The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-06-06
Brief .IoIIings.

Cooler yesterday. The wind was chilly from
the east. Mercury indicated go at SUNRISE
$40 at noon, 600 at sunset.
There were $4,000 pounds of fresh fish land
ed here Wednesday.
The steamer Emita was taken over to the
Cape yesterday and had speed wheel put on.
The Headlight" the weekly paper pub
lished by the Straight Greenbackers, has sus-
pended.
The Fourth of July committee will hold
their final meeting tonight at the Aldermen's
room.
The name of Edward buddy was accident
ally omitted from the list of Democratic dele
gates to the District Convention from Ward 2.
the Grand Trunk shops at Gorham, it is re-
ported, will be shut down on the 18th inst,
for one month.
The Light Infantry will go on their excur-
sion to Bath today. The train will leave the
Maine Central station at a. m. sharp.
The police MADE two seizures yesterday, one
at place run by George jackson and the
other at a spot where the owners of the liquors
were unknown.
At T. J. Lonney's drug store on Middle
street may be seen sea fan, found near
Peaks Island, twenty feet below the surface
of the water, by Capt. George Matthews.
Mr.. Alfred Stevens, who resides at Wood
fords' and works for Stevens, Smart & Dun
ham, burnt his eyes quite badly Wednesday
with hot solder.
A banquet has been rendered to the mem
bers of the new Thatcher Post, G. A R.,
at their new hall, No. 100 Exchange street,
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The Alice, the new steamer which will run
to Little Chebesgue the present season, made
trip yesterday and pleased her owners. She
will accommodate 100 passengers.
Mr.. Alden j. Blethen, late business manager
of the Kansas City journal and former resi-
dent Of Portland, has been presented by the
Journal compositors with handsome and
costly silver water service.
Mr.. Joseph Tyler and lady were thrown
from their carriage on Exchange street yester-
day BY collision with a heavy team. The
lady was badly bruised but not seriously in
jured.
The New England and Acadia Steamship
Company find they cannot wait the arrival
at Bucksport of the Maine Central evening
trains on the days they leave there so that
passengers must leave Portland the night be-
fore the day of sailing.
The United States steamer Woodbury. ar.
rived here from Eastport at 8 p. m. Captain
Dean, formerly of the Hamilton of Philadel-
phia arrived yesterday and will take charge of
the Woodbury.. Captain Abbey is at Wash
ington on special business.
Samuel Rounds, the forger, was taken to the
State prison at Thomaston yesterday. A
short time after he had gone a telegram was
ceived at the Jail from Judge Libbey, ordering
him to be held here as q writ of error had been
granted. Probably Rounds will be taken back
to the jail shortly.
A large number of the friends and relatives
OF the late Deputy Sheriff Hall of Windham
attended his funeral at his home at that town
yesterday, among who were Judge Bonney,
A. f. Gerrish, Esq, Sheriff True, Deputies
Sargent, Chenery and Chute, and B. F. Stone,
deputy clerk of courts.
At the meeting at Montreal of the secreta-
ries of the Young Mems Christian Association,
June 11th-16th, Mr.. FL. P. Winter of this
city will attend. Mr.. V. Richard Foss of
Woodfords and Mr.. Henry f. Merrill of this
city will visit the conference with q view of
entering the work as secretaries at some fu-
ture date, should the way providentially open.
The Maine delegation will leave this city on
the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad Tues
day, June 10Th.