The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-06-10
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Brief .Nnffinga.

Warm yesterday, with strong, cool breeze
from the Southwest. Mercury $50 at sunrise,
75o at neon, 73o at sunset
TneSherifs are changing their room in City
Building and moving up stairs.
Capt Dean viii take the Woodbury. on to
the Eastport station to-day.
The Continental Drum Corps will remember
the call for the meeting tonight.
Hon. Edmund Wilson of Thomaston is stop
ping at the Falmouth Hotel.
The Disciples of Christ will move from Viii
hston Chapel to Browns Block.
The Grattaus will make their annual excur-
sion Wednesday, not Thursday.
Capt. G. II Chase viii probably be nomin-
ated presidential electur by the Democrats
at Bidaeford today.
The Portland Reds OF this city and Citizens
of Biddeiord will play an exhibition game of
ball in the later city tomorrow.
The doctors assembling, and the three
days session of the Maine Medical Association
will commence to-day.
The Episcopal Diocesan Convention will
commence its annual session at st. Luke's
Cathedral to-day
The hearing in the Andrews case before
Judge Haskell was called for to-day, but the
Judge is holding court at Alfred.
Large numbers of our citizens visited the
islands yesterday, and the steamers of the
Forest City line were loaded nearly every trip,
Capt. Hamilton received word Saturday that
the sea had broken off the stern of the wrecked
steamer City of Portland.
The Kennard Bros. have just purchased a
valuable pair Of bay horses from Mr.. W. l..
Robbins of this city.
Mr.. FL. q. Wright Of Boston, former Port
land boy, is on visit to this city. He claims
the checker championship of New England.
Bishop Healy will to-day celebrate the thir-
tieth anniversary of his ordination to the
priesthood.
The Maine Central-new branch-will be
open to Ellsworth Monday next, and to Bar
Harbor June 23d, and trains will run regularly
on and after those dates.
Manager N. D. Winslow of the Greenwood
rink has secured the services of Mr.. Henry
Hammet, formerly connected with the Biiou,
as an aid at the island rink this Summer.
Two teams collided yesterday afternoon at
the corner of Congress and Elm streets. One
of the teams, said to belong to W. c. Sawyer
& Co., was damaged to the extent Of $50.
Justice Gray of the U. S. Supreme Court
and party went East last night on the steamer
of the International line on their way to
Grand Lake Stream, on fishing tour.
Captain Russell Glover has been detached
from the Dallas and ordered to the Stevens at
NewberDe, N. G. Lieut.. Slamm will COM
mand the Dallas until Capt Glover's successor
is appointed.
Mr.. W. e. Gould will erect an elegant blick
residence on the site of his present home on
State street. Mr.. Stevens is drawing the
plans.
The Fourth of July Committee held another
meeting last night It was decided to decor
ate the old and new City Halls, and to appro-
pirate $25 for game of lawn tennis
Mrs. Sarah Bradbury of New Gloucester has
left 5000 each to the Maine General Hospital
and Maine Missionary Society, and 500 to the
First Congregational Society, New Glouces-
ter.
Saturday evening a Mrs. Garvin, an elderly
lady. residing near the corner of State and
Congress streets, fell down a flight of stairs.
breaking her hip. She has been taken to the
hospital.
The Portland Light Infantry have received
their new fatigue caps from the headquarters
of the State militia. The caps are made Of
dark blue cloth, similar to the Mcclellan STYLE.
with straight visor, while ON the top is a red
star, denoting the First Regiment.