The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-04
FOURTH OF JULY.
How IL will be Celebrated In This
Vicinity.

FOURTH OF JULY.
How II will be Celebrated In This
Vicinity.
There will be no celebration of the Fourth
in this city, no appropriations having been
made by the city government this year.
A salute of 3S guns will be fired from Fort
Gorges.
the Greenwood will drop her regular time
table, except the two morning and 6.1O p. M
trips, and will run as often as possible be-
tween Peaks Island and the city. She will
not touch Trefetbens every trip, but will
blow proper signals when coming.
Great preparations are going on at Green
wood Garden for the celebration of the
Fourth of July. The fireworks have ar
rived from a celebrated laboratory in New
York. The rockets are larger than ever
thrown in this city and the large set pieces,
bombs and floral displays, will make very
fine exhibition. Those wishing to visit the
Garden should be sure and ask for Garden
tickets. Boats leave Custom House wharf
e very half hour. There will be four per-
formances at the Opera House.
At2.30.p. m. the Turnverein will hold
their athletic sports at the base ball grounds
in Deering. Grand stand tickets can be pro-
cured at Palmer's shoe store.
The United Order of the Golden Cross and
friends will go to Empire Grove by the
Grand Trunk, taking trains at 710 and 9.i5
am.
The new and elegant steamer Merriconeag
will make an excursion among the islands of
Casco Bay this evening leaving Custom
House wharf at o'clock, touching at sever
al landings along the route as the passengers
may desire. After the heat of the day it will
be a most enjoyable trip.
The Williston Sunday School will picnic at
Long Island, leaving the wharf at the foot of
Pearl street at 9 and 1910 a. m. Fare, 20
cents.
The Free Baptist Sunday School plymouth
church, will 60 to Hope Island in the Merry
coneag, leaving Custom House wharf at 8
o'clock.
The usual holiday Office hours will be OBJ
served at the post office today, viz: CASH
ier's Office and general delivery open from
to a. m, and 1 to Up. m. carriers usual
morning delivery and collection will be
made, also collection at p. M. all others
omitted.
The Trefdale Association will celebrate
today by grand display of bunting, an il
Elimination in the evening and fireworks in
front of the Valley View House. The par
lors Of the Valley View will be open to the
association and music will make the evening
gay.
The Portland Club will dedicate its new
summer club house at Great Diamond Is
land From to p. m. there will be vocal
ana instrumental music and dancing: at 40
F. M ,b followed by speeches and
VIII leave for the city at 1920 p. m.
Col. G. B. Merrill will entertain the Loyal
Legion at his house from II to Q p. m.
AT the Cafe, Long Island. from u to A
O'Clock, Ponce will serve one of his first
class clambakes. See the steamers of the
Casco Bay Company's time table for the
time of trips to this island.
The Portland q Ogdensburg club will play
the Pulp Mill club at Yarmouth today at a.
ternoon. The train will leave here at ITO a.
m.
The Atlantics of this city will play in Lew
iston today. The team will wear their new
uniforms for the first time.
The Gun Club will have a shoot at their
grounds at a. m. and 2 p. m.
Fireworks will be displayed from the head
OF Lincoln street, Deering. this evening.
There will be Fourth of July celebration
at Freeport, with the following program me:
Sunrise-Salute and ringing of bells.
a. m.-Antiques and horribles.
10 to 12-Potato, sack, foot and other races.
12m;-Salute and ringing of bells.
10 p. m,-COncert by Yarmouth Band,
2.3o-Ball game between the Yarmouths and
Freeports.
sunset-salute and ringing of bells.
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Depot
The programme at Saccarappa is as fol-
lows:
m.-Fantastics.
Sgnrs ssI noon and substituting cannon and
"a m.-Grand civic and military procession.
AFTERNOON.
1.0o-Tub race.
Z.OO-Swimming match.
2.30-One hundred yards dash.
3.0O-Jumping contest
-Wheelbarrow race
4.00-Sack race.
There viii be game of base ball between
Two well Known clubs, and in the evening
there VIII be the grandest display of fire.
works ever seen In Westbr0ok. The dis
play will be duplicate of the one to be
given at Sprinfeld, Mass. -
At Sebago Lake there will be addresses by
Ex-Governor Robbie and A. +. Moulton at D.
m.
The days programme includes fantasies
at a. M: Services at 10 a. M, in memory of
the late Hon: John b. Finch. G. w. c. T. of
the world. This ceremony will be under the
auspices Of Sebago Lake Lodge l. o. G. T.,
Deputy District w. G. T. Capt S. S. Knight
assisting. Girls dressed in white will build
monument Of flowers to the memory of the
departed brother. At 10 a. m. the Song of
Veterans Club, and Camp Shepley, Portland,
will play game of base ball. Another game
at 2 p. m. by the Sebago Lake club and Cum
berland Champions Boat races foot and
potato races take up the odd hours until D.
m. At O'Clock there will be fine display
OF fireworks. Dancing will be enjoyed az
ternoon and evening, with Will Pearson, of
Portland, as floor manager. Spiller's noted
Dand. OF Raymond, and the Mount Pleasant
band, OF Fryeburg, are engaged for the day.
Turner's Island will have a celebration,
the principal features of which will be out
door sports in the grove and boat race on
thepond.
No paper will issue from this office tomor-
row morning.