The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-14

| FUNERAL SERvICEs.-The funeral rites of
the late John f. Chase took place yesterday af-
ternoon from the First Ba ptist Church. A
large concourse of people was present. The
Fire Department attended in body. The
members of the Department. the Mayor, and
the Committee on Fire Department met at the
City Building, and forming in line, marched to
the church. The casket confirming the body
was placed in front of the pulpit, with vase
of flowers on either side. Near the head was
the hat and belt of the deceased, draped in
mourning. On the lid of tbs casket was a cross
and crown of rare and beautiful flowers. a
present from the Fire Department. The
friends and relatives were seated on one side of
the centre aisle, with the fremen on the other.
After the opening services, Dr. Smaller made
a very touching mention of the deceased. He
spoke of Mr.. Chase's connection with the diff
ferent organizations to which he belonged, and
to his fidelity to them, each and ALL In men
tioning his connection with the church, he
spoke very highly of his worth.
At the close of the service the procession
proceeded to Evergreen Cemetery, where the
remains were inferred. The following is the
order of the procession:
Chambers Band, Washington Hook and
Ladder Co., Engine Companies, Mes s. 4,
Mayor and Committee on Fire Department,
Engine Companies, Nos 8, 2 and l, Officers of
Ancient Brothers Lodge of 1, o. o. f., pail
bearers, hearse and the mourners; Messrs. Lit
tlefeld and Coyes from the Board of Engi-
neers, and Messrs. Cummings and Pencil
from the Relief Association, and brothers Rob-
inson and Capen from the Odd Fellows acted
as pail bearers.
The fire alarm was tolled during the moving
of the procession.
The firemen went as far as behring's bridge.
SALE OF STOCKS ANE BoNDs-Tbe follow
fng important sale of stocks and bonds was
made by F. o. Bailey & Co., yesterday morn
ing: .
Twelve shares Canal National, par 100, at
$l37.6 and last years tax to James Noyes.
One hundred shares Portland and Kennebec,
par value 100, at "a to W. E. Wood.
Ten shares Maine Central, par value 100, at
81 to W. E Wood
Ten shares, same, at $54a to G. Sweetsir,
Saco
Twenty five shares Portland Co., par value
AoV, db UotoU W u. ID. DrOWn % Sons.
Ten shares Maine Central at "a to w. E
Wood
$4,000, six per cent. Maine Central scrip, at
81 and interest to W. G. Davis.
$2500, Androscoggin and Kennebec six per
cent bonds at $3.50 to j. B. Brown & Sons.
$4,000, Municipal City of Portland bonds at
six per cent at $1,000 to Joseph Walker.
$1,000, Waldoboro town bonds in aid of rail-
road. at S84 to j. B. Brown & Sons.
$500, Portland and Og1ensburg, six per cent.
gold, at $685. so to George Small
$1,000, Iowa Central first mortgage seyens. at
$47.5O to w. H. Stephenson.
$500. Leeds and Pennington Skies at 1861
to W. E. Wood
$1,000, Cook county, ILL.,, Sevens, at sos 3-S to
W. e. Wood.
$1,000, City of Cleveland, Ohio, Sevens, 500
4-8 to Swan & Barrett
$4,000, European and North American Skies,
(gold) at $69a to c. Sweetsir.
$4,000, same to same, at SOS.
$1,000. st. Joseph and Denver City, Western
Division, gold elghts, at $40, to w. E. Wood.
Parish Meetings.
The following parish meetings were held
last evening, and business transacted as fol-
lows:
HIGH STREET,. r. Thompson, Modera-
tor; Richard Abbott, Clerk; B. Thurston, Da-
vid Keezer, G. G. Tolman. Grin Hawkes., G.
q. Tyler, Parish Assessors; Philip Fl.
Brown, Treasurer; $500 was voted as
the pastors salary, and a vacation of ten
weeks during the year at his pleasure; $500
was voted to expend for music; $1,000 for Incl
dentals; $3.50 for sexton. An assessment of 20
per cent. was voted on the valuation, to paw
the foregoing sums, and the Parish Committee
were instructed to make a new valuation of
the pews, and report at an adjourned meeting
in two weeks.
FREE STREET.-Albion Little, s. A. True,
G. b. Morse, Percival Bonney and H. A
Hart were appointed committee to provide
supplies for the pulpit, and to attend to secur-
ing pastor.
FIRST BAPTIsT.-S. S. Rich, Chairman; w.
Duroy, Clerk; j. B. Mathews, Treasurer. NJ
L. Stevens, E. P. Chase and Joseph Bradford,
Finance Committee. The free seat system was
reported marked success; the receipts from
this plan average $110O more than taken by
pew rents. They propose to raise S465O.