The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-06-15
Brief .Bottin IS.

Tukey's and Vaughan's bridges are in bad
condition and need extensive repairs.
The first freight over the Rumford Falls road
arrived yesterday.
The Women's Christian Association reflect
ed their old board of officers yesterday.
The Seminary students had fine excursion
down the harbor yesterday.
The Hyers Sisters Combination are sure to
have a crowded house at their entertainment
at Music Hall Tuesday evening of next week.
A series OF protrac.ed meetings will be held
at Mountfort street church next week. Other
societies are requested to join in the services
The hysicians hurried home as soon as the
Medical Association adjourned, SO as to be
ready for business when new apples appear.
The Una crew left for Silver Lake by boat
last night Drscol will pail stroke, Hartnett
three, Ferry two, Kennedy bow. The men are
in first-rate condition.
The Army & Navy Union held meeting
last evening and appointed committee to see
at what price room beneath their present
quarters could be obtained.
A man named q. M. Pickett found $4,000 on
the Boston boat yesterday morning., and re-
turned it to the owner ard received one dollar
for reward.
The Temperance Union will hold meeting
in Congress Hall Sunday evening at u o'clock
Good speakers will be present. The public are
cordially invited.
The school authorities are thinking to intro
duce into the schools Francis Berger's capital
little manual of French pronunciation, already
in use by Prof. Masse in his private classes.
Gospel temperance mission meetings will be
held this evening at e o'clock, and at 1Oa a. m.
and u p. no. tomorrow. Services conducted
by s. f. Pearson. All are cordially invited.
The Ocean House at Old Orchard is being
fitted up in first-class shape and will be among
the leading hotels at this favorite resort the
present season.
There will be free meeting at the Sons oil
Temperance Hall on Congress street Sunday
at half-past 2 p. m. Subject:-"Is there q
heaven anywhere in the universe, or do we
make our own heaven?'
DR.. Jonah, who applied for admission to the
Medical Association, was not an expelled men,
Der, as he has never belonged to the associa
ton. He has an excellent reputation as a
medical gentleman, and is now located at East
port.
The question Of finishing the upper story o
the High School building and erecting a prim
airy school house at East DeeriHg and Aliens
Corner will come up at the Deering town meet
ing to-day, also the question of sprnkling tn,
shell road.
The sun now rises the earliest it will any tim,
this season. There will be slight lengthening
of the evenings, however, the sun setting tw,
minutes later than at present. The longes
days of the year will be from Tuesday the 1St
to Friday the Dist, when they will be ffteel
hours and sixteen minutes in length.
Last Christmas when Mr.. George "a. CusE
man was moving into his new store, his ca
disappeared and it was supposed that che hs
been killed or stolen. Yesterday morning
however, pussy walked into the store as larg
as life, and the question is, where has she bee
all the while?
"Better strike out the bell Raging and car
non firing, and let US have quiet time viii
we are about it; the programme is not wort
go much noise; the proclamation is too gre
for the northumberland besides, there's I'll
expenser' is what the Transcript says of o
Fourth of July programme. Lots of peor
are of the same opinion in regard to t
matter.