The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-08-10
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Collector Washburn was much better yester-
day,
Mr.. W. P. Hubbard of Bangor, has been
elected Treasurer of the State Agricultural So
ciety in place of William E. Morris of this city,
resigned
There are over 1000 voters names on the
books of the Grant and Wilson Club.
The grand complimentary concert to Mrs.
Mabel Burnham will take place at City Hall
Sept. 10th.
The st. Lawrence Street Congregational So
ciety will worship with the Congress street M.
E. society while their house of worship is I'M
dergoing repairs.
T. G. Hersey telegraphed from Eastport yes
terday, that the steamer New England is afoat
again and a steamer will at once tow her to st.
John or Portland for dockage.
The Portland Yacht Club cruise to New
Meadows has been postponed till full moon on
the 18th inst. .
The concert by Theodore Thomas orchestra
under the auspices of the Army and Navy
Union is definitely fixed for December 18th.
Theodore Tilton will address the Democrats
at City Hall this evening
l. VIM
Democrats who steal the reading of his paper
on the doorstep leave too much tobacco spittle
and peanut shells behind them to be agreea-
ble
A party of about six hundred from Windham
and other towns on the Portland and Ogdens-
burg railroad came in town yesterday and went
to Peak Island on steamer Gazelle.
The Grand Trunk railroad has actually got a
carload of corn from Chicago to Portland in
seven working days.
A horse attached to dump-cart was killed
at the Portland bridge crossing yesterday morn
ing, by a, train of Maine Central freight cars
backing down on him.
No business in the Municipal Court yester-
day.
Gen. Duane has just completed a range of
light in two towers thirty feet high at Burn
Coat Harbor, Swan Island.
A Lewiston man has ordered carriage of
Charles P. Kimball, to be paid for when the
latter is elected. 1t will require test of his
faith to fill the order.
The yacht Traveller, Capt G. w. Hodges, of
Hartford, Ct, with party of sixty gentlemen
on board, yclept Piscatorius Club, arrived here
on Thursday night, and are at anchor in the
harbor. They will go on fishing cruise in
Casco Bay and will return to the city in a few
days. The party is enjoying the excurion
highly. .f.
The Odd Fellows will have splendid time
on the occasion of their excursion to Lewiston
Tuesday. 1t will be one of the best and cheap
est excursions of the season. See advertise
ment.
The remains of the Veteran Club were
brought to this city yesterday afternoon by
steamer Magnet. They were received with due
honors by crowd of mourners on the wharf.
Mr.. Willis says in his commonplace book that
the old name of Chebeage Island was Recon
pense island.
Chisholm Bros, have sent us the Information
al Railway and Steam Navigation Guide fol
August.
ADAY AT PRoUT's NEcK.-The ancient ant
well known peninsular called sprouts Neck
has for a great number of years been famous
place of summer resort, and it was so lonl
wears before the beautiful islands in our har
Dor had been opened up to the uses of publ
entertainment Our grandfathcIs and great
grandfathers used to go to Prout's neck ono
at least during the summer, and the custom
prevails among many of the residents in til
towns of Saco Scarboro, Gorham, Buxton an
other towns of visiting the Neck, especially o
the 18th day of June, as tradition holds tina
the water on that ,day posses some extraord
nary healing power.
This neck of land, was once owned by CAPT
Alexander Kirkwood, and he built his hous
near the extreme point of the peninsular; i
fact where the present house built by the lat
Thomas Libby stands. This was the prope
'Kirkwood House." but as the name was nc
retained by Mr.. Libby, and as the original gran
included the whole neck, it was not imprope
in the late Mr.. James Gunnison to appropriat
the name for his new public house further II,
and adjoining the Atlantic House. Anoths
proprietor of all the land there was, Timoth
Prout, from whom the present name j. derive,
and the several brothers Libby purchased frol
him. Two brothers have regular summe
boarding houses, where the same people con
from New York and engage the sama room
year after year. But the house owned by IL
late Thomas Libby is the one visited by Il
transient company. How many of our o
people who have made their annual visit ther
well remember that worthy and honest ma
and his son Veranus both gone now. We wei
told an anecdote of him few days SINCE H