The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-09-26
Rrief lettings.

A summer morning yesterday, clouds gather
cd and showers occurred later in the day. The
mercury indicated $40 at a. M, 700 at noon,
$50 at sunset; wind variable.
Falmouth Steam Fire Company No. will
give grand ball at Mechanics Hall Oct. 18th.
The new cross has been placed in position on
the spire of the Catholic Cathedral.
The Portland Encampments of Odd Fellows
have procured new parsphernalia.
A patent has been granted Thomas B. Mer-
rill, Portland, for lubricating cup.
Next Monday evening Thatcher Post G. A.
R. will hold camp fire.
Mr.. Preble Davis will lead the gospel meet
ing at the rooms of the Young Mems Christian
Association this evening at 7.3O.
The fire on Cousen's Island, reported in the
PRESS Wednesday, was caused by the burning
Of barn belonging to Mr.. Hamilton.
AT a meeting of the board of aldermen yes
terday forenoon the only business transacted
was to send an insane woman to the hospital in
Augusta.
Mr.. Winship, cashier of the Casco Bank,
looks quite natural at his desk and his many
friends are glad to see him able to be at work
again.
The liquor deputies yesterday seized beer
and hard liquor at 229 Fore street; in the rear
of the old Printers Exchange, and in the rear
Of Pleasant street near Gorham's Corner.
There will be a vesper service at the Con-
gress Square church next Sunday evening and
it will be conducted by the pastor. Rev. Henry
Blanchard.
At the Falmouth last night were Fl. V. Bar
rett of London, Eng; Julius Wolff of New
York, Orville D. Baker, Esq, of Augusta and
Hon. Fred e. Richards of Camden.
The Maine Central railroad will sell excur-
sion tickets to the State Fair on Saturday at
the same rates as on the other days of the fair
as it will be continued through that day.
The Butler and West convention will be
held at 10 a. m. on October 7th, at City Hall
and in the evening there will be mass meet.
ing of the same party at the same place, with
addresses.
By a proof error in the account of the Re-
publican campaign companies jollifcation
Wednesday night the Continental Guards Of
Cape Elizabeth were reported as numbering 10
men. The number was so men.
The formation of the branch of the National
Irish League will take place at the hall of the
Irish American Relief Association this eve
ming. Addresses will be made, and all in
terested are invited.
The Portland Steam Packet Company are
arranging for series of moonlight excursions
to Boston to visit the Mechanics and Institute
fairs also the several places of amusement in
October.
The Butler and West Club have appointed
II. W. Fletcher, W. FL. Jewett and W. L.
Sawyer, a committee to draw up resolutions
in memory of the late Volney Barker, men,
Der of the club.
By reference to the advertisement it will be
seen that the trains on the Portland & Ogdens-
burg railroad leaving the city at p. M, and
arriving at p. m. will be discontinued after
Monday next.
The schooner Eva May of Portland from
Baltimore with cargo of coal ran ashore on
Hedge Fence shoal, Vineyard Sound, about II
o'clock Wednesday night where she now re.
mains. The steam tug Elsie yesterday en-
deavored TO float her.
The Lake Champlain, of the Beaver Line, q
steamship which formerly visited this port
winters, sunk at her dock in Liverpool yester.
day owing to a sea-cock having been left open
There were fourteen feet of water in the
vessel yesterday.
Among the Portlanders in attendance at the
National Unitarian convention at Saratoga are
Rev. DR.. Hill, Hon. M. P. Emery, Hon. O. e
jose, FL. N. Jose, Esq, and Mrs. Jose, Mr.
and Mrs. I. P. Harrington, and Miss Lizzie
Varnum of this city.