The Portland daily press., 1884-07-08

Fine day yesterday and cooler, Mercury $50
att q. M, 73o at noon, 100 at sunset; wind
northwest
DR.. Gordon's steamer, the Westphalia, will
sail July Oath.
The Portland Railway Company lost a valu-
able horse by collie yesterday.
The members of the fire depar tment are
having their badges replated.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Harry L. Max
cy takes place in Gardiner this afternoon.
The Portland Ministerial Club will make an
excursion to the Cape Lights tomorrow.
DIR. Benjamin Fordyce Barker, the celebrat-
ed New York surgeon, is at the Falmouth.
The visit of Mayor Martin of Boston to his
parents in Maine, will occupy about week.
Judge Colt, who has just been appointed to
succeed Judge Lowell as Circuit Judge, is but
80 years of age.
assignee of the estate of Andrew j. Bennett,
insolvent debtor.
Mr.. @. A. Slider of Philadelphia, and Mr..
Oh. Barton of Madison, Wis, are at the
City Hotel.
The usual gospel temperance meeting will be
held at the Mission this evening, at 7.45
o'clock. All are invited.
The International Steamship Company have
removed to the First National Bank building,
Rooms / and 2, 81 Exchange street.
Shepley Camp, Sons Of Veterans, of this
city, will be inspected tomorrow evening by
Assistant Inspector Snipe of Bath.
The Argus appeared in a new dress of type
yesterday, and looked as neat and attractive
as handsome young miss in ball costume.
-Four persons were baptised at Chestnut
street Methodist church, Sunday; six were adj
mitted to membership on probation, and two
by letter.
Mrs. Hannah Bailey, of Winthrop, with her
son, brother and sister, will sail for Europe
from New York, Wednesday, Ia the Aurania
of the Cunard line.
Five participants in drunken row at Do
lan's block, last evening, were arrested by
Officers Norton, Pride, Firth and Frank. Two
Of them were women.
As an express wagon, containing barrel of
beer. was passing along Middle street, yester-
day, the barrel burst, and beer for a time fell
in perfect shower.
A horse attached to a carriage containing
Mr.. Fred Tapley, clerk for Wilson & Co., took
fright from breeching breaking, ran away
and threw Mr. Tapley ont, breaking his ankle
The Portland Railway Company carried 49,
TAI passengers on the Fourth of July; 1916
were carried on the Deering line. This is the
largest days work on record for the company.
Mrs. DR.. Pudor, Mr. Adolph Pudor and Mr..
II. e. Oxnard take passage at j. L. Farmers
agency by the Hamburg American Company
T.au T,1Ix,
9th.
Rear Commodore D. Hall Rice and the
guests Of the yacht White Cap, Hull Yacht
Club, are at the Falmouth and Preble Houses.
The owner and guests of the Nimbus are at
the Falmouth.
Members of the First Free Baptist Society
held a meeting at the Plymouth church last
evening, to arrange matters in regard to the
sittings OF the church and the future progress
OF the society.
At meeting of the 1-1029th Maine Regi-
ment Association at Grand Army Hall last
svening, it was voted to dedicate the new
building on Long Island, Wednesday, Aug.
9th. A large attendance is expected.
Rev. J. W. and Mrs. Bashford, of Chestnut
street church, leave for a brief trip to the
West In few days. They will attend the
meeting of the National Association of Teach
srs, to be held at Madison, Wis, the latter
part Of this month.
1t is stated that Mr.. Blaine has accepted the
invitation to q banquet extended to him joint.
ly by the Middesex, Massachusetts, Norfolk
and Essex clubs, of Boston, and that the BAN
quet will take place in September, in Music
Hall or To uauil oil in tbof n;f
The challenge shoot for the Ligowski medal,
which should have come off yesterday between
the Willards and the Bethel Gun Club, did
not come off, as the Bethels withdrew the
challenge. 1t is probable the latter club will
renew the challenge, and the shoot take
place next Friday.