The Portland daily press., 1882-07-10
Brief Jottiugs

Hot yesterday. Mercury 800 at noon wind
west.
Four deaths were reported last week.
There are SO members of Barnum's company
at the United States Hotel
The Boston Herald praises Portland as an at
tractive summer resort
The Atlantic base ball club has reorganlzed,
and will play an exhibition game in Deering
this week
The exhibition of paintings in Motley block,
under the auspices of the Society OF Art, Will
close in future at p. m.
About 400 people went down the harbor on
the Gazelle Saturday afternoon. Chandler
Band furnished delightful music
There are now AZ patients at the Maine Cen
eral Hospital, which is the largest number
they ever had at one time
The work on the Maine Central property at
the West End has been suspended for the
present and the crew of men are now at work
at Cumberland and Woodford's.
The Maine Central railroad folks are build
ing platform for passengers, 800 feet long, on
both sides of their track at the Congress street
crossing, where their new station Will DO puli1.
The 18th inst there will be an exhibition at
Hewes' art store, of Kensington work, decora-
tive pottery, china, ETC., from the Decorative
Art Society, Boston.
During the summer the shoe dealers have
unanimously agreed to close their stores at Z
o'clock each evening, with the exception Oh
Saturday.
The gentlemen of the Montreal press, now in
this CITY, will visit the great Barnum and Lon
H., farif ofiO D. u.
Thomas.
About fifty of Superintendent fuckers
friends, including we'll known business men Oh
Portland, with ladies, went on an excursion to
Lake Maranocook Saturday, together with the
West End Congregational Society.
Nine car loads of excursionists from Detroit
arrived ON the Grand Trunk train Satur day,
and proceeded on the Boston & Maine to Old
= Orchard and Boston. They will return IN
about four days, making stop in the city.
The Josephine Hoey has been romodeed IN
der the direction of Capt. King, and placed on
the ferry for the summer. She has consldera-
blv more deck room than formerly. The Mary
W. Libby will be used as spare island boat.
Nora Drinkwater was arrested for stealing
two dollars from her mother, and drunken
man for falling through Sturdivant's (the nor
ist0 window on Congress street, Saturday
night.
The Maine Veteran Association Of Massachu
setts held meeting Wednesday evening at y
Sudbury street, Boston, to take into considera'
tion nropossd trip to Calais, Me-, in August al
the invited guests of the Second Maine Cavai
ry Association.
The Portland Company have nearly com
pleted locomotive for the Maine Central rail
road, and one for the Ogdensburg ~ Lake
Champlain road. They are also delivering
one nearly every week to the Northern Pacific
railroad.
While the city workmen were at work build
ing a sidewalk on North street, Saturday, thel
found two cannon balls one six and the othe
a ten-pouud ball, about foot below the sur
face of the street. They probably belonged u
the old Munjoy Hill fort.
At IKE League excursion at Maranocook Jul.
10Th. it is expected Senator Frye, Congress
man Reed. Dingley and Ladd and Gov. Plais
ted. with Hon. P. A. Collins of Boston, ant
Miss Parnell will speak, and that there will bt
the usual sports.
Collins Band gave an open air concert SAT
urday evening at Woodford's Corner to iarg
and appreciative audience. After the concef
the band rendered serenades to Capt. william
Mitchell of the Maine Central railroad, MI
John M. Adams, editor of the Argus, ana Mr.
Andrew j. Chase, and were treated to refresh
ments.
AS it is understood that the terms submltte
by the Eastern to the Boston 20 Maine give
the former road all that the latter earns aboV
per cent, it would appear as if there wa
nothing to induce the Boston & Maine to at
cent the offer, since their road is already carr
ING more than per cent, and to lease th
Eastern under those conditions would appea
to be an absurdity
Apropos to the great moral, ETC., it is sal
that Merritt F. Young, treasurer OF the Ba
mum, Bailey & Hutchinson combination har
dies more money than any other amusemel
treasurer in America. He receives and is a
conptable for the entire receipts winch ave
age $4,000 per day. AS the season TINS ye
runs eight months, or 2O8 days, it VIII Dc SCI
that he must handle S2,OS0,0O0. In due I'LL
this is paid out or deposited in the Oank
turned over to the respective partners, wheh
course Mr.. Young has received and paid
for the season the extraordinary amoan'
$4,160,000.