The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-16

Fine day yesterday. Mercury 48o at sunrise,
$50 at noon, 55s at sunset; wind west, south
west and south.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Waterhouse have re-
turned from their winters sojourn in Florida
The druggists will remember the meeting at
the Preble House tonight
Mr.. John W. Lane, owner of the United
States Hotel, has just returned from Florida.
Mr.. e. N. Perry and family moved to their
summer residence at Cape Elizabeth yester-
DAY.
Rey. A. 81. Wright, pastor of St. Lawrence
street church, will give a temperance lecture
Friday evening at Carleton Hall.
A woman was struck and knocked down on
Winter street yesterday by bicycle ridden by
a boy.
The Randall house, No. 10 Gray street. was
sold yesterday to Hon. John W. Deering, for
$4400.
j. P. Woodbury's "Nell'' won the fourth
heat in the 2.29 class race at Lowell, Mass,
yesterday; time 2.353.
w. @. G.. Carney was yesterday appointed
Waterman at the First National Bank and
Maine Savings Bank in place of Mr.. Decelle.
Wilson & Co., the grocers, have just for
warded large lot of their goods to party in
the East Indies. They receive an order from
that PARKWAY country annually.
Mr.. F. w. Hamilton of this city will act as
POSTMASTER at the reunion of Tufts chapter of
Theta Delta Chi at Young's Hotel, Boston,
May 23d.
A special train will leave this city at 7.15
o'clock tonight on the Portland & Rochester
road to take company to the Sons of Veterans
entertainment at Saccarappa.
Yesterday afternoon as two ladies' belonging
out Of the city, were riding along Bracket
street, the transom bolt of their carriage broke
and they we're thrown out upon the ground.
They sustained no injury.
DIR. G. E. Webster arrived home from
Washington (where he has been attending the
Medical Association meetings) yesterday after
noon. Drs. Foster and Small were expected
last evening.
The Portland Lawn Tennis Club, an organ
ization comprising forty members, will COM
mence practising for the season to-day, in the
vacant lot in the rear of the Butler school,
house.
The Montgomery Guards Wednesday night
had the drill for the Healy and company
medals, at their armory. First Sergeant J. d.
Raglan won the former, and private ]. P. Nc
Ginty the company medal.
Mr.. james Me lton, former observer in the
signal afice here and lately stationed at Mt.
Washington, was in town yesterday on his
way to Eastport for brief vacation. He is to
be stationed in Boston.
The Diamond Island Association has made
arrangements with the proprietors of the
Waldo House, at Little Chebesgue, to have
the new steamer belonging to the latter touch
ct the west side of Diamond Island, at the
new wharf, this coming summer.
Rev. j. a. Haywood, formerly of Kentucky,
will preach at the First Parish next Sunday;
Prof. Peabody of Hsrvard College, May 18th;
and Rev. e. G. Guild who has been in Europe
for four years, June lat. DR.. Hill has gone on
trip to Pennsylvania.
The services Of Mr.. B. F. Strickland have
been secured as the agent of the committee of
the Soldiers and Sailors Monument Associa-
ton with headquarters at 208 Middle street
where all uncalled for certificates of stock can
be obtained by all entitled to them.
The new island steamer now building and
to be owned BY N. & n. B. Cleaves and Barn
ham & Morrill,, is expected here next week.
She will run from Portland to Diamond Island
and Little Cheabegue. She will 60 on her
route the first of June.
The Rev. Henry Blanchard's lecture on
"The Study of History" postponed on account
OF the weather, will be delivered next Sunday
evening in the First Universalist church.
Services will begin at u. All interested
are cordially invited to attend.
Yesterday there was rumor current that
James Hayes, brakeman on the Boston &
Maine Railroad, was killed while the morning
freight train was passing under bridge near
Dover, but later the report was found to be
canard.
While the lamps in the store OF o. r. Gill
patrick were being lighted on Wednesday eve
ming, some tissue paper which was festooned
above the chandelier ignited and the cell
ing was somewhat blackened before the flames
were extinguished.
Mr.. n. B. Hill of this scity, formerly of Au-
burn, will donate handsome memorial win
dow to the High street M. e. church in that
city in memory of his mother, Mrs Emily 8.
Hill of Stetson, Me-, who was staunch
Methodist.