The Portland daily press., 1884-11-18
Brief sot.ings.


1t was bright and beautiful day yesterday.
The mercury indicated 3So at sunrise, $40 at
noon, 49e at sunset; wind North.
London despatch says that the report that
the Canada Pacific railroad had leased the
Grand Trunk proves to be false.
The State of Maine will be launched at
Bath the first of next week. The best Ohio
oak has been used in the planking
The committee on laying out new streets
held another hearing last evening in reference
to the extension Of Wilson street.
Mr.. McFeat of the Allan Line is at the Fal-
mouth. Capt. Barclay has written that the
Polynesiau will not arrive until the oath inst.
Hon. Nelson Dingley, Jr., and N. Woods
ESQ.,, of Bangor, were at the Falmouth yes
terday.
Members Of the Young Mems Christian
Association are expecting an enjoyable time
next Wednesday evening at the rooms of the
association.
Special meetings will be held at the West
Congregational church every evening this
week, except Saturday. There will be preach
ing each evening, followed by a social service.
AL are invited.
AAon' - - 4AthSnlcy VI Dlub 41llI, formerly
amember of ex-Gov. Plaisted's staff, passed
through the city yesterday on his way to Cali
fornis. He is in poor health, and goes w st
hoping to recuperate.
Mr.. M. B. Gilbert took the prize for oils in
the local art exhibition, Mr. Davis that for
water colors, and Mr.. Cox the one for black
and white drawings. The Press of yesterday
placed all the prizes in the same school of art.
new corporation named the Craig Kidney
Cure Company has been formed, with the fol.
lowing officers: President. j. W. Cowdery;
Treasurer, Thomas G. Ashly, Jay W. Cow
derry, William r. Caulking. The capital stock
is 81 900 600; paid in, $50.
d. A. Fitch, James j. Reid and A. J. Wood
worth, New York; Sol Myers and N N. Cur
tis, Boston; Henry P. Anthony, Providence,
r. l Chas. P. Stetson and A. 7. THOMPSON,
Binsor; John B. Cotton, Lewiston; Col. Geo.
D. Bisbee, Buckfeld; John Miller, England;
Dr.. r. G. Deyereux and T. W. Redlin, Kezsr
Falls, are at the Falmouth.
Mr. Clifford of the Peoples Theatre did not
wheel Mr.. Smith around the city yesterday.
Tie wheeling will positively take place, SO
Mr.. Clifford states, at 10 o'clock this morning
Clifford would have fulfilled the wager yester-
day, but was detained by rehearsal He is a
thorough Republican and made the bet before
he came to Portland.
Advertisements appropriately coming under
the classification heads, WANTS, HELP WANT
ED, SITUATIONS WANTED, For SALE, To LET,
BOARD and ROOMS and LOST AND FOUND, not
exceeding forty words, will be inserted in the
Daily PRESS one week for twenty-five cents, il
paid in advance. When payment is not made
In advance, regular rates will be charged
The large circulation of the PRESS makes it
the best medium for these advertisements.
Mrs. Bellows, wife of Rev. j. A Bellows,
pastor Of the Park street church in this city,
read paper before the "Diaz Union" Friday
evening, at the residence of B. f. Hamilton,
on Main street in Saco. Her subject was "The
Moral Character OF Mrs. Fannie Kemble's
Writings" The paper was of high order Of
merit and exceedingly interesting At the
conclusion Of the reading vote OF thanks
was rendered Mrs. Bellows.