The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-01-27
Rr hf lettings.

Yesterday morning was probably the coolest
yet. Mercury, at SUNRISE 60 to 50 below in the
city, 14o below at Stroudwater 12o below at
Saccarappa, 22o below at Cumberland, 800 be-
low at Cornish. At neon the mercury had
risen in the city to 15o above, aud to 900 at
sunset. Wind northwest and southwest.
The annual csllection for the Widows
Wood Society will be taken at High Street
church tomorrow morning.
The school teachers were paid about &c. 500
yesterday.
Rev. Parker Jacques will preach at Vaughan
Street church, Sunday, a! ) o'clock
Tie county commissioners have just re-
ceived 600 feet of Southern timber, which
this spring will be used for panl1ing on Pc, t.
land bridge. The great travel over this brid GO
soon wears out the thickest planks.
The ladies of West Congregational church
have purchased one of Frinks celebrated pa
tent refectors for the audience room which it
lights up finely. There will be praise meet
ing there tomorrow evening and a collection
will be taken to aid in paying for the chan.
delier.
The meeting OF the Sons of Veterans, hich
was to have been held this evening, has been
postponed on account Of the illness Ut the mus
tering officer, until further notice.
Rev. Mr.. Alger win preach tomorrow morn
ing and evening at Park Street church. This
closes his engagement with the society.
Rev Reuen Thomas of Brcokline, Mass,
will address the next meeting of the Coagre
gational Club.
The Portland Company sent off two locomo-
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way.
Mr.. Sumner Barbour lost pocket book yes
tsrday containing about $50. 1t was found a
short time after by little boy, who returned
it safe to its owner.
A delegation OF twelve or fifteen members
from Ivanhce Lodge, Knights of Pythias, Wis
tied N>rragansett Lodge at Buxton Centre
Thursday evening.
The Express says: "There is young lady
residing on Mupjoy Hill in this city, who car
spell auy word backward as easily and rapidly
as she can spell it in the ordinary way.
number of years ago she frightened abou
something, and began 10 spell backwards. and
since that time she has retained the faculty Il
do So"
Rev. .dr. LeLicheur's lecture at Mechanics
Hall, last evening, on How to Climb" was {
very interesting effort aud much enjoyed b,
all present.
The seventh grand assembly Of the Cumbei
land Rowing Association will come off at Me
chaDics' Hall, Thursday next. Grmmer's or
chesrra will furnish the seductive strains.
Monday night the coffee party and prone
nase concert at City Hall, under the auspices
If ST. Vincent de Paul society, will be given
Tickets at McGowan's.
Grimm4r's orchestra furnished the music
for the grand ~ts- S-zneu's bsll AZ Comic, n. H.,
last night.
The ladies' e syel temp erance meeting will
be held as the Mission tins evening at 7.5(
O'Clock. All are invited.
Remember the union gospel meeting at tn
rooms of tie Y. M. c.. A, this evening at 7.3(
O'Clock.
The Reform Club will hold Temperance
meeting tomorrow evening, commencing at
O'Clock, in their hall, corner of Temple an
Congress streets. All are cordially invited.
1.-THE State Street parish voted unanimously
last evening, to concur with the charch in {
call to the Bey Mr. Bailey Of Detroit, at sal
airy of $4,000 per annnm.
The new hook and ladder truck, Bramhal
No. 3, has been placed in its house on Braek
EFT street.
The Samaritan Associations promenac
concart at City Hall has bsen postponed.