The Portland daily press., 1873-10-11
News and Other Items.

IL, 600 during the present year.
The net debt of the new city of Boston will
be in the vicinity of thirty millions of dollars
when consolidation likes effect.
The Providence Journal says that the class
of rs has voted to allow the Freshmen to wear
such hats and carry as many canes as they
please, and has entered its protest against the
barbarous custom of lhazing In every form.
The temperance movement among the EN-.
ployees of the Grand Trunk Railway in Cana
da, proves success thus far, and the effects Of
it are seen in increased carefulness and atten.
ton to business.
The Indians of Red River, Wisconsin, have
raised this year 5000 bushels of oats, 1000 of
corn, 1000 of rutabagas and 300 tons of hay.
They have also gathered 1900 bushels of cram
berries and two tons of wild rice.
The Republicans Of Fairfax county Virginia,
will not nominate sheriff, owing to the exis-
tence of a law authorizing the whipping of
convicts for petty offences. Any Republican
chosen to the shreralty would be compelled to
enforce the law or resign.
The latest asprant to the honors of a cham
pionship is an Alabama freedman, who offers
premium of $40 in gold to any one of his race
who will have on the fair grounds at Eutaw, on
the second day of the Fair in October, as young
a wife with as many children as he will then
and there exhibit. His wife is 26 years old,
was married to him in 1868, and is the mother
of u children, among whom eight are twins
Religious Intelligence.
Rev. Mr.. Malvern closed his labors with the
Free Baptist Society in Biddeford last Sunday,
and left for his new field of labor in Chicago
ON Monday.
Rev. j. p TAYLOR, rector of st. Paul's church.
Brunswick, has resigned, and intends leaving
the town.
The Dexter Baptist church is still without a
pastor. M. I. +. White, of Colby University,
is expected to take charge of the church in
November.
The Catholic Society in Calais, have pur-
chased lot at a cost of $3OO0 on which they
intend to build cathedral at cost of $50,
000
A series OF meetings of the Advent persua-
sion, of one weeks duration, has been held at
Union Hall in SearspOrt. The attendance was
was quite large, with some speakers from
abroad.
The Friends have appointed a general meet
ing at So Durham, to commence the 18th inst
Prominent ministers from the west are expect
ed to be present.
The thirty eighth annual meeting of the
Maine Association of the New Jerusalem
Church, was held,in the Swedenborgian church
in Bath, commencing Saturday forenoon and
in the State were well represented. Rev. S. f.
Dixie of Bath, called the meeting to order and
presided over its deliberations.
The four religious societies of Ellsworth have
within the past three months settled new pas
tors. Rev. Mr.. Garretson takes the place of
Il- 'Nnn nCfr 30 x%f.
years in the Congregational Society. Rev. W.
A. Reese is the pastor of the Baptist whose
last minister was Rev, w. G. Holman. Rev.
Mr.. Ly on succeeds Rev. VIM Fl. Savary who
was eight years the pastor of the Unitarian,
ceeded Father Herbert.
AT the Catholic Church in Augusta a few
Sundays since, was performed the very i'm
pressive ceremony of confirmation, the rite
being administered to some sixty young ladies
and gentlemen of that city, by the Rt Rev.
Bishop Bacon of Portland.
The Maine Annual Advent Christian Con-
ference, will commence in Bddeford in the Ad-
vent Chapel, Tuesday, Oct. 18th, at o'clock
p. m., to hold through the week. A general
invitation is extended to all.
The York County Conference of Congrega-
tional churches will meet with the First Church
Rev VIM A. Merrill, at Kennebunkport, on
Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 14th and 18th.
otIUlOuS ny h6P. COSepU hyCe OF Alfred. and
Rev. James Freeman Of York
The East Kennebec Sunday School Associa-
ton has been formed at Weeks Mills. China.
with the following officers: President. VIM.
Percival; Vice President, j. c. Tucker; Secre-
tary, A. L. Brown; Treasurer. j. G. Tucker;
Executive Committee, j. P. Chadwick, John
Reed, j. G. Tucker
The receipts into the treasury of the Maine
Missionary Society during the month of Sep
TENDER amounted to SSO2O6.
Rev. e. M. Shaw, of Rockland, a member of
the last class which graduated at Newton. was
ordained pastor If the Baptist church in An
trim, N. H., Sept. Both.
Union Congregational Conference will hold
its next semi-annual meeting ia Hiram on
Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 2Sth and 29th.
The Lincoln Congregational West Associa-
ton meets Tuesday, Oct. 21st. at ten o'clock a.
M. with Rev. w. f. Obear Newcastle.
Rev. E. ?. Roberts, who has been supplying
the church at Springvale since the departure Of
Rev. Mr.. llsley, has accepted call to the pas.
torate there, and will be ordained next week.
:, Rev. Mr.. Sandorson baptized three persons at
the Methodist church in Augusta, on Sunday.
The Sunday School Convention for the soutb-
western portion of York county, will be held in
the Methodist church at Eliot backroad. com.
meucing on Tuesday morning, Nov. 4tb. and
continuing until Wednesday afternoon.
A Freewill Baptist quarterly MEETING will,
be held the last Saturday and Sunday Of This
month at Brdgton, commencing on Saturday
at ten a. m.
Arrangements are being made for a County
Sabbath School Convention, to be held AZ
Skowhegan Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 28tb