The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-07-04
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
A Complete Programme of the Days
Amusements.

Although today is the national holiday, and,
in most cities all leading places of business,
both retail and wholesale, will be closed from
last evening until next Monday morning, the
Portland papers will issue their usual edition
on Saturday. The city has provided pro-
gramme, which, with the attractions offered
by Barnum's circus, will probably crowd the
city with the people from the county.
The Deeripg horse cars will run extra trips
in the morning, leaving Morrill's Corner at
5.l5 and 40 and Woodford's at $780, 600 and
6.15 arriving in the city at 5.45, 6.15 aud $50.
The regular time will be run until 72O, when
the cars will leave every 20 minutes until Las
P. M, then on regular time until 4 40, after
that time every 20 minutes until 900 p. M;
regular trips thereafter.
The public offices will be closed during the
day. The post office will be open for the de-
livery of mail and sale of stamps from to 9
a. m , and 2 to 3 p. m. The carriers will make
delivery in the morning and collect from the
street letter boxes at 7 a. m. and 6 p. m. The
following is the complete programme:
FANTAsTIcs.
At 6 o'clock in the morning there will be
parade of fantasies. The cavalry will form
on Preble street, the band on Elm, the infant
ry on Chestnut street, and carriages on Myrtle
street. They will march over The following
route:
Congress to North, to Cumberland. to High.
to DeeriDg,to Mellen.t to Congress, to Van CHAN,
to Brackett, to Dahforth to State, to Con-
gress, to Market Square, and be dismissed.
There will be four divisions to the process
sion, and the following will be some of the
features
elaiphinu nth
plumed knights, accompanied by John A. Logan
and U. 5. Grant; Yankee Doodle, represented by
the car taking the delegates to Chicago and the
with the Calitornians en- route to Augusta;
French riding teacher with lady pupil; a vehicle
representing in lie-like way some of the promi-
including Beecher, George William Curtis and
others.
BOAT RACES.
At o'clock there will be series of brilliant
boat races in the front harbor. The Express
with The judges, city government and MEM
beers OF the press will follow the boats over the
course, which will be one mile from Browns
wharf and return, a distance of two miles
The steamer will leave Custom House wharf
at I. 40 o'clock for the starting point.
The following is the order in which the
races are to be rowed and the entries to date:
Single scull Professionalism O'Donnell. Ed.
McShane, Charles N. Martin, William Paine, Will
liam Kinley.
Single scull amateur senior-John Buckley. P
Gibbons, NJ Hallahan, M. Greeley.
Single scull amateur junior Frank Buckley
William DENIM, James Morgan, John Weber
Daniel Mccarthy, D. Angin Jr., Portland; H. Y
Ilu, Saco.
-Four cared working boats-Union four. Hartnett
Driscoll, Fairy and McOallum; O'Brien and Mullen
crew; McShane and Martin crew.
John B. Bresnan will serve as referee,
w. Manning and j. Reardon will be Judges
at the lower stake, and j. Randall and Will
liam Curran at the upper stake
SAILING REGATTA
The sailing regatta will be under the charge
OF the Portland Yacht Club and the boats will
have flying start past the club house on Gus
tom House wharf. The first class will start at
II O'Clock, the second at lilo, and the third
class at 1120, the start to be made on the firing
OF gun. Any boat fouling stake boat will be-
declared out of the race. The number of
yachts starting in each class must be at least
two more in number than the prizes awarded
Entries for the regatta must be made in
writing to the regatta committee, before 10
O'Clock, and the sailing length of each yacht
furnished at ths same time in accordance with
the rule of measurement of the P. Y. G. The
rule will be strictly enforced
The following is the classification of the
yachts:
First class-All yachts measuring 25 feet and up
wards.
Second class-All yachts measuring 16 feet and
less than 20 feet sailing length.
Third clsss-Fishing boats, no measurement re-
quired.