The Portland daily press., 1884-07-12


Pleasant day yesterday. Mercury $50 at
sunrise, 750 at noon, TO at sunset; wind south
west.
Capt. Barclay, port captain of the Allan
Line OF steamers, is at the Falmouth Hotel.
Peter 81. Conley, the oarsman, leaves here
Monday for Calais, where he rows July "a.
At attempt to rob Capt. Briggs clothes-line
on Cumberland street was unsuccessful.
Adjutant General Beals of Norway is in
town.
A. F. Chcate and family Of Lowell are STOP
ping at Peaks Island.
Arthur Fl. Atwood has been elected director
OF the Masonic Relief in place of Henry L.
Paine, deceased.
Mr.. Clarence Pallen, the new Surveyor Gen.
eral of New Mexico, and brother to Hon. Stan.
~ 7. Pullen is visiting Portland.
Mckinney, the jeweler on Congress street,
is setting up handsome large clock on the
sidewalk in front of his store.
The Independent Tow Boat Company have
got another new tug, the Plymouth, on their
line.
A meeting of the members of the Seven
tenth Maine Regiment will be held at g. A.
R. Hall at O'Clock this evening.
Religious services will be held in the hall on
Diamond Island tomorrow at4 D. m. Sermon
by DIR. Small of First Baptist church.
Charles TroWbridge complains that he was
robbed of q silver watch at Thomas j. O'Neil's
boarding house yesterday morning.
The boot and shoe stores will be closed next
w OuAbbudyS MH0u Lu0 1OrLlauQ SnO6 ana
Leather Association celebrate 'Tap-D Day" at
the Ocean House.
The new schooner owned by Davis Brothers,
will be launched from the yard of Loring 81
Cobb, Yarmouth this afternoon at half past
one and will be towed to Portland,
Mr.. George Tolford, while calling in Deer
ing Thursday night had his horse stolen and
had to walk back to town. The horse was
found wandering about the streets.
The steamer Sarnia, ashore on the English
coast, discharged the most of her cargo and
tioated without assistance. She was towed to
Liverpool.
The Eagle Hook and Ladder truck No. 2, go
on their excursion to Long Island next Thurs
day. The fat and lean men will play a game
of ball for prize from the truck company.
Mr.. Charles Osgood met with a very painful
accident the other day, on a roof where he
into his foot.
Stanford Mitchell of Boston, the great tenn
persnce revival singer has been engaged for
the camp meetings at Sebago Lake, August
I'd and Sd.
Quite large party accompanied Chambers
band on their excursion to Sebago Lake yes
terday. The affair was a success as have been
all the excursions of this favorite band.
little child of Mrs. B. Eel. Ripley, at Mr..
Nash's cottage had three fingers severely bitten
by valuable Newfoundland dog belonging to
Mrs. Anderson. DR.. Torrington attended the
child The dog was shot by Officer Hale.
- muuS Ln0 ldbo arrivals at Jl0 FalmOutn
last evening were B. w. Wells and W. O. I'm
derwood of the yacht Vera, Boston; T. Hether-
ington, England, and Col. A. A. M. Dudley
and wife, U. S. Army.
A lumber cart ran into phee ton driven by
George Blake, on the corner of Centre and
Congress streets last evening, damaging the
lighter carriage to the extent of a few dol
lars.
The Bangor and Piscataquis railroad will be
opened next Monday. The grading at the up
per end is finished, and the depots, freight
houses, and other buildings are in process of
erection.
Mr.. A. S. Thayer has resigned his position
as teacher OF classics in the High School in or
der to give more time to the study of medicine.
The School Committee have appointed him
the coming term.
Edwin Burnham the well-known evangelist
who held successful revival services in the va
rious churches in this city few years since
will preach at Second Advent Church, Union
Hall, Free street, Sunday forenoon and after
noon. All are invited.
Twitchell, Champlin & Co.. have put two
Babcock q Wilcox boilers in their new boiler
house on MerrilPs wharf, and 100 horse DOW
or Corliss engine; also three Whittier Machine
Company elevators, with Merrick's safety at
tachments and Thompson's self adjusting
hatch.
I. f. Quinby, chairman of the regular
Greenback committee has called meeting of
HIS COIuulGIo6 lOr In0 1JLn 1n6G. IN this CITY.
T. ID. Gordon of the straight Greenback COM
mittee has been invited to be present, but has
declined unless his entire committee is includ-
ed in the invitation.
At the Gospel meeting at the rooms of the
Young Mems Christian Association this even
ing at Z. 40 o'clock, there will be short praise
service led by an orchestra conducted by Mr..
+. A. Bent. Mr.. Albion B. Merrill will con-
duct the regular meeting. The public are cor
daily invited to attend.
The yacht Gitana, Rear Commodore Weld
OF the Eastern Yacht Club, with Mr.. Nicker-
son OF Bangor and party of ladies, left Mar
blehead Wednesday on a cruise to Mount Des-
ert. She was to touch at the Isles of Shoals
Thursday. Upon leaving parting salute az
fired from the Gitana, which was replied to by
the Halcyon, at anchor in the harbor.
The Forest City Steamboat Company, ever
mindful OF the wants of the public will give
sail down the bay this afternoon with music
on board. The steamer Forest City will leave
Custom House wharf at 2.15 and return at s,
thus giving sail of about three hours among
the beautiful islands of the bay. Tickets for
the sail % cents