The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-18

Fine day yesterday. The mercury indicated
40 at a. m, 52o st noon, 46o at sunset; wind
mostly from the northwest.
Wentworth, the jeweler, will make the rings
for the class Of So, Portland High School
Sheppard Young, the blacksmith, accident
ally damned off several Of his toes Thursday.
The water was turned on in the fountain in
Lincoln Park yesterday.
New rails are being laid on portions of the
horse railroad track.
There Slll be gospel meeting at the Y. M.
O. A. rooms this evening at 7.45 O'Clock.
The stereopticon used for advertising pur-
poses in Market Square drew quite a crowd to
that vicinity last evening
We have received the annual report of the
School Committee from Mr.. w. NJ. Marks,
printer. It ia very neatly and clearly printed.
Lord, Haskell & Co. will occupy the building
at the corner Of Market and Middle streets,
formerly occupied by Morgan, Butler & Co.
The first number of the Maine Sportsman
will be issued to-day, and it will contain
matter of much interest to the sporting public
Rev. Mr.. Daniels will preach to young men
tomorrow afternoon at the Second Parish
church.
The Rev. j. M. Williams will preach his
last sermon as pastor of Pine street church to-
morrow afternoon.
A horse car will leave the terminus on Mum
joy Hill at 1910 a. m. tomorrow for the bene-
Western part Of the city.
Dispatches from London state that the
missing steamer Vorsetzen, which left this
port for Hamburg, February 81, has not vet
been heard from.
The silver badges worn by the boys of the
Y. M. q. A. were manufactured by Mr.. Ell. B.
Bennett of this city. Over 1000 have been
used to date.
The Wcmans gospel temperance meeting
will be held at the Mission this evening at 7.3O
O'Clock. Gideon's Army will assist in the ser.
vices. All are invited.
Rev. j. e. Smith of Delaware viii again
preach at Swedenborgian church tomorrow,
speaking in the morning on "True Life," and
ia the evening on the "Atonement."
Officer Hussey seized bottle of whiskey
and bottle of decoction compounded of
rum and water from the place of Con Conley
yesterday.
Last evening belligerent attendant, some
what under the influence of liquor, created a
disturbance at the Salvation Army barracks,
and was put out after tusse with the door
keeper.
At high water yesterday fishing vessel,
while beating into the harbor, went on to the
rocks near Fort Preble, and at last accounts
she lay there high and dry. Her name was
not learned
A change is to be made in the services at
Pine street church on and after the first Sab
bath in May. After that date the sermon will
be In the morning, the Sunday school in the
afternoon and prayer meeting in the evening.
The Aldermen had the liquor tested yester-
day for which there were no claimants, and
had been seized the requisite number of DAYS.
A portion went to the agency and the majority
down the sewer.
The number of the second of the 70 solid
silver Waltham or Elgin watches, to be given
away BY Ira +. Clark, the clothing dealer, was
l.S32,665, and the nearest guess was 1880, 536
by Daniel f. Gsrts, 455 Cumberland street.
The Rev. A. x. Baird, OF the home mission
committee of the New England Presbytery,
will preach ia the library hall, Mechanics
Building, corner of Congress and Casco streets,
at and 7.30 p. m. tomorrow.
Mrs. Caroline B. Buell., Corresponding Sec
rotary of the National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, Rev. Asa Dalton and
others will speak in Chestnut street church To-
morrow evening, under the auspices of the
w. @. 7. q. and the Law and Order League.
A cold wave signal will be hoisted on the
Custom House by the Signal Service after
July 1st proximo, to indicate that decided
fall in the temperature is probable within the
succeeding "a hours. The signal will be a
square white flag with red centre.
Rev. M. Crosley of the Church of the Meg
siah will take for his subject tomorrow
morning Doctrine and Life" In the evening
his theme will be, "What Becomes of the
Worst Man?" Those who have an interest in
such subjects are cordially invited to hear
them.