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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-01-03
Brief .JOtfings.

Ice cutting is not active at present in this vi
cinity.
Ancient Brothers Lodge, No. 4, has appoint
ed committee TO make arrangements for the
public installation of their officers Thursday
evening
Miss Mary E. McGregor of this city drew
5000 prize in Loring's gift book sale at Boston
the past week.
The Portland Rowing Club gave a prone
made concert at Lancaster Hall Saturday even
ing.
A boys coat was found near Back Cove
yesterday, and now awaits an owner at the
police station.
Grard Ferdinand went from Rockland to
Boston last week and was arrested for swim
ding the Eastern and other railroads He
succeeded in stealing some baggage checks,
and presented one to the Eastern Railroad
Company for trunk, he said he had lost, and
received pay for the loss. He tried the same
game on one or two other roads, when he was
caught and put under $4,000 bail.
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PORTLAND POST OFFICE.

Office Hours.
From 500 IN to $50 p m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 a m.
PORTLAND, Me-, Dec. a. 1875.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at 1.2O
p m. and 1890 a. m. Close at $40 a m, and $50 and
800 o. m.
Boston and the West. Arrive at 5.OOpm.
intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
Railway. Arrive at 1.20 and $40 pm. Close at
$40 III and 2.30 m.
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 20 p. M
and 1890 m. Close at 8.20 m, 2.30 and 900 p.
Bangor, Mattawamkeag, and connecting routes.
Arrive at 800 p m. Close at 1880 p. m:
m. and 90 p. m. Close at 12.30 and 500 p m.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
at 200 a m. Close at 900 m.
SkOwhegan, intermediate offices and the north.
Arrive at 800 p. m. Close at ~. 80 p. m.
Skowhegan closed pouch closes at 9.O0pm.
Canada and intermediate offices, via G.. Il. II. Ar
rive at 2.20 p. m. Close at 12.45 p m.
Morning Northwestern by G. L. R. Arrive at s45 a
%. Close at $50 a.. m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 900 a.. M, 800
and $50 p. IN. Close at $50 m, 1890 and 800 p.
Rochester N. H., and intermediate offices. Arrive
at Las and 11.25 p m. Close at 7.3O a m, and
3.30pm.
North Conway and other offices on the P. & o. r
R. Arrive at 11.25 m, and 5.55 m. Close at 7.45
q. m. and 2.1G PM.
$50 m.
Eastport, via each steamer. Arrive at 600 m.
Close at 500 p m.
bridge, Jonespert and Machias, via each steamer.
Arrive at 6 a m. Close at pm.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island Arrfye
Thursday at m. Close Saturday at $3.50 p m.
Foreign Mails per Allan Line direct close every
Saturday at 3 p m.
Foreign Mails via New York, day previous to sail
ing of steamers, Close at 2.30 m.
Collections from Street letter boxes at 100 a. M,
u M. and 2 90 and 500 p. m.
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The Role Case.


The following correspondence heretofore
published 10 the Argus, is of interest:'
PORTLAND, Dec. II, 1875.
To the Editor of the Argus::
In the case of Oscar D. Rolfe and wife vs..
the inhabitants of Rumford, alluded to in
your paper of to-day, it seems that DR.. French
or some one else is DESTROYS of getting his tes-
timony as a medical expert before the public
to show that difference of opinion existed
between him and myself. The statement made
in the paragraph alluded to, that the mother
having "died in consumption would seem to
imply that it was an inherited disease" is alto
gether too soft for the facts. What DR., French
might ''imply" in case of this kind is very
different from making the sweeping statement
that pulmonary tuberculosis existed ONLY
from hereditary taint.''
On this point L differ from him materially.
1 say that it does occur in the majority of
cases, without any hereditary faint, and
that can show it by nearly all the recognized
authorities of the day. 1 had this patient un-
der my professional charge about four months.
and presume know as much about the case as
he did, who saw Mrs. Rolfe only about 25 or 80
minutes few days before her death. In my
opinion Mrs. RS case affords an example of
acquired pulmonary tuberculosis, due to long
confinement suffering. &C., caused by the ac-
cident s. I'll. TEwKsBURY, M. d.
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ARMY & NAVY CoURsE.-The last enter
tainment in the Army & Navy Course will take
place next Thursday evening. The Boston
English Opera Company will give the opera of
mariana" on this occasion. The Boston
Globe, in speaking of the performance of the
opera in the vicinity of Boston, says:
Monumental Hall was filled with an enthusi-
astic audience who listened with delight to
Wallace's opera Of mariana" by the Boston
English Opera Company The part of Mari
tapa was taken by Miss Dora Wiley, who, both
as singer and an actress, fully deserved the
plaudits and encores which were showered upon
her. In her solos she ably sustained her repu-
tation as fine soprano singer, and in each was
warmly applauded. Miss Hattie Moore took
the parts of Lazarillo and Marchioness, and
gave very fine rendering of both. Mr.. Harry
Gates, the well-knOwn tenor, sustained the part
of Don Caesar de Bazan, his clear tenor being
heard to great advantage. He also shows that
his acting is the product of careful study, and
he has developed powers which might be used
in higher parts. The part of Don Jose de San
tarem was supported by Mr.. III. X. White, IT,,
whose voice, fine rich baritone, is under care
full control, and his personation of the crafty
diplomatist was extremely we'll performed
His duet with Mr.. Harry Gates in the third act
was especially good. Mr.. George R. Titus
represented the two parts of the Captain of the
Guard, and Charles, King of Spain, in a very
SUCCESSFUL manner. AS captain OF the Guard
he had very little to do, but as Maritana's lover
he sang and acted very finely. Mr.. George A.
Fitch as the Alcalde, and the MARQUIS de
Montefori, acted very well indeed, taking the
part of the old simpleton as naturally as pos.
sble. He, together with the Marchioness,
miss Moore) received much applause, which
he gracefully acknowledged. Mr.. Leon Reach
ofGciated as director, and performed the accom-
paniments upon the piano in fine style. The
costumes were rich and varied, and the choruses
were rendered by the company more in unity
than choruses usually are
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Cane Elizabeth.


In 1876 there were on Purpooduck side near
ly three hundred inhabitants, most of whom
were engaged in fishing and farming.
At the Ferry there were three houses, fishing
stages, and several acres of cleared land de-
voted to farming. At Spring Point, (now Fort
Preble) was number of orchards and some
tillage, together with fishing stages. Should
judge there were ten houses. At Spurwink a
number of houses and quite a track devoted to
farms; some dozen cows and young stock. On
Richmond Island several buildings, cowsyorng
stock and fishing stages.
III 1775 there were some sixteen hundred in
habitants with 329 polls The income from
real estate was estimated to be 81 ,SS9-8s. There
was owned by the inhabitants, liable to be tax
ed, slaves and 1897 tons of vessels, carpen-
ter tonnage. Amount of stock in trade, 9222;
money at interest, liable to be taxed, IS; and
1871 sheep and goats (Which is ten times the
number now owned). There were raised sixty
soldiers who marched from here July 18th for
Cambridge; also some joined companies from
other towns At the same there was COM
pany of coast guards, part of which were
raised here. During the war there were
commissioned four captains who claimed this
as their home.
In 1875 we had five thousand inhabitants.
Estimated value of real estate with improve
ments, more than two millions of dollars. The
capital used by manufacturing corporations
was 100000.
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Maine Business Notes.

Their winter business having assumed large
proportions, the PASSPORT people are complain
ing that the International Line has commenced
to make but one trip a week, which does not
provide the shipping facilities needed.
The Eastport Savings Bauk has just declared
a semi-annual dividend of six per cent.
The Richmond shoe factory is working on
full time, apparently doing good business.
Messrs. T. j. Southland and James M. Hagar
of Richmond have each large ship under way.
Mr.. Fl. L. Chase, with Messrs. j. K. and Au-
gustus Huse, have bought out the Lily Vale
Ice Company's business and fixtures, and in
tend to furnish ice for the use of the city Of
Bath, and also for shipping
In Union, Wingate, Simmons & Co. are en-
gagged in carriage work for next season. They
have turned out about ninety sleighs this sea-
son, and have disposed of about sixty so far
F. Rice is building about twenty sleighs, Oh
orders.
The early cold has greatly interfered with
the smelt fishery at Sheepscot Bridge this sea
son.
Messrs. Rice & Hntchings of Boston have
leased the Warren shoe factory, and the work
will be carried on. All work is to be paid by
the piece. The prices fixed are such as are
equivalent to a general reduction of wages.
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ScHENcK's PULMoNIc SYRUP, SEA WEED Tonic.
AND MANDRAKE PILLs.-These deservedly cee-
brated and popular medicines have effected a reyo
several maxims which have for many years obstruct
ed the progress of medical science The false suppo-
siton that Consumption is incurable deferred ply
sicans from attempting to find remedies for that dis
ease, and patients afflicted with it reconciled them
selves to death without making an effort to escape
from doom which they supposed to be unavoidable
1t Is now proved, however, that Consumption can be
cured, and that it has been cured in very great
number of cases (some of them apparently desperate
ones) by Schencks Pulmonic Syrup alone; and in
other cases by the same medicine in connection with
Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills, one
both, according to the requirements of the case.
DR.. Schenck himself, who enjoyed uninterrupted
good health for than forty years, was supposed
at one time, be at the very gate of death, his ply
scians having pronounced his case hopeless, and
abandoned him to his fate. He was cured by the
aforesaid medicines, and since his recovery, many
thousands similarly affected have used DR.. Schencks
preparations with the same remarkable success.
Full directions accompany each, making it not alb
solutely necessary to personally DIR. Schenck
less patients wish their lungs examined, and for this
purpose he is professionally at his principal office,
Corner Sixth and Arch Sts., Philadelphia, every
dressed schenck's medicines are sold by all drug
gsts
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MoUNTFoRT ST. A. M. E. CHURCH.-The
church and school celebrated New Years day
with a tree, singing, Rotations and reading.
After the distribution of gifts meeting was
called by Rev. Mr.. Mason to celebrate the
Proclamation of Emancipation. After few
remarks Mr.. W. w. Ruby was chosen chair
man, and Mr.. L. w. A. johnson secretary.
Remarks were made by Mr.. Arthur Harris and
MIR. Edward s. Williams. After few brief
remarks from others the meeting adjourned.
Wednesday evening there will be held at this
church temperance meeting for the purpose
of forming q temperance club, at which Mr.
Edward s. Williams will preside All friends
of temperance are invited to come and help IL
this cause
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BUILDING NoTEs.-Since the opening of
Ellsworth street, early in the season, there have
been erected five houses, which are occupied.
Building in the vicinity of this street is brisk.
The two brick blocks going up on Congress
near Neal street are progressing rapidly. Each
block will contain two well arranged houses of
fourteen rooms The finish is TO be very fine,
and each house will have all the modern con-
veniences. They will also be adorned with
marble steps. Mr.. Patterson, the owner, is
giving the work his personal supervision. and
intends to make as good houses as can be
found in the city. Both blocks will be offered
for sale, and will doubtless find ready pur-
chasers.
James 7. johnson, Esq, has purchased lot
on Congress street, just above the Catholic
school house, and will begin at once the erec-
tion of two and half story dwelling house,
to be arranged for two families.
William Rand, Esq, is building large two
and-a-half story house-to be arranged for four
families-in the rear of his lot, second below
the hay scales on Green street. Mr.. Rand will
soon build another dwelling house on the front.
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PORTLAND BAND.-The Portland Band cele-
brated its 50th animal meeting at its rooms,
Saturday evening, and the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Leader and
Secretary, j. Cole; Conductor and Librarian,
II. Fales; Treasurer and Clerk, T. B. Davis.
After the meeting the members and their
guests, to the number of 40, sat down to a
bountiful supper. to which they did full just.
ice. After supper was over speeches were
made by Mr.. Cole, who congratulated the band
on its entire freedom from debt and also on its
present good prospects, Mr.. Cyrus L. Curtis
who had been an active member of the band
about 40 years, though now an honorary mem.
Der, Hon. G. FL. Haskell, Mr.. William T.
Small and many others. Mr.. Curtis was pre-.
sented with an elegant cane, and he
replied with neat speech. The band then
played "Auld Lang Syne," after which the
rest of the evening was spent in social man
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For THE POULTRY SHow.-F. G. Patterson,
ESQ.,, has pair of Imperial Pekin ducks
which were hatched June 9th and now weigh
fourteen pounds. They are very handsome
and will attract much attention at the coming
poultry exhibition. Mr.. Patterson also has a
number of black and blue carrier pigeons, and
one pair of wild pigeons, which he is very
proud Of
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PORTLAND TEMPERANCE REFORM CLUB-Head-
quarters in Fluent Block, corner of Congress and
Exchange Streets, Rooms and 10. Open day and
evening" Business meeting every Monday evening at
u O'clock
PORTLAND TYPoGRAPHIcALs UNION, No. TO-
Second SATURDAY. in each month.
MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
Corner of Congress and Casco streets. First Thurs
day in each month.
Young MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION Corner
Congress and Casco streets. Every evening.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-Bramhall Lodge, No
Thursday evenings; Munjoy Lodge, No. g. Mon
day evenings; Pine Tree, No. II, Friday evenings
At their Hall, Clapp's Block, Market Square.
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNION Corner
Congress and Brown streets. First Tuesday in each
month.
PORTLAND INSTITUTE AND PUBLIC LIBRARY
City Building, Open and free to all from III to l
o5and7 o.
PAYsoN LITERARY SocIETY.-Meetngs every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor. Brown ana
Congress streets, at u O'Clock.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, Congress
Hall Block. Second Monday in each month. Del1V-
cry of books, 2 to 6, Z to 9, day and evening.
PORTLAND FRATERNITT-No. 353a Congress
Every evening.
BoswoRTH Posi- G. A. R.-Meetings every Friday
evening in Mechanics Hall, corner Of Congress ana
Casco streets.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARs-Ar-
In Williams block, Congress street. Mystic, IhuTs
day, at Sons of Temperance Hall Congress st
Iron Clad, Thursday, at West End.
PATRIOTIC ORDER Sons OF AMERICA-Camps No
1875 4 convenes over the Eastern Express ONCE
Plum Street; No l on Tuesday evening; NO. on
Wednesday evening; No. 4 on Monday evening; No
2 at School House, Turner's Island, Cape elizabeth,
Friday evening.
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EARLY CLosINa.-The clothing and gentle
mems furnishing stores of this city are to close
ia Z o'clock, excepting Saturday evenings
for the months of January, February and
March, commanding this evening.
lis said that the principal shoe dealers Of
the city have agreed to close their places Of
business at 7 O clock p. m. saturdays excepted
from January LIST to April list.
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STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGcIN COUNTY,

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says a scamp has been
collecting money in Lewiston for the Maine
Standard and forging to receipts therefor the
name of E. f. Pillsbury.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Oracle says the total number of com nit
ments to the Jail in Wiscasset for the year end.
ing Dec. 1, 1875, was 104, of which 81 were of
foreign birth, and q were born in the United
States.
The Lincoln County News says Mr.. Daniel
Cox, an old and prominent citizen, died at his
residence in Damariscotta, Wednesday noon,
aged "a years, of congestion of the lungs.
PENOBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor boot and shoe dealers will close
their stores at 6 p. m. from January Sd to
March 18th, 1876, Saturdays excepted.
During the last quarter there have been
stamped letters postal cards and stamps sold
at the Bangor post Office to the amount of So
81460
On the 18th ult. the town of Winn voted to
loan $500, to pay outstanding claims.
YORK COUNTY.
Moses Hartman of Biddeford has been ap-
pointed superintendent of steam fire engines at
the Kittery Navy Yard.
On Thursday morning of last week George
Sawyer, employed at A. w. Hewes' weaver's
reed mandatory, in Biddeford, was scufaing
with fellow workman when the latter drew
him about SO that his right ankle was turned
and some of the lgaments in the leg broken.
He will be laid up some time.
A marble monument, with appropriate in
scription, has been erected in the village GENE.
terry of Alfred over the remains of the late
Commander Weld Noble Allen, of the United
States navy.
The South Berwick Reform Club now mum
beers over three hundred members
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THE WEEK OF PRAYER. servi-
,oes will be held each evening throughout the
week in the lecture room of the Second Parish,
,at7bp.m IN. Members of other societies, not
having similar meeting of their own, are res
pectfully invited.
Rev. W. III. Fem will preach at the First
Baptist church at o'clock to-day. All are
inyited. There are services at this church every
afternoon during the present week.
Devotional services will be held each evening
during the week at the Pine street M. e.
.ohurnh
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THE ApELPHIA.-The Adelphia closed a
very successful season of four weeks in this
city, Saturday evening. The manager, Mr.
Larrabee, and bis able assistant. Mr.. Cooke,
have done their best to give the public good
entertainment, and judging from the support
they have received, we should say that their
endeavors have been appreciated When they
return again in March they can look for
crowded houses.
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THE MusEUM.-This evening Mr.. James A.
Arnold makes his temperance at the Museum.
That there will be large house admits of little
doubt, for there is general desire to see Mr..
Arnold, and to give him hearty welcome
back. The play selected is "Rosedale,' one of
the most pleasing plays brought out this sea-
son, and affording Mr. Arnold opportunity for
one of his happiest characterizations. Between
acts he is expected to favor his audience with
several new songs. He arrived in town Satur-
day. "Rosedale" will be given this and to-
morrow evening. Wednesday, matinee and
evening, the marble Heart will be put on
the boards. Thursday evening the ''Ticket of
Leave Man. will be given, and on Friday and
Saturday evenings "Under the Gaslight." De-
sire is expressed by many to see Mr.. Arnold
in the beautiful play of "Dora," where he ap
pears as the Lancashire farmer.
Good seats for this evenings performance
are still to be procured at the box office.
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ENTERTAINMENTS This evening E. FL. Ell
we'll, ESQ.,, delivers new lecture before the
Maine Charitable Mechanic Association. The
subject of the lecture is Conversation, and
judging from the reputation of the lecturer it
is safe to predict treat for those who attend.
The 7. G. and G. T. club give dramatic en-
tertainment at the vestry of India street church
this evening" The drama of "Megs DIVERSION
will be given, also select readings. This club
contains much dramatic talent.
Tomorrow evening the Jubilee singers APP
near at City Hall.
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NEW YEARS DAY.-The day passed off very
quietly in this city. The banks and city offices
were closed, but most of the stores were kept
open. The weather was as on May morning.
and II the street crossings had not been SO bad
the streets would have been crowded. This
usual number of New Years calls were made.
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STEAMER MovEMENTs.-The Allan mail
steamer Scandinavian, Capt. Smith, sailed
from this port for Liverpool Saturday at 42o
p. M, with 10 cabin and 50 steerage passengers,
and full cargo.
The Peruvian, Capt Watts, will be due this
evening.
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ELECTION OF OFFIcERs.-Pine Tree Lodge
No. H. X. of p, held its semi.annual election
Friday evening; and the following were elected
officers for the ensuing term: A. j. Cum
mings, G. c.; j. V. Bradley, V. c.; Jabez
Mariner, p; II. A. Mcdonald, X. of R. and
s.: ID. W. Nash, NJ E.. John Russell, NJ. T.
j. Douglass M. A.; Trustee for three years, HI
Tilton; Representatives to Grand Lodge; John
7. Alexander and Milton Higgins.
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REFORM CLUB.-The meeting last evening at
Preble Chapel, which was presided over by
Vice President S. +. Pearson, was very inter-
estng one. Remarks were made by members
of the Club, DR.. Foster and Mr.. Palmer of the
Dover, N. H., Reform Club. The Club also
furnished speakers last evening for North Bux-
ton, Freeport and Morrill's Corner.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Please tell the people that you saw their
Advertisement in the PRESS, the circula-
ton Of which, per month, exceeds 100, 900,
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To the Editor of the argus:
PORTLAND, Dec. so, 1875.

I ONIIlAISDJ OCC OO, IoIOs
have delayed answering DR.. Tewksbury's
communication of the 18th inst, in order to
obtain documentary evidence of the incorrect
ness of his statement. AS DR.. Tewksbury has
declined to refer the matter under dispute to
the stenegrapher's report, have no other re-
dress than to state that in my evidence before
the court there is nothing to substantiate his
assertion, which declare to be as repugnant
to my professional views as to the truth; but
the animus with which his article opens is
fitting preface to what follows; for as you
know, the paragraph at which Dr. Tewksbury
took umbrage was not only written without my
knowledge, but published in direct violation of
an oft repeated request that my name should
not appear in the columns of any newspaper.
GEO. e. FRENCH. M ID.
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HARPER's BAzAR.-This beautiful weekly
publication is a welcome visitor to the parlcr
circle. The number for the ensuing week has
been received by Fessenden Brothers, Lancas-
ter Hall, and d. Wentworth, 553 Congress, cor
ner of Oak street.
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TEMPERANCE LEcTURE.-Mr. Jackson of
Boston spoke to large and attentive audience
at the Congress street M. E. church, on tenn
perance, last evening. This evening he will
lecture in the Methodist church at Woodford's
Garner