The Portland daily press., 1883-11-02
Brief Jottings.

Fine day yesterday. Mercury 400 at a. M,
SO at noon, 45o at sunset; wind west, north
west.
The cloud effects were very fine yesterday.
An electric arc light has been put in the
Public Library.
Mr. Theodore jackson, the original bssso Of
Morris Brothers minstrels, is at the United
States Hotel.
Lieut.. Butt, of the q. S. revenue steamer
Woodbury., has taken fifteen days leave of
absence.
A few good seats remain at Stockbridge's
for French's lecture at City Hall tonight on
"The White Mountains"
Next Monday evening Munjoy Lodge, X. Of
P. will entertain the Yarmouth lodge at
Pythian Hall.
The Society of Art at their meeting Wednes-
day night, decided to erect the building, lately
described in the PRESS and will issue bonds to
secure the necessary sum.
The underwriters have settled with the
owners of the Magnet, lately destroyed by fire.
paying $2,925. The machinery is to be taken
out and sold and the hull broken up.
The barkentine Payson Tucker left Phla-
delphia Oct. 10th and arrived at Gibarra on
the 2lst, remarkably quick passage of five
days
There will be Bible reading at the Friend
ly Inn this friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Christian workers and friends of temperance
are invited.
The Y. M. G. A. class in vocal music taught
by M. L. Fitch opened with large attendance
last evening. The next session of the class
will be on Monday evening Nov. 9th.
The first meeting of the Congressional Club
for this season will be held Monday evening,
Nov 18th, at the Y. NJ. G. A. Hall. Addresses
will be made by Rev. R. r. Meredith, D. D.,
of Boston and others.
Hon. j. FL. Drummond will lecture before
the Law Students Club this evening on 'Life
Insurance Contracts" Members of the Bar
and friends of the club are cordis,iy invited
Owing to trouble with his eyes the Rev.
evening and Sunday evening lectures until
further notice. BE will however occupy his
pit on Sunday mornings.
Deputy Grand Master w. n. vose will in
stitute lodge of the "Ancent Order Of
United Workmen" at Woodford's Corner
Monday evening next with twenty charter
members.
At the meeting of the M. G. NJ. A. last eve
ming Ex-President Daniel Hamblen presented
the Association a fine portrait of himself,
which will be hung in prominent position in
the hall. After the meeting the members par
took of clam boil
Owen Conley, boy about sixteen years of
age, was kicked by horse at Falmouth,
Wednesday, receiving terrible blow oyer the
eye from the horses iron hoof. He was taken
sJreeg IN BHl5 cry
and died yesterday Of his injuries.
To-day is the Feast OF All Souls. On this
day the church commentaries all the souls in
purgatory. The feast is not holiday of obi
cation, but is specially observed. The entire
month of November is devoted to praying for
the dead by the Catholic church.
a few nights ago while Mr.. w. FL. Hilton,
the jeweler on Federal street, was at tea, a
large stone was thrown through his window
with such force that hole only as large as the
missile was made. 1t struck his safe and two
pieces OF the rock were Clipped off Mr.. Hill
ton narrowly escaped injury.
Fishing schooner George W. Pierce, owned
by Lewis, Chase & Written, went ashore on
Ram Island Wednesday night. She had no
load ON board. Yesterday morning she was
got off and towed to the Cape. 1t is impossible
to tell the actual amount of damage, until her
bottom is inspected.
All Saints day was celebrated in the Cath
Ollie churches and st. Luke's Cathedral yester-
day. High mass was solemnized in the
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at 9
q. m. The Rev. Father Linnehan officiated
as celebrant, assisted by the resident priests
Right Rev. Bishop Healy delivered an ad-
dress. At st. Luke's Cathedral the holy
eucharist was celebrated.
Mr.. Cousins, of the new Silsby engine COM
pany, says the steamer did not respond to the
first call at the fire, Wednesday night, because
she does not have to. He also says she work
ed all right and there was no trouble WIS
were informed by one of the assistant en-
gineers, and also by several bystanders, that
there was period of some fifteen minutes
when she wouldn'tor didn't work, but after
that she did work satisfactorily