The Portland daily press., 1884-06-23

Saturday was the hottest day of the summer,
The mercury touched $50 in the shade st 2 D.
m, aud 1859 in the sun. There was nice
breeze in the afternoon.
Mr.. w. E. Themes is improving in health.
The Marine News aud Commercial matters
will be found on the second page this morning.
Mr.. G. S. Hayden sends case of live frogs
to the Boston market four times a week.
The foreign exports last week we're valued
at $32 1850, including 1881 feet of lumber
The niue candidates for examination from
the Practice Glass we're all successful.
Twenty-four new hydrants will soon be
placed in position.
Thomas B. Moody, New England Agent
Missouri Pacific Railroad, was in town 3atur-
day.
j. G. Crawford, o. s. Consul, Coaticook, P.
O., is stopping at the Eagle Hotel.
Judge Gould. DR.. Adams and W. f. Stone,
caught 900 trout on the Andfoscoggin River
last week.
Travellers will bear in mind the change of
time on the various railroads which goes into
effect to-day.
Mr.. James Wayne OF the Union Mutual
Insurance Company, has bought the yacht
Florence.
Saturday colored man employed on the
steamer fremont was arrested for the larceny
of q watch from companion.
The addition to the Aim House will be built
OF brick, with stone trimmings, will be two
storied, and have a slated hip-roof
Twenty schooners arrived this last week
with 3,1l2 barrels of salt and 125 barrels fresh
mackerel.
Rev. II. Bernard Smith, of Nashua, will
preach next Sunday at the First Universalist
church
j. Winslow Jones's counsel filed an elaborate
appeal from Judge Peabody's decision in the
Probate Court Saturday.
There will be private Jewish wedding at
Rossini Hall Tuesday afternoon. Grimmers
orchestra will furnish the music.
Every one who takes part in the parade of
fantasies in costume July 4th will receive a
dollar.
Mrs. Zsselda, wife of Mr.. Harris @. Barnes,
died suddenly Of hemorrhage Saturday morn
ing. She had been ill for more than year.
party of railroad officials and journalists
will make excursion over the Mt Desert
branch of the Maine Central Thursday.
1t was cooler Sunday. A fresh breeze blew
from the southeast and the mercury didn't
rise above TAO degrees.
Mr.. Mohr, scene painter at the Third
Avenue Theatre, N. Y, will begin his work at
Portland Theatre to-day
The Portland Company put new shaft into
the steamer Forest City Saturday, and Quinn
& Co., will place new boiler in the Hen
rietta.
Mr., John Collins, engaged in tarring the
roof of the Falmouth Hotel, tripped on stick
Saturday and upset two pals Of boiling tar.
His hands were plunged in the tar by the fall
and terribly burned.
There were eleven deaths recorded in Port
land last week. Consumption caused four,
old age and drowning caused two each, and
liver disease, still born and sunstroke caused
one each.
The mails via the Maine Central and Grand
Trunk roads will close at IL O'Clock noon,
sharp. and the mail from the east via the
Maine Central road, will not be sorted before
lao p. m.
There was landed in the Passamaquoddy
district, in May 1884, 143 passengers, against
304 in May 1883, and 1886 in the eleven
months ending May 81, 1884, against 81, 300 in
the corresponding time ending May 81 1888
The Forest City Steamboat Company's boats
carried to the Islands yesterday about seven
teen hundred people. The boats ran every
half hour and good order was preserved
throughout the day.
Miss Lizzie May Ulmer will begin three
weeks engagement at the Biiou Theatre, Bos-
ton, on August 18th, when she will appear in
her new play dads Girl" On August 8th
Mr. A. @. Gunter's company will present his
comedy I'D. A. M"
Rev. Mr.. Bayley addressed large gather
ing at the open air meeting, corner of Quebec
and Howard streets, yesterday afternoon. The
meetings which are to be continued every
Sunday are under the management of Rev
Mr.. Wright.