The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-06-25
Brief Jottings.

eaths last week IA.
Arrests last week IS; drunkenness 10.
Water supply will-b short on the higher
levels of the city from this noon until tomor-
row noon. The city supply will come from the
reservoir.
Look out and keep front and back doors
locked today. A gang of thieves is following
the circus.
Cumberland Mills Club 20; saccarappa Club
10.
Rt Rev. Bishop Healy confirmed a class at
Brunswick, yesterday.
Prizes will be awarded to the pupils of the
primary classes in the Catholic schools this
morning
The Deering selectmen will widen the bridge
at Fall Brook on the meadow road, and build
sidewalk guarded on either side by strong and
substantial ratings, for the use and safety
foot passengers.
The train bringing the Portland Command
cry from Maranocook, Saturday, made the dis
lance 60 miles in two hours, half an hour
quicker than the Irregular running time. Mr..
Hardy Foss was the engineer.
Mr.. J. w. Robinson, who had the contract
to do the country advertising for Forepaugh,
Aoo tdhcu q bi11tldI CO1tldCb AOf OOIts
1t is reported that the Ocean Street Railroad
will pass into the hands OF new company July
LIST.
The Grand Trunk machine, carpenter and
paint shops, closed Saturday night for nine
days.
A boy fell on Exchange street Saturday af-
ternoon striking his head with violence against
the side of building, and the fall was follow
ed by fit.
The business outlook in Portland seems to
be remarkably coed. The merchants all APP
pear to be doing well, the shops are in nearly
every case running full time, and in some in
stances with orders well ahead and the i'm
ports SO far are greatly in excess Of those OF
1882
At RusselPs yard, East Deering, j. S. Wins
low & Co.'s new three masted schooner will be
ready for launching in about two weeks.
Messrs. Winslow & Co. have made contracts
for two three masted schooners to be built at
this yard, to come off next fall.
Ladies' Day was observed by the Cumber-
land Club Saturday afternoon.
The horse of Mr.. Thompson, the marble cut
Ter, ran away Saturday afternoon, cut ting him
self and smashing the wagon.
Special officer Fields arrested Frederick
Barter Of Cape Elizabeth, Saturday, for the
larceny of rope from the Grand Trunk wharf.
Friday night thieves entered the yard of
Captain Thompson of Turner'S Island, and cut
all the Hamburg edging off the wash, hung
out to dry.
Samuel Murphy Of Calais, aged 50 years, a
sailor on the schooner Linden Of that place, re-
ceived fracture of the leg, Thursday night,
by being caught in the blight of line as the
vessel was warpiDg through the Federal street
draw-bridge, Boston.
Some forty men under Mr.. Watts, are grad
ing the Maine Central lands at West End. 1t
is reported the erection OF buildings will COM
mence soon, and the round-house be finished
this summer.
Saturday afternoon the Emita made a trial
trip, some 400 invited guests being on board
A fine collation. was served and the trip was
most heartily enjoyed by all who participated.
The class of '53 of Bowdoin College, will
hold its annual reunion at the Falmouth Ho-
tel on Thursday, July 18th. The class of '83
will also hold its reunion on the following day,
Friday, July 18th, at the same hotel.
Mr.. Edwin Thompson's horse ran away on
New High street, Saturday, and threw the
driver from the team. He was not hurt but
the wagon was stove up.
Fine summers day yesterday. Mercury ZOE
at s a. M, 1872 at noon, 74o at sunset; wind
south, southeast and southwest.
The island boats carried large number of
passengers yesterday.
Forepaughs circus teams passed through the
city all yesterday morning on the way to Deer
ing, attracting the attention of crowds of peo-
ple
Officer Burnham has found gate which
can be had on application to him.
The Plymouth Sunday School will hold their
annual picnic to Sebago Lake, next Saturday,
June 30. cordial invitation is extended to
all the friends of the school.