The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-17

The directors and city members of the 18th
meeting in this city this evening to arrange for
their approaching anniversary which occurs on
the 18th of October lF
The Board of Manufacturers will hold a
meeting at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, to
consider the subject of the Presumpscot Water
Power
All honorably discharged members of the
9Th Maine Regiment are requested to meet at
the Army & Navy Union Hall on Friday eve
Eing to complete the arrangements for the re-
union on the 26th and 9th inst
F. o. Bailey & Co. sold at auction yesterday,
211 shares of the Portland & Rochester rail-
road stock. Rufus E. Wood bought so shares
at $3.50 per share, and Charles HI. Haskell
the remainder at about $25 per share An of
fer was made prior to the sale of $25 per
share. -.-,-..
Hon w. G. Barrows, one of the Justices of
the Supreme Court, was united in wedlock yes
terday to Miss Mary p, daughter of the late
Thos. Fessenden of New York. The ceremony
was performed at the residence of the late
Senator Fessenden, by Rev. Mr.. Byington of
Brunswick. The affair was strictly private.
The Boston & Maine railroad has put on the
1890 through train to Portland new and ele-
giant smoking car, designated as "No. 49,"
The car is beautifully finished in curly maple
and other light woods, and is upholstered in
new design, and is light, airy and comfortable.
Mr.. Shaw promises an unusually fine excur-
sion to Peaks Island on Friday evening, by
the steamers Express and Magnet. This will
afford a delightful sail by moonlight and a
concert by some of our best talent.
The Aged Brotherhood will make their an
nual excursion to Peaks Island to-day
Those editors who have been spending week
at Mount Desert returned home yesterday.
''Percie," the spicy correspondent of the Bos-
ton Post, was in town yesterday.
Sheriff Perry seized thirty-five barrels of Ii
quors, valued at over $500, in the sub-cellar of
No. lis Fore street yesterday; said to be the
property of James McGlinchy.
The respective friends of John Kennedy and
p. O'Donnell are talking up a sculling match
between the two some time in August, for a
purse.
The West Congregational School mako their
annual excursion to-day to Cushings Island on
the steamer Gazelle. They will be happy to
meet their friends ON this occasion. The notice
of yesterday was erroneous as to time.
Zarroch Hirshon, who keeps clothing store
on Fore street, was arrested yesterday after
noon by Deputy q. S. Marshal Wilson for pur-
chasing army clothing from soldiers belonding
at Fort Preble.
We understand that Miss Nellie Barker, one
of Portlands favorite sopranos, contemplates
a sojourn in Europe for the purpose of COM
plotting her musical education.
An alteration occurred yesterday at Mrs.
Musgrave's sailor boarding house on Fore ST.,
between a boarder named Pike and an I'M
known man just come from sea, in which Pike
attacked his adversary with long carving
knife and cut his head so badly that the ser
vices of surgeon wree necessary.
The meetings of the Ministerial Association
of the Methodist church at the Pine street
meeting house have been very interesting and
quite largely attended This afternoon at 2
o'clock meeting in the interest of Sunday
schools will be held.
A masquerade party was given at one of the
Island hotels last week..
The programme for the moonlight excursion
of Arcana Lodge tomorrow evening is full of
pleasant things.
One of the largest island parties of the sea-
son was that of the Chestnut street NJ e. So
ciety yesterday.