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The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24
School Committee.

The monthly meeting Of the school commit
tee was held last evening, His Honor the
Mayor presiding. Present, Messrs. Burgess,
Smaller, Chadwick, Libby and Gray.
The record of the last meeting was read and
approved.
The committee on examinations report an
examination of three teachers and certificate
was granted to Miss M. e. Ridlon, and the
cases of the others were laid over until their
examination was concluded
The resignation of Miss Kate B. Clark OF
the Butler School was read by Mr. Libby and
accepted, and it was voted that her place be
supplied temporarily by Miss Helen E. Bates.
Voted, That the Superintendent of Public
Buildings be requested to procure report cards
for the High School.
Voted, That the first class in the primary
schools 60 no further than compound numbers
the present year.
Voted, That the subject of musical festival
be referred to the subcommittee on music with
power.
Voted, That the Secretary be authorized to
renew the subscription for % copies of the
Nursey for supplementary reading in the pri-
mary schools; also that the subscription for 20
copies of the Wide Awake and 10 copies of st
Nicholas for use in the grammar schools if sat
isfactory terms can be secured
Bills and paw roll amounting for the month
to $6,002.41, were read and approved.
The report Of the Superintendent of School
Buildings was read by the Secretary and or.
dered to be placed on record
The report of the committee was read by
Mr.. Burgess add it was adopted by vote of the
School Board as their report.
The Board adjourned to Friday evening mex
at II o'clock
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24
Stone, the Murderer.

NORTH YARMOUTH, Feb. o.
Mr.. EDIToR:-There have been several
items in your paper in regard to James M. w.
Stone, the mulatta under sentence of death in
Washington, D. c., for killing his wife in
October, 1878, representing him as being
"raised in Westbrook, Me-, by the father of
Mrs. Cyrene E. Dunn (his benefactress)"
The facts are so radically wrong in ever in
stance that a true version should be given.
Mrs. Browns nee Dunn's father always
lived in Harrison, as did she for many years.
Stone came North with Mr.. Joseph Chase of
Pownal Me-, at the close of the late war and
remained with him as long as he would keep
him. He was employed for a short time by
Mr.. Samuel Dunn of North Yarmouth when
Mrs. Dunn first made her acquaintance with
him. Leaving there he obtained work wher-
ever he could until he was employed as chore
boy upon the estate of Mrs DIS brother,
from where he was shortly dismissed, the
household fearing for their lives from his yio-
lent temper and treachery. He subsequently
followed Mrs. Dunn to Bethel. From there he
went South, previously insuring his life and
leaving the policy with her, she having paid it
| up, and in the interest of which policy she
| went to Washington, as it would be cancelled
| by his death by hanging.
1t is with a feeling of intense relief that we
learn that so dangerous villain is SO soon tc
reach the "end OF the rope" VERITAs
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24
Brief Jottings.

Damp snow-storm yesterday. Mercury $50
at sunrise, $50 at noon, $3.50 at sunset wind
southeast, then southwest, and north at sun
set.
Snow. slides were frequent yesterday, and the
walking horrid
The steamship Prior, Capt. Brown, arrived
at this port, yesterday, to load for Liverpool
The alarm of fire from box q last evening
was caused by sparks issuing from a chimney
in Stafford block. No damage.
Washington's birthday was observed both
Saturday and yesterday by the boys with tar
buckets and fish-horns.
The little swiich-house at Morrill's Corner
was slightly damaged by the explosion of an
oil lamp Saturday morning.
The Nebo stove four boats, carried away
steering gear, washed two tarpaulins off deck,
broke an iron water tank, carried away two
tunnels and experienced other slight damage
in her trip from Liverpool.
The impression has gone out among few of
the patrons of roller skating hall that on ac-
count of the excursion to Lewiston there
would be no business done here, but such is
not the case. The hall will be open as usual
with band of music, &c., &c.
Two horses ran away yesterday. One at
tached to Boody's milk wagon smashed the
show window in Kinds apothecary store, cor
ner Of Pine and Bracket streets, and broke
the whiffietree of the wagon. A horse at
tached to a provision wagon ran away and
broke two wagon springs.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24
The BridQtOn Railroad

MR.. EDIToR:-In last evenings Advertiser
communication appeared, signed Portland,
giving the somewhat startling information that
the real object of Bridgton people in moving
for additional railroad facilities, is to secure a
a,eD line to Boston, and intimating that the
large number of influential Portland business
men who have petitioned in favor of the char
ter applied for, are by so doing ''aiding in an
effort to transfer the business of Bridgton and
the Presumpscot river, both present and an
ticipated, under the proposed development of
the six falls above Gambo, from Portland to
Boston,
With the limited means Of information in
my possession 1 have no hesitancy in character
izing this suggestion as wholly unfounded. At
leas5 never have card such an intimation
until it was put forth in the communication in
question; and it is an insult to the intelligence
of the most discreet business firms in Portland
to suppose that they could be so easily deceiv-
ed in matter so vitality affecting their bust
ness interests.
Bridgton and Portland have common inter-
ests, socially and commercially, and every
business man knows that any enterprise calcu-
lated to develope the interests of Bridgton or
Windham, is likewise calculated to increase
the business of Portland. The idea that the
project referred to is inimical to Portland in
terests, or even to the Portland & Ogdensburg
road, is wholly incorrect unless that road
should impose such conditions as to compel the
new road to seek other connections.
The towns in the northern portion of the
county are in great need of railroad facilities
an outlet for the product of their mills and
their farms. The revolution created in rail-
reading by the introduction of the narrow
gauge system encourages them to believe that
such facilities, heretofore denied them, are
now within their reach: and they have simply
asked the privilege of seeking that outlet by
the most economical and practicable rote open
to them. This is the upshot of the whole mat
ter; and any effort to prejudice the minds OF
Portland business men against the enterprise
by the methods adopted in the communication
referred to- is very likely to prove abortive.
The committee of the Legislature in unani
mousy voting to grant the charter, have open.
| ed the way for full discussion of this matter
| and given the people an opportunity to acc ON
| modate their varied interests by connection
either with the Portland & Ogdensburg OF
| Portland Il Rochester, as may best serve theil
purposes. HI. A. S.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24
Maine Mines.

Mr.. EDrToR:-The enquiry in yesterdays
PRESS signed T., if candidly and fairly dis
cussed, would result in giving the Maine
mines fair hearing and establish the fact that
Maine at no distant day will become one of the
leading states in minerals as we'll as granite
am firm believer in the mineral wealth of
our state, and would suggest that all who con-
tribute their opinions should attach their full
names and thus give support, or at least show
sincerity in the thought expressed. The least
we can do is to bid those who have confidence
in these mines land are willing to put money
and time into them) hearty God speed, es-
pecially as the larger part comes from out side
the state and is developing an industry and'
we believe, wealth, of which some have been
and still are skeptical. We have it from good
authority that the mines of Maine SO far as de-
veloped, compare favorably with those OF any
other state The copper belts in the vicinity
of Blue Hill are a success, and Long Island IN
Blue Hill Bay, which jackson, the geologist,
bonded in 1888 for 80 years, showing his faltn
in its mineral wealth, proves to my mind that
the least we can do is to give those who are
disposed to help us an encouraging WORD, or
look at least, until such times as it is fully de-
monstrated whether or not we have minerals
in paying quantities to warrant the assertion
that Names motto is Dirigo in metals, granite,
slate and ice. l.. TAYLOR.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoaaN COUNTY.


On Sunday Mr. Silas Bradbury, of East Au-
burn, while cunning, slipped and fell and the
gun was discharged, the contents taking effect
in MIR. Bradbury's back just above the hip.
lie was canied home and everything possible
done for him, but he lived but three hours. He
leaves wife and six children.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
An amicable adjustment of the suit against
Lachariah Chaffee, of Providence, r. l., Trus-
tee OF the A. & w. Sprague Manufacturing
Company, of Augusta has been made by the
FISHERY Commissioners of Maine, by which
MI. Chaffee binds himself to complete the
tishway, as ordered by the Commissioners,
through the dam at the Sprague Mills, in Au-
gusta, by the 10Th day of May, 1880.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Commissioners Stillwell and Smith have ap-
piled to Prof Baird for one million young shad
to be placed in the Penobscot river.
Ex-Gov. Coburn has recently given $3.50 for
the library of the college at Orono.
Mr.. Joseph f. Snow of Bangor has offered
premiums as follows: To the boy in Penobscot
county, under eighteen years of age, who shall
raise the most potatoes on one-eighth of an acre
OF land in $780,. q five dollar gold riece To
the boy who shall raise the next largest guam
tity, a three dollar gold piece. To the boy who
shall raise the next largest quantity, two one
dollar gold pieces, and to the member of the
Penobscot County Farmers Club who shall
raise the most potatoes on one-quarter of an
acre of land, a five dollar gold piece.
PIsCATAQUIS COUNTY.
Last week Mr.. Orlando Cobb of Sangerville
was buried beneath load of logs which tipped
over, and almost suffocated before he was found
and rescued. He was very badly injured.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
About two weeks since Mr.. John III. Getch-
ell, of Somerset Mills, while in the act OF
handling lot of bones which had lain in a
barrel for upwards of a year, slightly scratched
the index finger on his right hand, but nothing
was thought of the matter until a day or two
after, when the finger began to swell and be-
came quite painful. Spite of all remedies the
poison spread to his arm and finally through
his whole system till his life was almost
despaired of. He is better now, however, and
will probably recover.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24
Hiram.

Feb. %, $780,
Saturday, the 21st, at a largely attended eau
Gus the Republicans nominated the following
named for the various town officers: Moder-
ator Hon. S. D. Wadsworth; town clerk,
James Evans; selectmen assessors, overseers
of poor, etc., James Edgeeomb, James M.
Young, Marshall Spring; treasurer, P. B.
Young; supervisor of schools, James S. Moul-
ton; constable, j. W. Hubbard. 1t is strong
board
We understand that A. & P. B. Young will
receive 700 cords of oak at their mill at East
Hiram more than ever before. Birch is being
sold in quite large quantities here for spools
and pegs.
A case of assault and battery was tried in
Youngs Hall Saturday, before Major Bean Of
Brownfeld, and the offender fined two dollars
and costs.
A boy by the name of Ward, living in Bald
win, one day last week broke his arm sliding
down Rankin hill in Hiram. DIR. Bennett
| dressed the wound.
| In the warrant for the town meeting is al
| article to see if the town will exempt from
| taxation corn factory for term of years i
| one is built.
| James S. Moulton commences to teach {
school in District No. s, Monday the 49,
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24
STATE OF MAINE.

CUMBERLAND, S. February "a, A. D. 1880.
TJlHIS is to give notice, that on the twenty-thrd
Il day of February, A. ID. 1880, warrant lin
Insolvency was issued by Henry G. Peabody. Judge
of the Court of Insolvency for said County of Cum
berland, against the estate of
ISAAC N. CHASE, of Westbrook,
in said county, adudged to be an Insolvent Debtor
on his own petition, which petition filed on the
twenty-frst day of February, A. d. $780, to which
date interest on claims is to be computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by said debt
or, and the delivery or transfer of any property by
him are forbidden by law.
That meeting of the creditors of said debtor, to
prove their debts and choose one more assignees
of his estate, will be held at Court of Insolvency
to be holden at the Probate Court room in Port
land, in said County, on MONDAY, the fifteenth
day of March, A. d. $780, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon.
Given under my hand the date first above written
K. r. BROWN,
Deputy Sheriff. as Messenger of the Court of Insol
vency for said County of Cumberland.
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The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24
PERSONAL


Mr.. Alfred E Meigs, for many years con-
nected with the Bangor Wing, has become
night editor of the New Haven Palladium.
John McIlroy, probably the Oldest man in
Kennebec County, died in Winthrop last
week, aged 9S years, II months.
Mr.. Tuttle, ticket agent of the Eastern road,
and Mr.. Blanchard, ticket agent of the Boston
& Maine, are at the Falmouth.
Rev. Mr.. Bosworth, pastor of the Congrega-
tional church at Woodfords Corner, has re-
signed his pastorate, to take effect on March
first.
Albertus Perry, lately of Oswego, for many
years leader of the bar in the Fifth Judicial
District, New York, and one of the foremost
advocates of that state, has removed to New
York to continue the practice of his profes
sion. Mr.. Perry has several times been a
prominent candidate for the Democratic NOM
ination to the Court of Appeals bench. He
has formed partnership with Colonel Ell
bridge Gerry, lately of this city, also a wei
known Democrat.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24
Maine Custom Houses Threatened.

An examination of the receipts from Gus
toms from the various ports shows that if the
plan suggested by Secretary Sherman to abol-
ish ports of entry where the revenue received
does.not amount to $4,000 per annum should
be adopted, the custom offices at the following
places in Maine would have to be abolished
Aroostook, Frenchman'o Bay, Bangor Waldo.
boro', Belfast, Castine, Wiscasset, Kenne.
bunk, Machias.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY "a.
THE PRESS

m May be obtained at the Periodical Depots of N. g.
:. linden, Marquis, Brunei & Co., Andrews, Arm
s..rong, Cox, Wentworth, Hodsdon, Hayden, w. p
Norris, corner Exchange and Fore ST.; Welander,
Boston g. Maine Depot and Chisholm Bros, on all
trains that run out of the city.
Saco, of L. Hodsdon and H. B. Kendrick.
Bath, of j. o. Shaw.
Lewiston and Auburn, of Richard Foss.
Biddeford, f. NJ. Durham.
- ,Jelersons Bookstore.
Brunswick, b. G. Dennison and w. H. Marrett,
Richmond, G. A. Beale.
Woodford's Corner, H. Moody.
Cumberland Mills, A. w. G. Cloudman.
Gorham, j. Irish.
Saccarappa, at the Post Office.
Rockland, o. G. Andrews and E. r. Spear
Damariscotta, E. w. Dunbar
Freeport, W. j. Parker.
Thomastn, S. Delano.
Vinalhaven, b. Lane.
Waldoboro G. Bliss.
Wscasset, Gibbs & Rundle+.
Yarmouth, G. E. Coombs.
Auburn, V. r. Foss.
Lisbon G. E. Judkns.
Hallowell, H. H. Allan.
Augusta, +. Pierce.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24

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 so cts, postage free.
PARSONS, BANGS & Co., Wholesale Drug
gists, III and 119 Middle street, Portland, Me.
General Agents. aug28eodtf
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24
Alfred.

A select choir from Saccarappa gave
concert at the Methodist church in this
place ON Friday evening, Feb. co. under the
dictatorship of Mr.. Orlando Littlefield. The
concert consisted of solos, duets, choruses etc.,
and was very fine musical treat. A special
train was run from Saccarappa, which brought
about 300 from there and Gorham, who with
the Alfred people filed the church to over
flowing, large number being unable to get
in. ONE WHO WAS THERE.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24
Relief for Ireland.
The following additional contributions hav
Leap Year Hop at Yarmouth

A private Leap ear Hop Came OIL at MaSon-
ic Hall, Yarmouth, Friday evening last. A
large number of invitations were given out
consequently the hall was well filled, and a
grand good time they had. Wyman's popular
six furnished excellent music, and the order Of
dances was all that could be wished for-long
and well selected. AT intermisson a collation.
was served by the ladies which was partaken
of in social and happy manner. The floor
managers were Misses Hattie Ingraham,
Georgia Williams and Sarah Hitchcock. All
united in saying it was the best dance of the
season. B. D. A.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24
New York Life.

Attention is called to the Report of this
strong and great life insurance company in our
advertising columns. 1t seems hardly neces-
sary to speak words of commentator of SO
well and widely known an institution, es-
pecially here in Maine. where the names of
the gentlemen connected with it are so good
guarantees of respectability.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24
That Same Chase.

THU Same ChaS0.
Mr.. EDITOR Now that both Democrats and
Greenbackers have wholly ignored the Cap'n,
counting him out as to the nomination for
mayor, and as the citizens of Portland have no
special affection for him unless if he should
wish to hang himself they would furnish the
rope so it should cost him nothing, and as he
is we'll labelled fore and aft that none can
mistake him, would suggest we let him rest.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24
Hayes Light Guard, Attention.

There will be meeting FRIDAY EVENING
Feb. 27th, at Headquarters at s o'clock. Every
member is requested to be present Business of i'm
portance. Per order,
LEVI M. BLAKE, Captain.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24
ANNUAL MEETING PORTLAND
DRY DOCK.

FEyHE annual meeting of the stock holders Of the
IL Portland Dry Dock, will be held at the office Of
the Secretary Ardon w. Coombs, in Portland, on
Tuesday, the ninth day of March A. D. $780, at
three O'Clock p. NJ. for the following purposes,
viz:
1. To choose board of five directors for the en-
suing year.
z. To elect secretary.
s. 10 transact any other business which may le-
gally be act I'd upon at said meeting.
Per order of the Directors
ARDON w. COOMBS, Secretary.
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The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24
Don't Trif,e with tho Tee+h,

If our teeth were renewed as are our nails,
they might not need constant care. But teeth
don't repeat themselves after childhood. The
proper thing to do is to use SOZODONT,
which preserves their health and beauty. 1t
never fails. enthusiastically
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24

DIR. CUMMINGS Sarsaparilla and Dock has for
fifty years been successful medicine particu-
larly valuable as a blood purifier and for all
diseases incident to the season of Spring.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24

"How do you do?' said Jones meeting
Smith this morning. "Well, I'm we'll since
using Adamson's Botanic Cough Balsam,''
was the reply.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24

f. o. BAILEY & Co. will sell at 10 o'clock
this morning, the furniture at house No. 1
Pine street, corner of State. See notice in
auction column
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24
CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT TO-DAY

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.
ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Portland Cadets-Drill and Ball.
Rossini Club-Concert.
India Street-Sale of White Slaves.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
New York Life Insurance Company.
Wanted--Deering Milliken & Co,
Annual Meeting-Ardon w. Coombs.
Wanted-Shaw, Cooling & Co.
State of Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24

Take the news home to Mary and tell her
that my cough has gone and that a % cent
bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup did it.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24
KapnAhl1OknOrt

The Republicans of Kennebunkport have
chosen w. f. Moody, d. A. Bunker, Jonas b.
Tarbox and Thomas Perkins delegates to the
District Convention.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24
Slight Fire.

About o'clock this morning Officer Warren
discovered a fire in the counting room of the
store Of B. B. Farnsworth & Co., on Middle
street. An alarm was sounded and the en-
gines called out, but the fire was extinguished
with a few buckets of water. The fire was
burning close to the stove. The damage is
trifing.
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24
GOrhann.

The Republicans of Gorham have made the
following nominations for town officers:
Town Clerk-John c. Summersides.
Selectmen and Assessors-Samuel f. Bacon,
Henry Mayberry, Charles w. Deering.
Treasurer-Stephen Huxley
Sup. School Com.-Elbridge M. Wilson.
Collector-Lewis Libby.
Auditor-John III. Card.
Moderator Robe.
Delegates to District Convention-Geo. E.
Deerng, VIM. FL. Bragdon, Eugene Wescott,
Rufus A. Fogg, Charles G.. Files, Walter Bux-
ton, Stephen Wescott
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24

KDNEY-WoRT has proved the most effective
cure for Piles and Constipation-be sure to try
1t. Enthusiastically
The Portland daily press., 1880-02-24

ATRoPHY ARREsTED.-FELLows' COMPOUND
SYRUP OF HYPoPHosPHITEs.- of
the tissues of the body is arrested, the mus
Giles made firm. and the nerves regain their
power by using Fellows Compound Syrup of
Hypohosphites. feb24T&F&wiw
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-18
Weak Woman VS.. Tyrant Man.

Here is an illustration of what can be
done by Il defenseless, weak and I'M
protected woman when left alone to
deal with the tyranny Ofheartless man.
1t was in Booths Theatre last Saturday
afternoon. A woman entered with
seven companions, and took possession
of eight orchestra chairs. Presently
eight other claimants of the same seats
came along. There was a comparison
of tickets, and it was found that the
party in possession held tickets for the
matinee Of the proceeding Wednesday.
Explanation was followed by eXpostu-
lation, and in turn by denunciation.
All in vain. The manager was sent for.
Madam" said he, ''you must re
linquish these seats. Your tickets are
valueless" That is no fault of mine.
paid for them, and mean to keep
them" Madam, | insist" The
enemy said nothing but sat still, The
manager argued, appealed, implored,
offered other seats, offered box, of
fered stage-box, offered compromise
on any terms, while the rightful owners
of the seats looked and thought I'M
speakable things. Said the garrison:
''Iell you what I'll do; give me two
season tickets for Bernhardt in a good
part of the house, and will surrender"
The manager gasped uttered a bless
ing beneath his breath, bowed and de-
clined to continue the conversation.
Then he retired in exceedingly bad
order. He did not get the seats, but
did issue another set of free admissions
to pacify the original proprietors.