The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-06-29
BRIEF JoTTiNcs.

BRIEF JoTTINcs.
1t was cloudy, with occasional glimpses of
sunshine yesterday; foggy, with spits of
rain at night The mercury indicated $50 at
s a. m; TO at noon; 60 at sunset; wind
southwest
There were twelve new members admitted
to the Citizens Relief Friday Eight.
The next reunion of the 14th Maine will be
held at Northport, Maine, in August, 1886.
The Grand Trunk workshops in Portland
will resume work July 9th.
Remember that the changes on the Maine
Central go into effect to-day.
There were 113 arrests last week of which
96 we're for drunkenness.
The new Ligonia Cornet Band is quite an
attractive musical organization. w. j. Lewis
Is leader
The Western Union press dispatches from
Portland averaged 25,0O0 words day. last
week.
By attention to advertisement it will be
seen that change of time occurs ON the
Grand Trunk road to-day
There were $4,000 Grand Army medals sold
by McKenney, the jeweler, last week. Some
of his statesmen cleared $500.
The 9th Maine held very pleasant camp
fire on the almost deserted camp-grounds.
Saturday night.
Yesterday was Hospital Sunday and con-
tributions were taken up in many of the
churches
The iCatholic Orphan Asylum will go to
Little Diamond, on its annual picnic, July
8th
There was a yarn afoat Saturday, that the
body of a man, wrapped in an old overeoat,
was hauled up attached to the anchor of a
Boston yacht lying in the harbor.
Mr.. ID. c. Fletcher, one-legged veteran,
had his pocket picked Saturday, of his purse
which contained gold chain and the MIME
ball which shattered his leg
Miss Amanda Boothby was presented by
her class in the High School, through Mr.. A.
E. Chase, the principal, with beautiful
Rogers group.
The twelfth and last silver watch, given
away by Ira +. Clark, was awarded, Satur-
day, to J. A. Hunt, Cumberland Mills His
guess was 1876, 437, the nearest made.
The Willis Chautauqua Circle viii hold a
social, which will be the closing meeting for
this season, Monday night, June l29th at
Mrs. b. M. Eastman's, No. 81 Emery street.
AS steamer Alice was backing out of her
dock Saturday, she rubbed against the John
Brooks, but the damage inflicted will proba-
bly, be covered by two-dollar bill.
Two boys seized a newsboy named Boards
WORTH on Union street, Friday night, and
one held his hands while the other event
through him and stole twenty cents.
The Wakefield, Mass, Post was the last
Post of the Grand Army to leave SATURDAY..
About all the decorations about town have
been removed. The frameworks of the
arches still stand.
During last week the Boston friends OF
Chief Cloyes of the fire department, attend
ing the Encampment, presented him with an
elegant gold badge in the shape of Maltese
cross, appropriately inscribed
Albert Hardwell Smith (the Boy-in- Blue,
the veteran of many engagements, is here,
and will show his skill in playing nine instru-
ments at once, he being the only man in the
world who can accomplish this feat.
Monday July 9th, st. fAlban Commandery
K. T., accompanied by their ladies, and
Chambers Band, will go to Lake Auburn
over the Maine Central at $50 a. m. and re-
turn at night. They will sail on the lake
and dine at the Lake Auburn House.
Some thirty members of the Capital Bicy-
Gle Club Of Washington will leave the city of
Baltimore, per steamer d. H. Miller, Aug. 10,
for Boston. Early in September they will
come by steamer to Portland, and wheel
from here to Boston.
deputation of the Sarsfield Guards of
New Haven arrived in Boston, Saturday
afternoon from Portland, and one of their
first calls was on Mr.. John H. Walsh of Hay
market square, whom they surprised by the
present OF magnificent fitting ice pitcher of
silver
Geo. A. Ulmer, agent for Mrs. S. w. Timer,
found in the lane by the store, yesterday.
four pocket books wrapped up together.
One belonged to Mr.. Newbegin of Bridgton
one to Geo. r. Bean of Hiram. Both of these
pocket-books had money, keys and other
papers in them. The other two were empty.
The work of putting down 70 pounds to the
yard rails on the Boston & Maine railroad,
instead of 60 pounds to the yard, between
Wells and West Biddeford, has begun, and
about mile been laid; the distance now to
be relaid is six miles, where there are two
heavy grades; the work will be completed as
soon as possible.
Henry Smith of Portland, and John Oleson
Of Sweden, belonging to the fishing schooner
A. G. Smith, were lost Thursday in the fog
of Mt. Desert while setting travis. They
were afterwards spoken by the schooner
Sarah Louise, who gave them a compass and
provisions and they rowed to Portland, 45
miles, reaching here at midnight Friday.