The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-17
TUESDAY, Dec. 16.

TUESDAY, Dec. Is.
Fair sleighng and hundreds of sleighs out.
Washington and Front streets were filled
with riding parties this afternoon.
The Star is to be published at each of the
G. A. R. entertainments.
The Central sociable met at the residence of
Mrs. Harding on Washington street last even
ing. A pleasant evening was passed
The schools close next Tuesday for the
Christmas respite.
The Samoset was one hour in making her
way through the ice in the Gut this after
noon.
A lighter is fast in the ice in the Gut
Opening of the G. A. R. fair this evening in
Colu mbian Hall. The following is the pro-
gramme for Wednesday evening"
Tableau. Post Sedgwiek and Wards
Reading Observation-Disclosures. =. Miss Lottie SWEET
Tablea9 Din marble). Coming to the Parson
Tableau. % T WAY
Tablean Spirit Of '7e, Or Yankee Doodle
Reading - ,l MISS 10 L3ttn hr S%es.
Singing ........................M Mrs. Levi G. Wade
Tableau lin marble) ..... The Wounded Comrade
Portraits.
Mr. Chas Brown, while cutting wood in the
suburbs of Bowdoinham last Saturday, was
driven from his work by an animal which he
supposed to be a lion. Probably an old ac-
quaintance of last summer or else the ghost of
that OK.
A man nam ed Weber, while driving near
Blind Crossing yesterday, was thrown from
his sleigh by the scare occasioned his horse
owing to the approach of the train.
The ladies are out buying Christmas presents
L l.. r e. tint 1asr
offices.
Two tramps were domiciled in the palais last
night.
Supreme Judicial Court, Judge Libbey pre-
siding The court was occupied this morning
with calling of the docket and in transact ing
the usual preliminary business. Following
are the juries
1. J. Lufken Douglass foreman, Bath;
Daniel P. Bailey, Bath; BENZ. B. Blanchard,
Bath; Luther S. Brooks, Bowdoinham; Geo.
P Davenport Bath; Geo. Gilmore, Wool
wich Jas. E. Haley, Bath; John +. Hebbard,
M. Jack, Topsham; Winship R. Libby I'd,
Woolwich.
9 Jas L. Rogers foreman, Bowdoin; Rufus
W. Lombard West Bath; Henry p. Mason.
Bath; Lumbley Merryman, Bowdoin; George
town; Osbert A. Parks, Richmond Mark L.
Percy, Phipsburg; Alfred B. Perkins, Phips-
burg; Alonzo Purington, Bowdoin; John w.
Rackley, Topsham; Jas. ID. Robinson, Beth
Supernumeraries-R Thompson, Rich
mond; Frederick w. White, Alfred G. Will
liams, Bowdoinham; S. Thomas Woodward,
Bath
Grand Jurors Jas. A. Decker, Bowdoinham,
Foreman; Chas. Arno, Bowdoin; Frank S.
Bowker, Phipsburg; Henry A. Lord, Wool
wich Frederick W. Dearborn, Topsham; J.
Clark Flagg, Richmond; Samuel S. Freeman,
Arrowsic; John Gilmore, Woolwich; Edward
A. Hodgkins, Henry G. Marble, Horace B.
Mann, Bath; George Minott, Bowdoinham;
Frank Percy, Phipsburg; George r. Powers,
Topsham Miriam G. Rowe, Georgetown; John
I. Rowe, Richmond; Alden Staples, Bowdoin;
Jesse Tbbetts, w. Bath; Elisha p Wallet,
Bath.
Excused for this term first day.
The deputy marshal telegraphed this morn
ing to Rockland in hopes Of finding the where
abours of the assailant of Sarbell. He could
not be found in that city Sarbell's condition
is very serious, and it is feared he may not re-
cover.
Danfortth's Feldspar quarry will amount to
more than was at first expected.
The Mary Jane will pass the winter at
Houghtons wharf.
The managers of the Star course are as busy
as bees.
The artesan we'll has reached the depth of so
feet.
Chief Justice Appleton and Justices Libbey
and Peters sat about the festive board OF the
Sagadahoc at dinner the other day.
Capt. Joseph Green left the city morning to
join the schooner A. r. Wells, owned here, of
which he goes as mate.