The Portland daily press., 1883-07-16
Brief Jotrings.

curry o. az SUNRISE, "a at hOOu, W NJ sunset
wind south md southeast.
a fine steam yacht entered the harbor last
evening" probably one of the advance boats of
the Eastern yacht club.
Deaths in Portland last week, u.
There were p arrests last week; IA for
drunkenness.
A man was arrested Saturday evening for as
saulting gentleman on one of the island
steamers.
Saturday night the Fourth of july commit
tee, having gone over all the bills for the
Fourth of July celebration, found that the ex-
penses would fall within the appropriation.
The election of q captain for the Portland
Light Infant ry, to take the place of Capt. Nc
Donald, resigned, is ordered for next Wednes-
day evening at the armory. Major T. P. Shaw,
of Gen. Chamberlain staff, will preside.
The Union Steamboat Company are Just
completing their building. on Franklin wharf.
II is arranged for passengers and freight. The
passengers waiting room is being sheathed to
make it comfortable for islanders who patron
ize the "Emita' during the winter.
The steamer Gen. Bartlett broke her propel-
Ter Saturday while opposite Deer Point. A
new propeller was ordered from Newburyport,
and it is not probable that the steamer will
miss trip
The liquor sherfs made forty seizures last
week and captured 8l5 gallons of liquor Six
parties We're brought by the sheriffs before the
Municipal Court, convictions being secured in
all cases but one. Three mora cases will be
brought before AeDeourt this week.
Capt. G. A. Abbey, of the revenue steamer
WOOdhurv enffared from. a,ra Il poar for sar-
eral weeks, supposed to have been caused by
constant use of the bell pull in the pilot house
in the winter, and symptoms of blood poisoning
appearing, he was obliged to submit to amput2-
ton at Passport last week.
Mr.. Hatch, of Ferry Village, who swallowed
landsndm By mistake for cough basam, is out
of danger.
A young son of Mr.. Hutchinson, residing on
Winter street, received severe blow across
the back while engaged in play, some four
weeks age. Tbs blow, he says, did not hurt
hun any, but he commenced 10 fail aud nov he
is Confined TO his bed, the lower part Of lis
body being completely parals zed.
TIE Diamond Wrench Company having Sc
cured the whole of the three story brick build
ing on Ne bury street, lately occupied by the
Sept LIST the manufacture OF the patent
wrenches On an extensive scale.
There has been bat small catch of fish 20
far this season, and some of the fishermen are
talking OF going TO other fishing grounds after
mackerel. The great trouble is that the large
and small fish are found together this year, in
stead of being in separate schools. The small
fish are found on toD and the large ones under
meath in deep water.
The Maine Central d5pot at Woodford's and
the new freight building b we been e3thetically
painted, presenting very pleasing appearance
The Deering selectmen, Saturday,, closed
the bids fos excsysting and building a cellar
wall aud underpiuning for the school house at
DseriDg bridge and moving the old house
thereon.
The Rhode Island Press Association, num-
bering about thirty ladies and gentlemen, ar
rived over the Rochester road Saturday noon
and changed ever TO the Ogdensburg at the
transfer station for the Mountaius.
The HeralI says:--"We must have little
sigh for tho decline aud fall OF the Old Orch
ard Junction road. II was built in good
cause, and would have served a good purpose,
kut, like many other worthy things, it did not
flourish through lack Of patronage. 1t has a
little blou OF depot, and it is sad to see il
fall into ruin. The road will not run this sum.
msr."
The Portland express train from Boston
struck stick Of timber being hauled across
tie gas house crossing at Maiden Saturday
morning, knocking pant Of the cowcatcher off
and breaking the timber, which was sixty feet
long, into pieces.
Tue Home journal, in its last issue, says
"The Preble House, PoItl and, Me-, did large
business the week of the Fourth, as it does
most weeks. Portland had on her war paint
Independence Day, and the Pfeble was head
quarters for many visitors. Bowdoin class of
'S6 had its freshman supper there last week"
We have received Reeds Seaside Souye-
MIR IL is devoted to the watering places and
gives sketch OF Portland and its pleasure re-
sorts properly illustrated.
Officers Pride and 5klhngs arrested an Ital-
Ian ooy, by the name oil Louis Leyeroni, Sat
arday nigat for breaking into a fruit store in
Boston and stealing several half boxes of
oranges. Another boy is implicated but has
not yet been Caught. Leyeroni was taken to
Boston on the Pullman train last night.