The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-04
MAINE CITIES.
lettings bv Press Correspondents.

JOCUluSS Nv EI0SS correspondents.
. LEWISTON AND AUBURN.
WEDNESDAY, Dec 8.
Police matters unusually quiet.
Doctors are busy.
The Lincoln Mill now employs 300
hands.
The evening school, conducted by Rev.
W. II. Washburn and others, has over one
hundred members.
Lurvey's orchestra, new organization,
is meeting with considerable business in
the musical line.
The situation of Augusta is the chief
topic upon the street.
Judge Wing and other politicians, in
GLIDING ex-Gov. Dingley, have arrived
home.
Rev. j. O. Peck of Brooklyn is in town.
VIM. Lydston of this city is foreman of
the Grand Jury at the Circuit Court in
Portland.
A. NJ. Jones & Son are to succeed w. E.
Presley in the boot and shoe business.
Cowan's new storehouse is completed.
Mr.. Cowan will occupy the whole of the
main building next season.
DR.. Villers, the champion American
humorst, is to appear in City Hall Tuesday
evening next.
The Bates street Baptist society are to
hold an entertainment and supper in the
chapel Thursday evening.
Rev. j. Mariner lectured in the Pine
street course this evening very acceptably
to large audience.
Contractor Jordan says he can lay pipe
at less expense when the ground is frozen.
The crust Of earth prevents excavation of
the walls of the trenches, SO that no props
are required.
Butter is scarce in the market.
A wool merchant in this section recently
refused As cents per pound for quantity of
wool.
The walking contest, which occurs the
2Nih inst, in City Hall, promises to be the
best yet held in the city. We understand
the management are to make arrangements
if possible with Hartman to give an eXhi
bition walk of ten miles during the day.
Quite number of Portland pedestrians
have entered for the race.
The Dewitt House had eighty-two
guests yesterday.
The Ideal Pnafore Company left town
on the 1.50 a. m. train.
Bates street Universatists are preparing
for two days fair in City Hall, to occur
week after next.
The glass in several of our store windows
has been recently cut by burglars in the
night but in neither ease have they sue
ceeded i'll effecting an entrance.
The Lincoln street ungraded school is
thinly attended.
The Schumann Quartette will soon sing
to SacO people.
The archery contest came off this after
noon.
One of our young gentlemen has gathered
II goo postage stamps, and says be has
only just commenced.
The Auburn Lodge of Knights of Pythias
will be instituted in a few days.
L. l. Bumpus, Esq, of Auburn is suf-
fering from inflamed eyes.
Rev. W. G. Haskell has been elected
Commander of Custer Post.
The semi-annual state convention of the
Reform Clubs of Maine commenced two
days session in Temperance Hall this fore
noon at ten O'Clock. Geo. Ell. Lefavor of
Portland, chairman of the state committee,
called the convention TO order. Chaplain
Strout of the Auburn club invoked Divine
blessing. A temporary organization was
effected as follows: President, Geo. II.
Lefavor of Portland; Secretary, B. c. Tor
sey of Winthrop; Vice Presidents Blake
of Lewiston, Page of Bangor, Mitchell of
Yarmouth, Anderson of Lisbon, Goodwin
of Auburn, Elder of Portland, Jordan of
South Berwick, Freeman of Brunswick,
Whitman of Norway, SWEET of Bath,
Southworth of Edes Falls. Dealy of Bing-
ham, Oliver of Winnegance and Buchanan
of Mechanic Falls. Committees ON resolu
tons, nominations, business, location and
organization were appointed. Public mass
meetings were held during the day, fore
noon, afternoon and evening, preceded by
an hour of praise and prayer. Nearly one
hundred delegates are present and more
expected. A good degree of enthusiasm is
noticeable in the exercise, and the conven-
ton promises to be of great profit.