The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-10-21

Rev. Moseey III. Williams has accented the
call to the Plymouth Church and will COM
mence preaching there either on the last Sab
bath of this month or the first Sabbath in No
vember
A table inlaid with foreign woods, of varie-
gated colors, and very ingeniousy constructed
by Ordnance Sergeant James NJ. Gilbert, of
Fort Gorges, may be seen at Morrison's, cor
ner of Centre and Congress streets
1t is expected that the new Dry Dock will be
finished in about fortnight
Let our readers remember that Mr.. Whee-
lock commences to form his singing classes at
the hall OF the Y. M. C. A. at IL clock this
evening, instead of Mechanics Hail. All who
intend to join should begin with the first les
son tonight.
The sale of reserved seats for the A. s. N. U.
course of entertainments will commence at
Glkeys apothecary store on Monday morning
October oath at o'clock. Call early and Of
ten.
We learn from the Echo that the monthly
meeting OF the County Temperance Associa-
tinn-will- he held at Dnnstan's Corner on
Thursday of next week.
The Thomas Concerts realized about $1,000.
That is doing first-rate. Portland, and the
neighboring cities, did we'll to support them
On the second night there was party present
Of over sixty from Brunswick
Bailey & Noyes have received Thomas Old
Farmers Almanac for 1871.
Mary Billet was before Commissioner Cliff
ford yesterday, charged with selling liquor
without license. Her case was continued till
tomorrow.
The Advertiser as usual, when it finds itself
in error, instead of frankly acknowledging it,
says in relation to the State st. matter, "they
were in possession of the facts but refra ined
from publishing them"
The ladies of the First Ba 1tist Society are
making preparations for levee to be gwen
shortly.
The rain fell quite brskly yesterday and the
wind blew strong in the afternoon. Their
mometer about 50 deg.
1t is rumored that Rev. E. Piyson Thwing
will supply the pulpit of the Congregational
society, SAGE lrappa till further motto e.
The Martha Washington Society met vest err
day afternoon bat are not yet ready to re-
port.
Massachusetts, parties are about to lease
water power of Lisk & Weston, Saccarappa,
for tub and pail factory. The old grst mill
is to be remodelled for the purpose.
A despatch to Merchants Exchange yester-
day afternoon stated that the steamer "New
York" of the International Line had nut into
Gloucester owing to the storm.
Several parties on Main street, Saccarappa,
are making preparations to take Sebago water
1t will be luxury there as well as in Portland
for good wells in this fat country are a great
desideratum.
Tickets for the Army and Navy Union course
are selling more rapidly than ia 1865 when
about 1000 course tickets were sold before the
opening concert We hear but one opinion
expressed, and that is, that the committee
have shown excellent taste in arranging for
entertainments which cannot fail to please all
classes of people. Members of the Army and
Navy Union cap now obtain their tickets of
Capt f. G. Patterson, No. 1 Browns Block.
Gold opened in New York yesterday at
1928. Could'n get the closing quotation
owing to the bad working of the wires. U. S.
Bonds were quoted in London at 80 IA, SO
and 9O1-S