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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02
Brief JottingS.

Fine yesterday morning, cloudy at sunset.
Mercury 500 at sunrise, $50 at noon, 400 at sun
set; wind northwest, ther southeast.
We have received little steelyard, used for
a letter balance, a most ingenious continuance,
for sale by Loring, Short & Harmon.
Gen. Mattocks says that So-go Lock will be
passable this year and in future years, so that
lake navigation at Sebago will not be impeded.
Until half-"ast o'clock in the afternoon Of
Thursday Lewiston had no telegraphic connec-
ton with Portland on account of breaks in
the Western Union wire.
Street Commissioner Clay is deserving of
praise for his care of the street crossings yes
terday.
1t is reported that all the employees of the
Eastern Railroad are to be uniformed immedi-
ately. The section hands are to have gray
suits and train hands are to be dressed in blue.
James McQuade was arrested by officers
Newcomb and McCalIum for stealing har-
ness from Stephen McQuade. They recovered
the harness.
The regular Saturday reception at Harry
Browns studio will be unusually interesting
to-day, as he has several fine new pictures.
Rev. G. A. Hayden will lecture in Reception
room, City Hall, tomorrow evening at
o'clock.
There was large attendance of Democrats
at the Municipal Court yesterday. The Argus
evidently knew its constituency.
The regular monthly business meeting of the
Diet Mission will be held at the Fraternity
rooms, Free street, Saturday afternoon at
o'clock.
The attraction at-the roller skating rink this
evening will be extra muse by Chambers
Band, which is to be increased by several
pieces.
The Ladies' Temperance Praying Band will
hold gospel temperance meeting at the Mis-
sion this evening at = o'clock. Good speak
ing and singing may be expected. All are in
tod
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02

Nothing in the science of medicine equals the re
lief obtained by the use of DR.. Graves Basam of
Wild Cherry and Tar for coughs colds. thro at
whooping cough, bronchitis consumption, etc. 1t
gives immediate relief is pleasant to take and
sions no unpleasant nauseating feelings. Sample
bottle, 10 cents; large size, so cents.
Dr. Graves Blood Purifier eradicates all mpuri-
ties from the system, cleanses the blood renovates
the liver and stomach, which from being torpid and
inert, by its use become unusually stimulated and,
in fact gives healthy tone to the entire system.
Price, 81.
Improved Family Cathartic Pills are the best pill
ever given patient by physician, and they are
frequently prescribed by them. They give prompt
action to the bowels, contain no mercury, and are
action of the bowels give the Improved Family
Cathartic Pills trial. Price rs cents per box.
DR.. Graves remedies are for sale by Druggists.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02
KNOX COUNTY.

Sam Haines in State prison for murder, has
finished a most ingenious piece of workman
snip IN the shape of a bottle about six inches
nigh and two inches square, in which is a reel,
SO exquisitely constructed that it exactly fits
the bottle and cannot be moved, and around
the reel is wound number of threads of blue
silk. The ingenuity of the work lies in the
fact that the reel was placed in the bottle in
pieces and put together with tweezers and the
SILK was also wound around the reel.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Mrs. Gen. George Varney died in Bangor
Thursday night.
Wednesday as j. II. Steward of the firm of
Steward, Stacy & Co. of Corinna, was at work
near the shaft of his planning mill, his beard,
which is very long, caught on the shaft and
began to wind up. The shaft was going slow
~ and Mr. Steward seized his whiskers near
the chin with one hand and with the other
braced himself against the shaft, and thus
saved himself but with the loss of over one
half of his beard Mr.. S. said that had it been
going fasl it must have broken his neck.
WALDO COUNTY.
Noah M. Mathews, one of Belfast's most re-
spected citizens, died Thursday.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Calais and St. Stephen feel sure of their cot
ton mill now. A capitalist from Providence,
K. l., has made written proposition to build
u, 900 spindle mill, on the condition that a
bonus OF S30,OO0 on completion be paid by the
communities represented; that the mill should
be exempt from taxation for ten years; that
the entire water power of Salmon Falls shonld
be under the control of the company on fair
basis, and that the land required should be
sold at fair valuation. The $50 900 has been
subscribed and the conditions fulfilled or near
~ SO, so that the cotton mill is assured.
YORK COUNTY.
At a meeting of the official board of the M.
N tnlI 1ocf 1ox
voted to request the Bishop to reappoint Rev.
John Cobb to Kennebunk the coming year.
Rev Mr.. Cook of North Berwick has re-
signed the pastorate of the Free Baptist church
and will locate in Dover, N. H.
A new foundry is to be erected at North Ber-
wick by the Hussey Plow Company.
Charles Garland of Parsonsfield hung him
self in his room on the 23d of March. He
had recently been taken to the poor farm.
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Association Maine Soldiers and Sailors
The executive committee of this association
has issued the following:

PORTLAND March 80, 1881.
To the Officers Of the several Regimentdl as
SociatiOaaS, and others interested:
Comrades-In response to a circular of this
committee, dated February 13, 1881, over 700
veterans have expressed themselves in favor of
the general reunion contemplated by this asso-
citation during the coming sammer,-but in
order that the undertaking may be harmoni-
Gus and successful, it is essential that the Co
operation of the several regimental associa-
tions should be assured
The committee therefore respectfully invite
the officers and committees of these organiza-
tions, and prominent soldiers of regiments or
batteries not included in existing veteran Or
CARNATIONS, to meet them and the officers of
the general association at Grand Army Hall,
in Portland, on Wednesday evening, April Ii,
1881, at y o'clock, to consider and perfect such
plans as will meet the views of such associa-
tions and the veterans generally.
Comrades who receive this communication
are requested to confer with their associates
and secure the presence of as many as possible
at this meeting, since it is desirable that every
veteran association in the State should be rep
resented.
In case personal attendance is not convenint,
letters are solicited expressing the sentiments
of the organization represented in the matter
of the proposed reunion, together with such
suggestions as may seem advisable.
Per order of the Executive Committee,
GEO. M. SEDERs, Secretary.
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MARKED DOWN
Millett
& Little.

We offer, commencing April LIST,
all our old stock of Dress Goods at
less than half price.
We propose to give our custom
erS the best opportunity to pur-
chase Dress Goods that has ever
been offered i'm Portland.
We are compelled to do this to
make room for a new department
of goods which we intend to add
to our stock.
We name few of the many
good trades which we will offer:
1000 yds Black, Figured and
BrOcade Dress Goods at rs cts per
yd. former price $1.25.
5 pcs. Dark COlOred Cancels
Hair, full 4S i'm. wide, at IS cts;
marked down from $3.50.
l Lot Black Silk and Wool
BrOcades, "a i'm. wide at IS cts,
former price $1.25.
500 yds. Silk and Wool Bro
cadeS in cOlOrs, 48 in. wide at so
cts. These goods have been sell
ling at $1.25 and $3.50 per yard.
l Lot Grey FOule Cloths, As in.
wide, at 81 1-2 cts. 10 pcs. All
Wool Grey Mixed and Plain COlOrs
in Monte Cloths, at 62 1-2 cts. per
yard, reduced from $1.OO. 20 pcs.
Dark and Medium Brown CASH
meres at so cts, worth $1.OO.
200 yds. Odd Lots i'm All Wool
Goods that cost from so cts. to ST.
per yard at % cts. l lot Hdkf.
Plaids, to close, at IS cts. per yd.
25 pcs. Real Scotch Ginghams mt
IL cts, former price 33 1-3 cts.
2 Cases Cotton and Wool Dress
Goods at IL 1-2 cts.
We shall display these Goods on
one counter. All the ladies shop
ping are invited to examine the
goods named.
We shall add to our force of
clerks next week, which will help
us to wait on our customers more
readily than we have been able to
during the rush we have had the
past two weeks.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02
Grand ARMY.

A new feature has been introduced in con-
nection with the Grand Army of the Republic,
which will more than ever commend the insti-
tutioh to ex-soldiers and sailors, since only
members of Posts can avail themselves of its
privileges A Beneficiary Fund has been
established, which pays to the family Of de.
ceased comrade sum not exceeding $500, and
this sum only when there are 5000 members.
Organized last May it now has about 1900 mem
bers, paying $3.50 in case of death. The
matter will commend itself to Grand Army
men, and the requisite number will soon be
obtained, by means of which the full gratuity
can be paid.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02

Charles Dustram, at work for Capt j. E.
jerks of Great Chebeague Island, was acct
dentally shot yesterday forenoon. He went in
to a.coset after revolver and in some way
the weapon was discharged, the bullet enter
ing his hand and lodging some distance above
the wrist. Young Dustram came to the city in
the afternoon and the ball was extracted.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02
Old Orchard Beach Railroad.

have already begun improvements ON the Or
chard Beach railroad. For about two weeks
they have had a crew of men to work on the
bridge across Goose Fair. They are lengthen-
ing out and strengthening the structure New
crossings are to be built and the road put in
excellent condition, SO that heavy excursion
trains may be run over the road. This will
enable them to take excursion trains which
come over their road 60 any point on the beach
desired. This gives an opportunity to excur-
sionists to 20 the full length of the Orchard
Beach road. Probably the road will be ex.
tended northeast from the camp ground sta
ton.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02
Work at th. Second Parish,

The galleries of this church are being furn-
ished this week to accommodate the increased
attendance at the Sunday services. Sunday
school classes are being organized in, or trans
ferred to, the audience room of the church,
because of lack of room in the vestry. All
young people not attending other schools are
invited to this Plans are being perfected for
further aiding the poor of the community. A
young mems meeting, conducted by the pas
tor, is held every Wed nesday evening. The
State St. choir, now singing at this church af-
ternoons, will give concert in the vestry next
Thursday evening in aid of the work. Rev.
O.. l.. Mills will assist Mr.. D crimson in the
.serrices Tomorrow
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An Unique Endorsement.

A Greenback er in the goodly town of Blue
hill, who was formerly Republican, applied
to Governor Plaisted for the position of special
constable to enforce the liquor law in his vi
cinity. AS the man was not personally known
to the Governor, the latter handed the
letter to the genial Councillor from Bluehill,
who soon returned it with the following writ
ten on the back: ohm A. M is a good
fellow, and would make a good constable.
was little vexed to be obliged to lose so good
a man from our party, but his appointment as
State Constable would be sufficient punish
ment. and would fully satisfy and wipe out all
the grudge 1 hold against him. "-Kennebec
.LOMT11nL.
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STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Auburn shoe shipments foot up 2OO2
cases this week, a gaia of 400 cases from last
week, and of 200 cases from the corresponding
week of last year.
AROOSTOOK COUNTY.
The dwelling house of Hall & Gerrish in
Dyer Brook was destroyed last week, together
with all their household goods. The building
took fire from the funnel while all were away
but the women Of the house. The loss must
be severe to these men, as their crops were de.
stroyed by the hail storm last fall which passed
over that section,
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Mr.. Isaiah Jordan has published his corn
premiums, SIS and S., to the largest and next
largest Quantity of corn, raised on one eighth
of an acre of land by Brunswick boys under 20
years of age, June l, 1881 Ali entries must
lie made and communicated to Hon. G. j. Gill
man of Brunswick, on or before May LIST,
1881
Messrs. Clarence Smith and Geo. Cole of
Norway are Matching 100000 sea salmon for
Crooked river and Sebago waters. The ''fry'
make a lively appearance and the loss from
bad eggs will not exceed the five per cent.
generelly allowed. The eggs are from the Pc
nObScot.
Mr.. Charles Loring, foreman of the pulp
mill at Brunswick, met with serious and al
most fatal accident Monday morning. In en-
deavoring to remedy some defect in a portion
of the machinery, his right arm was caught
by the coat sleeve and drawn into the gearing
in such a way as to badly mangle the flesh and
muscles of the arm from above the elbow to
the wrist JOINT. This joint and the upward
back part of the hand was crushed 1t is
thought possible to save portion of the hand,
including the thumb and first two fingers.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Maine Standard proposes to change its
name to "The Age" or "The New Age" ii a
majority of the subscribers approve OF the
change.
There was cane rush at Colby University
Wednesday. There was the usual excite
ment, sacrifice of stiff hats, collars, cuff but
tons, etc. All the canes were captured and
broken. Both parties came eff all covered
with glory The Sophomores content them
selves with this victory and now yield to the
inevitable and allow the Freshmen the inestl-
mable privilege of carrying canes at this seas
enable time OF year.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02
Committee on Public Buildings

The Committee on Public Buildings, at their
meeting last evening, decided to reduce the
rent of the hay scales for the past and present
year to $3.50 year. They reelected Mr.
Durham ianitor, and Messrs. Cook and
Thrasher engineer and assistant engineer, of
the City Blu ilding. They also reelected the
jantors of the different school buildings, and
raised the salary of the janitor of the Butler
school from $3.50 to $500
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02

The Portland and Rochester has just re-
ceived an elegant new passenger car from the
works at Springfield. 1t will accommodate
sixty-four passengers, is finished in cherry, is
lighted with three double centre lamps of
Farley's patent, has basket racks of the East
lake pattern, is upholstered in crimson plush,
has solid mahogany doors, improved ventila-
tors and automatic brakes. The car will be
put on the route between Portland and Wor-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02
Bicycling.

The Lamson Bros. will continue their riding
school but short time longer. Therefore
gentlemen DESTROYS of Tearing to ride the
modern bicycle should attend early Hours
from l to 10 O'Clock p. m. In order to exclude
Objectionable loafers they have decided to
make small charge for admission evenings,
which will be refunded to riders hiring ma
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02
Prang's Easter Cards.

The enterprise which Mr.. Prang showed in
issuing Christmas cards and valentines of fine
artistic design and beautiful execution is ex-
celled now by his efforts in the way of Easter
cards. He has published very considerable
variety of these SO beautiful as to be genuine
works of art They make really an exquisite
little gift and one which may we'll be preserved
for its own beauty as we'll as for friendly asso-
Citations
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02
Portland g. Ogdensburr

A special dispatch to yesterdays Boston AID :
vertser from Portsmouth, N. H., says that the
Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad Company
has filed in the Office of the clerk of the circuit
court of the United States in that city a demur-
rer to the bill of complaint recently brought
by the Mercantile Trust Company of New
York. The defendants, in addition. to the
usual statement in causes of this nature, say
that the complainant is the holder of only a
small fraction of the bonds secured by the
mortgage sought in lis bill to be foreclosed,
and has not brought its bill for the benefit of
all the holders of those bonds who are in like
interest with itself, but only for the benefit of
itself and such bondholders as choose to come
in and become parties to its bill; that the COM
plainant prior to the bringing of its bill did
not demand or in any way request the trustees
under the mortgag sought to be foreclosed
nor any one Of them, to enforce said mortgage
for the benefit of the complainant either by
foreclosure otherwise, and has not made
the trustees parties to the bill; that the com
plainant does not show in its bill of complaint
that said trustees have been derelict in their
duty or have not acted for the best interest of
said bondholders in the performance of their
trust, or have in any way refused or neglected
the full performance of their lawful duty in
the execution of their trust
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02

The dwelling and carriage house of John
Jones, near the "big landing in South Thorn
aston, were totally destroyed by fire on Tues
day evening, together with most of the house
hold furniture. There was $500 insurance on
buildings and $400 on the furniture.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02

WHEN one knows good thing it should be
told; and we do know from experience that
DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup is the best remedy for
coughs and colds we ever used. 1t only costs
% cents bottle.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02
Municipal Court.

BEFORE JUDGE KNIGHT.
FRIDAY.-James Dumphy Search and seizure
Fined 500 and costs.
John OTIS Loud noise on street. Fined So and
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02
THE PRESS.
CITY AND VICINITY.
NEw ADVERTIsEMnNrs TODAY

sew DvERTISEMEN rs TODAY
ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Rossini Hall-Mr. George Riddle.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Opening-Eastman Bros. g. Bancroft.
$500 for 80 cts.-Rines Bros.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
Merry.
Coca.
Rines Bros-l.
II. L. Nelson & Col.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
La'lies-Brown.
slO,000-Merry.
For Diamonds-Atwood Wentworth.
Bicycle School-Lamson Bros.
Portland, Bangor g. Machlas Steamboat Co.
Easter Cards-Cyrus f. Davis.
Situation Wanted.
Wanted-A. S. Arnold a. Co.
Annual Meeting-New England Gauge Co.
School Supplies-F. L. Pray.
AUCTION COLUMN.
Sale of Unclaimed Express Packages.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02

WALKING CANES for old gentlemen, young
gentlemen and youths at
mh31dSt OWEN, MOORE & Co.'s.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02
Sale OF Unclaimed Express Pack
ages by Auction.

WE shall sell on WEDNESDAY, April 9th, at
w 1OA. NJ, and p. NJ, at salesroom of f. o.
Bailey Co., 1S Exchange St., about 1000 un-
claimed Express Packages. For list of same see
Portland Advertiser of March It'll
d. q. TOWNE. Agt. American Express Co.
apr2 ara
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02
Saturday Visit

III. L. NELSON & Co.'S, AL and 4i3. Congress
street, and examine their entire new stock of
goods
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02

EMINENT MEDICAL MEN understand that
DIR. BULLOCK'S KIDNEY REMEDY,
"NEPHRETICUM," is no quack medicine,
but the production of one of the first and fore
most physicians of his day, and used by him
with the greatest success. If ailing with Kid
ney troubles, Gravel, Bladder or Urinary diff
fculties, use of this remedy will set you all
right. apr2S&W
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02

Forty years experience of an Old
Nurse. MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING
SYRUP is the prescription of one of the best
female physicians and nurses in the United
States, and has been used for forty years with
never-failing success by millions of mothers for
their children. 1t relieves the child from pain,
cures dysentery and diarrh9a, gripping in the
bowels, and wind-colic By giving health to
the Child it rests the mother. Price Twenty
five Cents bottle. nov27SMW&5w 6mo
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02

TO-DAY at 10 o'clock F. o. Bailey & Co. will
sells at salesroom, IS Exchange street, a large
lot of new and secondhand furniture, carpets
silver-plated ware, stoves &c. Also at - NJ.
two secondhand pianos in good condition. See
auction column
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02
GOrhann.

Mr. Wilson Twomby, of this place, met
with a serious accident Thursday. While rid
ing his rein broke and he got out to fix it,
when the horse, which was a spirited animal,
started knocking him down, kicking him, &C.
He was found in an insensible condition. He
is now as comfortable as could be expected.
The Methodists advertise a sociable and sup
per this Saturday evening. Music and read
ing and good time generally may be expected.
The sale of pews in the new NJ E. church
will take place next Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock. An opportunity will be given to those
desiring chance to examine the pews during
the week
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02
BARRETT.

BARRETT.
There will be a large and brilliant audience
present at Portland Theatre on Monday even
ing to see Barrett as Richelieu, considered by
many one of his best assumptions. Among
the cast are Louis James, who has appeared
here several times, and who was leading man
of the Boston Theatre for several seasons;
Marie Wainwright, leading juvenile at the
Boston Museum for some time; Anna Story,
niece of the late Mr.. Justice Story and also
connected with the Boston Museum Company
until little while ago; Frederick Book who
was with Mr.. Barrett in this city last year; f.
T. Barton, solong connected with the old Port
land Museum Company, and others who have
good records. The play will, no doubt, be well
put on the stage.
PRATT'S BENEFIT.
The talent to appear at this concert is Port.
lands BEST Mrs. Fannie M. Halves is very
Portland mas appeared in Boston and received
very fiatterine notices from the press of that
city; Miss Margaret Bryant possesses fine
voice and at every appearance gains public
favor; Mr.. W. H. Stockbridge is well known
and needs no commentator on our part; the
Weber is a club that consists of our best male
ing part songs. Mr.. Kotzschmar is the &C
companist. A fine programme is arranged, and
It is hoped that Mr.. Pratt will have full
house.
NOTES.
Wagner's Lohengrin was splenddly given in
New York Wednesday night with the ex-
ception of the part of "Ortrud'' in which
Belocca was substituted for Cary.
DR.. Damrosch has published list of the
musicians, al in number who are to compose
his orchestra at the coming May Festival. The
orchestra is to he composed as follows: First
violin, forty; second violin. forty alto, twenty.
eight; cello, twenty-six; doube-bass, twenty
six; six flutes and piccolos, four oboes, two
English horns, four clarinets, eight bassoons,
twelve horns, sixteen trumpets, fourteen from
bones, ten tympani and two harps, besides big
drum and cymbals.
Among the company who will appear in
other plays are Archie Cowper and Miss Meek
both favorite actors in Portland. Mr. Cowper
once gave very fair presentation of Othelo
at the old Museum.
Mr.. W. W. Fowler, agent for Sol. Smith
Russell, who will appear at Portland Theatre
in Edgwood Folks, April Sth and 9th, was in
town yesterday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-02

RINEs BROS. sell to-day very best Paris
3-button Opera Kids at SO cents.