The Portland daily press., 1879-10-03
THURSDAY, Oct. ..

THURSDAY, Oct. 2.
The warm spell continues.
Three barrels of rum arrived for the city
agency from Lewiston today.
Mr.. Gtorer Bennett is the new blacksmith at
Mooltons.
An inebriated individual broke his back on
| the post Office steps yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. George Merritt brought home fine
bunch of gray squirrels from Lovers Retreat,
the result of Wednesday afternoons shoot
ing.
Fifteen tramps are with us today.
Capt. Perkins has rchased the Valera
One hundred and / anty-liyo barrels ofAour
arrived for Preble & Dunton from the West
today
The one-arned tramp of iigger fame is again
about town.
Goss & Sawyer are repairing the stern tim
bers and rail of the schooner s. Morgan, Capt.
Cheeseborough, just arrived in port with coal
for the NJ. G. R. r. The Morgan suffered the
damage by breaking her cable and running
ashore in Chesapeake Bay during the gale Of
Aug. IS.
Contractor Andrews has been stopping in
town the past few days. He has supplied diver
Palmers place temporarily, and the work goes
on.
MIR. Matthews fine peach tree on Academy
street, loaded with ripening fruit, was last
night stripped by youthful thieves
More drunkenness and pedestrianisn at the
palais last night.
Hobson's Mill at Wisoasset will cont inuo to
run all winter
Capt Robert Pollamone brought up 400
weight Of fresh cod from down river today
Hernandez gave many presents and much
pleasure to his audience at Columbian Hall
last night.
The special train conveying the knights
Telnplar home last night left the station at
about 1915. The reception was most success
fully carried out in every particular. The
banquet and reception at City Hall delighted
each Knight present Centre street was
crowded with the curious until the party was
ended.
The raft steamers tripbed up river this
HOLSTERS, the delicious many clawed, are
abundant in the markets.
Work at the Commercial street boiler shop
is brisk. The men are engaged in finishing
Croker 81 Libby's boiler and are commencing
work on the tanks for Hathorne's new ship.
No business of importance was transacted at
the monthly meeting of the city government
last night.
A steamer is soon to be built in this city for
an out OF town party.
a large crowd attended the wedding at ST.
Mary's Catholic church last night. The BRIDE
groom was Mr.. w. j. Curran, the bride Miss
Annie Murphy, whose sister was married this
morning at her home. A crowd was present
and the service was performed by the pastor,
Father O'Brien.
The st. Cecilia Literary Club holds its first
session this season this week.
The High School have an excursion TO Pop
ham in the Sasanoa next Saturday.
hnS oil, icfO ioal hold 20
regular quarterly meeting tomorrow night at
City Hail.
Elm street needs looking after by the street
commissioner
The announcement OF the talent Of The Star
course caused a sensation in the city yesterday.
Two hundred dollars worth of subscriptions
were taken between o'clock last night and
noon to-day.
Mr. John Il. Pinkha1n, the director OF the
Augusta Plnafore Co., is in town to-day.
The Bowdoin boys are coming down en- nt0sSe
10 the Star series of entertainments this win
ter.
Twenty-Five vessels III port this noon.
Complaint is made that the Portland morn
ing papers are stolen by sneak thieves from
store doors and residences.
The Juvenile Pinafore troupe is billed Tor
next Wednesday evening.
Geo. Southard, while trimming off wedges
in the hold of one of the vessels at Goss 81 Saw
yer's yard caused a severe wound in the left
leg with his adze Tuesday
Geo. Hanley, while cunning in Back river
this morning, by an accidental discharge of his
gun, received q severe flesh wound in the left
arm The wound was dressed by a city physi-
clan.
4 carload of Boston bound excursionists
came over the K. & L. R. r., and went up i'll
the Star tonight.
Moonlight excursion of Acadia Lodge, X. of
p, to Gardiner this evening, in the Creed
more.
Only subscribers to the Star course will
choose reserved seats for the course at the first
selection Of seats. The drawing takes place
very soon. Subscription lists now at Shaw's.