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The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16
Annual Meeting Portland Railroad Com

pany.
The annual meeting of the Portland Railroad
Company was held yesterday afternoon at
o'clock at Reception Hall, City Building From
the report of the Superintendent, Mr.. Leach,
it appeared that the cars have run go 1884 trips,
a distance of 199,996a miles. the past year,
carrying 239 1858 passengers over the Spring
street line, 33O, 226 on the Congress street. aud
3OO,921 on the Deering line. The track is in
good repair, and has been extended from Nor
rilps Corner some 1928 feet to the Portland and
Rochester railroad, at a cost Of $3.50, accommo-
dating all passengers wishing to visit the stores
in that vicinity. A new short curve has taken
the place of the long one at Woodford's. at a
cost of 5000, and 300 feet of track have been
laid to the gravel pit. About thousand new
sleepers and number of new rails have been
put in. About a thousand yards of paving
have been put in on the city lines. The cars
are in good repair, except No. unfit for use.
The two Deering cars have been provided with
sweepers, saving time and labor. The black
smith shop has been rebuilt and painted, the
carriage house repaired and painted, for $500.
The stock of horses is in excellent condition.
Sold five for $16S.56. Exchanged eleven for
eleven others and $675 to boot Bought twelve
for 1854 so In the stable Jan. 1st, SO in good
order The expenses $2,12O 81 less this year
than last. Receipts we're much diminished
during September and October, owing to cen
tennial travel, and during August, while the
bridge near Capt. Coyle's was up. On hand
Jan. 1, fifty tons of hay and five tons of straw.
From the report of the Treasurer, Mr.. New
man. it appears that the receipts of the past
year were $49,9S. Sc. and the expenditures s41,-
964.72 making balance in favor of the road
of $8,022 81. Of the expenses, the pay roll was
$2O,95549, hay $3,351.5S, grain $5,S26 81, roal
bed and track $1.7992O, general expenses ST.
6979s, horses $1,693.5O, taxes 81 ,194 so. The
dividend paid in 1876 was $3.50. The cash on
hand Jan. 1, 1877, was $9,37466. The princi-
pal receipts were from the passengers, amount
ing to $47.973 81. The average receipts per
day were $136.58, and average expenses $11465
f. A. Norton, Fl. j. Libby, Fl. @. Wheeler
j. T. McCobb and W. r. W God were reelected
directors
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16
Wonderful SuCcess

1t is reported that BoscHEE's GERMAN SYRUP
has, since its introduction in the United States,
reached the immense sale of 10000 dozen per year.
Over 5000 Druggist have ordered this medicine
direct from the Factory, at Woodbury., N. j., and
not one has reported a single failure, but every
letter speaks of its astonishing success in curing
severe Coughs, Colds settled on the Breast, Con.
SUMPTION or any disease of the Throat and Lungs
We advise any person that has any predispositon to
weak Lungs, to go to their Druggsts-and get
this Medicine, or inquire about it. Regular size,
70 cents; Sample Bottle, 10 cents. Two doses will
relieve any case. Don't neglect your cough.
oct20 deom1v
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16

DRowNED.-Early yesterday morning Geo.
Pillsbury, aged % years, resident Of Turner's
Island, and Mr.. Watson, were crossing the
railroad bridge when the former slipped and
fell into the water. Mr.. Watson tried to pull
Pillsbury out by letting his coat down to him,
but had not the strength He then rushed to
the Maine Central station for aid, but when he
returned Pilsbury had sunk from exhaustion.
The drowned man was a member OF the Pat
riotic Order of Sons of America. His body
was recovered at half past two o'clock in thu
off
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16

THE FRATERNITY CLUB-Last evening the
Fraternity Club attended the lecture by Rev.
Mr.. Dole at Plymouth church. At the close of
the lecture the Club escorted Rev. Messrs Dole
and Carpenter to the Preble House. where one
of their interesting meetings were held After
the meeting the company partook of splendid
collation., and spent an hour in social man
ner. 1t was very pleasant affair to all con-
cernad.
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. following
are the real estate transfers recorded in this
county yesterday:
Bridgton-Lot of land from Isaac Crouther
to George Taylor.
Cumberland-Lot of land on Great Chebeague
Island with buildings thereon from Henry Up
ton to Sarah S. Strout.
Deerit g-Lot of land from Thomas S. Files
to james "a Jordan.
Gorham-Lot of land and buildings thereon
from Eunice Larry to Carrie F. Burnham.
Standish-Lot of land and buildings thereon
from William Ell. Ward to Samuel S. Hill.
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16


PATRIOTIC ORDER Sons OF AMERICA-Camps No
/, and convenes over the Eastern Express Office,
Plum street. NO on Tuesday evening; No. on
Wednesday evening; No on Monday evening; NO
at School House, Turner's Island, Cape Elizabeth
Friday Evening. ,
evening in Mechanics Hall. corner of Congress and
Casco streets.
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE REFORM CLUB-Head-
quarters in Printers Exchange, "a floor, Exchange
street. Open day and evening. Business meeting
every Monday evening at q O'Clock.
Young MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION Corner
Congress aud Casco Streets. Every evening"
PORTLAND TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No. To-
Second Saturday of each month.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY AssocIATIoN-Farrinet
Block. Second Monday in each month. Delivery
of books, to 6, to 8, day and evening.
PAYsoN LIBRARY SocIETY-Meetings every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor. Brown and
Congress streets, at u O'Clock.
PORTLAND INSTITUTE AND PUBLIC LIBRARY
In City Building. Open and free TO all from 10 to
/ and to 9.
MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
Corner of Congress and Casco streets. First Thurs
day IN each month.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-Bramhall Lodge, No. 8,
Thursday evenings; Mnnjoy Lodge, No 6, Monday
their Hall, Clapp's Block, Market Square.
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNIoN-Corner
Congress and Brown streets. Fist Tuesday in each
month.
SovEREIGNs OF INpUsTRY-Dirigo Council, No.
meets every Friday evening, at Arcana Hall, at a
O'Clock.
PORTLAND FRATERNITY No. II Free st. Block
Every evening.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARs-
Arcana. Monday; Mission. Wednesday, Williams
Block, Congress street; Mystic, Thursday, at Son:
of Temperance Hall, Congress Hall; Iron Clad
Thursday, at West End.
PORTLAND SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY
At thei. library room, City Hall, on the first ano
third Monday evenings OF each month.
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16

Sour TICKETS. Benevolent parties wishing
to serve poor families to the soup to be distrib
uted from City Hall, Market Square. can pur-
chase tickets for this purpose at the coffee
house, % Temple street. All who 80 for their
soup must carry their dishes within the hours
of nine and ten o'clock in the morning. Rich
and nutritious, it is to be sold at five cents
nnart
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16

The INSANE CAsE.-A meeting of the Mayor
and Aldermen was called last evening to take
action on the case of the Insane man spoken of
in yesterday issue, nut before the Board met
the Oveiseers of the Poor decided that the man
did not have residence here. He will accord
ingly be sent to Boston to-day in charge of an
officer
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16

STEAMER ARRIvAL.-The Allan mail steam
er Scandinavian, Capt. Dutton, from Liverpool
the 4th inst, arrived here last evening at six
o'clock, bringing 81 cabin aud As steerage pas
sengers. She had very quick passage for this
season of the year.
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16
ANNUAL MEETINGS.
ANNUAL MEETING.

sENHE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the
VIII pe held at the Office of the company 80 Exchange
street Portland, on TUESDAY, the 9Th day of JAN
ury insC at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, to choose
directors tor the ensuing year and transact any other
business That may legally come before them.
Portland, January I'd, 1877. I'd
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CITY AND VICINITY c
New Advertisements To-Day.

New Advertisements To-Day.
ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Music Hall-Benefit to Miss Nellie Young.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Carlo. n DelanO.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
A Chance for a Bar gain Davis & Co.
NEW ERTIS EMENTS.
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co.
CopartnersL ip-Davs & HartIand.
Reduced Piices-Owen, Moore & Bailey.
Worth 800.
Notice w j McNeily.
The Glory of America is her Women.
AUCTION COLUMN.
Sheriff's Sale-F. o Bailey q Co.
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Superior Court.

JANUARY CRIMINAL TERM, 1877, sYMoNDs, j.,
PRESIDING.
MoNDAY.-State vs. Joel B. Patterson. Sending
threatening letter to o. H. Briggs. On trial.
Libby. Howard & Ceaves-Clarke.
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YORK COUNTY.

The following are the officers of Saco Val
ley Lodge No. 43, I. o, o. F., of West Buxton,
for the term ending June 80, 1877: A. U.
Abbott, n. c.; G. w. Howe, V. G.; John
Hill, II. Sec. !; E. II. Hill, Treas; Fred A
Usher, Warden; John D. Morton, Conductor;
James Sands, o. G.; Albert Smith, 1. G.. Geo
E. Sands, R. S. N g., j. G. Ridon, l.. S. N.
g.; Geo. A. Sprague, r. S. S.; John G. Haley,
L 5. s.; q, A: Hobson, r. S. V. c.; H. w.
Palmer, L S. V. G.
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16

In the last five years thousands of persons
have borne witness to the truly wonderful med
icinal power of DIR. BULLOCK'S KIDNEY
REMEDY, NEPHRETICUM, in the relief of
kidney, bladder and glandular diseases. loss of
appetite, affections af the liver, Sc 1t is pre-
scrlbed daily by the medical faculty, tru
proof of its merit
10-25-40 june 20eodaw1w
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Notice..

FHNHE Stockholders of the Portland Steam Packet
4 Company are hereby notified that the Annual
Meeting of the Company will be held at their office
ON Franklin Wharf, on TUESDAY, the 10Th day of
January current, at O'Clock p. for the choice of
officers for the ensuing year, and to act any other
business that may legally come before them.
j F LISCOMB, Secretary
Portland, January 8, 1877. jan3dfd
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16

Geo. Norton, who was ruu over by the Ben
gor & Piscatsquis train, at Oldtown, last Fri
day night, and mad one OF his legs cut off and
the other crushed, died Saturday morning at
ona o'cIonk -
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16

THE advertisement of the John Hancock
Mutual Life Insurance Company appears in
another column. The assets of this company
are So, 100000, and it is founded on firm basis
with no danger of confiscation of trust funds.
They cause their books, debts, credits, stocks,
bonds, mortgages, and all other assets and liza
billties to be examined, first by committee
of policy-holders composed of merchants and
actuaries; second, they cause an examination
to be made BY the Hon. Stephen H. Rhodes,
Commissioner of Insurance for Massachusetts,
all of whom vouch for the correctness of the
official statement and certify to the fact that
the John Hancock is sound to the core. Full
particulars can be learned by applying to N. S.
Gardiner, general agent for Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16
PresumpscOt Park Association.

TTyHE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the
i Presumpscot Park Association will be held
SATURDAY, Jan 2Oth at o'clock P. M at the
office of W. II. Anderson SO Exchange Street.
Business:-Reports OF Officers, election of Officers
for the ensuing year, and to arrange for the liabilities
of the corporation.
Per order,
S. H. TUKESBURY, President.
j. G. SMALL, Secretary. jan15d1w
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16
Stated Meetings.

CITY GOVERNMENT.
The regular meetings of the City Council take
place the first Monday evening Of each month.
The School Committee meet the fourth Monday
evening of each month.
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16

AUCTION SALEs.-Our readers will notice in
another column the advertisement of the clos
ing sale at the Bon Marche, 545 Congress street
this afternoon al IL O'clock This sale is for
the purpose of closing out as much of their
present winter stock as possible before Febru-
AIRY LIST, when they will close their store for re-
pairs.
f. o, Bailey & Co. will sell at 10 oc clock this
morning at salesroom, Exchange street, the
stock of fixtures of an eating saloon.
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16

THERE is no dressing for burns that will COM
pare with Forest Tar Salve.''
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16
Bleeding mt the lungs.

HAMBURG EDGES for the million, cheap; call
atSP. NJ. Frost's. jan13d3t
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16

new dark shades, FROM 75e, to 81, at P. M.
Frost's. jan13d3t
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ANNUAL MEETING.

TINE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the
the Office Q, the Company. No. % Exchange Street,
on WEDNESDAY, the oath day of January, inst,
at O'Clock m. for the choice of Officers for the
ensuing year, and the transaction of any other
business that may legally come before them.
HI. j, LIBBY, Sec'y.
January Is, 1877. jan15dtd
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16
COMPREHENSIVE.

THE Glory of America is her Women
w NTNR -AGENTs to sell my new
w AN IEDs and very attractive book, "The
Women of the Century" grand Encyclopedia.
fine chance for rst-cIass canvassers nothing like 1t
meeting with splendid success.
ja1Sd4wt B. RUSSELL, Pub, Boston, Mass.
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16
MASONIC.


At Masonic Hall, No. SS Exchange Street.
YORK RITES.
BLUE LoDGE-Ancient Landmark, first Wednes
day Portland, second Wednesday; Atlantic, third
Wednesday.
CHAPTERs-G reenleaf R. A. c., first Monday; Mt.
Vernon, R A. c., third Monday.
CoUNCIL-Portland G.. r. s. S. Masters, second
Monday.
COMMANDMENTS OF X. Portland, fourth Mon
day; st. Adams, second Thursday.
: GRAND BoDIEs-Grand Lodge, first Tuesday in
May; Grand Chapter first Tuesday evening in May /;
Grand Council, Wednesday p. NJ; Grand Com
mandery, Wednesday evening.
Masonic RELIEF AssoCIATIoN-Fourth Wednes-
day in every month.
PORTLAND SCHOOL OF MASONIC INSTRUCTION.
Second and fourth Tuesday Of each month
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITES,
LoDGE-Yates Grand Lodge of Perfection, first
Friday.
CoUNcIL-Portland Council P. Of j. second FRI
day.
CHApTER-Dunlap Chapter Rose Croix de H.,
third Friday.
CoNsIsToRY-M Maine Consistory, S. p r. S., fourth
Friday in March, June, Septem Der and December.
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16
STATE NE VS..
KENNEBEO COUNTY,

CLIFTON has an anti-tobacco club which num-
bers fifty members
The calls upon the overseers of the poor of
Gardiner for assistance AVE been more numer-
GUS this winter than in any preceding for ff-
teen years.
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16
OXFORD COUNTY.

Jan. 9th, Judson DeCoster, while fox-hunt-
ing among the mountains of Hebron, heard the
bleat of sheep, and on making search. discov-
cred last spring lamb imprisoned between a
ledge and huge snow drift. In the small in.
closure grew beech tree which afforded the
only food within reach of the unfortunate pris-
oner. He had gnawei off the bark as high as
he could reach, and into the wood quite dis
tanca
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16

A CHANCE FOR A BARGAIN.-We mark down
this day large lot of children's hose in all
sizes. All of our chldren's hose costing from
Is Cts to S123 we mark down to so cts. per
pair Be sure and see the bargains Also one
lot hose, children's, all wool, plain and fancy,
% cts. One lot ladies' hose, all wool, and the
best colors, at 80 cts. Be sure and see the
special trades in hosiery offered. We have
just received an invoice of ladies' handkerchiefs
to which we invite inspection, Hamburgs a
speciality. DAVIS & Co.
Two-BUTToN KID GLOVES in operas and the
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16
1 o o. f.
At Odd Fello,os Hail. Harrington Block, Congress

Street
LoDGEs-Mane. on Monday evenings; Ancient
Brothers, on Thursday evenings; Lgonia, on Friday
evenings Beacon. on Tuesday evenings; Ivy, D., of
r. second and fourth Saturday.
ENoAMPMENT- Machigonne, first and third We'd
nesday eastern Star, second and fourth Wedues-
day; Portland, first and third Saturday.
RELIEF AssoCIATIoN-Every third Tuesday in
the month.
BENEFIT Accommodation of Directors meet
first Monday evening of each month. Association
meets first Monday evening of January, April, July
and October.
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16
AUCTION SALE

Regular sale Of Furniture and General Merchan-
C0nsignments solicited. oc3dtf
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-16
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.
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From SEQ m to $50 m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from 9 to 10 a IN.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-01-26
THE POHER OFMUSTC.

Chubb his not much of an ear for
music, but he spent a considerable
! sum in having his daughter taught how
! to hammer a piano, and be is proud of
I her accomplishments. He was talking
with US over the fence the other day,
when a series of dreadful sounds came
from his piaso through the open parlor
window. Presently Chubb remarked:
D'you hear that? Just listen to
that, viii you? That's what l call
music -
There were 4 few additional bangs on
the instrument, flourish or two, and
then more discordant humping.
Splendid, isn't it?" said Chubb,
Mary James Dustin the music right
out of that machine, you observe
Them's the Strauss waltzes, I believe,
she's raslin' with now. Just listen"
We remarked that from the energy
displayed, Mary Jane, at least, seemed to
be really in earnest. But whether she
was treating Mr.. Strauss exactly right
was an open question.
" I don't know nothin' about music"
observed Chubb, "but 1 kin tall the real
thing when hear it, and 1 sit and hear
Mary Jane play waltzes and the Maiden's
Prayer until it makes me cry like
child.
We asserted that if she played those /
compositions as she was doing now it
would make anybody cry. A deaf mute !
would she'd tears.
Listen to that now, will ?" ex-
claimed Chubb as wild tumult of sound /
came from the parlor "Isn't that
splendid if l didn't know it was Mary
Jane a-tearin' round among them waltzes.
I'd think it was one of the .felIers who
play at the concerts. Letf go over and
hear her"
We entered the house. MARY Jane
was nowhere to be seen, but, to the in
finite disgust of Chubb, there was red
haired man. with fist as big as loaf of
bread, tuning the piano. Chubb asked
us not to tell anybody, and we won't
1t is related here in confidence, and it
must go no further.-Ph Philadelphia B,tl.
lin
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-01-26
Josh billings on the Alligator.

The alligator is an original kritter OF
the old block, and az ugly to k0ntem-
plate az a congo darkey. They are resi-
dents of Florida. and grow twelve feet
nine inches and then halt. Their teeth
are all tushes, and their mouth IL az full
of them az buzz saw IT, Their eyes
arc sot up and down in their he'd like a
Chinaman's; and they hay an appytight
equal to eighteen distrikt school masters.
They are the krokodiles of America, and
lay eggs az easy az a hen duz, but don't
ksckle when they cum oph from the nest. +.
They are CRATE Towards, but amt afradcl
ov yung pork or little turkeys, and kar'
eat all the time or 20 without eatin' "A
long AZ gold fish kan. The alligator
waz made for some useful purpose, but
like the musketeef, the bedbug and the
cockroach, their usefulness has been
karephully hid from us. You kan shoot
a hundred alligators a day on the st.
Johns river, but you kant bag one, and
there amt emmy more game in them than
there liz in a rotten log. They are long
lived, and liv, if mimory serves me right
four thousand years, and their gratd
strength lies in their tales. They hiss
when they are angry like n tea kettle, !
and want az much room TO turn roundI
in az a fore and aft schooner.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-01-26
TOO THICK SEEDING.

Baron Liebig says that two plants
Fprove prejudicial to each other if they
bind in the soil, or in the atmosphere sur
bounding them, less of the means of nur-
ishment than they require for their per-
feet development. There is no plant
more injurious to wheat than wheat it
self; none more hurtful to the potato
than another. potato. Hence we AL
that the cultivated plants on the border
of field are much more luxuriant. not
only in strength, but in the number and
richness Of their seeds or tubes, than
plants growing Tin middle of the same
field From these facts It follows that
we shonld feed our crops better by better
tillage or reduce the number to be sup-
ported on each square yard of earth.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-01-26
RELIEF FOR THE POOR.

The mayor of one of our cities, place
of about $4,000 inhabitants, when con-
suited as to what could be done for the
poor these times, when suffering is reach
ing a class Usually in comfortable cir
cumstances, said: "You should go the
root of the matter. You should shut up
the liquor Saloons" "Yes,' was the an
swer, cat least seven hundred dollars aie
spent every day for ale." "Seven hun
dred dollars !" the mayor replied; 81
give my word for it that ever $4,000 a
day arc spent here in the saloons"
Imagine what $4,000 day, or $4,000
a week, distributed in the form of coal,
food, or clothing, could do, even in a
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-01-26
SIZE was ouALIFIED.

a young woman recently answered al
advertisement.for dining room girl, and
the lady of the house seemed pleased
with her. But before engaging her there
were some questions 70 be asked. Sup.
pose," said the lady, now only suppose,
understand, that you were carrying a
piece of steak from the Kitchen and byl
accident should let il slip fiom the plate
to the floor, what would youdo in such
a case ?" The girl looked the LADY,
square in the eye for moment befordl
asking, "Is it a private family or arel
there boarders?" " Boarders," answered
the lady. Pick it up and put Il back
on the plate" firmly replied the girh'
She was engaged. .ta al