The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-26
Brief lettings.

By the runaway of MIR. F. Stevens horse
yesterday his carriage was broken.
The Argus, yesterday, hoisted handsome
new Hancock and English flag.
The Portland Band concert was postponed
to this evening.
AT the meeting of the Citizens Relief Soci-
ETY. last evening, seven new members were
admitted.
Temperance meeting tomorrow at the
Abyssinian church. Good speakers will be
present.
Capt. 7. J. Thompson, of Scotland. will
speak at the temperance meeting at Preble
Chapel tomorrow evening.
The fourteenth anniversary of the Williston
Sunday School will take place tomorrow even
ing at Z o'clock.
The second anniversary Of the Gospel Mis-
sion Sunday School will be observed at 7.3O
o'clock tomorrow evening with appropriate
exercises.
Mrs. Hunt Morgan will preach on Sunday
June Y, at Prides Corner at 2:30 p. M, and
at the Bradley's church at 7:3O p. m.
Yacht Clarence with party of ladies ON
board, is detained at Fort Popham on account
of fog.
Next Sunday is the one set apart by the
General Conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, to be observed as Temperance
Sunday.
An engraving representing the reception of
the Marquis of Lorne at Halifax, in the win
dow of Stubs Brothers, on Temple street, at
tracts much attention.
Plymouth Church observes Children's Sun
day tomorrow. Rev. Mr.. Clark breaches in
the morning, and in the evening the anniver-
sary exercises of the Sunday School occurs.
The goth of July is the time fixed for the
rendezvous of the North Atlantic squadron in
this harbor.
There was an outrageously sickening odor on
Commercial street, throughout great part OF
Its length, Thursday and Friday. Some said
it was the docks at low water, but the same
odor was present yesterday at high water
About twenty students from Russell's Col.
legiate and Commercial Institute at New Hav-
en-, Conn, will arrive here on the steamer
Eleanora to-day, ON a vacation. They will re-
turn Monday.
MIR. John M. Stevens, one OF the census
enumerators from Ward 1, Portland, yesterday,
filed his list at the Office of the clerk of courts
He will be there on Thursday and Friday OF
next week to make such corrections in the list
as are necessary.
The Governor and Council have granted a
pardon to Michael Corliss, of Portland, con-
vict in the State prison for the crime of theft,
on account of his being victim of consump-
ton.
Plymouth Church will tomorrow observe
Children's Sunday. The pastor will preach to
the children in the morning and in the even
ing there will be Sabbath School concert in
the church. Contributions of flowers may be
sent to the vestry this afternoon.
The Temperance Union hold their regular
meeting tomorrow evening at Congress Hall,
commencing at 7.3O o'clock. The meeting
will be addressed by A. J. Chase and Elliot
King, Esq. All are cordially invited
To-day will be "All healing Day. at Old Or
chard. and tickets will be sold at low rates
over the Boston and Maine, as can be seen else
where. The observation cars will also run on
the Old Orchard Beach railroad.
Fletcher & Littlefeld open the first clam
bake for the merchants, at Long Island this
afternoon. Steamer Gaelic will leave the
end of Custom House wharf at $50. The bake
will be opened on the arrival of the boat
N. Mcleod of Tully, New York, will preach
for the Disciples Of Christ in Mercantile Libra
ry Hall, Harrington Block, Congress street.
Lords Day, June 9th, at 1880 and 7.3O
O'Clock.