The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-07-06
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BRIEF JoTTINcs.

1t was fine yesterday morning but cloudy
in the afternoon. The mercury rose to IL,
winds. W., and S. E.
The Alden monument in the Eastern Gene
terry is now in position.
A large balloon passed over the city Satur
daymorning going in northerly direction
There were IS arrests last week of which
30 were for drunkenness.
Officer Thrasher recovered a 800 gold
watch yesterday which had been stolen from
citizen of Cape Elizabeth.
Some squares of glass in the Hospital were
broken Saturday by conclusion from the fir
ing of the salutes.
Steamers of the Forest City Steamboat
Company carried 1850 people to the
islands in one hour and 40 minutes Saturday
AT $50 a. m, today st. Alban Commandery
with their ladies and Chambers Band, go to
Lake Auburn to spend the day.
A large number of Portlanders visited the
islands yesterday and the boats were crowd
ed.
The new store, to be erected by Lyman,
Son & Tobey, corner of Commercial and
Moulton streets, will be of brick, three stor-
les high with hip roof
Messrs. e. NJ. Lang & Co., of Portland
have received the first prize and gold medal
at New Orleans for soldering tools and also
honorable mention for solder
Four death claims have been paid by the
Citizens Mutual Relief in June and the treas
urer reports $S,192.9S in his hands, and a
membership of 1868.
The Plymouth Free Baptist Sabbath
school will go on their excursion to Ferry
Beach Park on Tuesday. The train leaves
the Boston and Maine Station at S45 a. m.
Among the attractions at the Pavilion at
Peaks Island this week will be Heating &
Sands, Ben Gilfoil, c. H. Burnham, Nellie
St. John, Mons. Silyo and Others
Steamer Forest City will take the Pine
street church Sabbath school on their picnic
to Little Chebeague Island tomorrow and
will leave State street wharf at a. m.
Thatcher Post, G. A. R., ATTENDED Vaughan
street church yesterday afternoon and list
ened to an address by the Rev. Mr.. Foster,
who served as cahaplain in the Rebellion.
The Sunday evening service at St. Luke's
Cathedral has been discontinued for the
summer. There will be short service at
o'clock Sunday afternoon until the regular
evening service is resumed in the fall
Mary j. Crosley of 4S Federal street, had a
watch and chain stolen from her Saturday
and Mr., Thomas Shaw had his cottage at
the Cape entered by burglars and several ar
ticles stolen.
The heavy thunder shower which passed
'~oEer the city last night did no damage as far
as could be learned. The lightning was very
vivid and the flashes were quickly followed
by loud peals of thunder. Telephones
snapped and the electric lights were affected.
Mr.. G. f. Babcock, who went to Limington
to repair Mr.. c. E. Dimmiek'a safe, damag-,
ed by burglars, found the burglars had been
foiled by an account book which had lodged
between the inner ..nd outer doors of the
safe
TIE directors of the 18th Maine Regiment
Association will hold meeting at the hall of
Bosworth Post this evening, to consider ar
rangements for the annual reunion on the
18th of August Members in this city are in
vited to attend.
The horses attached to a team belonging to
E. G. Chase, took fright and ran away when
near the ball grounds Saturday afternoon
Mr. Chase was in the team and climbing on
TO the pole succeeded in stopping the horses
with the assistance of men from the side
walk, after the team had run some dis
tance
There was avery delightful vesper service
held at the First Universalist church last
night. The new choir composed of Miss Liz
zie Brown, soprano, Mrs. Jennie Morrison,
contralto, Mr.. Dexter, tenor, Mr.. Duncan,
bass, and Mr.. Duncan organist gave great
pleasure. The voices are all of excellent
quality and harmonic exceedingly well
Last night man named Morgan stole two
dollars from under his wife's pillow and got
gloriously drunk He returned to his home
to be greeted by Officers McGrath and Nc
Donough, who came in answer to telephone
message and conducted Mr. Morgan to the
basement of the City Building. He had tax
on pvarV cent his wife had