The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-06-30

Saturday was very hot Mercury 100 at sun
RISE S6o at noon, 800 at sunset. There were
heavy showers, with wind squall, in the
evening, and yesterday was cool with an east
wind
Stars II, Clippers6.
Bowdoins 90, Colbys IL.
The sea serpent evidently hangs about the
neighborhood of Portland.
There were seven deaths recorded with the
City Clerk the past week.
The Catholic diocese of Portland has IS
Canadian churches and II priests.
Rev. Mr.Hayden delivered the baccalaureate
sermon at Westbrook Seminary yesterday.
The Maine Pharmaceutical Association
have decided upon Sept. 18th as the day for
their excursion.
The value of foreign exports the past week
was $17 ,2Ci65, and there was 404, 259 feet long
lumber exported.
Munjoy Lodge, X. of p, elect officers to-
night The matter of the coming parade in
September will come up.
A man named Wallace, who was employed
about the grounds of Hon. j. B. Brown, was
Frustrated by the heat Saturday.
At the last meeting of the Citizens Mutual
Relief, six new members were added to the
roll, which now numbers 1888.
The Greenbackers open their campaign in
this city this week with speech in Congress
Hall, Thursday night by Moses Hull.
Portland Lodge of Masons are contemplate
ing grand excursion with their families and
friends accompanied by band of music.
The India street Universalist Sunday School
nd 4v will lya fhnr animal aypursiou
to the islands July 4, on the steamer Florence.
The Sun says the Dennison Paper Manufac-
turing Co. of Mechanic Falls have failed. Liza
bilities supposed to be something over $780,
600.
AT ameeting of the Greenback County Com
mittee it was voted to hold their county con-
vention in this city, Aug. 9TH, in Reception
Hall.
A dog created q sensation by rushing into
the boarding house corner Oak and Spring
streets, Saturday, but plucky youth killed
him.
The cutters in the shoe mandatory of John
Macnair of Lynn, started on cruise Saturday
on board the schooner Lila Bell, Capt. L. J.
Hamlin, for Portland.
The third and fourth classes of the Cumber-
land street Grammar School, accompanied by
their teachers, made an excursion to Cush-
ings island in the Mary W. Libby, on Satur-
day.
The religious interest continues at the rooms
of the Young Mems Christian Association,
several having confessed Christ during the
week. Mr.. Henry B. Smith will conduct the
services this week.
A fac fraip will no fba Grand PM L
railway to-day calculated to perform the trip
from Montreal to Portland, distance of 800
miles, in ten hours, stopping twenty minutes at
Island Pond for inspection of baggage.
Casco Street Free Baptist Sabbath School
excursion July 4th, at Little Hog Island, will
afford an opportunity for ADJUSTMENTS in base
and foot ball, croquet, ring toss, &c. Provis-
on has been made for an excellent tlha.
On and after today mails for the West Will
close at S15 a. m, 1870 and 9p. M; for Port
land and Ogdensburg at 7.30 a. m, and II m.
for Portland and Rochester at and 11.45 a
M; for Grand Trunk road at a. M and 1.3(
p. m.
The Temperance Union held very interest
ing meeting at Congress Hall last night
Earnest and able addresses were made by G.
w. Murch, L. L. Durant of Montpelier, VT.
Secretary New England Reform Mems Asso
citation, and G.. L. Parker.
Travel was never larger than at the present
time to the famous seaside resorts along the
line of the Eastern road. President Phillips
and the board of directors made tour of in
spection over the road day or two since, ant
important improvements are to made imme
diately.
The well-known yacht Magic, Capt Edward
G. Neal, of the Lynn yacht club, starts on it
annual cruise next Saturday, to be gone tw'
weeks. The party will comprise William E
Neal, Charles III. Lawton, Frank E. Chandle
of Lynn, and NJ G. Guilford of Boston. The
will cruise along the coast of Massachusetts,
New Hampshire and Maine, as far as Noun
Desert.
S. r. Lyman, S. c. Andrews, d. w. True
7. f. Donahue and E. Dunn, Jr., were electe
Saturday, delegates at large to the Democrat
state convention. Tickets over the Main
Central are for sale for one fare. The Port
land delegates will try to get license planl
in the platform. A discussion arose over tn
credentials of Peter Daley, a delegate from
Ward 2, as that person had done the state ser
vice at Thomaston, and after red hot time
was decided to provide Daley with 'substi
tute.
In INsoLvENcY.-GeorgeA A. Merry was dis
charged in the Insolvent Court, Saturday, an
the petitions were filed of Daniel Daley, an
C. NJ Hunt, the latter individually, and as