The Portland daily press., 1884-06-04
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A warm day yesterday. Mercury 58o at sun
rise, 100 at noon, 65o at 2 p. M, 100 at sunset;
wind west and southwest.
The hearing In the J. Winslow Jones case
has been postponed another week.
The letter carriers have apr cared in duck
helmet hats. furnished by Coe, the halter.
Hon. Stephen j. Young of Brunswick was
in town yesterday.
Hon, Thomas B. Reed left for Washington
yesterday noon.
Mr.. Pidgin, of the Lewiston journal, was in
town yesterday.
Mrs Ex-Governor Dingley and her son re-
turned to their home in Lewiston yesterday on
the afternoon train.
Eagle Hook and Ladder Company, No. 2, of
Portland Fire Department, had grand clam
bake at their house, Monday evening.
Johnny Mack, formerly Of the Lyceum
Theatre, passed through here on his way to
Halifax 70 join company.
Elder John B. Vance, head of the Shaker
community at Alfred, was in the city yester-
day.
The police made seizure Of ten gallons of
hard liquor at building near Gorham's Cor
nsr. yesterday.
The gas fixtures have been taken from the
lamps opposite the City Building on account of
the electric light.
The Endeavor Society of the Second Parish
give concert In the vestry of the church this
evening. A good entertainment is guaranteed.
There was rumor current yesterday that
strike had taken place among the Grand
Z Trunk employees In the yard, but investigation
proved the rumor rnfounded.
Z The results of the ballots at the Chicago
Conveution today will be bulletined at the
PRESS Office the Western Union Telegraph
cfiees sad the Merchants Exchange.
Or. s. O. Gordon takes passage at J. l..
Farmers general ocean steamship Office in the
MISREPRESENTATION Packet Company steamer
wesphalia, from New York, July Oath.
The Lewiston will be taken off the Interna-
tional line route June Goth and will at once
take her place on the Bangor and Machias
soute.
A loaded team, said to belong to Norton,
the grocer, ran away last evening on Oxford
street and its contents were spilled and consid-
erably damaged.
1t 10 repocted that q Mr.. Anderson, while
working about staging upon house on Lo-
Gust street, Monday afternoon, fell to the
ground and received injuries.
Yesterday morning about O'Clock, Officer
Hnssey found a young lad who did not know
his way home sitting on DIR. Morse's doorsteps.
The boy was taken to the station, and later to
his home on Washington street.
The Maine Central depot is beginning to
feel the summer business. On arrival and de-
parture of the noon trains it is quite metro
politan. Captain Mitobell's smiling face is
everywhere present, and he quickly brings
order ont Of chaos.
The Eastern yard engine No. SS left the
track yesterday noon on account Of defective
switch opposite Clements lumber Office. The
express train east was delayed about ten min
utss by the non-srrival Of the train from the
Grand Trunk depot
Among the number of distinguished gentle
mon invited to accompany the Light Infantry
on their excursion to Bath, June 9th, are Gen.
John Marshall Brown, Gen. j. j. Lynch, Gen.
O. 2. Mattocks, Col. j. q. Cobb. the military
officers Of the city and of the First Regiment,
together with several leading CT izens
Mr.. Edward futile, who died Monday in his
S6th year, came to Portland in 1872 and worked
in Cross' ropewalk on Danforth street. Mr.
Tuttle's house vas occupied by officers OF the
Revolutionary army and the walk was bar
racks for soldiers. Mr.. Tuttle went out Of bus
Rness in 1856 and served two years as police
man. He was member Of the Aged Broth
erhood.