The Portland daily press., 1879-07-04
Brief lettings.

Very hot yesterday. Mercury go at sun
rise. $50 to 92o-according to different Their
mometers-at noon; wind west. There was
shower at p. m.
The Second Parish Sunday school will make
an excursion to Alfred, Wednesday, July 9th.
The class of 70 of the High School will
make its excursion on Saturday, at a M,
from Custom House wharf.
Fletcher will open one of his famous clam
bakes July 4th, at 4.30 p. M, at Higgins
Beach.
The steamer Henrietta took the ladies of the
Art Club down to Chebeague Island the other
day to see the camera obscura.
The Ancient Brothers Lodge, I. o. O.. F.,
held very pleasant public installation of its
officers last evening.
The train over the Grand Trunk from Mon
treal was delayed two hours yesterday waiting
for the Quebec train.
1t was Burnhams orchestra, not Chambers,
which furnished the music for the High School
reception Wednesday evening.
Mr.. John Lawler, Grand Trunk ticket agent,
has lost very valuable spaniel dog, and would
like to have the finder return it.
j. III. and F. I'll. Hartford, merchants of
Ferry Village, are quite extensively engaged
in putting up favoring extracts and syrups.
Pullman palace car now goes through
from Gorham, n. H., to Norwich, Conn, via
the Grand Trunk and Rochester railroads.
The bankers and brokers' offices will be
closed on Friday and Saturday, July 4th and
9Th
The steamer Florence will make an excur-
sion in the bay this afternoon, leaving Port
land Pier at 2 o'clock.
man named Pike, hailing from Augusta,
was arrested last night for having $40 worth of
revenue stamps on his person he could not sat
isfactorily account for.
VIM. Allen, Jr. has received and forwarded
subscriptions to the amount of $50, for the
relief of the widows and orphans of Glouces-
ter.
A lady writes that the lecture of DR.. Thos.
Blanchard given to ladies only, last Tuesday,
were very instructive, and advises all married
ladies to attend next Tuesday.
little daughter of George Waterhouse
was hit on the head and severely hurt by a
croquet ball thrown bya careless boy few
days ago.
Wednesday, the appointment of Thomas E.
Donahue, Esq, of this city, as trustee of the
Reform School was confirmed.
Wednesday afternoon the timbers of a small
wooden bridge over Sticky river, beyond Lake
Sebago on the Portland & Ogdensburg road,
took fire from passing train.
1t is proposed to connect Cape Elizabeth,
Fort Preble and Peaks Island with Portland
by telegraph, and company is to be formed
for that purpose.
There will be social prayer meeting at the
rooms of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, Congress, corner of Elm street, to-mor-
row at 10 a. m. and Is p. m.
Deacon Andrew Kicker of Baldwin Corner,
who is well known in Cumberland county,
dropped dead Wednesday evening in his
house, after having worked all day in his
shop.
The fire alarm last night was caused by
wire breaking on the circuit, from the heat
probably, and the ratchet which catches the
weight ON the Williston bell failed to catch the
weight and the striker kept striking until the
weight ran down.
The Fourth of July celebration commenced
last night about ten o'clock, as it probably re-
quires number of special policemen to en-
force proclamation. The regular night force
did all they could to stop the banging of guns
and fire-crackers