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The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19
Woodford's Corner.

A temperance meeting will be held this even
ing at the Methodist church, to be addressed by
J. r. McKelvey and others, with good music
by the G. S. B. Quartette Club.
. Rev. Geo. w. Bicknell will close the course
Of lectures, next Monday evening, which have
been given by the G. S. BIS.
The Good Samaritans are preparing course
of lectures, to be given at the Methodist church,
to commence Immediately.
The rehearsals for the benefit concert, Christ
mas night. are progressing finely under the
direction of Jas. S. Staples of Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19

TrMpERANCE.-The meeting at Chestnut
street yestry last evening lost none OF its usual
interest. In addition to several earnest prayers
and exbortations, several reformed men gave
interesting accounts of their degradation and
reform. Several drinking men signed the
pledge and five knelt at the altar for prayer
II should he understood that these meetings are
not sectarian, but free to all, and it is noped
that other churches will open their doors ana
invite these earnest workers to cooperate with
them in spreading temperance and sobnety all
over this city. Another meeting at the same
place tonight, and also Sunday night
The meeting at the Allen Mission last even
ing was one of the best yet held Addresses
were made by several reformed men and Others
and number signed the pledge. Another
meeting will be held this evening at haii-past
seven. to which all are invited.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19

When YOU visit or leave the City of NEW
YORK, save annoyance and expense Of car
iage hire and stop at the GRAND UNION
HOTEL, opposite the GRAND CENTRAL
DEPOT. It has over $50 elegantly furnished
rooms and is fitted up at an expense OF $9OO,-
ments. European Plan. The RESTAURANTS.
Lunch Counter and Wine Rooms are supplied
with the best the market can furnish-prices
moderate. The cuisine is unsurpassed. Stages
and Cars pass the Hotel every minute for all
Managers. oclO'lyS
LooK-Good assortment brass and Japan
bird cages; also splendid assortment OF use
flowers, &C., at w. q. Sawyer & Cos, % Mar
ket Square. See their advertisement.
dec16was.
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WARDS OPERA HoUsE.-Another good house
greeted Wards entertainment last evening
The bill of the evening before was repeated, to
the satisfaction of all. This afternoon at the
matinee The French Spy will be given. VI
course this will draw full house. In the even
ing the present programme will be given for the
last time A number of stars will appear Mon
day evening,
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19

The MUsEUM.-The Museum was packed
last evening on the occasion of Mr.. Marshalfs
benefit. Every seat was taken, and nearly all
the standing room. The entertainment opened
with "The Honeymoon" in which MIR. Mar
shall gave fine rendition of Duke Aranza.
The support was not strong, and the play as a
whole was much better presented by the Anna
teur Club at Music Hall two years ago.
Between plays, Poe's poem of "The Bells
was recited by Miss Lucette Webster and Mrs.
Hull. TWAS admirably given, and was the
most pleasing feature Of the evenings enter
tainment.
The entertainment closed with The Adopted
Child. ...
This evening Hamlet will be given. W look
to see crowded house, for Mr.. Marshalrs pre-
sentaton of the melancholy prince is strong
aud popular piece of acting. His engagement
terminates this evening. At the matinee this
afternoon, The Stranger will be given.
Next week Mr.. George Fawcett Rowe ap-
pears in the great drama of The Geneva Cross,
of which he is the author. The play has been
running with extraordinary success at the
London Adelphi, and has just been placed on
the boards at Berlin.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19

NOTHING ELSE WILL ANswER!-If you are
boarse. have a cold, or q hard cough, ask Your
druggist for Hale's Honey Of Horehouad and Tar.
Take nothing else. 1t is the one sovereign
remedy for all complaints of the throat and
lungs. Crittenton's, 9th Avenue. Sold py
all Druggists.
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CITY AND VICINITY.
New a Advertisements Ton

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Fair at East Deering.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Maine Lodge No. IL. o. o. F.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
P. NJ. Frost's-2
Kendall a. Whitney-Boquets.
Christmas Candles-W. l.. Wilson & Co,
Real Hair Long Switches-C. c. WEIGH.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Dissolution of Copartnership.
Wanted-Boy
Holiday Buyers-C. H. Lamson.
Dissolution of Copartnership.
For The Holidays-P. NJ Frost.
New Goods-W. L. Wilson q Co.
Maher q Co.-Hats, Caps, Gloves.
Iost-Portemonnnaie.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19

A RoBBERY-Yesterday morning Mr.. Jor-
dan, the architect, living on Middle street, left
his pocket-book containing about 500 on his
table and unthinkingiy left 1t there and went
to dinner. He left man in his office named
William B. Stewart, who had asked permission
to use his table to do some work for few
DAYS. When Mr.. Jordan returned he failed to
fine either his money or Stewart. The police
were informed of the fact and are now investi-
eating the matter. 1t is said that Stewart, who
has been here but short time, left ST. John
under suspicious circumstances.
Later-Deputy Williams arrested Stewart at
about IL 80 o'clock last night. He had pur-
chased a suit of clothes and had but So OF the
sum remaining. He was locked up.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19

MAsQUERADE.-The grand masquerade at
Lancaster Hail, which occurs next Tuesday,
promises to be grard affair. Coles Band fur
nishes the music, and everybody may expect
good time. Suits may be obtained of F. G.
Bailey at J. f. Sherry's hair store.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19

If you want the incest of Oysters for Sun
DAVIS dinner, go to luminous s. Halves, Nos. 10
and 16 Market Square. A fresh lot just re-
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19

DECLINING AN ENGAGEMENT.-Mr. James j..
Bartlett, who created such favorable inn
preston by his meritorious acting at the Mu'
scum, has generously offered to give an
entertainment for the benefit of the Maine
General Hospital. The directors. with many
expressions of personal regard for Mr.. Bartlett,
decline the offer, as they have decided not to
appear before the public in aid of the Hospital
again this year. Mr.. Bartlett has received the
offer of desirable engagement in Booths
Theatre, New York. 1t is to be hoped that he
will be persuaded to renew his professional en-
gagements in Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19

WE would call particular attention to the
fine collection of European Oil Paintings now
on exhibition at So Exchange street, to De SOLO
at auction Tuesday next by +. o. Bailey & Co.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19

KENDALL & WHITNEY will receive daily
from the Munjoy greenhouses, Boquets and
Cut Flowers Boquets of the choicest flowers
dec192t
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in Auburn.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The house of Charles w. Seavey in Harrison,
was burned Sunday night, while the family
were at church. Loss $1,000. Et
lothian and Isaac Kimball of BridgtOn, broke
through the ice at Long Lake, with an OK team
Tuesday, and had narrow escape from drown
ing.
The store of S. T. Brown in Brunswick, was
broken into Tuesday night, and $40 in money
stolen.
Mrs, Caleb Stevens of North Bridgton, was
thrown from her sleigh Wednesday, and Sc
verely injured.
KENNEBEo COUNTY. -s..
The Standard is authority for the statement
that short time since, Mr.. Carter, who lives
on the east side of the river, Augusta, found
pair of very young patridges, apparently de-
serted by their mother. He took them home
and placed them among his hens, when one
motherly old hen seemed to adopt them as her
own, and has kindly cared for the young or
phans ever since.
KNOX COUNTY.
Mr., Samuel Payson and wife of Nor tn War
rem, were found dead in their bed Thursday
morning. having been suffocated with coal gas.
Mr. Payson was the postmaster of the place
and was we'll advanced in years. Another
couple int he house n arrowly escaped the same
fate.
Oxford COUNTY.
Alzo Ingalls, of Denmark Village, got a
piece of steel in his eye while grinding an
axe
Mr.. ellison Adams of East Denmark, had his
right eye put out, while at work in the woods,
| last Friday.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
Mr.. VIM. C. Taylor of Orono, while at work
| in plaster mill there, Wednesday, had three
| fingers of his left hand cut of. ALL s..
A small house on the Kelley road. in Orono,
was burned Wednesday, with nearly all its
| contents.
Nearly 400 scholars are now in daily attend
ance upon the public schools in Orono, under
the charge of ten teachers The small scholars
having attended q weeks during the year, are
excluded from them during the winter months
SOMERSET COUNTY.
| The Maine Central Institute debt has been
reduced from $31, 900 to $4,000 the pas four
| years. Rev. Mr.. Bean, the financial agent, ap
| peals to the denomination through the state, to
come to the rescue and wipe out the balance.
Among the Canaan pensioners who signed
their vouchers on the 4th of Dec inst, wa
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19

F. o. BAILEY & Co. will sell at Horse and
Carriage Mart on Plum street, at 10 o'clock
to-day, several good driving and work Horses,
new and second hand Sleighs, Robes, Har-
nesses, &C. See auction column.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19

CHRISTMAS CANDLEs.-W. L. Wilson q 20.
have just received fine assortment OF Christ
mas Candles. decl9-5t
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REAL HAIR LONG SWITCHES, only $1.5Oi
short Switches all prices; Neckties 10 cents to
S1.0O. All other goods in proportion, at U. y.
Welch's, 179 Middle street. -.-.--s
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A MONUMENT as big as the grand pyramid
might be built of the teeth that have been ruin.
ed by neglect Shall this thing 60 on in face OF
the the great fact that SOZODONT is GER
tain preservative of dental decay?
dec15-d&w1w W s..-r, .f..-E 20 . 4.
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Acc1pENTs.-Mr w. p. Kicker of Falmouth
mt vessel filled with kind of opodeldoc
over a tea. kettle, Thursday morning, to warm,
when an explosion took place and the windows
,vere blown out. No damage was done to any
members of the family, who were in the room
at the time.
Mr.. HIP. Bartleman, who resides on Brack'
EFT street, started to 90 down stairs 10 inc
kitchen, Thursday night, when the heel OF MS
slipper caught on the edge of the starr, and ne
was precipitated to the bottom, spraining his
arm, breaking two of his fingers, and emitting
his head and face badly.
Mr.. Charles Gray was thrown from his sleigh
yesterday. while riding in from the Cape and
had his left arm dislocated.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19

WILSON & Co., the boss fancy grocers, haV-
ing no rival in their line, are now determined
to excel themselves. We don't see how it can
he done
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19

PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, morning
tra;n for Worcester will, on and after Monday
next leave Portland ten minutes e'rl'er 'na,,
by the present arrangement, starting a' '.oo
instead of 8 o'clock. No other tram Is cnanseo'
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19

UxDER SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, all qualities,
as low as the same qualities can be sold by any
one, at Charles Gusts & Cos, 493 Congress
street. ucItI
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19

LADIES Hand Knit Jackets, marked down
at p NJ FrOst's.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19

Snow SLmEs-A number of snow and ice
slides occurred yesterday. The largest one that
we heard of was from the roof of Brooks dry
goods store. The snow and ice came down COW
ering the sidewalk to a depth of about six inch
es. Unfortunately Miss Frazier, who resides
on Winter street, was passing at the time and
was badly injured. She was taken into the
store and afterwards to her residence.
Another large slide came from Mechanics
block and completely smashed the awnings in
front of the stores.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19

FRENCH CLOTH GLOVES, nice article, at
I Charles GUSTS & Co.'S, 1913 Congress street.
-'~- dol - grF 0r..Fr If
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IMPORTANT TO TRAVELLERS.

MEMS GLovEs.-A large stock of all sizes,
at Charles Gusts & Co., 493 Congress street.
5o1 If
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19
MIsCELLANEOUs NOTICES.

ALL wool Serges marked down from 62 to
81 cents, at P. M. FrOsts.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19

THE GLEN HoUsE.-The item in Boston
naner to the effect that the Glen House. WHITE
Mountains, has been sold to stock company,
is denied by the present owners, Mess-s. W anu
C.R. Milliken of this city. We are informed
that they propose to enlarge, reft and othef'
wise improve their already excellent house 10
an extent which will place it beyond any posi-
ble rival in that popular region .-
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19

GRAND ARMY SocIABLEs.-The Grand Army
committee on sociables has arranged for a
course of six more dances, to begin next Thurs.
day evening. The dances will be as follows:
First masquerade; second, New Years, with
the tableaux of death of the Old and Birth
of the New third, calico; fourth, memorial
and envelope; fifth. variety; sixth, necktie.
This will doubtless be the course of the season.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19
STATE NEWS.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
DIR. r. Bradford the oldest citizen in Andro-
scoggia county lies critically i'll at his residence
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-19
Municipal Court.


JUDGE MORRIS PRESIDING.
FRIpAY.-Patrick Burke. Intoxication. Tmrty
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A BEAUTIFUL PREsENT.-Yesterday morn
ing Mr. w. G. Norris of this city received a
unique holiday gift from his brother, Mr. E. A..
Norris, who is now in Colorado. 1t Is Christ
mas box, made up of specimens of twenty-five
minerals, all from the soil of Colorado. Among
these are gold, silver and lead ore, moss agate,
green copper, satin spar. jasper, and rose and
amethystive quartz. The box is an elegant
affair, and gitters like collection of gems.
ST. STEPHENS FAIR.-The fair of the st.
Stephens Society was grand success. During
the afternoon large number was present, and
good number of articles were disposed Of AT
five o'clock Santa Claus arrived with lots Of
presents for the little folks. A large number
were present in the evening
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Portland & Rochester r. II.
Shortest and Most Direct Route
FROM
Portland to the South and West.
No Transfer! No Change Of Cars
PORTLAND AND WORCESTER.
A rrau Rement Of Trains commencing Dec
~. 1874,

PASSENGER TRAINS FROM PORTLAND;
$50 A. M. For Rochester, Nashua and WOrces,
ter, connecting at Rochester with Eastern ana
Boston q Maine Trains for Boston. also with trans
for Alton Bay and Wolfboro, connecting at Nashua
with EXPRESS Train for Lowell and Boston, connect
inS q; Aver junction with trains for Mason Village
and Fitchburg, arriving in Worcester at 2!0 p, m,
connecting with trans for Providence, Norwich, and
Norwich line Steamers for New York, and with
Boston & Albany trains for Albany and New YORK.
Las r. M. For Rochester and way Stations :,
3.l5 r. M. Express for Rochester, Nashua and
Worcester. connecting at Epping with trains for
Manchester and Concord, arriving in Worcester at
0,15 D. M, connecting with Night Train for New
York.
Leave Portland for Gorham $40 p. m.
Exprcss Train leaving Worcester at 500 a. m,
Connecting with orwich Steamboat train from New
York, arriving in Portland at LIS p. m. = u,
Expross Train leaves Worcester at 40 p M,
connecting with Express trains ieaving Albany at
10 q, M, and New York at 1000 a. m. arriving In
Portland at 1913 p. m.
Through tickets are sold in Portland, and baggage
checked through to Nashua, Manchester, Concord,
Lowell Worcester, New York by Norwich line, and
Springfield Route and to all important points South
and West.
Tickets to all the above points for sale by roll
LINS & ADAMS, % Exchange Street, and at the
Depot ~c,
{ nooa re2.. IL. T7rIE|F'E dtf
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wanted.

A SMART Capable Boy 16 to IS years Of age, to
IA work in a wholesale Boot and Shoe Store. En-
Quire at "a and So Middle St.
dec19d1ws CLARK q EMERSON.
The Portland daily press., 1874-08-28
Beecher at the White Mountains.

A dispatch from the Twin Mountain House
says: "He talks on all other subjects, and
yesterday evening spoke at length Of his preach
ing here. 1t will continue each Sunday till the
last week in September. 81 call this my coun-
try parish" said he, and take it up regular
ly, each summer. I can always see, when I
come up here, that the tendency in hotel like
this is to break up into cliques; but something
of a human interest binds the people together
They come to feeling like big family, and
think that is one of the reasons why they enjoy
themselves here" The family feeling is pretty
strong, and Mr.. Beecher is father of all con.
cerned. He is The central figure everyw where;
Sunday, at the religiousl services, morning and
night, whether he preached or listened, and
tonight, again, at charade party. People
flock to the edge of the broad piazza when he
comes in from the croquet ground. with an
armful of malets, to hear his gleefll sour side
beat; we won the last gamer By some happy
faculty, he knows every one, new conner or
old; and the Good morning." collective and
individual, he beams on the odd hundred or so
in the dining-room, as he enters it for break
fast, would last through the day if it was not
tends a good way beyond the hotel. He is
known by all the ia miles around, and some of
them have solid reason to remember him.
One farmer nea- here, with his farm heavily
mortgaged, found the mortgage paid off last
year, through Mr.. Beecher's efforts. Besides
pastoral work of this practical kind and his
weekly sermons, Mr.. Beecher devotes little
time TO labor. A Dive or a trip up or down on
the railroad takes up the forenoon, and after
dinner he picks up the short, heavy mallet,
which is his favorite, and, once on the croquet-
ground, does not leaye it till it too dark to see.
Occasionally he tries the bowling alleys, but Of
late finds the exercise too violent. Croquet is his
favorte game. 1t is pretty cold up here. There
was sharp frost last night, but Mr. Beecher got
enough interested in his game, Monday, to at
tack it in his shirt sleeves. To see him rushing
from wicket to post, dropping on his knees to
sight the shots, rejoicing over the discontinue
of his adversaries, and driving his ball along to
victory was revelation of what can be done
when the man and mallet come together. Next
week Mr.. Beecher goes up to the summit of
Mount Washington for day, but besides this
he has as yet planned no excursion from the
hotel. After leaving here, about September
Oath, he will pass short time in Peekskill be-
fore returrinp to RrOOklyn
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THE rival papers of Pressure Isle are discus

The rival papers of Presque Isle are discus
sing the present and future of the Swedish
colony. One of these papers by publishing
the statements of anonymous parties has
taken an unfavorable view of the results of
the scheme. The editor of the Sunrise. in
order to ascertain the facts for himself and
the public, recently visited the colony and, as
the result of his investigation, published last
week three columns, in which he gives mi
mute statement of the condition of the colony.
Briefly stated, Mr.. Stickney found the colony
as general thing in a very prosperous condi-
tion. There are poor families and many who
have to look sharp to get bread, but every one
who knows anything about the privations in
cident to pioneers will understand that the
most prudent and persevering have to strug-
gle with poverty and often subsist on the
coarsest and poorest fare. Mr. Stickney found
this to be the case with some of the New
Sweden colonsts, but such cases are rare in
deed. He also asserts that the people are
generally contented and have faith in the FL
.ture and courage to contend for the better
days which come to the industrious and mr.
dent in Aroostook more certainly than in arv
other section OF our state. 1t has been sug-
gested that certain class of politicians find
ing no other charge against Republican rule
in state affairs, are intending to make the
most of false cry about New Sweden. We
hope this is not true; but whether it is or not
the colonists should have a fair opportunity
to show what they can do.
The Portland daily press., 1874-08-28
News and Other Items.

"Canvas covered christians" is the allitera.
tive for camp-meeting.
A French scientist claims to have discovered
an insect which makes its home in the midd e
of cigars.
Some miscreant has attempted to poison the
sparrows in Madison Square, New York, by
throwing poisoned bread crumbs about under
meath the trees there.
Scranton, Penn, chronicles the fifth fatal
case of hydrophobia within two years, and
thinks some municipal restrictions should be
placed upon the peregrinations of ownerless
ours.
A new act Of Parliament resulting from the
trial of the TIchborne claimant has been print
ed. 1t makes "personation" felony, render
ing person convicted of it liable to penal SER
vitude for life.
California is threatened with an oil region.
Petroleopolis, near Los Angeles is the scene
of the agitation and excitement which have
brought thither many Pennsylvania spectators
who have declared themselves perfectly salts
fed with the indications.
The Portland daily press., 1874-08-28
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGeIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The shipment of shoes from Lewiston and
Auburn the past week been 1896 cases to 1876 for
the previous, and 1924 for the corresponding
week of last year; aud the receipts OF leather
have been 1877 ,205 pounds to $3.50 for the pre-
ceding 1880 for the corresponding week of
last year.
Somebody thinks he saw a bear near Auburn
the other day, and now the city can't supply
the demand for guns
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Hopewell Granite Company of Sullivan,
organized under the general law of this state
few weeks since, is now in successful opera
buildings have been erected, and the prospect
is that large aud profitable business will be
done. The stockholders are residents of Mas
sachusetts, and are gentlemen of ample means.
A few days since single block of granite was
quarred weighing about two hundred and fifty
tons. This granite is all of the best quality.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The fall term of Colby University began yes
terday. The Freshman class numbers IS, the
largest since the war. Three young ladies are
among the new arrivals.
Gen. Tilton of the Togus Military Asylum,
one of the most successful and prominent stock
breeders in the state, will exhibit at the State
Fair in Lewiston, his celebrated Holstein and
jersey stock of cattle and his stud of fine hor.
worth going miles to see.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Elbridge w. Reed, the Midway murderer, has
been taken to the state prison.
Freeman r. Miles of Hudson, has been ac-
quilted of setting fire 10 his house in that town.
Judson w. Jones, Young man of East Cor
inth, was knocked down and stabbed by some
unknown person.
A subscription is being raised in Bangor to
the amount of $4,000 to be offered in purses for a
series of the grandest horse races ever wit
messed in the state. Arrangements are making
to bring there the fastest trottersi the Union
All conveyances will carry for half price The
exhibition takes place in September, and will
continue three days.
SAGADAHoC COUNTY.
AT the supreme Court in Bath, Wednesday,
the jury in the case of William Dunnng VS..
Inhabitants Of Lisbon, for causing plaintiffs
The Portland daily press., 1874-08-28

building and land in Topsham to be washed
away by constructing dump on the West bank
of Little River, returned a verdict for plaintiff
for $650.5S. Law on exceptions.
WALDO COUNTY.
Mrs. Mehitable Stephenson of Knox, died
very suddenly, Friday evening last.
YORK COUNTY.
Aleck Quarter the Biddeferd alleged incen-
diary, has been committed for trial.
The house of Miss Olive Gould, at Elliot was
entered on Monday of last week, and trunk
taken therefrom containing $50. The trunk
the rogues evidently having been frightened.
The dwelling house of Mr. Roswell Webber
of Cape Neddick, was burned Monday Morn.
ing. Loss $500; no insurance.
Deacon Homan of the Highland House.
Pool, was thrown from his carriage Wednesday,
and was badly hurt.