The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-07-13
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BRIEF JoTTINcS.

The yacht Electra left here Saturday for
Bar Harbor.
A very large number of people enjoyed the
sails among the islands yesterday
The matters picnic begins after 70 o'clock
today. Stores will close at u m.
There were as arrests last week. of which
% were for drunkenness.
The Grattans will go to Long Island on
their annual picnic next Thursday
The Lizzie will take an excursion party to
Old i0rchard, Portsmouth, Cape Cod and
Boston this week.
Bosworth Post, with Chambers Band, will
visit Geo. H. Smart Post of Cambridgeport,
Mass, Sept 18th, returning the 18th
DR.. Sawtelle's troupe of performing ST.
Bernards will appear at the Bijou on July
!. goth.
A dog chasing cat Saturday night jump
ed through the glass show window of Coles
worthys store on Exchange street.
A small boy named Willie Foley, living at
Libby's Corner, had an ear bitten off by dog
Thursday evening.
The Aged Brotherhood will hold their an
nual picnic at the old SkilIings House, Cush-
ing's Island, July 27th.
uC SOfClllLlcub NcoScl Ill lllt IIdIUUI Is IHC
coast survey steamer and not revenue cut
ter, as many have supposed.
Machigonne's hose carriages new swing
ing harness was placed in position last Sat
-urday.
Manager Gibson says the Ottawa House
will be filled with summer boarders next
Saturday
The new landing of the Portland and Cape
Elizabeth Ferry Company at Ferry Village is
nearly completed.
Mr. George Hodgdon's cow was killed and
Mr.. Samuel Pride's new barn, at Pride's
Corner, was ruined by the lightning Thurs
day.
Agent Sawyer brought George W. Grose of
driving very lame horse, and Crosse was
fined $40 and costs.
The yacht Tempest, of Boston, was in the
harbor yesterday, having on board Messrs.
E. P. Williams and H. P. Whittier of Bos-
ton.
Some miscreant smeared post at the en-
trance to Lincoln Park with oil Saturday
night, and number of ladies' dresses were
ruined.
On invitation of Dr. John Buzzell a num-
Der of Portland physicians visited him at
Highland Park, Fryeburg, Thursday, and
had splendid time.
Caroline E. Talbot, from Ohio minister
of the Society of Friends, will this evening
hold meeting at Friends Westinghouse
Oak street. at 7.30 o'clock.
Mr.. f. w. Smith, of Andersonville Prison
fame, will deliver his celebrated lecture be-
fore Thompson Post, G. A R., of Cornish,
Wednesday, the 22d inst.
The staircase in the Falmouth Hotel, lead
ing from the landing of the main stairway to
Union street, has been removed, and in its
place Landlord Martin is to have private
office
At Very Village the landing Of the
Peoples Ferry Company has been provided
with slip. by means of which passengers
get ON and off the boat at the end instead of
climbing out of the little side door.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows will
meet in this city August 18th, and the Grand
Encampment will meet on the day following.
Last year the meetings were held in Ban
gor.
There is quite a summer colony at HarpS-
well, called the Auburn colony. They num-
Der twenty families, and.have billiard hall,
bowling alleys, and caterer, and will build
hall to seat 200 people.
The Diamond Wrench Company building,
stock and machinery, on Newbury street,
have been sold to A. c. Libby for nearly
$1,000. The building is said to be worth $12,-
600 and the machinery $4,000. Mr..
Libby will run the factory.
A large bulletin board is to be placed in
the vestibule of the First National Bank
building for the convenience of the public.
. On it will be announced the observations of
the signal service observers, whose new Office
is in the building.
A few nights ago as Mrs. Lambert, wife of
the captain of the schooner Clara Leavitt,
now lying at Browns wharf, was going down
the wharf to the vessel she was struck in the
face by some coward, who was evidently
waiting for some other person.
Peter Conley, the Portland sculler, who
has been rowing from the Shawmuts' house
in Boston the past week, has left for Union
Springs, where he is to meet Courtney,
to prepare for their proposed double scull
race.
Mr.. Gibbs of Bridgton will build in season
for next years business a new light draught
steamer for Lake Sebago, designed for pas
senger travel, and planned with especial ref
erence to speed and draught and for the COM
fort and convenience of the pleasure travel
which it is designed to draw.
Alfred Goodwin stone contractor of Bid
deford, visited Portland Saturday and had
his left eye, the sight of which was destroy
ed several years ago by an explosion of gum
powder, removed. The operation was per-
formed by DIR. Holt. Mr.. Goodwin came
into Portland on business, and had no idea
of submitting to the operation at the time he
left home.