The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-06

acknowledgement Hersey is rapidly
imp, owing in health, and will leave for Wash
ington the first of next week.
Hon. John A. Burbank, Governor of Dakota.
has been passing few days in Thomaston with
bis friend, Judge French.
Prof. James B. Taylor, formerly of Bowdoin
College, also teacher of elocution in Farming
ton Normal school, has accepted the position
of instructor in elocution and Latin at Chauncy
Hall School, Boston.
A. J. Blethen, esq.,, of Little Blue School,
who has been quite sick the past two weeks, is,
convalesceht.
C. L. Means, formerly of surry, is County
Superintendent of Schools, for Baker county,
Oregon.
Rufus Rocks, esq.,, an aged and respectable
citizen of Clifton, died Monday at the advanc-
ed age of seventy-one years and five months.
Hon. w, j. Corthell is resting at his BONE
in Calais, in the interim between the teach
ers's institutes and the meeting of the legisla-
ture
J. E. Shaw Of Hampden, has been chosen
member of the Board of Agriculture from Pc
nobscot county.
Mr. Moses c. Foster of Bethel is to remove
to Waterville,
Miss Doria insists, programmes to the con-
trary Notwithstanding, that her baptismal
name is Clara, not Clara. e-.i@.scs 20
The Boston Transcript says Mrs Anna Gran
ger Dow has been studying for some time past
with Madame Rudersd orff, at the Hotel Boyls-
ton. Her marked development, as exhibited
in her singing at the Thomas concerts, has
been matter of general and favorable COM
ment. 8 ttt
Rev. Mr. Bicknell delivers his lecture on
'Spasms" in Skowhegan next Wednesday
evening.
At the suggestion of correspondent we are
glad to say that DIR. Clark referred to in yes
terday's issue of the PRESS is neither DR.. E.
Clark, nor DR.. George. A. Clark, both Of whom
are homeopathists, and do not dispense their
remedies in poisonous doses. -..s.. ,
Rev. Newman Hall, who lectures this even
ing at City Hall on the reasonableness of
prayer, was invited to preach in High street
church Sunday, but could not accept the invi-
tation on account of having previously engaged
to preach three times in Boston on that day.
Mrs. Flora Barry is suffering from rbeuma-
tism of the heart and ii was contrary to the adj
vice of her physicians that she appeared profess
sionally at City Hall Thursday night.
Waldo E. Hovey, formerly of this city, died
in Boston on Wednesday last. His remains
will be carried to Rockland for interment.
Rev. DIR. Pise, formerly of Tennessee and
more recently of Indiana, will commence his
duties as rector Of st. Pauls church in this
city, next Sunday. saT.5 .is1esz 81 -7a'.,r
nr IF Tobo hoc IN
preparation history of that town from its
earliest settlement 1 -s-
Mr.. Edward jenkins of "Ginx's baby noto-
riety, was in town yesterday.
Capt. John Faunce, of the Revenue Marine,
is at the Falmouth.
Hon. John H. Burleigl, member of Congress
from this District, has been appointed on the
Committee on Naval Affairs, one of the most
important committees of the House.
Pol ICE NoTEs.-Gilbert Fowler was arrest
ed by officers Black and Hanson for fast driv-
ing Thursday, taken before the Municipal
Court and fined S. and COSTS
John Chambers met a man on Commercial
street yesterday, who represented that he was
very hungry. Mr.. Chambers took him home
and gave him meal, then left the room mo-
ment. While he was absent the fellow stole a
pocket book containing $18 and cleared for
parts unknown. Word was sent to the station
and Deputy Williams going in search found
him on Tukey's bridge, with part of the mon
ey. He gave his name as John Shepard.
Thomas Marshal and John Griffin were ar
rested by off GERS Rich and Grbben for steal
ing $50 from Samuel Mcdonald, in his saloon
on Fore street, Thursday night, while he was
asleep.
| Marshal Parker and Deputy Williams found
quite lot of the Rabbits, yesterday, stolen
from the P. & R. depot. They are on the
track of still more which have been sold to diff
| ferent junk dealers g1Egu
"Uncle Oliver has succeeded in disposing
| of four of his regular dodgers. They have gone
| to work digging on the Ogdensburg. ID. &
Officer Horr arrested man last night for
| cutting the harness traces of a team belonging
to MIR. w. D. Sawyer of Cape Elizabeth
Catharine Busby needed a little recreation
| after her three months sojourn at the work
house and SO peeled the nose of comrade at
| the Stafford block last night.
A young man from the country came into
town Saturday, bought the cloth for suit of
Clothes ''wet down" the suit in advance, got
exhilarated and lost the cloth Yesterday Depu-
ty Williams found it.