The Portland daily press., 1876-06-27


At Park street church services will be held
summer vacation.
Several of the Sabbath School Superinten-
dents have agreed not to patronize the Island
steamers which run on Sunday, but as the
most of the schools do not expect to 60 to the
islands on their annual excursions it will make
but little difference to the steamers.
The X. P. drill for this evening is postponed
to tomorrow evening.
The annual meeting of the Maine Medical
Association meets at the Council Chamber, City
Building, at II o'clock.
A can of corn burst in the store of j. L.
Boston on Exchange street, yesterday. Strange
to say the can did not move from where it was
sitting, but the corn moved around rather
lively.
A company of soldiers from Fort Preble and
several companies of sailors from the Ossipee,
as well as the Saccarappa brass band, will join
in the procession on the Fourth.
Mr.. Frederic Forsaith did not have paraly-
tic shock as was reported.
Prof. Magner will drive the Hillman horse
down Congress, through Exchange to Middle,
and up Middle and Free streets at 10 o'clock
this morning. 1t will be well worth seeing.
A gentleman who was in Lewiston last week
says that the great Fourth of July celebration
which has been SO extensively advertised for
that city is sort offattening out as many of the
organizations which intended to go there and
take part have changed their minds.
The expressmen went on an excursion to
Cow Island on Saturday in the Tourist
A large number of persons gathered on the
wharf yesterday afternoon to see the marines
from the Ossipee practicing.
A dead body was found in the harbor vest err
day.
The executive committee of the 10Th Maine
Association have voted to take part in the
grand military reunion to take place August
10th.
A tumor weighing 20 pounds was removed
from Mrs. Allen of Bath, at the Maine Gen.
eral Hospital yesterday, and the patient is do.
ing well.
Quinn & Coyle are building two boilers to
heat the new Harrington Block, 40 inches in
diameter by IL feet long,
The school teachers are to be paid off to-
day.
pairs of white CATERS for the Montgomery
Guards, to be worn by them on the Fourth.
Oliver Lewis, while on a fishing cruise in the
schooner George W. Pierce, recently, had a
narrow escape from death. He went out in a
dory to set his travis and was lost in the fog.
He was in the dory five days and four nights
before he was found by the schooner.
The Allan mail steamer Circassian, from
Liverpool for Quebec, passed Farther Point at
6o'clock a. m. Monday, with "a cabin and 142
steerage passengers.
Some one suggests that we have huge bon
fires in the public squares at midnight on the
third of July.
1t is reported that Mr.. Frederick Drink
water has drawn $4,000 in Spanish lottery.
Mr. Foss, one of the horse car conductors,
had his pocket book, containing two days re-
turns, stolen from the car house yeste rday
morning.
The Temperance Cadets were out last even
ing and made fine appearance in their new
uniforms.
A very severe thunder shower passed over
the town of Lancaster, N. H., Sunday night,
and barn caught fire and was burned with its
contents.
We are glad to learn that the magnificent,
commodious and safe steamer Lewiston is to
make an excursion in the harbor and down the
bay on the afternoon of July 4th.
The temperance meeting at the Allen Mis-
sion last evening was very interesting and was
addressed by Rev. DIR. Chickerng and Rev.
Isaac Lord, and Mr.. Mcdonald and Mrs. Wes-
colt.
The regular monthly meeting of the Schoo |
Committee was held last evening, but nothing
except routine business was transacted.