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The Portland daily press., 1873-12-12
& MAINE CEN
TRIAL RAILROAD.
COMMENCING DEC. 8, 1879.

Passenger trains leave Portland dali
ss:ly for Portsmouth and Boston, Sun
--Mt 1910 sM a. NJ as15 v +. NJ " @ te.ooP. 1o . N. n
Leave Bangor for Portland, Portsmouth and Bos-
Leave Boston for Portsmouth and Portland at r. 30
nS30A. M. t12.30, 1915, $500 P. M.
Houlton, Calais and St. John at $500 P. M.
and st. John at h8, 80 A. NJ.
Leave Portsmouth for Portland at 1000, n1o.s5
Leave Portsmouth for Portland, Bangor, Houlton,
Calais and st. John at *10.05 P. NJ.
Leave Portland n for Lewiston, Bath, Rockland and
Leave Portland (via Danville) for Lewiston, Far
mington Watervie and Skowhegan at II 90 p M.
Leave Portland for Bath, Lewiston, Rockland, Au-
gussai Sc Sko"hegan' Belfast Dexter and Bangor at
Leave Portland for Bangor, via Augusta, Pull-
man Palace Sleeping Cars,) at 1918 a. m
For Lewiston, Bath and Augusta at 1920 p NJ
For Lewiston via DaEville at t5.15P p M
Leave Biddeford tor Portland at 1900 A. M, re-
The 6.15, $40 A. M. and a15 P, NJ. trains from
Portland, and the 500 A. NJ, train from Bangor
make make close connections to New York by one OF
ed through by either route.
The Is A. M. train arrives in Boston at 10.40 A.
Line at lilo A. NJ The 9.1O A. NJ train arrives % in
Boston at lao P. M. in season to connect with the
train for New York, all rail- also with the $50 P.
Stonington and Norwich Lines. The ais P. M. train
arrives in Boston in season to connect with trains
for New York via Springfield at 9 p M
The $40 A. M. and rs P. M. trains from Portland
connect at Conway junction with theGreat Falls and
Conway Railroad.
The 7.20 A. M. train from Boston arrives in Port
land in for passengers to take the of the
p. & o, Railroad,
The $50 A. NJ. train fro Boston connects with
the Grand Trunk Railway for Montreal, Quebec and
all parts of Canada East.
Through tickets are sold in Portland and Baggage
checked through to Houton Calais, st. John, Hal
ifax, Dover, Foxcroft, Rockland, &c.
*Pullman Sleeping car express tram. N. B. This
train runs Sunday Morning, does not Monday
morning.
Accommodation train
gFast Express.
j. PRESCOTT,
Supt. Eastern Railroad,
L. LINCOLN,
Supt. First Div. nj. G, r. R.
GEO. BACHELDER,
General Agent Eastern g. M. c. R. R., Portland, Me
dn8
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Notice..

4NVtAOCs
WHEREAS Allen Haines OF Portland, in the
Jane r. HaiMes, and the said Jane r. Haines in her
own right, on the thirtieth day of August, a. d.
1870 by their mortgage deed of that date, recorded
in Cumberland Registry of Deeds Book 378 Page 49,
conveyed to the New England Mutual Life Insurance
Company corporation or anized under the laws of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and having its
principal place of business at Boston in said Com
monwealth, the following described real estate situ
ate in Portland in the County of Cumberland, with
to owit:-Begnning at the monument at the junction
Of Middle and Church streets and running thence
and twenty feet to passageway leading from Church
to Pearl street, thence southery said passageway
thirty feet to the middle OF the wall dividing the
through the centre of said partition wall hun
dred and twenty feet to said Middle street; thence
nortLeasterly said Middle street. thirty feet to the
place Of beginning; together with the right to use
the stairs leading to the chambers and also the pass
ageway aforesaid in common with the owners Of the
adjoining store said estate hereby described being
part of the premises conveyed to the said Jane II.
Haines by James Racket by his deed dated the
Cumberland Registry Of Deeds Book s47 Page 5s. s.
and by Levi F. Drake, by his deed dated the eleventh
day Of August A. D. 1866, and recorded in said
With authority in case of the breach of the con-
dition of said mortgage to- sell said premises at
auction and from the proceeds of said sale to pay the
debt secured thereby and all costs, charges and ex
penses sustained incurred reason of any breach
OF the condition of said mortgage, together with
commission CT two and one halt cent the gross
amount of sale,
And whereas the condition of said mortgage deed
has been broken by said Allen Haines and Jane r.
Haines this to give notice that said real estate will
be sold at public auction on said premises NO IS
Middle Street. in said Portland) on Saturday the
third day Of January A. D, 1874 at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon, for the reason and purpose aforesaid.
Dated at Portland this fifth day of December A,
THE NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
desdMtd By Benz F, Stevens, President.
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MARsHAL'S OFFICE,
i .

MARsHAL's OFFICE,
Portland. Nov. 19, 1873.
Your attention is respec ectfully invited to
the following City Ordinance which il il
my duty to enforce:
"The tenant or occupant and in case there should
be no tenant, the owner, or any. person having the
of any budingo lot of lond bordering not more
than one hundred and fifty feet any street, lane
court square. public place within the CITY, where
there is any footway sidewalk, shall, after the
ceasing to fall of any if in the day time within
three hours and If In the night time before ten of
the clock Of the forenoon succeeding, cause such
snow to be removed from such footway or sidewalk,
and, in default thereof. shall forfeit and pay sum
not less than two dollars more than ten dollars;
and for each and every hour thereafter that the same
ant occupant, owner other person, shall forfeit
and pay sum not less than one dollar, nor more
than ten dollars. Aud il such building or lot should
extend more than one hundred and fifty feet on any
occupant, owner or other person, to remove such
snow from the footway sidewalk for the space of
one hundred and fifty feet, according to the provs-
ions and subject to the penalties aforesaid"
"The provisions of the preceding sectiou shall also
apply to the falling of snow from any buildmg.'
"Whenever the sidewalk, or any part thereof ad-
shall be encumbered with ice it shall be the duty of
the occupant. and in there is no OCCUPANT the
owner or any person having the of such build
ing or lot to cause such sidewalk to be made safe and
convenient, by removing the ice therefrom, or by
covering the same with sand or some other suitable
substance; and in case such owner or occupant or
other person. shall neglect 80 to do for the space Of
six hours during the day time he shall forfeit and
pay not less than two more than five dollars and
like sum for every day that the same shall contin-
encumbered.
The above ordinances will be strictly enforced
49,. GEO. W. PARKER,
no20f City Marshal.
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Fall River,
StOningtOn and Norwich Lines.

PORTLAND 4 OGDENSBURG 3. r.
CHANGE OF TIME.
On and after Monday, Oct 20, 1873,
and until further notice trains viii
eEs-s5s=.==s5:s.sszlleave e-Es.s..zleave follows: WI
M. and 1.30 P. M. " W 1'
Portland for Upper Bartlett at 1.3O M.
Upper Bartlett for Portland at TOO A. M
North Conway for Portland at 8.15 and IL 30 A. M.
The 7.45 train from Portland and II 80 from North
taehsd. WV Wv
The 1.30 train from Portland and s16 fro,. w..
Conway will have the following STAG. .o,-o.;d Nortn
Freedom. 'i'er' hezar ralis ana
te11.ownneid Tor Denmark and Bird ton
Iicket ONCE in Portland at Boston & Maine r. r.
Statioh, WneTe all trains of p & O. r. r. arrive and
depart. " ~ Az 'ii'o an"
J. HAMILTON, Superintendent.
Portland, Oct. 1S, 1873. anp30tr
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RAILROADS.
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, RAILROAD,


E:.s:::ss.sssst Passenger trains feave Portland
sEIG7for Rochester and intermediate stations
at 7.30 A. NJ and 1.3O p. NJ. maSino
direct connection at Rochester with trains for Boston,
over Boston & Maine and Eastern Railroads. Also
connect at Rochester with Dover and Winnipiseogee
Railroad for Alton Bay and with Portsmouth, Great
Falls and Conway Railroad for Conway.
Leave Rochester for Portland and way stations at
7.20 A. M. and IL M.
The IL o'clock train making direct connection at
Rochester with trains from Boston, leaving Boston
via Boston q Maine. and Eastern Railroads.
Leave Portland for Gorham at 400 P. N.
Leave Gorham for Portland at 4.45 p. M
Leave Portland for Saco River at $40 p. M.
Leave SacO River for Portland at $50 A. M.
Stages connect as follows:
At Gorham for West Gorham, Standish, and No.
Limington, daily.
At Buxton Centre for West Buxton, Bonny Eagle
and Lmngton daily.
At Centre WATERFORD for Limerick Newfield, Par
sonsfied and Osspee, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat
urdays, returning alternate days.
At Centre WATERFORD for Limerick, Parsops6eldr
daily.
WILLIAM Fl. TURNER, Superintendent.
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PREMIUMS.

New subscribers applying early for the year 1874
may have, without charge, the last volume for 1873
OF such periodicals as they may subscribe for.
four of the above periodicals may have one of the
Four Reviews for 1878; subscribers to all five may
have two of the "Four Reviews" or set of Black
woods Magazine for 1873.
Neither premiums to subscribers nor discount to
clubs can be allowed unless the money is remitted
direct to the publishers. No premium given to Clubs.
Circulars with further particulars may be had on
application.
The Leonard Scott Publishing Co.,
14O FULTON ST. NEW YORK.
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KNOX & LINCOLN RAILROAD.

Direc rail route to Wiscasset, New
Es:sssss:s::s::sS Castle, Damar SCOTIA Waldoboro,
fl1-THssWarren and Rockland,
No change Of cars between Portland
and Rockland.
Steamers leave Rockland for all points on the Pc
nobscot river, Machias, Mount Desert Vinal Haven,
Hurricane and Dix Islands,
Leave Maine Central Depot, at 100 A. M, and 90
Pm.
Stages connect at Rockland. for Camden, Lincoln
vile, Northport, South Thomaston and st. George,
daily At Rockand for Union, Appleton and WASH
ington. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
At Thomaston for st. George daily.
At Warren for Union, daily.
At Warren for jefferson and Whlteteld, Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays.
At tWaldoboro' for North Waldoboro', Washington
and Liberty daily.
At New Castle for Bristol and Pemaquid, daily.
Freight Trains daily and freight taken at low raesl
jy29dtf CA. COOMBS, Sup't.
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RAILROADS.

GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY OF CANADA.
ALTERATION OF TRAINS.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
xs=zz,zz5.z,,.z, On and after Monday, Sept. 18th,
E...sseesssgsesss9st Trans " III as follows:
.===j H@z4a4 Mail train for Gorham and accommo-
cation train to Island Pond, 715 A. M.
Mail train 1.2O p M. (stopping at all stations.t ,
Quebec, Montreal and the West.
Accomm0dation train tor Gorham and way sta
Trains will arrive as follows.
Mail train from Gorham and intermediate Stations
$50 a. M Through mail train from Island Pond
Montreal, Quebec and the West 25O p. m.
Accumulation train from South Paris and way
Stations 6.15 p. m.
Passenger Offices
"a EXCHANGE ST.
-AND3
DEPOT AT FOOT OF INDIA ST.
Tickets sold at Reduced Rates
kee. Cincinnati, st. Louis, Omaha,
Saginaw, St Paul, salt Lake City,
Denver. San Francisco.
and all POINTS in the
Northwest, West and Southwest,
&C. FURNIvAL Agt.
THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY is in splendid
condition, is wen equipped with frst-cass rolling
stock and is making the best connections and quick
est time of any route from Portland to the West.
WPULLMAN PALACE DRAWING ROOM
AND SLEEPING CARS attached to all through
trains.
Baggage checked from Portland to Detroit and
AVID knG
| tion.
The Company are not responsible tor baggage to
any amount exceeding $50 in value (and that person.
ally unless notice is given, and paid tor at the rate of
| one passenger for every $500 additional value.
| G.: j. BRIDGES, Managing Director.
| II. BAILEY. Local Superintendent
Portland Sept. IL, 1873.
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NOTICE is hereby given that have this dav piv
IN en- my two sOns-Albert o. Billings and Georoe
Bllings-ther time to act for themselves, and shall
their contracting from this date:
ALBERT BILLINGS.
Portland, November "a, 1873 Ro26eod3ws
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A discount of twenty per cent. will be allowed to
climbs Of four or more persons. Thus four copies Of
Blackwood or Of one Review will be sent to one ad
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Blackw0od for $48, and SO on.
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discount, copy gratis will be allowed to the getter-
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Chandler House, #. 3. Chandler & Go.
Proprietor.
Chapman Bouse,-Andrcws & Record,
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BOSTON.

saEadahec House, j ohm .. MiIliken, Pro
priefOr.
Bath Hotel, G. M. Plummer. Proprte,or
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Pr0prietOrs. S"'
FrankItn House, Harlow ST., n. Ouiuby.
with M ID Mclaughlin & Son. Pron
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RARE CHANCE
B u SIN IL s s.!
The Stock and WeDl.knOWn Stand
Of
Littleffeld Bres., Alfred, Me-,
FOR SALEi

TVHE Stock is well assorted, including every thing
Il adapted for large country trade, and is clean
and fresh The store is of the best buildings for
the purpose in the State 30 70 feet, two-stories
and French roof heated by furnace, with Elevator
and rooms fitted up especially for the manuiacture
Of sale work, Alfred being of the best localities
in the State for that branch of business Would lease
store for term of years. but prefer to SELL Also val
uable timber Lots in Alf and vicinity for sale at
bargain.
To parties meaning business the above presents an
opportunity rarely offered. Information can be =
tained of Locke, Twitchel g. Co., or Shaw, Hammond
& Carney, Portland.
LITTLEFIELD BROTHERS..
Alfred, Dec. 5, 1873. de6d4w
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MAIL LINE TO
Halifax Nova Scotia,
DIRECTi
with connections to Prince Edward II.
land and Cape Breton.
ONE TRIP PER WEEK.

.S The Screw Steamship CHASE.
>AfA- Capt j. Bennett, will leave Port
HMfxkR7& land every Saturday at r. NJ
l2nSFASSS for HALIFAX, direct, making
connections with the Intcrcolonial
railway, for Windsor, Truro, New Glasgow and
Pictou, and steamers for Prince Edward Island al
90 at New Glasgow, N. s.. with Lindseys Stages for
.~ RETURNING will leave Halifax on TUES
DAYS, at 400 P. NJ.
For freight and other information apply to j. B.
COYLE, Jr., Franklin Wharf, or
oct2Sdn JOHN PORTEOUS. Agent.
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"a New Thing Under The Sum-"
Sixteen Oil Paintings in q Book!
Never before was such an idea attempted for book
illustration; every who has it pronounce it
SUPERB Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stoves latest work
WOMAN IN SACRED HISTORY,
is a saries Of narrative-sketches, drawn from Script
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mos, after paintings by the most celebrated artists
of the world, giving rich and magnificent variety of
Oriental costume and beauty. Mrs. Stowe in
her charming style has written book full of inter-
est and without dull page in it. which even if not
illustrated would sell rapidly; but the
BRILLIANT OIL PICTURES
make it of the most unique, original and remark
able books offered. The pictures, if published
separately, would readily sell for So each-or $32,
while the entire book with the sixteen pictures, to-
gether with sumptuous bindings of the volume, can
be had for one=ffth of that amount The book is
published in ENGLISH and in GERMAN, and is
making tremendous
Sensation Among Agents
and saesmen because it is absolutely netc and "has
money in it." To get pleasant work and good pay,
send for terms, circular, &C., to j. B, FORD & Co.,
New York, Boston, Chicago San Francisco,or Cincin
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HOTELS.
BANGOR.

Augusta House, State ST. Harrison Bal
er, Proprietor.
Cony House, G. A. & III. Cony. Proprie
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WARRANTED SEVEN (7) YEARS
Prices Low for the Quality.

Responsible Agents wanted for unoccupied terri
tory In localities where agencies are not yet esab-
haed, until such established will sell Pianos
to the public at Factory Wholesale Prices. Send
nrsular to
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I4O FULTON ST. NEW YORK.
dec9-d4t
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Entries for competition or exhibition to be made
upon blanks of the association which may be obtain
ed on application to w. p Atherton, Sec'y, Hallow-
el, Albert Noyes, Pres, Bangor, Lor F. F. Harris
Treas, Portland.
The entrance fee for each coop or specimen for
competition or exhibition will be 81; excepting Pig
cons, Birds Rabbits and minor pets which will be
20 cents. All over coops or specimens BY one ex-
hibitor free. Entrance fee to accompany entry En-
tries to be made to W. T. Atherton, Secy Hallowel
previous to Jan. 10, 1874. noc5d&wtd
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-13
GAS LEGISLATION.
A Kings County Assenbiyman Coming
to tho Rescue Of Commensurate
Light and Lower Rates Dcma nded.

A Kings County Assembiyman Coming
to tho Rescue of Commensurate
Light and Lower Rates Demanded.
Kings county member OF Assembly has ''girded
on the sword OF justice" and IL preparing to do
battle on behalf OF the people against gas compa-
MES. lie considers that they have too much con-
troll; that the gas IL OF inferior quality and should
be regulated by some proper standard, SO that the
consumers may not be obliged to pay for water In
stead Of dry vapor OF carbon. When the gas is OF
poor quality las 1t generally is) more of
1t passes through the pipes than II good and
Of the proper consistency. When the quality of the
gas is at the minimum tas it is at presently the gas
companies bills are at the maximum. The best
Illuminating gas Is made from an adm xture Of
English camel ana our common bituninou5 coal.
This quality used to be manufactured at prime
cost to the companies OF about 81 90 per 1000
cubic feet. THIS estimate does not include the
saving OF coke, which is considerable item from
the prime cost. With coal at tho present high
rate may be allowed that the gas costs 81 so per
1000 cubic feet, exclusive OF the coke saved, aud
then the compa MES make mo g than thr,y-three pr
cent az Tie selling price o. So per oc0 ieet rms
statement 16 explained in this wLy:--TIe
gas furnished ls supposed to be at the standing
burner. THIS is the standard basis upon which the
above calculations Of the cost are made. The facts
are that the light furnished the people OF Brooklyn
this season Tor any other does not exceed ten
candles power. The gas furnished for 81 80 per
or sixteen and one half per cent Of the price
charged. II the gas be deteriorated to twelve
candies power by the admxture OF air, water or
steam, II IS plain that oneourth Of Its cost should
be taken off, making its cost 81 87k per loo feet.
Their profit is about thrty-eght per cent. No
city : gas stock can be purchased, except
at an executors sale. Gas companies that began
business with capital stock OF $50 000 have within
ten years increased their stock to x2,000000. 1t Is
claimed that their profits arc too nlgh and the Oh
Ject of the Kings county AssemblymaE's proposed
bill rs to place the gas companies under the juris-
dcton OF a department to be appointed by the
Legislature. This department will supervise the
quality Of the coal used, the ilumInative proper
ties Of the gas manufactured and procure for CON
suiners lower and more equitable rate for gas.
light than tnat which they are now compelled to
pay these moneyed m0nOpOlIcs.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-13
SUSPICIOUS CASE.

For some time past Mary Coughln, an Irish
woman, forty-nve years Of age, has been living at
40s West Thirty-eighth street, with Frank Hughes
q boatman, both being more or less incorporate In
their habits. On Friday morning Hughes arose and
up and prepare his breakfast; but she made no
answer. On attempting TO arouse her. Prank, to
his horror, discovered that Mary was dead. He
gave Information OF the act, and subse-
quently Coroner Kessler was notified. rho
sister OF deceased very respect table
woman, seemed TO believe that there had
been ioul play In the matter, inasmuch
as the alleged Hughes had decamped AFTER her
sisters death with O considerable amount OF
money belonging to her. Deputy Coroner Leo in
making superficial examination on the body, dis
covered no marks OF violence; but In order to he
moved to the M0rgue, where DR.. Leo win make
post-mortem examination. Hughes stated after
Mary's death that she mad not been Complaining;
denied having beaten her. and he knew of no
reason for her sudden demise The suspicious
agains. Hughes are not sufficient to Justify lus
arrest and detention.