The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-07-04
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
How it will be Celebrated in the Vicinity
of Portland.


of Portland.
To-day is Independence Day. In this city
the holiday will be observed very quietly, no
appropriations having been made by the Guy.
The public offices, banks, ETC., will be closed
the bells will be rung a half hour ut sunrise,
noon and sunset, and tho Artillery will fire sa-
lutes Those of our citizens who desire Will
90 to other cities for amusement, unless they
take in the Island Ward
The Brown Light Artillery will give jan sx-
hbition drill at the Oaks at noon to-day and
also at 7.15 p. m.
The gallery of fins paintings exhibited in the
Motley Block, for the benefit of the Portland
Society of Art, will be open all day to-day
AT Peaks Island there will be two days cell
ebfation, and we repeat the programme.
JULY FOURTH.
6am-Parade of fantasies
$50 a. m.-Single oar working boats for casn
$50 a. m.-Boys' race in punts. Prizes-$3, 81
loa. m.-Ladies' single oar boats. Przes.-lst,
pair of silver plated bouquet holders; 3D. silye,
mug; Sd, napkin ring. ~
1910 a m.-Misses' single oar boats open TO AL
under fifteen years of age same prize as in ladies
race.
1915 a. m.-Water bicycle against single oar
working boats.
I'll a. m.-Tub race, open to the world Prizes
l13o a. m-Fishing boat race.
1.45 a. m.-Gr6nd parade OF the Portland blcy-
Gle Club on Island avenue.
Literary exercises in the afternoon at o'clock
promptly, to be opened with prayer by Rev T,l MI
May or Charles f. Libby, who will deliver an ad-
dress to be followed by ballad by Mrs. Greenwood;
Mouon Esq sons Miss Georgia. kaSa s
dress by Hon. Israel Washburn, Jr.i reading BY
Mrs. A. W. Smith, song by Miss Eta Sterling; al ID
P. Beals; song by Gertie Greenwood; reading by
David Moulton, Esd; ball ad BY Miss Eta Sterling;
presentation sf prizes in the boat races by Judge
At D. mMBand concert BY Peaks Island Cor
net Band closing with grand DISPLAY OF fire works
and illumination OF cottages.
JULY FIFTH.
$50 a. m.-Boat race between the first prizes in
the girls and misses races of the 4th for pair OF
silver mounted napkin rings
10 a. m.-Swimming match. Prizes-lst, 80;
1880 a. m.-Military parade by the High School
II a. m.-Target shoot by the Cadets, and in the
afternoon grand regatta open to all yachts the
course to be in full view from Peaks Island prizes
gold medal, marine clock, barometer and spy
glass.
The Young Dirigos and Butler School Clubs
will play math game of base ball on the Wes-
tern Promenade this afternoon.
From three O'Clock, until seven, on the
Fourth, the ladies of the Womsn's Christian
Temperance Union of Portland will be happy
to receive their friends at the old Broad Tav-
ern and serve them with strawberries and
cream, cake and milk.
ENTRIES FOR THE REGATTA.
The following entries for the regatta at
T,lo T,Ir EtL 1oJ h~o 40 10,
9 a. m. last evening.
SECOND GLASS.
sloop Tempus, Vice Commodore Gould, Portland
sl0op Twilight, Captain W. H. Charlton. Portland
sloop Caseo, Captain E. L. soule, Portland Yacht
Club.
sloop Leila, Captain Bacon, Portland Yacht Club.
Sloop Vim, Captain Peters, Portland Yacht Club.
Cat-rg Clarence, Captain b. III. Jones, Portland
sloop Lizzie, Captain Chester johnson, Biddeford
THIRD CLASS.
SIoop Flirt, Captain Rufus Waite, Portland
zach Club.
sioop George, Captain Jellison, Biddeford
sloop Memo, Captain Pillsbury, Biddeford Yacht
Club.
sIoop No Name, Captain 6. Il. cloaves, Biddeford
The Portland yaoht CUBS yachts will prob
ably enter to-day, and the prospect is these
races will be of unusual interest. The regatta
will be entertained by Captain
Thomas L. Kimball, of tho yacht Marie, at his
Peaks Island cottage.
Aliens Corner.
This enterprising village not wishing to be
outdone by its neighbors will, under the aus
pieces of Maple Lodge l. o. of G. T., celebrate
the Fourth in manner worthy the day.
There viii be a parade of Fantasies in the
morning at five o'clock, over the following
route: Down Main to Ocean, thence to Wood
ford's up Pleasant to Stevens Plains Avenue,
down the Avenue to Morrill's Corner, through
Falmouth to Aliens Corner, where the ranks
will be broken. At ten o'clock the Deering
Zouaves will parade; at eleven exercises in
Smiths grove, music, singing, and Grafton by
Fred Durham, Esq The afternoon will be
devoted TO &c leral amusements; at one p. m.
picnic dinner.
Mr.. James Driscoll, champion six miles Pc
destrian, will be present and give an exhibition
of his power in this line.
In the evening an individual prize drill by
members of the Zouaves will take place in Alb
bolt Hall.
Cumberland.
The celebration of Independence Day to-day
will consist of an Grafton and reading of the
Declaration of Independence at Warren church
parade of fire companies and secret societies,
a collation. at tho grove, a six mile go-as-you-
please pedestrian contest, sack race, three leg
ged race, potato race and band concert
Cape Elizabeth
AT Cape Elizabeth there will be grand pa
rade of fantasies in the morning. 1t is ex-
pected there will be 200 in line. In the even
ing there will be a celebration and entertain
ment in Seaside Hall conducted by the yonng
people of the North Church.