The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-04

Ooluef yesterday. mercury JbO at sunrise,
54o at noon, 500 at sunset; wind northwest.
The Daily Chronicle is the latest newspaper
candidate for popular favor. 1t made its bow
to the public yesterday morning, and started
ON its journey in high spirits.
The sociable given by the Park street parish
at Gflbert's Hall last evening was a delightful
affair. There was large turnout and every
thing passed off pleasantly.
The Portland Telephone Co. kindly placed
telephone in the Masonic Hall for the use of
the grand bodies during their meetings.
Gen. j. ID. Fessenden has sold his house, cor
ner of State and Deering streets, to President
Dewitt of the Union Mutual Insurance Co.,
for $4,000.
There were 81 intentions of marriage re-
corded the past month in Portland.
Somebody has been swindling a Skowhegan
gentleman out of his board by saying his name
was Martin, and he was head clerk at Schlot-
terbeck's.
The subscribers to the new Spanish Literary
Club met for the first time last evening in
their new rooms in Motley Block which have
been neatly furnished.
At meeting of State street church Monday
evening Mr.. Hincks' resignation was accepted
and committee appointed to draft resolutions
of regret.
By the inventory of the late Eben N Wins
low S property it appears that he left $4,000,
of VIII. CHI sum the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals will get $1,000.
Attention is called to the meeting of the
Ocean Park Association, to be held at Old Or
chard, May 10th. The directors meeting will
occur the 9TH Address Secretary L. w.
sStone, Biddeford.
Mr. Lambert has been engaged to sing bass
at the Congress Square Universalist church.
Constable Miles yesterday arrested Thomas
Donahus, John Haley and John Collins for
playing ball on Sunday, and took them to Far
~ Village where they will DC tried before
Justice Perry.
The dance given by the Ancient Order Of
Hibernians was well attended at City Hall
last night. The arrangements were excl
lent and all had good time.
The Crumple Island Club, composed of Allen
Monlton. Hon. W. w. Thomas, Jr. Warren
Noyes, C. NJ. Wormell, and others, left on the
boat for Jonesport last night ON a ten days
shooting expedition.
Agents of the American Express Co. will re-
ceive and forward, free of charge, any ship
ments of clothing or small amounts of money
addressed TO Hon. n. G. Ordway, Governor, or
r Hon. George I'll. Hand, Acting Governor of
Dakota, Yankton. ID. T., which may be Of
fered on account of the sufferers by the late
floods in that Territory.
The Maine Beet Sugar Company is to dis
tribute $1,000 worth of sugar beet seed among
the farmers of New England and other sec.
Sons. This seed was bought by the govern
met for the purpose of promoting sugar beet
cultur,a aud the distribution has been pat into
the hands of the Maine company.
Owing to he recent agreement whereby the
Canadian business is pooled. the necessity for
the construction of the short link of new road
between Swanton and Rouses Point, for the
purpose of connecting the Ogdensburg aud
Lake Champlain with the Portland and Og-
densburg, has been obviated, and the scheme
has been abandoned.