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The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27
STATE NEWS.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

Isaac Green & Co. of Copelin, keep the larg-
est flock of sheep of any one in the county,
having about 500. Sixteen of their choicest
ewes sheared 1862 pounds of wool, averaging 1O3
pounds per head
Mrs. Converse Vining of Avon, died very
suddenly Friday night. She retired in her
usual health During the night her husband
awoke and found her sitting erect in the bed.
In answer to an inquiry from him, she replied
that she felt very badly, sank back upon the
bed and expired at once.
The Chronicle says, "The contractors on
the railroad from here to Phillips are troubled
to secure the help they desire. They have adj
vertised all through this region, and also in
the large cities of our state, and as last re-
sort have sent to the Provinces for men. The
Greenback orator will be along soon to tell the
people that immense numbers can get no work
to do, and that men and women are dying on
every hand from starvation.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The resignation of Prof. j. B. Harrington as
professor of agriculture in the Maine State
College has been accepted by the trustees, and
Mr.. w. Ell. Jordan, a graduate OF the State
College in the class of 1875, has been elected
to that professorship.
WALDO COUNTY.
The journal says that Messrs. I'll. T. Thomp-
son and Isaac w. Sherman have leased one OF
the paper mills at Belfast that has been lying
idle for some time, ana nave commenced tne
manufacture of leather board. The mill now
EMPLOYS six hands and turns out 1000 pou nds
of the board daily.
While Alvin A. Blodgett was running cir
cular saw Wednesday, in Mathews Bros, sash
and blind factory, his right hand caught upon
the saw and the blade entered between the
third and fourth fingers, penetrating the inte-
rior of the hand nearly to the base of the
! thumb The surgeon amputated the third fin
ger and thinks he may be able to save the
| hand.
| YORK COUNTY.
Walter Moulton, son of Asa Moulton OF
York, few days ago, caught huge swapping
turtle, estimated by those who saw it to have
weighed between so and 100 pounds,
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27
Ferry Village.

The Greenbackers have decided not to hold
any more public meetings until just previous
to the September election, as they have not
funds with which to carry them on.
There is to be a 'go-as-you-please" race be-
tween Ralph E. Roche of Knightville, and
Lewis MERCER of Portland, from Portland to
the Ocean House and return, Saturday after
noon, for $40 side.
Ferry Village has the pedestrian craze bad.
They are to have walk for Sc, ''open to all, -
at Ferry Village, Saturday night
The "Reds' of Ferry Village, played with a
picked nine from Portland and beat them by
a score of II to Z.
The Copperheads of Knightville played the
Victors of Ligonia. The. Victors were the vic
tors.
Bob Anderson is to walk c. Varney of
Windham, % miles for $25 some time next
week
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27
Miss Wver'S Reading.

Miss Emma Wyers readings at Grand Army
Hall last night drew an audience who gave
expression to their pleasure by frequent ap-
plause. The young lady read with much
spirit and pathos, and was especially happy in
her reading OF 'The Little Hero" Mr.
Farrell was encored after his selections on the
harmonica, and Misses Bryant and Hazelton
sang very pleasingly. Miss Minnie Hazelton
officiated as accompanist. The following was
the programme:
The Little Hero. Miss Wyer
Solo, Tho Travato -. ..........,..G ordigiani
Miss Bryant.
Selection Harmonica ............ Mr.. G. A. Farrell
Solo, Twilight. .,.......,..,.A.T Thomas
Miss Hezelton.
A Yankee in Love. ......................Ms Miss Wyer
Solo, Ballad Molloy
Miss Bryant.
Selection. Harmonica Mr.. G. A. Farrell
Solo, Through Meadows Green ............... Haas
Miss HeZelton.
How He Saved st. Michaes. ............. Miss Wyer
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27
Portland g. rochester Railroad.

Mr.. EpIToR:-C Cannot the sale of this rail
road be postponed to the 18th of August? The
citizens feel that postponement would be for
the great interest of the tax payers of the city.
Do, my dear Mayor, have the sale put OFT. Let
there be proper description of the property
prepared and published in the Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington
and Chicago papers. The tax payers feel that
since money in large cities is being offered at
two to three per cent. per annum, there are
parties from abroad who would give three
hundred to four hundred thousand dollars for
the property which would net them five per
cent per annum for their money with this
most admirable security. Nothing is lost by
the postponement OF the sale. Let something
be done my dear Mr.. Mayor. The tax payers
are looking to you to save them from taxation.
Will you not look further into this most inn
portant sale and see if large sum of money
cannot be easily saved. The government has
to pay out one hundred and fifty million dol
lars for the called bonds during the month of
July. Where could any better investment be
made for three or four hundred thousand dol
lars which this railroad could be bought for
and the undoubted security it would give, and
the prospective large increase in the value of
property If owned by individuals it could
not be bought for half million of dollars.
ONTARIO
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27
UNFAIR TREATMENT OF PORTLAND
The East Boston Ferry Boat Contract.

The following communication was published
in yesterdays Boston Daily Advertiser
To the Editors of the Boston Ddily AdCertiSer.
l see by your paper of today that bids for
building new ferry-boat for East Boston fer
ries were opened by the directors, and the con-
tract for the machinery given to the Atlantic
works of East Boston at $et, 1886, whom the
Portland Machine Company's bid was sol 900,
and the Portland Companys bid was $4,000.
Both of the latter companies are well known,
responsible concerns of Portland, Me. The
Portland Company, the lowest bidder, is as
large and as well fitted for work of this kind
as any machine works this side of New York,
and the character Of their work stands as high
as any in this country. Now, sir, with the
above facts, which the directors are no doubt
as well acquainted with as the writer, it would
interest the taxpayers OF the city proper, at
least, to know what defence these custodians
of our moneys have to make or offer for giving
away $29S6 of our money to the Atlantic
works, and what excuses have they to offer for
the outrage they perpetrate on these two con-
Germs, who must have gone to at least $50 eX-
pense each to estimate on this work? So far
as they have the power to make the taxpayers
of the city proper support East Boston, why
did they not come out honorably in their adj
vertisement, and say no bids outside of East
Boston parties would be considered? This is
the second time, Mr.. Editor to my knowledge
IlaU UllS DOarG Treated JlllS GOrtldllu COui-
pany in this way. About four years ago q sim
liar act cost the taxpayers $4,000, and bearing
ing in mind their former treatment, the Port
land Company consulted two of the directors
to my knowledge, DR.. jerks and Alderman
Brock, and perhaps others. After receiving
their assurance that they would be treated
fairly, they sent in their bid in good faith, and
above we have the result. Now, from my
! knowledge of the manner in which DR.. jerks
used to transact the city's business while in
the board of aldermen and on city hospital
board cannot believe the above contract can
| have had his sanction, and full explanation
of the giving out of this contract by his board
| of ferry directors would no doubt be as inter
| estng to taxpayers, particularly as one of the
ferry directors is said to be connected with the
! Atlantic works.
| TAXPAYER.
Boston, June %, 1879.
We reprint the above, first to show that oui
machine shops can easily compete with thost
in Boston and then to illustrate the manner il
which outside parties are treated when bidding
for Boston work. Boston sells largely to Port
land dealers and consumers. The Portland
Company itself buys very largely in Boston
and from Boston agents the material the.
use. 1t was expected by our Portland bidder
in the ferry-boat matter alluded to that fai
treatment would have been accorded to then
and many Bostonians will regret the partialit,
shown by the ferry directors to the works o
their own city.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27
Accidents.

took fright at locomotive on West CONNER
cial street to-day and ran away. During his
mad career he ran into, knocked down, and
badly bruised boy named Burns. The horse
was secured without doing further damage.
AS Colonel Nicholss Ocean House hack was
crossing the foot of Free street, on Middle, yes
terday, a horse attached to buggy, and care
lessly driven, attempted to crowd past the
hack, and all the spokes were taken out of a
hind wheel of the buggy.
Two longhoremen got to sky-larking on
Union Wharf, yesterday afternoon, when one
threw the others cap into the water. There
upon, the second one, flung the first one after
the cap, and then had to jump in and rescue
him from drowning.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27

INTERNATIONAL STEAMSHIP Cove would
call attention to the advertisement Of the In
ternational Steamship Co., by which it will be
seen that on and after Monday, June 30th,
they make three trips per week, leaving Port
land Monday, Wednesday and Fridey, at 6
p. m, for PASSPORT and ST. John with the
usual connection.
The Company have issued an attractive cir
cular, and we notice a number Of desirable
excursions at low rates to the coal regions.
Circulars may be had at their Office, Milk
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27

The INFANTRY ExcURsIoN-Th Infantry
will present two elegant prizes on July 4th at
Lake Sebago, one gold the other silver, valued
at $50 and SO, respectively for the best
amateur single scullers, the winner of the first
prize to take the title of State champion They
will also run their excursion train as far as
Upper Bartlett.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27
Probably Fatal Accident.

Yesterday noon two small boys one named
Williams and the other Davis, one residing on
Newbury street, and the other on Middle
street near India, were playing on pile Of
lumber on Browns wharf when they pulled
over the boards upon them. The Williams
boy had both legs broken in two places, and
the Davis boy had his stomach crushed. It
YVES thonoht neithar could recnyer
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27
CalliODean Club.

The Calliopean Club held meeting last
evening and elected the following officers for
the coming term:
President-A. Z. Laugllin.
Vice Presidents-W. L. Blake and j. E.
Mincher.
Treasurer-Geo. L. Gerrish.
Secretary-F. d. Hennessy
Assistant Secretary-W. L Holden.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27

DIR. G. w. BENsoN's CELERY and CHAMo-
MILE PILLS are prepared expressly to cure Sick
Headache, Nervous Headache, Dyspeptic
Headache, Neuralgia and Nervousness, and
will cure any case. Price 80 cts, postage free.
PARSONS, BANGS & Co., Wholesale Drug
gists, III and 119 Middle street, Portland, Me-,
General Agents. .may23dtf
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27

IT Is ASTONISHING with what rapidity ulcer
Gus sores and eruptive maladies are cured by
HENRy's CARBoLIc SALvE, an external anti
dote to unhealthy conditions of the skin which
is preferred by physicians to every other pre-
paration containing the carbolic element. 1t
is undoubtedly the finest antiseptic and puri-
fer extant 1t acts like a charm on purulent
eruptions, and has also been successfully used
.or rheumatism and sore throat. All Drug
gists sell it.
Oxygonated Bitters cure Dyspepsia.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27
Portland Cadets.

Today the Portland Cadets go on their ex-
curson to the Ocean House to enjoy their an
nual shoot, accompanied by Chandeliers band.
The company will leave their armory at 1215
p. m. in full uniform, marching through the
following streets: Middle, Exchange, Con-
gress to State, thence to Danforth, where car
riages will be in readiness to transport them to
the Ocean House, where mine host Nichols
will be awaiting them and all hands may be
sure of first-cass time at his hands. All the
honorary members and invited guests are re-
quested to meet at the armory to take part in
the parade If stormy the shoot will take
place on Thursday next.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27
Portland Cadets.

The active and honorary members OF the
Portland Cadets are requested to meet at the
armory at u. 10 p. M. today, to take part in the
annual shoot at the Ocean House. Active
members in full uniform. Carriages leave
corner State and Danforth streets at 12.45 p.
m. All honorary members and friends of the
company are cordially invited.
Per Order.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27
Municipal Court.

Observation-Disclosures Cafferty. IntoMcation. Fined
SO and costs. Committed.
Owen Sallgher and Joseph Haley Intoxcation.
Fined SO and costs each.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.

Young Ladies in the Graduating Glasses
will find choice assortment of Fans, Kid
Gloves, Laces and Ruchings, at H. 1. Nelson
g. Co.'s 443 Congress Street, Harrington
Block. je27d2t
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27
Ancient Brothers Lodge.

AT the regular meeting of Ancient Brothers
Lodge, No, 4, I. O. o. F., held last evening,
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing term;
N. G.-Lemuel E. Traver.
V. G.-Chas. NJ. Henry.
Secretary-Wm. W. Kemp.
Treasurer-Sewall Lang.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27
T n Alexander's Benefit.

Congress Hall was well filed last evening on
the occasion Of the benefit concert rendered by
the Chorus Choir, with readings by Mrs. Smith
and Miss Stimson, to Mr.. Alexander. w. l..
Fitch acted as conductor, and Miss Fannie E.
Jordan as pianist. The following was the
PROGRAMME.
Chorus-AIake Joyful Noise unto the Lord.
Full Chorus
Male Chorus-Sing of Salvation.
Reading-The Last Redoubt Mrs. Lord
Duet-Violin and Piano.
Mr. Drake and Miss Winn
Sonp-Many Years Ago . ........... Miss Kennard
Reading-Old Huldah ...............M Miss Simpson
Male Chorus-Our Mighty Fortress.
Song ..................... Master Merrill
Chorus-Our Native LAM. Full Choir
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Store. .........., Mrs. Lord
Male Chorus-The Call of the Roll on High.
Solo-The Momtaineer. ..............T L. NJ. Fish er
Readng-The Schoolmaster's Guests.
Miss Simpson.
Chorus-Gloria from Farmers Mass Full Choir
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27
Gify of Portland.

CRY MARsHAL's OFFICE
June 26, 1879. !
OWNERS of Trucks, Drays,, Wagons, Carts or
- other vehicles which shall be used in this city
for the conveyance from place to place within the
cav cav 81 sra M9Ga dirt rubbish goods wares furniture
merchandise building material or amy otegr to ar 1re
thing whatsoever are hereby & o Teceiv y. their
iH and numbers for the year commencing July
l. 1879 at the Marsha office f f9r s T S sap 10
With his notice viii subject the ~ nquent to q
penalty. r pprncEs citv Marshal.
inoo7 dtjy20
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27

LADIES Hemstitched Linen Handl1erchiefs,
for 25cts. H. 1. Nelson & Co., 443 Congress
street, Harrington Block Je27d2t
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27

For local intelligence from Biddeford,
Saco, Bath, Augusta, Hallowell, Rockland
and Lewiston see fourth page.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27

FOURTH OF JULY.-It was reported last
evening that Mayor Walker will have the
bells rung and a band concert in the evening,
the expenses to be paid out of the $500 allowed
for that purpose from the contingent fund. We
hear the Portland Band has already been
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27
CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

.
ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Bowdoin olege-Commencement Concert.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
John L. Dow.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
II. /. Nelson & Co.'S.
Portland Cadets.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
City of Portland-2.
W. f. Plummer.
All Our-A. b. Butler.
Old Dr. Cummings.
international Steamship Go.
Girl Wanted-1 Pine st.
2 Cottages to LETT. NJ. Ray.
Go to Clark 's-Frank b. Clark.
Special-Owen, Moore & Bailey.
Hopkins Digest-Loring, Short & Harmon.
AUCTION COLUMN.
Real Estate at Auction.
Large Bankrupt Stock of Fancy Goods.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27
Change OF Trains,

On Monday next there will be changes of
time on the various railroads:
On the Portland & Ogdensburg trains will
go out at $ q. m, 1915 and G.05 p. m. Trains
will arrive at $40 a. m, 1 and 5.57 p. IN.
On the Maine Central trains will go out at 6. 10
a. m, 1850 1855, sos, $40, 11.15 p. m.
On Boston s. Maine, leave at 6.15 and 8.45
a. m, 10 and 6p. IN
On Eastern line at 8.45 a. m, 10 and 6
p. IN. and midnight Pullman.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27
So ECIAL !!


IS Doz. Gents Scarfs aid Ties
which have been selling for zoe
to $1.O0 at The uniform price OF
45c.
One lot Gents Silk Hdkfs. in very
Handsome Styles at soc.
One lot Imitation Russia Pocket
Books at 1Sc.
so dOz. Red Extension Fans at i5c.
500 boxes wood Tooth Picks at Loo
1000 Corn BrO0ms at sc.
so pairs Fine Double Neck Ruch-
ing at Zoe per yd. or S5c per
piece of l2 yds.
so Silk Rain Umbrellas for Ladies'
or Gentlemen at the remarkably
low price of $1.75.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-27

Walter Moulton, son of Asa Moulton of
York, few days ago, caught huge Swapping
turtle estimated by those who saw it to have
weighed between so and 100 pounds,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-15
PARKERSBURG.
Seriously Hurt Recapture of
Ben Mutter-RailrOad Boom
Postal - Remanded - Thrown
from a Wagon.
,spondence OF the Register.

Correspondence OF the Register
PARKERsBURG, November IA.
William, the adopted son of Patrick
Hopkins, OF this city, was seriously, II
not fatally, injured day before yester-
day. lie was engaged in throwing tele-
graph poles from the cars along the line
OF the road while the train was running
at the rate OF eight miles per hour, when
one of the poles slipped, swung around,
Knocked him of the train and fell upon
him, bruising him in a terrible manner.
He was brought TO his home yesterday,
and is in an exceedingly dangerous con-
dition.
Ben Mutter, the alleged rapist, who
escaped from the Writ county jail sever
al weeks since, has been recaptured.
He was taken in Ritchie county and re-
turned to Writ county.
The railroad boom has struck Par
kersburg, and judging from the general
conversation, the pulse of the people is
in a healthy condition for the promul-
CATION Of that improvement.
The total number of letters, postal
cards, papers, &c, mailed at this city
during the first week in November, eX-
ceeds 900.
Amos Flowers, the alleged counter
feter, who was arrested and brought
here, Yesterday, was taken before Com
missioner Hutchinson, and was remand
ell to prison until the arrival of import
ant witnesses.
Mr.. Samuel McHenry was thrown
from his wagon by a runaway team, on
the Pike, to-day, and was seriously in
jured. Ii is feared that his wounds
may prove fatal. NIDI.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-15
OMEN"
How the ROugher Sex Were
Toasted ut II Literary Reunion
i'm Oregon.

Cincinnati Euguiryr.
Mrs Dunway, oi the N,r Northeast,
at q literary reunion a, Salem, Oregon,
"t1astei' the men a. follows: God
bless 'cm, They halve our JOYS, they
double our sorrows, they treble our eX-
penses, they quadruple our cares, they
excite our magnanimIty, they Increase
our seli-respeCt, they awake our enthu-
Siasm. they arouse our affections, they
control our property and Out-maneu-
are Us i'm everything. This would be- a
very dreary world without EN-. In tact
I may say. without prospect of success
iul contradiction, that without cm 70
would not be much Of 4 world anyhow.
We love 'cm, and the dear beings can {
help it; We control EN-, ami the precious
fellows don't know IT, As husbands
they are always convenient, though not
always on hand; as beauX, they are by
no means matches. They are most
agreeable visitors, they are handy Jt
state fairs and indispensable Jt oyster
saloons. They are splendid a escorts
Tor some other fellows wife ur sister,
AMI as friends they are better than wo-
men. AS oar fathers, they are iu'N-
prrS~ib,y grand \ man may hr tJl,-
urr iu business, a wreck I'm constitution
not enough to boast pi aS "a beauty, moth
iug as q wit, less than nothing as "a lcgjS-
latur tor wumJu's rights, ami even not
very brilliant O., e member OF the press
but 10 hc is our own hthcr We overlook
his shortcomings and cover his pee
cudillotS with tie divine mantle ui chat
ity.'
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-15
MOUNDsVILLE.
Lecture Courses-Church Matters-PeT-
sonal and General

sonal and General
Both the Presbyterian and Methodist
Churches OF this place are organizing
lecture courses for the coming SEASON.
That Of the Presbyterians will COM
mence on the first Tuesday in Decem-
ber, the opening lecture being delivered
by Rev. DR.. Cunningham, OF the First
Presbyterian Church Of Wheeling. The
initial lecture in the Methodist course
will be given on the following Thursday,
bv Rev. G. 7. Masden, Of the Fourth
Street VI. +. Church of Wheeling. We
are glad 10 record this evidences OF de-
sire for some sort Of an agency for cult
ure in our midst. Both courses will be
mande up OF lectures Of unusual good
qualities.
Tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock,
Rev. Buchanan, pastor Of the Episcopal
Church, will conduct a children's meet
ing in the church.
The new VI. +. Church building is
now under roof, and the mechanics have
turned their attention 70 other work on
the building, and it is the intention n
floor and enclose 1t at once 30 services
can be held in the auditorium even be
fore the plastering is done. The room
now occupied by that congregation is in
adequate 70 accommodate one-third o.
the people, and the trustees deem thii
move a matter OF necessity. In tbs
meantime, the chapel will be completed
in which services will be held until ths
final completion OF the auditorium. The
bonds to be issued by the trustees o
the church will bear six per cent inter
est
Young gentlemen, musically inclined,
are making an effort 10 organize brass
band in Moundsville, and with some
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-15
The Presidents Message

WAsHINGrON, November 4-Thc
Cabinet meeting this afternoon, with
the exception OF ordinary routine busi-
ness. was devoted % the interchange Ui
views as to the character ot the recon-
mendatiOus to hy made % Congress iu
the Presidents annual message and by
the respective heads of the departments
i'm their annual reports The general
CONCLUSION was reached that the recon-
mrudations should be confined % sug-
grSiiOns for an improvement in the
present methods rather than extended
% requests OF radical changes in the rN-
.~;ing laws, it being considered
especially desirable 40 this time
o. provoke as little conflict
.u Congress and ds little disturbance of
business interests as possible.
The Presidents message Is now in
course oi preparation. 10 will be short
er than usual and contain very few rec
concentrations, other than those COM
pIi ,ed iu tLr reports ut his Cabinet utli-
rrrs. 10 is believed tIar the only inn
Iurtant topic Uu.,rr tlr head Oi Foreign
NH.Ir, wii. be- ,hrr opening Oi the fish
rry question with GTglt Britain. 10 Is
a',a understood that r>pcriJ, at'eutiuu
VII. I. directed tU the alylSJb.ty Ui
legislation 10 authorize a resumption Of
funding operations.