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

Fine day yesterday. Mercury 800 at 7 a. M,
S4' at noon, 33' at sunset; wind north.
Mrs. K. Q. Bolles, formerly of Portland. has
been elected president of the Salem Mass
Samaritan Society.
Tue ladies of Congress Square Union have
been holding very successful fair, the pro-
ceeds amounting to $500.
Don't forget Eagle Hooks animal ball at
Mechanics Hall Thursday night. Grimmer
will furnish the music.
The ladies OF st. Pauls Guild were quite
successful with their Christmas sale at Recen-
tion Hall yesterday.
boy named Milan was arrested by Officer
Pickett for stealing lot of bones, which he
sold at the junk stores.
There will be a sale of usefuI and fancy
articles at State street chapel this afternoon
and evening. appropriate for Christmas gifts
Refreshments will be served.
The ladies ofSt Stephens church will hold
their annual Christmas sale at the yestry
Thursday afternoon and evening. Refresh
ments will be served at p. m.
The Soldiers and Sailors Association will
bold ITS monthly meeting next Saturday eve
ming, at 7.S0 o'clock, at Reception Hall. in
staoa OF Tonight.
Waterman Reuel Fields, of the Grand
Trunk, arrested boy yesterday for stealing
coal from the company's yard, named Michael
R'ng, and OfficersiMcGrath and McDonough
boy named James Brogan for stealing barrels.
Officers Sparrow and Massure arrested John
Fitzgerald last evening for connection with
the larceny of barrels from Twitchell.
Champlin & Co.
The ladies of Woodford's Congregations
Circle will give coffee party and apron sale
in their vestry tomorrow night. The pur-
chaser Of cup of coffee will be entitled to tn a
cup as a souvenir
Mr.. J. E. Libby had about six dollars worth
OF tools stolen from the house being built for
Mr.. Waldron on New Cumberland street.
They we're taken between Saturday night aud
Monday morning.
Mr.. Mark A. Patterson, piano and bass
player last season at the Lyceum Theatre.
died Of typhoid fever Dec. 7th at Sherman,
Texas He was travelling with Lillian
Browns "Jollities."
A large crowd of young people enjoyed
themselves skating on the pond in Deeripe's
Cakes yesterday. The surface could be great.
ly improved by flooding, which it was reported
would be done.
The ladies of the Second Parish will hold
Christmas sale at their vestry to-day and eve
ming, and tomorrow, commencing this after
noon. An antiquarian supper will be served
tonight and hot turkey supper tomorrow
night
Brig 81. B. Cleaves of Portland which ar
rived at New York yesterday from Pernambu-
co reports that she left at Turks Island. Can't
Charleson, he having been injured bv being
caught in gear on Nov. 2Sth; also that T,ouis
Garlicks, seaman, fell overheard and was
drowned.
An electric light in the shoe store of Davis
IL Garland on Middle street last night, from
some defect in the carbon, blazed a foot or two
above the globe. Its appearance was so
threatening that the officer on the beat notified
oy telephone the electric light company and
the light was shut off.
When Maine was called in the House Mon.
day, Mr. Reed introduced two relief bills, one
changing the immigration laws and another
liking the meeting of the United States dis.
trict court at Portland on the first Tuesday of
February and December, at Bangor in june
and Bath in September.
There are now five English steamers in
port. The Polynesian, Capt. Barrett, from
Liverpool, Nov. 10Th, arrived after fine
passage yesterday noon. She brought cabin,
intermediate, 81 Storage passengers, and
$50 tons cargo. The Montreal and Circassian
will sail Saturday.
There will be preaching in the chapel cor
ner of May and Danforth streets each evening
this week by j. O. Holloway of Sullivan,
Ind. Subject for Wednesday evening, aThe
Good Confession" from Mathew 16: l6. The
meetings are increasing in interest. Mr.. |
Holloway is very fine speaker
The second lecture in the Mechanic Asso- |
cations free course is announced for next |
Friday evening. The subject of the lecture
will be portland Banks and Bankers from
the earliest times" which will be delivered BY
VIM. e. Gould of this city. Many very in
teresting statistics and "reminiscences will be |
given which must be highly appreciated, par.
iicularly by our business men.