The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-07-10

CLOUDY yesterday morning, rain in the after
noon. Mercury indicated $50 at sunrise, $50 at
noon, $50 at sunset; wind northwest
Hon. Isaac FL. Bailey is visiting the city.
There is an encampment of gypsies in Deer
ing, near st. John street.
Bishop Bradley of New Hampshire is visit
ing Bishop Healy.
The monthly meeting of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union at the Friendly
Inn on Friday at 2 80 p. m.
Mrs. Encch Knight, Mrs. Caswell and Mrs.
Lewis Fox, of Portland, are staying at the
Chase Cottage, Poland Springs.
A lot of dishes and a parasol were left at the
City Building alter the hospital fair, and they
should be removed.
The Midnight Yacht Club will start on two
weeks cruise on the Maggie, of this city, Aug.
9th.
Mrs. j. s. Libbey, Miss Josie W. Libbey and
Miss Lydia Moulton left this city Tuesday to
spend the summer in Wisconsin.
The members of Falmouth Engine Com.
pany are to be the guests of Biddeford en-.
CINE company at Goose Island Jnly 23d.
Among the arrivals at the Falmouth Hotel
are Mr.. julius Wolff of New York, N. S. Num-
sen of Baltimore, Dr. W. A. Lowering OF
Nashua, N. H., and A. S. G. Hilton of Boston.
DIR. Gsssoway, the new surgeon Of the u. S.
Marine Hospital, has arrived aud was on duty
yesterday. The surgeon and assistants have
donned the new uniform.
The annual picnic of the Woodford's Con-
gregational Sunday school takes place at Lake
Maranocook today. Friends and members Of
the parish are cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. M j. NJ. Sweat has sent us the annual
report of the Mt. Vernon Ladies' Association
for 1884. Mrs. Sweat is Vice Regent for Maine
and Secretary of Councils
Pach Bros, of New York, sent to the PRESS
copies of their cabinet size photographs of the
Republican candidates. for which We return
thanks.
There will be a meeting of the Republican
Club of Ward this evening at 8 O'Clock, at
headquarters, IL Market square. All Republi.
cans of the ward ere invited to attend.
party Of young ladies and gentlemen, &C
companed by Chambers Band, are to go on 8
sail down the bay this evening on one of the
Union Steamboat Com pany's steamers
First Lieutenant L. I. Snipe of Bath, assist
ant inspector of the Maine Division Sons Of
Veterans, made inspection of Shepley
Camp No last evening, which was very com
plimentsry to the camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waterhouse gave lawn party
for their son, Mr.. Elmer Waterhouse, at thu
residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Kimball OF
Pine street Tuesday evening. The ground
were prettig illuminated by Chinese lanterns
The new locomotive, No. 80, built by tb,
Portland Company for the Eastern road. RAJ
her first trip on the Flying Yankee from Ports
mouth to Portland (52 miles) in 1 hour and Il
minutes, making four stops.
The president of the 1-10-29th Maine Regi
ment Association is to neet the members from
Portland and vicinity at Long Island Saturday
July 18th. The party are to take survey o
the new building and its surroundings. Boa
leaves franklin wharf at $50 a. m.
The following is the verdict of the coroner't
jury in the case of Charles W. McKenney:
That Charles W. McKerney of Po1tlan,
came TO his death by being run over by a spec
ial train on the Portland & Rochester Railroat
on the night of July 4, 1884, bnt that no blam
attaches to said aliroad therefor
j. S. GOULD, Coroner.
MI. Geo. E. Watson, proprietor of the Mer
chants Exchange Hotel, has acceded to tn
wishes of the proprietor and guests of the In
tsrvale House, Intervale, N. H. and is film
the position of clerk there this season as b,
has done for quite number of years previous
ly. Mr.. Watson's brother, e. A. Watson, will
conduct the hotel here in his absence.