The Portland daily press., 1872-06-22

A good many supplementary remarks were
made yesterday about the weather
Grant and Wilson are drivers ON the Deering
line of horse-cars
A session of the United States District Court
will be held at Bangor on Tuesday, 25th inst.
Persons doing business with the Canadian
Express Co., will find in our advertising col
umns notice of interest to them.
The Sunday afternoon service of the Second
Parish church is transferred to the evening at
Z IL o'clock. Morning service as usual.
An excursion from Rochester to Portland and
to the islands by steamer Charles Houghton is
advertised for Wednesday, 18th inst,
The Portland Yacht Club will hold meeting
at their new club house on Custom House wharf
Monday evening. H. <s.t'l
House No. 20, Bramhall street, has been sold
to Oren Hooper for $500. Mr.. Hooper will
remodel and improve it.
Private William Ramsey of the United States
signal station of this city has been ordered to
Mount Washington for duty.
The School Commute went to JEWELS Island
Thursday. The only school they found there
was school of cunners, and gave them some
lessons in drawing.
Chief Marshal Pencil has appointed for his
aids in the Fourth of July procession, Matthew
Adams, A NJ Sawyer, HI. r. Sargent and A j.
Chase.
Mary Jane Stafford was held by q. S. Com
missioner Rand yesterday on a charge of carry
ing on retail liquor business without a license.
She paid the costs and took a license. Total
expense about $75.
The opponents of the Portland and Ogdens-
burg loan will hold public meeting at Fluent
Hall this evening, at which speakers will pre-
sent that side of the question.
Mr. James Woodbury. will speak this (Satur
day) evening at the corner of Washington ant
Madison streets, on temperance.
There will be a Washingtonian temperance
meeting at the Allen Mission Chapel next Mon
day evening
Schooner Lookout coming up the harbor
yesterday afternoon run her bowsprit on to tn
capsil of Union wharf so firmly that she coul'
not be fioated off The tide went down and tn
vessel hung by the spar until the weight of tn,
hull snapped it short off. '
The completion of the twenty-sixth year o
the pontificate of Plus TX. was celebrated witt
service at the church of the Immaculate Con
ception on Cumberland street, last evening.
Notice of new timetable on the Boston an
Maine railroad, to go into operation on Monday
will be found in another column.
PORTLAND MECHANIC BLUEs.-The Portlan
Mechanic Blues held meeting at their armor
last evening-First Lieutenant e. W. Loveit
presiding-for the purpose of choosing officers t
fill vacancies. Maj. A. M. Benson was chose
Captain and VIM. G. Young, Second Lieuter
ant Major Benson accepted the position in
very neat speech, and the Portland Bard bein
in attendance, furnished some fine music. III
company, was then escorted by the band to 1
X Reeds where they partook of a collation. /
invitation of the newly-elected captain.
On Monday next the Blues will celebra
their Goth anniversary by an excursion. The
will leave the armory at S.15 in the mornin
and receive their honorary members, the P.
b. Association and invited guests at the Preb
House at half-past eight precisely and embal
Mt Custom House Wharf at S.45