The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-04
Brief Jottiugs. .

1ne Cheertul CherubS OF Mun1oy Hill hao
delightful picnic, Wednesday.
The Storm King towed three barks into the
harbor Saturday.
A flagstaff was raised at the head of State
street Saturday for Blaine and Logan flag.
Mr.. Torrington, the distinguished Montreal
organist, is visiting Peaks Island1
NE f. H. Hartford, of the Cape Elizabeth
Sentinel, is visiting Waldoboro.
Mr.. Herbert W. Rich is visiting Lake Win
nipiseogee.
Camp Pinafore. Long Island, broke camp
Saturday, and "Chumps" has gone to Old
Orchard.
Miss French of Camden and Miss Mont
gomery of Woodfords, have been appointed
assistant teachers in the Deering High School.
Mr.. d. M. Stewart manager of the Allan
Line, and Mr.. ]. Torrance, manager of the
Dominion Line, left for Montreal, Saturday.
Mrs. and Miss Gibbs, wife and daughter Of
Rev. w. e. Gibbs of Buffalo, N. Y, are visit
ing their old home, Portland.
Rev. DIR. McKeown addressed his old parish,
and also preached at the Second Parish church,
yesterday
-Four schooners arrived Saturday, and were
registered at the Fish Exchange, whose COM
bined fares were 1,105 barrels of mackerel
Bishop Healy administered the right of con-
frmation at Winn yesterday, and blessed the
bell on the church in that town.
Chief Engineer Naum ann, of the Greedy re-
lief ship Alert, was at the Preble House
yesterday. His ship is at Portsmouth, n a.
Officers Steele and Slower arrested two boys
for obtaining goods of Mr.. Rice at Libby's
Corner, Saturday night, under false pretences.
The Canine Paradox, consisting of troupe
of trained dogs, cats and monkeys will be ex-
hibited at Greenwood Garden this week.
revolver dropped from Officer Fickett's
pocket Saturday and exploded. Fortunately
no one was injured.
Hon. Royal 7. Twombly of Texas is making
his annual visit to his brother, W. G. Twombly,
Esq.
A few dollars and some cigars were taken by
burglar from George NJ. Grams store at
| MorrilPs Corner, Friday night.
There are 100 guests at the Ottawa House,
and delightful hop was given on Saturday
evening, with music by the hotel orchestra.
Among the guests at the Preble House Sat.
urday was the Una Base Ball Club, and at the
Falmouth Gen. Rossler of Kansas City, and
Dr. A. j. Thompson, New York.
A PLAGUE painted by Mrs. Shorey, and
rallied, was drawn by Mr.. Klophel, guest at
the Bay View House, Peaks Island. He held
Nc. 81.
| A. e. Dennison, of Great Eastern Lodge of
Locomotive Firemen of this city, has been
elected delegate to the Grand Lodge meeting
at Toronto, to be held Sept 10Th.
| The Ward Cleveland and Hendricks Club
has organized with ths election of T. Hogan,
Captain; j. 81. Mcdonald, LIST Lieutenant:
j. H. Powers I'd Lieutenant.
There were %, 156 barrels of mackerel land
ed and inspected in Portland in July-the
largest number entered at any United States
| port.
Miss Eunice Mariner, the lady who was SO
badly burned at Ferry Village, Friday, died
| yesterday morning from the effects of her
4 injuries.
A horse attached to Mr.. Sewall Lang's de-
livery wagon ran away on Plum street Friday
evening, damaging the wagon slightly and
throwing out the driver, Mr.. A. d. Foye.
The Veteran Association, I. o. o. f., will
| go on their annual excursion to Peaks Island
and dine at Sawyer's Peaks Island House on
| Tuesday next.
The weather was superb yesterday. The
boats took crowds of people to the islands, and
many drove to the Cape. The mercury rose to
75o at noon, and the wind was Southwest.
| A horse, attached to a carriage, ran down
Park street Saturday, and the carriage struck
one of E. G. Williams truck teams throwing
| the driver of the truck off and badly iniuring
| him.
| The Third Avenue Theatre in New York
will revert to Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee Rankin
next season, Mr. Charles Stevenson and wife
tKste Claxton) having decided not to use their
| privilege of keeping it.
Among the arrivals at the Falmouth last
night were Ferdinand A. Wyman, Boston:
G. E. Mckay and wife, q. S. Navy; Judge
e. P. Kidder, st. Louis, Mo-; Rev. J. T.
Kelly, Washington, d. G.
The Forest City Company will take excur-
Eions from Yarmouth, towns on the line of the
Ogdensburg, and the Orphan Asylum to the
islands this week. Over 400 people took the
excursion in the Forest City Saturday, and
Chambers Band played splendidly.
There were 20 deaths reported in Portland
last week. OF these deaths, were caused BY
cholera infantum, 4 we're caused by consump-
ton, by other infantile troubles, each by
old age and unknown diseases, and one each
by paralysis, liver trouble and railroad acct
dent.
The Ocean House, Cape Elizabeth, is doing
well. Mr.. Osgood keeps his house as neat
as wax, and it is two-thirds full of
boarders. Yesterday was perfect day at the
house. The tide lazly Tapped the beach, and
he mir 81 -sAL
drank in the beauties of sea and Shore
The cutter Otter, Capt. Breed, from Marble
head with party, sailed for Boothbay Satur-
day, and the yacht Brenda, Capt. Eaton, for
Portsmouth. The Magic, Commodore Neal,
of the Lynn Yacht Club, will remain about
week. Secretary w. B. Newhall of the Club
and Councilman Goss of the Lynn City Coun-
Gil are guests of the Magic
A horse owned by Henry Taylor slipped on
rolling stone on State street, saturday, and
broke his leg. DR.. Bailey gave him two
drachms OF morphia, hypodermically injected,
without apparent effect, and at the end of
half an hours influence under the morphia.
the horses spinal cord was severed BY the
doctor.
The members of the Childrens Female
Orphan Asylum enjoyed an excursion to
Maranocook Saturday. General Ticket Agent
Boothby kindly passed the children over the
Maine Central, Mr.. Swan provided refresh
ments and furnished them with entertainments
on the shore of the lake, and Captain Redding-
\ ton gave them a sail on the water.
Yesterday young man was arrested on
Peaks Island for being drunk and disorderly.
One of the two policemen at the island brought
him up to the city. This moves an islander to
inquire when the lookup on the island will be
ready which was contracted for by the city
and partially constructed. All at once work
was suspended upon it and it remains in an