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The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15
sACO AND BIODEFuRD locals
FRIDAY, Feb. IA.

FRIDAY, Feb. IA.
David 7. Moulton was insured in the Royal
Canadian for $3.50. $500 on the house, 800 on
the furniture and $50 on wearing apparel. 1t
was total loss.
Rev. Mr. Nichols will preach Sunday morn
ing on "Tfuthfulness,'' and in the evening will
explain the Uaitarian doctrine Of the New
Testament doctrine of forgiveness.
A new catalogue is being prepared for the
Ather eum. The room will be open from
$50 to II, aud from 1.3O to 4, Saturday and
Monday,for the reception of the books.
Only one runaway and nothing damaged.
A large aud pleasant sociable in Adelphi
Hall last evening.
Trinity church entertainment is eagerly
looked forward to.
Union temperance meeting Sunday after.
noon.
Loggers have to go in the cutters, the roads
are too bad to travel over.
Foar three-goke OK team of logs came from
hollis to-day.
BIDDEFoRD.
Rev. Mr.. Wales lecture on Revelation"
will b. delivered in the church Sunday evening
at Z o'clock.
Night Watchmau Ward Hill Of the Laeouia
Company at two O'CLOCK this morning, threw
the light from his "bu!ps eye" up York street,
AID observed pane OF glass missing from @.
1 Hil's iewelrs sore. de quickly informed
the watch, and they went 10 and caught two
men under the cou nter. The burglars had
collected about $215 worth. Mr.. aiil thinks
So will cover his loss Judge Luques bound
them over to the MAY term of court at Alfred
in the sum of $500 each.
There has be n change ia the business of
Clement, the Alfred grocer.
Louis Cross trial IS set down for Tuesday.
There was considerable fun in the Court
Room this morning, when a bottle was handed
round to all the lawyers to examine. 1t was
generally pronounced to be whskey.
John Walsh appears Monday morning.
Leonard Emmons of Saco has broken
harness aud pung. HIS horse ran into post
on Alfred street and demolished them
A WATERFORD mans horse became irighteu-
ed about two weeks ago while going home
FROM there, and ran into the woods The
owner had to walk the rest of the distance,
and has not found his horse yet
Capt Ward Hill has discovered nearly all
the night fires during the past year. He can.
not be too highly commended for bis watchful-
ness.
Granite Lodge, l. o G. T., celebrated their
fifth anniversary at their hall last evening The
order of exercises is as follows: History of
the Order in America by G. N. Weymouth; ;
History OF Granite Lodge BY Wilet Aodrews;
Financial record of the Lodge by the Veteran
Treasurer, Jere Goldsborougb; remarks. music
and last, but not least, supper, which was
unusually good and plenty. The quartette,
Misses Merron and Nutter and Mrssrs Ha nil
ton and Pillsbury did themselves great credit.
H. 81. Phlppen presided at the organ.
Rev. Mr.. S 2. Merrilrs subject Sunday
afternoon-"Thronging or Touching Christ,
which," in the evsning-"Oar Final Ac--
count"
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THE ON TARIO.
The Expectation of Cattle,

The steamer Oltario, Capt. Roberts, left
Liverpool January 3lst, She encountered
very heavy gale and Tremendous seas from the
4th to the It'll of February, and arrived at Hal
flax the 18th. From Halifax to Portland she
encountered head seas and saw ice off scatter
ing. The Ontario brought 8 cabin and 10
steerage passenger Her arrival was an
nounced in yesterdays PRESS.
Capt Roberts says it was understood when he
left Liverpool that no cattle would be received
on the hoof at that port. Dead meat would be
landed. In that case it behooves shippers to
establish cattle yards at this port. On the pas
sage of the cattle from the West it is said they
are packed close into the cars, often deprived
of food and water, and are in no condition to
immediately 60 on shipboard. Then again,
many of them are unaccustomed to being tied
up and it frets them to be fastened to their
stalls on shipboard. TIE officers of the ship
think that if they had week or ten days rest
In yard in Portland, where they also could
get accustomed to the harbor, they would 60
across 10 prime condition, for, contrary to geL-
eral opinion, the sattle are rarely seasick.
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BATH LOCALS.

FRIDAY, Feb. IA.
Rsv. j. r. Day of Chestnut street M. E.
Church, Portland, exchanges with Rev. Mr..
Potter, of Wesley church of this city, Sunday.
The medical gentleman who attended the
opening lecture ct the Bowdoin school of med
icine yesterday were we'll pleased. Three Bath
boys are pupils of this school.
Mr.. Cyrus Plummer has driven the Eastern
Express Co. 3 team thirty gears.
A party Of Taunton gentlemen, owners of
one of Goss g. Sawyer's new VESSEL, was at the
Sagadahoc House yesterday at dinner. They
visited the ship YARDS and places of interest
about the city, Leaving 10 the Q. m. train for
Augusta, where they will look in upon the leg
islature.
Mr. 2. 81 Trufant has charge of a concert to
be given Tuesday night, Feb. 18th, at Wesley
church, in which Mrs. Mary Faxon-Duncan,
the central choir and many well known artists
of this city will appear.
The Bath iron works are now engaged on
seven windlasses for ships on the stocks 10 this
city and vicinity, and the brass department has
just received large order from thu Maine
Central Railroad.
Good skating on the docks and ponds, es-
pecially on the hollow back OF the court house,
where there was good attendance of young
folks to-day.
Abont one hundred and fifty fishermen were
at the Gut to-day. The floating ice hindered the
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
MISS cAMERoN's BENEFIT.

MSS SAMn<OIN .
1t was pleasant 20 note lhs large and brilliant
audience in attendance upon Miss Isadora
Cameron's benefit at Portland Theatre last
evening, not only because it was a deserved
tribute to lady who is heldin high regard by
many of our b.st citizens for her personal
worth. but because it showed thai the public
are not tickle as has often been stated but re-
main constant in their devotion to an ald-time
favorte. Notwithstanding. also, that Mr.. Cur
tbs deserves great praise for his efforts to please
by the production of tho "Sea of Ice" we
could have wished that Lady Audley's Sc
creI" might have been the opening attraction
of the stars engagement, because we do not
remember an instance when Mss Cameron ap-
peared to better advantage than last night
either in acting, personal appearance or cos
tune.
We have not space this morning to speak of
the acting as we should wish. We can only
say that throughout the first and second acts
especially, MISS Cameron was we'll suited to the
character of Lady Audley. Scurn, hate fear,
were depicted without exaggeratIOn. She was
we'll supported by Mr. Wnitcher as Robert
Audley, Mr.. Parks as George Tallboys, Mr..
Werde as Sir Michael, Miss Dslmar as Alesa
and Miss Anderson as Phoebe. Mr. Curtis as
somed the part of Lake admirably. 10 the
Rough Diamond" all the parts were we'll taxi
go, and Miss Stanley made pleasing debut as
Lady Plato.
Miss Cameron was called before the curtain
and presented with superb crown of flowers.
NOTES.
Mr. W. Chippendale, the veteran Eoglish
actor, who has been before the public 68 years,
aud is now playing Polonius at Lhe London
Lyceum Theatre, will make his last appear
ance on the stage on the 24sh inst, aud Mr..
Irving will make the event memorable to the
fine old artist by presenting him with the
en,ire receipts of the night when be says
"Farewell."
Brignoli goes to England to appear in Her
Majesty opera com psny in London.
The Hess Opera Company produced Masses
"PAnl and Virginia" for the first time in this
country at the Varieties New Orleans
A new scheme has been announced by the
Cinninnati Musical Festival Association, which
will undoubtedly the course of few years,
if not Immediately an important infu-
euce upon the art of musical composition in
this country. Il offers prize of $1,000 for. the
bsst work for chorus aud orchestra, composed
by q native Of the United States. A commit
tee Of five, under the guidance of Theodore
Thomas, will award the PRICE and the success
full work will be published by the Association,
and performed at the Cincinnati Musical Fes-
tival in 1880.
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15

boats The smells were large, some bearing a
decided resemblance to tomeod The are
bawsed about the citV, meeting with fair sale.
Capt. Woodw .rd's telephone, by an arrange
ment VITO tne w. U. Telegraph. will som re
connected with wires TO the Wiscasset ofict.
Boston. "'''- ",'' WIN
TIE sand pun at Gen Hyde's iron foundry
buried In the artesian we'll on Wednesday, was
optained yesterday afternoon by an iron spear
worked a the end of the shaft.
Mr.. Dexter. with a lady. was riding last
nigh when The horse was frightened when n r
Mr. JOhn IL kmOslPs Residence. Hi,h stre e..
Inc occupants We're overturned with the sleigh,
the horse continuing through Crescent York
and Middle streets. No damage
The Greenb.cs rally 10 Colu bian Hall las.
night was attended by less tn an two hundred
men and boys. Tue speaker Mr.. Pierce of
Auburn, was introduced by fii-nd Barker.
The speech was destitute of logic, wi, aud in :
terest, and when the speaker closed his audi
ence was largely comDosed CT empty b pches
He urged the need of Gr-enb4ck orgauiz atoms
for work at the coming municipal election.
Hon Edwin Reed of this city has invented q
1oid'ng berth for STEAMBOATS, and Yachts.
Col ii. b. Sprague on "Rlches" at City Hall
tonight
u $. inspector of boilers, Staples of Poltard,
was in town yesterday
Solar Lodge, +. aud A. NJ, No. IA, give a
private sociable at Masonic hail next MONDAY
night. Miss Laura e Crawford of Brunswick
Will give readings There will be singing also
BY. the Masonic club and others, with good
things for the inner man.
Sale OF reserved seats for the CONCERT next
Tuesday evening opsned well this morning.
Park runs an early omnibus train with q
pong.
Capt. Prince in a farewell audience at his
cell in Thomaston with Deputy Marshal Smith
broke down completely after his long strain Ct
self-control.
Quantities of surface ice in the river today.
City mortality this week, one death.
Next meeting Of the board of trade, Morday,
Feb. "a, p. m.
We were, shown this afternoon specimens Of
silver quartz from the Sargentvlle silver mine
in SedgwIck, in which several Bath gentlemen
are Interested. One piece you can hold 10 your
hand weighs nearly two pounds it is so rich in
The management of the soup house will close
that institution Saturday, Feb 22d;
DIR. f. 81. Gerrish of Portland gave the OPEN
ing lecture at Brunswick yesterday, subject,
"Moses as Sanatarian." 1t was rendered in
that gentleman's usual happy fashion.
The remains of the lats Mrs. Boro man will
be taken tomorrow morning to Gardiner for in
terment.
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15

I'm BANKRUPTCY.-Dis Court of the
Il United States, District Of Maine. In the matter
of Allen Swasey, Bankrupt.
This is to give notice that petition has been pre-
sented TO the Court, this fourteenth day of Feb
ruary by Allen Swasey of Scarborough, a Bank.
rupt PRAYING that he may be decreed to have full
discharge from all his debts, provable under the
Bankrupt Act, and upon reading said Petition,
IL is ordered by the Court that hearing be had
upon the same, on the Seventh day of April, A. D.
1879, before the Court in Portland, in said District
at 10 O'Clock A. M, and thai notice thereof be puo-
lished IN the Portland Advertiser and the Portland
Press, newspapers printed in said District, once a
week tor three successive weeks and once in the week
ly Advertiser and Press, the last publication to be
thirty days least before the day of hearing, and
that all creditors who have proved their debts and
other persons in interest," may appear at said time and
place. and show cause if any they have, why the
prayer of said Petition should not be granted
VIM. P. PREBLE,
Clerk of District Court. for said District.
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General Garcelop.

It has been announced that Governor Garce-
Ion and suite will have grand reception at
City Hal on Wednesday night, and it is to be
hoped that our citizens will turn out in full
force on that occasion, and thus show that res
pect for the chief magistrate of the State which
is his due. 1t is rarely the case that they have
such an opportunity. On recent similar &C.
casion 10 Boston the people of that city entered
so heartily into the affair that room was want
ing to accom- modate the crowds who desired to
take part in welcoming their Governor to the
chief city Of the commonwealth. We trust that
our people will do proper honor, we'll knowing
that they have as warm hearts as the people of
the Hub.
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15

A TEMPEsTUoUs VOYAGE. The bark Lizzie
Merry, Captain Merry, which sailed frvm
Inagua, December %, did not reach New York
until Thursday. Sue was off Sandy Hook,
January 3, and was blown off into tho Gulf
Stream by the severe gale at that time, lost
several sails and sprung leak. All the sailors
were badly frostbitten. only one man being
able to be on deck; and the vessel put into
Bermuda in distress, on January s. She sailed
from there on January 49,
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15

We regret to know the Advertiser staff is
temporarily crippled by the illness of two of
the nu u ber
Hon. J. B. Brown and Mrs. Brown left for
Aiken, S. c., yesterday afternoon, where they
will remain until May.
The Rev. Mr.. Hayden will enter upon the
duties of the pastorate at India street Univer-
salst church on the first Sunday ia March, not
June.
Lucius futile, formerly connected with the
New York and New England Railroad, has
been appointed General Passenger and Ticket
Agent of the Eastern Railroad in place of B.
f Patrick
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15
REAL ESTATE TRANsrERs.-rhe following

REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-Th following
transfers OF real estate were recorded in this
county yesterday:
Portland-Portland Savings Bank to Matilda
u Brown, land and buildings on Congress
street.
.Scarboro-Andrew Meserve to Aadie a.
Meserve, lot Of land.
Casco-Georse Walker to George r. Wins
law, IL IL acres lot 16 in 10th raoga
William Duran to George r. Winsow, 10
acres of land
Staudish-Nahum Manchester to G. R. Nor
TOP, 20 acres of land.
Freeport-H-ster A. r. B Artol to Rosills Fl.
Melcher, land ano buildings.
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15
County Commissioners.

The County Commissioners have received the
following notice from the delegation of Cum
berland county at Augusta, Of votes passed at
recent meeting Of the delegation:
Voted, That the county commissioners be in
structed to pay no bills except for articles furn
ished by their written order, and that they re-
quire in each case bill of items before pay.
ing.
Voted, That the county commissioners be in
structed to heat the all in the most economi-
cal manner possible at the expense of the coun-
ty.
Voted, That the county commissioners be
instructed to Insist upon tho returus of the
sheriff 8 deputies being made as required by
law.
Voted, That the secretary inform the county
commissioners of the foregoing votes.
A true copy.
test A MouIrnN Sacrataru
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Maine Central Railroad.

The Maine Central Railroad las we'll as the
Eastern and Boston & Maine roads) will change
its time table next Monday. All trains l-aving
Portland will run the same as now. The morn
ing train from Bangor will arrive at IL. 45 m.
A morning train from Augusta and Lewiston
will arrive at 1856 a. m. A new afternoon train
will bs put on from Lewiston to Portland, al
irving at 5.55 p. m. The afternoon train from
Augusta will arrive at G.25 p. m. The night
Pullman train will remain unchanged.
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15
THE CITY OF RICHMOND.
She Experiences Heavy Weather.

The steamer City of Richmond, due at this
port last Tuesday, arrived at 8 p. m. yesterday.
She experienced some very severe weather.
The steamer left Mschiasport on Tuesday
morning and proceeded to Millblidge. There
she was met by heavy gale, and head sea, and
remained in port through the rest of the day
and Wednesday. Thursday morning she start
ed for Portland, but encountered strong winds
ADD tremendous seas. Finally. after some two
hours out from Milbridge, q heavy sea stove
10 one of the bulwarks and carried away a part
of the gingerbread work, and the captain de-
cided to put back to Millbridge. Yesterday
morning the steamer started again and reached
Portland last night. The steamer was not in
jured seriously, but the passengers got good
shaking up.
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15

A branch meeting of the State Board of Ag-
riculture was held at West Cumberland all day
Thursday, divided into three sessions. morning.
noon and afternoon. President Harris of the
Cumberland County Society, presided. Farm
ers were present from Falmouth, Cumberland,
Pownsl, Gray and Yarmouth in large num-
bers, and great interest was manifested. Two
papers were read by Mr.. Harris that ELECTED
much valuable discussion, one on "Poultry
Rai,ing and Farm Improvements, by R. o.
Csnant of Portland, and the other on "Dairy
Pfoducts," BY S 7. FLOYD Of Winthrop
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15

When board of eminent physicians and
chemists announced the discovery that by COM
biniDg some we'll known valuable remedies,
the most wonderful medicine was produced,
which would cure snch wide range Of diseases
that most all other remedies could be dispensed
with, many were skeptical; but proof of its
merits by actual trial has dispelled all doubt,
and today the discoveries of that great medi-
cine, Hop Bitters, are honored and blessed by
all ss benefactUrs.
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15

OVERLOOKED The family of widow, who
live OF Washington street, had hard time of
1t the night of the recent thaw when the over
flow of water filled the house, so AZ to send
the smaller articles of household use floating
around the room, and to the serious damage of
the goods and chattels of the owner. Since
then she has been mostly employed in
cleaning up, and 1t is, reported, will bring an
action against the city.
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Attest, A. f. MoULToN, Secretary.

A FINE APoTHECARY SToRE.-Mr. A. s.
Hinds, who kept the apothecary shop under
the Preble House for SO long time, and who
always kept the incest of fancy goods, the
choicest of drugs, and the most delicious sodas,
and Bracket streets. The situation is very de-
sirable, the store fitted up and provided with
just that class of goods that Mr.. Kinds has al
ways had high reputation for keeping, and
the prescriptions will be carefully and skill.
fully made up. Kinds is an excellent fellow
and deserves good custom.
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15

MONTGOMERY GUARDS The Portland Mont
gomery Guards have made all arrangements
for the exhibition drill and bali at Lewiston on
the goth inst. Fare for the round "trip, includ-
ing admission to the hall, $3.50. The Governor
ia expected to bs escorted to his home by the
company. The Guards are in good condition
and will give one of the best drills ever seen in
this State. All who enjoy good time and ad-
mire fine military evolutions should 60.
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15

FINE PAINTINGS. We understand there @
on exhibition at Hale's, corner of Free and
Gross streets, several paintings by Mr.. Ketelle,
the New York artist, which we think our
citizens should view. They are pronounced bv
those who have had the privilege of seeinp
them well worth looking at. They will be on
exhibition but few days.
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15
SOMERSET COUNTY,
YORK COUNTY.

THE first endowment policy issued by the
Union Mutual Life Insurance Company Of
Maine was on the ninth day of February 1850,
to john R. Weeks, attorney at-law, Newark,
Nj. This acas probably the first policy issued
in this country on the endowment plan. The
policy was for $500, issued az age 80. and
payable at age go, or previous death; annual
premium, S9S 25
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15

FALSE PRETENCEs.- Miles arrested a
man named Grace yesterday for obtaining
money from various charitably disposed per-
sons on the ground that his wife was sicb, or
dead, and he had no means to bury her. and
nothing at home to eat. To one person be said
he lived at No. 10 Brackett street and the man
carried load of provisions to that number to
find no such man lived there.
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15
Information Wanted.

nFA GIRL who left home January 18th, and has
" not been heard of since She was very tall aud
slender, win brewn haIr light haz eyes, age about
Is or Is years; the little finger on the right hand
little bent. She wore brown 1ress long circular Of
bugle trimming, black straw English walking hat
trimmed with black velvet and black feather; bad
pair of laced iea,her boots. ANY information OF
2Of Congress Street, Portland, Me. febl5eodlw*
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15

The low price at which the celebrated
Pratt's Astral Oil, acknowledged by all as the
very safest and best burning Oil made, can now
be afforded, leaves no reason why it should
not in all cases have the pre- ference of consum.
ers. W. w. Whipple & Co., q Market
Square, Portland, are the agents.
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15

IN HANK KUFCUE.-Dlstr1ct Court Of the
Il Unittd States District of Maine. In the matter
Of Stephen johnson, Bankrupt.
This is to give notice that petition has been pre-
ry, by Stephen johnson of Portland, a Bankrupt,
praying that he may be decreed to have full dis
charge from all his debts, provabe nnder the Bank
ruptAct, and upon reading said Petition,
1t is ordered by the Court Il at hearing be had
upon The same, On the Seventh day of April, A. ID.
1879, before the Court In Portland in said District,
at 10 O'Clock A NJ. and that notice thereof be pub
lished in the Portland Advertiser and the Portland
Press, newspapers printed in said District, once
week for three successive weeks, and once in the
be thirty days at least before the day OF hearing, and
that all creditors who nave proved their debts and
other persons In interest," may appear at said time
and place, aud show cause, If any they have why
the prayer Of said Petition should not be granted.
VIM. P. PREBLE, /,
Clerk Of District Court, for said District.
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The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15

A FINE grade of Children's Wool Shirts and
Drawers will be closed out at II less than
former prices, by 81. I. NELSON Sc Co., 443
Congress street, Harrington Block.
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15

THE HEALTH-LIFT is one of the greatest in
ventions of the age, and is second to none in
importance, as it is q direct appliance for the
culture and improvement of the human race.
1t is good for everybody, and should be used by
all. 1t will accomplish the following results:
1. 1t causes an equal circulation of the blood
to all parts Of the system. 2. II expands the
lungs and increases the volume of respiration.
8. 1t infuses more oxygen into the muscles. and
thus purifies the tissues Of the body. II
tones and builds up the whole system when
purified. B. 1t will double the strength in
few monLhs. 6. 1t steadies and regulates the
hearts action. Z 1t does all these by prac-
tice of only ten minutes once day. s. 1t will,
BY The above principles, cure most of the ills TO
which the flesh is heir, especially when chronic,
and resulting from arrangement of the circula-
ton.
Health Lift Rooms, 237 Middle rect, Port
land.
LADIES' Wool Vests, white, sizes 26, %, 80
and 80. Drawers. 26 and % inches only, re.
duced from 81 90 to Is Cts Scarlet Vests and
Drawers from $l.75 to 81 46. at
81. l. NELSON & Co.'s,
443 Congress Street, Harrington Block.
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15

ECONOMICAL WoRKINGMEN buy the "Nigger
Head and Bulls Eye" Cut Cavendish SmOk-
ing Tobaccos, and find them better, cheaper,
and equal to nearly double the quantity of COM
mon tobacco. Ask Jour doaler for them
Manufactured by VIM. S. Kimball & Co.,
Rochester n Y, sep23T T&Seod
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15
Municipal Court.

BEFORE JUDGE KNIGHT.
FRIDAY.-Aibert Poole. Larceny. Plea guilty.
Ordered to recognize to State with sureties in Of
$500. Committed.
Edward Mclaughlin. Search and seizure. Fined
$50 with costs. Appealed. A. W. Bradbury.
The Portland daily press., 1879-02-15

SEE the Hosiery in our window al % cts. per
pair. on Saturday, Feb. 10, for one day only.
81. /. NELSON & Co.,
443 Congress Street, Harrington Block.