The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-23

TO-DAY BEING A LEGAL HOLIDAY NO PAPER
WILL BE ISSUED FROM THIS OFFICE TOMORROW.
The Methodist churches will hold their an
nual Sunday School elections to-day.
Chestnut street Sunday School will celebrate
It's anniversary this evening"
There was quite a gale and heavy sea out
side yesterday afternoon.
The Diamond Island Association will bear
In mind their meeting at the restaurant on
the island at 10 a. m. to-day.
The stove dealers have agreed to close their
stores all day to-day. They will open as usual
on Friday morning.
The youths temperance meeting will be held
ct the Mission this evening at 7.30 o'clock, and
Fast Day service at 10 q. m. All are invited
A large number Of Portland people will en-
joy their holiday in Boston many OF them GO
ing up on the boat last night.
The Boston Transcript thinks the Portland
police ought to be allowed to carry umbrellas
when there is perpetual reign Of cold water
in the city.
The Brown University Boating Association
will shortly have benefit concert. The as
ISOLATION has voted to order a new gig, to cost
$3.50 of M. F. Davis of Portland
There was great change in the weather
yesterday. The wind blew cold from the east
and the mercury indicated 53s at sunrise, 61s
at noon and 46s at sunset.
Owing to the absence OF Mr.. Goodrich, one
OF the principal ow2ers in the Ocean st. Rail-
way, the meeting yesterday afternoon, called
to consider plans for transfer of the road to
the Deering line, was necessarily postponed.
The death of a near relative having called
Rev. Mr.. Wright from the city, there will be
no services at st. Lawrence street church to.
day.
The Bath Light Infantry have received an
invitation from Portland Light Infantry to
assist them in celebrating their SD anniyer-
sary the 9th Of June. The Bath company will
accept.
Mr.. Charles r. Milliken ia driving in his
buggy fine looking horse which formed one
OF six horse stage team at the Glen House
last summer and made the trip up Mt. Wash
ington in one hour and ten minutes.
The rear wheel of Mr.. Lewis O'BrioH's car
riage caught in the railroad track on CONNER
cial street yesterday afternoon while Mr..
OBrion was driving and tore the wheel from
the carriage.
The Vincent Chsutauqua Circle will meet
next Friday evening with Mrs. CONN, No.
S1S Congress street. The evening will be de-
voted to Shakespeare and an interesting pro-
gramme is arranged.
The special train, chartered by the Thomas
Orchestra, made the trip from New York to
Portland. Monday, $50 miles in nine hours
The distance between Portland and Boston,
115 miles, was made in 2 hours IS minutes.
Samuel Simonds was engineer.
The Boys Literary Society of the Y.M.C.
A.. will celebrate the first anniversary of
their organization by an entertainment this
evening at o'clock. Good talent outside the
organization has been secured. The hall will
be tastefully decorated. A small admission
fee will be charged to defray expenses.
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