The Portland daily press., 1883-07-04
Brief lettings.


TODAY BEING A LEGAL HOLIDAY NO PAPER
WILL ISSUE FROM THIS OFFICE TOMORROW.
The alarm from box II last evening was
caused by slight blaze on the roof of Mad.
dox's grocery store on India street, and extin-
guished with bucket of water.
Cooler yesterday. Mercury 70o at sunrise,
7Ss at noon, 6s0 at sunset; wind southwest and
southeast.
1t was Winthrop W., and not Manfred Nj.
Riggs, who was elected surveyor of lumber at
the City Government meeting Monday eve
ming.
We have received from Miss Eliza Osgood,
of North Yarmouth, Crescent Seeding straw
berry IA inches in circumference.
1t is Capt. Ferdinand Knight who COM
manded the E. L. Mayberry, not Capt Ferdi-
nand Mack, as published in yesterday g PRESS.
Gospel meetings will be held at the Mission
to-day July 4th at 8 o'clock a. M, $50 to $50
Am, go to $50 and 7.3o p m. All are in
vited.
The rooms of the Gospel Mission will be
kept open all day for the accommodation of
strangers in the city. All who desire a cool
placszto rest for season are invited to avail
themselves of the opportunity.
The alumni of the Normal Practice School
went on picnic to Little Chebeague Monday
The weather was fine and with croquet, lawn
tennis and other games the day passed very
pleasantly.
When Forepaugh's circus was in Portland
twelve lumbermen started from a logging
camp in New Hampshire to visit the show.
their number, both with infants in their arms.
They had to walk seven miles to take rail-
road train that started at $40 in the morning
and rode 102 miles to the scene of action at
Portland.
During the year considerable work will be
done by the department surveying the coast of
New England. The principal work, however,
will be done on the coast of Maine eastward
from Moosabec, and including Machias Bay
and approaches, in which work there can be
expended $1,000. For the examination OF the
channels between Nantucket and Monomoy
there will be available $500.
In Maine the following money is available
for harbor Improvements: Moosabec Bar i'm
provement at Jonesport $1,000; Portland har-
Dor, $1,000; and Kennebec river, S1028.S5.
Ira 7. Woodbury., of this city, has entered
his bay gelding Tom Keller in the free-for-all
race at Kansas Park, HaverhiIl, to-day.
The International Steamship Company has
invited the orphan children, Fraternity boys
and girls and members of the Old Ladies'
Home to two hours sail among the islands
Thursday afternoon, leaving Railroad wharf,
foot of State street, at 2 p. m.
George E. Brown yesterday decorated the
City Building, Market Hall, the Mayors resi-
dence, Falmouth Hotel, Lancaster Building
and other places. He has any quantity of
flags left for those wishing them.
1t is the opinion of the committee that the
statutes will be ready for the action of the
Legislature when it meets Oh the 10Th of An
gust.
There will be meeting of the Portland
Branch of the Irish National League next
Thursday evening, at 7.30 o'clock, at Irish
American Relief Association Hall, Plum
street. A general invitation to be present is
extended to all interested in the cause OF Ire
land.
Mr.. j. a. Fairbanks, the gunsmitn, of Au-
gusta, has just completed and forwarded a
wind-dial to the Mechanic Blues. The new
ciButS lOr the Ctat6 team are IN process OF
construction in the workshop of the same gem
t.eman. They are unlike anything of the kind
that has ever been seen in this vicinity. Be-
sides being wider and longer than the old
sights, the wind gauge is SO improved as to
give it much wider scope.
The examination Of teachers for the Tublic
schools took place yesterday. There were six
teen examined.
The fremont went on the limo to Boston last
night.
The Brooklyn will be locked tonight OF
Thursday morning
The Gen. Bartlett will take passengers to
view the boat race. She will make the trip to
the islands after the race is over.
There will be conyocation of the National
Woman's Christian Temperance Union at Old
Orchard Aug. Sd, 4'h and 9th. Mrs. Foster,
Mrs. Woodbridge, Mrs. Buell., Mrs. Chaplin, Of
South Carolina, Hannah Whithall Smith and
other prominent members of the society will
bs present aud address the meeting.
The Little Island Theatre will be closed dur
Ing the day, and the pleasing variety company
engaged there, under Mr.. Mortimer,s manage
ment, will appear at the Lyceum afternoon
and evening.