The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-17
Brief LaIlinQs.


Dana's warp yarn mill is again running nigh
and day to fill orders.
The horse cars have discontinued their Sun.
day trips for the winter.
ID. w. Hull, M. D., has challenged Elel R,
y. Emerson, an Adventist minister, for dis
cussion on Spirtualism and the Bible.
Mr. Brown of Deering Centre, has commend
ed building store on Western avenue near the
head OF Pleasant street.
The police were busy Saturday notifying cit
zens that they must look after the sidewalks in
future or call and settle.
Rev. Mr.. Carpenter of Bridgton, will deliver
the final lecture in the Saccarappa series of en-.
tertainments on next Wednesday evening.
The next lecture in the NJ. L. A. course will
given next Wednesday evening by Col. Russell
I'll. Conwell. Subject, Seasons of Travel
DIR. f. 81. Ger1ish lectures before the Me-
chanics' Association this evening upon "Crim.
inality of Disease,
The heirs 10 this city of the Farr estate in
England have little ready money which thew
intend to fquander in vain ate mpts to realize
from the estate.
Last Thursday teacher ia Saccarappa
school had her left arm broken by scholar
that resisted the punishment that she was CIV
ing him.
Bauer, the wrestler, who is to have contest
with Miller, at Music Hall Saturday night, is
matched to wrestle with trained bear in New
York, Wednesday. for a purse of $500.
The Florences closed their most successful
engagement in this city Saturday night with
crowded house. They will always be welcome
visitors to Portland STAGE
The horse thief arrested in September for
stealing Mr.. Bradley's horse, turns out to be
Edward 2. Bond, a notorious horse thief from
Massachusetts. City Marshal Clements of Low
ell, knows him WE'LL
Mrs. George w. Pollock of Deering, was Sc.
rioasly injured few days since by fall upon
the doorstep. No bones were broken but her
left arm was paralyzed and she was badly bruis-
ed.
Mr.. +. L. Bartlett, State Assayer, has re.
Gently made discovery of nickel in ore found
at Milan, n. FL. This mineral is very valuable
and extremely scarce, there bsing but three
other mines known in the United States.
Officers Hanson and Miles arrested two
tramps Saturday afternoon for endeavoring to
sell blue overcoat at secondhand store on
Fore street. They spent the the previous night
at the station, and had no such garment in their
possession at that time
The Times learns that the young man who
has had peanut stand at the corner of Ex-
change and Middle streets for several years
past, has realized profit of over $1,000 year.
and with the amount saved from his earnings
he has retired from the peanut trade, purchased
a store in Boston and is doing great business.
Thursday night last three residents of Long
Island were passing near the hotel belonging
to Mr.. Ponce, when the Waterman at the house
a man named Jasusi, stopped them by pointing
a cooked pistol at their heads and threatened
to fire if they advanced. They beat hasty re-
treat, and Saturday the Waterman was arrest
ed but released on ball.
Three men, seamen in the slcop M. NJ Ham.
ilton, lying at a wharf in this city, narrowly
escaped suffocation by the gas from coal stove
on board the vessel Friday night The physi-
clan who was called said that all that saved
them was little place, the size Of mans
palm, that was open in the side of the skylight
on the lee side