The Portland daily press., 1884-11-25
Brief , 0ttin2s


Cold after 9 a. m. Yesterday and steadily
growing colder. The mercury indicated SOC at
sunrise, 440 at noon, $50 at 4 p. M, $40 at sun
set; wind northwest.
Judge Webb of the Circuit Court has
closed his court in Boston and returned home
The school teachers we're paid 81, 600 yester-
day.
The Longshoremen's Benevolent Society
bali will be given at City Hall Tonight. The
best OF music will be furnished by Chandler.
Bailey Band of Workers closed is labors as
revivaists at Cornish Sunday night There
were IS conversions.
Mr.. j. NJ Todd will address the temperance
meeting tonight at the Gospel Mission on re-
ligian as related to temperance.
Hoa. Edward Cushing aod family of Cam
den will spend the winter in Boston. Mr..
Onshing's business headquarters will COL tnue
to be at Portland.
union Thanksgiving service will be neld
In high street church Thursday at IL a. On,
Rsv. Mr.. Williams of Pine street church will
preach
Gen. Chamberlain delivered a lecture at
South Berwick Friday evening. He Is soon to
lssvs for Florida where he will spend several
weeks at bis orange grove.
The Champions challenged the Portlands to
play game CT foot ball. The Portlands claim
the game on account of the Champions not ap-
pearing on the field until 81 minutes after ths
game was called
H. D. Richardson, agent for the Harden
Hand Grenade Fire Extinguisher, will give
an exhibition tomorrow at p. M, between
Chestnut and Pearl streets, on the site of the
Old Rochester Depot.
Mr. and Mrs. Fisher OF Fredericton, n B.,
were in the city yesterday Mr.. Fisher is
editor Of the New Brunswick Reporter, and
ex-Mayor of Fredericton Mr.. and Mrs.
Fisher are on their wedding tour.
Solomon Cbenery has been appointed Dis-
trict Supreme Deputy of Maine in the Order
of United Fellowship. The order is growing
50 rapidly in this State that it will soon be
necessary to form State council There are
now 500 members in Maine with many new
councils in the process of formation
The approaching marriage of Mr.. Frank A
Hale, the landlord of the Dewitt House,
Lewiston, to Miss Mary A. Briggs of Port
land, is announced. The happy affair will
take place tomorrow evening, at the brides
home in Portland. Mr.. and Mrs Hale will
make an extensive wedding trip.
The Rev. Henry Blanchard will deliver the
fourth lecture on s'The Great Religions of the
: World" this Tuesday evening in the vestry of
the Congress Square church. Subject
"zoroaster and the Religion of Persia All
persons interested are cordially invited to at
tsnd.
The free drawing class, Mrs. G. r. Kimball.
teacher, established by the Portland Society Of
Art for members, or any member of their
families, will meet for organization on Wedneg-
day evening, Nov. 26th, at 7.3O O'Clock. Per
sons wishing to join will please be present at
that time.
The New York Times says: A stand of
handsome colors is to be presented to COMPANY
ID, Fourteenth Regiment, Brooklyn, on
Wednesday, Thanksgiving Eve. The flags are
to be displayed in the ranks by the detach-
ment which is to visit Portland, Me-, during
the encampment of the Grand Army OF the
Republic in June, 1885.
Advertisements appropriately coming under
the classification heads, WANTS, HELP WANT
ED, SITUATIONS WAITED, For SALE, To LET.
BOARD and ROOMS aud LOST AND FoUND, not
exceeding forty words will be inserted in the
Daily Press one week for twenty-five cents,
II 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
Gov. Frederick Robbie of Gorha m, Gen. Geo.
l.. Beal OF Norway, Gen. Selden Connor of
Augusta, COL B. F. Beale of Auburn, Col. /.
8. Bangs OF Waterville, Samuel W. Lane of
Augusta, John d. Anderson of Gray, Capt.
John Barclay of Montreal, Allan Line; G. w.
Hillman of New York, j. True, Walter Tufts,
A. t. Atwood of Bangor are at the Falmouth
Hotel.