The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-08

1t was foggy and muggy yesterday. The
mercury indicated 68o at a. M, 100 at noon,
500 at sunset; wind southeast and southwest.
The Catholic Orphan Asylum picnic to Little
Diamond was postponed to August 18th.
j. E. Aull, late chef of the Falmouth Hotel,
is now steward of the Ottawa House, Cushings
Island.
1t is said that six thousand dollars have been
refused for the Deake pasture, Falmouth Fore
side.
The Record is out again and bright and
neWsy as ever. 1t is published at Ford g.
Rich's.
Rev. Fl. G Munson, G. W. c. T., installed
the officers of Mystic Lodge, 1. O. G. T., last
night
Edward Carswell, the artist and temper.
ance orator of Canada, is to speak in this city
next Sunday.
The concert by Chandler's Band will be
given in behring's Oaks this evening at 7.9O
o'clock, weather permitting.
John Kelley, formerly citizen of Portland,
now wealthy contractor of Boston, attended
the reunion of the 9Th Maine Wednesday.
City Solicitor Looney has arrived home
from his trip to Idaho and other Western
States He had very pleasant visit.
1t is estimated that there are upwards OF a
thousand boarders sojourning in the town of
Falmouth, mostly in the village of New Casco
The steamer Emita ran ashore near Trefeth-
ems landing yesterday morning on account of
the thick fog, but she was got eff Without
damage.
b. f. Beals, G. M. Soldiers, G. NJ Flestin
and ]. F. Lamb, Department. of the G. A. R.
OF Maine, were at the Falmouth Hotel last
night.
Rev FL. @. Munson is to speak upon the
amendment at Saccarappa Saturday night and
at Gorham he speaks twice upon the same
subject.
Mr. Blame was escorted by the Reception
committee yesterday morning from the Fall
mouth Hotel to the special 8 .O5 O'Clock train
for Old Orchard.
| Il. Leon Chrisnan, stenographer and cor
respondent of the New York Tribune, Phila-
| delphia Press, Chicago Tribune and Syracuse
Standard, is visiting Portland
The Gardiner Hook and Ladder COMPANY
passed through Portland on the way to Old
Orchard yesterday. They wear Continental
uniform, and the hat bears a red and white
| cockade.
| Mr. Sweeney, who resides on the Western
Promenade, near Mr.. Cummings house, had
his residence entered by sneak thieves, and a
watch and chain stolen from vest hanging
| on nail.
| Sergt. Liebmsn, U. S. Signal Corps Of the
Portland station, has left on a twenty days
leave of absence and will move his family
from Block Island where he has been station
| ed, to this city.
| CAsco Bay Commandery, United Order of this
| Golden Gross, will celebrate its second anuiver.
sary, by an excursion and basket picnic te
Long Island, on Saturday Aug. 9th 1884
Boats leave Franklin Wharf at $50 a. M and
Ppm.
Frank Partridge was driving his hack horsel
across the railroad track on Commercial stree
yesterday, with three passengers in the hack
when the front axle broke 1t was a hare
case for Partridge for he had party waiting
at the depot for transportation.
Messrs. Perkins and Shurtleff fish dealers o
this city, are building at Knightville larg,
smoke house in which they will begin smokin.
fish about the middle of next month, if tn,
weather is cold enough. This makes four fish
smoking establishments in Portland and vicin
ity.
The Sixth Street Congregational Suuda,
School of Auburn and the Congregations
Sunday School at Minot Centre made thei
annual excursion yesterday to Greenwood
Garden. They came on the Grand Trunl
railroad aud the steamer Emita, about 200 il
number.
An order has been issued instructing tn
Postmaster at Portland, Me-. to make dali
dispatch by direct pouch of mail to the Islam,
Pond and Montreal Railway Post Office VII
the Grand Trunk Railway train leaving Port
land at $50 p. M. TO embrace correspondence,
for places between Island Pond, VT, and Mon
treal