The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-06-20

Hot YESTERDAY morning Mercnrz TOO ut 7
a. M, 800 at noon, TAO at sunset. A heavy
shower fell at 2 p. M, accompanied by thunder
and lightning; wind Southeast, South and
West.
Capt. Lay arrived in town yesterday and
took command of the Dallas.
Mr.. Frederick has rendered his resignation
as member of the School Committee.
Ernst Perabo will sail for Europe on Satur-
day in the Scythia.
Mr.. Henry Chase, formerly associate editor
of the Argus, will establish Sunday morning
paper in Worcester, Mass
The officers of the Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows will institute new lodge at Lisbon
Falls next Wednesday evening.
Chambers Band has met with severe loss
in Ed. Cannon, one of our best musicians,
who has accepted position out West
At2.3O p. m. to-day the High School gradua-
ton exercises will take place at the Methodist
church, Woodfords.
The Pioneers hold their adjourned meeting
at Republican Headquarters tonight. There
will be large attendance and great interest is
manifested.
1t is currently reported that the cars on the
Ocean Street horse railroad will stop running
In few days, in which case the road will re-
vert to the original stockholders.
Superintendent Tash, Mrs. and Miss Tash,
Misses Helen Spring and Brown, will sail in
the Austral, of the Anchor Line, for Europe,
June 28th
The Bowdoin Seniors have decided to have
their class supper at the Falmouth Hotel,
Friday night, July IL. The Freshmen have
theirs at the same place, July 2.
At the meeting of the Society of Christian
Endeavor at Williston church, this evening,
Rev. Mr.. Blanchard of Denver, Colorado, will
tell Of his work in the West as agent of the
Home Missionary Society. All are invited.
To-day the committee appointed by the City
Committee will visit Boston and confer with
the National Convention committee in refer.
ence to stopping at Portland on their way from
Augusta. The special train from Boston for
Augusta will probably leave Boston at p. M
to-day.
Mr.. Frederick W. Hamilton. 49, of Port
land, spoke at Tufts College, Wednesday,
descfS& ing the good which came to business
man, as well as to professional man, from
college education, and the influence which
an educated man could have upon the social
and political life Of the country.
James Coine, young man % years old, who
only reached this country two weeks ago from
ireland, received a sunstroke about 3 o'clock
Wednesday, while working for Thomas Shan
nahan on Deeripg street. He was taken to
the house of Patrick Flaherty on Centre
street, where he was boarding, and died at
o'clock.
London Truth says that Madame Patti has
signed an agreement with Colonel Mapeson to
sing in America next season. She will sail
for New York in November She is to receive
$1,000 for each concert and all her expenses.
She receives 5000 down and $4,000 in Octo-
Der. The agreement, moreover, calls for a
security of $4,000 before she sings.
At the gospel meeting at the rooms of the
Young Mems Christian Association next Sat.
urday evening Mr.. 81. F. Merrill, Mr.. V.
Richard Foss and Mr.. 81. P. Winter will give
an account Of their recent visit to Montreal as
delegates to the international conference of
general secretaries.
The committee on public buildings yester-
day awarded the contract for furnishing the
public buildings and schoolhouses of the city
with coal the ensuing year to Messrs. Sargent,
Dennison & Co. The contract calls for $50
tons best quality Lehigh coal (broken) and 2S5
tons best quality Lehigh coal (egg size).
Messrs. Sargent, Dennison & Co. were the
lowest bidders.