The Portland daily press., 1888-08-03
BRIEF JoTTINCS.

The first German of the season will be
given August 4th at ''The Bluffs" Mu-
sicians have been engaged for the season.
5. c. Dyer Co., of this city, are about to
ship 3SS,372 feet of pine lumber to Monte
video on the Norwegian bark Lidskjalf.
j. w. Trefethen g. Co. report the arrival
OF 5000 pounds of sword fish yesterday fore
noon, being brought in by the schooner
Josephine Swanton.
The Harrison Guards are steadily improy-
ing in drill. Last night they were out
again and again complimented the PRESS
| office with cheers.
A man fell at the Marine Railway last eve
ming just as the ferry boat was leaving South
Portland. He was supposed to have re-
ceived shock. Hewas taken on a stretcher
| to house near at hand.
The annual reunion of the Sixth Maine
Battery will be held at Bangor, August Soth,
during Che Eastern Maine State Fair Mem
bers will please report at G. A. r. Hall, Ban
| gor, on arrival.
Don't forget the excursion of Grand Cam
ton Ridgeley and their ladies next Wednes-
day at Long Island. Tickets are meeting
with rapid sale and good time is antici-
pated.
By the kind invitation of the Casco Bay
Steamboat Company the Canadian Press AS
ISOLATION enjoyed delightful sail in the bay
on the steamer Cadet, from 2.30 to 4.3Op M.
yesterday.
There was a still alarm from Chaffin &
Libby's fruit store on Congress street, We'd
nesday evening, caused by some paper catch
ing fire. Machigonnes new hose wagon re-
sponded and extinguished the flames.
Schooner yacht Ruth. Captain ]. F. Mar
qnana, of the New York Yacht Club, car
ried quite large party of ladies and gentle
men OF this city, on an excursion Wednes-
day.
Tomorrow the Melryconeag will not run
to Bailey's and Orrs Islands on the ~. m.
trip, but will run only to Harpswell, return
ing Immediately to bring an excursion party
in season to take the evening train on the
Grand Trunk.
Street car traffic is having a boom in the
Union Depot and island travel, 1900 being
the average number of passengers carried
daily, with 5000 ON exceptional days. The
newspaper statement that the company was
about to establish baggage express line to
the Union station seems premature.
| Some youthful mscreants have been max
ing themselves obnoxious lately by defacing
buildings in the vicinity of Free street. Yes
terday morning three of them were brought
before the municipal court for malicious
mischief. One of them, named Colby, was
| fined S. and costs.
Mrs. H. ID. Lermont of Gardiner, injured
in the accident on the Maine Central at
Farmingdale, July 9TH. 1887, and an invalid
since then, has brought suit for damages
against the road in the sum of $4,000, and
her husband one for $4,000. The suit will be
tried at Augusta and Hon. W. F. Lunt will
| be counsel.
The printing and binding of the Stain
Cromwell case have been completed, and six
| copies, one for each judge, have been sent to
Portland for the use of the justices during
the presentation tof the arguments by coun
sci on both sides this week. The case makes
quite large volume, and it was made up
from the stenographic notes of Ruel Smith,
Esq, court reporter. The volumes will be
placed in the law library of the court house
at Augusta, for reference.