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The Portland daily press., 1880-03-25
STATE NEWS.
CUMBERLAND co1rNrv


At the annual school meeting of Union
School District No. 1, Bridgton Centre, it was
voted to raise the sum of five hundred dollars
in order to take advantage of the new high
school act. About 5000 is expended each
year in this district. The High school is very
fully attended this spring
KNOX COUNTY.
About year and half ago Michael Foley
a hard working and honest Irishman of Rock
land, drew $975 from the savings bank, where
it had laid for some time without drawing in
terest. This money represented the savings of
years hard and honest toll in the lime kilns.
He took it home for safe keeping, and from
that day down to the present the money has
been source of constant anxiety, so much so
that Mrs. Foley never left the house without
taking the whole sum with her. Thursday
afternoon she did this, pinning it inside her
dress waist with great care. She made several
calls on Winter street, and then started for
home. At 40 o'clock, as she called at
Hewett's bake-shop, the money was in its
place. At 5 o'clock when she arrived home
it was gone, having slipped through the loose
waist of the dress.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The steamer Sevconnet was launched on
Monday, f4om the yard of W. Adams & Son,
East Boothbay. She was built for the porgie
fishery, and was set up and completed in fifty
days. She is about $50 tons burden, COM
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
The Maine General Conference of Congre-
gationsl churches will be held at Foxcroft
June 18th.
PENOBsCOT COUNTY.
There is report that the Lake Megantic
folks intend to extend their road to Moosehead
Lake, and then connect with the E. & N. A.
Railway at Lincoln by the way of Monson.
The furnace of the Katahdin iron works
will be ''banked up" shortly and wind taken
off for about two weeks, in order to accumu-
late charcoal. The coal kilns and mines will
be worked as usual. Wood chopping has been
closed up and teams discharged, over twelve
thousand cords of wood having been hauled to
the works since Dec. 1, 1879. By April 9th,
it is expected that wind will be Pot on again
ard that there will be charcoal andsore enough
in addition to the daily receipts to run the
furnace during the rest of the year.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The town of Athens has voted to take $15,-
600 Of stock in the Skowhegan and Athens
railroad, on condition that it shall NOT be in
vested till train of cars shall be run over the
road to the depot grounds in Athens.
IN GENERAL.
Numerous neat cattle are now being ship
ped from Maine to Boston, and every Monday
scores of carloads go over the roads. Monday
is the great day for shipping, and last Monday
about twenty cars went through Lewiston and
Auburn The most of them were newmilch COWS
and calves, very few beef cattle being among
them. There is great demand in Massachn.
setts at present for milch cows, and farmers
are getting good prices for their stock. Mr..
Frost of Monmouth, has shipped large herd
of cows from Auburn, weekly, during the
past month.
Eastern Maine fishermen have made 500,
600 this winter shipping frozen herring from
Passamaquoddy bay.
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-25
Brief lettings.

Pleasant yesterday morning. Stiff snow
squall in the afternoon. Mercury $50 ar sun
rise, 40 at noon, 800 at sunset; wind south
west, then north.
There will be grand turnout at the I. A..
R. A. Easter ball Monday night.
The offices of the Tenebr@ were chanted at
the Catholic sCathedral last evening by the
Bishop, assisted by several priests.
The bark Sea Crest sailed for Cork yester-
day. She took 80, 900 bushels of wheat, valued
at $4,000.
The first of series of hearings in the Je-
rome Pickett case was had before Judge
Peabody yesterday afternoon.
The Argus says sthere dropped from tree
in front of City building Tuesday afternoon, a
bird around whose neck string was tightly
wouDd-a clear case of suicide
The Maine Central railroad has done away
with the pay train over the road and the du-
ties will hereafter be performed by the freight
agents along the line.
Chambers band has been engaged to accom-
pany the Maine delegation to Chicago. A
special Pullman train will be furnished, and
two OF three hundred volunteers will accom-.
pdHy tno ucicSatoS.
The old folks exhibition of antique cos
tunes, furniture and relics at Plymouth
church vestry, will be well worth seeing this
afternoon and evening. There will be an
apron sale in the afternoon and a supper served
in the vestry from to s p. m.
A boy named Chambers, residing on Pine
street, was arrested yesterday forenoon by Of
icer Langmaid, for malicious mischief, in an
noying the attendants at ST. Stephens church.
Mrs Chambers attacked the officer and was al
so arrested.
A handsome black walnut book case has
been presented to the Deaf School. 1t was
purchased by Mr.. j. B. Hudson, Jr., with
some of the funds raised by the children at
their fair, two weeks ago, and is from the es-
Enlistment of Walter Corey & Co.
mail wagon was wrecked on Middle street
yesterday. The wheel caught in the horse car
track, breaking the axle. The driver, Mr.
Meserve, was thrown out but not injured. He
took another wagon and was coming from the
Rochester depot when the horse ran away and
smashed the team against the lamp post at the
corner of Congress and Locust streets, also
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-25
Yarmouth.

At the adjourned town meeting Tuesday, he
following additional officers were elected:
Auditor-A. o. Smith (Dem.)
S. S. Com.-Geo G. Hamilton, Rep.), M.
C. Merrill (Rep.), d. L. Mitchell (Rep)
Overseer of Poor-D. M. Lawrence (Rep.)
Constables-G. r. Libbey, Chas. I. Grant,
d. L. Mitchell.
Police-G. R. Libbey, Tristram P. Mitch
ell, Giles Loring, John Coombs, VIM. Ander-
son, Chas. L. Blake, Geo. N. Soue, Michael
Murphy, Willard True.
Amount of money raised for all town pur-
poses was $5,425. Items which go to make the
above sum are: Common schools $500, High
School $1,000, poor in Aims House $780, out
side poor 5000, highways and bridges $1,000,
lighting street lamps $175, notes and interest
$1,000, contingents $500. Net debt of the town
is about $1,000. An excellent school report
was read by Mr.. E. G. Wagg. The statement
in yesterdays PRESS relating to collector, &C.,
was incorrect b. ID, A.
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-25
Personal,

DIR. Isaac Cummings has partially recovered
the use of his right side and can talk little.
G. A. Thomas has been elected Vice Presi-
dent of the Weber Club.
Col. John M. Adams of the Argus goes
South to-day on tour which will last some
six weeks.
DR.. Fred Dillingham;, son of e. T. billing.
ham OF Bangor, has recently received an ap-
pointment as assistant in one Of the large hospi-
tails in New York.
The headquarters Of the revenue steamer
McCulloch have been changed from Castine to
Eastport Sd Lieutenants F. G. F. Wads-
worth and Chas. H. Mcclellan have been COM
missoned I'd lieutenants.
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-25

70 DEVELOP HEALTHY AND HARMONIOUS
ACTION among the organs of secretion, diges.
ton and evacuation, take DIR. Morris VEGE-
TABLE PILLS, which beautifully stimulate the
liver, give tone and regularity to the liver,
counterfeit tendency to costiveness, and
purify the blood. Their cathartic action is
unaccompanied by gripping and is never
violent and abrupt, but always gradual and
natural. These pills are of the greatest assis-
lance in overcoming scrofulous tumors and
eruptiye maladies. Sold by all druggists.
Oxygsnated Bitters cure Dyspepsia.
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The Portland daily press., 1880-03-25
Fire on Commercial Street.

Wednesday night, at $50 o'clock, Mr.. Burr,
clerk for j. Winslow Jones & Co., returned to
the counting-room and discovered it III flames.
Without creating an alarm he went to work by
himself and extinguished the fire which had
nearly consumed the great desk, together with
some papers and letters. 1t was narrow es-
cape from serious confagration. 1t is thought
waste basket.
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-25
North Yarmouth.

At the town meeting held on Monday last
the following officers, all Republicans, were
chosen by large majorities:
Moderator-G. NJ Seiders.
Clerk-E. ID. Loring
Selectmen-B. B. herrick, A. S. Perley and F. O..
Hayes.
1reasurer-Samuel Skllin.
Collector. p. Rowe.
School Sup't-S, HI. Sweetser.
Town Agent-Albert SWeetser,
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-25
Superior Court.

BEFORE JUDGE BONNEY.
WEDNEsDAY.-John H. Walsh VS.. John Karney.
Action of replevin for lot of household furniture.
Defense-that part Of the goods replevied belong
ed to defendant, part were owned by plaintiffs
deceased wife, who placed them in defendants
wife's hands in trust for her children part were
pledged by plaintiff for debt due from him to de-
PENDANT and as to the balance defendant never ex-
ercised any control them. Jury out when Court
adjourned
W. H. Looney for plaintiff.
n A Meaher for defendant
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-25

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 80 cts, postage free.
PARSONS, BANGS & Co., Wholesale Drug
gists, III and 119 Middle street, Portland, Me.
General Agents. aug28eodtf
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-25
Municipal Court.

BEFORE JUDGE KNIGHT.
WEDNEsDAY.-Wm. Jackson Intoxication. Fined
SO and costs.
VIM. O'Donnell. Common drunkard. Sixty days
in House Of Correction.
John Flynn. Larceny. Thirty days in county Jail.
John York. Search and seizure. Fined 500 and
three months in Jail. Appealed.
Luke and Patrick Donahue. Search and seizure
Patrick discharged. Luke fined 500 and three
months Appealed
John O'Brion. Search and seizure. Fined $50
and costs. Paid.
George c. Frye. Single sale. Fined $50 and costs
Appealed
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-25
Suffering Woman.

There is but very small proportion of the
women of this nation that do not suffer from
some of the diseases for which Kidney-W Wort is
specific. When the bowels have become cos
tive, headache torments, Kidneys out of fix,
or piles distress, take package, and its won
you and give new life. ENTHUSIASTICALLY
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-25
Arrival of the BROOKLYN.

The Brooklyn, Capt. Lindall, of the Domin-
ion line, arrived yesterday morning from Liv-
erpool via Halifax. In the hurricane Sat-
urday last, during which she had her forw ard
house stove, as stated in Wednesdays PRESS,
Capt. Lindall was very badly bruised in the
leg and the steam steering gear was twice car
red away. The Brooklyn brought ten passen-
gers to this port and 1900 tons cargo. She also
brought six superb Clydesdale stations, the
largest weighing 23OO pounds and the smallest
1900 pounds, intended for Mr.. Mckay for
stock They were five and three year old, and
were visited by many people during the day.
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-25

Aotdi. ''o'
All the ice but 100000 tons has been sold,
the prices ranging from 81 rs to $500 per ton.
The average is $3.50, amounting to S2,195,oOo.
Brock of Georgetown has sold his ice, houses
and privileges to the Knickerbocker Ice Co. OF
New York for 100000 cash. 1t is estimated
that the whole crop III the State will amount
to $4,O0O,OOO.
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-25
A Sudden Change.

Yesterday afternoon, after sharp snow
squall. the wind suddenly shifted to the north
west and the mercury fell rapidly. At 10 p.
M it indicated 2O0 with the wind blowing a
gale. 1t was one of the most disagreeable
nights of the season.
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-25

NEW line of Foster Kid Gloves; new Ii ne
of3-Button Kid Gloves; new line of Ribbons;
new line of Neck Wear and Ruches; new line
Of Ladies' and Children's Hosiery; new line of
Bead Gimps and Fringes opened this week at
III. I. NELSON & Co.'s, AL and 443 Congress
street. mar25d3t
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-25

Do not "throw up the sponge" if you have
suffered with hacking cough for ever SO
long. Try the old standard remedy DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup which has saved the lives of
thousands 25 cents
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-25
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 90.
CITY AND VICINITY.

Bright teeth, and lips that glow the while,
Give light and color to smile;
And, infinitely more than this,
Give light and color to kiss.
But both must suffer from the want
OF the life-giving SOZODONT.
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The Portland daily press., 1880-03-25

DURSUANT to a decree of the Supreme Judicial
Il Court, County of Cumberland, entered in the
cause in equity of Edward p. Brooks VS.. Franklin
Sawyer & Ais, /, William l.. Putnam, master in
incumbered from and by any rights titles interests
and claims of all parties to said suit and of all per-
sons claiming by through or under any said party
and especially free d clear from any DOVER and
claim in dover, or inchoate DOVER by or on behalf
of Emily l.. Brooks, but subject to all unpaid taxes
assessed upon the same, the following real estate
in Portland. Cumberland county, namely: The lot
and all buildings thereon situate on The northeast
in Portland, county of Cumberland State of Maine.
bounded northerly by lot owned or occupied by
William IL. Jerris and easterly by land owned or
occupied by M. Harris, and containing about thirty
being the same which Ann Waterhouse and others
conveyed to Oliver NJ. Brooks by deed dated De-
cember IL, A. ID. 1865, recorded in Cumberland
Registry Of Deeds, vol. 1856, page AT, which pur-
upon the premises to the highest bidder, on Tues
day, the thirtieth go day of March, A. ID.
1850, at twelve Q2) o'clock noon.
The purchaser will have ten Q0) days within
which this sale is made, and must safety himself
about said title and proceedings, because the master
makes and will make no warranty, express or i'm
Piled and is not and will not be bound by any rep
resentatlon and the purchaser must consent that
stpulations to that effect may be made in the mas
te-'s deed
The purchaser, however, will receive all the title
vested in the master by any and all deeds running
to him as such master and will not be required to
complete the purchase, unless he acquire there
by title to the premises free, clear and unincum-
bered to the extent hereinbefore set out
The terms are two-hundred GOO dollars at the
sale and the balance upon delivery Of the deed.
WILLIAM T.. PUTNAM,
F:0: BAILEY & CO., xuciienser..
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The Portland daily press., 1880-03-25
Clothing Business For Sale,

WILL be sold at bargain The stock and fix
w lures of long established Clothing, Hat,
and Furnishing Goods business, in one of themost
thriving villages in Maine. Stock small and near
" new. Address or inquire of r. Abbott at Morgan
Butler & Co.'S, Portland, Me-
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The Portland daily press., 1880-03-25
AUCTION SALES.
F. o. BAILEY & CO.,
ASSIGNEE'S SALE.

NOTICE Is hereby given that pursuant q. to
IN license from Hon. Henry c. Peabody Judge OF
the Court Of Insolvency for the County of Gum
berland, Maine, shall sell at public auction on
the 9th day of March, 1880, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
at the sale room of f. o. Bailey & Co., No 81
Exchange Street, Portland, lot of Office Furni-
ture belonging to the estate of Geo. II. Smardon,
an insolvent debtor of said Portland. Said furni-
tnre consists in part of Chairs, Tables, Stove,
Counter, Show Cases, &c.
A. B. HOLDEN, Assignee.
#. o. BAILEY L. co, Auctioneers.
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The Portland daily press., 1880-03-25
The Ice Harvest.

The following shows the tons of ice cut the
past season on the Kennebec river from its
mouth to Augusta:
The Portland daily press., 1880-03-25

At the annual school meeting of Union
School District No. 1, Bridgton Centre, it was
voted to raise the sum of five hundred dollars
in order to take advantage of the new high
year in this district. The High school is very
fully attended this .snrinp.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-17

strength, new crater might open, and a stream of lava issue pn the very spot where people now ascend and descend as easily as in the lift of a modern hotel The expense of the whole work was, we were told, TO- GOO, 900 francs. It was begun on the 1st of August last year, and was often interrupted by the excessive cold and high winds of last winter. The foundation of little hotel is already laid, so that by next winter one can spend night comfortably on the mountain and stay to see the sun rise. The air is per- fectly delicious; one longs to escape the heat of Naples, and pass the dog days at this ele- vation In short time the railway will be lighted by electricity We saw a machine in readiness. Since the 9th of this month there has been on an average B passengers daily, but about fifty are wanted to make 8 fair profit. Just now it is the empty season, so the company has not done badly. With fur ther success it may become possible to re- duce the fares, and thus secure all classes of visitors At present it is by far the best plan to take tickets from Naples, for, if you go in your own carriage or on horseback to the beginning of the new road, you have still to pay 4 francs toll, and 15 for the ascent and descent on the railway
Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-17

From Turner's Falls to Greenfiel eld-The
 Proposed Extension of the Canal Rail- road-ssThe Times.''
 GREENFIELD, Mass, July 14.
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 The weather has been unusually hot every where, accordingto the newspapers, and no one this time questions their statements. Up here among the hills there is generally good breeze stirring, and except in some exposed place it is comfortable. Riding over on the top of stage early this morning from Tur- ner's Falls it was almost too cold for comfort. but the sun was shining brightly and the air was perfectly clear. The ride was a most delightful one. People up in this section are much pleased with the proposed extension of the Canal railroad, of which you make ire quent mention. When that project is fin ished (which it is hoped will be early in the falD freight can be shipped direct from New Haven to Turner's Falls without change. At present it has to undergo three handlings, and merchant told me this morning it cost him more to get his freight from Greenfield than it did from Boston.
 have been talking of late with many men about New Haven as manufacturing center. I saw an item in the Palladium few days ago about there being return of the ''hard times,' and it was based upon the fact that the Town Agent had had more calls upon him for assistance than were expected. So thought I would inquire little outside about it. For instance, in our shops we want many more girls than we can get, on account ot our orders being all the while behind, and SC I advertised for some a while ago, but not g single application did I get. Yesterday found well-known shoe manufacturer ot New Haven in Worcester, Mass, looking fo1 men to come to our city. He had spent nearly two days there and had only secured three. He said he could employ twice as many men if he could only get them, but all those who were willing to work were now employed, and only those were idle who did not want to work. I also learned that many of our largest factories were running ful 1 time, some not taking the usual vacation o1 July to take inventory and make the usua summer repairs. So cannot see that there is any great indication of coming diversity The stores that have visited this week have been unanimous in saying that their summer trade this season was unusually good, anC certainly they never gave me larger orders and cannot see why any New Haven papel should get the idea spoken of. I cannot see l with the constant influx of people to thi country, and the balance of trade greatly il our favor again Gas it has been for fev weeks of late), how there is any danger o ''hard times" M c. s.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-17
P. T. Barnum's Mermaid.
Ho Tells Jerome Of the Indianapolis Jou
 nal How He Got IL.

Ho Tells Jerome of the Indianapolis Jour- nal How He Got It.
 It is nearly 40 years ago that Moses Kim
 ball came from Boston and brought with him in a cofin-ike box what he declared was a genuine mermaid-an but the flowing tresses and the comb. He had got it in London,
 where it was being exhibited by sea-cap- tain, who had paid $2, 600 for it in Calcutta, and who, when Kimball found him, had been arrested and thrown into jail for using the ships money to buy it with. The lower part was the tail of shark or some large fish, but the upper part was not of woman's form by any manner of means. It was hideous head and shoulders-apparently of some sort of ape. called my French naturalist. He shook his head and laughed. ssIt is not mermaid, 3 said he; Ia mermaid cannot be at all" EsThen what is it PIT asked He ex-a amined it carefully with microscope He could find no place where the two parts were united. The head looked like baboon's. but some of the teeth were like pigs, and some like dog's and some he declared to be human. But there was no evidence of den- tistry whatever. There was no visible seam in the body. Moreover, the fsh-part had
Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-17
A Complete Reformation

in the condition of disordered liver is speed fly and thoroughly effected by using Dr. Grosvenor's Liver-Aid. Among the symp- toms of liver disorders are pains under the right ribs and through the shoulder blades, yellowness of the skin, furred tongue, sick headache, nausea, palpitation of the heart often attributed to that organ, but in nowise connected with it, and particularly obstruc- tive of the bowels. Females derive great benefit from the use of this sterling remedy. Testimony of the most convincing character, much of it professional, proves the efficacy of this medicine.
 Sold by C. R. Converse, 165 Grand street.
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