The Portland daily press., 1884-08-18

Yesterday was the warmest day for a long
time. The mercury touched 800 at noon, and
760 at sunset The wind was southwest.
There were As arrests last week, OF which
q were for drunkenness.
The pony that Merry will give away is taking
a summer vacation.
A grand sham battle will come off at Green
wood Garden soon.
The Marine Hospital is now connected with
the custom house by telephone.
Mr.. and Mrs. fash, and Miss fash left Ber-
lin for Prague and Vienna, August I'd.
Inc 18th Maine annual meeting takes place
at Grand Army Hall tonight.
Francis Murphy, the temperance orator, has
located in Chicago.
Miss Minnie Hazelton has been engaged as
teacher of natural sciences and English
studies at Dearbon Seminary, Chicago
Twenty-four vessels last week, brought
1874 barrels of mackerel, and $50 quintals of
Bank fish.
Mr.. Harold Mason Of the Cathedral choir
sang at st. Mary's Church, Salmon Falls, N.
H., last week.
Mr.. Abel Bowie, 43 Melbourne street, lost
the index finger of the right hand at the Port
land Company Saturday, while at work.
number of the members of the city govern
ment went up to Crawford's Saturday on a
trip, and will return today
Mr.. e. N. Lang of Deering and Mr.. f. B.
Hanson on Congress street have apple trees in
blossom for the second time this year.
Mr.. A. j. Bean, who died in Brunswick,
was formerly engaged in the hacking and
trucking business in this city.
The total value of exports the past wsek was
$50,96S.9o, including 1,S27,244 feet of long
lumber.
The Continental Veterans of Worcester
have decided to postpone their visit until next
year.
The 18th Maine Regiment Association re-
union will take place at Peaks Island the
18th inst, instead of the 10Th.
Surgeon Gassoway, of the U. s. Marine Hos
pital made his first official visit to Mayor
King Saturday.
Quite number of our citizens went to Ip-
switch, Mass. Saturday, to attend the 250th
anniversary Of its incorporation as town.
Ccnant, the photographer, has an excellent
his window.
1t is reported that the Democrats will hold a
ratification meeting in City Hall, Wednesday
evening. Mayor Redman, Judge Cleaves and
Gen. William Slsde will deliver addresses.
There was large audience gathered at AL
lens Corner, Saturday night, to hear Mrs.
Stevens of California speak on the prohibitory
amendment.
Mr.. G. a. Richardson has in his possession a
sea biscuit, relic of the old Casco Gunner
Club, inscribed Portland Harbor, Sept. 1,
1912, Bangs Island"
Patrick McDonough was arrested by Officer
Pride, Saturday, for the larceny of an anchor
and chain, the property of Mrs. Mary Jane
Stafford.
Hon. W. L. Putnam has contributed to the
treasury Of the 10th Maine Regiment 800 for
the soldiers monument to be erected at Get
tysburg.
By a typographical error in Saturdays
PRESS, the Boston and Portland clothing store
was located on Middle, near Fore street, when
everybody knows the store is located ON Mid
die, near Free street.
DR.. S. P. Warren, while out in his yacht,
found man adrift in boat. The man was
dead drunk. He had come to the city from
Peaks Island for barrel of kerosene, got
drunk, and was on his way home when res
cued.
George Clark, with Shaw, Cooling & Co.,
had his room entered on Brown street, and
lost gold watch and chain, worth 800, and
$35 in money. A man was afterwards arrest
ed for drunkenness who had a watch on him
that corresponded with Clark's.
There were 10 deaths recorded in the city
the past week. Cholera infantum caused five
deaths; paralysis, brain disease and Group
caused two deaths each; consumption, acct
dent, whooping cough and disease of bowels
caused one death each.
Col. j. 81. Bridges, Boston, and Lieut.. A. S.
Taft, Worcester, were at the Falmouth Hotel
yesterday. Rev. DR.. Dennen of Watertown,
Mass, is at the United States Hotel, and ex-
Mayor Greenhalge OF Lowell, at the City
Hotel, Saturday.
The police made seizure at Temple street
saloon Saturday, and, soon after tie deputy
sheriffs called and the proprietor went out of
business. The deputy sheriffs have visited the
place six times within the past week which ev-
identity made it warm for the proprietors.