The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-10-28

The sale of reserved seats for the Army and
Navy course will open Wednesday evening next
at Army and Navy Hall, at o'clock.
Attention is called to advertisement in an
other column-"Grand excursion to Boston,"
In Saturday morning issue our compositor
made the price of season tickets to the Army
and Navy course $3.50. This is incorrect. AL
though the entertainments are mnch better this
year, the price remains the same two dol
lars only. sss 7lsI
By reference to the advertisement it will be
seen that the Halifax line of steamers will
hereafter sail from Portland ON Saturday, in
stead of Friday, and that the Carlotta will per-
form the winter business instead of the Fall
mouth. 4st stzs
People who cwn no horse property are at lib
er4y to make one horse jokes now. They can
serve up the wood-horse in three hundred and
sixty-iye ways-provided they can find SO
many forms-and tell about horses with hack,
and hacks without ahorse, rnd so on until they
put themselves hors-du-con,5at.
Camp-meeting John Allen preached to very
large audience last evening from Rev. xxii:17
Tonight he will relate his religious experience.
A son of Charles Davis of Cape Elizabeth,
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home. one day last week, and was put off the
of him next day.
Two Lewiston boys, who complained that
they were i'll treated at home, applied for adj
mission to the Reform School one night last
week. -'s--.--s
The friends of Mr.. Byron d. Verrill of this
city, are circulating petition in this city, for
his appointment to the position of Reporter OF
Court Decisions, providing Hon. w. w. Vir-
gin is appointed Judge of the Supreme Court.
The cause of smoky chimney in the Chest
nut street NJ. E. church on Saturday was found
to be dead pigeons in one of the flues.
A kerosene lamp burst in the gymnasium Of
Mr.. Abbotts school at Little Blue, Pennington
the other day, and a little son of Mr.. j. H
Fletcher of this city, with great presence Of
mind procured blanket and extinguished the
flames. aTEr MWF5F M<k w#n
ST. PAUL's CHURcH.-Several weeks ago
Rev. Mr.. Root of St. Pauls church, rendered
his resignation as rector of that parish. The
wardens and vestry, at a meeting held soon af-
ter, laid the resignation on the table, desiring
to ascertain the sentiments of the parish in re
gaTu W ltS dcCeptdHct. 1uc lcclluS cAPieSSoe
at large meeting af the ladies and gentlemen
interested, held ten days ago, was such that the
officers of the parish have unanimously re
quested MIR. Root to withdraw his letter and he
has consented to do so. Bishop Nicely also de
sired that Mr.. Root should remain in his pres
emit position, at least for the present; SO the
connection of pastor and people will remain
unbroken. The parish has been laboring unde
financial burdens, which have become NOR
onerous of late ON account of a depression il
the general business of the city; but the PEG
pie have again expressed determination t.
try and "pull through" Yesterday afternoon
the rector delivered very earnest and effectiv'
extempore discourse pertinent to the existing
condition of affairs; basing his remarks upol
the natural phenomenon of rainy autumn
day, which is likened to the depres sion, tn
doubts and discouragements of life, both in tn
individual, the society and com nunity. A
sunshine follows the one SO it may succee
the other, if trusting hope and earnest effor
are employed. Clouds and darkness come O
Gods will; but often of human wckedness
He had firm faith in the future prosperity o
the parish, though its advent might not be S
near at hand as we desire. Fakxtan