby and VIM. Mullgan.
Intoxcation. Fined So and costs eaca.
John Carney. Intoxication Fined So and costs.
Bridget Reardon. Intoxcation. Thirty days in
House of Correction.