The Portland daily press., 1886-09-07
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

The lighthouse tender Myrtle arrived in
the harbor last evening.
Shepley Camp, Sons of Veterans, will
have field day at Long Island next Friday
There will be general sports and shore
dinner.
w. II. McCarrison made complaint at the
police station yesterday morning, that suit
of clothes had been stolen from his room on
Middle street.
As Capt. Craig was landing from his
steamer, the MinneAaha, yesterday, he Slip
ped and striking his knee against rock,
received painful cut
A man called French Joe got into row at
Statfords block last night, and fired revolt
uer into the crowd, without hurting anybody
however. He was arrested.
The Sunday School of the Church of the
Messiah 60 on picnic tomorrow to Great
Chebeague, jerks Landing. Steamer Cor
don leaves Custom House wharf at $50 a. m.
Mr.. w. E. McClintocl1, city engineer Of
Chelsea, Mass, and wife, formerly of this
city, are here ON a brief visit, as guests of
Mr. L. A. Goudy at Big Diamond Island
Messrs. B. G. Granville & Co., of Boston,
will give an exhibition of the Lewis hand
tre-extinguisher in front of the Silver street
market tomorrow, at u o'clock noon.
j. M. Trafton, Biddeford truckman, sent
Frank Elliott into Portland Saturday, with
$24 and lot of apples. Frank failed to re-
turn, and Mr.. Trafton has been here on an
unsuccessful search for him.
The last opportunity to enjoy sail with
concert by Chandler, should not be forgot
ten The steamer Forest City will make a
trip to Royal river, near Yarmouth, this af-
ternoon, leaving the wharf at Las.
The schooner Ella NJ. Doughty arrived
yesterday, with 1900 pounds of halibut.
The Doughty was in a position to catch a
full fare when she lost her anchor and 125
fathoms of cable.
rJThiS evening Mr.. Frank K. Foster, editor
Of the Haverhill Daily Laborer, will deliver
an address at City Hall upon the subject of
labor and its relations to the Knights of La
Dor. Rev. Henry Blanchard will preside.
Coroner Hall has impanelled a jury in the
case Of the OgdeHsburg accident, and will
take them to view the scene of the catastro-
phe this morning. The inquest will COM
mence in this city at o'clock this afternoon
OIdy Luigi VI OOUQ l6IupldIoy VI 0ldJ
will hold public temperance meetings Wed
nesday, the Sth inst, afternoon and evening
Good speakers will be present. A cordial
invitation is extended for all interested in
the cause to come.
The Doutney tent was well filled last
evening" and the closing meeting was a
grand success. Remarks were made by
Messrs. Choate and Winslow, land Miss Per-
kins, interspersed with songs Iby the Quin-
tette Club and Mr.. and Mrs. Doutney
Steamer Minnehaha slipped coupling on
her shaft when near Diamond Island yester-
day morning She was towed to Diamond
Island by the Cadet. The passengers were
brought to the city in the Express, and the
Minnehaha was repaired on the marine rail-
way
The Right Rev. w. J. Boone, missionary
bishop Of Shanghai, China, will make an adj
dress in st. Luke's Cathedral on Wednesda,
at 1870 a. M, before the Maine branch o.
the Woman's auxiliary to the Board of Mis-
sions. The public are cordially invited tt
this service.
A newly invented life-saving line, carrying
rocket, is to be tested at the proving
grounds ON Sandy Hook, before the expert
mental board of the life-saving service, dur
ing the coming week. Mr.. R. Fl. Rose, Of
the Maine Water Gas Company, is largely
interested in the spatent, and has charge OF
the business of the rocket company. He
left this city on Sunday night to superintend
the trials. On its first introduction before
the service at the Washington navy yard in
May last the rocket scored decided adyan-
tagc over all former appliances of this kind