The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-06-24

Cooler yesterday, and in the afternoon the
southwest gale, which has been SO prevalent
this summer, sprang up again. Mercury $40
at a. M, 100 at noon, $40 at sunset.
meeting will be held at Young's Hotel,
Boston, next Wednesday to form New Eng
land trap shooters association.
The graduation exercises of the class of '84
Portland High School, will take place at City
Hall tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mr.. Joseph Levy begins his fourth year with
Mr.. Barrett the coming season. Mr.. Barrett
will leave London ON the Servia July 9Th, and
open at Denver, Col, July 2Sth.
Mrs. Abba Goold Woolson was a passenger
on the Cunard steamer Cephalonia which ar
rived at Boston ON Saturday from Liverpool.
Mrs. Woolson has been year in Europe.
The decrease in the Grand Trunk earnings
for the first week in June, 1884. as compared
with the same time in 1888, was $63, 1853, and
since January LIST, 1898, $50.
The Mechanic Blues go to Lake Sebago TO-
day. Honorary members and invited guests
will assemble at the Preble House at O'Clock
sharp where the company will receive them.
Shepley Camp, Sons of Veterans of this city
have received an invitation from Almon G.
Pray Camp of Auburn, to be their guests on
Tuesday, July LIST.
The Railroad Age, . published in New York
and devoted to railways has been received. 1t
is valuable journal and is edited by William
T. Call, formerly of this city.
The tug Joe Baker went to Portland yester-
day afternoon from Biddeford, free of expense
to get cargo of lumber for the rebuilding of
q number of the houses which were burned at
the Pool
The Island Daily, an afternoon paper, was
issued by Barrows and Moulton yesterday. 1t
is well printed, bright, newsy sheet, and can
not fail to be very popular with the islanders,
and their summer visitors.
V. G. Hail, Portland, Me-. and the b. or blk.
m. Fannie M, suspended October, 1883, by or
der of Beacon Park Association, Boston, has
been reinststed. By order of the Kenola Trot
ting Park Association, Haverhill, Mass, G. B.
Trask, Auburn, Me-, has been suspended.
The sundry civil service bill, before the
House of Representatives at Washington yes
terday, contains an item of 1000 for Incl
dental expenses of the light house station at
Cape Elizabeth and for the restoration of Port
AouV 11chu ilSub W AIn uolBub anu
power.
The through trains to and from Bar Harbor
via Maine Central Railroad are running all
right and making time, and no doubt will be
appreciated by the travelling public. The first
train from Bar Harbor yesterday brought 125
Italians who went to Strong for work on the
Franklin and Megantic Railroad.
Steamer Lewiston, which has lately been
running on the International line, arrived here
Sunday night, and tonight she goes on her reg
ular route (the Portland. Bangor and Machiss)
for the summer, making three trips per week
to Bar Harbor. The City of Richmond, on
arrival tonight will haul up for a cleaning. and
will commence Saturday on her Bar Harbor
route, making two trips weekly.
1t is reported in Concord, N. H., that the
Connecticut River Railway has leased the Pas
sumpsic Road for term of years. If the re-
port is true it is an important movement in
railway business, as it will enable the Cana
da Pacific to obtain Boston terminal via the
Fiichburg Railroad. The Connecticut River
Road is now complete with the Passumpsic,
excepting about fourteen miles between Wind
sor and White River Junction, for which dis
tance the former road has charter.