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The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10
GOrhanl Normal School

The first term of the Western Normal School
at Gorham will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 20,
and continue twenty weeks. Ladies to gain
admission must be seventeen years of age aud
gentlemen eighteen, and all candidates must
present certificates Of good character. They
must pledge themselves to observe faithfully
all the regulations of the school, and declare
their intention to stay during the entire term.
They must pass satisfactory examination 10 the
following named studies: Reading, including
meditation, emphasis, articulation, &c. Gram
mar, including exercises 10 analysis and pars-
ing; also composition, showing proficiency in
punctuatoc, use of capital letters, spelling.
&c. Geography, Including mathematical, po-
litical and descriptive geography, and map
drawing. Acknowledgment principles,
through proportion, also business forms and
accounts. Algebra - elementary algebra.
through fractions U. S. history. Physiology
The examination, in short, will bs fair exam
ination for certificate to teach IN the average
country schools.
The course of study will continue one year of
for weeks, divided into two terms of
twenty weeks each. Pupils will be received at
the beginning of each term. The studies to be
pursued are Elementary English Branches, in
thorough reviews; Mental Science, as related
to the tescuer's work; Chemistry, Physics, AL
zebra, Geometry, English Literatu Civil
Government. School Economy, and Dldactice.
All scholars will be required to conduct reci-
tations in their own classes, and to teach and
manage classes in the model schools. The OBJ
jet of the course is the study and practice of
methods of teaching, rather than the acquisl-
ton of knowledge of subjects to be taught.
Each student on entering the school will be
required to pay an incidental fee of $3.50 per
tern. No tuition is required of those who
pledge themselves to teach 10 the schools Of
Maine, one year, or two years if they graduate
and receive the diploma of the school. Others
pay tuition of SIS per term in advance. Board
may be obtained in privates families at So so
per week. Ladies can obtain good board at the
seminary boarding house at 1915 per week.
This includes room, heating, lights, Sc. The
boarders must furnish their own bed clothes,
towels, toilet soap, and table apkins. Gentle.
men can have table board at the Seminary al
So % per week.
Most of the text books to be used can be OBJ.
tanned at the school at a very low rate All
pupils should bring bible and dictionary, and
the text books which they have used in othel
schools,
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

LITTA.
Opinions differ. Mile. Ltta, who has been
80 triumphant at the West in Strakosch's opera
company, and said to be SO formidable rival
to Kellogg, made her debut in New York.
Tuesday night, as Lucia.
The Tribune says her voice is not remarka-
BILE one in any sense, is not even of very SYM
pathetic quality, but has sufficient range for
any but very dramatic parts, is flexible, and
has been trained in an excellent school. The
lady is conscientious, panstaking and intell!-
gent. She lacks stage experience that NAV
come in time, but always does her work nicely.
She may be called an unusually promising
singer.
The World says the lady was very nervous,
but the debutante was reoog ized as an artist
of great ability and every body was charmed
with the sweetness and freshness of her voice
1t is wonderfully pure soprano, clear.
sympathetic, vibrating, penetrating, not broad
~ dramatic nor of great volume but sufficient.
ly powerful to fill Booths Theatre without the
remotest approach to "forcing" and perfectly
even from the lowest to the highest register.
She brtathes naturally and without effort, and
her phraslng cannot be too highly praised. Her
agaato Is surprisingly good and it may
be safely said no such clever work has ever be-
fore been done by 80 young prinaa donna.
NOTES.
At the opening concert of the New York
PHILHARMONIC Club Wednesday evening Mrs.
William q. Morgan, pupil of Mr.. VIM, Ma
son, made her first appearance in public. Mrs.
Morgan is beautiful pianist. To perfect
clearness and an exceptional technique she
adds power OF touch and an expression of
feeling which are more than exceptional. In
the very difficult piano part of the HummeI
Septet which Won Bulow did not disdsin to
play in New York, Mrs. Morgan contributed a
In cnnrn 20 %ha zof
performance.
Mme Adelna Patti, who is now at Berlin,
is laid up with an accident to the knee-cap
winch causes much anxiety to her friends, as
the aliment, instead OF getting better, is grow
ing worse, and DR.. Wins states that ampu-
tation of the limb may become imperative
Irving, the London actor: ''He is like an ugly
caricature of Booth, with little bits of twink
ling eyes, dark skin, and one leg go much
shorter than the other that he walks with de-
2iasa bslt , a]m9SSa dEeR vkd u, r. ass fa him
wonderful that no one could think of his
looks.'
Mr.. Herman Linde, whose reputation as an
actor of Shakesperian tragedy is we'll estab-
lished in Germany, made his appearance at
Steinway Hall Wednesday evening, imperson-
ating from memory all the parts of Shakespere's
tragedy Of Macbeth,
Sir Julius Benedict has just undergone an
operation to his eyes. He is progressing favor
ably, but will have to Keep in darkened room
for fortnight.
Walter Gould's "Cupid" is to be brought out
by the Warwicks soon.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10
A DARING FEAT.
Two Burglars Break Ont Of Portland
Jail.

When the turnkey at the Portland Jail made
his usual rounds at o'clock last evening he
found two cells vacant, which three hours
before had contained two men awaiting trial
on charge of burglary. Their names are
John fancy and William Tobey, both natives
of the city and about 81 years of age. At first
glance the locks on the cell doors seemed to be
all right, but closer inspection showed that the
bolts were thrown back aud that the piece
through which the bolt passes was held in
position By paper stuffed around it. 1t was
evident on examination that the locks had
been picked with a nail on some similar in
strument and thus the occupants of the cells
liberated. After getting out they had passed
to the poor debtors cell which is kept unlocked
and had there contrived to dig hole through
the ceiling, tear up the floor above and thus
get into the attic. How they accom- plshed
this is a mystery. The cell is considerably
higher than mans head and there
was nothing found on which they
could stand and reach the ceiling The
probability is that one stood on the others
shoulders and with some instrument dug hole
through the plasteripg. and after crawling
phiouEh hndoSCd " uoui buo ULLeC ups LOW
they got through the attic floor is still greater
mystery and only explainable ON the ground
that they had been in the attic at some time
previous and then made a hole through the
floor. After getting into the attic they made
for the scuttle, but encountered a partition
which they passed by crawling through very
narrow hole. They then got through the seut-
tie to the roof and slid down through the snow
to the gutter. They then worked their way
along feeling underneath occasionally for the
conductor which runs to the ground. When
they got to this they slid down some thirty feet
to the ground aud escaped. It was an ex-
tremely perilcus feat as the roof is slated and
was rendered extremely slippery by the snow.
AS soon as their escape was discovered the
sheriff sent men in various directions, the po-
lice were notified and the trains narrowly
watched, but at last accounts nothing had been
heard from them. As they belong in this city,
and last night was not good time to travel on
foot, it is probable that they are hiding IN the
eitv
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10
Peers DnaI,
EGeo. G. Irwin of Portland, is one of the
rectnrS of the New ENGLAND Com m aroial Ira

EGeo. G. Irwin Of Portland, is one Of the d.
rectors of the New England Commercial Tray
ellers' Association.
Ths Augusta Joarnal says f. E. Boo.hby of
Portland, ticket agent of the Maine Central
Railroad Company, has bsen confined to the
houge week or more with abscess in his throat.
He is better now.
Judge Symonds, who holds his first court 10
this city. makes an excellent impression, being
clear and ready in his ratings, and attentive
and couI teous 10 all. He is the youngest of
the members Of the Supreme Court, being
about 40.-Belfdst dye.
Prof. a. S. Packard of Bowdoin College has
recently enjoyed his eightieth birthday and
wasremembsred by some of the citizens of the
town, who presented him with a copy of APP
pleton's Encyclopedia valued at $3.50. Prof.
Packard has been connected with the college
over sixty years, and he is now very active
He not only conducts the chapel exercises and
has the care of the library, bat also has his
daily rectatious (4t present the Seniors in
Buffers Analogy and often supplies the pull
pit there ard in other places
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10
Brauswick.

The citizens of Brunswick held their second
annual meeting in the Tontine Hotel Wednes
day evening. Between Is ard 100 were pres
emit, and after bountiful collation., spread by
mine host Brewster, hal been partaken of
speeches were made by Hop. Wildes Walker,
MI. TenDey of the Telegraph, DR.. Mitchell,
Hop. Daniel Elliot and others. ALI of the
speakers referred 10 terms of praise to the ex
cellent management of the Tontine Hotel
since Mr.. Brewster took charge, and the i'm
portance of these gatherings both in a social
aud business point of view. During the meet
ing Mr.. Walker was chosen President, and Mr..
Tenney secretary FIR the ensuing ear 1t was
unanimously decided that similar gathering
should bs arranged for another year, and after
spending the remainder of the evening in SO.
cial pleasure the assembly broke up.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10
Accidents,

Mrs. Oliver Berry had rush of blood to the
head yesterday and fell down stairs at her resi-
dence on Hanover street, breaking her collar
bone.
Mr.. Thomas McIver, while taking horse
from stall in the stable at house on Deeling
street, where he is employed as hostler, had
the misfortune to have the animal tread on the
side of one Of his feet, lnjuring it seriously.
A horse, attached to light sleigh, owned, it
is said, by Fernald & Sawyer, ran away yester-
day noon down Middle to India and thence up
Congress. When over towards the Cape he
way captured, and the the sleigh brought back
with the thills broken.
A horse attached to sleigh ran down Union
wharf and jumped into the back Of sleigh
standing there, nearly frightening the driver
out of his boots, and then ran to the end of the
wharf, bat was caught before he went over
hoard
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10
BATH LOCALS.
THURSDAY, Jan. z

THURSDAY, Jan.
The Rev. Costello Weston has not yet accept
ed his recent call to Gloucester, Mass bu
will preach there Sunday next.
The fog whistle on Seguin could be heard
distinctly at intervals during today.
fhe ship Ida Lilly of Richmond, for four
months past lying at Houghton's wharf, IN.
dergoiDg repairs, is now in oomplete sea going
the Arctic Ice Compauy's wharf, for New Or
| leans.
| The temperance prayer meeting at Winter.
street chapel last evening was well attended
| and considerable interest manifested.
The schooner Carrie S. Bailey, with a cargo
of about 10000 feet of hard pins, from Satilla
River, Ga, consigned to Edward Sewall for
Goss q Sawyer. is daily expected.
Hon. Edwin Reed will present an interesting
paper at the meeting of the Historical Society
City Hall.
Work on the marine railway has been sus-
pended until the weather is more favorable.
The Barytes mill on Commercial street, is
being run every evening until midnight.
The ship yards of Goss, Sawyer g Packard,
End, present scene of old fashioned activity
at the present time. At the first named yard
the frame of schooner of about 1000 tons is
being put up and work has been commenced
upon the steamer to be run in connection with
the Knox & Lincoln railroad. At the yard
below Messrs. Goss & Sawyer have a schooner
of 800 nearly framed, and the base laid for ar
other OF about 800 tons. AT Messrs. e. & A.
Sewalls yard, Mr.. Edward Sewall, Esq. has
the frame of ship of 1900 tons completed and
the ceiling is about finished. This ship, when
completed, will be A No. l. No pains or ex-
pense will be spared in any detail of work or
finish. The frame is of the best Virginia oak
and the ceiling of Georgia hard pine
AT the South EDd, DaeriDg & Donnell are
building fruter of about 100 tons. Chapman
& Flint have the frame completed of a ship of
1900 tons.
We were somewhat surprised that the genial
Ed. OF the Times should "trip the light fam
Last evening the following officers of the
Sagadahoc EncSm pmsnt were installed for the
ensuing six months by G. J. W., John w,
Toward Of Augusta, a. follows:
Y John Fl. Hsnscome.
ii. P.-Eldridge Soule.
S. W.-R. M. Greenieaf.
j. W.-Geo. A. Fields.
Scribe-V. p Emery.
Treas-G. O Greenleaf.
o. S.-Louis Pepper.
IS-W. F. Sprague.
LIST VS.. G. Deshon.
I'd VIC. w. Duuning.
Sd W.-C. 81. Eugley.
4th VIC Fl. Barton.
1st G. of T.--Fred 81 Gowell,
I'd G. of IA. s. Melcher
Guide-Geo Prince.
Trustees-W. E. Hogan, VIM. 81. Gilman,
A. s. Melcher.
After the exercises of installation were con-
cluded the Patriarchs partook of bountiful
collation. in the banquet hall attached to their
rooms
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10

Wednesday evening a select circle of the
friends of Mr.. aud Mrs. James D. Alderman,
assembled at their residence in Cape Ezabe h
on the occasion of the twenty-ffth anniversary
of their marriage. Rsv. T. P. Adams made a
felicitous address, to which Mr.. and Mrs.
Alderman replied in a happy manner. A
poem was read by Mrs. L. D. REYNOLDS.
Music was furnished by the Methodist church
choir. After choice collation. was served, the
friends returned to their homes, leaving many
and valuable presents, as mementos of the
occasion.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10

The WALK.-F. A. Plaisted and Stanley
Chapman will commence their so mile walk at
Lancaster Hall att p. m. today, and will prob
ably finish about 10 p. N.
Cj. Nichos will not offica,e az referee, and
another person will b. chosen. Kennedy will
be judge for Plaisted, and James Rogers for
Chapman. A time-keeper will also 30 ap-
pointed.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10
A New Yorker i'm Portland.

a New Yorker has been skating in Portland
and this is about what he says:
We came down East to make a New Year 8
call-one or two-in old fashioned style, and
have been overtaken and surrounded by snow.
Christmas day all Portland went skating At
the west end of the city is what is called the
basin, about half mile in length; a pond,
bleak as hilltop, but now firm and sure to
foot. Everyone skates that knows Lew-and
many slide along on .hair sides, backs, faces,
ugly, noisy boys swarm on the pond, dsfeure
themselves on the ice, and 90 home to punish
ment in tatters and rags bruised, and tell their
schoolmates they were kept at home to saw
wood or shovel snow, that they had an i'm.
mensely good Time. Very pretty girls mufl ed
to dimpled chins, rosy checked, bright eyed,
scarlet lips, or. anyway, lips almost scarlet
glide, slide-do the ''little go" and 'big go'' -
keep their feet marvellously, and laugh i'm
moderately, musically, and as only happy, in
nocent, careless girlhood can.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10

They cured me of Ague, Biliousness and
Kidney COmr laint, as recommended. had a
half bottle left which 1 used for my two little
grIs, VINO the doctors and neighbors said could
not be cured. I am confident / shonld have
lost both of them one night if had not mad
TIL Hop Bitters in my house to use. 1 found
they done them so much good continued with
them, and they are now well. That is wby
say you do not know half the value of hon
Bitters and do not recommend them high
enough. "-B Rochester, N. Y. is6d&w1w
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10

SINGING ON THE STREET Officers Gill and
Rowe arrested three young men Wednesday
night for loud shouting and singing on the street
We do not give the names of the young men
because they probably were not aware
of the disturbance such actions create, but we
mention the circumstance to give the public to
understand the peace must and will be preserv-
ed
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10

MT. KEARsARGE.-The North Conway
readers will be pleased to learn that letter
from Prof. Hlgard says that the Coast Survey
have repudiated the name of Pequawket or
Pigwacket, as it is sometimes written, and
adopted Mount Kearsarge as the name of their
mountain
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10

SUGAR AND MoLAssEs.-The imports of su-
gar into this port last year were 1920 hogs-
heads, 100 barrels, and II boxes; of molasses,
5233 hogsheads, 412 tierces and SO barrels.
There we're consumed for boiling into sugar
S15 hogshesds Of molasses, and Ga, a05 pounds
of refined sugar were exported.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10
CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT TO-DAy

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Waiting and the "German'-M B. Gilbert.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES,
Slippery Elm Lozanges.
Pratt's Astral Oil
Cbildren's Torchon Collars.
The best place to buy Clothing.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Dissolution-ON en-, Moore & Bailey.
Black and Tan Dog for Sale.
Clementson-Informalio ion Wanted.
Agents Wanted Perpetual Wick Co.
E3stai ement-Portiand Steam Packet Co.
Special sale w. f. Plummer.
L Odd Lots-M. G. Palmer.
Great Remnant Sale-Horatio Staples.
The Original Copelands-A. f. Copeland
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10
Blanchard Boiler Compan

nIaHcHaFu hOIIer COmpdHy.
At meeting of the Blanchard Boiler Com
pany, the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
Presidept-J D. Fessenden.
Directors-James Bailey, 81. L. McAllster,
Albert Smith and 81. s Clay
Tfeasurer-Mcah Sampson,
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10
KENNEBEC COUNTY.

dlateIY.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
Eben Harrington, a we'll known and respec =
ted citizen of China. fell from the great beam
of his barn few evenings ago, fracturing his
thigh and receiving severe internal injuries,
probably disabling him for life. His recovery
is, however, very uncertain.
The commissioners of pharmacy held meet
ing Wednesday st the Augusta House, at
which Mr.. j. III Plaisted of Waterville, re-
Gently appointed successor to Mr.. Partride,
was present After transacting some routine
business, testimonial to Mr.. Charles K. Par
fridge, the retiring commissioner, was present.
ed by his colleagues, expressing their sense Of
the value of his services.
WALDO COUNTY.
For the past three years Miss Estell 81. Her
rick of Belfast has been suffering from con-
sumption. OF late she has been failing fast,
and last Saturday evening she ceased breath
ing, the heart stopped and she was apparently
dead. Her relatives believing that such was
the case, began preparations for her burial A
messenger was sent to the telegraph office, over
two miles distant and the news of Miss Her
rick's demise dispatched to her friends in other
towns. But in little less than an hour she
returned to life and consciousness, greatly to
the establishment of her weeping relatives.
And although her immediate death is certain,
she was still living on Tuesday afternoon.
Later information from Manila says that
Capt. William T. Kilborn of Stockton was kill.
ed by his steward, but the full particulars OF
the tragedy are not stated. The offender is in
the custody Of the United States Vice Consul.
| The Spanish authorities on the island have
manifested an unfriendly disposition in the
matter. The United States steamer Ashuelot,
| Commander Patterson, is now on the ground by
order Of Rear Admiral Patterson. The prisoner
will probably be sent to the United States fol-
trial.
Capt. E. P. Nichols and Capt D. c. Nichols,
! both of Searsport, have given some informa-
tion concerning the alleged forgeries which
have been disclosed by the recent failure of Gil.
more, KiDgsbury & Go. of Boston. Capt. E.
p. Nichols says that he found in possession Of
the Howard National Bank of Boston, two
notes purporting to have been signed by him,
one for 81, 306 due Nov. 4th, 1873, bearing the
names Of Gilmore, Kingsbury & Co. as endors'
ers; also one note for $3.50, signed and en-.
dorsed as aboye and due Jan. 9th, 1879. Capt
Nichols states that these signatures are forger.
! les Capt. d. G. Nichols says he traced through
! the bank five pieces of his paper, three OF
which had genuine signatures but with
amouats raised; Of these only one remained il
the bank, being for 81 1887 81, due Feb. IS, 1879
| There ia said TO be large amount of othel
! paper, signed by Searsport men, which the al
legged makers declare not to be genuine.
YORK COUNTY.
I; Col. T. P. McKusic of Parsonsfeld, was founi
dead Monday forenoon upon his load of wood
which he had taken from the woods, and was
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10

DIR. FITZGERALD, the wonderful Clairvoyant
physician and Surgeon, the man that makes
so many curea, will visit Portland the 18th,
10th and 18th of this month, and examins those
who may call on him, free of charge, at the
Falmouth Hotel. Don't forget the date.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10
GOrham.

The ears of the citizens of Gorham village
were agreeably saluted Tuesday by the ringing
of the new bell on the Normal School building i.
1t is a steel bell weighing about 1000 pounds,
and has very fine tone.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10

REAL ESTATE rRANsFERs.--The following
transfers of real estate were recorded in this
county yesterday:
Standish-Isaac Whitney to Sylvester Rand,
part OF lot 68, 81 division.
Sylvester Rand TO Chas. R. Hamlir, part of
lot 60, Sd division.
Brdgton-James Morrison 81 al. to Richard
81. Davis & al, lot of pine timber
Portland-Jobn f Proctor to Hannah Mur-
ray, land or Poplar street.
Elias Norwood TO Geo Woodman, land and
buil1ings 90 Lowell. street.
Bruuswick-Chares Q. Nelson to Charles G
Burgess, laud and buildings on Dunning St.
Samuel f. Morse to Sarah A. Mitchell, lot
of land.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10

WHITE jasmin stretches far and wide," SO
does Caswell & Co.'s SLIPPERY ELM
LozENGES, for Coughs. Prepared only by
Caswell & Co., of Boston, proprietors of Cas-
wells ''NEW" ELIXIR, for the Blood,
and the beautiful WAX FLOSS Hair dressing.
For sale by all druoeists
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10

STATISTICS show marked diminuton of
late years of fatal kerosene accidents. This is
no doubt largely due to the almost universal
use of Pratt's Astral Oil. 1t is fortunate, also,
that this celebrated Oil combines such excel
lent Illuminating qualities in connection with
its essential feature of absolute safety. WV.
Whipple & Co., 81 Market Square, Portland,
are the agents. dec23eolaw3m
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10.
THE PRESS,

- May be obtained at the Period Depots of N. q.
fessenden, Marquis Brunei q Co., Andrews
Armstrong, Cox, Wentworth. Hodsdon, HAYDEN
WateIhouse, corner Exchange and Fore ST.; Welan
der, Boston & Name Depot, and Chisholm Bros.
on all trains that run out of the city. '
Saco, of l., Hodsdon and II. B. Kendlick
Bath, of j. o. Shaw.
Lewiston, Of Stevens & Co.
Biddeford, f. NJ. Burnham.
brunswick, B. G Dennison, and W. H. Marrett
Richmond G. A. Beae.
New Castle. A. W. Southworth,
Woodford's Corner, II. Moody.
New York, Brentano's LeIary Emnorinm 90
Union Square. %
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10

Augusta ana 7t offer officefs of tss Grand
Lodge otticated in the ceremonies of installa.
ton. The occasion passed off pleasantly,
goodly number Of ladies and gentlemen,
guests of the lodge being present. After
mixed voices and remarks by members of the
Lodge and visiting brethren from Augusta and
Gardiner, the company repaired to the Mitchell
House where they were served with an ex
cellent stew, after which they adjourned to
thair homes, having passed very enjoyable
evening, pm
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-10

approaching his house. While coming along
he was evidently stricken with paralysis or
heart disease. He was SO years of age and
widely known in that section Of the state.
The grocery store of Samuel Clark in Kenne-
bank was damaged by fire Wednesday night.