The Portland daily press., 1884-07-31
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Better weather yesterday. Mercury $50 at
sunrise, GO at noon, Gao at sunset; wind south
east and southwest
Hon. John B. Redman, the Democratic can
ddate for governor is at the Falmouth Hotel.
The board of fire underwriters go on an ex-
cursion to Little Chebeague this afternoon
They will dine at the Waldo House.
A large partys of boating men left for New
York on the Eleanora last night, to witness the
race at Oak Point between Ross and Teemer.
A heavy job wagon came in collision with
carriage on Fore street, yester day, smashing
the latter vehicle.
The concert by Chandler's band, which was
postponed from Tuesday evening, will take
place in Deerings Oaks this evening.
Frank M. Floyd, driver of hook and ladder
truck No. 1, has been appointed assistant su-
perintendent at Evergreen Cemetery
Norwegian bark lying in the harbor, has
pump worked by windmill; her dory is of
very peculiar build.
A Irow boat belonging to A. T. Lamb was
stolen from Custom House wharf day or two
ago.
The Greeks of Bath were at the Preble
House last evening: also large party of tour
lists from the West
Rev. VIM. FL. Fem of High street church
started for Europe Tuesday, on a ten weeks
vacation.
MI B. M. Eastman, of Eastman Bros &
Bancroft, is on vacation among the Rangeley
lakes. day or two ago, while on a hunting
excursion, he shot large bear.
The back windows in the stores OF G. M.
Rice & Go. and W. f. Fuller, on Exchange
street, were broken Tuesday night, probably
by thieves, but nothing of value was stolen.
There will be no services at the First Parish
church next Sunday. The church will re-
main closed for Eve Sundays, and ser vices will
De resumed the first Sunday in September.
Owing to the unfavorable weather yesterday
the afternoon sail advertised to have taken
place on the steamer Forest City was postpon-
ed until next Saturday. Chandler's band will
accompany the party on that date.
Mitchell & Co., the printers. have issued
new pamphlet containing the timetables of
all the island steamers, a street directory of
Portland, list OF banks, churches, fire alarm
boxes, and much other information of value.
DR.. Flint. OF California, ono of the Califor-
mia delegation. who visited Portland in June,
and the last one to return home, was in Port
land yesterday, guest of Mr.. Thomas 81.
Weston.
Mr.. Charles s. Carleton, son of S. L. Garlic
ton, ESQ.,, professor of music in Denver Uni
Versity, Denver, Col, who has been abroad the
past seven years, is now about to revisit his
old home in this city.
The story of the robbery of Mrs. Clark, at
the West End, which appeared in the dailies
last wednesday, is entirely without founda-
tom Transcript.
The foundation was complaint made at the
police station.
The friends of Mr.. f. W. True, prominent
member of the Grand Army, will be sorry to
learn that he has been stricken with insanity,
and will probably be taken to the insane hospi-
tai at Augusta for treatment.
Geo. e. B. jackson and Miss jackson, Mr..
and Mrs. j. 81. Hamlen, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter G. Davis, of Portland. were at the
Bangor House Tuesday, on the way to Moose
head Lake to attend the opening of the Mt
Kineo House.
Arthur Bassett, Esq, the veteran conductor
on the drawing-room car City of Worcester,
is now entering upon the fourth season, be-
tween Providence and Fabyans. The same
gentleman, for five years before running upon
the above route, was conductor on a similar
Car from New London, Conn, to Portland.
At the Falmouth Hotel last night were
Wayne Griswold of New York, William S.
johnson of Philadelphia, James A. VIM of
Detroit Mich, Col. A. B. Neatly of Lewiston,
Major G. W. Anderson of New York, Clar-
ence W. Bowers and family of Kansas City,
Mo-, and Gen. Charles Fl. Smith, U. S. A.
The Boston & Maine railroad will next |
month award $50 to the station agent on that |
line whose grounds have been kept in the best
and most attractive manner; $50 to the second
BEST and $50 to the third; and from So to $40
will be allowed for flowers, seed and expenses,
according to the manner in which the grounds
have been improved.
Ten steamers now make regular trips to the
islands and points in the lower bay; there is
need of an inter-issnds steamer, by which
cottagers on the islands could go from one ISL
and to another, and return without going up
to the city; as the summer population OF the
islands increases, such a steamer will be loud
ly called for.
The work on the new railway bridge at St.
John, N. B. is being pushed rapidly. A con-
siderable portion of the iron work for the tres
tie at the west end has arrived from Montreal;
the scaffolding for the trestle is up to its level
which is 81 feet from the ground. Its length
is to be 45O feet, and the spans 80 and 60 feet
in length. In two weeks the trestle will, it is
expected, be SO far advanced that the projec-
tions of the western cantilever will be COM
menced. Operations have been retarded con-
sideraDly of late By rains.