The Portland daily press., 1884-08-23

Bright and hot yesterday morning. The
mercury indicated TAO at a. m 80 at noon,
TO at p. M, Go at sunset; wind southwest.
Showers in afternoon and evening
The Probate offices are being renovated.
The yachts Vsruns, Kathleen, Bedouin and
Athletone were in the harbor yesterday.
The Falmouth was SO full of guests last
night that cots had to be placed in the parlors.
j. Stephenson of Montreal, Superintendent
of the Grand Trunk Railway, was at the Fall
mouth last night.
There was large excursion of Masons along
the line of the Portland & Rochester rad YES
terday to Peaks Island
number Of friends of Miss Lizzie Merrill
spent very pleasant evening on Thursday
last at her residence in East Dsering.
A new street lamp has been placed at the
corner of Market and Newbury street, near the
Sunday Times office.
The Young Mems Christian Association is
greatly indebted to Mrs. A. G. Dewey of this
city for frequent gifts of choice flowers
The Blaine aud Logan flag raising in Ward
was postponed again last evening on account
of rain.
An independent temperan ce meeting will be
held at Reform Club Hall, corner of Congre s
aad Temple streets, tomorrow evening at 80
o'clock. Bring the gospel hymns.
This afternoon will be grand gala occasion
for the children at Greenwood Garden, Peak
Island. The programme is strong one and
all the children, with the parents, should be
on hand early.
John w. Lane and W. FL. Mcdonald of the
United States hotel. and Mr.. Charles Kimball,
the architect, were at Summit Spring, Harri-
son, Wednesday, on business relating to the
erection Of the hotel on Summit Hill.
Among the guests at the Falmouth yester-
day were United States Senator Eugene Hale,
Hon. Walter Evans, Commissioner of Intern al
Revenue, and Philip Moen of Worcester,
Mass.
The Odd Fellows and citizens of Dixfeld.
Canton, Hsrtford, Sumner, Buckfsld and adj
joining Towns, accompanied by Thompson's
Band, will unite in grand excursion to Port
land and the Islands, Tuesday, Aug. 18th.
The Union Packing Company, organic sd in
this city. for canning purposes, las o capital
stock OF $6O000 with shares at $40 each, and
three shares taken. G. R. Jones is president
w. B. Natter treasurer and these two, with
S. L. Larrabee, directors.
The many friends OF Miss Ellen E. Burgess.
formerly employed in the PRESS office. and
later teacher in the North School, will hear
with pleasure of her arriage to Mr.. Chas, f.
Hall OF Dorchester, Mass, at franklin, N. H.,
August 18th.
Rev. Mr.. Bashford and Mrs. Bashford reach
ed Portland yesterday. They have spent their
vacation in Wisconsin, Iowa and Dakota. Mr..
Bashford will preach next Sunday at D. M .
upon bis impressions of the trip from the text
found in Numbers 14;7.
Officers York and Slower brought to the
police station yesterday a man named York,
who belongs at Ferry Village, Cape Elizabeth,
charged with throwing stone at boy On
Custom House wharf and severely cutting his
head
On Monday next the capacity OF the Union
Line and also of Greenwood Garden will be
tested to their utmost, the occasion being
grand excursion for Rochester, East Rochester
Lebanon, Springvale and Sanford, under the
management of J. P. wescott, ESQ. The
American Band of Rochester accompanies the
excursion.
Mr.. Bartholomew Wren, the we'll known
grocer on Danforth street, died yesterday
morning of liver complaint He was about So
years of age and leaves widow and five chill
dren to mourn his loss. He was member of
the I. A. r. A., an honorary member of the
Montgomery Guards, and much respected by
all who knew him.
The engineers of the Grand Trunk have
completed drilling along tie bank Of the
River st. Clair, under VIII CHI it is proposed to
tunnel in order to avoid delay in the transfer
ring to the American side. They bored
through stratum of clay and struck rock at
depth of 100 feet. Soundings are now being
made in the river with the same object in
view.
The Lewiston Journal sayss: "Two Portland
women were before the police court. Friday.
on the charge of enticing young French
Canadian girl from her home in Lewiston to
notorious house on Fore street in that city.
The girl was sixteen years of age. Deputy
Marshal o'Brien went to Portland Thursday
and brought the girl home. The two women
were discharged by the court