The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-10-10
CITY AND vICINITY
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Brief lettings.
The Cspo Elizabeth Sentinel has been great
ly improved of late, and is an excellent local
newspaper.
The bark Romo which arrived from Picteu,
yesterday, carried away her top-gallant mast.
Bright day and cooler yesterday. Mercury
500 at SUNRISE 66o at noon, $50 at sunset: wind
west, southwest.
The annual meeting of the corporators Of the
Maine General Hospital will be held in the
Council Room City Building this afternoon.
MIR. Charles Ramsey, formerly superiutend-
ent of Evergreen cemetery, has, says the Mt.
Desert Herald, about completed his labors on
The Roaicl lawn, Bar Harbor, and has made
very handsome job of it.
Rev. MI Hayden of this city, will lecture at
Union Hall, Ferry Village, next Thursday
evening at seven and one-half o'clock. SUBJ
ject-'What We See, or True Vision"
The police yesterday made liquor seizures at
Mary Sullivan's on Congress street; rear of
John Browns, Fore street; rear of Mrs. Min
noek's in Freeman's lane; rear of Patrick
Plunkets on Fore stree; at Mrs. Hadsor's on
Center street; at the old printers Exchange,
Fore street, and at Nellie Dennis's on Centre
street.
The Superintendent of the Telephone Com
pany, Mr.. Farnham. suggests that subscribers
having telephone at their residence, and de-
string to take look at the comet, can,!by leav-
ing word at the office be called at the proper
time, providing the sky is clear No charge
will be made.
The usual Gospel Temperance Meeting will
be held at the Mission this evening at d o'cleck
Also the conservation service OF p. m3 All
are invited.
Rev. DR.. Blodgstt will speak of Mission work
iu China at the chapel of st to street church
this evening
Miss Foster had silver watch and two gold
rings stolen from her room at the ST. Julian
Hotel yesterday
Personal
Mr.. A. W. Clark of this city, is teacher of
penmanship in Lowell Commercial College.
Senator Frye Of Maine will speak in Phila-
delphia in behalf of the regular Republican
ticket Oct. %.
Gen. Benz F. Butler of Bos on, and Hon.
A. P. Gould OF Thomaston, are at the Fall
mouth Hotel, and will tackle the Washington
Ice Company again.
Canon and Mr.. Fergie, Of wigand, Eng
land, and Miss Carrie Swain, are at the Fail
mouth.
Gov. Plais,ed and staff, have engaged
rooms at Parker's, Boston, for the week.
Quito number Of people were present from
Portland, Augusta and Brunswick, at the ded-
ication OF Trinity church in Lewiston, Friday,
including Gel. G. B. Merrill Mr.. and Mrs. j.
e. Prindle, Mrs. Davis and S. T. Cerser.
Among the clergymen present was Rev. A. w.
Little Of st. Paul's church in this city.
Royal T. Twombly of Fort Worth, Texas, is
visiting his brother, ". G.. Twombly of this
city
The State Of Maine has received from Mr..
Samuel Wells of this city the gift OF picture
of Samuel Wells, who was its governor in
1856. 1t will adorn the capitol at Augusta.
Hon. I. Fl. Murch has concluded to accept
the position of editor-in-chief OF the Albany
Evening Union, the offer Of which was noted
last week. He will enter upon the active dis
charge of his duties as soon as his term as Con-
gresham expires, and in the meantime viii
have general oversight Of the paper.
DIR. Walter e. Fernald, recently of The
Maine State Insane Hospital has accepted a
position in tho Wisconsin State Insane Asylum
as assistant physician.
The Harry w. French Lectures.
Our citizens should2not forget the Harry w
French illustrated lectures which begin al
City Hall, Friday evening, Oct. Goth. The
following are the subjects and dates: Oct
Goth, "Shores OF the Polar Sea; Norway and
Creenlands. fha land IF the Midnioht Sunp