The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-10-11

hTtef Jetttukes
A rev two md half stery house, No q
! Bramhall street, with all modern conveuiences
| will be sold at auction Wednesday aflefnoo II.
| See advertisement.
| The Grand Lodge of Good Templars meets
| with Sandy River Lodge at Farmingson on
| Wednesday ito morrow at 9 A. NJ
| Charlie Shay's grand Quincuplexal tronpe,
embracing Miss Dolle. Sahlla's Londcn Bur.
| lesque Troupe, Mile Josephine Lnsuardi's
Terpsichorean Troupe, Lerpar Bros Acrobatie
Troupe, Tim Fitch's Comic Pautomime T oupc
Woods Ethiopian Minstrel Troupe, two iu
bands Of music, and some trained dogs open at
| Portland Theatre on Fii1ag evening.
Commodore Hull, u S. N who has been in
conmand. OF This Lighthouse District The past
| year, left the city for Philadelphia last EVEN
| ing. Commander Benham, the new appointee,
is stopping with his family at the Falmouth
Hotel
The "Tolfor1 property" No IS Bracket
street, which was advertis to lie sold at auc
tion to day, was yesterday sold by L. o. Bailey
g. Co. at private sale to Cyrus Greene, E-q of
Westbrook, for 5000.
20 Bailey & Co. sold yesterday afternoon
tgp lots on Iudia street, the nortbeasteriy one
hJ&n w. SWEET at "a cen foot, the lot
I contafhing 5000 feet; and the north westerly
one to a.NIr Bradbury for 81 cents, the lot bt :
ing the same size as the other.
U. S. Bonds were quoted 10 London yesler-
day at 81 s, 80 8. and SO IL. Gold opened
in New York at 113 2 and closed at 1853.
Yesterday was superb day. Thermometer
zoe at noon.
Mr.. Charles H. Jordan, who died Sunday
evening, is the first member Of the Blues who
has died since the reorganization of the COM
pany, something remarkable in a company of
so many members. The Blues are requested
to meet at the Armory this noon at IA O o'clock
in full Uniform, to attend the funeral of their
late cnmrade.
We understand that Capt. Mattocks has
notified the Infantry of his intended resigna-
ton as their commander
The Allan mail steamer Austrian arrived at
Quebec Sunday at 5 p NJ with 4S cabin and $50
steerage passengers.
To day the farmers Club will hold their ex-
hibtion at Gorham.
The Provident Association holds its annual
meeting next Thursday evening.
The Supreme Court comes in to-day. Judge
Barrows will preside.
There will be a social dance at Lincoln Hall
tomorrow evening.
At meeting of the First Parish Society
hell last evening, Rev. Benjamin H. Bailey.
the pastor, and Messrs. Lewis Pierce and Mark
z. Emery were elected delegates to the Unita-
rian Convention to be held at New York.
We learn that on the 26th, 9th and 2Sth of
December, we are to be favored with Enelish
ed Portland.
We hear that there is to be a good time at
Lincoln Hall tomorrow night. All lovers of
dancing are invited to attend. Tickets are
placed at ST. 90.
PORTLAND HORTICULTURAL SocIETY.-At
the annual meeting of the above named society
held on Monday evening last, the following
persons were chosen officers for the ensuing
year:
T. G. Jersey, President.
John M. Brown, VIM. c. Robinson, tElirba-
let Clark. Abner Lowell, H. P. Storer, Vice
Presidents.
Jonn G. Tolford, Corresponding Secretary;
B. Beckett, Recording Secretary; Samuel
Rolfe, Treasurer.
The Committees chosen were as follows:
Executive Committees. B. Beckett, T. c.
Hers-y. Samuel Rolte, George W. Wood N N,
On Establishing Premiums Samuel Rolfe.
S. b. Beckett, Thomas B. Cook, Warren Spar
row, Joshua Maxwell.
On Fruits-W. G Robinson, Charles H.
Green, Ehphaet Clark, Joseph Bradford, T.
B. Cook.
On Cut Floaoers-Charles Il. Green. Mrs.
Samuel Rote, Mrs. Daniel Fox, Mrs. Charles
Holden. Mrs Augusta V-rril
On Plants and FloWerS-Charles II. Green,
Mrs. Samuel Rolte, Mrs Daniel Fox, Mrs.
Charles Holden, Mrs Augusta Verrll.
On Vegetables Allen Haines, N. o. Cram,
j. M. Klmball, Joseph Bradford, Hosea Ken
dali.
Thomas B. Cook, John G. Warren, Samuel
Role.