The Portland daily press., 1895-06-27
Orders Relating to Portland Companies.

Orders relating to Portland Companies.
| ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.]
| Augusta June 26-The following
military orders, all relating to the Port
land companies, have been issued from
the adjutant generals office:
State of Maine,
Augusta, June 26, 1895.
Special Orders No. %.
| Permission is hereby granted M. e.
Conley, captain Company L., First Regi-
ment, to parade his company in uniform
land with arms at Sebagoss Lake, July 4,
+ 1896
Permission is hereby granted I. H.
Baker, captain Company B, First Regi-
ment, to parade his company in uniform
and with arms. Excursion to Sebago
Lake. Thursday, June 27. and to take
part in a celebration at Westbrook, July
| 4, 1895.
II-An election is hereby ordered of
Second Lieutenant in Signal Corps. N
6. S. M, at the armory of Company L.
First Regiment, N. G. S. NJ. in Port
land on the first day of July, 1895, at 8
O'Clock p M, precisely. Captain Timothy
Elliott, Company G, First Regiment, N.
6. S. M, will preside at the election, and
make return thereof to this office
| By order of the Commander-in-C Chief
SELDEN CONNOR,
Adjutant General.
Closing Exercises at Berwick Academy,
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l
South Berwick, June 26.-Six young
ladies and five young men finished their
school days at Berwick academy today
with the following interesting pro-
gramme:
Music.
Prayer, Rev. George Lewis, D. D.
Salutatory Addresses, Miss Ridley
Oration-Thought, Mr.. Moulton
Oratlon-War, An Unnecessary Evil,
Mr.. Wentworth
Valedictory Addresses, Mr.. Stone
Music.
Address = Some characteristics of
American Scholarship,
Prof Joseph r. Taylor
Music
Presentation of Diplomas
Award of Scholarship, Medal and
Book Prizes.
Benediction
Prof. Taylor's address was an admirable
discourse in every way containing a vast
amount of entertainment and instruction.
The music was first class and each and
every member OF the class taking part ac
".
class originally numbered thirteen mem
bers, but death claimed one of them, Miss
Edna Ham of South Berwick, late in the
winter term of senior year. and another,
Mr.. johnson of North Berwick. has been
recently obliged to leave
The scholarship was awarded to Henry
M. Stone of South Berwick
The Cogswell gold medal to Daniel W.
Wentworth of North Berwick.
Book prizes were given as follows.
Annie II. Thompson, Alice M. Rines
Carrie P. Guppy Helen Doe Mary G.
Mason, Arthur E. Blake, Shirley E.
Thompson, J.. Frank Butler, Theodore j.
Eastman, Gilman l.. M oulton.
Commencement week was wound I'M nv
the Alumni ball, which was the same
success as it always has been in years
past.
Justice Fuller at Augusta
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.1
Augusta, June 26-Melville W. Fuller
Chief Justice of the United States
arrived in this city on the Z. Is train from
the West tonight. He will pass two or
three weeks in Augusta, staying at the
Augusta house. The family of the Chief
Justice are spending the summer at the
cottag at Sorrento.
Can Obtain Bail.
ESPECIAL TO THE PRESS.
Augusta, June 26. is learned from
a reliable source tonight that Dennis
O'Conner of Biddeford has offered to fur
nish the $40, 900 bail under which Michael
Burns was placed by Judge Andrews of
the Augusta Municipal court for attempt
ing to shoot his brother-i in law and
former partner in business, Harry r.
Hopkins, Monday forenoon.
A Heavy Transfer.
Rockland, June 26 The city of Rock
land, today. sold to the Union Mutnal