The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-05-22

Sunshine and fog alternating with each
other yesterday. Mercury 500 at sunrise, $50
at noon, $50 at sunset; wind southeast.
The steam launch Winona, whose arrival
was announced in yesterdays PREss, is owned
by Gen. j. M. Brown. She is 40 feet long. 10
feet beam, and will be commanded by Capt
Burns, formerly of the Ray.
The hours for keeping open the liquor agen-
cy will be $50 a. m. to 1880 p. m, and to
p. m.
A team belonging to Moses Merrill had an
axle break in Market Square yesterday morn
ing. The driver held on to the horse but a
shaft was broken in the animals effort to get
away.
There must be at least go engraved por-
traits of prominent American statesman. poll
tians, army and naval heroes, poets, authors,
ETC., on exhibition at the rooms of the Society
of Art.
We have received from Mr.. #. E. Boothby,
of the Maine Central, an elegantly printed
and illustrated pamphlet describing the pleas
ant places by the shore and in the forests Of
Quebec and the maritime provinces, published
by the Intercolunial Railway.
The evening admission tickets to the grand
fair to be held by the Saccarappa Odd Fellows
are but 20 cents. The fair continues five dayS
beginning this afternoon. Extra trains from
this city viii run this, Thursday and Satur-
day evenings
Messrs. Hodgdon Brothers arc beginning to
receive large invoices of Southern strawber
ries. The season is earlier thaa usual and
prices are very low.
N. r. Dyer's memorandum boz < and papers,
dropped by him in the street, can be found at
the Press counting-room.
The Rev. DR.. Hill stated ct the morning
service Sunday that he had been settled over
the First Parish, ten years, Saturday last being
the anniversary of his installation. He com
memoratsd the occasion Sunday by delivering
sermon that he preached thirty-seyen years
ago, the first Sunday after his installation.
Mr.. J. Hamilton, superintendent OF the
Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad, caught a
fifteen pound land-locked salmon at Lake Ses
bago recently. This is the largest land-locked
salmon that has been caught in the State for
a number of years.
Commencing yesterday, and continuing
every Tuesday and Thursday, the Maine Cen
trail will run refrigerator cars on through
freight trains between Bangor and Boston, for
the accommodation of shippers Of beef, poul-
try, eggs, butter and other perishable goods.
There will be special trains over the Portland
and Rochester, as per advertisement, to ena-
able people to attend the Odd Fellows fair at
Saccarappa, May sd, oath and 18th.
Two carriages collided at the head of Green
street yesterday afternoon, aud both we're bad
ly damaged. The occupant Of one. boy, was
thrown to the ground and somewhat bruised.
The shooting party on the pilot boat Maggie
returned Friday night, having bagged 1866
coots and old squaws, as well as various other
sea game.
There will be a gentlemen's party given a.
Williston Church vestry next Thursday even
ing and hot supper served at O'Clock.
The finder Of a bunch of keys. one, brass
switch-key marked 3. and NJ, will please ro-
turn the bunch to Boston and Maine ticket
office.
The committee on fire department WAS in
session last night, arranging for setting by
drants.
The Little Women have paid over $500 to
the Soldiers Monument Association the result
of their late fair.
Tie usual gospel temperance meeting will
be held at the Mission this evening at 7 "a
o'clock. All are invited.