The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-08

The committee on Reform school voted to
visit the Reform school today.
| Fort George lodge, No. 81 knights Of Pythias,
was instituted at Brunswick last evening by
the grand officers from this city
An Art Students League is being formed in
this city; it will have rooms with opportuni-
ties for modelling and drawing.
Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, the first day
OF Lent. Ser vices were held at the Episcopal
and Catholic churches.
The Cumberland county quarterly conven-
| ton of reform clubs held at Dry Mills will
continue today.
The newly elected officers of Mission Lodge
7. o. G. T. were installed last evening.
Miss Lizzie White, well known as formerly
proprietor.o fone of our popular eating houses
is to take charge of the diniug-room at the
Thorn Mountain House, jackson, N. II.
despatch from Toronto says competent
judges in England declare the amalgamation
of the Grand Trunk and Great Western Roads
illegal and that steps will be taken to have the
contract annulled. The Dominion Parliament
will be pressed to have the question ofits legal
ity brought before competent tribunal.
The snow in the Notch is said to be piled up
in solid drifts about ten to fifteen feet high.
The Bangor Commercial says j. G. Little
field of Boston, has recently purchased in
Maine very promising chestnut geldng that
already trots in the thirties and is very steady.
The next lecture in the course at Bethel will
be given By VIM. E. Gould, Esq, of this city,
Feb. 18th,
Visitors of the Associated Charities are re-
mi dad f fI,ae afauo CHI n
o'clock.
Rev. @. A. Hayden will lecture in the Me-
chanics' free course tomorrow night on "The
Home Life"
The Martha Washington sale should attract
large patronage at Reception Hall today, and
the musical and literary entertainment in the
evening will be first class.
At meeting of Mr.. Studleys creditors held
yesterday, Messrs. G. FL. Smith and Webster
of Portland, and MIR. Thompson of Boston,
were appointed committee to examine his
affairs and report whether settlement should
be made or not, and on what basis.
Remember the Hor. W. w. Thomas, Jr.,
will lecture in Vaughan street. chapel this
evening at 45; subject, Founding of Port
land" No admission. Drop what you please
lutO INC DaSket al Ln6 QOOr.
There was heavy fall of snow-about six
inches-between midnight and ten o'clock
yesterday morning. The trains over the vari-
GUS roads were delayed yesterday in conse-
quence from twenty minutes to an hour. Mer-
curry 200 at sunrise, $50 at noon, $50 at sunset;
wind southwest and west. The storm cleared
at noon.
The Fraternity dance, advertised for next
Tuesday evening, has been postponed.
The Prussian, Capt. McDougall, of the Allan
line, did not get off yesterday morning owing
to the storm delaying the trains by which the
cattle were expected. The steamer intended
sailing last night with ITO head of cattle, and
cargo valued at $50 900
The cargo of the Henry G. Buchanan, con-
sisting OF cooperage stock, belonged to Nutter,
Kimball & Co., was valued at So. 800 and fully
insured in the Atlantic Mutual, New York.
The Youths gospel temperance meeting will
be held at the Mission this evening at ~
o'clock. All are invited
The Ogdensburg trains came through with
but little delay yesterday afternoon. A snow
pillow off the track caused considerable delay to
one train at noon jut no damage was done.
Officers Rice and Sterling had long walk
through the snow to the Brewery, Cape Eliz-
abeth, and in that vicinity arrested colored
man named Samuel BoYles for the larceny of
quantity of ribbon from Miss S. A. Flood
Miss Flood employed Bowles as a sweeper and
for other necessary work.