The Portland daily press., 1888-09-18
BRIEF JorTINcs.

The tunnel is through, at the Munjoy res
ervoir.
This morning Canton Ridgely leaves at
7.40 a. M. via the Portland & Rochester. for
Concord and Manchester,
The Grand Trunk advertises an excursion
TO Montreal, Quebec and ST. Anne de Beau
pre-, leaving here today and Wednesday.
little French child named Caron whose
parents live on Brows street, Saccarappa,
fell into vault and was drowned Sun
day.
The house and barn of Hugh Mccartney.
at Yarmouth, were burned on Saturday.
The fire was supposed to have originated
from defective chimney
A little child of Robert Patten's Of Sacca-
Kappa, fell from clothes reel, a distance of
twenty-five feet. Saturday and was seriously
hurt.
Rev. ID. W. Lelacheur will deliver his pop
ular lecture, "Polite Dishonesty" in the
North Congregational church, Cape Eliza
beth, on Wednesday evening, Sept. 10.
The clearing weather predicted by the Sig
nal service yesterday for yesterday after
noon was anxiously looked for, but failed to
appear.
The excursion to Montreal, Quebec and st.
Anne de Beaupre over the Maine Central will
leave here today. Full particulars will be
found in the advertisement
Thursday of this week the Atkinson House
Furnishing Co., have grand opening and
their advertisement for that day should be
read before seeing this finest display of the
season.
Yesterday at HAWKES. stone works there
were spilled 2S whole barrels, IL half barrels,
35 packages, containing about 100 dozen bot
ties and 80 jugs of forfeited larger beer, ale
and hard liquor.
The ladies' of Thatcher Relief Corps will
| give basket picnic and clam bake to Var
mouth Corps and Post on Wednesday, the
10Th, at Trefethen's Landing. Take the
steamer Greenwood at a. m.
The Maine Savings Bank will be closed to-
day from 100 to p. m. to enable the trustees
to attend the funeral of the late Daniel w.
True, long valued trustee of that institu-
| ton.
Atlantic Lodge, F. & A. NJ, will perform
Masonic services, Portland Commandery,
No. 2. K. I. performing escort duty at the
funeral of ID. w. True, which takes place at
! 2 p. m. today.
A young son of Rev. George ID. Lindsay,
OF Bangor, formerly of Portland, was riding
on jigger and in jumping off lost his
balance and fell to the ground, the rear
wheel striking his head. A long cut was
made, and physician was called who sewed
it up.
Mr.. Hewitt Green, well known artist Of
Louisville, Kentucky, is at the Prebe house.
He has with him several fine paintings from
his own brush. Last year one of his pic
lures was exhibited in the Paris Salon and
received much favorable comment.
President Blabon requests all members OF
the Board of Trade and of the Merchants
Exchange to attend the funeral of the late
Hon. Daniel W. True this afternoon al
Congress Square church at 2 O'clock
Sunday morning boy, named George
Bartlett. stole some cigars and confectionery
from man at the Union Station. He is the
same boy who broke into G. II. Rogers store
on Portland street, and stole some money
He was arrested.
! The bark Ocean Pearl, Capt. Doull. from
Cienfuegos for Delaware Breakwater, laden
sugar, was wrecked on Colorado Reef, north
side of Cuba, in the hurricane of last week
The crew was saved. The Ocean Pearl wa.
a fine vessel of 4S6 tons; built at Deering in
1874, and was partially insured.
Mr.. Charles Rolfe, whose cottage is located
at Evergreen Landing, slipped from the
wharf at Evergreen Sunday night and was
in the water for long time. Once he caught
hold of the piles and was half way out of the
4 Wafar hut fall ho VII I'D 10 10.
again and climbed up on the wharf.