The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-04-25

Brief lettings.
Bright, beautiful, warm day yesterday.
Mercury 48o at sunrise, $50 at noon, 52e at sum
set; wind south west.
Mr.. George V. Gleason of Buffalo, N. Y,
ia stopping at the City Hotel.
The lower side Of Commercial street is being
paved near Onion wharf.
Repairs are being made on the Eastern and
Maine Central depot.
DR.. Walter Woodman has purchased the ELI
Rible Deane property on STATE street.
q MIR. s. B. Scott, editor of the Halifax Even
ing Mail, was in the city yesterday.
Rev. Mr.. Daniels and Rev. Mr.. Wright will
exchange pulpits Sunday.
Gen. 81. G. Thomas, U. s. A., and family
will sail for Europe the middle of May.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas fash will take trip
to Europe shortly. They will be accompanied
by Miss Eveline Bartlett of Norway.
5 William A. Winship, Esq, of the Casco
National Bank, was down town Wednesday,
the first time since his Illness
The quartermaster Of the steamship Oregon
had his fingers crushed very badly yesterday
morning.
About $500 were cleared by the Hospital
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ceipts of the late fair are placed at SO, 800.
little boy had leg broken on the Western
Promenade yesterday afternoon by a rail from
fence falling on him. He resides on Temple
street and DR.. Bray attended him.
Michael Ward, at work in the ocean shed at
the Grand Trunk wharf, yesterday morning,
was thrown into the dock by a plank in the
wharf giving way, but not hurt.
longshoreman in the hold of the steamer
Oregon was knocked down by some deals slip
ping off the sling last night and was severely
injured.
A beautiful model Of ship called the
Belle of Portland can be seen in @. "a. Guppy
& Co.'S window, made by G. A. Loring of this
city.
George e. Deering & Co. are building
bridge over the driveway along Commercial
wharf. between Loveitt's block and the Fish
Exchange.
Lieut.. John 81. Little yesterday reported for
duty on board the Dallas. Lieutenant Little
has just finished term of three years service
In the gulf OF Mexico.
K. @. Jordan & Co. are making survey of
Commercial street, in the vicinity of Randall
& McAllister's coal wharf, where a side rail.
road track will be laid.
The new clock on the First National Bank
was put in running order at p. m. yesterday,
and now our citizens down town have another
good opportunity to know what the hour is.
A. G. Schlotterbeck will build large two
storied brick building on State street square,
on the lot where DIR. Sarah e. Palmer's house
stands, and use the lower portion for an up
town apothecary store.
The steamer Oregon, Captain Williams, of
the Dominion Line, sailed yesterday and took
several passengers and full cargo. She is the
last vessel of this line to leave this port this
season.
A very pleasant party assembled at the
residence Of Bev. d. w. LeLacheur Wednes-
day night. Rev. Mr.. Jacques was presented
cheur with handsome tidy and quilt. and
MIR. LeLscheur with purse containing $31.
The steamer Polynesian, Captain Brown, of
the Allan Line, arrived at her dock at Ito
yesterday afternoon, from Liverpool via Hall
fax. She brought Is cabin, q intermediate
and 353 Storage passengers, and general
cargo. She had a smooth passage but foggy
one.
Mr.. M. A. Dillingham;, the Spring street
grocer. and wife Wednesday evening celebrat-
cd the tenth anniversary of their marriage.
The presents included a silver service, copy
Of the engraving "Pharaoh's Horses" and a
rocking chair from Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew j.
Rich.
The Boston tug boat Storm King towsd the
bark Anna Walsh into this harbor Wednesday
and Immediately left in search of a whistling
buoy that had gone adrift from Massachusetts,
Bay. The bark had passed the buoy forty
three miles west by north of Boston Light. The
tug will make $500 if she finds it.
Rev. j. W. Bashford, Phi. D., will preach
his opening sermon at Chestnut Street M. E.
Church next Sunday at 1890 a. m. Subject:
"The struggles and the victories of the Chris
tian." At p. m. he will preach the sermon
delivered at the Maine Conference on the
"Law Of Love-
There was lively fire in the Western Gem
etery yesterday morning. Mr.. Morse, of
Morse & Bunce, put it out and then notified
Mr.. Gould, the superintendent of cemeteries.
MIR. Gould went to the spot and found the
grass again in q light blaze. He telephoned
Cumberland No. and the hose carriage was
sent mp and the flames extinguished. A few
fences we're destroyed.
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin was the guest of
Mr.. W. II. Smith Of this city, while in town,
and met several old friends at that gentle
mans house at dinner Wednesday. Thurs
day morning he called at the custom house,
where he was cordially welcomed, and was al
80 called upon by many old friends. He left
for Bangor via Lewiston at p. m. yesterday.