The Portland daily press., 1870-06-02


The work of erecting the light house on Half
granite has been prepared and is at the desig-
mated site of the new light.
The Portland Commandery, X. T., will 60 TO
Bangor to the dedication and review on Il e
18th and 10Th of June and quarter at the Ban
gor House. The st. Adams Commandery have
voted not to attend.
The number of volumes loaned by the Pubic
Library in May was 1853. The number of
borrowers, 353. Hon. John Lynch has recent
ly donated to the library over sixty volumes of
Congressional documents and a number of
pamphlets.
We understand that the yachts Ethel, Com
modore Churchill, and Juliet, Capt III. Fl.
Furbish of the Portland Yacht Club, have
both Joined the new Eastern Yacht Club of
Boston, thus becoming attached to both Clubs.
Lieut.. Com. Preble, U. S. N, of this cily, is in
New York, where he will purchase yacht to
join the Portland Yacht Club.
We learn that the Oak Grove Lodge, Good
Templars, of Falmouth Corner, entertaine d
the members of Cumberland County Lode
most royalty on Monday last. The dinner and
supper we're composed OF all the Injuries o.
the season and were most bountiful.
The Committee on Fire Department ard
Hydrants leave for New York this morning.
Some days since Mr.. Hiram Brooks had a
narrow escape from serious accident at Cape
Elizabeth. At the watering trough near the
Brewery on the Ocean House road, the horse
backed off the bridge over a small stream, up
cot tho WAGON and fhrow Mr. RrooJ,s nj ,r;co
out. Strange to say, neither were much hurt
Messrs. E. Churchill and James e. Garter
arrived home yesterday from their trans
Atlantic trip.
A sailor belonging to the U. S. r. G. Nah on
ing was carrying barrel of provision down
flight of steps at one of the wharves, yeste day
afternoon, when his feet slipped and he and
the barrel went overheard. Nothing but
ducsing was the consequence
The attention of the police is called to nre-
serving quiet on Sunday on Munioy Hill. We
are told that last Sunday afternoon there we 70
as many as two hundred men and boys engaged
In playing ball there, while crowd of spec.a-
tors watched the game.
The katahdin is going into the Dry Dock.
Yesterday was magnificent day, worthy of
the first of June. The thermometer ranged
from 65o tore.
The Parish connected with the Second
Church, Westbroox, met on Tuesday evening
and unanimously ratified the previous action
of the congregation in reference to the contin.
uaDce of their pastor, Rev. Z. p Thwing, al
the same salary as last year, $780,
Through fares to Mount Desert from Boston
by Portland steamers arc seventy-five cents
less than by cars.
The steamboat train, 1145 A. NJ, is q great
convenience to the residents on the line of the
Portland s. Rochester road. Yesterday il
made the trip to Gorham, ten miles, in % min
utes, returning with the passengers from the
Lake steamer.
Twenty-Five young ladies have already en-
gagged rooms for the Fall Term at Gorbam
Semenary. The present number is larger thar
was in attendance last summer term.
Mr.. E. Cram re-Opened the Com mercia
House yesterday, which looks as fine as a fid
die in its new dress. He has already abou
thirty permanent boarders.
In visiting thirty-fve families by one of tn
census marshals yesterday, it was found tina
they numbered 1913 souls, which is little owe
five to family.