The Portland daily press., 1882-07-26
Brief lettings.

Hot weather continues. Mercury at dawn
yesterday 66o, at a. m. ,740 in the city and 700
at Peaks Island; $50 at noon; $50 to 500 at p.
m: 7So to SOP at sunset; wind southwest.
The Bar picnic comes off at the Ocean House
to-day.
Casco Five was out playing on Cumberland
Street yesterday.
We have received from W. E. Chandler the
Folio for August.
Tomorrow the Straight Greenbs ckers will
hold their county convention in Portland
Isaac Gee, an employe of the Crank Trunk,
broke one of his great toes yesterday by an
arch-brick falling on it.
The 9Th annual faith convention at Old
Orchard will open Thursday morning at 1890
o'clock.
The 47th annual meeting of the New Jeru-
salem church in Maine will be held in Frye
burg August Goth and 9th.
Mr. Hamilton, the Portland submarine
diver, is now engaged in examining the berth
of the B. g. B. S. S. Co. g steamers at Bangor
There is a petition at the Exchange, adj
dressed to Congress, for revival of the ship
ping interest of Maine.
Ferry Village has got a band of twenty-five
musicians organized and Mr., j. Cole will com
mence their instruction next Tuesday.
The Lewiston Zouaves will take with them
"a military dinner of baked beans, on their ex-
cursion to Portland Harbor next Thursday.
One of the city street employees was taken
with a sunstroke yesterday on Commercial
street and had to be carried to his home.
The Aged Brotherhood have basket picnic
A.
& Maine station at s. IS and 1925 a. m.
The police made seizure at Peter Days
on India street, one at Martin Flaherty's on
Centre street, and third at cellar opposite
Flaherty's, yesterday.
A conductors punch was found under the
grating of the sidewalk near the post office
yesterday and can be had by calling on the
janitor of the post office building.
Schooner yacht America is on her way
here with her owner, Gen. B. f. Butler, &C.
companied by Paul Butler, Lanier Dunn and
Miss FL. FL. Heard.
To-day St. Paul's church and Sunday
School will go on their annual picnic to Echo
Point, leaving Custom House wharf at 845 a.
m.
DIR. Woodbury. has plans of the state rooms
in steamer City of Richmond, under special
charter for the Lewiston party, on the excur-
sion to Mr.. Desert Friday.
There was a small fire in house beyond
behring's bridge yesterday morning in a tene-
ment occupied by Albert Frost. The fire was
confined to a bed in which it caught, from
some cause unknown.
The grand celebration of the grangers OF
Maine at Maranonook has been postponed un-
til September 7th. A distinguished speaker,
hereafter to be announced, will address the
meeting.
Officers Merrill and McCallum gathered in
one Conroy who attempted to fight the officers
last night, and who, it is reported, gave Mer-
rill bad blow in the face. 1t is said the Off
GERS notwithstanding Conroy actions, behaved
very we'll in the arrest.
Mrs. Susan Cloudman, 70 years DID, started
from Gorham, a day OR two since, from No.
Brookline avenue, Roxbury, via boat to Port
land and train from this city to Boston. Her
name is on the books of the steamboat, but the
old ladyhas not yet arrived at her destination,
and her friends are anxious for her safety.
Last Saturday afternoon match game of
lawn tennis for an engraved cup, was played
by Messrs. George f. Ncyes aud b. K Long
fellow. Mr. Noyes took the cup by winning
the first two sets. The game was well played
on both sides. Mr.. EEL. B. Prindle umpired for
Mr.. Iongfellow, and Mr.. f. F. Carpenter for
Mr.. Noyes.
The United States training steamer May
flower Lieutenant Commander j. H Craig,
having on board class of 30 cadet engineers,
ia taking the annual summer practice cruise
The class is in charge of Passed Assistant
T. ineer r. W. MiIligan and Assistant En-
eiaeer George B. Ransom, instructors, and
will probably visit Portland.