The Portland daily press., 1880-12-18
Brief

Fine day and colder yesterday. Mercury 16o
at sunrise, 800 at noon, 200 at sunset; wind
west.
Mains Opera Troupe is divided between the
Falmouth, Preble and States.
The public are reminded of the Christmas
Tree at the Orphan Asylum on State street.
Steamer No received 1000 feet new cotton
hose yesterday and stretched a portion on her
hose reel.
The committee having in charge the Indian
| meeting Sunday evening, will hold meeting
at II o'clock this noon at the Board of Trade
| room.
Elsewhere will be found the advertisement
of a spiritual manifestation to take place in
New Portland Theatre Sunday evening. Nell
| lie Everett, the medium, assisted by three ma
terializers, will give an exhibition of spirit
| power"
The Ladies' Temperance Praying Band will
hold temperance meeting this evening at the
Gospel Mission, at u o'clock. All are cordial
| ly invited.
The Argus says man named Brackett came
to Portland on tear with $500 in his pocket
and became acquainted withr two young men
who went through him.
An address before the Portland Benevolent
Society will be delivered by Rev. C. A. Dick.
inson tomorrow evening at Z O'Clock in the
First Parish church. A generous contribution
is desired.
The fair and festival at Reception Hall, un.
der the auspices of the ladies of Chestnut
Street church, will be continued this afternoon
and evening. An oyster supper will be served
tonight.
Mr.. Peter Merrill of Cumberland. whose
illness was noted in yesterdays issue, died YES.
terday at the age of II years.
DR.. Fairfield, trance medium, will speak al
Army and Navy Hall tomorrow afternoon or
"The Second Coming of Christ" and in the
evening on "Spiritualism."
A social business meeting of the Y. L. C, T
q. will be held Saturday afternoon at A at tn,
Y. M. G. A. rooms The Y. L. C. T. U. wisl
to thank the persons who kindly assisted then
in their musicale.
Farley is making some elegant reflectors O
beveled glass, two feet in circumference fo
the new Maine Central passenger car The,
will triple the light from each lamp.
The Ontario of the Dominion line CLEARED
for Liverpool via Halifax yesterday. Her car
60 is valued at S150000 and includes s9S quar-
ters of beef in the refrigerator At Halifa.
she will take on 252 head cattle and 12O sheen
The Toronto sailed for Portland last Friday.
At the Second Parish church, SUNDAY fore
noon, Rev. Mr.. Southworth will present tn
claims of the seamen. In the afternoon tn
pastor will speak upon systematic giving 10
benevolent objects. Sunday evening, Decem
Der 26, the Sunday school will observe the sea
son by Christmas concert.
The Young Mems Christian Association hol
Gospel meetings in the waiting room of til
passenger station of the Eastern and Main
Central railroads, every Sunday, at o'cloc
Pm.
The schooner run into off Cape Neddicl
mentioned in yesterdays Press, was towed u
to one Of the upper wharves yesterday and tn
Board of Survey ordered her to be discharged
The cargo of canned goods is insured. Th
captain has gone to Boston to libel the vesse
that run into his schooner.
The James p. Macheca which will take th
Atrato party out, was built by the builder q
the Lady Woodbury.. The consul at Carthagen
telegraphs that the party's goods will be ad
mitted free, great concession