The Portland daily press., 1884-12-04
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Aoother find day yesterday. The mercury
indicated 27o at sunrise, 500 at noon, $40 at
sunset; wind north, northwest
We have received the Musical Record for
December. 1t is an interesting number.
The pend at Clark & Chaplin's new ice
honsss is frozen over and the boys and girls are
skating merrily.
Robert Dresser, Esq, celebrated his S4th
birthday yesterday, at his residence, Morrill's
Corner, Deer'ne. A long and honorable life.
A handsome brick block of three houses is
to be built on the Miller lot on Congress street,
head OF Grove, by Spencer Rogers and others.
The charcoal depot ON Green street does a
furnishing business, amounting, We are told,
to $l500 year.
Murjoy Lodge, K. Of P, went to Yarmouth
Vile last evening, to attend the anniversary of
Wescustogo Lodge.
The ladies OF st. Luke's Guild will have
sale OF fancy articles at Bishop Neely's resi-
deuce, on Stste street, today.
There has been splendid programme pre-
pared for the children's temperance meeting at
the Gospel Mission this evening.
An entertainment will be given at the vii.
liston Church this evening under the auspices
of the Ladies' Circle There will be music
vocal aud instrumental,-and readings.
Mr. Herbert G. Stock well left for New Or
leans with Commissioner Ham Tuesday. TO
take charge OF the exhibit of the Portland
Cement Pipe and Stone Company.
Rev. Nj. Crosley will be installed pastor of
the Church OF the Messiah this evening. The
exercises commence at 7.30 o'clock, and will be
in the order as printed in Mondays PRES.
james McKeen, Bowdoin graduate of
1864, has been appointed by Mayor Low a
member of the Brooklyn, N. Y, board Of edu-
cation.
Porfessor Stewart of Liberia left st noon
yesterday for Providence, R. I. He will RS
turn in few days and will speak at the State
Street Congregational Church.
Major FL. A. Shorey received news from
Paris yesterday morning that Ex-Governor
~Psrham was comfortable and that the symp.
toms continue favorable. y
The other eleetric lights ordered by the Citv
Council will be located as follows: Casco and
Congress. Congress square, Park and Congress,
State street square, Middle and Pearl, at the
post office, Free and Middle.
A yousg fellow who visited the police sta
tion yesterday morning tried to smuggle bot
tie of whiskey into the hands of thirsty pris-
oner. Turnkey Merrill put the visitor into the
next cell.
At tho Falmouth last night were Col John
M. Wilson. o. s. A.; Gen. Seldsn Connor,
Augusta; Henry Vessel, New York; j. T.
Henderson, W. B. White, Philadelphia; John
B. Cotton, Lewiston.
The Loyal Legion held its regular stated
meeting at the Falmouth Hotel last evening.
Governor Robie, Ex-Governor Connor, Major
Bscher OF Pennington and Colonel Spaulding
were among the members present from out of
town.
The Sergeant Kelly case is expected to
come on in the United States Court today for
Its second trial. Mr.. Hadlock appears for
Kelly in the place of Hon. Washington Gill
bert. The evidence was fully reported in the
PRESS at the first trial.
Mt John @. Stevens, the architect has de-
signed very handsome order card for the
forthcoming ball of the wheeImsn it bears an
tique lettering, and a vignetts represents in
vigorous manner wayside incident in the
bicyclist's career.
The "Viucent" Chautauqua Circle meets
with Mrs. Coffin, No, 818 Congress street, tc-
morrow evening. Members are requested to
bring question for the question drawer, also
to answer to the roll call with a quotation
from Milton.
The workroom of the Associated Charities is
now open for the season. Sewing will be fur
nished to worthy applicants every Friday,
from 1880 to 1890, at room No. IS, City
Building. No persons is supplied with work
without an order from visitor of the society.
The Rev. Charles Brown Elder, Portland
boy, now Of South Boston, breaches next Sun-
day in the First Parish of this city. DR.. Hill
goes to Cambridge this week, to serve on the
ovsrseers' committee for visiting the Divinity
School.
Two boys were up in warehouse on Union
wbarf, yesterday, and accidentally fell through
tbs scuttls to the foor beneath. One of tie
boys, named Welsh, broke leg and was taken
to the Greedy Hospital. The other, whore
name could not be learned, dislocated one
arm and shoulder and was taken home
Mr.. Isaiah Garland OF this city had his side
considerably injured in, railway collision,
Sunday morning, between Houlton and Debec
by being thrown heavily against the arm of a
seat; though several of the cars were badly
smashed, the other passengers escaped without
injury worth mentioning.
Advertisements appropriately coming under
the classification heads, WANTS, HKLP WANT
ED, SITUATIONS WANTED, For SALE, To LET.
BOARD and Rooms aud LOST AND FOUND, not
exceeding forty words, will be inserted in the
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in advance, regular rates will be charged. The |
large circlation of the Press makes it the best |
medium for these advertisements.
twenty-five years ago, when kerosene first |
came into use. Mrs. Cyrus Greene of Wood |
fcr5's purchased lamp chimney, and used it |
to illuminate on the occasion of the first cleo |
tion OF Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency. |
She has Used il ever since, up to the time of |
the election of Cleveland, when it was accci-
dentally broken in illuminating for his cleo
lion.