The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-06-28
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Cool and bright yesterday. Mercury 560 at
sunrise, GO at noon and 6So at sunset; wind
south, southeast.
The outside force at the Custom House has
been badged, including weighers, gaugers and
inspectors, with bronze badges.
Henry Wade, an employe of the Portland
Company, broke two fingers yesterday morn
ing, heavy shaft falling on his hand.
Dirigo Assembly, Knights of Labor, has re-
Gently added largely to its membership aud
will shortly establish benefit fund.
The Society of Christian Endeavor at the
First Baptist church in this city has now 100
members.
A heavy log got stuck across the Maine Cen
trail track Tuesday on the road near the New
Gloucester station. Unsvailing efforts were
made to move the log and to stop the approach
ing noon passenger train. The engine pushed
the log aside. No harm was done.
Woodford's Congregational Sunday school
and society will go on picnic to Higgins,
Beach Friday.
The grand opening of the Old Orchard Rol-
Ter Rink will come off next Tuesday el ening.
We are requested to urge the advisability OF
stopping the steam whistling which has become
q nuisance nights. Correspondents state tue
nuisance is becoming unbearable.
correspondent thinks licensing a dog
doesn't prevent his biting, and that the dog
should not be allowed off the owner premises
without he is accompanied by a responsible
person, who shall have him in leading strings.
Such is the London regulation.
The gross earnings of the Eastern for May
increased more than $1,000 over the correspond
ing month of last year.
The island season has fairly begun. Al
ready four or five pleasure steamers are run
ming in our harbor and cottagers are taking
possession of their summer residences. There
are already seventeen cottages ON Little Dia-
mond Island and five are building on Great
Diamond, one each by Messrs. Seth L. LARA
bee, S. r. Lyford, II. W. Noyes, James p.
Baxter and E. Fl. Elwell. The Diamond Is
land Association is also building a restaurant
A number of new cottages are also going up on
Peaks Island.
The Maine Historical Society has taken steps
to secure the 500 letters from persons of note
who subscribed toward the bust OF Longfellow
placed in Westminster Abbey. The collection
is very valuable one, and the native city of
the poet is the proper depository for them.
Capt. Geo. E. Brown has charge of the plac-
ing of inscriptions on historical sites for the
Fourth of July. The localities made memora BILE
by events in the early history of the town, the
birthplaces of distinguished Portlandsrs, and
other ancient buildings of interest, will thus
be marked for the benefit of the rising genera
ton.
-Four crews have entered for the four cared
race in working boats on the Fourth.
An alarm of fire between II and O'Clock
yesterday called the western portions of the
fire department. to the Danphy block of ood-
en- houses ct Gorham's Corner. The fire did
not amount to anything. The damage was
trifiing
Stephen Phinney, an elderly gentleman, who
drives bread cart, was taken with tit while
driving bis team on Pearl street yesterday
forenoon, and fell from his team. He was
quite badly hurt and was taken to his home on
Alder street.
There were several arrests Tor drunkenness,
two for ARRAY and two for drunkenness and
disorder pulled in last evening.
That wildcat shot by Mr.. Stone, OF Young
& Stone, the well known apothecaries at the
head of Green street, has been stuffed and
mounted and grins at passers-by from a win
dow OF the store.
At the meeting of the Maine Central direc-
tors yesterday the question of the purchase of
the Sandy River road did not come up. Only
routine business was transacted.
There was lively shower last evening
The alarm of fire from box Is last night was
caused. by the burning out of chimney on
Fore street. No damage.