The Portland daily press., 1885-07-11
BRIEF JoTTiNcs.

Fine day yesterday. The mercury indi-
Gated go at a. m, S20 at noon, 10 at sun
set wind southwest.
Rev. DIR. Nichols of Saco will preach at
the First Parish tomorrow.
There was brisk shower about $50 p. m.
yesterday.
The Franconia and Forest City lie at the
Grand Trunk wharyes undergoing repairs.
The sheriffs seized twenty-six jugs of rum
and whiskey at Timothy Twigg's. Thursday
Patrolmen Firth and Greeley seized two
barrels of beer at the old Printers Exchange
yesterday morning.
Prof. w. j. Tucker, of Andover, Mass,
will preach tomorrow morning and evening
at the High Street Church at the usual
hours.
night and looked over their expenditures.
They found they had $15 left out of their
$500 appropriation.
Mr. Elbridge T. Gerry and party of the
yacht electra" enjoyed a sail among the
islands yesterday on the steamer Mary W.
Libby, which was chartered for the day.
The trial of the steam fire engines,-Port-
land, No. ., and Cumberland, No 3,-which
was to have taken place yesterday, has been
postponed until next week.
Mrs. Caroline E. Talbot, of the Society of
Friends, will conduct the gospel meeting at
the Y M. G. A. rooms this evening at s
o'clock.
A large picture of the new company to ap-
pear in Funny Faces" at the Pavilion,
Peaks Island, next Monday, can be seen in
Guppy & Co.'S window, corner Preble and
Congress streets.
The committee appointed to appraise the
value of Mr.. Daniels glandered horse, de-
cided there was no value. 1t was through
Mr.. Agent Sawyer that the horse was
brought to the attention of the authorities.
The powerful electric light on the steam
yacht Electra" was turned on last night
and as it was flashed about the harbor
brought out the different objects almost as
distinctly as the daylight would have done
it,
The steamer Cadet makes two trips to
Long Island tomorrow, affording most ex-
cellent opportunity to escape the heat of the
city and enjoy sail on the bay. For par
ticulars see the advertisement in another
column.
We acknowledge the receipt of some mag
nificent Sharpless strawberries from Hodg-
don Bros. This firm handles all the berries
of this variety raised by C. c. Jordan of
Cape Elizabeth. They are very large and
exquisite in flavor.
memorial service, attended by Rev. B.
F. Pritchard, for the late Alonzo G. Wal
lace, who was lost at sea, will be held at
Long Island, at o'clock. The Sons of
America will be present in regalia as he was
a member of that order.
Schooner Henrietta of Westport, n s.. ar
rived here Wednesday with a cargo of dry
fish, the first cargo since the abrogation of
the treaty of Washington. Formerly fish
from the provinces paid no duty, but this
cargo's duties brought quite a revenue to
Uncle Sam.
For pleasant sail down Casco Bay, among
the islands, take the Harpswell steamer at
$50 a. m, returning to Portland at S4.45 D.
m. This trip affords three hours at Harps-
well, one of the most beautiful places in the
bay. Round trip tickets are sold Sunday at
reduced rates. See advertisement
The United States Cartridge Company.
Lowell, Mass, have presented the State of
Maine with an elegant silk regimental ban
ner and gold badge. The first is fer
prize for regimental skirmish match the
badge for the State championship The con-
tests are to come off during State encamp-
ment week.
G. c. Robinson, of Green street, has built
very fine ice cart for the Androscoggin Ice
Company, which was on exhibition in front
OF the post office yesterday. The cart
opening is made low so that the ice handlers.
can take the ice from the ground with great
er ease than in the present style. The for
ward wheels also turn under the cart.