The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-06-15

on the Portland, Saco and Portsmouth railroa
was filed on Tuesday No time for a hearin
has been assigned.
Haying has begun on the Park for the sec
ond time this season. tits expected that tw,
more crops will be got IN before snow flies.
Tuesday morning John Deshan, who resides
on York street, had his jaw broken by a kick
from horse he was cleaning.
During the thunder storm Tuesday after.
noon, a two story double house at Ferry Viii
lage, Cape Elizabeth, occupied by Mr.. Arthur
Armstrong and Mr.. John Peters, was STRUCK
by lightning. The result was chimney de.
molished, shingles and clapboards torn off and
gutter ripped open. No person was injured.
The canker-worm has begun its depreciation.
in the city and number of fine trees are being
stripped of foliage by these loathsome insects
The Transcript suggests English sparrovs as
extermenators OF these pests.
At a meeting of the Second Parish Society
held recently, S. w. Larrabee was chosen
moderator and treasurer; w. H. ferris, clerk
Holt Ingraham, collector; S. w. Larrabee,
George Brock, j. H. Webster, f. G. Rich
James M. Palmer, d. o. Perry, Samuel Fogg,
parish and building committee. Measures
will be taken to resume.work on the church
edifce at once. The society thinks of issuing
bonds to raise funds for this purpose.
The Boston Journal in speaking of the Port
land Band says it was one of the best in the
Odd Fellows procession on Tuesday.
The directors of the Maine Central Railroad
had a meeting in this city ON Tuesday and yes
terday. Some important measures were be-
forA t1,a.s i .G~.sx 4
them was reached.
The Odd Fellows of Boston were liberal to
the united brethren Tuesday, but the courte-
sizes OF the occasion were not participated in
by all the traders. Twenty five cents apiece
for paper collars is stretching the thing little
too far as Artemus Ward would say. But
business has been dullat the Hub this season,
and small fields must be moved close to make
the years profits come round.
There were fifty-three private teams counted
at the village church in New Gloucester yes
terday morning, which, with those cared for
at the farm houses, indicated the interest felt
in the meeting of the Conference. Not second
in hearty hospitality was Capt. A. G. Cutter,
whose fine mansion was thrown wide open, as
was sailors heart, to his numerous guests.
j. B. Hudson, Jr., has some marine paint
ings and a "Sketch on the Presumpscot," ex-
hibiting at Schumacher's, which are pictures
of real merit and deserve aspeedy sale.
Mrs. Mary A. Muzzey, of Amherst, Mass,
returned missionary, lecturing as opportunity
offers, especially to ladies, may be addressed
duced to the Cumberland Conference yester.
day.
A fourth edition Of twenty thousand of the
Tourists Guide to the White Mountains" by
a well known journalist of this city, is put to
press to-day by VIM. M. Marks.
Copies of the monograph Portland Sum-
mer Resort" and another on "Memphremagog
and Quebec" can be had at this office
A drinking fountain is to be erected in front
of the new Post Office.
The second class OF the High School made a
Botanical Excursion yesterday to Cumberland
Mills. and in the afternoon, in company with
several of their teachers, visited the paper
Mills of that place, where they witnessed the
process of paper making and the application
of chemistry in the bleaching process.
Bailey has just finished two splendid life
like paintings Of the celebrated racers "Lady
Thorn" and goldsmith Maid," which he has
placed on exhibition in Schumacher's window
for q few days.
At the annual meeting of the Portland
Steam Packet Company yesterday, Capt j. B.
Coil was elected President; DIR. E. Clark, of
Portland, and James 7. Sanford, OF New York,
Directors; and Charles Forbes, Secretary and
Treasurer. For the twenty-eight years this
hoe han,, l,nfx
Portland and Boston, not an accident to life or
limb of passengers has happened, and no
steamer has lost trip by reason of breaking
of machinery or injury to hull.
The fine medallion of the Rev. Frederick
buckingham, by Akers, that hung in one of
the rooms of the Public Library aecidently
fell down last night by the breaking of the
hanging cord, and medallion frame and glass
were all broken in pieces.
Major Bourne will begin to strip the slate
from the Arsenal buildings to-day, and in a
few days these old structures will be remem
bered as things of the past. Photographs Of
the grounds in their present state ought to be
preserved for future comparison.
Yesterday afternoon boy named Curran,
while sailing in the harbor was upset, either
by squall or ignorance in handling his boat
A boat put off from the Revenue Steamer Nc.
Culloch and rescued him.
Mr.. Francis Murphy will lecture in the City
Hall, Sunday evening. His subject is "Com-
mon Sense to Young Men,"
The members Of the lodges of Odd Fellows
that visited Boston returned by boat yesterday
morning, but as the band which accompanied
nm Of
parade was made and the band was dismissed
to take the cars for their destination. The En-
campments returned by train at noon ani
marched to their ball, headed by the Portland
Band. All the members speak in the highes
terms of their warm reception and generous
entertainment in Boston.
The wedding-breakfast at the Holt-Libby
marriage yestei day, which was acknowledged
by all the guests to be model of excellence
was provided by Charles Saunders who resides
near the Arsenal.
Ship Island Home, from Liverpool, arrived
here yesterday with 1888 bars railroad iron 70
the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad
To-DAY's VIsIToRs.-The Charlestown City
Guards, Co. II, 9th Mass. Reet. of Inf, will
arrive here this morning, accompanied nv tbt
Medford Band, % pieces, s. w. Brown leader
They will be received by the Infantry. Cant
Mattocks, and breakfast at the United State
Hotel, after which they will make parad,
and 60 on an excursion to the islands, and at
tend the ball at City Hall in the evening b
invitation of the Washington Hook and Lad
der Co. The Guards are commanded by Capt
Sam'l r. Marble, Jr.. with George H. Moro,
aud Frank N. Hussey as lieutenants. The
will be accompanied by Col. Walter Everett
Major Granville Daniels, Surgeon E. j. Fo
ter, Asst. Surg. Sumner, Adjutant Trull an
Quartermaster Trul of the 9th Regt., 9
guests.
Charlestown Hook and Ladder Co. of til
same city, will also arrive by the same boz
and be the guests of the Washington Hook an
Ladder Co. They will breakfast at the Adam
House and spend the day at the islands, an
be rendered a ball in the evening, which wi
no doubt be brilliant affair.
The second sale of Plants, by III. Taylor
TO- at auction, was a success, every Plant be
ing soid-but prices very low We undel
stand the last sale will be held next Wedne
day-these plants were from the oldest Coz
servatory in the country, that O: Azell Bow
ditch, of Boston Highlands.
THE Resolutes coming home from THAN ,,;1
tory, claim that the report that the Eiec,r;e
led them on the eighth inning is wrong. Tb