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The Portland daily press., 1878-04-02
CITY AFFAIRS.
Regular Meeting of the City Council.

The regular monthly meeting of both
branches of the City Council was held last
evening and the following business was trans.
acted:
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The bond of Henry w. Hersey as treasurer
and collector, that of Cyrus Norwell as auditor
and that of Arthur M. Sawyer as constable
were approved.
Mr. Joseph Woodill. Chas. A. Beal and A..
J. Cummings, Lafayette Wyman, Albert w.
Burnham and William D. Doughty were
appointed special policemen without pay
Henry T. Cummings was appointed milk
inspector.
Petitions Presented and Referred-Of George
from Emery to May street; of N. Tarbox for
sidewalk in front of Forest City market; of
T. A Foster ct ais for sewer in Brown street !;
of WeDdall Leighton ct als for lamps on
Howard street; of James Quinn ct ais for
sewer on Monument street; Of Charles Sager
ct ais for reduction in the price of weighing
hay as charged at present by the weigher Of
hay; of David f. Murdoch ct ais for sewer
on Merrill street; of Andrew Bennett ct ais for
plank sidewalk on Salem street; of the police
department for some provision to be made
whereby the department can receive compen-
sation which will allow the members to dress
as they are required to by the rules and regula-
tons.
Orders Passed-That for the payment Of the
Expenditures of the city of the usual monthly
upon and allowed by the Committee on Ac-
counts prior to the passage of the annual ap-
priations bills, the Mayor is authorized to draw
his warrant on the Treasurer for the amount OF
the same to be charged to the account OF appro-
priations; that the Auditor be directed to lay
hofo fhaf itryN or mr. hat
regular meeting estimates of the expenditures
and receipts of the City of Portland for the
current financial year ending March 81, 1879;
that for the purpose of defraying the ordinary
expenses of the city during the present fnan-
cial year as contemplated IN the annual APP
preparation of the year the City Treasurer be
authorized to hire on the credit of the city in
anticipation of receipts from taxes and income
of the current year from time to time as may
be necessary for the allowed named purpose, a
sum not exceeding $4,000 per month; that the
Auditor be authorized TO make his annual re-
port of receipts and expenditures of the city
for the financial year 1878 in print, and that
600 copies of the same be printed for the use OF
the city and for distribution, and that there be
appended thereto copies of the Treasurer's &C.
counts and copies of the reports of the other
city officers; that the city pay the Bosworth
Post the sum of $500 to help defray the ex-
penses of celebrating Memorial Day.
IN COMMON COUNCIL
An order was passed directing the Committee
on Streets, Sidewalks and Bridges to construct
a sidewalk on the easterly side of Preble street
where there is none. The order went to the up
per board and was referred to the Committee
on Streets 1t then returned to the lower board
and they voted to recede and refer it to the
same committee.
Papers from the upper board were passed in
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From 500 a N to $50 m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
ffsa to 10 a m. % ,o-,
Arrival and Departure of Mails
Boston and intermediate Offices. Arrive at 1920
p. m. Close at SIS a. M and 2.45 and 800 p. m.
Boston and the West. Arrive al 500 p m.
intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
Railway. Arrive at 1920 and 800 Close at 8.15
a IN and 2.f5 m.
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 1920 p.
Bangor, Mattawamkeag, and connecting routes
Arrive at 3l5 p. m. Close at 11.3O a. m.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at 800 a
N. and BIS %. m. Close at IL 80 a and 500 m.
Morning Northwestern by G. I. r. Arrive at 8.35
m. Close at 7.15 m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 2.15 and 800
a. M, and 3.15 N. Close at $50 and 1l.3O a. m.
and 500 pm.
Rochester N. H., and intermediate offices. Arrive
at 1.20 p IN. Close at 700 m and 200 p m.
North Conway and other offices on the z. q o. r.
r. Arrive at l1.30 m and 800 m. Close at 1000
a m and 2.15
CastiDe, Deer Isle, Sedgwiek, s. W. Harbor, Mt.
Desert, JoLespert, Machias, Machiasport. East Ma
chias, Millbridge and Bar Harbor, via each steam
er. Arrive at a. m. Close at 9 p. m.
Eastport, via each steamer. Arrive at 800 m.
Close at SEQ m.
Foreign Mails, via New York, day prevlousJo sail-
ng OF steamers. Close at S.15 a. m.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
at 2.l5 m. Close at 900 p m.
Skowhegan intermediate offices and the north,
Arrive at g. N. Close at 11.30 m.
Skowhegan also closes at 900 pm.
Canada and intermediate offices, via G. T. Z. Ar.
rive at 2.30 p. m. Close at 100 m.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island. Close
al 1l.30 a. m. and p. m.
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PATRIOTIC ORDER Sons OF AMERICA-Camps No
! and conyenes over the Eastern Express Office,
Plum street. No. 8 on Wednesday evening; No. 4
on fist and third Saturdays of each month; NO on
Tuesday evening, at Arcana Hall; No Q at School
House, Turner's Island, Cape Elizabeth, Friday
Evening.
BoswoRTH POST G. A. R.-Meeting every Friday
evening in Mechanics Hall, corner of Congress and
Casco streets.
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE REFORM CLUB-Head.
quarters corner of Congress and Temple streets.
Open day and evening. Business meeting Tues
lay evenings at u O'Clock.
PORTLAND TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No. To-
Iecond Saturday of each month.
PORTLAND SOCIETY OF NATURAL HIST Y
AT theiI library room, City Hall, on the first and
third Monday evenings OF each month.
SoyEREIGNs OF INDUsTRY-Dirgo Council No 1
meets every Friday evening" at Arcana Hall, at u
O'Clock.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Harrington
Block. Second Monday in each month. Delivery
of books daily. 2 to 9, day and evening.
PAYsoN LITERARY SocIETY-MeetinA every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor. Brown and
Congress streets, at u O'Clock.
PORTLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY AND READING
RooM-Open and free to all from 10 a. m. to 9p.
m. City Building.
BRAMHALL LODGE. No. 8, K. OF P.-Meets
Tuesday evening, each week, Pythian Hall, Clapps
Block, Congress Street,
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARs-
ArcaDa, Monday, Congress Hall, 42OS Congress
St.; Mission, Wednesday, Williams Block, Cong,
street; Mystic, Thursday, at Sons OF Temperance
Hall.
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE UNIoN-Congress Hall.
Business meetings Thursday evenings; public meet
ings Sunday evenings, att O'Clock.
JUVENILE TEMPLARs-Perham Temple, No. "a
at Congress Ball, every Wednesday evening at
O'Clock. Temperance concerts first Sunday in every
month.
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNfoN-Corne
Congress and Brown streets. First Tuesday in each
month.
PORTLAND FRATERNITY-No.4 Al Free st. Block
Every evening.
Young MEMS CHRISTIAN AssoCIATIoN-Oppo-
site Prebe House. Congress Street, open day and
evening. Union Gospel Meeting every Saturday
evening.
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HcfsOudls
F. E. Boothby, general ticket agent Of the
Maine Central, has returned from his Florida
trip.
Rev. q. W. Tilden has resigned the pastors
ate of the Fist Baptist Society at Augusta, the
resignation to take place in three months. An
effort will be made to induce him to remain.
President Cheney has appointed A. M. Spear,
A. b.. of Bates rs, one of the examining COM
mittee of the Alumni Of the College to fill the
place of Martin 81. Way, A. B., deceased.
The President has approved bill placing on
the pension roll the name of the
widow of Albert B. Rhodes, Company G, Fiji
teenth Maine Volunteers, who contracted in
termittent fever while serving in Louisiana,
nd so undermined his constitution that he was
an easy victim to consumption after his return.
Judge Peters, who was designated to hold
court at Calais in April, will not do 30, from
the fact that the recent death of his mother at
Ellsworth has made it necessary for him to be
there considerable of the time, and he has
made arrangements with Judge DanfOrth to
exchange with him, and he will hold the April
term at Ellsworth.
A committee composed of Albert f. Brad
bury, President of the Dexter Savings Bank !;
Charles Shaw, President Of First National
Bank, George Hamilton, Treasurer of Dexter
Savings Bank; Charles W. Curtis, Cashier of
First National Bank; and Josiah Crosby, Esq,
counsel for both banks, have issued circular
to the various banks in this part of the coun-
try and other parties, presenting to them con-
siderations relative to the robbery of the Dex-
ter Savings Bank, on the 22i of February last,
and the murder of John Wilson Barron, Treas
urer of the bank, and proposition for fund
to be contributed by the banks to aid to
defray the expense of ferreting out the crimi-
mails; ito erect suitable monument to the mem
ory of Mr.. Barron, and fund to be present.
ed to Mrs. Barron, his widow, as voluntary
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-02
GOrham,

1t is walking and not ''waltzine" match
the young men propose for Fast Day.
County Treasurer Lewis Mcclellan ia going
to build a plank walk in front of his brick
store.
Rldlon & Card contemplate charging their
store.
Rev. Elijah Kellogg, the author of numerous
boys books, preached in the Congregational
church, Sunday evening.
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SEVERE ACCIDENr.-Miss Nixon. who re-
sides at NO. Smith street, fell in fit while
walking on Congress, near the Park, yesterday
afternoon, and striking her face on the curb
stone was badly cut and bruised. Her nose was
broken and her hands cut by bottles which were
in her hands when she fell. She was returning
from the apothecary's at the time of her acci
Iopt
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A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
A Woman Fatally Burned by a Lamp.

A terrible burning accident occurred at the
| residence of Mr.. j. n. B. Morrill, No lis Con-
| gress street, yesterday morning. A domestic
| named Estella Brickett employed in the family
of Mr.. Morrill,, was engaged in filling large
kerosene oil lamp at about 10 o'clock, and after
filling it and trimming the wick, lit it to see if
| the wick had been evenly trimmed. While
| examining it the lamp accidentally fell to the
| floor. She picked it up and it fell the second
time, breaking to pieces and setting the oil on
| fire. The burning fluid flew upon the dress of
| the woman, and in second she was enveloped
| in sheet of flame. She ran into the front
room where Mrs. Morrill, was and caught hold
of her. Fearing that they both would be burn
ed, Mrs. Morrill, ran out Of doors and cried for
help. Mr. Charles Parker, who keeps a shoe
shop in tho same building, was the first to re-
spond. On entering the house he seized the
Unfortunate woma an in his arms and tried to
smother the flames with his coat. The woman
was suffering such excruciating pain that she
clutched Mr. Parker and mpeded his efforts in
great measure. Mr.. Pote, who keeps fish
market, was at hand, and others arrived short
ly, and they extinguished the flames by throw
ing water upon her.
DIS Foster and Ring were called at once,
and after examining the woman pronounced her
fatally injured, and they busted themselves in
making the poor woman as comfortable as pos
sible under the circumstances. The physicians
say it is one of the most severe cases of burn
ing they have met with for some time. From
her feet to her neck there is hardly spot
which is not badly burned, and in some places
the burns are SO deep that the flesh is dropping
from the bones. Her arms are shockingly
burned. There is but little doHbt that she
will die from the shock in less than thirty
hours.
Mr. Parker, who probably did the most he
roic service in trying to save the woman's life,
was very badly burned about the hands, and it
will be some timeif at all before he will be able
to resume work at his trade. He is poor man
and his services should receive some reward.
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-02

MARSHAL MURRAY QUALtFIED.-Yesterday
morning upon the coming in of the U. s. Dis.
trct Court, the new United States Marshal
Gen. B. B. Murray Of Pembroke, was intro
duced to the court by Marshal Marble, and
after taking the oath of Office, repeated tho
iron clad oath. Marshal Murray has appoint
ed Mr.. Edwin 81. Wilson deputy marshal. Mr.
Wilson served in this capacity under Marshal
Marble with so much fidelity that the eetitiou
for his re-appointment was signed by seventy
members of the Cumberland Bar
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Case" the greatest dramatic SUCCESS in New
York since "The Two Orphans" will be given
at Music Hall by an unusually good company,
a company carefully selected from the Union
Square Theatre where the play was first pro-
duced 10 this country, thoroughly conversant
with the piece, and drilled in the various parts
by many repetitions. The cast is considered a
very strong one. A play like this given by a
company of exceptional merit ought to draw,
as it probably will, crowded houses The box
office will be open Wednesday, aud seats can
then be secured.
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-02

BABY Baby" which Mr.. Joseph Vince
lock, supported by New York dramatic COM
pany, will produce in this city next week, is one
of the II ost amusing plays which has been put
upon the boaris for many years, Astounding in
capital hits at social follies and containg many
funny situations.
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-02

NATURAL HISTORY SocIETY.-The meeting
of the Society of Natural History last evening
resulted in appointing committee to arrange
the details for building a new museum upon
the Elm street'property of the society. Final
estimates of the contracts are expected to be
presented at the next meeting, and we hope
soon to see building that will be an honor to
this veteran society and to our city. The com.
mittee appointed consists of DR.. Wood and S.
B. Beckett, Esq.
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Reduced debt Atheneum building $3.50.
The reports were accepted and ordered plac-
ed on file.
The following were elected directors for three
years: 81. B. Brown, j. 81. Drummond, j. Ell.
McMullen, w. L. Putnam, L. D. NJ. Sweat.
j. W. Symonds was elected director for two
years to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of George 7. Davis, Esq.
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-02

SELLING CANNED GooDs.-A report was cur
rent on the street yesterday to the effect that an
agent of the English government was in town
had exhausted the supply of the Portland
Packing Company AID had given large orders
for next years crop. This is not SO, we are sor-
ry to say, and the story was probably started
from the fact that this company has just ship
ped two large orders to London, where they
have had an agent the past winter.
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-02

That old fashioned Washington temperance
meeting at Morgau's Hall on Sunday evening
was lively affair. There was crowded
audience, good singing by choir of young
ladies and gentlemen, and very affective speak
ing by Messrs Norwood, Jeremiah Howe and
A. E. Miuot of Deering. The popular interest
in this series Of meetings is decidedly in
creasing, and it is believed that much good
will be thu result.
The measles which was introduced few
weeks ago by some seminary students has had
quite free run among the young people.
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at Masonic Han, No. 95 Exchange Street
YORK RITES.
BLUE LoDGB-Ancient Land Mark first Wednes
Gay Portland, second Wednesday; Atlantic, third
Wednesday '---N
CHAPTERs-Greenleaf R. A. c., first Monday: Mt.
vernon, K. A. G., third Monday.
,Oo5ScIL-Portland c. R. & S. Masters, second
COMMANDMENTS OF x. T.-Portlaiid, fourtb Mon /.
nay 81. Adams, second Thursday.
Strand BoDIEs-Grand Lodge, first Tuesday in
y, o E OhapIer, hrst Tuesday evening in Nfay
1rana Conncll Wednesday .. M; Grand Com
msndery, Wednesday evening
masonic RELIEF AssoCIATIoN-Foufth Wednes
DAY IN every month.
foRTLASD SCHOOL OF MASONIC INSTRUCTION
second ana fourth Tuesday Of each month.
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITES.
LoDGE-Yates Grand Lodge of Perfection. first
Friday. AAS'
day - '0N A
CHAPTER-Dunlap Chapter Rose Croix de q.
CoNs!sToGY-Maine Consistcry, S, p. R. S., fourth
frlday In aiarch, June, September and December
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The scarlet fever has been somewhat preva-
lent here for two or three weeks past, but is
now disappearing.
There is considerable prospecting around
here for building sites by Portland people, and
the trade in house lots promises to be brisk.
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THR PRESS
CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADvERTssEmENTs TO-DAY

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN,
Illustrated Lecture-Rev. E. C. Bodies.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
Opening To-Day-Eastman Bros.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
M. c. NJ. A-Annual Meeting,
ReopenDg Providence Line.
w. Q Clark.
Gand Dlsplay-Turner Bros.
Selling-henry H Dresser g. Co.
@. e. Banks, NJ. D.
Molssses-Geo. S. Hunt q Co.
r. K. Galley -Plasterer.
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SIGNAL SERVICE Acknowledgements BOYD,
in charge of the Portland station Of the q. s.
Signal Service. furnishes the following report
for the month of March,
Monthly Mean Barometer, 29.s9.
Monthly Mean Thermometer, 80 deg.
Monthly Mean Humidity, Ct.
Highest barometer, 80 81 on the 9th.
lowest barometer, 1888 on Oath.
Monthly range of barometer, 1.5s deg
Highest temperature 62 deg on 10th.
Lowest temperature IA deg. ON 25th.
Mean daily range of temperatures, 4S.
Greatest daily range oftemperatUre 26 deg. 10th.
Mean maximum temperatures, 43 deg.
Mean of minimum temperatures 81.
Mean daily range of temperature, Is.
Total ram fall or melted snow PIG inches.
Prevailing wind, North.
Total number of miles travelled, 7042.
Maximum Velocity of wind, 33 miles per hour
ON the 18th.
Number of cloudy days, other than those on which
rain fell, 4.
Number of days on which rain or snow fell, IA.
Mean temperature deg higher than March, 1877.
Month noted for two low pressuTes 9th and 24tb)
small amount of precipitation and dry atmosphere.
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OPENING DAY at Turner Bros j..

If you don't want to turn your toes up the
daisies, use SLIPPERY ELM LOZEN-
GEES for coughs. For sale by all dru ggis is
CAswELL & Co.,
Corner of Washington and Winter streets,
Boston,
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-02

Preparations for Mayfowers began yesterday
promptly and continued until night
The custom of acting unusually foolish on
the first day of tickle April is evidently going
out of style.
Complaint is made that books are stolen
from the school rooms and sold at the book
stores.
The Dairymaids' reception, to be held in
City Hall later this month, promises to be one
of the most popular entertainments of the
spring.
Gen. Chamberlain will give an entire new
lecture in the India street course tomorrow
evening, and there will of course be large at
tendance.
The Allan mail steamer Samaritan from
Halifax arrived out Sunday, and the Peruvian,
from Liverpool, arrived at Halifax Saturday
noon.
The Maine Central railroad are to erect
patent gate at Woodford's Corner. near the
depot, to prevent teams passing at train time
The gate will be raised to allow the teams to
pass beneath 1t when not in use.
A man named Robert Shaw, employed in
discharging the English steamer, was struck
by a bag of grain and knocked into the hold
yesterday morning, injuring him badly.
At the chose of the city meeting last evening
the committee on public buildings visited the
liquor store room and examined the mode in
which liquor is spilfed. The sheriff claimed
that with good cement floor there would be
no trouble. The committee reserve their opn-
inn
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at Odd FeIlops' Hall, Harrington Block, Conores
Street.
RELIEF AssocIATIoN-Third Tuesday in the
month.
LoDGEs-Maine, on Monday evenings; Anciepy
Brothers, on Thursday evenings; Ligonia on Friday
evenings; Beacon, on Tuesday evenings Unity, No.
:, on Wednesday evening; Ivy d. off,, second and
fourth Saturday of each month,
ENoAMPMENT- Machigonne first and third Wed
nesday; Eastern Star, second and fourth Wednes-
day; Portland, first and third Friday, Falmouth
No IL, first and third Tuesdays.
BENEFIT AssoCIATIoN-Boardo of Directors meet
hrst Monday evening of each month. Association
meet strst Monday evening OF January, April July
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REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-The following
transfers of real estate were recorded in this
county yesterday:
Westbrook-Canseo Winshp to Joshua S.
Roberts. land and buildings on Rochester
street.
Edmund M. Woodbury. to John Cloudman ct
al. land and buildings Con hurch street, Sacoa.
Kappa.
John CloUdman ct al to Edmund M. Wood
bury, land and buildings on Pleasant street,
Saccarappa.
Cape Ezabeth-Jane T. Milliken to John
Fl. Sanborn, land on Fort Preble road.
Scarboro-John T. Winslow to Edward B.
Winsow, acres 104 square rods of woodland
New Gloucester-George w. Haskell to
John w. Jordan, 60 acres of land and build
ings.
John 81. Ward to George W. Haskell, land
and buildings.
Raymoud-Levi 81. Bean to Abby E. Davis,
lann and buildings
BrIdgton-Joshua G. Burnham to Reuben B.
Morrison, acres of land.
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-02

PORTLAND DIsPENsARY.-The annual meet
ing of the Portland Dispensary was held yes
terday afternoon at the room in the City Build
ing, President 7. G. Hersey in the chair. The
reports showed that S07 patients had been treat
ed the past year. Of this number 2S4 were
males and 523 females. One thousand five
hundred and seventy-nine prescriptions were
written. There are about $50 In the treasury
after paying all expenses. The following are
the officers elected:
President-Tbeophilus G. Hersey
Directors-Oliver Gerrisb, James T. McCobb,
Tbeophilus G. Hersey, Woodbury. S. Dana,
Henry M. PaysoD, Joshua W. Waterhouse,
Mark P. Emery, Samuel E. Spring, VIM. 81.
Stephenson.
Secretary-C. A. Ring
Treasurer-Chas. E. Webster.
Consulting Physicians-Stephen "a. Weeks,
Nahum A. Hersom.
Attending INSTRUMENTATION Rhyme,
D. W. Fellows and G. e. Banks
Gphthalmic and Aural Surgeon-James A.
Spalding, M. d.
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TEMPLARS OF HONOR.

AT Temptnrs' 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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Stated Meetings.
CITY GOVERNMENT

The regular meetings of the CITY Council take
place the hrst Monday evening of each month";
The School Committee meet the fourth Monday
evening of each month,
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The annual exhibition of the Senior class of
Bates College took place Friday evening. The
following was the programme:
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DELIVERED.

CARRIERS DELIvERY.-The following shows
he mail matter collected and distributed during
the month of March:
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PORTLAND POST OFFICE.


From 500 a n to $50 m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
PORTLAND, ME-, Dec. 20, 1877.
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MASONIC,

MASONIC.
at Masonic RaLh, No. 95 Erchande Street.