The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-11-20
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| Agreeably to the call the physicians of Cum
/ berland County met Tuesday at Mechanics
Hall for the purpose of organizing a County
Society. DR.. Tewksbnry, Chairman of the
| Special Committee, called the meeting to or
| der, on whose motion Del r. Gilman was APP
pointed chairman pro TEN DIR, s. c. Gordon
was nominated as Secretary -- 81
"A Committee consisting of Drs. Weeks.
Chadwick and BuzzeIl were appointed on Gre
dentiais, who subsequently reported twenty
three physicians present. .r,...
On motion of DR.. Tewksbury, Drs. Foster of
| Portland, Bates of Yarmouth and True of
Freeport, were appointed committee to pre-
pare and report code of by laws for the govern
1nent of the Society After some discussion
by Drs. Foster, Dana, Tewksbury, Fitch and
Gordon upon the form of such bylaws, on
| motion, Drs. Tewksbury, Dana and Buzzen
were appointed Committee to report officers
for permanent organization Adjourned until
Up. Mo sd lilU ssogrEeJ 10 5.t.i ....s-s., f,,
a a0i5e AFTERNOON SESSION
Meeting called to order by President
Report OF Committee on Constitution and
BY Laws read accepted and adopted
Committee on nomination of officers reportZ
ed as follows: A w. Anderson, President;
James M. Bates, Vice President; GEORGE p
French, Secretary; 7. A. Foster Treasurer;
Business Committee, George y. French. er off,
cto, A. Fl. Burbank, r. Stone, VIM. H. True.
q N.Tewksbury. - Hoi1e5. elte. s.f- Ell IL
? SEeoFD PARISH FAIR,-The Second Parish
did good business 1T the City Hall last even
ing. 4 large and happy crowd was in attend
anee, and fancy articles and provisions went
off with rush. While the extreme cold wealth
er probably keeps many from going the Eeen
appeiites it gives TO those who do 90 makes mn
in measure for the loss. From some unknown
reason the lights which were engaged in Ros.
ton to produce the "Shadawspi did moi ar
rive, and consequently that performance did
not tase2place, much to the disappointment of
the crowd, and still more, we Judged to the
managers. If human promises we mean Bos-
ION prop'isesl can be depended upon, that per-
tormance will take place tonight.
One OF the Interesting features of the Fair is
the contest for Q magnificent oak chamber set
between the friends OF DR.. Carrutbers and
Rev Mr., Fem, The votes were polled rapidly
last evening at one dollar each but we did not
hear who had the most. The polls do not close
until Friday night lsf'o9sl % Gef =4s.u Old /
Wo can give no adequate idea of this Fair
there is 90 much variety, but those who attend
viii be highly pleased and fully repaid for the
time and expepse9al7g- -Tf3i fres a.,-...
. The members OF the 2d Parish are notified
that they are to furnish Refreshments for this
evening They are requested to band them in
as early as possible to-day
A Fight WITH RATs-A correspondent
living in the Eastern part of the city gives us
the particulars of an encounter that he had
with rats a few evenings since. No animal
viii fight with more desperation than the rat
when cornered This young man went into a
room where these pests often resorted for sub
sistence, and found it well occupied by some
of the largest size of the vermn. He closed
the door and succeeded ia combining five of
them that, upontfnding there was no escaDe,
determined not to give up without battle
He had hut one hand at liberty, holding in the
other n lamp. and in this manner advanced
upon the raiders. The rats, probably seeing
the disadvantage under which he labored, met
nm hall way and fought with great despera-
'ioh until four were stretched dead upon the
noor. The fifth retreated to a shell from
", "iiich he made jump for the young mans
VINO lodged him and striking out with
In, gnu hand hit the rat with such force as to
n'n' instantly. Since the great fire the
people in that part of the city have been
troubled great deal with these disapreeable
animals -, !
LIE TEMPERANCE PAPER, called the " Old |
oaheh Bucket, formerly published in this city. |