The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-08-21
HON. q. p. MORTON,
Brief JOttings.

The delegates from this city to the District
Convention of the Y. M. G. A., held at Bridg-
ton last week, will make their report at a pub
lie meeting to be held at the ST. Lawrence
street church tomorrow evening. All are in
vited
The business man of this city who made
himself merry over what he considered a mis-
take in the papers yesterday can, by calling on
any intelligent broker, learn that "Turks"
mean Turkish bonds, which are affected by the
troubles in Herzegovina.
Into each day some rain must fall. H. W.
L.
Rev. Geo. G. Needham, the evangelist, is ex-
pected to give a Bible Reading at Association
Hall, on the evening of the 18th inst, and to
speak several times under the auspices of the
Y. M. @. A. on the following Sunday.
There is growing interest in the stallion
race at Presumpscot Park next week.
The mills in Lewiston will close to-day to
give the operatives an opportunity to visit Port
land and the islands via the Maine Central and
Houghton.
The new locomotive Crawford has been COM
pleted by the Portland Company for the Og-
densburg road.
Micah Simpsons store on Commercial street
was broken into Thursday night and some
money stolen.
1t is said that the city assessors place the city
population at 1000 more than Mr.. Beckett.
They make it about 81 1000.
Board of Trade meeting Monday afternoon,
The Aldermen are in session correcting the
voting list
The Preble House is to have an electric call
bell.
Chief Engineer Merrill has provided large
extension ladder for the Washington Hook and
Ladder Company, to replace the one broken at
the American House.
By slight changes in the Centre street and
North school houses Mr.. Fox, the school
agent, has made room for 27O more scholars.
Mr.. G. B. Varney, we'll known in Portland,
has opened an English and classical school on
the corner of Casco and Cumberland streets.
There will be no services at the First Parish
church tomorrow.
Frank York and Joshua Moore of Bddeford
have been awarded the contract of large job
of stone work for the Boston & Maine Rail-
road in this city. They will take the stone
mence the work Immediately.
There was a very interesting temperance
meeting at Allen Mission last evening. David
Potter, President .of Gardner Reform Club,
gave very affecting address.
Davis the oarsman left for Boston last night
The BAPTIST SOCIAL UNIoN.-The Execu-
tive Committee of the Baptist Social Union
have nearly completed the arrangements for
the September meeting of the association,
which is to take the form of two days ex-
cursion over the Portland & Osdensburg, with
days stay at the Crawford House and vicini-
ty. The Union will leave this city by special
train on Thursday morning, Sept 10th, after
the arrival of morning trains-arrive at North
Conway at about. noon. stopping for an hour
to allow brief view of the scenery therea-
bouts-thence to the Crawford, where the
party will remain till the afternoon of Friday,
giving opportunity for the ascent of Mt Will
lard, walks to the Wiley House, Inglewild,
the Flume and other points of interest-return-
ing to this city Friday afternoon, in season for
the evening trains out. The committee have
arranged TO extend the opportunities Of the ex
cursion to a limited number of the members o.
the denomination throughout the state, and
we learn that delegations will be present from
Bangor, Rockland, Damariscotta and other
points in the eastern part of the state. Tick
cts for the round trip, including one full days
board at the Crawford, will be placed at the
very low rate of Sc. Further information may
be obtained of the Secretary of the Executive
Committee, M. L. Stevens, esq.,, of this city.