The Portland daily press., 1884-09-23

DEAoA 1OftAnSBs
Fine day yesterday aud warmer. The mer-
curry Indicated so at sunrise, 64o at GOOD, $40
at surset; wind southwett
Mr.. A. j. DAM of the Hotel Dam in New
York, is visiting Portland.
Officers Slower and Sterling arrested lad
last night for the larceny OF lot of mackerel.
Bishop Healy will visit Montreal with Rev.
Father Dupont of Biddeford
DIR. Burr leaves Portland next Monday to
spend couple of months in New York.
There will be gospel temperance meeting
at the Mission this evening at 73O o'clock.
Good speaking and singing. All are invited.
The Forest Associates have elected the fol-
lowing officers: Charles f. MCCARTHY; secre-
tary, Leon Shaw; treasurer, Daniel j. Carr.
j. Herbert Shedd of Providence, R. L., Hon.
A. M. McNichol and wife Of Calais and Judge
L. B. B. Colt OF Bristol R. l.. are at the Fal
mouth.
The First Free Baptist Church (Plymouth)
will hold reunion and picnic supper next
Wednesday evening, cordial invitation is
extended to all.
Mr. John Fl. Whitney of Portland, formerly
of the firm of Holt & Whitney, has taken
charge of the prescription business of a Bangor
drug store.
The Midnight Marriage" company are
stopping at the Falmouth Hotel They
played at Lewiston last night, returning to
this city after the performance
AS the tug Warren was towing the schooner
Lizzie Wilsln into the harbor yesterday the
schooner struck the acht Issa, Capt Isaac
Dyer, Jr., tearing the yachts sails and rigging.
Miss Pierce, daughter of Lewis Pierce, ESQ,
and Miss Bateman, both OF this city, sailed for
Liverpool from New York in the Austral of
the Anchor Line, Saturday
The Portland Railroad Company will make
use of their new stable on Spring street, to-
day for the first time. 1t is brick, two storied,
and will accommodate 100 horses
The lats Frank W. True was member of
the Maine State Pythan Relief Association.
Saturday, j. F. Chute, Esq, paid the widow
nearly 800.
An invitation al been extended TO the dis
tlnguished divit Rev. DR.. Newman Hall of
London, now in '9stou, to visit Portland. An
answer is expected today.
Alexander Ferguson of this city is the COM
missioner from this State of the cclored ex-
hibits department. in the New Orleans exposi-
ton.
We received yesterday from Mr.. W. B.
Smiths garden on Elm street, a sprig of ap-
pie blossoms just picked from crab apple
tree which bore fruit two weeks ago.
Mr.. Arthur B. Morrill,, assistant principal of
the High School, has accepted the professor.
ship OF sciences in the State Normal School,
New Britain, Conn. and will start for that
place Tuesday.
We understand that the late Augustine s.
Fernald has had an insurance on his life at the
agency of W. D. Little for several years. Mr..
Fernald also had policy for $4,000 in the
Union Mutual of Maine.
A gospel meeting for young men only will
be held at the rooms OF the Young Mems
Christian Association on next Wednesday
evening at 7.30. Mr.. A. T. Van Horne, an
evangelist from Lynn, Mass, will conduct the
service.
Mr.. j. Herbert Shedd the distinguished
civil engineer of Providence, R. l., who has
prepared plan for the abatement of the Back
Bay nuisance, arrived in the city last evening
and is stopping at the Falmouth Hotsl Mr..
Shedd will submit his plan and report to the
committee this evening.