The Portland daily press., 1884-02-01
Rries lettings.

Warm and cloudy yesterday. Mercury 2Se
at sunrise, $50 at noon, So at sunset; wind
south west.
Col. A. W. Bradbury will deliver a lecture
this evening before the Law Students Club.
Hon. W. L. Putnam aud Mrs Putnam left
for Washington yesterday.
The Polynesisa, Capt. Brown, will sail for
Liverpool to-day, and the Oregon, Saturday.
Mr.. NJ @. Milliken, with his concert choir,
gave delightful concert at the City Hotel
last evening.
The Samaritan Association fair and dance
was well patronized yesterday, and the receipts
will swell the treasury.
The monthly meeting of the Maine Indian
Association will be held in Friends meeting
house, Oak street. Saturday, Feb. 2, at D. M.
Mr.. Charles Finley, OF A. Paul & Co., Bos.
ton, has again taken hi old route in Maine,
and is in the city.
The Portland Company yesterday delivered
the second Of the lot Of locomotives which it is
building for the Maine Central.
The Ontario, of the Dominion Line. is ex-
pected this morning. She will bring 20 head
Of fine Herefords for Illinois.
There was a tremendous slide of Ice and
Enow from the roof of Kendall & whitney's
building in Market Square yesterday after
noon. Luckily no damage was done.
Mr.. s. P. Mayberry, of Cape Elizabeth, has
the plans, with the names of the owners of
land in Cape Elizabeth, drawn by the late A.
B. Weston in 1920.
Prof. Edward 8. Morse will lecture Sstn,.
day afternoon in the First Parish course on
"Life In japan" with illustrations on the
blackboard.
There YVES very pleasant entertainment at
the Falmouth Hotel last night. Mrs. T P.
Besls read aud Mrs. Day sang several selec-
lions finely.
Mr.. and Mrs. McKinstry of Canada will visit
Portland and deliver their course of lectures
which they gave last season, commencing at
Union Hall Sunday
Cyrus 81. Morrell of Cornish was admitted
10 the York County Bar yesterday on motion
Of Judge Tapley, on the coming in of the
court at the morning session.
The Willard Shooting Club will give their
annual dinner at the Preble House February
eth and T. B. Davis has the tickets at his gun
store.
This afternoon and evening the Cumbsr-
land Temperance Association meets at the
Methodist church, Woodford's. Ex-Gov.
Perham, Gen. Dow and others will be present,
J. Hacker, wbilom of 1.-THE Pleasure Boat"
In this CITY, il still living. in his 84th year. at
Berlin, N. j., and writing rhymes az radical
and pointed as any of his utterances when
here.
Excursions to Montreal to witness the car
rival are now In order, and both the Grand
n-l
great facilities at favorable rates. which will
b foand in our advertising columns
A young man named Butler found q wallet,
containing hundred dollars In bills, on Cen
g1ess street yesterday. He returned 1t to the
owner who gave him quarter of dollar for
his honesty.
The Boys Literary Society of the Young
Mems Christian Association will visit the
Cumberland Paper Mills Feb. 9th. The
Rochester road will give the boys a free pass
age.
The subject of Mr.. Morrill's lecture this
evening will be "The Composition of Air."
The lecture will be given at the High School
building at 7.50 p. m, entrance on Cumber-
land street.
Messrs. Thomas Tssh, j. T. Hull, Andrew
AhWcSB a. M WhtHOH anu f. a. u Of0au, nave
been appointed committee to make arrange
nents to organize local county historical and
genealogical society Feb. 18th.
The Willlston Society of Christian Endeavor
will celebrate their third anniversary this eve-
ming by union meeting of all the societies In
the city and vicinity, at the vestry, corner of
Carroll and Thomas street.
Messos. Coolidge & Cobb shipped to Brighton
last Monday fourteen Of the finest cattle in
Cumberland county weighing from 5000 to |
1850 pair. The finest steer among them was |
fatted BY Oren Toombs of Cumberland Cen.
ter, and the finest pair together by William
Libby Of Falmouth. Frank Hall of Falmouth |
had an extra pair weighing 1900 pounds.
The third lecture in the course at Harmonic |
Hall, West End, was delivered on Wednesday
evening last by the Rev. John Collins on tho
subject-"Who Ought to be American Citi-
zeps." The subject was earnestly and INTEL
ligently set forth, and made fine impression |
on the audience. The next lecture will be |
given by Rev. g. d. Lindsay on the subject
"Ireland and the Irish"