The Portland daily press., 1884-04-23

Bright, clear day yesterday. Mercury down
to 80 at sunrise, 46o at noon, 43o at sunseti
wind southwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Trask are in the city.
The school teachers will receive their pay
next Friday instead of next Monday.
District Attorney Lunt has been invited to
deliver the Memorial Day Grafton in Kepue-
bunk.
Miss Creighton of Maine. Miss A. M. sset-
son Oh Bangor and Miss E. f. Smith of Port
land were registered in Rome April sth,
COL Jesse Harper of Illinois, chairman of
the National Greenbsek Committee is ex-
pected to reach here to-day.
very pretty collection of articles is offer
50 for sale by the Boston Decorative Art
Society at the parlors of the Falmouth Hotel.
Mr.. A. Hamm, the oarsman, of New Bed
ford, Mass, arrived In town last night and is
stopping at the United States Hotel
The officers of the Forest City Steamboat
Company went 60 the islands yesterday on
tour of inspection.
The Portland Horse Railroad received
fifteen new horses yesterday from Nova Scotia
on one of the International line steamers.
Manager Sawyer OF Woodford's rink realized
the sum of $50 from benefit given him at
that rink last night.
The engine of the Pullman train from Bos-
ton was derailed last night near Kennebunk,
delaying'the train for more than three hours.
Mr. Philip Day, of this city, formerly pilot
OF the cutter Dallas, has accepted the position
as pilot of the New York yacht Rajah, and
left for that city.
Rev. DR.. Bashford, the new pastor of Chest
nut street church arrived in town yesterday
and conducted the prayer meeting last eve
ming.
The Boston Journal says the Grand Trnuk
Railway employees at Montreal and Stratford
have accepted five per cent reduction for
six months.
The directors of the Union Mutual Life In
surance Company of Maine have adopted re-
solutions complimentary to their late director,
Mr.. Henry l.. Paine, and elected Mr.. Edward
A. Noyes director in his place.
Mr.. Joseph Ross, at McE vans smoke-house
placed cartridge on stone, and then
struck the cartridge with hammer. The
result to Mr.. Ross was the loss of two fingers,
One OF them was picked up in an old tea
chest quite distance from the explosion.
The Richmond, Augusta Lewiston and Au-
burn Odd Fellow encampments have accepted
in Vitations to parade with the Odd Fellows Of
this city, Saturday, and the Saccarappa Lodge
also. 1t is expected all the Portland lodges
and encampments will turn out with full
ranks.
private despatch from Chicago has been
received from Eph Morris which says: "We
will give Conley 5000 to row the race with
Teemer at Pullman" Whether this PROPOSE
tion will be satisfactory to the Portland sculler
remains to be seen. He will probably answer
the proposition at once and then negotiations
will be resumed.
The executive committee of the Hospital
fair wish to acknowledge with thanks load
OF hay from Andrew Hawes, Stroudwater, and
$25 worth of lumber from Joseph L. Whit
more; also the valuable assistance rendered by
Elliott Mitchell, Arthur Lothrop and Howard
Corning. Mrs Ulmer furnished the ice cream
for the refreshment room.
General Anderson, receiver of the Portland
| & Ogdensburg Railroad Company, has filed
motion in the Office of the clerk of the United
States Circuit Court at Portsmouth, N. H.,
asking for leave to enlarge the recent decree
OF the court so as to authorize the issue of
receivers certificates to the additional amount
OF 100000. An order has been issued for
hearing upon this motion upon the first day of
the May term of the Circuit Court of the New
Hampshire district, which begins at Ports
mouth on the 9Th day of May.
The young ladies and gentlemen of the Con-
gregational churches had a pleasant gathering
at the Williston church Monday evening. The
rooms are very pretty and when decorated
with Chinese lanterns, drawings and bright
colored panels and bouquets of lovely flowers
on the piano and tables as on this occasion the
effect was charming. The entertainment and
Refreshments were much enjoyed. The rooms
were crowded. Nearly all present were mem
bers of the Mission Band lately formed, and
great success is predicted in the future work
from their enthusiasm.