The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-07-17
Rrief lettings.


Showery yesterday Mercury indicated 600
at sunrise, $50 at noon, $40 at sunset, wind
west and south.
Today the Knights of Pythias will have
grand excursion to Lake Maranocook.
The deputy marshas' room 1T the police sta
ton is being repaired.
The Casco street schoolhouse 10 being re-
modelled.
Judge j. B. Rsdman left for his home in
Ellsworth, on the Pullman last evening.
Rev. G. F. Penney of Augusta, at the Maine
General Hospital for treatment, is improving
in health.
Thomas A. Donahue, OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company of this city, has accepted
q position at Winchester, Mass.
Bishop Healy is building cottage on Little
Diamond Island.
The sheriffs yesterday forenoon Captured
beer, whiskey, and rum under store on Fore
street.
Tomorrow, large excursion from Dover
will visit Peaks Island. The steamer Forest
City will take them at State street wharf.
Mrs. Mary E. Brimmer of the V alley View
House, Peaks Island, cut her hand severely
yesterday morning, with piece of tin.
Hon. R. B. Dunn, OF Watervle, and f. FL
Drew, of Lewiston, were at the Falmouth
Hotel yesterday.
Mr.. W. X. Staples, the well-known carpen-
ter, is very i'll from congestion of blood vessel
in the head.
Mr.. Eaton Shaw, the ex-State liquor agent
is lying very i'll at his residence on Danforth
street.
DR.. Il. A. Lamb, Of this city, returned home
yesterday from Dedham, Mass, where he had
been called on professional bust ness.
There will be meeting of the Republican
club of Ward 4 this evening at O'Clock. All
Republicans of the Ward are invited.
The lasters of this city have founded union
to regulate prices and for the same purposes as
like trades unions are formed.
The Portland Steam Packet Co. are moving
their building with their offices, to the west
side of the wharf.
"On the Truckee river in the Sierra Neva-
das," j. Fearneigh Montague's new picture in
Stubbs' window on Congress street, attracted
great attention yesterday.
The matters have commenced to close their
stores at seven o'clock in the evening. They
will continue to do SO through July and Aug
ust.
Hons. Josiah H. Drummond and Joseph A.
Locke will deliver addresses at Republican
flag raising in Biddeford this evening, says the
Times.
At a meeting of Lopgfellow Lodge last eve
ming, Past Chancellor Thomas G. Loring pre-
sented Chancellor Ira S. Locke with mag
nifcent jewel. Mr.. Locke, though somewhat
taken by surprise, responded with feeling.
The Transcript US .'from Diamond Island
the seals can be aeen disporting in the inner
bay with their you < around them, forming a
very pretty picture. One white seal has been
SEEM"
pointed Hon. Josiah Ell. Drummond as repre-
sentative to the Supreme Lodge, Knights of
Pythias, of the world vice c. Fred Bragg, re-
siSed.
AtaG Mcdonald, instructor of the Port
lan,n slrt League, is spending few weeks at
Hollis, Me-. with class of ladies sketching.
He is painstakipg in his teaching, and careful
in his work, and bids fair to make name for
himself.
Mr.. Dewitt has received information that
the Century company drawings will be here in
a few days. They will be on exhibition at the
Art rooms as soon as MONDAY and possibly be-
fore. The catalogue shows several noted
names and without doubt the exhibition will
prove of great interest TO patrons of art.
Score one for Tom Reed John p Grant.
brave and efficient member of the 1st Maine
cavalry, who has been receiving a pension of
Sc a month, has, through the personal atten-
ton of Hon. 7. B. Reed, baen enabled to Sc
cure the addition OF "a per month. He de-
serves it and the voters If the FIRST District
ought to know that Mr.. Reed looks after the
minutest matter brought to his notice.-Bidde-
ford Journal.