The Portland daily press., 1886-06-29
Brief JoTTINcs.

There was dance on the Tennessee yes
terday afternoon.
The portico at the front entrance of the
United States Hotel has been torn down.
The messengers of the Western Union
Telegraph Company in this city will appear
in new uniforms this morning.
The Island Daily with Messrs. Small and
Barrows as editors will appear sometime this
week.
Jeremiah Regain living at 40 Summer street
had his hand badly crushed last Tuesday in
stone crusher.
officers Hicks and Firth captured barrel
of beer at the wharf of the Boston boat Sun
day night.
Mayor Chapman, Collector Anderson and
party will pay visit to Rear Admiral Luce
and officers, on the Tennessee, this after
noon.
By the breaking of the axle of the locomo-
tive attached to the Maine Central train, due
here at noon yesterday, the train was delay
ed about an hour and half.
The members of class 20 P. ii. S., are re-
Quested to meet at the house Of E. w. Corey,
No. 1856 Congress street, Wednesday evening,
June 80, at 7.30 o'clock.
G. G. Jordan sent this office some enor-
nous strawberries raised by him at his place
in CaJwsE1izabeth. They were as good as they
la.
Ne have received from William III. War
ner and Brothers of Philadelphia, very
pretty medal of white metal designed for our
centennial.
The different railroad companies ran on
their summer time tables yesterday, and the
Boston and Maine western and eastern divi-
sions ran into their new depot and found it
very convenient.
Superintendent Hamilton of the P. O.
Railway went to the White Mountains yes
terday when the summer arrangement for
running the passenger trains of this road
went into effect.
Sunday night Dwion, one of the boys who
escaped from the Reform School Saturday,
turned up at his mothers house in this city,
all in in rags and completely worn out He
was returned to the Reform School yester-
day morning.
G. NJ. Stanwood & Co., Thomas Laughlin
and William Taylor, shipsmiths, have voted
to close their places Of business at $50 p. m.
Saturday afternoon to September 1st deduct
ing one-fourth days pay. or an average OF
about 80 cents from each man.
The Senate river and harbor bill reported
yesterday increased appropriations for i'm
proving York harbor from ten to fifteen
thousand dollars and adds thirty-fiye thous-
and dollars fe- improving the channel in
Bach Cove, Portland.
ne Mechanic Blues, Light Infantry and
Montgomery Guards left on the afternoon
train yesterday for Bangor to attend the
MUSTER. Each company turned out large
delegation, the united party filling several
horse cars. They took the train at the Con-
gress street station.
A dump cart horse took fright on Casco
street yesterday morning and with another
horse tied to the rear of the first cart went
tearing down Congress street at lively rate.
They ran into Phinneys ice cart but did no
other damage. Near Market Square the for
ward horse fell and both were secured.
A train of freight cars were being drawn
along the Boston and Maine road at the foot
of High street when one of them jumped
the track dragging three others with it, They
ran along off the rails for several rods tear
ing up the sidewalks and demolishing lamp
post, corner of Commercial and High streets.
One of the cars was badly damaged by COM
ing in contact with a telegraph pole.