The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-22

Day morning imagined that we were to have
perfect day. The sun rose bright and clear,
but with it arose a strong wind which blew the
dust about in a very reckless manner. With
this one exception the day was all that could be
wished. The stables did thriving business,
and the principal streets were thronged with
| carriages while the sidwalks were occupied by
promenaders The number of boys on horse
back was something unusual. By the way the
practice of hoseback seems to be slowly coming
into style again. In the morning the church
services were we'll attended, and reports of the
sermons preached will be found in another col
umn. Very interesting temperance meetings
were held at the Allen Mission afternoon and
evening
A very interesting game of base ball was
played on the Western Promenade in the after
noon between the Forest City and Portland
Junior clubs. The game was sharply contested
and resulted in favor of the Juniors by score
of 8 to 8. Mr.. W. T. Small oficiated as UNI
pire in very satisfactory manner.
A part of the Dirigo Club played picked
nine at the same time, resulting in favor of the
former by a score of 10 to ID.
large number of people came into town
on the different trains, and the Museum matt
nee was crowded, and the Music Hall company
had fair house. In the evening the three
theatres were we'll patronized.
The Pine street Sabbath School celebrated
the anniversary with very interesting exercises
in the evening. Rev. j. FL. Vincent, editor of
the Sunday School Journal, was present and
made very interesting remarks to the children
upon the power of the will. The reports of the
officers were very satisfactory. The present
membership of the school is 473, 143 more than
last year. The average attendance since enter
ing the new vestry, has increased from 164 to
301. The largest school has been 357, and the
smallest 45. There have been deaths and 40
conversions during the year. The new library
contains 445 volumes, and $50 will be expended
for books during the coming year. The treas
urer's report shows the receipts from weekly
collections and other sources to have been about
$500. This sum, with about $3.50 in Portland
Savings Bank at the beginning of the year, has
been expended for settees for the vestry, to
pay difference on exchange of organs, for mis-
sionary cause and new library.
The anniversary exercises of the Chestnut
street Sabbath School in the evening were very
interesting, and the church was crowded, many
being obliged to stand throughout the enter
tainment We have not space to go into par.
ticulars, but one or two parts Of thelprogramme
are worthy of notice. Capt. Coyle sang "Man
the Life Boat in very effective manner and
was encored The evening hymn by Mrs. Files,
Baker and Cole was rendered finely. The
Messrs. Turkey added much to the entertain
ment. The cantata of the Beatitudes, was Civ
en- with fine effect, both the church organ and
fine Chickerng piano furnishing the accom-
paniment. DR.. Files presided at the organ and
Mrs. Coyle and Miss Aunie Holden at the
piano. Much of the credit for the entertain
ment is due to DR.. Files, who arranged it, and
also to Mr. Staples, the Conductor, In accord
ance with general expressed desire. the school
will repeat the exercises tomorrow evening with
few slight changes.
From the reports of this school, which, by
the way is the largest one ia the state, we learn
that the whole number Of scholars is 56S; av-
erage attendance 1872; smallest number at any
session 80; largest number AS. There are 100
books in the library, 100 new ones having been
added the past year. They have expended ST.
900 during the year,
The Little Helpers gave very attractive en-
tertainment in the evening at the residence of
John L. Shaw, on Myrtle street. and realized
good sum for the Preble Chapel.
SUDDEN DEATH-The wife of A. G. Gary Esq.
leading citizen of Fort Fairfield, died very
suddenly at the residence of Charles O. Pattie,
298 Congress street, about midnight Wednes-
day. Mrs. Gary arrived here Tuesday morn
ing partly for the purpose of making visit
and partly to consult physician who had
treated friend successfully. Wednesday Mrs.
Gary went about town with her friend and re-
marked that she had not felt so we'll for a long
time. Less than half an hour before her death
she had an attack of coughing and raised lit
tie blood. She did not appear much concerned
but said she thought it was better to call
physician, and DR.. Merrill, a few doors distant,
was summoned and came Immediately. By the
time he arrived she had to great extent lost
her consci BUSINESS, having had spasm. He
administered restorative and the sinking
woman revived moment, but in less than fl
teen minutes breathed her last Few women
were so widely known and SO generally es-
teemed as Mrs. Gary in Aroostook county For
several years she was most successful teach
er. In 1856 she was teacher in Watervil!e
Academy. The distressing event will cast a
gloom over the town where her rare qualities
of bead and heart were acknowledged by all.
She leaves an interesting family of four chill
dren and makes almost desolate home which
every one who visited it must have felt was one
Of the happest he had ever witnessed Mr..
Cary arrived on the Pullman this morning. He
has many friends in this city and vicinity who
will deeply sympathize with him in hlsgreat
bereavement.
A DIsGRAcEFUL AFFAIR.-During the pro-
gress of the 'sgrand" calico ball at Lancaster
Hall Wednesday night fellow named Morgan
presented himself at the door and asked admit
lance. AS he was little more Intoxicated
than any who had prev ously entered, he was
denied admittance, whereupon he kicked up a
row. Officer Sterling was sent for and pro-
ceeded to arrest him, but was interfered with
and some time elapsed before he was ironed.
As the officer passed out of the hall, he was
met by crowd of Centre street roughs, who
did their utmost to release the prisoner. Ster-
ling was reinforced by Officer Heath, and
COg6bQ6r GQey mdTCueu lH6 CHAP W buo s.dtioh'
On the way down Congress street the officers
were several times assaulted with rocks, but
escaped injury. Thursday night posse of
officers, headed by Officer Hanson, arrested
Martin Flaherty as the ringleader of the dis
turbance. Sterling fired several shots into the
crowd which followed him on the street, and
Flaherty says one just grazed his head.
ODD FELLOWS GATHERING "A very pleasant
gathering of veteran Odd Fellows took place
at the meeting of Ancient Brothers Lodge,
Thursday. During the meeting several old
members who have not been in the lodge room
for years entered. Among them were Nathan
lei Crockett, now more than 80 Iyears of age,
James Todd Benjamin Kingsbury, Robert
Dresser Charles Hannaford, John Barbour.
William d. Little, Micah Sampson, John FL.
Dennison, Nathaniel /. Mitchell, Thomas o.
Goold, Joseph Russell, Nathaniel Ridlon,
Samuel S. Rich, Andrew A. Osgood, and 9th
ers. All of those named have been members