The Portland daily press., 1882-07-22

Bright and pleasant yesterday. Mercury CO.
at sunrise, 76o at noon, 720 at sunset; Wind
south and west.
The plague of flies is upon us.
Eureka Base Ball Club IS, Yarmouths 8.
Last night the police seized barrel of beer
on Fore street.
The horse railroad company are laying their
new rails on Commercial street.
DIR. Bosworth of Boston will supply the pull
pit at the Free Street church on Sunday.
A new floor has been put into Machigonne
engine house,
The police seized six barrels of beer in the
old printers exchange yesterday.
Sargent, Dennison & Co., have received the
contract to furnish the Jail with coal for this
year.
There will be an adjourned meeting OF the
Longfellow Statue Association held at the al
dermens room at o'clock this afternoon.
The Canadian Pacific claims to be grading
three miles of road bed per diem.
The Eastern Yacht Club will sail from Bos-
ton for Portland today and will probably ar
rive in our harbor Sunday.
Yacht Torment Captain Davis is in the har-
Dor, and her party is stopping at the Falmouth
Hotel
The usual ladies' temperance meeting will be
held at the Mission thisevening at las o'clock.
All are invited.
The back of Smith s. Cages store in Thom-
as Block has bulged owing to the weight of
-four in the building.
Many fish barrels are shipped at Belfast for
Portland and for Boothbay. Fishing is very
very good this season and prices high.
At ameeting of the Directors of the Portland
Rolling Mills yesterday semi-annual diyi-
dend was declared, payable August list.
Mr.. T. G. Hersey received despatch yester-
day from Captain Abbey of Revenue Steamer
Woodbury., at Rockland, saying he had found
the Gates and towed her to Rockland.
The sail down the bay in one of the Forest
City Steamboat Company's boats with Chan
dler's band discoursing sweet music, should
catch the crowd this afternoon.
Mrs. A. D. Brown lost a valuable shawl from
her carriage yesterday forenoon, having left
the team for a few moments to do an errand.
Officer McCallum last night recovered it.
The illustrated catalogue Of Lasell Seminary
IS a model of typographical aud artistic beau
ty No seminary for young women is doing
more thoroughly good practical work than this
and no school is more thoroughly equipped
Don't forget the grand sacred concerts to be
given in the grove at Lake Sebago by Chan
dler's band tomorrow at IL a, m. and 8 p. M,
Trains viii leave at $50 a. m. and 130 p. m.
and return at $50 p. m.
Rev. S. f. Pearson will preachsat the Free
Baptist Church, Scarboro tomorrow at 10 IL
a. m. Praise meeting at p. M Prayer and
testimony service at 1-2'p. m. All are in
vited.
The Young Mems Christian Association will
hold their third open-air gospel meeting on Fore
street, near the Custom House, on Sunday at
o'clock p. m. An address will be delivered
by Geo. D. Lindsay, pastor of Congress street
NJ &. Church.
The flame of a lamp burning in the store Of
E. r. Dyer on York street Thursday evening,
in some way ran down into the lamp and ex-
plooed throwing the burning oil areunds in
most dangerous manner. Fortunately the fire
was extinguished without any serious dam
age.
Important Improvements are nov in progress
along the line of the European and North
American Railway. One thousand tons of
steel rails are being put down as rapidly as pos
sible, the road bed is receiving. new ballast
where needed aud several thousand new ties
are being put into place.
The Cumberland Association of CoDgrega-
tional ministers will go on an excursion to
White Head, Monday, July oath if the wealth
er is favorable. All members and friends are
cordially invited. Steamer Express leaves
Custom House Wharf at and 1880 a. m.
Returning leaves the island at 1920, 2.2O and
$40 p. m.