The Portland daily press., 1884-06-05
Rrief IoIfings.

Yesterday was a decidedly hot day. The
mercury indicated 500 at sunrise, ITO at noon,
72e at sunset wind West and Southwest.
The Grand Trunk Company are putting
electric lights into their yard.
About twenty yards of Cayenne mating
bound with zinc has been stolen from the
steamer fremont.
Just seventy years ago d. D. Chase hauled
wood to Portland, which he sold for 1915 a
cord.
The insurance on the Duck Pond fire will be
$4,000. that being the amount placed on the
property destroyed. The loss to the company
will probably reach from $28 900 to $50, 000
The Portland Cadets yesterday sent an in
vitation to the Hartford City Guard to be
their guests on the occasion of the visit of the
Guard to Portland.
At meeting of the directors, Tuesday,
Frank G. Payson, Esq, was elected vice.
president Of the Engineer Mining and Develop
ing Co.
T. ". G, Hall, a deputy sheriff of this county,
died at his home in Windham yesterday, of a
complication Of heart trouble and Bright's
disease, after brief illness.
A man had narrow escape from death on
Commercial street yesterday. He caught q
Gar railing and slipped between the cars, but
luckily rolled from under the wheels.
Col j. z. Bickford, lately deceased, had
been director and vice president of the Bos-
ton & Maine road. and superintendent the
extension OF that road from South Berwick to
Portland.
The Press Office displayed six Western
Union bulletins yesterday, and they attracted
large number Of readers. The ballots will
be-. displayed as fast as received in the
PREss counting-room window.
A meeting of the Fourth of July Committee
was held at the Aldermen's room last evening,
and the various subcommittee reported that
the matters in their charge were in a state of
forwardness, and everything will be in readi-
ness for successful celebration Of the day.
A narrow escape from great fire took
place Tuesday night. A lot of excelsior was
placed under an old shed on Cotton street, in
the midst of q lot OF paint and carpenter
shops, and was all sblaze when discovered.
Fifteen minutes later and there would have
been a frst-class confagration.
Alarm So about o'clock yesterday afternoon
was for small fire on the roof of the Thomp-
son & Fowler piggery, situated near Libby's
Corner. Buckets and small hose were used
and the flames were soon extinguished.
Damage probably $50. Some of the fire
apparatus of the city was summoned, but only
the ladders of truck were used. "
G. Mrs. WEIGH, who resides at the corner of
Oak and Pleasant streets, complains tina a
girl who said her name was Agnes GILES, and
her home in Bsth, stole from her small silver
open face watch, silver chain, silver pencil, a
black dress, drsb hat with wine-colcred
feather, and several other articles of wearing
apparel.
Tuesday afternoon a young son of Frank
Bracket, living at the Point in Deering, at
tempted to get on loaded train on Deering's
bridge, He slipped and was caught between
the wheel and brake. His clothes were torn
off and he was cut and bled profusely. He
was taken home, and Drs. Pendleton and
Getchsll called. They found no bones broken,
and the little fellow is quite comfortable.
Mr.. Beaumont, who will walk from Bangor,
Me-, to San Francisco, CAL, passed through
the city yesterday morning, on his way to
Bangor. Mr.. Beaumont is from Emirs, N.
Y, and formerly published a paper there in
the interests of labor. He is short, stout
man Of about 40 years, and is a Greenbacker.
He will attempt to walk from Maine to Cali
fornia, delivering speech for General Butler
every night except Sunday nights.
AT the shoot of the Massachusetts, Rife Asso-
citation, at Walnut Hill, Dorchester, Mass,
last week, e. j. Cram, formerly of this city,
won the solid silver cup presented by the Bos-
ton Herald Company. The cup is an elegant
affair, and is valued at $50. Mr.. Cram made
1872 out Of possible go, at 200 yards range.
Eighteen Of the shots were within a five-inch
Walnut Hill.