The Portland daily press., 1873-03-26

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Substituting "r'' for IS" in the sail make s
some difference in the means of transportation,
as may be seen in a note on shipping in yester-
days paper.
Matters were quiet at the police station last
night. But one inebriate was incarcerated.
There were one or two snow squalls yester-
day, but nothing worthy to be called the forty
seventh snow storm of the season.
Bishop and Mrs. Nicely have gone to New
York and will not return until Easter.
Mrs. Mabel Burnham. Miss Ada Cary,
Messrs W. H. Fessenden, w. S. Beckett and
George Marston, gave a concert at Norway last
night.
Yesterday was Annunciation Day, and was
observed with the usual ceremonies by the
Catholic and Episcopal churches
The Musical Club are to hold their rehearsals
at Rossini Hall. They have procured fine
Steinway pano-forte.
A sale of useful and fancy articles will be
holder by the ladies of st. Pauls at City Hall
during Easter week.
The Maine General Hospital Fair will con-
tinue eight days.
The Law Court has rendered decision in
the case of Griffin VS.. Pinkham, overriding
the exceptions.
The annual shoot of the Forest City Shooting
Club will be held some time in April. A special
meeting will be held next Monday evening to
determine upon the date, and also to adopt an
amendment to the bylaws. The financial
standing of the Society is good.
The citizens of Portland have subscribed
quite a sum of money to be offered as special
premiums as an inducement to the Maine
Poultry Association to hold their first exhibit
ton in Portland.
We understand that Prof. Churchill will give
at his reading in the Peoples Course, to-mor-
row evening, BETSY and are out" 1.-THE Min
ister's Housekeeper," and also selections from
Dickens, Mark Twain and other authors.
At the town meeting in Deering Monday,
Jeremiah NJ. Lunt was elected Selectman.
At meeting of the Grammar School Cadets
c. H. Merrill was elected Captain, c. Pingree
First Lieutenant and T. Pratt Second Leuten-
ant.
A communication in another column con-
tains the obituary of Henry P. Deane, Esq,
who died in Boston Monday night. Nothing
which we might add to that could express the
deep grief which we, in common with the citi-
zens of Portland, experienceda at his untimely
taking off. The remains of Mr.. Deane were
brought to this city yesterday afternoon.
Death of Hon. Henry p. Deane
Mr.. Editor:
SSAnother is added to the list of prominent
citizens of Portland who have recently passed
away. AT the time of life when the full vigor
of manhood, with ripe experience and without
weakness of age, should have blessed him,
disease has done its terrible work.
At the age of about twenty or twenty-one he
graduated-from Bowdoin in the class of 1874,
and soon after entered his chosen profession Of
career he represented his city in the State Leg
islature, and became its legal adviser in the
capacity of City Solicitor. Later he filled the
office of County Attorney for the county of
Cumberland, and finally was for some years
Surveyor of the port of Portland and Falmouth
Besides holding numerous positions of trust, he
has for many years been Director of the Port.
land and Rochester Railroad In the success
of this road he took deep and earnest interest,
and labored for it without ceasing. Indeed it
was not in his nature to enter into any enter
prise except with his whole heart and weight.
Always eminently industrious, full of inter-
est In every public improvement, and Jealous
IN good works, he won an honorable position
ana endeared himself to large circle of friends
VINO VIII mourn his early death The loss of
such man to the public is great, while to his
immediate friends it must be inexpressibly Sc
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