The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-07-21
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at noon, $50 at sunset; wind west.
wheel came off of one of Burnham and
Dyer's ice carts on Green street, Saturday.
Quinn & Co.'s employees made an excursion
TO the islands Saturday.
Portland parties will establish shoe factory
at Groveton, N. II.
Albert Hudson at Mr.. FL. B. Wibles store at
Woodfords, cut off part of one finger.
There were thirty.three arrests last week, of
which twenty we're caused by drunkenness.
There was large excursion from Lisbon
Falls to the islands Saturday.
Two Arabs, from Jerusalem, clad in Turk.
ish costume, are lodging at the station.
Alderman Noyes has returned from his vaca-
ton rambles.
John Buckley of this city, has entered the
Watkins, N. Y, regatta.
Mrs. John w. Marston was chosen matron
of the Aged Mems Home, Saturday. The
house will open September 1st.
John Porteous, ESQ.,, of the Grand Trunk
passed through Portland to Montreal Satur-
day.
The 9th Maine Regiment Association will
hold its annual reunion at Peaks Island, Au-
gust 9th.
Mrs. M. Lucretia Baker, contralto, from Dr.
Tiffany's church, New York, is visiting this
city, her native place, ON vacation.
A fine schooner yacht entered the harbor
Saturday morning, and the Electra sailed at II
a. m. for Bar Harbor
DIR. s. @. Gordon left for New York, Satur
day. to sail in the Westphalia for Europe He
will return October LIST
An excursion of 1900 people from Rockland,
Damariscotta, Bath and Brunswick, to the
islands is expected Thursday.
The John Brooks, on the way to Portland,
Friday, tested her fire alarm, and the crew re-
sponded promptly and coolly.
The 18th Regiment Association has decided
to have reunion at Greenwood Garden, and
shoot for prize.
few dollars and 200 cigars were stolen from
G. 5. Foss's apothecary store, Woodfords, Fri
day night.
Look ont for middle aged man with long
whiskers, who is swinding boarding houses by
failing to pay his bills.
Eight of the Portland Bicycle Club, made
the run from the First National Bank to the
Ocean House, Saturday afternoon.
Bishop Healy will preach the sermon at the
Feast of St. James, at ST. James church, Bos-
ton, next Sunday.
The Church of the Messiah will hold
parish meeting Thursday evening when they
will consider the resignation of their pastor
The Republican Club of Ward 5, will hold
meeting at headquarters this evening when
excellent speakers will address those present.
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posals will be received for furnishing refresh
ments for the Catholic Orphan Asylum picnic.
large party, of between two and three
hundred excursionitts, arrived from the west
over the Ogdensburg, Friday night, on their
way to eastern summer resorts
The Democrats of Ward have organized
Cleveland and Hendricks Club with A. B.
Russell, chairman; L. W. johnson, secretary;
T. 81. Gateley, captain.
Bosworth and Thatcher posts of the Grand
Army will attend the installation of the off,
GERS OF Shepley Camp, S. of ", Thursday eve
ming.
We don't believe that it will take six mouths
for repairs Of Portland Bridge which ought to
have been done in four days. II they are lack
ing In lumber, there is some fine growing in
Baldwin-Portland Globe.
Mr.. John A. Morrison fell from Randall &
McAllister's new elevator, Saturday, and
broke his arm, and conductor Of the Spring
street horse car had finger badly jammed by
the sudden shutting of car door.
There were thirteen deaths in the city last
week. Consumption caused three; old age,
paralysis, lung trouble, heart disease, bowel
trouble, apoplexy, cholera infantnm, disease of
spine, cancer, and drowned, caused one each
A horse belonging to j. W. Robinson took
fright in front OF the City Hotel, and ran
down Green street, smashing the carriage to
which he was attached, against telegraph
pole.
The officers of Harmony Lodge OF Odd Eel
lows and Munioy Lodge, knights of Pythias,
went to Spurwink Saturday and had one of
Mitchell's bakes. A game of ball resulted in
favor of the Harmony's by score of % to 18.
Capt. Albert Warwick, trustee wrecked
steamer City of Portland, has sold the wreck
and cargo that was saved and paid the money,
$3.50. into Court. After the expenses are
| paid the balance, for those who have proved
their claims, will be very small.
The fine large schooner yacht, Gitana, Capt.
| W. F. Weld, on the way from Bar Harbor to
| this port, lost her maintopmast and iibboom in
squall, and sgnalled for tug which came to
the rescue and brought her into the hsr5or.
| The Gitana is the yacht which passed the
winter in the Mediterranean.
| Col. Frank Baker of the Marine Journal,
Cincinnati, who is east for vscatiou, had The
misfortune to have his wife thrown from a
4 Il har laft Iaop
while his boy was cnt in the cali of his leg
with scythe, aud his grandmother, aged So,
died.
The Maine Veteran Association Friday eve
ming held meeting at GIG Washington street,
Boston for the purpose of completing arrange
ments for tie Bangor excursion, August u.
Indications are that the party will be more
than usually numerous, and arrangements will
be concluded in few days.
The gentlemen who participated in the re-
cent excursion to Bar Harbor, have presented
to Payson Tucker, esq.,, superintendent of the
| Maine Central Railroad, a valuable oil paint
| ing by a celebrated English artist, as 3 token
of their appreciation of his generous coartesies
| during that delightful and ever-to- be-remem-
bored holiday.
g. K. Spinner, q. 8. A., was at tho United
States Hotel, yesterday; Col. Dudley, q. s. A.
Messrs. Torrance and Stewart of the Dominion
line, we're at the Falmouth; Rev. DR.. Bos-
worth of Cambridge, j. c. Cushman of
"Among the Clouds" and W. II. White OF
the Detroit Post and Tribune, were at the City
| Hotel.
A terrific storm of thunder, lightning ard
rain passed over the White Mountains Satur-
day evening, being very severe between Nor b
Conway and the northern section Two wash.
81 OH the Portland & Ogdensburg railroad oc-
CARED in the Crawford notch, causing consid-
cradle difficulty in the clearing, but doing
slight damage. All the evening trains were
delayed two or three hours, an accident to the
P. & o. locomotives increasing the delays.