The Portland daily press., 1872-04-09
Parish Meetings.

ho tue ANNUAL PARISH meeting OF the First
Baptist Society yesterday afternoon, J. H.
Coffin was chosen Chairman, M. M. Duroy Sec
rotary, and j. B. Mathews Treasurer. Messrs.
M. L. Stevens, E. P. Chase and Joseph Brad
ford were elected Assessors, and w. p Hast
ings, r. L. Morse and Spencer Rogers Music
Committee. The meeting then adjourned to
Wednesday, April 18th. 81
The annual meeting of the First Parish So
ciety was also held yesterday. John Rand,
Esq, was chosen Moderator and VIM. p
Preble, ESQ.,, Clerk. From the Treasurers re-
port we learn that he had collected $57S5 the
past year ON assessed pews and $500 on unas-
sessed. OF the amount collected $500 went
for the pastors salary and $500 for music. 1.
p Harrington, Esq, was reelected Treasurer
and Collector, and Messrs. C. H. Haskell and
c.. E. Jose Assessors. S. j. Smith, M. P.
Emery and j. E. Donnell were elected Parish
Committee and W. A. Stillnss re-appointed
Sexton. The motion to pay the usual salary of
$1,000 to the minister was laid On the table and
the meeting was adjourned to April 18th, at 8
p. NJ
AT the meeting of the High street Parish
last evening the following officers were elected:
Moderator, Thomas E. Twitchell; Clerk, Will
liam A. Morris. From the report of the Treas
urer, Philip Fl. Brown, it appears that the re-
ceipts of the past year from all sources were
S1O97.46 The total assets of the Parish are
S12O5.94; the present Indebtedness, $3.50;
making the net assets, $S48.44 The report of
joint committee of the Free and High street
Parishes on the boundary line of the lots of the
two churches was accepted and ordered to be
placed ON file and be recorded in the Registry
OF Deeds. The following persons were elected
Parish Assessors :-Brown Thurston, David
Keazer, Grin Hawkes., C. j. Walker and c. c.
Tolman. Rev. w. H. Fem, the pastor pre-
scented some papers relating to the financial
condition of the Parish, which were accepted
and appropriate action taken in regard to them.
vote of thanks was rendered to Mr. Fem for
his successful efforts in procuring the payment
of the Parish debt. Philip H. Brown was
elected Treasurer and William M. Marks Col
lector. twas voted, among other things, to
raise $4,000 to pay the pastor salary, and $1,000
for music; the above sums to be raised by an
assessment of II per cent. on the valuation of
the house.
At State street Church, W. F. Milliken was
elected Moderator, and A. F. Gerrish Clerk
r. M. Richardson w. F. Milliken and Eben
Corey were elected Parish Committee and As
SCISSORS, and Charles Payson Treasurer and Col
hector. John w. Perkins, Prentiss Loring and
A. b. Stephenson were elected Music Commit
tee. The sum voted to be raised was 25 per
cent. upon the valuation of the pews, same as
last year. The salary of the pastor was fixed
at $4,000 with four weeks vacation. The amount
raic 20 1o.k ~
$780, For improvement and repair of the
church $500 was voted.
PORTLAND INSTITUTE AND PUBLIC LIBRARY
At an adjourned meeting of this corporation,
held yesterday afternoon, H. B. Brown, w. H
Fem, L. d. M. Sweat, w. L. Putnam and Jo-
siah III. Drummond were reelected Directors.
On motion of Col L. d. NJ. Sweat, Messrs. |
VIM. L. Putnam, A. w. H. Clapp, Samuel E. |
Spring. Josiah H. DrummOnd and George F.
Shepley were appointed committee TO wait on
the City Government and make application for |
the annual appropriation for the Institute. The !
name of Israel Washburn, Jr., was added to |
the committee
The Clerk was instructed to call the attention |
of the City Council to the fact that the city is
entitled to two members of the Board of Direc- |
tors.
The President called for suggestions in rela- |
ton to the method of conducting the affairs of |
the Library, and referred especially to its inan-
cial condition, there being a small debt resting |
on the institution. The condition of the treas |
ury would render further purchases for several |
weeks inexpedient.
At a subsequent meeting of the Directors, |
VIM L. Putnam was chosen President, Israel /
Washburn. Jr., Vice President, Edw A. Noyes, |
Librarian, Clerk and Treasurer. tfz.es
1t was voted that the Librarian be authorized /
to select his own assistants. and that $3.50 be |
appropriated therefor.
The following committees were re-appointed: |
On Rooms and Works of Art-Messrs. HI. B. /
Brown, Shepley, Gilman, and one member to
be added
Books and Catalogues-Messrs Washburn,
T. III. Brown, Gould and Bryant.
and Drummond
Finances-Messrs. Spring, Clapp, Mcclellan
and Bird.
THE SEANcE To-NIGHT.-The exhibition at /
Fluent Hall this evening by Mr.. H. F. Emer-
son, promises to be most attractive enter /
tainment. Mr.. Emerson proposes to accom-
plish the following miraculous feat as the prin-
cipal experiment: A board partition eight feet
high, will be erected on the stage in full view of
the audience, with platform at its base, on
which Mr. E. will stand. He will be securely /
fastened to the partition by solid iron staples
around his neck, feet and hands, the staples
being firmly clinched on the inside of the par
tition. The gas will then be turned off, and
few moments after when the light is restored,
Mr.. Emerson will be found to be released with /
the exception of his neck, and holding the rings
in his hands, The light will again be extin- |
guished and when turned on his neck will be /
entirely free from its iron collar. If this ex-
pertinent is successfully accomplished it will |
certainly be the most wonderful feat ever wit |
messed in this city. 1t is also stated that Mr.. |
Emerson claims to have the power to free him
self from any cell at the station house, he to be
hand-cuffed and then firmly bolted in. He can
certainly unlock any pair of handouts without
the key, as we have witnessed the wonderful |
feat several times during the past week at his |
private seances.
HOTEL ARRIvALs.-Jos. N. Pierce and JAS.