The Portland daily press., 1884-08-30
Brief .IOltings.

neaVy showers yesterday, intersperSed with
fog and drizzle. The mercury indicated 600 at
sunrise, 64o at noon, 500 OF sunset; wind south.
Hon. Maurice Blake, ex-mayor of San Fran.
cisco. is visiting Portland.
Rev. Mr.. Wendell, of Delaware, will speak
at Union Hall tomorrow.
Col. Zimro A Smith, of the Boston Journal,
was in the city yesterday.
Rev. Q. L. Mann of Alabama, will make en-
address at the temperance meeting at Preble
Chapel tomorrow evening.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals has ordered a telephone placed in
the agents, MIR. Sawyer's, house.
On and after Sept. 1st, the 6 80 p. m. trip
will be the last trip Of the Minnehaha to
Great Diamond Island.
A telegram received here yesterday an
nounced that Mrs. Reeves arrived safely at
New Haven with her child Thursday night,
without molestation.
John Bodin & Co., grocers, No. 10 Middle
street, have failed. A meeting of the credit.
ors was held. The liabilities are about IS 800,
and the assets nominally about $4,000
f. W. Kinsman, DR., New York city, for
merly of Portland, of the firm of Guppy, Kins-
man & Alden, is at the Falmouth for few
days.
Mr. @. f. Mountiort, the St. Lawrence
street grocer. was presented on his birthday,
Wednesday last, with an elegant easy chair
and foot-rest.
The one mile "obstlcle race" at Greenwood
Garden, postponed from yesterday, will come
off this afternoon. There will be a big crowd
at the Garden today, if pleasant.
A peoples independent temperance meeting
will be held at Reform Club Hall, corner of
Congress and Temple streets, tomorrow even
ing, at 7.3O o'clock. Bring Gospel Hymns.
Rev. Geo. O. Needham will speak at the
open air meeting, corner OF Howard and Que
bsc streets. tomorrow, at O'Clock p. m. All
are invited.
The propositions for furnishing refreshments
for The Catholic Orphan excursion to Little
Diamond, on Wednesday next, will be receiv-
ed at MCGOWAN & Young's book store Oh Con-
gress street, up to 7.30 p. m. today.
Mr. Christopher Way, the druggist. slipped
upon paving stone as he was passing down
Franklin street, Wednesday night, and severe
ly Ian ed one leg. He was able to walk yes
terday, with the aid of two canes
Rev. James Herrick, a missionary of the
American Board at Madras for SO years, will
give some account of the past and present cor
dition OF that people, at Preble Chapel toner
row Sunday afternoon, at 8 O'Clock.
The Cbocorna is the name of a new eight
wheeled engine constructed by the Portland
Company for the Ogdensburg read, and to be
delivered next week. 1t is the largest engine
which the Portland Company has ever built.
The Cleveland and Hendricks battalion have
chosen as field officers and staff: RI Som
ers, Colonel; j. D. Reagan, Lieutenant Col
onel; W. j. McCallum, Major; w. f. Chase,
Ad1utant: j. II. Tobin, Aide; A. d. Mills,
Sergeant Major.
At the Falmouth Hotel last night, we're M.
Y. Ogden and family, of Brooklyn, N. Y;
Robert MCMILLAN, Detroit, Mich; L. Howes
Crowell, New York; Capt. U. e. Davis, Mas
sachusetts; John B. Burnett, Philadelphia,
Pa; John B. Finch. Nebraska.
The apparatus for lighting the grove, pavil.
ion and dining hall at Sebago Lake BY cleo
trlcity, will be placed in position there today,
and the lights will be running early in the
week. 1t is proposed to ran evening excur-
sion trains during September, to the Lake.
The baby show at Greenwood Garden viii
come OH at p. M. today, and all entries must
be made before that time. The babies must
be under three Years of age, aad each one will
get present. The best baby will get the $50
prize.
The Grand Trunk road refuses to accept its
new percentage, and has demanded a hearing
before the arbitrator. The Boston journal
says "it is not probable that its request will be
granted, and in this event the Grand Trunk
will have no alternative but to withdraw from
the pool. Its managers talk very warlike."
The Young Mems Christian Association will
hold an open air gospel meeting in Deering
Oaks, tomorrow afternoon, at quarter to
O'Clock. Rev. George @. Needham, the distin-
guished evangelist, will address the meeting.
Mr.. Needham will conduct the Saturday eve
ming meeting at the Y. M. G. A. rooms, at 7.45
tonight.
The popular day excursions to Boston via
steamers fremont and John Brooks. will be
discontinued Sept. 9Th. The trips have proved
a success, and will bs continued early next
season. In the meantime, the night tr ips will
be run as usual during the autumn and winter
season for passengers and freight. For info1s
nation as to time of leaving, etc see future
advertisements.
The West Shore Line has issued the follow
ing circular: "The Eastern and Boston &
Maine railroads having decided to withdraw
from all fast freight lines, give notice that on
and after Sept. 1, 1884, they will decline to ac-
cept as heretofore, their pro rata proportion of
through rates. Consequently, on and after
that date, all points on or via either of the
above named roads must be withdrawn from
Boston rates, both east and west bound.