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The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16

COAT RECOVERED "A broadcloth coat was
soolen on Saturday afternoon from the Union
House. Officer Miles found it yesterday morn
ing in secondhand store on Fore street badly
demoralized by rats,
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16
Municipal Court.

JUDGE KNIGHT PRESIDING.
TUEsDAY.-Edward A. Morrison. Assault and
battery. Fined $40 with costs. Committed.
Frederick l. Leach. Larceny. Plea. not guilty.
Examination waived. Ordered to recognize to State
with sureties in sum Of $500. Committed.
Purves.
William Slack. Search and seizure. Fined $50
with costs. Appealed. Cliffords
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16
YORK COUNTY.

A Bddeford girl has just got husband by
means of her graduation essay. 1t was pub
lished in one of the papers of that city and an
extract from itin which the young lady de-
clared her intention of earning her own living
was widely copied and met the eye of Mr..
p, d Cincinnati iron merchant, who was so
much taken with il that he sought the authors
name and address. A correspondence ensued
and thelyoung lady was persuaded to abandon
the determination announced in her essay.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16

ANNUAL MEETING.-The annual meeting of
the Portland Steam Packet Company was held
were elected:
President-E Clark
Treasurer. B. Coyle.
Secretary-J. +. Liscomb.
General AGENT. B. Coyle, Jr.
Directors-E. Clark, j. B. Coyle, Charles
Fobes, Ell. j. Libby, John Englis, Jr.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16

For Skin Diseases, Eruptions, letter, salt
rheum, blothes, spots, pimples, pustules, ring
worms, scald head, sore eyes, erysipelas, itch,
scurfs, discolorations of the skin, humors and
disease of the skin, of whatever name or nature
are literally dug up and carried out of the sys-
TEN in a short time by the use of DR.. S. ID.
Howe's Arabian Tonic Sold by all druggists.
jan9 WE
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16

Aug. Z, 1875, opened from Bemls to Faby-
Dec. 22, 1875, opened from SCOTS Mills to
Lunenburg, 3
Making the total operated the past two
years, "a miles
1t will be seen that the gross earnings
have very considerably increased the past
year, but that the comparison shows a de-
crease in the net earnings. The reason for
this is not that the expenses have been dis
proportionately increased, but that hereto
fore, construction and equipment accounts
have been kept, which have relieved the
operating expense account OF many charges
of like nature to those that have gone in
to swell that account in this report, such
as the work before mentioned, of moving
rock and filling culverts on the mountain
division, turn-table, and sidings, as well
as the amounts paid on cars held by the
company under an agreement to purchase,
amounting to 14,645. 94. The account OF
operating expenses includes all expendi-
lures arising from the transactions OF the
past year.
Another considerable item, alluded to in
the report for the year 1876, as not agreed
upon, and therefore not charged to the
operating expenses of that year, viz, the
charges of the Boston Concord and Mon
treal Railroad Company, for hauling the
cars of this company between Fabyan's
and Scott's Mills, has since been adjusted,
the amount due for 1876 paid and charged
to profit and loss, and the amount due for
the past year, paid and charged to operat-
ing expense account The sums thus actual
ly paid and charged to operating expense
for 1877, amount to $10,746.
These two items will account for the
large apparent decrease in the net earn
ings, amounting as they do, to the sum of
$25 ,391.96 Another fact pertinent to this
explanation, is that there has been paid in
the purchase of rails and ties the past year,
more than in the year previous, $11 ,516.15.
There has been an increase of gross
earnings from both the passenger and
freight traffic.
Considering the depressed condition of
the business interests of the country, and
especially of the one upon which this road
is so dependents that of lumber, and con-
sidering the fact that the railroads of New
England, with but few exceptions, have
not increased their gross receipts, the total
gross income of the Massachusetts rail-
roads having fallen off, according to the
railroad commissioners report, 1922 per
cent from that of the preceding year, it
certainly would appear to be proper
source of encouragement to those in any
way interested in the success of this road,
to know that it has increased its gross
earnings 11.S2 per cent.
Respectfully submitted in behalf and by
order of the Board of Directors.
SAMUEL j. ANDERSON. President.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16

During the period covered by above tables the
road was operated up to dug. 8, 1873, from Port
land to North Conway, 60 miles
Aug 5, 1873, opened from North Conway
to Bartlett, IL
Ang. 81, ls74. opened from Bartlett to
Bemis, 6
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16

THE NJ. G. M. ASSOCIATION annual debates
will commence on Thursday evening, Jan. 18th,
at q o'clock. in the Library ROOM Question,
'The Currency" jan15dtd
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16

SPECIAL BARGAINS in all kinds Of Hosiery at
Carlton Kimbalps, 495 Congress street.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16

DoN'T be unkind, but bear in mind that Red
dy does all kind of tailoring in the very best
manner and for the least pay, at 418 Broadway.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16

TIE great sale of ladies', misses and chill
dren's Merino Underwear by Carleton Kimball
will be continued this week. New and special
bargains will be offered. jan15-2t
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16
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., 1878-01-16
HORSES WANTED

81 Would buy three or four
zy1<hOrses and pay for them i'm
.l4LQ. Groceries i'm whole
packages at wholesale prices.kAd.
dress Portland Post Office Box lSTS
janis dlw*
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16

RUTH, THE GLEANERl-Tickets now ready at
Stockholders. jan7u
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16


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, X. A. c., third Monday.
Monday.
COMMANDMENTS OF K. T.-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. M; Grand Com
mandery, Wednesday evening,
MASONIC RELIEF ASSOCIATION Fourth Wedpes-
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.
CoUSoIL-Portlsnd Council P. OF j. second Fri
day.
CHAPTER-Dunlap Chapter Rose Croix de H.
Friday.
CoNsIsToRY-Maine Consstcry, S, P. r. s., fourth
Friday in March, june September and December.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16
PORTLAND s. oGDENsBURG.
Annual Meeting of the Stockholders.

The annual meeting of the Portland & Og-
densburg Railroad Company was held yester-
day morning at the office of the company, May
or Butler presiding.
After the meeting had been called to order
President Anderson read the annual report of
the directors, which is as follows:
To the Stockholders of the Portland and
Ogaensbarg Railroad Company:
The Directors respectfully submit the
following report, showing the present con-
dition of the road-bed and track, the work
that has been done thereon during the past
year, and the improvements upon the line;
also the present financial condition of the
company, with the result of its operations
for the ten months ending Sept. 30, 1877.
By the requirement of the Legislature
of the State, the financial year now closes
on the Both of September. But there are
included in the tables accompanying this
report, the operations of the months of
October and November, in order to afford
an opportunity for comparison of results
with those of the preceding year.
The track of the road, according to a
late report of the engineer, has been well
maintained, and really improved in several
respects the past year. There have been
placed in the track $4,000 ties and 265 tons
new iron rails. OF these amounts 1000
ties and 260 tons of iron were placed be-
tween Portland and Bartlett line. Quite
extensive repairs have been made to the
bridges at Fore river, the Basin, Stroud
water, Gambo, and Conway Center. The
abutments of the east branch of the Saco
have been secured by large deposit of
good riprap, well laid in around them, and
the trestle approach on the westerly side
filled. This is all done with stone taken
from the sides of the cuts ON the mountain
division of the road, work which would
have been done when the road was built
had the company possessed the means at
that time to complete the construction be-
fore opening the road. The mountain
division has been further improved by the
removal of large amount of loose rock
impending over the track, and by the
building of new shoulders to the embank-
ments thereon. The rock so taken away
has been used in filling the bottoms of the
open culverts to steady and secure the
high walls of those waterways, as was
contemplated at the time of their construc-
ton. A small freight house has been built
at Fabyan's. There has also been con-
siderable amount of other improvements.
The depot building at Cumberland Mills
has been moved to the crossing of the
Portland and Rochester railroad, and is
now used as common station for both
roads.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16

At Odd BelIoscs' Hall, Harrington Block, Congress
Street.
RELIEF AssocIAT1oN-Third Tuesday In the
month.
LoDGEs-Maine, on Monday evenings; Ancieny
evenings; Beacon, on Tuesday evenings; Unity, No.
8, on Wednesday evening; Ivy, d. Off,, second and
fourth Saturday of each month.
ENCAMPMENT-Mach first and third We'd
nesday; Eastern Star, second and fourth Wednes-
day; Portland, first and third Friday; Falmouth,
No. II, first and third Tuesdays.
BENEFIT AssoCIATIoN-Boar of Directors meet
first Monday evening of each month. Association
meetsfrst Monday evening Of January, April, July
and October,
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
TO Let.

fHSO Gentleman and Wife (wthout ehildren ! n
pleasant up stairs rent of four or five rooms on
New High st For particulars inquire Of A. s. FER
Maid, up stairs, 237 Middle st. ian1sd1n
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16

INVEST your money in SLIPPERY ELM
.LOZENGEs, and it will pay you well. For
sale by all Druggists
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16

"A FARM pleasantly situated 81 miles from Port
IA land in Falmouth, on the old Yarmouth road
near Graves Hill 1t contains Go good twostory
house OF 10 rooms hard and soft water in house, barn
4Ox5O, stable 2Ox3o Cuts about % tons of hay. For
further particulars enquire of ALBERT j. MER-
RILL on the premises. del5eodu
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16
STATE NEWS
KENNEBEo COUNTY.

The dwelling house and shed owned by Hi
ram Ladd and occupied 5y Mr.. Josely n, about
two miles west from Mt. Vernon village, were
burnt on Wednesday evening last Mr.. jose
Ign and family were away at the time and lost
nearly everything. The buildings were old but
we'll insured
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16
LOCKE'S GELATINE STARCH.

IF you want the best and the cheapest Starch
Il preparation that has been or can be found,
prevents the iron STICKING and CLUSTERING;
it can be used either in boiled starch it gives
a very fine clear white finish and polish. that will
never turn yellow; it makes ironing an easy an
pleasant exercise. For sale by Grocers Druggists,
&c. Wanted-Two good outside statesmen; also a
few good local canvassers.
Manufactured and supplied wholesale by
LOCKES GELATINE STARCH CO.,
No. Plum st. Portland, nae.
dec27 d3tteodu
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16

Corner Washington and Winter streets, Bos-
ton.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16

At Temptars' Hail. No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNoIL-Maine, first and third Monday in each
month.
TEMpLE-Forest City. No. 1. every Wednesday
evening.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16

Ashes Hau1ds
A DDRESS q. n. RECKER,
"A a.ibbyls Corner, Deering.
myS dtf
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16

SOMERSET COUNTY.
Miss Ada Nichols, aged IA years, daughter of
Robert Nichols of Lexington, was seriously
burned by her clothes taking fire, on the 10th
inst. Her recovery is very doubtful.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.

From 500 a m to $50 m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 m.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16
PENoBsCoF COUNTY.

The suit of f. D. Bowley vs.. Eugene f. Saw
yer, an action to recover $i2, 900 as damages for
alleged malpractice by defendant in treating
the plaintiffs injured leg, is on trial in Bangor
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-16

MASONIC.
At Masonic Hall, No. ss Exchange Street.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-03-19

To OLCOVICH BROTHERS:
bought this day Bankrupt
Stock of THIRTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS, thirty cents or the
dollar. Goods will be Up there
in thirty Gays. Sell all Goods
Below Cost to make room for
This Tremendous Stock, and
give the GOOD people Of Carson
tle benefit Of this Purchase.
HERMAN 0Lc0viCH.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-03-19

We are very proud of the many conpli-
mentary notices we are receiving concerning
the journal, 1t is pretty good paper for
Reno HonoJo"rDW
"l'low ye the trumpet, blow ,"--Wd H9m".
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-08-02
The Di.trlc. Convention Once More.

The next ten days viii practically end the
congressional question in this district so far
as the people have anything to say in the
matter, for with the election Of delegates next
week Saturday the responsibility viii pass
from the hands Of the people into those Of
the delegates. In an article last week we en-
phasized the generally conceded fact that the
people OF Windham county can exert a con-
tro'ing influence in deciding who shall he
our next representative in Congress if they
will Lut wake up to the matter, take it in hand
and act uponit II is significant of the course
heretofore pursued in this county. and which
has come to be considered characteristic
one, that in the upper counties of the district
it is already being said that, although the
nomination belongs to Windham county,
there are so many candidates here, and We
are so divided among ourselves, that our in
fluence will so for nothing,-and so the peo-
pie of those counties are preparing, as usual,
to benefit by our discussions and send man
of their own.
We do not call this matter up again this
week because we believe it to be ar-import-
ant that Windham county man should rep.
resent the district in the next Congress or
because we believe it to be even essential that
there should be n change in the representa-
ton. We refer to it because we wish that
the mass of Republican voters in the county
might be aroused to the fact that if they
wiz, they can have leading voice in decid-
ing this question when the convention meets
a week from next Tuesday. They can exert
this influence by coming ont in body to the
primaries TO be held on the 10th inst, and
insisting on the election of delegates who
shall be representative men, rejecting, so far
as possible the views of their constituents.
If a decisive majority of the voters in any
town favor the claims of any one of the can
didates now in the field. let them elect dele
gates who will intellgently support that man
in the convention, but who will also be pre-
pared to do the next best thing for the coun-
| ty if their favorite candidate cannot be nom
| mated. And, as we said last week. if the
| public sentiment in any town has not settled
| upon any one man. so much the more reason
| why the Republicans Of that town should elect
"A delegation of independent reliable men
who will go to the convention and iudiciously
use their influence for the best interests of
| Windham county without personal or partisan
| bias Of any kind
| 1t is n trite and worn-out saying in this in
stance rs in many others, but il is neverthe-
less true, that the matter rests with the people
viii the people for once wake up and accept
the responsibility
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-08-02
Windham County Teacher EAamina-
Uion.

The secretary of the county board of exam
ination sends us the following i'll relation to
the county examipation Of teachers held at
Bellows Falls last Thursday and Friday
The applicants were Clara O. Woodward
Windham Annie L. Kidder, Hattie \. Hill
dreth, Leora L. Stuart. Adde /. Stuart, Bel
lows Falls Mary A. Barry, Cambridgeport +;
Frances I. Fisher, Townshend; Eta f.
Morse, Newfane Mary Z. Bliss, Wardsboro;
Hattie A. Brown, Ltayenworth, rs. ID. l..
Mansfield, lucy NJ. Wakefield, Dummerston :;
Arthur w. Merrifeld, Williamsville. Aver
age experience in teaching, twelve terms
Nearly all had taken a partial or complete
English or classical course Of study. Each
memher of the examining board expressed
qualification in finding so high n grade Of
scholarship as was shown by the applicants,
and voted each deserving a fve-years certif-
cate. The most noticeable deficiency was in
professional reading Only eight had ever
read book on teaching and half Of these
only one; only four take an educational pc
Rod The experience of educators is as
valuable study for teachers as bookkeeping
Cor book keeper or law for lawyers,
That teachers should be the judges of the
fitness of teachers is as evidently correct in
principle as that clergymen, doctors and law
yors should control admission to their profess
sions Hence the county examination is des-
tined to be popular with good teachers and
good committees; provided that the examin-
ing board can wisely avoid granting certif-
Gates to the incompetent, on the one hand
on the other, avoid discoumgiug worthy but
modest applicants by requiring too high quail
ifcatons. The demand is for good teachers
rather than good scholars yet the combina-
ton is important TO the progress Of the com
mon schools. Town superintendents by ju-
dicious encouragement to worthy teachers,
and those only, to apply, can contribute
much to the success of the county system OF
examination. Committees will then seek the
services of those holding county certificates
and good teachers will be relieved of an an.
nual annoyance.
Town superintendent and teachers are invit-
ed 20 send to the secretary Of the board of eX,
aminors the solution of problem seventh il
arithmetic, which was as follows Write q
promissoIy note for Sl7S.G0, dated Jan. H.
ISIS, due in one year from date, with inter
est at g per cent. Find the proceeds if SOLD
to-day" The statute provides that two ex
umiuntions year shall be held in each coun
ty provided there ure five applicants. tn,
names of the examining committee are as fol
lows =. F. bingham, Brattleboro; L. F
Ward, Westminster; G. c. Boyuton, sccretn
ny, Townshend.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-08-02

liE"hi tue Name htpuunean plhtiurul'l
The Republican party is committed to I'M
RENTING efforts not only to secure the legiti-
mate results of the war, the sovereignty of
the Union, the equal rights of all citizens
aud the free and untmmmeled rights Of suf-
fnge, but also TO redeem the pledges which
the government made those who furnished
the means or gave their services to save the
Union, whether these pledges are in the form
of bonds or greenback notes. We insist that
both forms of the debt of the nation shall be
paid with the same fairness and integrity
with which the honest man seeks TO pay his
individual debts
We demand honest money for the people
our currency must be made as good as coin
and redeemahle in it, The government PROM
ised this The Republican party has legis-
lated to perform it and in the course of re-
sumption now nearly accomplished there must
be no steps sideways or backwards.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-08-02

An INTERFERING STATEMENT ABOUT THE Crops
AND CROP PROSPECTS.

An NTEEEsTISG STATEMENT ABOUT THE CEoPs
AND CROP IEosPEcTs.
The hay crop is nearly all secured in this
town, and those farmers who have not fin
ished haying can do 30 in n few days Auch
more than an average quantity of hay has
been cut. The barns are full. Some far
mers report that they have never cut so much
on their farms in any one year before. Corn
is looking well. 1t grew fast during the pas
sage of the "hot waves" and it is well
that il did. for it was of small growth at
the beginning of July. The hill farms claim
to have larger growth and yield of corn to
the acre than is grown on the plain and mead
ow lands II is evident that late frost retard-
ed the growth of some corn in the valleys
and lowlands 1t also lessened very much
the quantity of apples raised on the valley
farms Apples partly grown fell of in great
quantities. The orchards on the hill lands
bid fair to yield much fruit. fair crop of
oats j, in prospect. Where the harvest has
begun the farmers report less straw than last
year but AN average yield Of grain. Nothing
definite about wheat. Not much is raised
Rye is extra good. Mr.. Chappens field of
tall rye has been reported to the papers but
Mr.. Sanders on the Walker place raised two
acres of rye which, it is claimed is equally as
tall-between seven aud eight feet. He re-
ports SIS bundles and thinks that ten bun
dies will make a bushel of grain, making a
yield OF nearly - bushels to the acre He
will throsh some soon and report the result
The potato crop is not promising The bugs
are legion and doubtless have injured the
growth of the vines. But the season is not
favorable to an abundant yield We have
seen only one field of tobacco in town. but
profess no Judgment. of the weed" In
making trip to Bellows Falls and back last
week, to attend the county examination of
school teachers. we saw only two fields of to-
bacco One was in Westminster east village
and the other on the New Hampshire side of
the river. We combined pleasure with bust
ness and made several calls along the Journey,
stopping over night with friends in Walpole.
n. II. Farmers had all secured their havnnd
reported large crop Hay was selling for
$40 per ton at the barns corn Gj cents per
bushel, oats ~ cents. and Western meal sold
IN keene for - cents per cwt.. as We were in
formed. Only l2l cents per pound were Of
fered for butter at the store. which is not so
encouraging for the dairy business as when
80 and sometimes 10 cents per pound was
paid One farmers wife said that she lad a
large jar filled with nice June butter which
she was willing TO sell for one shilling
pound, but could not part with it Just yet for
only ninepence pound. Dim