The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-06-19

Warm day yesterday, but comfortable cool
breeze from the South prevailed in the after
noon. Mercury 100 at a. M, 800 at 2 p. M,
TAO at sunset.
And now the State street church and circle
will help furnish the Old Mems Home.
Mayor Treat Of Portsmouth is at the City
Hotel.
Portland Theatre will have a new set of
scenery and act-drop.
Mr.. Frank Loud lost part of the little finger
OF the right hand at Knights bung factory by
catching it in the machinery.
The Rhode Island Telephone and Electric
Co., have placed large electric clock in the
Merchants Exchange.
An excursion from Canton and towns on the
Rumford Falls railroad, will go to the islands
on the Forest City Co.'s boats June 21st
Mr.. L. j. Tullock, advance agent of the
Corinne Merrie Makers is at the United States
Hotel.
Mr.. W. FL. Thaxter will shortly erect
dwelling on Deering St., near Mellen, from de-
signs furnished by John Calvin Stevens.
Drs. Harry a. Ford and Edward 81. Trow-
bridge, recent graduates at the Maine Medical
College, have been appointed house-physicians
at the Maine General Hospital.
Rev. F. II. DuVernet of Chambly, Quebec,
and @. G. Saunders of st. Stephens N. B., WIS.,
tied the rooms of the Young Mems Christian
Association yesterday.
The Portland Cadets have extended an invi-
tation to the several military companies to par
ticipate in the escort of the Hartford City
Guard.
The Pioneers held meeting last night at
the Republican Headquarters, but adjourned
until Friday night when an election of officers
will take place.
The many friends of Capt. c. A. Abbey,
late of the q. S. cutter Woodbury. and now Of
the Grant, were glad to STE him in Portland
yesterday where he stops for few days before
assuming his new post.
There will be meeting of the First Univer-
salist Parish in the vestry this Thursday even
ing at o'clock. The pastor and the parish
committee request full attendance. The
ladies as well as gentlemen are cordially invi-
ted.
The tickets for the Portland Commandery
Pilgrimage are now ready and can be procured
OF G. j. Harrington. Staterooms can also be
procured for Sunday night on the Fall River
boat. Every Sir Knight intending to make
the trip is requested to meet at the armory this
evening.
An awning iron was carelessly left across
the sidewalk, at the corner of Congress and
Oak streets, yesterday, and Miss Mary R. Nc
Intyre of Spring street, struck her foot against
it, falling and breaking her left arm in two
places 1t was very careless way to leave the
iron.
81. Alban Commandery leave their armory
this morning at $50 o'clock over the Eastern
railroad, on a pilgrimage to Springfield, Mass,
where they will be the guests of Springfield
commandery, returning to the city Friday eve
ming. Chambers full band will accompany
them.
1t is asserted that the Grand Trunk Rail.
road Co., has practically decided to become a
member of the Esst-bound passenger pool, and
as preliminary step yesterday advanced its
round trip excursion rate between Chicago and
Portland, to $3S, the price. charged by the
trunk lines.
Mr.. M. Fl. Haley will be conductor of one of
the trains between Portland and Bar Harbor,
and L. o. Philbrook of the other. The night
trains between Bangor and Portland will be in
charge of Henry A. Whitney and Scion Ca
hill, and the day trains will be run by George
Whitney and Henry e. Judkins.
Howard Thaxter, driver TOR Geo. g. Shaw
& Co., was getting on to loaded team in front
Of the store on Middle street Tuesday, when
the horse suddenly started, throwing Mr.
Thaxter under the wheels. The wagon passed
over his left arm and left leg bruising them
badly.
Monday orning, four men happened to
meet at Senter's iewelry store, all of them ov-
or 70 years of age and two of them truly vener-
able from the length of their well-ordered and
useful lives; they were: Oliver Gsrrish, aged
8S, Rev. DR.. Chickering, 76, Alex. W. Long
fellow, 70 and Admiral Geo. Fl. Preble, U. S.
N, 70.
Presidant Wescott, OF the Portland Water
Company, informs the Transcript that lowing
to the character and extent of the ledge be-
tween the company's pipe on Ocean street and
Pleasant street, Woodfords, and the great ex-
pense of laying the pipe compared to the small
number Of takers after laid, it is certain that
we shall not lay pipe this year in that street,