The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-01-11

ELECTION OF BANK DIRECToRs.-The annu-
al meeting of the several banks for the election
of Directors took place yesterday. The follow
ing we're elected.
Merchants National. Rensselaer, Cram, Ja-
cob Mcclellan, Rufus E. Wood, John Lynch,
Geo. s. Hunt, Cbas. Fobes, Geo. E, B, Jack
son. President. r. Cram; Vice President, Ja-
cob Mcclellan; Cashier, Chas. Payson.
FIRST Nationals. J. Smith. H. J. Libby,
>: b. Brown, John Rand, Chas. Holden, H. B.
Hart, Ezra Carter. President, Il. J. Libby;
Cashier, w. e. Gould.
Canal National-W. w. Thomas, Chas. E.
Barrett, Geo. F. Shepley, Byron Greenough
Johu y. Brooks, w. Deering, VIM. Hammond.
President, w. w. Thomas; Vice President,
Byron Greenough; Cashier, B. G. somerby.
Casco Nationot.-Nathan Cummings, e. P.
2. Wescott. J. s. Winslow, ira 2. Harrington.
ship. 49,
Second National.-J. =. Kicker. John N.
Lord, M. q. Palmer, E. P. Chase, F.W. Bailey.
President, j. s. Kicker; Cashier, w. N. Goold.
Cumberland NationaL-Weston F. Milliken.
Alyah Conant, Moses M: Butler, Eben Corey,
President, w. F. -Milliken; Vice President.
Avian Conant; Cashier, Samuel Small
Noaond! Iraders.-A. X. Shurtlef, Neal
DOW, &. McKenney, F. G. Messer, r, o. CO.
nant. President, A. K. ShurtIeff; Cashier.
Edward Gould.
1t will be seen that the changes since last
year have been as follows: In the First Ma.
tional H. j. Libby has become President in the
place of s. j. Smith, resigned on account of
his health. In the Canal National, Thomas
Hammond gives place to William Hammond:
and the Board passed the following resolution:
4 WhQrpaq
Hammond, Esq, who for nearly forty years
bas served as director of the Canal National
Bank, under its State and National oreaniza.
tons, and who now declines reelection as
director on account of i'll health; therefore
Voted, That the thanks of The stockholders
he presented to him for his long and faithful
services as director of this bank, and our sim
cere wishes that he may be restored to health.
voted, That the above be entered upon the
records OF the stockholders, and copy be fur
nished to Mr.. Hammond.
In the Casco National, Eben Stesle gives
place to Ira P. Harrington. In the Merchants
National, Geo. E. B. jackson was elected d.
rector in place of William Willis, deceased
and Jacob Mcclellan Vice President. In the
Second National, Jeremiah Dow gives place to
+. w. Bailey. In the Cumberland National,
5. j. Anderson and Edward H. Daveis give
place to H. N. Jose and j. w. Deering.
DR.. HEBBARD's FOURTH LEcruRE.-Tbe
fourth lecture in the excellent course now be-.
ing delivered by DR.. Hebbard, was given last
evening. The subject was the respitory or
organs, and it was handled in mastery man
ner. The causes and cure of the various kinds
OF sore throats, together with the diseases of
the lungs, as bronchitis. asthma, consumption,
etc., were clearly and graphically pointed out.
Among the many remedial agents for the quick
relief and cure of asthma and bronchitis, the
Professor mentions that of nitrous oxide as the
quickest, safest and most agreeable and won
dered that the dentists did not use it in extract
ing teeth, and strongly advised the people to
take it. Chloroform, segars made of stramo-
MUM leaves, the smoke of burning rosin, salt
petre, paper, &C., were also urged as relief
agencies. But for cure OF these scourges. of
which hundred thousand persons die in this
country every year, the whole system must be
attended to. A knowledge of and attention to
the laws of health 10 IF tn,o.t ,.,na-4.roo
in such cases.
In these lectures the public are favored with
most profitable entertainment. The high ac-
complishments of the speaker, his lofty and at
viz es@uio 'iu'o nunoiouS ciequeuce, toSetno>
with his perfect and extensive apparatus for
the illustration of every function and organ,
combine to make the evening pass most pleas
antly. This evening the doctor gives his great
lecture on Food and Drink-a subject in which
every man, woman and child is deeply inter-
ested.
MCGILL's PANORAMA OF IRELAND.-This
exhibition, which is really very fine one,
drew another very full house last evening at
Deering Hall. In addition to the panorama,
the impersopation of Irish char acters nv m en-