The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-06-15
Brief Jottings.

M, wind blowing fifteen miles AN hour; 81
at noon; T3o at 3 p. M; 70o at sunset wind
north-northwest
Remember the Abyssinian fair will continue
to-day and evening.
The tickets for the performance to be given
by the Lyceum Theatre Co., in aid of the Sol
ders' Monument fund, at City Hall Saturday,
will be found at Stockbridges.
During July and August there will be no
afternoon service at St. Stephens church.
Pine street church will have new parson-
age. 1t will be well located ample and con-
venient.
The Riverside Shooting Club of Topshsm
has received an invitation to shoot the third
match with the Willard Shooting Association
at Portland on the 22d inst.
During the month of June Judge Gould has
paid into the treasury from fines collected in
his court, $3.50.
Fire alarm box SO has been removed from
the corner of Walker and Congress to corner
of Grove and Congress.
A gold neck chain, a set of cameo iewelry
and several o.her trinkets and small sum of
money were stolen from Mrs Cook, 243 Cum
berlsnd street, Monday night.
There was small fire yesterday morning
on the roof of G. E. Deering s. Co.'s canning
shop, head of Commercial wharf. 1t was ex-
tinguished by Fiyes hose company without a
general alarm, with damage of about SO.
Grmmer's orchestra will play in Norridge-
wock at the English and Classical School COM
mencement next Tuesday and Wednesday; in
Gardiner at the graduating exercises Of the
Gardiner high school next Thursday; in Bath
at the graduating exercises of the Bath high
school next Friday.
The sheriffs Wednesday made seven seizures
and yesterday morning they made seizure at
the place of James Brogan on Washington
street.
A man calling himself Prof. Allyn has been
selling tickets for show he proposed giving in
Congress Hail. After selling several hundred
tickets he left town.
A meeting of the business firms who are to
be represented in the trades procession on the
coming Fourth will be held. ii Reception Hall
this evening at O'Clock, for the purpose of
electiDg marshal and aids. 1t is earnestly
requested that every firm will have repre-
sentative present
Remember that the season at the Lyceum
OAooco lo-uisuk. 1sct elCAo 10 HDAoc
Saturday night the company plays in City
Hall for the benefit of the Soldiers Monument
fund.
There will be confirmation at the Catholic
church, Augusta, by Bishop Healy on Sunday
morning. He will preach in the church the
same day. In the afternoon there will be a
confirmation by the Bishop in the Catholic
church, Hallowell.
Mr.. Frank Curtis claims that he employed
and paid Mr.. William Young to write "The
Rajah" for Kim, and he intends to sue the Madi-
son Square Theatre management for possession
Of the piece. If William Winter is right, Mr..
Curtis shosld congratulate himself that he
didn't get the play.
The new steamer General Bartlett took
large party down the bay yesterday afternoon,
and all enjoyed the sail exceedingly. The
steamer is very attractive one.
The new helmets of the police are neat and
very comfortable.
An excellent collation. will be provided the
visiting military at City Hall, July 4tb. Lieuts
Norton of the Infantry and Milliken OF the
Blues have the matter in hand.
The Falmouth" under Martins skillful
management, is bound to succeed. His latest
move is to have his fine corps of walters appear
in full dress suits Of fine black broadcloth
Fernald fills the contract. They will be worn
for the first time Sunday next.
st. John Commandery Of Bangor, number
ing one hundred men, will stop at the Fall
mouth Hotel. making it their headquarters
while in the city as guests of st. Alban Com
mandery.
Forty three new telephone subscribers have
been added in Portland since the last telephone
list was issued. A supplement will be out in a
few days.
1t tries ones temper to hold telephone to
the ear more than fifteen minutes. Last even
ing it was impossible for over that period to
raise Central Office, and we gave up in despair.