The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-08


200, wind west. Partly clear at noon. wind
south, mercury 400. At sunset it was cloudy.
wind unchanged, mercury 440.
The PRESS is under obligations to Senator
Hale and Congressman Reed and Dneley for
public documents.
The Reform Club will hold o temperance
meeting at their hall tomorrow evening, COM
mepcing at z o'clock.
The Portland Typographical Union have
their annual meeting and supper tonight at the
Merchants Exchange Hotel.
The spectacle of a horse in fit attracted a
large crowd on Congress street yesterday Of
ternoon. The animal was attached to one Of
the horse cars.
Tue entrance of the Portland Roller Skating
Rink has been enlarged, and the offices remod-
eled. This change will prove great conven-
fence to patrons
T. Fl. Haskell, Esq, delivered an interest
ing lecture before the Law Students Club last
evening on "The Common Law and Legal
Studies"
A little child of Mr.. lothian f. Clark, the
well known insurance agent, died yesterday
from diphtheria, and two others of his chill
dren are very low with the same disease
Mr.. j. Henry Rines, senior member of the
well known firm of Rines Bros, was married
to Miss A. Isabel Pritchard at the residence of
her father at Jersey City, N. j.
DR.. John G. Pierce OF Brunswick, wishes to
correct the statement that he was a graduate
of Harvard Medical school. He was a student
at that school, but not graduate. He grad
uated elsewhere.
The family residing at a State street request
ed Mr.. Baker, secretary of the overseers of the
poor, to let the infant, left on their door steps
a few mornings ago, remain with them, and
their request has been granted
Twenty presented themselves yesterday for
the civil service examination as applicants for
service at this port, and three for service at
Washington. Another examination occurs to-
day.
A large audience was present last evening at
the concert by Bishops Original Georgia Min
strels in City Hall. The entertainment was
very enjoyable one. Tom Mcintosh alone
would fill the house every time.
Information of current report that Rev.
| Mr.. Bicknell, formerly of this city, had broken
his leg In Lowell, was received at this Office
last night at too late an hour for confirmation
or contradiction.
Mr.. A. c. Evans has sold his stage line from
Bridgton to Portland, to MIR. Benjamin Dress
or. of the Pequawket House, Brownfed. Mr..
Dresser has sold his hotel and Its appurten-
ances, to a Mr.. Anderson Of Fryeburg, and has
taken possession of his Bridgton purchase.
| The Woman's Christian Temperance Union
! have decided to hold the Union Temperance
meeting Of the Sabbath schools inECity Hall,
Monday afternoon, December 81. The ad-
dresses of the occasion will be made by the
ministers of the city.
| The second meeting to discuss the topic "The
Attendance of Children on the Preaching Ser
vice. will be held in Chestnut street vestry,
Monday evening next at 7.30. Address by
Rev. Geo. D. Lindsay, Rev. d. Carruthers,
Rev. Mr.. Watson, and laymen Of the several
| churches.
Four tramps were lodged In the police station
last night This makes twenty-four Of these
| gentlemen of elegant leisure provided with
| lodgings since Saturday night of last week.
| One of the four lodged last night was a well
| dressed young man who claimed to have been
robbed of $51 or more on his way up from
| Eastport on the boat the night before.
| In the First Parish course OF lectures this
afternoon, Rev. Samuel Longfellow will read
selections from the poems of his brother, the
ate Henry w. Langfellow. This will be q
| rare opportunity for all who appreciate the
writings of our graatest poet, to herr them in
| terpreted by one in most thorough sympa-
| thy with their author.
| Our citizens should not forget the lecture on
electricity to be given at the City Hall next
Wednesday evening by Mr.. Arthur B. Morrill,
OF the Portland High School. Mr.. Morrill,
made fine reputation in Boston last winter
by lectures in that city and we feel sure that
[ those who go to hear him will be much better
/ satisfied than by the majority of scientific lee
turers who come here from other places.
Colonel" the old horse recently sent away
from the Fire Department after thirteen years
of service, has come into the hands Of Murry
Bros, and returned to town. The veteran has
| grown comedy and stout on country living
The boys at Five's house, where Colonel
was last CHARTERED while in the department,
have talked of having him brought to the house
to receive something of an ovation from his
former associates.