The Portland daily press., 1884-06-28

Warmer yesterday CLOUDS and sunshine.
Mercury 64e at a. M, TAO at noon, 100 at sun
set: wind Southeast and Southwest.
The Bath Bicycle Club, of six members,
will soon visit Portland.
Children's Sunday will be observed at the
Church of the Messiah tomorrow.
Hon. Neal Dow will speak on temperance, in
Lewiston, Sunday evening.
Mr.. james p. Baxter has accepted vice
presidency of the Ward Six Blaine and Logan
Club.
General John J. Lynch has received the
degree of Master of Arts from Holy Cross Col
lege.
DRAFTED its biennial reunion yesterday by a sail
down the harbor.
Tomorrow will be devoted to services for
the children at the Williston church, both
morning and evening.
There will be sacred concerts by the Corinne
Company at the Pavilion, Peaks Island to-
morrow afternoon and evening.
Judge Bonney of Portland, and family, ar
rived at Turner, Wednesday night. They are
at his fathers, W. s. Bonney, Esq.
There will be matinee this afternoon at the
Bijou skating parlor. Music, skating and
dancing will be the attractions
Col. VIM e. Sims of Brooklyn, N. Y, pro-
prietor of tho Park Theatre of that city, is at
the Falmouth Hotel.
Yesterday MIR. Nahum Littlefeld had hand
badly injured by falling lumber at the new
base ball grounds in DeeriDg.
The burlesgue cavalry which is to be part
OF the fantasies on the Fourth Of July is
under the management Of Mr.. G. S. Fairfield.
A number of members have been secured, and
ali others wishing to join must do 80 at once.
Mr.. johnson, in charge of the Weston Elec-
trio Lighting Company, says after tonight the
company will suspend operations for the pres
emit in this city. The machinery Will remain.
The Portland Light Infantry have accepted
an invitation to participate in the 4th of July
celebration in Bath. They will carry band
with them.
MIR. John Porteous, General Freight Agent
OF the Grand Trunk road, and Chief Engineer
=. p. Hannaford, were in town yesterday. Mr..
Porteons was warmly greeted by his friends
and is looking we'll.
The annual distribution exercises of st.
Elizabeth's Academy will take place at
Kavanagh Hall, Monday at 7.30 O'Clock. A
very interesting programme has been pre-
pared.
The Portland & Rochester Company have
been laying side track at Saccarappa for the
accommodation of Abner L. Hawkes., the
brick maker, and c. S. Richie, the lumber
dealer, near he Stroudwater road crossing.
William Thompson, employed by Charles
Milliken, met with painful accident Wednes-
day. While at work he had three fingers so
badly injured that it was necessary to sever
them from the hand.
The semi-annual convention of the New
England Amateur Press Association is to be
held in Young Mems Christian Association
Hall on Wednesday forenoon, July I'd. A
banquet is to be held at the hall in the evening.
Last evening the Portland high School
Cadets appointed the following committee to
arrange for their fifth anniversary the latter
part OF next month: Capt. j. L. Tryon, Lieut..
81. W. Sears, Corp, B. 81. Farnsworth, Honor
aries A. e. Chase and j. w. Deering.
The friends of the Flower Mission should
remember the call for flowers which can b.
left at the Fraternity rooms on Free street on
Saturday mornings. The flowers will be called
for if persons are unable to send, if word is
left at the rooms.
Enoch Harrington, president of the Willard
Shooting Club, has been elected chairman of
the New England Trap Shooters, aid g. I'll.
MeKenBel one OF the Committee ON bylaws.
The association will meet at Y0uug's Hotel,
Boston, July 9th.
A large party of Portland merchants, some
81 IN ali, will 90 10 Bar Harbor on special
TRAIN, at noon to-day, passing Sunday at Bar
Hsrbor, ascending Green Mountain, and re-
turning Monday. Vice President Tucker and
other officials of the road will accompany the
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