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The Portland daily press., 1880-12-08
Pythian Hall.


The members of the Order of Knights Of
Pythias in this city will dedicate the new Pyth-
ian Hall tonight with public dedication. A
lodge will be formed from the prominent men,
bers of the three city lodges, and under a
distinguished Past Grand Chancellor will re-
ceive the Grand Lodge, the Past Grand max
ing brief address of welcome. The Grand
Lodge will then assume the chairs vacated by
the lodge and an address will be delivered
by Grand Chancellor W. F. Garcelon of Lew
iston. Addresses are expected from prominent
representatives of the city, the Masonic and
Odd Fellow fraternities. and the exercises will
be interspersed with fine music from Stock
bridges Quartette On this occasion the new
reed organ built by the Smith American Or
gan Co. will be played for the first time. There
are imitation pipes to the organ and it was
built expressly to occupy recess reserved for
it in Pythian Hall, and has the appearance of
a large pipe organ. The dedication will take
place at 7.30 o'clock.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-08
Personals.


"Gath" says the popular feeling in Congress
is to elect Mr.. Frye speaker of the next
House.
Ex-City Marshal William c. Maxwell of
Lynn died on Saturday from pneumonia. He
was native of Maine.
Edward j. Chase, formerly of the police
force in this city under Mayor Kingsbury, is
now Sergeant of Police at Oakland, California.
Thanksgiving day he was presented by the
men under him with solid gold star badge
properly inscribed.
The funeral of Harry Daniels was held at
his late residence, rear of No. Z Mayo street
yesterday afternoon. Rev. Mr.. Wilson of the
Newbury street church conducted the exercises
which were opened by singing "Nearer my
God to Thee" by coored quartette. This
was Harry's favorite piece. A prayer and
sermon followed. Delegations from the
Mechanic Blues and Portland Light Infantry
were present. Chandler's Band furnished
music
DIR. Charles Hamln of Bangor is at the Fal
mouth
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-08
CourtneY,s Exploits in Baltinor,


1t has come to light, says the New Yoak
Times, that the bogus lord, Charles Pelham
Clinton, alias Courtney, did not overlook Bal
timore in his travels, but came to that hospi-
table city duriug the Christmas holidays last
year. He established himself at the st. Clair
hotel, and put his name down as Sir Hugh
Leslie Courtney, R. n On the strength of his
bogus credentials he was taken into the Mary
land Club and received every possible courtesy
from its members, who dined and wined him
with true Southern hospitality. He began
paying court to we'll known society belle, but
her father interfered IN time to prevent his
marriage with her. His schemes for raising
money were varied and there are dozen or
more gentlemen there who remember that
they have his note for several hundred dollars.
He departed without mentioning his hotel bill,
but the proprietor was kind enough to take up
one of his notes given to Baltimore county
gentleman to prevent its going to protest He
often spoke of his father as the Earl of Devon.
and impressed all he met with his lordly ways.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-08
Brief Jottings.

Sunshine and spits of snow yesterday Mer-
curry 26o at sunrise, $40 at noon, 800 at sunset;
wind north
Steamer Ontario of the Dominion line is at
Halifax. She is expected here Thursday.
Today is the feast of the Conception. 1t
will be celebrated in the Catholic churches.
Officer Burnham arrested boy for trying to
steal a horse yesterday.
Mr.. Franklin Fox entertained the members
of Ligonia Lodge who were members in 1860,
at his house on State street, the other even
ing.
There will be a meeting of the Irish Land
League at the I. A. R. A. hall Plum street
this evening. Let there be a full attendance.
An organ was placed in position in knights
of Pythias hall yesterday.
Steamers Cambridge ana Katahdin harbored
here Monday night owing to the thick snow
storm.
AT sale of one-quarter of the ship j. B.
Brown by F. o. Bailey& Co. JIG was bought
by H. J Libby for 1900, and 1-16 for 50, ,250,
2 l6 by H. P. Dewey for $1,000 each.
The Carleton house on Oak street, Deering,
has been sold to Mr.. r. Carleton for $3.50.
The Marshal has determined to put stop to
snowballing on the streets Officers Libby and
Langmaid arrested seven boys for this offense
on Centre street, Monday.
Portland receives 300 gallons of milk each
day, over the Portland and Rochester Rail-
road.
Hook and Ladder Co. No. 2 will give ball
Christmas eve j. W. Baker, I. W. Scott and
A. Scott Sawyer are the committee.
Tonight the first free lecture in the Mechan-
les course will be given at Grand Army Hall
by Mrs. Helen M Palmer on "Readers and
Reading
Tonight the grand reception to the flour and
grocery trade by the Y. NJ. c. A. will take
place.
The Musical Herald for December is full of
good things, music as we'll as reading matter.
The Samaritan Society gave a very delight
full dance and promenade concert at City Hall
last evening. There was very good atten-
dance and Chandler furnished capital music.
The India Street circle are to give an enter
tainment this evening in their vestry consist
ing of picnic supper, singing by a quartet and
select readiug.
The Disciples of Christ will continue theil
meetings every night this week in Harrington
block. These meetings are public and all are
invited to attend.
A train on the Maine Central railroad ran
into flock of sheep at Falmouth Station yes
terday and killed number of them.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-08
Fire on Newbury Street.

The alarm from box Is at 7.30 p. IN. yester-
day was caused by a fire breaking out in a long
two storied wooden dwelling, with hip roof,
situated on Newbury street near the lower end.
The house is very long, some eighty feet per-
haps, and if any wind had been blowing a
sizable conhagration might have been expect
ed. The building is tenement house, but the
only occupants were a Mrs Shannahan in the
rear part of the lower floor, and an old woman
named Mrs. Lyde1, who occupied all room
in the front attic. The fire was first observed
by the old woman, who ran down and informed
Mr.. Shannahan and then rushed back to her
own apartment. Several sailors went into the
room, where she was surrounded by the fire,
and found her rocking, in her chair with the
flames about her, talking to herself, and they
took her in their arms and carried her out
She declared she had money hid away among
her things but, if so, it is possible it was re-
covered as the goods were got out in dam
aged condition. Mr.. Shannahan's apartments
were hardly touched by the water
Chief Littlefield made searching examina-
tion for the cause Of the fire and concluded
rat must have carried match into his hole
near the door of Mrs. Lyden's room. and from
the match the fire took. The flames first.
started down in the partition in the second
story and burst therefrom into the attic.
The house was owned by Mr.. Patrick Nc
Glinchy, who is in Boston. Mrs. McGlinchy
said the house was insured. with Rollins &
Adams, and the insurance money paid Mon
day. The value of the house or insurance she
could not give. The real estate men present
valued the property at about $4,000 and esti-
mated the loss at perhaps $3.50.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-08
Natural history Society.

The Natural History Society held their
regular business meeting at the new hall, on
Elm street, Monday evening. After all the
bills for the construction of the new building
are settled there will be little money in the
treasury.
A committee was appointed to try and raise
the membership to 500, whose assessments
shall support the society.
President Wood rendered his resignation,
thinking the interests of the society might be
advanced thereby, but it was notaccepted. lit is
intended to have all the curators appointed at
the annual meeting-which is the next meet
ing-specialists.
1t was voted that the White Mountain Club
have the use of the lecture room of the society
for their meetings during the year 1881
Letters and titles of books received from the
Department of the Interior, S. L. Boardman
Esq, the Philadelphia Academy of Science
Boston Society of Natural History and the Es
sex Institute were read.
DIR. N. A. Hersom, Messrs. Horatio Hight
f. G. Rich, Gilman Daveis and James X
Emery were nominated for membership. Mr.
| Albro E. Chase was elected a member.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-08
FrV0bur0-

The Supreme judicial Court convened here
yesterday forenoon, Hon. W. W. Virgin pre-
siding. Rev. DR.. Mason made the opening
prayer Among the attorneys from out of town
we notice Hon. N. S. Littlefeld of Bridgton,
and Hon. Caleb r. Aver of Cornish. The
Clerk issued venires for but one traverse jury
Isaac L. French of Porter was elected fore
man. The prospect is that the term will be
short. Very few cases have been placed on the
trial list, and a majority of those will probably
be disposed of without trial when the CRYING
time arrives. There is no session of the grand
jury this term. There is pauper case between
Fryeburg and Brownfield, which if tried will
probably add several days to the length of the
term. Among the counsel engaged in the case
are Strout & Holmes of Portland and d. r.
Hastings and A. HI. Walker of this bar. Among
other accompaniments to the collection at
court here we are glad to see our genial friend
insurance agent, Freeland Howe of Norway
who, in order to make assurance doubly sure
considers it ''policy" to 'risk" the expense of
a SOiOurn here
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-08
A Book of Probate Practice.

Handbook of Practice in the Probate Courts
of Maine. Containing notes by the Hon. j. A.
Waterman, for twelve years Judge of Probate
of Cumberland County. Price $780, Port
laud: Dresser, M'Lellan & Co.
This modest volume of 800 pages is perfect
guide of the uninitiated into and through the
mysteries of probate law.
The first 264 pages contain all the forms re-
quired in probate practice, by testators, exec
utors, administrators. trustees or guardians,
with full and clear explanation both of the
law and the practice.
At page III is an adm mirable form for execu.
tors account.
The Carlisle Annuity Table and the Wig
ellsworth Dover Tables are found on page 255.
The last 63 pages are an appendix of new
matter by Judge Waterman.
Pages 25S-263 contain the Assignment law
The remainder of the book is devoted to the
new Insolvent Laws of 1878 and 1879, giving
the law as amended, the rules OF the insolven-
cy courts and the insolvent law decisions,
with a lot of blanks furnished parties and at
torneys at the Probate Offices.
The valuable original treatise of Judge
Luce, formerly of Lewiston, but now of Bos-
ton, has been corrected by Judge Waterman to
conform to the amendments of our Probate
law and the later decisions of our Supreme
Court since 1872. Probably no man in Maine
knows more about Probate and Insolvency law
than Judge Waterman who filled the Pro ate
bench of Cumberland County for twelve
years, from 1864 till 1876, with signal ability
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-08
Fairs.

This afternoon and evening and Thursday
afternoon and evening there will be Christ
mas sale and fair at Plymouth church vestry
Fancy and useful articles for the holidays will
be offered and an excellent turkey supper
at $50 p. m.
On Thursday and Friday afternoons and eve-
nings the ladies of the Martha Washington
Society will hold their annual sale of fancy
and useful articles at Reception Hail. Hot
supper will be provided from to p. M, and
each evening there will be delightful enter
tainment composed of music and readings.
The India street Circle are to give picnic
supper, singing by a choir and select readings
at their vestry this evening.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-08

steam boiler (tubular.) The Sanford Mills
Company have just put in sixty-horse power
Corliss steam-engine, and will soon put in an
other set OF machinery which includes looms,
cards and jack.
Rev. J. j. Ball has closed his labors with
the Jefferson St. Free Baptist church Of Rid.
deford. He had been pastor of the church for
two years.
At public meeting in Biddeford Monday
night resolutions were adopted setting forth
that the prohibitory law was openly and
notoriously violated in that city; calling npon
the officers, whose duty it is, to enforce It and
be complained of.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-08
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
WEBER CLUB.

WEBER CLUB.
Tonight the Weber Club will give their
concert at City Hall. Everybody will wish to
hear this fine musical association and also
Nine. Criticos, Miss Bryant and Miss Webb.
John Morgan will officiate as conductor and
Mr.. Kotzschmar as accompaniSt.
DEACON CRANKETT,
There was large sale of seats for "Deacon
Crankett" at New Portland Theatre yesterday.
Friday and Saturday are the dates. Mr.. Jo-
seph Wheelock will receive a warm greeting
at the hands of his friends. "Jennie June
says:
John Habberton is no unhealthy sentiment
talist, but he is man who, while seeking the
odd and humorous side Of every incident and
every character overhows with strong human
kindliness, tenderness and pity for suffering.
His play is sure to present some striking con-
trasts, some irresistible drolleries and comical-
tiles, and some bits of genuine pathos. 1t is
also distinctively American, racy of the soil,
with the bracing air of Massachusetts farm
house and the odor of the Maine woods run
ming through it. 1t is not weak play; it
possesses several very strong dramatic stua-
that Sunday school children might be taken to
see and be all the better for it. Above all, the
Deacon is a new type. He is not the lying,
sanctimonious hypocrite that stage deacons al
ways have been, but a jolly, hearty, hospitable,
lovial individual, whom even his wife has hot
been able ito repress. hope every one will
like deacon Orankett," and that as many
ladies will go to see it as possible, for all wo-
men owe debt of gratitude to John Habber-
ton for writing "Just One Day"
NOTES.
The Forest City Quartette of Portland, con-
sisting of Mrs. G. X. Hawes, Miss Margaret
Bryant, Will Stockbridge and John L. Shaw,
will give concert in Lewiston Thursday eve-
ming, Dec. 10th.
A concert in aid of the Maine General Hos
pital will be given at Union Hall Thursday
evening. Stockbridge has the tickets. The
same talent that so delighted the attendants on
the parlor concert at Miss Chadwick's will
take part
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-08

The Govino, Capt. Coates, of the Clyde line,
brought about 600 tons of coal for cargo. She
was consequently light and was considerably
buffeted about by the gales. Some slight dam
age was inflicted such as the breaking of some
of the upper deck stanchions by the seas, and
steam pump was blown out without iniuring
anyone. Having SO little cargo she could
make but little headway against head winds
and was blown considerably off her course.
Some days she could not make mile, so heavy
were the gales. The Govino is about 900
tons burden, brigantne rugged, and is very
broad of beam below as we'll as above SO that
she can stow a very large cargo. She is the
only vessel of the Clyde line for this port this
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-08

DECEMBER CIV

DECEMBER CIVIL TERM-BEFoRE JUDGE BONNEY.
TUESDAY The December civil term came in this
morning. There is no jury in attendance and the
term will be devoted to the trial of court cases.
Lewis W. Edwards VS.. John S. Mason and John
L. Best. Action on poor debtors bond. The de-
PENDANTS claimed that the debtor had disclosed be-
fore two justices and been discharged under the
statute. 1t appeared by the disclosure that the
debtor disclosed certain accounts which, although
assigned by him to the creditor required by
statute, were not appraised by the justices their
value agreed upon by the debtor and creditor. De-
clson for the plaintiff.
Raye Dyer for plff. Motley for defts.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-08
The Skating Rink.

1t was stated in the City Building Monday
evening that the committee on public grounds
had decided not to ask the City Council for an
appropriation for the contemplated improve
ments at the skating rink at behring's Oaks,
owing to the charges of the water company for
flooding the came. The rink has been flooded
twice, and the bill handed in amounts to $40
Notwithstanding the water is furnished free.
The committee think this is making the rink
an altogether too expensive luxury. This
statement was crowded out of yesterdays
RESS.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-08
'lHE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC. s.
THE PRESS


MAY be obtained at the Periodical Depots of n G.
'sselden, Marquis, Brunei & Co., Andrews Arm
lrOlg, Cox Wentworth, Hodsdon, Hayden, W. P.
Morris, corner Exchange and Fore St.; Welander,
ios on 4 Maine Depot, and Chisholm Bros, on all
rains that run out of the city.
A aDurn willard Small & Co.
Augusta K. Pierce.
Bangor, j. HI. Babb & Co.
Bath Of j. O. Shaw.
Biddeford, F. M. Burnham.
Jellerson's Bookstore.
Bridgton. Daniel Dickens.
Brunswick, b. G. Dennison.
Cums- rland Mills, f. A. Verrll.
Damariscotia, E. w. Dunbar
Freeport W. A Mitchell.
Fryeburg, X. G. Harmon.
Gardiner, Palmer & Co.
Gorham, j. Irish.
Hallowell, G. L. Spaulding.
Lewiston, Chandler Il Estes.
Lisbon, q. K. Judkins.
Mechanic Falls, A. W. Bridge, F. A. Millett.
Norway, A. o. Noyes.
Richmond, G. A. Beale.
R0cglan6, .. @. Andrews.
Sabattus, 4. ii. Johnson
Saccarappa, at the Post Office.
Saco, of l.. Hodsdon and H. B. Kendrick.
Thomaston, s. Delano.
Vinalhaven, b. Lane.
Waldoboro, G. Bliss.
Waterville, j. Nj. Wall.
Wiscasset Gibbs & Rundlet.
Woodfords Corner. II. Moody.
Yarmouth, @. f. Coombs.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-08
Important Decision.

The judges of the Supreme Judicial Court
have recently made up decision on an insol-
vency case that will be found to deeply inter-
est large number of people. We need not go
into the details of the case, which was between
an assignee under the old law of the State and
an assignee under the present insolvency law;
but the decision is in favor of the latter, the
Judge deciding that the insolvency law entire
ly supersedes the old law. Those who attempt
to settle insolvent estates under the old law
should hereafter govern themselves according
lv
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-08
NUMBER ADMITTED,
AVERAGE NUMBER BELONGING %
AVERAGE NUMBER ArrENp1S,
Inspectors of Customs-

We learn that the force of Inspectors of
Customs at this port has been increased for the
steamer season by the appointment of the fell
lowing persons:
Thomas Ingersoll, Amariah Frost, Wm c.
How, Noah B. Hubbard, Saml L. Bradbury,
Albion M. Quinby, Walter D. Haskell, Cyrus
p. Berry, David W. Merrill, Albert Fogg,
VIM. Sewell, N. B. Dalton, Saml. Skolfeld,
John j. Thompson
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-08
Municipal Court.
REFORE IunGE KNIGHT

TJEsDAY.-Annie Leighton. Intoxication. Fined
So and costs. Paid.
Patrick McDonough. Intoxication. Fined $3 and
costs.
and seizure Fined 500 each and costs.
VIM. O'Brion, VIM. P. Larkin Michael Ney, VIM.
r. Fogg. John Lee James McGovern, and Patrick
Hanrahan. Snow balling in streets. Fined 81 each
and
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-08
The Insane Asylum.

Rev. G. w. Quinby of the Gospel Banner
publishes an article relative to the water sup
ply of the Insane Asylum. While in the wet
season the supply obtained from the surface
ponds is adequate, during several dry months
in summer there is hardly enough far lavatory
purposes Should fire break out in those
months the result, Mr.. Quinby thinks, would
be disastrous. He suggests that the supply be
drawn direct from the Kennebec river.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-08
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGG1N couNry.


Rev. w. 81. Bowen, pastor of the Main St
Free Baptist church in Lewiston, resigned
last Sunday
B. Frank Pratt, VIM. G. Smith and Geo. M
Cook of Lewiston, publishers of paper called
the Saturday Hornet have been arrested for
libel upon Mrs. M. Bowman of that city.
Mrs Sarah E. Roberts, wife of VIM. H.
Roberts of Lewiston died on Saturday evening.
Fifteen days before her death she was seized
with paralysis of the throat and from the
time of the attack till her death took not a
particle of food.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The State Valuation Commission began on
Monday the real work of valuation. Their
sessions, up to this time, have been occupied
in hearing claims of various kinds, but no
more hearings will be given by the committee.
The commission will probably conclude its
labors by the middle of January.
KNOX COUNTY.
Thursday barn of the Epis Tarr estate t
barge belonging to VIM. Mcneil was burned.
Loss $1,000.
Gallup, Morgan & Co., have sold their
factory at East Boothbay, and their steamers
to Hiram r. Dixon of New York for $35, 600.
This sale closes up one of the largest COM
panies that carried on the fishing and oil bust
ness in Maine.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
The committee of the Bangor city govern
ment to whom was referred the matter of the
sale of the Bangor and Piscataquis railroad
have agreed upon the following: "That in
the opinion of this committee, it would be for
the interest of the city of Bangor to sell its in
terest in the Bangor q Piscataquis railroad, to
any responsible party that will give ample
security that they will take up and deliver to
the Treasurer of the city of Bangor, 5000, 600
of the six per cent. bonds, and $4,000 of the
seven per cent bonds, given by said city for
the benefit of said road and pay the coupons
on the same as they become due; also with
good and undoubted security that they will
complete said road from Blanchard to Moose.
head Lake within three years from January 1
1881"
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The farm buildings of DCorydon Veazie ot
Highland were burned last Saturday, together
hog, two wagons, all of the farming tools
thirty tons of good hay and 400 pounds O.
WOOL Most of the furniture in the house wa.
saved. The family was away for the evening
Mr.. Veazies father fed the stock before darl
and went to his daughters to spend the night
The fire commenced in one corner of the barn
The cause of the fire is a mystery. Loss OF
personal property from ten to twelve hundred
dollars. Insurance on buildings $500.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Willie, aged years, son of Patrick O'Briel
of Machias, was drowned in the river OF
Tuesday of last week by the breaking of tn,
ice.
YORK COUNTY.
The Sanford mills and the Mousam rive
mills have each received a sixty-horse powe
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-08
United States District Court.

TUEsDAY.-The December term came in when
after the usual proclamations. the grand jury was
empanneled and sworn in as follows Geo. E. Fair
banks, Winthrop, foreman; George B. Smith. George
III. Jones, Webster; Emlus j. Getchell Edward
Wells. Wells; Jason S. Knight. Benjamin Mains.
Webster: Reuben L. Jones, Winthrop; Joseph G..
York, Gilbert Hasty, WATERFORD; Samuel B. Reed,
VIM. Leonard Woolwich: Sylvanus Wilkins Ores
tus L. Perry, Wilton; William Plummer, James O.
Longley Waterford.
Court adjourned to Wednesday morning Dec. 8.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-08
ScarbOrO.

Rev. o. M. Cousins of Bridgton delivered
the closing lecture of the course at Dunstan
Corner, Scarboro', Monday evening. His sub
iect was "Sights of Scotland" portrayal of
his travels in that famous country, its scenery,
manners and customs of the people, together
with description of many historical events,
made it very interesting and profitable enter
tainment. At the close he exhibited many
Photographic views of interesting scenes men,
toned in the lecture. This course of lectures
given under the auspices of Stephen Sewall
Lodge of Good Templars has proved to be a
success in eyery respect.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-08

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