The Portland daily press., 1884-04-12

Cloudy, but slightly warmer, yesterday.
Mercury 800 at sunrise, 46o at noon, 42o at sun
set; wind East.
Mr.. Wormell, the we'll known detective, was
In town yesterday.
Hall L. Davis has secured the contract for
school supplies for the ensuing year.
VIM. M. Marks has printed the Municipal
Register of the city of Portland for the year
1854. 1t is very neat piece of work.
Miss Emily Flaherty of this city has been
invited to sing at Lancaster, n. H., on Taef.
day, 10Th inst.
Prof. Tucker will preach at High street
church tomorrow, and the floral decorations
will be fine.
Mr.. @. A. Brown, of the Sebago Wood
Board Company, left for Aurora, ILL.,, yester-
day on brief visit.
Ex-Governor Plaisted of Bangor, and Hon.
w. M. Rust of Belfast, are at the Merchants
Exchange Hotel.
hon. Sidney Perham will give the opening
address at Preble Chapel Sunday evening.
The public are cordially invited.
Shepley Camp, s. of ", will give skating
party May 9th at the Bijou skating rink for
the soldiers monument
Mr.. Warren q. King has fine crayon per-
trait OF the late s. s. Rich on exhibition at
knights art store on Temple street.
The Easter ball, which will be given By the
Irish American Relief Association at City
Hall. Monday night, will be a delightful affair.
Tickets should be secured at once.
The class of 'S5, Portland High School, will
hold sociable at Gilbert's Hall, next NJ nday
evening. ALI ex-members are cordially in
vited to attend.
The April meeting of the Congregational
Club win be held Friday evening, April 18th,
instead of Monday, April 14tb, the regular
meeting night. Notices next week.
At St. Pauls church last evening twenty
nine candidates we're confirmed and addressed
by Bishop Nicely. The exercises were Of
very interesting character.
Young ladies of Congregational churches
are invited to attend the meeting Of the Mis-
sion Band this afternoon from TO o'clock,
at Plymouth church.
Ross and Plaistsd arrived in town Yesterday
Ross left Immediately for his old home in New
Brunswick, but Plaisted will remain in this
city. Both looked exceedingly we'll.
james O. Fox, employed at Shaw, Ham.
mond & Csrney's, fell down the elevator in
Twitchell, Cnamplin & Co.'s store Friday
afternoon, sustaining severe injuries.
There vii be temperance meeting at Re.
form Club Hall, corner of Congress and
Temple streets, on Sunday evening at Z 80
o'clock. Good speakers expected. The public
are invited.
Mrs. Abba Goold Woolson was at Rome on
the 2lst of March, from whence she writes
that she had been there fourteen days; thir-
teen OF which had been "bright and lus-
tire u.s."
Thursday evening the telephone of A. j.
Rich & Son, in their undertaking room,
| caught fire from the electric current and was
nearly ruined. If the accident had happened
later the store would probably have been set
| on fire.
Mr.. D. w. Chandler returned from New
York yesterday, where he has been for the pur-
pose of selecting new uniform for the band.
The material which he selected is being made
up, and a sample of the uniform will be sent
| to the band in few days.
At meeting of Pejepscot Encampment of
Auburn, Thursday evening, 1t was voted to
attend the celebration in this city of the ami
vertary Of Odd Fellowship in this country,
April 18th. A big party Of Patriarchs will be
| here.
The Portland High School class rings this
year are to be furnished by @. a. Lamson,
Middle street The girls rings will be plain
wide bands with figures 'S4 in relief cut on
the surfacs. The boys are to be tiger eye
canoes. Mr.. Lamson will also make the 84
class rings for Westbrook Seminary
The Good Friday exercises at the First
Parish, Congress Square, Catholic and Epis-
copal churches we're well attended last even
ing. The music at the First Parish was fine,
and DR.. Hills hymn, arranged for trio, was
beautifully sung, and proved very pleasing
composition.
The Municipal Court report of Thursday did
| injustice TO Mr.. james Shehan. He was not
fined $40 and costs for cruelty to animals.
| The fine was remitted. 1t appeared at the
hearing that Mr.. Shehan had taken ad vice OF
veterinary surgeon about lame horse, and
was advised that the horse might be worked
gently without injury. Under the circum-
stances the fine was RENTED.
"Robert Rexdale" Of this city, one of the
| Transcript writer's, has recently written the
poetry for a beautiful song, entitled "Lost
Viola. Peerless Maideu," the music OF which
is by Gilbert, the eminent composer of Bss-
ton. The piece will be published by W. e.
Chandler, music dealer, OF this city, in about
four weeks and will be circulated among
music houses generally. he has also written
pretty Easter hymn, which will appear 10
| the Sunday Times.