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The Portland daily press., 1880-01-05
Accidents,

A little girl named Rogers, whose parents
live ON Bracket street, while coasting Sat
urday, was run into by a jigger and badly in
jured.
Mary Waters, aged II, while coasting on
Haggetts Hill, Saturday, was run into by
bob-sled and received a severe cash in the
right leg.
Miss Burns was struck by sled on Hanover
street. Saturday night, and stunned.
A boy stole Frank Rogers team from in
front of City Hotel, was thrown out, and bad
ly hurt. The sleigh was smashed and the
horses leg cut
A horse attached to a sleigh, belonging to
Mr. Thomas of Munioy Hill, dashed down
Middle street, Saturday noon, narrowly miss
ing number of people, and brought up, with
damaged Sleigh on Pearl street.
Mr. Frank Byram, clerk at Timmons u
Halves oyster house in Market square, slipped
on the ice Friday night, iniuring himself so
severely that he has since been confined to the
house.
Mrs. Merrill fell on the icy sidewalk corner
of Main and Spring streets, Saccarappa, and
broke her hip.
A French boy in the Westbrook Manufact-
uring Company's factory had his hand badly
mangled in some machinery.
Friday evening boy named Clarence
Rumery, living on st. John street, ran into
gentleman's sleigh while coasting in the vi
cinity of his home, and was injured quite Sc
varelv
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Personal.

Rev. C. W. Buck has gone to Colorado.
Mr.. Ward has succeeded Mr.. James Deering
as tender of the Portland draw-bridge.
Capt. Newcomb is Roadmaster of the Port
land g. Ogdensburg Railroad in place of Thorn
as beverley, deceased.
Mr.. Shanning, the Superintendent OF the
Knightvlle Sunday school, was presented
with a handsome stuffed chair on Christ
mas.
d. D. Patten has been elected permanent
secretary of Ancient Brothers Lodge, No. 4, 1.
o. of o. F., in place of Charles 81. Rich, re-
signed.
Mr. Joseph A. Bacher, the superintendent
at the Forest City Sugar Refinery, was made
the recipient on New Years day of valuable
French clock, the gift of the employees under
his charge.
A number of the friends of Stiles, the
claimant Representative of Westbrook, came
to Portland Saturday to make dispositions in
regard to the September election in that town,
to furnish him with grounds to contest the
right of Representative Dunnell to his seat
This action does not meet with the approval of
number of men that supported the fusion
candidate,
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-05
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
Y. NJ, C. A. COURSE.

The excellent work done in our community
by the Young Mems Christian Association is
too well known to need any extended COM
ment, but in order to carry on its labors funds
are indispensable. With view towards rails
ing these necessary means the association has
prepared course of entertainments, consisting
of lectures and concerts, the price being with
in the reach of all. Some of our leading ply
sicians have generously volunteered to deliver
the lectures, while some of our leading vocal
lists have also kindly volunteered their aid in
the cause of the association. The concert to
take place next Wednesday evening at Y. NJ.
G. A. rooms cannot fail to be of rare excel
lence, since the programme has been carefully
selected by the vocalists who are to take part,
viz, Miss Belle Bartlett, Mrs. Farley, Messrs.
E. A Neyes and j, B. Cooyle, Jr, with MIS- II J.
q. o. Gosse as accompanist. Tickets Tor the
balance of this excellent course have been
placed at the low price of fifty cents each,
while evening tickets are only. twenty cents.
So meritorious q concert ought to insure
crowded bOuSe.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-05
The Supreme Court Decision.

The opinion of the Supreme Court on the
questions submitted by Gov. Garcelon, rem
dered Saturday night was the current topic IN
this city yesterday, and gave great satisfaction
to our citizens both Republicans and Demo-
crats-that is to all those Democrats not blind
ed by partisan feeling. The higher minded
members of the latter party seemed glad to
have the vexed questions settled SO thoroughly
by the highest tribunal of the State. Some
few of the men whose belief is that in ANY
thing is right that beats the Republican party
of course gave vent to the opinion that 1.-THE
Supreme Court was influenced by PARTISAN
ship" which was not very fattering to Judge
Libbey, one of their own party, but we are
glad to say that they were very few. Whether
Councillor Fogg will consider that the judges
know anything about law is an open question,
but we think that all will agree that his opin-
ion is immaterial.
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PROSPECTS FOR THIS YEAI


The prospects, are on the whole brighter
than one year ago. In the Passamaquoddy
district business is we'll nigh suspended. 1t
will be noticed by our tables that there has
been a sharp falling off of the business in this
district since 1876, more marked than in any
other locality. The indications are that moth
ing more than one or two small fishing smacks
will be built in this district this year. About
$4,000 was expended in building and repair
ing in the Machias district last year, and about
the same amount will be expended this year.
There is no preparations for building in
Frenchmans Bay district for this season. In
the Castine district there has been large
amount of repairing last year and will be this
There are no definite arrangements for build
ing new vessels, but the prospect is that the
business of this year will exceed that OF last.
In the Bangor district several new vessels will
be built. There are two barques Of about 800
tons each on the stocks at Belfast nearly ready
for launching. The prospect in this district
for this season is better than for several years,
several vessels being already under contract at
Belfast and vicinity. At Waldoboro, there is
one vessel on the stocks of 800 tons. The pros
be built, two frames only having been ordered.
In the Wiscasset district the probability is the
building will exceed that of last wear, it can
scarcely be smaller. The increase last year in
the Portland district over the year before is
nearly 5000 tons, or IS per cent the largest OF
any district in the State. At Bath there are
two ships of 1900 tons each, nine schooners OF
about 400 tons each and one steamboat Of 80
tons on the stocks. There are also in the Bath
district, one ship at Phipsburg of 1900 tons,
and one at Richmond of 1900 tons, making in
all IA vessels of 10, $50 tons on the stocks in
this district. There will be an increase OF ton
mage built in this district in 1880, estimated at
SO per cent, and may reach $4,000 tons.
If navigation improves, as it has for the
last six months, the tonnage built will quite
likely reach or exceed that of 1873 1900 tons,
and may reach $4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-05

Pleasant yesterday. Mercury $50 at 6 a. M,
$50 at noon, 800 at sunset; west.
The teachers meeting is postponed from to-
night to next Monday, 18th inst.
Chambers band had their anniversary sup
per Saturday night.
Officer Gribben arrested man named Flynn
for stealing oil barrels, Saturday.
There were IS deaths recorded in Portland
the past week.
The finder of mereschaum cigar-holder, lost
between the City Hall and Preble House, will
please leave it at the police station.
Officer Lawrence Of Cleveland, Ohio, left for
the West with Ralph Landers, on Saturday af-
ternoon.
Services will be held during this week OF
prayer at the Gospel Temperance Mission
daily at 3 and u p. m. All are invited
The Young Mems Democratic Club will
celebrate the anniversary Of the battle OF New
Orleans, at City Hall Thursday night, with
speeches by prominent Democrats.
The High street church have contributed
$2,342 05 the past year, of which 81, PIG. O6 went
for missionary purposes, $412.10 to Portland
charities and 500 to superannuated ministers.
Tuesday at o'clock a. m, the fire alarm
VIII be struck from two boxes simultaneously,
in order to see if the indicators at the engine
houses will work properly in an emergency
like this, which is liable to occur.
The several lodges of Good Templars in this
city have appointed a committee OF i've from
each body, to meet at Congress Hall at - p.
m. tomorrow, to consider the best means to
advance the cause of temperance in Portland.
The Portland band elected its officers Satur-
day night. Leader and Director, Frank l..
Collins; Secretary, Fred l.. Smith. Messrs. ).
Cole, Major Leavitt and S. Bowen were elect
ed honorary members. An excellent supper
was enjoyed
The Grand Trunk railway receipts for the
week ending the 9th ult., were $4,000 ever
the corresponding week of 1873. For the past
half year the receipts show an increase OF
S416,OOO above tie same period Of the preced-
ing
% 1t 40 reported that the Grand Trunk railway
has acquired or is about acquiring the lnterna-
tional railway with view of completing that
road and forming connection with the New
Brunswick railway, thus making an air line to
the maritime provinces and offering serious
connection to the Inter-Colonial railway.
A trial drill was held by the High School
Cadets Saturday evening, the successful COM
petitors to be given vacant places in the list OF
non-commissoned officers. Itresulted as fol-
lows: Private Woodman was appointed as
Fifth Sergeant, Longfellow First Corporal,
Hogan Second Corporal, W. Carpenter Third
Corporal.
There have been employed in the jail work
shop the past year in all 343 prisoners. The
average number at work during the year has
been 81 These prisoners have manufactured
457. 3O9 pair of inner soles, 647 pairs of heels
7O,653 pairs of taps, 14,343 pairs OF counters
and 2,349 sheets of heeling. There are at
present So prisoners employed.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-05
THE PRESS.
MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY
THE PRESS


May be obtained at the Periodical Depots of n.
Fessenden, Marquis, Brunei & Co., Andrews, Arm
strong Cox, Wentworth, Hodsdon. Hayden, w. p
Morris, 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 II. B. Kendrick.
Bath, of j. o. Shaw.
Lewiston and Auburn of Richard Foss.
Biddeford, f. NJ. Durham.
Brunswick b. G. Dennison and W. H. Marrett
Richmond, G. A. Beale.
Weodford's Corner, IL. Moody.
Cumberland Mills, A w. G. Cloudman.
Gorham, j. Irish.
Saccarappa, at the Post Office.
ROckland o. G. Andrews and E. T.. Spear.
Damariscota L. W. Dunbar
Freeport ". j. Parker
Thomaston, S. Delano. %
Vnalhaven, B. Lane.
Waldoboro G. Bliss.
Wiscasset Gibbs & Runde+.
Yarmouth c. 4. Coombs.
Auburn, V. r. Foss.
Lisbon, G. Z. Judkns.
Hallowell, H. II. Allan.
Augusta, F. Pierce.
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SheriG's Sale.

CUMBERLAND IS.
TTyAKEN on execution and will be sold by public
Il auction to the highest bidder, on SATURDAY,
the thirty-frst day of january. A. p, 1880,
at ore O'Clock in the afternoon at the Sherifs Of
fee in Portland in said County, all the right in
equity which G. E, Walker, of Portland, in the
day of March, A. d. 1879, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon, being the time of the attachment Of the
same on the original writ in the action on which
said execution was obtained to redeem the follow
ing described mortgaged Real Estate, viz: A GER
tain parcel of land situated in Portland and bound
ed as follows, to wit: Beginning at a point on the
northerly side of Congress street, formerly Main
street, in said Portland, south (74o degrees, west
two rods from the most southery corner of the foun
dation of l.. Fitch's formerly Barnard Douglass's
house. thence north 500 degrees. west by said Con-
gress street four rods less to Josiah BOWS
fand thence extending back from these two points
aforesaid northwesterly, keeping the same width
one hundred and two feet more or less to said Josiah
Dow's land with buildings.
Dated at Portland in said County, this twenty
sixth day OF December, A. D., 1879.
FRED'K HI. HARTFORD,
ia5d1aw3wM Deputy Sheriff.
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A Good Statement.

In another column will be found the SD
semi-annual statement of the Travellers In
surance Company of Hartford. This company
has kept its life department well up with the
times on its low rate cash plan and in its acct
dent department its business has exceeded all
former years, with record of over $4,000
policies issued, 1900 claims paid, making one
in less than every eight issued, and amounting
to nearly 100000. The company may justly
feel proud of its works and its patrons, who
are numerous in this city, can be congratulated
in view of the ample protection always afforded
by this company and the promptness and
liberality in its management. The general
agent in this city is ready to issue all kinds Of
life and accident policies at short notice.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-05
Presentation.

Saturday evening the members of the West
End M. E. church and congregation surprised
their pastor, Rev. E. W. Hutchinson and wife
at his residence near the Reform School. 1t
was a very pleasant time and enjoyed by all
present. During the evening Mr.. W. L.
Keller, with few appropriate remarks in be-
half of those present, presented the pastor
with roll of greenbacks. Mr.. Hutchinson
was very much affected by this token of love
and esteem from his church and accepted it
with truly thankful heart
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-05
Meeting of Thanksgiving and Joy,

At large and enthusiastic meeting held in
Stroudwater, under the auspices of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union, it was
unanimously voted to hold a meeting of
thanksgiving and joy that the town of Deer
ing is now entirely free from any place where
intoxicating liquors are sold-and all those
who have in any way contributed to bring
about this "devoutly to be wished for con-
summation" and all those who feel like re-
joicing with those who do rejoice over this
pleasant state of affairs, are most cordially in
vited to attend. The meeting will be held in
Stroudwater Hall next Wednesday evening,
Jan. 7th, at o'clock. If stormy, postponed
to next evening. S.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-05

CAREF uLLY AVOID THE USE of rasping ca
thartics. They weaken the bowels and leave
them worse off than before. Use instead, that
salutary, non-irritating aperient and antl-bll-
ious medicine. DIR. MoTT's VEGETABLE
LIVER PILLS which will not only achieve the
desired object, relaxation of the bowels WIFI
out causing pain or weakening them, but pro-
mote digestion and assimilation and depurate
the blood. The pills are sold by all druggists.
Oxygenated Bitters cure Dyspepsia ,,u
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-05
BUSINESS Changes.

The following business changes are reported
for the past week:
Portland-S. W. Larrabee & Son, lumber,
dissolved now S. W. Larrabee.
Portland Packing Company admits Warren
G. Davis
Lewiston-Getshell & McAllister, grocers
admit NJ D. Colder, style B. F. Getchell &
Co.
Bangor-Thurston, Patterson & Bragg,
procers, dissolved; now Thurston, Bragg q
Co.
St. >lbans-T T. B. Leekins & Co., general
store, sold to S. B. Prescott.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-05
ANOTHER STEAL.
The Androscoggin County Commissioner
Stolen by the Cove nor and Council.
Lewiston Journal.

Lewiston Journal
AS was anticipated, the Governor and Coun-
Gil have added another item to their stolen
property by taking illegal possession OF the
Office of County Commissioner for Androscog-
gin county, and awarding the position to g.
W. Piper of Livermore, the fusion candidate,
whom last September the people elected to
stay at home by avote of 1852 to 4,6oo 1or
Hiram P. Briggs, Republican, who received
more votes than any other candidate on the
ticket, save one. With Webster, Lisbon and
Lewiston thrown out, Mr.. Briggs would SILL DO
elected by nearly 100 majority. In order to
Commas this crime the vote of East Liver
more was thrown out, on the plea that the Sc
1ectmen omitted the CIV" in the given name
of Mr.. Briggs notwithstanding testimony was
produced that the votes the clerks record and
the returns to the Secretary of State were per-
feet and notwithstanding the law OF 1871 de-
clared such errors must be corrected by the
Governor and Council.
Fortunately Mr.. Briggs is not the gentleman
to submit to such fragrant wrong. Should
Mr.. Piper accept the position to which the peo-
ple did not elect him, Mr.. Briggs will imme-
diatey bring the case before the courts and lind
legal remedy, if any there is-and 1t is be-
lieved there is u remedy for every such fla
grant wrong.
county will be to throw out out the vote of
Auburn, thing which they now regret they
did not do before, so as to get possession OF the
Court House. They now propose to contest
the seat of the two Republican Senators of this
county "because the vote of Auburn was lie
Gal -
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-05
DECEASEL
Deaths of Ambrose <. Shurtleff ano>wil-
liam Hammond.

Mr.. Ambrose X. Shurtleff's late illness ter
minated with his death at his late residence Oh
Free street Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Shurtleff was born in Paris, Me- aug.
u, 1916. In 1929 he came to this city ana ell
tered the employment of Eleazer Mckenney,
and was afterwards bookkeeper Tor Apner
Shaw. About 1884 he formed business part
nership with John G. Warren, under the firm
name of Shurtleff & Warren, who carried on
the wholesale grocery business for the next
eight years on Fore street, when Mr.. Warren
Mr.. Shurtleff and Charles Leach, who con-
tinued the business for several years, wher.
Mr.. Leach retired and Mr.. Shurtleff carried en-
the business alone until about 1S60,sinee VIII Ich
time he has been in no active mercantile 'onsi
ness.
He has been member of the city govern
ment and has held various offices of honor and
trust. About twenty-five Wears ago he was
elected director Of the National Traders
Bank, and at The death of President Horton,
about fifteen years ago, he was elected to fill
the vacancy. He was one of the commission
erS Oh tile city building loan, director of the
fortiahu & Rochester Railroad, trustee of the
Maine Savings Bank and Vice President of the
Boar" : of Trade. Mr.. Shurtletf's wife has been
oea "a about four years. His only son died in
q irly life, and his only daughter, wife OF Fl. F.
Kurdish, Esq. of this city, died in 1878. Three
brothers of the deceased reside in the city
and a fourth in Paris. He also leaves three
sisters.
{1aH ofc fri MT
and although not professor of religion, was
in all dealings and habits a conscientious chris
tan He was universally respected in the COM
munity, both in business and social circles, and
in his death Portland loses most exemplary
and valuable citizen.
Mr.. William Hammond died Of typhoid
pneumonia at his late residence, corner OF
State and Congress streets, Saturday afternoon
at o'clock.
Mr.. Hammond was well known to all old
citizens of Portland, having been in business
here for many years in the firm OF Jones &
Hammond, ship chambers at the head of Long
Wharf, we'll known here some twenty years
ago. He retired from active business some
time ago. He was man most highly respect
ed by all who knew him, and at the time OF
his death was Vice President of the Canal Ma
tional Bank and Treasurer of the Portland
Provident Association. He had also been
member of State street church for many years.
Mr.. Hammond leaves two daughters and one
son. One daughter is the wife of Col Fred N.
Dow of this city, and the other the wife of Mr..
H. W. Ormsby of BROOKLYN, N. Y. His son is
Mr. NJ f. Hammond, of the firm of Shaw,
Hammond & Carney Mr.. Hammond's first
wife Miss Abigail Brown died in 1874. In
1877 he was again married to Miss Sarah G.
Fessenden, of Orange, N. j.. a cousin of the
late Hon. VIM. Pitt Fessenden.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-05
Oriental Powder Mills.

There has been change in the proprietor
ship of the Oriental Powder Mills and Mr..
Charles o. Foster, who has been President of
1872, has retired, and he is succeeded by Mr..
Arthur Williams, formerly Treasurer, which
latter office he has filed since 1872. Mr..
Joseph HI. Newell is the present Treasurer
and Mr.. Joseph A. Ball is the Secretary. The
mills of the company are at South Windham
and the capital is 100000,
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-05

The following additional failures for last
week are reported in Maine:
P. Fl. & B. L. Tracy, grist mill, Deering, are
reported failed.
Hatch & Hodkins, grocers, Lewiston, are re-
ported assigned for the benefit of their credi-
tors.
Lyman Cook, spool manufacturer, Hartland,
failed and in insolvency.
w. II. Prescott, clothing, Bangor, is re-
ported as offering to compromise with his cred.
itors
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-05
SherifS Sale.

CUMBERLAND, SIS.
TyAKEN on execution and will be sold by public
j auction to the highest bidder on SATURDAY,
the thirty-frst day of January, A. D. $780, at one
o'cl ok in the afternoon, at the Sheritfs office in
Portland, in said County. all the right in equity
which William H. Fessenden, of Portland i'll the
County of Cumberland has or had on the eighteenth
day of March, A D. 1879, at three O'Clock and fifty
minutes in the afternoon being the time of the at
tachment of the the original writ, in the ac
ton on which said execution obtained to re-
deem the following described mortgaged real estate
viz: The following lots of land in Deering Pasture
SO called in said Portland, shown by plan of di-
vision between the Deering heirs and Preble heirs,
recorded March II, A. d. 1873, in Cumberland
Registry of Deeds Plan Book 81 three, Page CD
thirty-seven, namely lot az seventeen in Block H.
situated the southwest corner Of High and Port
land streets lot ca in Block l, situated on the
northerly side of Cumberland street, between Mel
len and State Streets lot 6) SIXTEEN in Block L. on
the south side of Portland street, between Mellen
and State streets, lots 10y nineteen and Q4 four
teen in Block X, on the south side of Grant street,
between State and Melen streets, and lot "a seven
and (S) eight in Block o. the north side of Sher
man street. between Mellen and Grove streets, with
all rights in the streets in front of said lots to the
center of the street and subject to the taking by the
city of portions of said lots for widening Grant and
Sherman streets in A. d. 1875.
Dated at Portland in said County, this twentysev-
enth day of December, A. d. 1879.
FRED'K H. HARTFORD,
ja5d1aw3wM Deputy Sheriff.
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A gentleman living in this vicinity has in
his possession lot of papers dropped by the
Honorable Councillor Fogg in his haste to
catch tho train after his mastery ~ effort at
Fairfield Saturday night, Dec. 9th.
Said papers belong to the Office of the Sec
rotary of State and are supposed to be kept on
file at Augusta. Mr.. Fogg in his great love
for the State scatters important papers broad
cast in the streets. The same can be recover
ed by proving property and paying charges as
the gentleman having them is Every conscien-
tious' and will part with them only for a
valuable consideration.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-05

On the passage of the Henrietta from Harps
we'll to this city, Saturday morning, two boys
were discovered on ledge of rock nearly
frozen. They had accidentally upset their
boat and been in the water an hour before they
got on the rock, and were exposed in that place
for another hour before they were rescued.
They were nearly exhausted and it is wonder
thew did not perish. The two youths were
named Cleayes and Hamilton.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-05
Municipal Court.
rEnGI, IEArIG II

SATURDAY.-NIichael Harrigan. Resisting Off
Ger. Fined So and costs. Paid.
Timothy j. Printable and VIM. j. Brown. Throw
ing snow balls in the streets Fined 81 each and
costs.
Jennie Fraser Arson. Committed to wait the &C
ton Of grand jury at January term.
John Leonard, Henry W. Shaw and John NJ Kel-
ley. Obstructing sidewalk. Fined So and costs
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-05
Real Estate Transfers.

The following real estate transfers for this
county were reported Saturday:
Gorham-Eli Waterhouse to NJ. M. Moulton
ct al, land and buildings.
BaldWin-John Roberts to Ellen NJ. Mason
ct al, part of lot No. 49, 14th range.
New Gloucester-David W. Merritt to VIM.
L. Shurtleff lot of land.