The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-06-23
BRIEF JOTTINCS.

| The Psrtland Cadets will head the Sacca-
Kappa Fourth of July procession.
The ferry boat, Cornelia II, will be lighted
by electricity.
Mr.. Colvert of the Lewiston Gazette was
| in town last night.
Miss Mary E. Fuller of West Newton
| plans to attend the summer school at New
Gloucester, Maine.
| The Portland Cadets, Capt Barrows have
accepted an invitation to take part in the
| Fourth of July celebration at Cumberland
Mills.
M. I. Stewart, of Bangor, will ship from
this port some 100000 spool bars for Scot
land to J. P. Coats, and Clark & Co., of
Paisley.
Mr. Chas. NJ. Smith, joiner in the employ
Of the Portland Company, fell into the hold
of the steamer Hunter yesterday and was
seriously injured
A horse belonging to man named Jordan
ran away near the market yesterday fore
noon, breaking shaft and otherwise dam
| aging the wagon.
The schooner Abbie Deering landed Is, 600
pounds of halibut yesterday. and 5000
pounds of mackerel were received from
| Harpswell.
BY kindness Of the First Baptist Society,
| the Second Parish Society win hold their
afternoon service in that church while their
own is undergoing repairs. See.notice under
Sunday Services"
Thursday night the pack house belonging
the corn shop at Raymond was burned with
| all the phosphate there was in it, and Is bar
rels of -four, one TOP buggy and other things
| By the aid of, the village corps the ma in
building was saved from destruction.
The members of the press and other invit-
ed guests were rendered complimentary
Providence river clam bake and shore din
ner at Sawyer's new restaurant in Green
wood Garden yesterday afternoon. Days
band furnished excellent music and the af-
fair was most successful one
The Portland q Rochester railroad will
run two excursion trains to the French con-
vention to be held at Nashua Thursday, the
| 2Sth inst. 1t is expected that there will be
large attendance from along the line of this
road, as well as from Canada.
Portland Liberal Fraternity meets regular
ly in Mystic hall 457l Congress street at 10. 80
O'Clock Sunday morning. Subject-Resolyed
that our present financial system is the hest
that can be devised in the interest of the
people. Good speakers will be present and
excellent music will be furnished by Mrs.
Lincoln.
G. S. Pride, and two little daughters of
Saccarappa, were out riding. When near
the residence of Mrs. S. E. Mcclellan the
| reins broke and the horse started to run. Mr..
| Pride attempted to get out on the shaft to
| get at the horses head anc was thrown yio-
lently to the ground, sustaining considerable
injury The girls escaped unframed.
Joseph Doughty, the bigamist, is carrying
on his evangelical labors with considerable
difficulty down East. The PASSPORT Senti-
mel says that week ago last Sunday, Dough-
| ty held forth as a missionary at Bar Island,
on Deer Island; but learning that his identi-
ty was suspected, stole boat and decamped
| for parts unknown.
Greenwood Garden will be opened to the
| public today, on the occasion of the excur-
sion of the Masons from over the Grand
| Trunk. There will be band concerts, day
fireworks, and other amusements provided.
In the evening the Garden will be brilliantly
Illuminated and there will be bonfires and
| fireworks. Days band will give solo con-
cert at the Opera House. Many OF the no.
telC and cottages along the shore will be illu-
minated with Chinese lanterns, etc.