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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-07-09

Mr.. Geo. A. Quimby of the Belfast journal
has contracted with the Boston Globe to fur
nish that paper with weekly articles for six
months or longer. The articles are to be illus
trated.
Chief Engineer Hannaford of the Grand
Trunk Railway, and family, Edwin Noyes, for
merly Superintendent of the Maine Central,
and Lieut. Boutelle Noyes, U. S. N, are at the
Ocean House, Cape Elizabeth.
Mrs. George Clifford sailed in the Cunard
steamer Marathon, from Boston, Saturday, to
join her husband, George Clifford, Esq, of
Vassalboro, in London.
J. W. McDufie and family sailed in the
Polynesian from Quebec for Liverpool Satur-
day. Mr.. McDufie will enter into business in
London.
DR.. Bradley, United States navy, leaves to-
day to join the Hartford, the flagship of the
South American squadron.
Captain John A. Webster, senior officer of
the United States revenue service, who died
Thursday at his home in Hanford county, Md.
aged 81 years, was the father of Capt. Webster,
who so long commanded the Mahoning on this
station.
At the monthly meeting Of the managers of
the Board of Trade Messrs. 7. G. Hersey and
A. X. Shurtleff were elected delegates to attend
the meeting of the National Board at Milwau-
kee, Wis, en- the Dist day of August.
Rev. G. r. Moore, formerly pastor of the
First Universaist church in this city, has been
visiting his old friends here during the past
week.
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Sad Accident in tho Harbor.

Last evening FIVE young men,-Brian Cady,
Frank Conley, Archibald Stewart, James Todd
and James Tracy, had been spending the
afternoon at Long Island, started for Hog
Island in small row boat. The wind was
blowing hard at the time, and when about half
way across Hussey's Sound heavy wave struck
the boat, capsizing it. The young men were all
good swimmers, and they struck out boldly for
the Shore Cady had not gone far when his
companions noticed that he was failing, and
before they could reach him he turned upon his
back and sank beneath the waves. The acct
dent was seen from the Island, and W. W.
Ruby aud G. W. Witham zach took boat and
pulled hard to the rescue. They met Conley,
Stewart, Todd ard Tracy and took them ashore,
while no traces could be found of Cady. He
resides at the corner of Fore and Ceuter streets,
and was about twenty-five years of age. The
harbor will be dragged for his body to-day.
The men who were rescued came up to the city
on the steamer Magnet last night. The party
had been drinking hard, and were in no condi-
ton to get into boat; but they were bound to
20, and they did, with the result as above. But
for the assistance from the island they would
have all drowned.
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FIRES ON PORTLAND STREET.-The alarm of
fire from box 80 Saturday evening at Gas
o'clock, was caused by lively fire in the upper
part of an old building near the corner of Port
land and Hanover streets, occupied by Alex
ander Spears as tin shop. The members of
the fire department were nearly all at supper
when the alarm struck and consequently were
not able to respond with their usual prompt
ness. When they arrived the roof was in
flames, but so effectively did the men work
that the fire was eXtinguished in few min
utes. The building, which is owned by Eben-
ezer True was not valuable one, and the loss
will not be great although there was no insur-
ance on it. The fire probably took from a
spark from one of the furnaces where the
workmen had been soldering paint pals. Mr..
Spears was about moving farther down the
street and had small part Of his stock con-
veyed within. A valuable lot of tools worth
$500 were destroyed, $3.50 worth of patterns,
and the balance in stock made the loss about
$1,000, on which there was an insurance of
$500. A stream of water accidentally broke
the windows in an adjoining house on Hanover
street and drenched the rooms.
Last evening few minutes past nine O'Clock
the firemen were called out by an alarm from
the same box and the fire proved to be in the
livery and boarding stable kept by S. j. B azel-
ton at 26 Portland street. When first seen the
hay in the rear was on fire and it soon burst
through the roof making a very bright light
for some distance. The stable is buta few
inches from Hart g. Co.'s wool shop. and this
building soon caught, but was as quickly ex-
tinguished with but little injury. The depart
ment was very prompt in responding to the
alarm, and the fire was extnguished with the
loss of the rear of the stable only and small
quantity of hay. Several valuable horses and
the carriages were saved with some difficulty
Mr. Hazeltou had an insurance of $500 which
will fully cover the loss. Hart s, Co. were in
sured.
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LIBRARY AT AUCTIoN.-Saturday morning
f. o. Bailey & Co. sold the library of the late
John A. Poor at auction There was good
attendance, and those who expected to get
books at extremely low prices must have been
greatly disappointed for the majority of them
sold high. The library had evidently been
culled and many valuable works onIrailroads
which Mr.. Poor possessed were not in the SALE
There were a number of historical works which
are out of print which brought high prices,
there being lively competition for them. Sulli-
vans History of Maine, 1 vol. brought 81 Is;
Williamsons History of Maine, 2vols. $5.75
each; Greenleafs Survey of Maine, 1 vol. 81 50;
Proceedings of the Maine Historical Society, 6
vols. S2.S7 each; Gibbons Rome, vols. %
cents each. A fine edition of the French Revo-
luton in two volumes sold for 80 cents per
volume.
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KILLED ON THE RA1LRoAD.-Friday evening

KILLED ON THE RAILRoAD.-Friday evening
about nine o'clock, Amos Jellison, carpenter
at Center WATERFORD, left neighbours house
intoxicated to go home. The next morning hi
body was discovered, separated from the head
and lying between the rails. a mile below Cen
ter WATERFORD station. Only one train, the
Rochester freight, had passed this point, and
that at about eleven o'clock Friday night; so
he probably had lain on the track some time
The train was an unusually heavy one, and the
accident occurring on sharp curve it must
have been impossible for the engineer to have
discovered him, and if he had the train could
not have been stopped in season t, have saved
him. No blame is attached to the railroad
employees.
Coroner NOVEL; was summoned. and gave his
opinion that an inquest was unnecessary, but
left the matter open. The remains werc cared
for by order of President Wescott, of the
Rochester rood. Mr.. Jellson left wife and
one child.
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TEMPLARS OF HONOR.

At Templars' Hall, No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNcIL-Maine, first and third Monday in each
month.
TEMPLE-Forest City, No. 1, every Wednesday
evening.
PATRIOTIC ORDER Sons OF AMERICA-Camps No
and convenes over the Eastern Express Office,
Plum street. No. 8 on Wednesday evening; No.
first and third Saturdays of each month; No on
Tuesday evening, at Arcana Hall; No. at School
House. Turner'S Island, Cape Elizabeth, Friday
Evening.
BoswoRTH POST G. A. R.-Meetng every Friday
evening in Mechanics Hall, corner Of Congress and
Casco streets.
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE REFORM CLUB-Head-
quarters in Williams Block, corner Of Congress and
Chapel streets. Open day and evening. Business
meeting Monday evenings at "A O'Clock.
Young MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION Corner
Congress and Casco Streets. Every evening.
PORTLAND TYPoGRAPHIcAL UNION, No. TO-
Second Saturday of each month.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Block. Second Monday in each month"; Delivery
of books dairy, 2 to 8, day and evening.
PAYsoN LITERARY Soc1ETY-Meetings every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor. Brown and
Congress streets, at "a O'Clock.
PORTLAND INSTITUTE AND PUBLIC LIBRARY
In City Building. Open and free to all from 10 to
and to 8.
MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
Corner of Congress and Casco streets. First Thurs
day in each month.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-Bramhall Lodge, No. 8
Tuesday evenings; MunJoy Lodge, No. q, Monday
evenings; Pine Tree, No. II, Friday evenings, at
heir Hall, Clapp's Block, Market Square.
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNION Corner
Congress and Brown streets. First Tuesday in each
month.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARs-
Arcana, Monday, Congress Hall, 1901 Congress
St.. Mission, Wednesday, Williams Block, Congress
street; Mystic, Thursday, at Sons of Temperance
Hall, Congress Hall; Iron Clad, Thursday, at West
End.
PORTLAND FRATERNITY-No. 4i Free st. Block
Every evening.
PORTLAND SOCIETY OF NATURAL HIST Y
At their library room, City Hall, the first and
third Monday evenings OF each month.
SovEREIGNs OF INDUsTRY-Dirigo Council No Q
meets every Friday evening, at Arcana Hall, at u
O'clock
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scHENcK's SEA WEED TONIC. In the atmosphere

ScHENcK's SEA WEED TONIC. In the atmosphere
experienced here during the summer months, the
lethargy produced by the heat takes away the desire
for wholesome food land frequent perspiratons reduce
bodily energy, particularly those suffering from the
effects of facilitating diseases. In order to keep
natural healthtul activity of the SYSTEM we must re-
sort to artificial means. For this purpose Schencks
Sea Weed Tonic is very effectual. A few doses will
create an appetite and give fresh vgor to the enev
ated body. For dyspepsia, it is Invaluable
Many eminent physicians have doubted whether
dyspepsia can be permanently cured by the drugs
which are generally employed Tor that purpose The
Weed Tonic in its nature is totally different from
such drugs. 1t contains no corrosive minerals or
acids in fact it assists the regular operations of
nature, and supplies her deficiencies. The tonic in
its nature so much resembles the gastric juice
that it is almost identical with that fluid, The
gastric JUICE is the natural solvent which, in healthy
condition of the body the food to be dgesed
and when this JUICE is not exereted in sufficient
quantities, Indigestion, with all its distressing symp-
toms follows, The Sea Weed Tonic performs the
duty of the gastric JUICE when the latter is deficient.
Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic sold by all Druggists.
jy1 eodSw1msn
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The Odd Fellows cleared $17l.5O from their
4th of July excursion to Old Orchard.
Steamer Charles Houghton will make a trip
down the Bay this afternoon, leaving State
street wharf at 145, and Portland Pier at 215.
Capt. E. j. Pinkham of this city is building
q two-story residence on Centennial istreet at
Woodfords Corner.
The Reform Club have removed to the corner
of Temple and Congress streets, where all
friends are invited to call and see them.
f. o. Bailey & Co. sold No. ID and No. II
Vine street yesterday to W. f. Phillips for
S1,375, and James White for $3.50.
Merrill Brothers, East Deering, are building
fine three.masted lighter, 12O feet long, q
feet beam and 81 feet deep.
Tomorrow the Chestnut street Sunday School
go to Little Chebeague and the India street
school to Saco River.
Mr.. Richardson of Woodford's Corner has
picked 1000 boxesIof strawberries from his vines
the present season.
The mills of the Westbrook Manufacturing
Company Of Saccarappa aud the Cumberland
and Presumpscot paper mills at Cumberland
Mills are shut down for repairs.
Friday evening the wife of Mr.. John Cloud
man, of Saccarappa, was severely bruised and
had two of her ribs fractured by fall down a
flight of stairs.
So heavy business has been brought to the
International Line by the fire at ST. John ina,
the company has had to engage the Chase te
carry freight from Boston to that port.
There will be an adjourned meeting of the
convention of lodges of Odd Fellows in the
small lodge room, at Odd Fellows Hall, this
evening at O'Clock, to hear a report of the
committee who went to st. John.
The double-scull race between Davis Landers
and Faulkner-Regan comes off on Charles
River to-day. Much interest is felt in boating
circles throughout the country in this race. The
stake is $500 a side.
nena sylvester, little boy living on Port
land street while at play about double team
Caught LIS niue finger in the tongue of the
wagon and had it badly crushed saturda,
afternoon.
q horse attached to Martin A. Dillingham;,
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grocery wagon, a Bracket street trader, ran
away on Cumberland street Saturday. but was
caught at Tukey's bridge after smashing the
wagon.
On and after July LIST the sum levied on each
person engaged in sea-faringl pursuits is in
creased from 20 cents per month to 40 cents, or
81 so per annum. The reason for doubling the
amount is not stated.
The probabilities now are that the Cumber-
land County Agricultural Society will hold its
annual show at Presumpscot Park the last week
in September and hold fair the same week at
City Ball, in connection with the Portland
Horticultural Society.
From the frequency of fires of late it would
seem that there are incendaries at work in the
city. There have been six fires since the con-
flagration in St. John, which has required the
efforts of the department to subdue, not to
speak of several small ones where an alarm
was not given.
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STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.


At the prize reading by the class of 49, Col
by University, Wednesday evening June 9th.
the first prize was awarded to L. M. Mason Of
Standish, tthe second to c. w. Clark of Bald
winsvlle, Mass.
With three or four exception the entire grad
uating class of the Watervie Classical Insti-
tute including Misses Hanson and Norcross,
will enter Colby University.
+ The total valuation of Gardiner is s., 3O6 S21,
and the rate of taxation is only one and nine
tenths mills on the dollar The whole number
of polls is $50, an increase of IL over last year.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Mrs Douglass of Porter, who was so severely
injured by being thrown from carriage recent
ly, is still alive, but her recovery is scarcely
possible.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
The dwelling house of Mr.. William Belts in
Holden, was burned the night of the Fourth,
together with its contents. Loss $1,000; insur-
ance $500.
A family reunion of tie descendants of Mr.
Levi Page, one of the first settlers of Brown
vile, was held in that place July 4th. The
family was represented by tifty-three in num-
ber
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Arrival and Departure of MaiI..

From 7.30 m to $50 p m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 m.
PORTLAND, Me-, July Z, 1877.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at 1920
and Ills p. m. Close at S.15 a. M and LEO and 900
p. m.
Boston and the West. Arrive at 5.1Opm.
intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
Railway. Arrive at LOO and 800 m. Close at S.15
m and LOO p m.
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 49, and
Ills m. Close at s.l5 m, LEO and 800 m.
Bangor, Mattawamkeag, and connecting routes,
Arrive at l.35 p. m. Close at 11.50 a. m.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at $50 a
m. and 1875 p. m. Close at II. so m and AS m.
Morning Northwestern by G. I. r. Arrive at 1856
m. Close at 715 m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 200 and $50
a. M, and LBS p IN. Close at 5.45 and 11.50 a. m.
and AS pm.
Rochester, N. H. and intermediate offices. Arrive
North Conway and other offices on the P. & o. R.
Il. Arrive at $40 m and 5.55 p m. Close at $50
a m and 1890 pm.
Castine Deer Isle, Sedgwick, S. W. Harbor, Mt.
Desert, Jonespert, Machias. Machiasport, East Ma
chias, Millbridge and Bar Harbor, via each steam
or. Arrive at a. m. Close at p. m.
Eastport, via each steamer. Arrive at 800 m.
Close at AS pm.
Foreign Mails per Allan Line close every Fri
Foreign Mails, via New York, day prevousUo SAIL
ing OF steamers. Close at LOO pm;
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
at 200 am. Close at 800 p m.
Skowhegan intermediate offices and the north.
Arrive at 1.35 p m. Close at II so m.
Skowhegan also closes at 900 p m.
Canada and intermediate Offices via G. T. r. Ar
rive at 12.5 p. IN. Close at LOO p m.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island. Close
at 1150 a. m. and p. m.
Closed Pouch for New York and the South and
West closes at 90 P. NJ etters for this mail must
be deposited in the Post Offce)
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1t is very common thing nowadays for
gentlemen of means to own farm and run it
for pastime, having no idea of paying the
expenses and much less to make any money
from the venture Secretary e arts does
this thing to perfection. His farm in Vermont
cuts 200 tons of hay which costs about double
the market price. His corn costs so cents per
bushel, pork 20 cents pound and chickens So
pair. Ths Rev. Henry Ward Beecher raised
1900 bushels Of onions last year, which cost
$150 per bushel while the market price was so
cents less John B. Cough also has a farm
aud raises poultry. Last year his Shanghais
did not cost more than $75 pair. The Cochin
Chinas were little cheaper, and bantams were
rated from $25 to $40. After stocking the
farm with these rare birds, Cough, it is said,
found that if they were to be kept up he would
''be obliged" to lecture on Sundays as well as
on week days to made living When it costs
SIS to winter chicken man needs a good in
come.
Messrs. Gibson & Waterhouse, the proprie-
tors of the Preble House, have recently pur-
chased farm in Scarboro, and if the results
so far are any indications of what the future
will be, their farming will be on different
scale from that of the gentlemen quoted above.
They have purchased the well known Tucker
farm at Oak Hill and are already reaping ben
efts from it, They have stocked the place
with twelve of the best cows to be found in the
state, which furnish all the milk used at the
hotel. The milk is brought into the city every
morning by one of the farm hands, and is
fresh and nice, with no Indications of being
"lengthened, as is too often done by milk
dealers, They also propose to do quite BUSH
ness in raising swine. They have already about
go hogs and pigs which are kept wholly by the
swill from the hotel, which is another great adj
vantage. The henery is well filled but as yet
the biddies do not nearly supply the hotel table
with eggs although Mr.. Gibson has great ex-
pections of what they will do after the heated
term is over.
The place is very pleasantly situated and
contains about forty acres of land with attrac-
tive buildings. There is large garden which
nearly supplies the hotel with garden Sass"
Next season the proprietors intend to greatly
enhance the production of the farm, especially
the garden. There is large oak grove in
close proximity to the house, which is to be
cleared up and will be christened "Preble
Grove" 1t is but few steps from the Eastern
railroad and will be delightful place for pic
MICS, and will be free for all parties who wish
to use it,
Mr.. Gibson gives the farm his leisure, and
while he does not expect to make fortune
he does expect to furnish his house with bet
ter vegetables, milk, eggs, ETC., than can be had
at the markets. At the same time, having an
inclination towards agricultural pursuits, he
derives great pleasure from the labor.
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ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS

Are you respondent sufferer from Sick Head
ache, Habitual Costiveness, Palpitation of the
Heart? Have you Dizziness of the Head? Is your
Nervous System depressed? Does your Blood circu-
late badly? Have you Cough? Low Spiri it's?
Coming up of the food after eating? &C., &c. All
of these and much more are the direct results of
Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint and Indigestion.
GREENS AUGUST FLOWER is now acknowledged
by all Druggists to be positive cure. 100000 bot
tt es were given away in the U. S. through Druggists
to the people as trial. Two doses will satisfy any
person of its wonderful quality in curing all forms OF
Indigestion. Sample bottles 10 cents. Regular size
rs cents. Sold positive by all rst-class Druggists in
US oc20eom1y
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MRS. Harriet Beecher Stowe, after resi-
dence of some years in Paris, and thorough
trial of foreign makes, wrote as follows in
commendation of Walter Baker & Co.'s stand
ard preparations:
"No one need to look abroad for superior
article of chocolate, in any of its preparations,
to that which you manufacture"
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NEW MUsIc.-Ditson & Co. continue to pub
ish quantities of songs and pieces. We have
received "Dust of Rose," song by J. r. Fair
lamb. Also 81 Can't Sing for Gold," by Nc
Carroll. Also concert song "Little Jack
Frost" by Mrs. Carleton. "Out in the Green
a piece with smooth flowing music, not diff
cult, and "Little Bells" or "Gustaves Clock.
chen" by Koeling The last three are instru-
mental niecas
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BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN,-At q
special meeting of the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen, held Saturday afternoon, hearing
was had on petition to extend the sewer in
India street, and the matter was postponed to
to-day at 4 p. m.
The appointment of Andrew J. Bean as
undertaken was revoked.
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IMPROVEMENTS AT BACK BAY.-The Harbor
Commission are to have hearing this after
noon on petition of several citizens to have
Golfer dams built at the two sluice-ways of the
Marginal Way to retain water in the upper
basin. When the tide runs out, these flats are
left exl osed and the scent from them is very
injurious to the health of the city,
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MAIL FAcILIrIEs.-On and after Monday,
July 9th, Postmaster Goddard will dispatch
closed pouch for New York and the South and
west by the $50 p m. train over the Boston
ana Maine railtoad. Letters for this mail
must be deposited at the post-office before 500
p. IN ana not in the street letter boxes.
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such distressing malades as kidney, bladder
and glandular affections, nervous complaints,
diseases incidental to females, &C., are entire
ly removed and coanteracted by administering
DIR. BULLOCK'S KIDNEY REMEDY,
NEPHRETICUM. Under itr influence the
system regains its vigorous action, and the
whole nerve fabric is strengthened and sus-
tanned.
mY16-eod&W1W 5-20-35 50
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SEVENTEENTH MAINE.-A meeting of the
Seventeenth Maine Regiment Association will
be held at Grand Army Hall this evening at s
o'clock, to arrange for the annual reunion,
which occurs on the 18th of August,
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REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-The following
are the real estate transfers recorded in this
county yesterday:
Cape Elizabeth-Geo. f. Mackie to Ellen e.
Mackie, lot of land.
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WALDO COUNTY.

The barn of Gardiner Sherman at Palermo
Corner, was struck by lightning on the Fourth,
were killed and horse seriously injured.
YORK COUNTY.
A small house in Biddeford owned and occu-
pied by Dorcas Cole, was partially burned Sat
urday morning. Loss $500 on house and 800
on furniture.
1t turns out that Mr.. and Mrs. John Will.
liams of Kittery, were not drowned as sup.
posed.
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THE DEATH RATE The whole number of
deaths for the past week was II, from the fol-
lowing causes: Consumption 2, dropsy 2, still
born 2, spine g. rheumatic fever and old age,
one each.