The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-19
Brief lettings.


Cloudy and raw yesterday, Mercury $50 at
sunrise, 400 at noon, and 800 at sunset. Heavy
mist in the afternoon. Wind east
The Galley Slave company are at the Preble
House.
The City Clerk will have to make list of
all residents of the city between the ages of IS
and 45 capable of doing military service and
send the list to the Secretary of State by MAY
10TH
The Lake Nepigon goes into the dry dock to-
day to repair the propeller shaft.
man who belonged to Haskins gang, en-
gagged in discharging one of the English steam
ers, was badly hurt by truck running into
him Thursday night.
Villain NJ. Marks has been awarded the
contract of printing the Revised Statutes by
the judiciary committee of the Legislature, he
being the lowest bidder.
Rev. DR.. Hill gave his lecture upon the Moon
at Kennebunk last evening.
The Telephone Company will open an ex-
change at Ole Orchard, connecting Biddeford
Saco, Pine Point and Portland
The election in Ward will take place Tues
day, not Monday as stated in the Advertiser.
~AA' Wv OAeNi', coSSoSO ludotCI VI LILO CJrdQu
Trunk, found wallet containing $500 dropped
by passenger ON one of the trains, and re-
stored it to him.
| Rev. Dr. Bolles will deliver the third lecture
in his course, illustrated by the stereopticon.
on Monday evening at Plymouth church, TAX
ing as his subject early Stuart London"
Re aders will remember the low fares provid-
ed on the Maine Central to-day for those who
desire 80 attend the Bath centennial.
| At the Preble Chapel temperance meeting
on Sunday evening Mr.. James A. Andersen.
Will repeat his lecture on Scripture temper
ance and moderate drinking" All are cor
daily invited.
Rev. Mr.. Cummings. with his choir of sing
ers, will hold services in behalf of the Home
next Sabbath in Union Hall at 1Od a. m. and
Casco street f. w. Baptist at pm. A COL
lection will be taken.
Rev. j. M. Lowden will give the next in.the
course of illustrated sermons tomorrow eve.
ming at the Free Baptist church, being the
concluding one Subject 1.-The Prodigal. :"
These sermons have drawn crowded audiences.
Richard Maggie has begun practicing on the
harbor at st. john N. B., and will deposit $50
in fortnight for race with Fred Plaisted.
The hackmen no longer shout loudly at the
railroad stations
thursday Mr. Chase, the cruelty society
agent, visited stable full of cattle at the
Cape, kept on swamp hay. and left notice that
there must be change in feed or the cattle
would be fed at the owners expense
The Ladies' Temperance Praying Band will
hold gospel temperance meeting at the Mis-
sion this evening at y o'clock, Good sneak
ing and singing may be expected. All are in
vited.
The office of the American Union telegram
Company in this city will be closed TODAY.
Mr.. Hearn has lately finished fine nboto.
ograph OF Mr.. Charles Dyer, who was killed
by an accident on Commercial street last sum
mer, and placed it in the window of Young &
Stone apothecaries, C orner of Green and Con-
| gresS streets.
MIR. FL. B. Brown has some new and very
beautiful pictures just completed at his studio
on Danforth street. The studio will be omen
to-day for the reception of visitors.
MIR. BENZ. Dyer, we are glad to hear, was not
seriously hurt and will be out to-day.