The Portland daily press., 1884-02-02


mercury 37o az a. m, $40 at noon, 2So at sun
set; wind south aud north west.
There was one session only of the public
schools yesterday.
Mr.. Ge1rse A. Thomas attended the Tourjee
Tourists reunion in Boston on Thursday night
The loan exhibition, so State street, will be
Kept open this afternoon and evening.
Mr. Edward Keeue of this city and Geo. w.
Newoegin, M. D of Gorham left Thursday
for Mobile, Ala.
The Unitarian Sewing Circle of this city has
contributed towards free bed in the Maiue
General Hospital.
Tnere should be large attendance OH Prof.
Morse's lecture on japan at the First Parish
church his afternoon.
Messrs. James Groves and Joseph Conioy
will erect a roller skating rink, 42xS0 feet GU
the corner Of Congress aud Mnnjoy street.
Municy Lodge. Knights II Pytbi4s will
Celebrate their 1lth anniversary next Monday
evening with coucert, supper and dance
Grmmel's orchestra played for leap u ar
hall lasE evening 1t the Biddeford Opera
House
The Maine Central Railroad at their st
meetiog declared seni-annuAl dividend of
two per cent.
MIR. D. L. Knights, the we'll known hack
man. while riding ON MIR. Weeks hack the
other day, was kicked on the hand by one of
the horses and that member seriously injured.
Mr.. George Bailey, while numbering ne ar
Fride's woods, had pile Of lamber fall over
aud pin him down by ore leg. Luckily be
escaped with bruises.
Inc meeting of the Portland Yacht Club ia
consider the matter of sending delegates to
tbs coming convention OF yachtsmen in Boston
will BE- beld at Harry R. Virgins office IT,
night.
The regular monthly business meeting of the
Diet Mission will be held at the fraternity
rooms, Free ST. Block, this AFTERNOON at
o'clock.
Mrs. Hiram Beals who died yesterda, at the
age OF 50, had lived in the house on Spring
street with her husband fifty years, and they
had been married 81 years.
The entertainment which the ladies' of St.
Luke's Societg had ntended to give on the
18th inst, has been postponed to time which
will be announced hereafter.
The Reform Club will hold temnerance
meeting tomorrow evening at their hal corner
OF Temple and Congress streets, com uencine
at o'clock.
Inc Allan nail steamship Polyuesian, Capt
Brown, sailed from this port at 215 p M, yes
terday for Liverpool, via Halifax, with full
cargo and cabin, 6 intermediate and steer
age passengers.
Inc temperance lecture by Rev. d. w. Le-
Lacheur will be given at City Hall ON Sunday
evening" Feb 81. Music by quartstte.
Lecture to commence at p. m. All are in
vited.
The Norwegian of the Allan Line lust mr.
chased by the company FROM the Inman Line
(where she was known as the Getty of New
York; leaves Glasgow for Portland to-day,
aud the Grecian will follow on the 9th.
Ii those people who propose attending Prof.
Morse's lecture on Japan az the First Parish
church this afternoon will bring the fifteen
cents admission, they will avoid crowd at the
door caused by making change.
Mr.. w. G. Twombly received Thursday
from his brother Royal G. Twoubly, Fort
Worth, Texas, the carcass of deer shot ia
that State. The time occupied in transit was
only four or five days and the venison is per-
fectly sweet and fresh.
Mr. and Mrs. Royal Hamilton, Chebeague
Island celebrated the 18th anniversary of their
marriage, by house warming Tuesday night
of this week. A large number gathered with
TIER congratulations and presents and SEEM
ed 10 enjoy them selves very much.
Messrs. Burnham & Morrill, have just been
reinforcing their spacious safe with a burglar
proof vault. Ia getting the latter into posi-
ton this morning, a teamster in the employ of
Mr.. Higgins, named Frederic Erskine was
severely bruised although no bones were
broken.
Mr. SouthwoFth, our seamens chaplain. has
Just received ten dollars for his work among
the sailors, which he desires to acknowledge to
"a Friend" in the city, and he believes that
this is by no means the first time he has been
remembered by the same friend.
Mr.. G. p Babcock, at his establishment on
Exchange street, is manufacturing seventy-six
iron safe deposit boxes for the Portland Safe
Deposit Company. This is the first time such
work has been undertaken by any Portland
Concern, it having always heretofore been
done by parties 10 Boston or elsewhere outside
our city.
Among the Portland Subscribers TO the
Emergency Fund are James Cunningham $40.
Cornelius Connolly and George Keeley IS
each, Frank Cunningham, VIM. McAleney.
Patrick j, WEIGH. d. NJ. Mannix, Charles
Mullen, John Cronan, John Howley, James
Kelleher, W. Fl. Looney, 7. F. Heating, Robt.
f. Somers 81 each; james Logue, Roger Nc.
Grath and P. f. O'Conncr 30 cents EACH