The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-14

beautiful day yesterday Mercury 26o at
sunrise, 420 at noon, 400 at sunset; wind south
west.
Mr.. +. o. Conant and wife returned to the
city yesterday from their wedding tour.
Inc work at the Associated Charities rooms
VIII be ready to be given ont to-day.
Mr.. Joseph S. Spinner, of the q. s. Con-
sulate at Havana, is visiting his old home in
Portland
beautiful panel painting OF holly hooks by
Mrs. U. A. Dyer, may be seen in Stubs win
dow, in Harrington Block.
The Partisan sailed from Liverpool for Port
land Dec. 9th, the Peruvian the 18th, to be
followed by the Sarmstian on the Goth.
Mr.. W. j. Spicer, Superintendent of the
Grand Trunk Railway, and Mr.. A. Gregory,
Assistant Superintendent, were in town YES
terday on business connected with the road.
The steamship Circassian, Capt. Smith of
the Allan Line, sailed for Liverpool yesterday
afternoon. The value of domestic merchandise
In her cargo was 500, 1926, foreign S164, SIT.
The United States ballot box will be on ex-
hibition at the City Clerks Office and an op.
portunity will be afforded for any who NAV
wish to see its workings this morning.
The lecture to be delivered by VIM. r.
Gould, Esq, this evening at Mechanics Hall
on Portland Banks and Bankers from the
Earliest Times is free to all and should be
listened to By large audience.
A woman's state relief corps will be institu-
ted by Mrs. A. M. Sawyer of this city, presi-
dent Of the Women's State Relief Corps Of
Maine at Vinalhaven next Tuesday night The
corps will have 40 charter members.
as the Express was going to press yesterday
81 the Office on Plum street, the main shaft
broke and 1t was not possible to get out the
daily edition. The damage will be repaired
to-day.
Mr.. Edwin L. Smith has taken the first
prize for English pug slut Dolly at the Lowell
Bench show, first prize for pup Don, second
prize Tor pup Fanny, and State prize for three
best dogs owned by one owner.
The monthly meeting of the Woman,s
christian Temperance Union will be held this
tFriday) afternoon at the Friendly Inn, De-
votionsl meeting at 2.30 business meeting at
o'clock
Hon. VIM. Cumback, ex-member of Com
gress and ex-Lieut. Governor of Indiana. will
lecture IN Portland and other places in Maine,
commencing early in February, under the
auspices of the Order of Odd Fellows
The annual address before the Portland
-beneyelent Society will be delivered at the
First Parish church on Sunday evening, 10th
inst, at o'clock by James P. Baxter. Sub.
ject, Modern Charity.
MI. George o. Bailey of Belfast, has sold his
brown mare Kittie B., to John Head of this
city for $500. Kittie B. is Fix years old and
weighs 1850 pounds. She has never trotted
race, but is said to be fast, having made half
mile in 1.16.
Wednesday, little boy named Hopkins.
whose parents live on the corner of Franklin
and Newbury streets, pounded cartridge,
that he had found somewhere, on rock. The
cartridge exploded and badly injured the little
finger and thumb of one hand.
The Boston Journal says: Fred l.. McLaugh-
lin, OF the firm of Thompson n Murch & Co.,
liquor and cigar dealers, Essex street. |
Boston, has petitioned the firm into in |
soivency. Mr.. Murch is the Greenback Labor
Reform ex-Congressman from Maine.
In the window of Robert Knights art store |
on Temple street may be seen fine oil paint |
lug OF Master Herbert L. Rollins, in an ele-
CANT gilt frame. The painting is the work Of |
Mr.. j. s. B. Norton of Pennington. and is
carefully finished.
Mr.. Farnham had special telephone line
Dnilt and instruments placed on the stage
OF Warren Hall, Cumberland Mills, connect
ing with the residence of W. L. Lonplev.
agent OF the Cumberland Mills, so that Mr..
Longley, who is sick, was thus enabled to hear
the dedicatory exercises Wednesday night very
plainly.
Mr.. Joseph s. Springer is visiting the city,
Dat leaves for Washington to-day. Mr..
springer has been consular clerk at Havana
many years and, the past season, oficiated as
acting eonsul-general to the great acceptance
u the government and the Cuban merchants.
Mr. sprlnger's thorough knowledge of his
1uties and his skill in the delicate handing of
diplomatic matters with authorities so punctil-
Gus as the Spanish has reflected credit on
Maine through her representative.