The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-12-12
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There was slight fall of snow yesterday,
but tue weather cleared 10 the afternoon The
mercury Indicated $50 At suoriee 37s at noon,
80 ~ sunset; vino southwest.
Joseph I. Merrill has besn appointed keeper
OF the asylum By The overseers OF the poor.
There will ha a gospel meeting az the rooms
OF the <. M =. A. this evening at 80 clock.
Mr.. Abandon Stone OF Ferry Village. lately
injured his back severely, and is confiaed to
the house.
Rev. q. 81 Daniels will conduct the Bible
class at The X NJ. @. A. rooms this afternoon
at a. 80 o'clock.
Don't forget the temperance meeting at
Deering Bricge Chapel at 80 o'clock this eve
nlng All are welcome
The Upiversalist society at Saccarappa has
voted 10 retain Rev. Mr.. Houghton another
year and raised the money for the annual ex-
penses of the church.
IDe WasbbnrD Literary Uaon meets this
evening IN the vestry OF the Church of the
Messiah. An entertaining programme has
besn arranged. The public are invited
The second assembly of the Knightly six
was held 10 Army and Navy Hall Wednesday
evening There was good party and pleas
ant lime. IL will be repeated New Years eve.
The new steamer Cumberland of the Inter-
national 3. s. Co., will be la unched at the
yard Of the New England Ships Building Co.,
az Bath, Monday, December 10Th, at eleven
The Boston and Maine tain from the West,
due here last night at 10 o'clock. ran off the
track at the know nothing" and was not ex-
pected here till about O'Clock this morning,
Nobody sas hurt.
"Cute" McGinty who was implicated in
gambling affair at Lake Maranocook last Au-
gust and Tor whose appearance the police
nave Kept sharp eye, WAS arrested in this city
"wednesday night by officer Hussey.
While Mr. Harrison Gnurann .rbo bal.,,,, a
SaccarapPs, Was Harvesting his horse yesterday
morning, DO slipped aud fell and the animal
stepped on bis head. Several bad cuts were
made, which were dressed by Or. Cammett.
The ladies of the Church OF the Messiah will
give novel entertainments In the yestry of
tteir church Wednesday evening next 1t
Will be 10 the shape Of Scotch soiree, some
taine that must DO seen TO be appreciated and
enjoyed.
The Montreal, Capt Bouchette, of the Do
minion Line, arrived yesterday from Liver
pool. she had gales and head winds most Of
The way. She left Liverpool November 9th
She brought five cabin and forty-three Storage
passengers.
The social gathering given by Bosworth Re-
hef Corps last evening at g. A. r. Hall to the
members OF Bosworth Post and ShepIey Camp,
SONS OF Veterans, was quite largely attended
Ine singing. solos, duets and readings were
very much enjoyed by those present.
The Sandman. Capt. Smith of the Allan
Line, sailed for Liverpool at p. M yesterday
She look 10 cabin, IL intermediate and 200 steer
age passengers, including a large number of
late employees Of the G. p. r. r. She took a
very large and valuable cargo, worth S3l5,-
O00. VIZ
Thomas Trainer, Frank Pulsifer and Thorn
as ConDors robbed Mrs. Fratess clothes lipe.
on Pleasant street and were arrested. Yester-
day morning in the Municipal court they were
sentenced TO three months each in the county
jail. ConDors also stole at the Preble House a
coat belonging to DR.. Fernald, and got an ex-
ira month for that.
Gen. Geo. L. Beal, Norway; Col I. S.
Bangs, Wsteryile; C. G. Allen, Augusta; f.
a. II; Plllsbury, Bangori John P. Dowhey,
Frovl0ence, Il. l.; j. O. Gilman, Haverhill;
Geo. 81 Maddox, F. j. Nelson, James f.
Mahoney, E. N. Morse, Boston; Chas G. Per-
~, Harry j. Sylvester, Paul l.. Thieny, New
YORK; Geo. a. Gilman, Rochester, N, Y.
We're at the Falmouth last night.
Gov. Robe, Gen. CoHnor, Gen. Beals, Col.
Baogs aud others, the Committee on Hotels, of
the executive committee on the National En-
canpmSnt, q. A. R.. met at the Falmouth
Hotel last evening, but adjourned to this
morning without tTansacting any business. 1t
il etlil a question neither sufficient hotel aC-
Communications can be secured to guarantee the
noielnR OF the encampment in Portland.
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