The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-12-01

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Brief Josiings.
Fine day yesterday. Mercury 48o at noon,
and wind west
The Wheel Club ball will take place Dec.
18Th.
The regular monthly teachers meeting will
be held this evening.
The Dsering schools begin today. except The
Limits Corner primary.
EThs value of foreign exports was S. OF, 6S5 Sc
last week, including 799 $50 fest of lnu.ber.
Hon. @. A. Boutelle passed through the city
Saturday night, on his way to Washington.
Hon. I. Fl. Bailey of New York, was at the
Falmouth Hotel, Saturday.
Mir G. II. Haven has disposed of his busi-
nses 20 West & Calderwood.
The new passenger and baggage elevator at
she Preble House, is ia running order
Picket fences are being erected about the
Grand Trunk bonded warehouses
Saturday night the Typo&rag hical Union
votsd 80 hold their annual meeting and supper
at the Prsble House, Dec. 18th
Al overooat was stolen from the store of
Bernard Aaronsop, in Market Square, satur-
day evening.
were for druakenness; and % tramps were
sheltered.
The John Brooks will hanl up for repairs,
and the fremont go on the Boston line tomor-
row night.
The lover end of Burnham's wharf is to be
taken up to make dock room for Messrs. Ran
dali & McAllister's coal business.
The Grattan Literary Society has passed res
olutions Of respect to the memory OF James e.
Doherty.
Mr.. j. A. Hayden, of this city, will be eff
cial stsnographer of the Maine House of Rep
iesentatives this winter.
Rev. L. Il. Hallock, of Wiliston church,
will make short trip to Florida, leaving Port
land today.
The Samaritan Association dance at City
Hall, tonight, in aid of the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Monument, should draw q large party.
e. L. Burnham, of Woodfords, won a'silver
cake basket for best fancy costume at the
Lewiston carnival.
The regular business meeting of the Society
OF Natural Historo will be held this evening at
7.45.
The Portland Cadets hold special meeting
this evening, at their armory, to act upon i'm
portant matters. There will probably be full
meeting
The Argus says the name of Charles B.
for mayor. We also hear the name OF Judge
Knight mentioned.
The Brown block, on Commercial street, oc-
cupied BY Howes, Hilton & Harris, and Cous-
ems & Tomlinson, is settling again, and the
workmen are snoring up the centre doorway.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Norris celebrated their
golden wedding Thanksgiving. Rev. f. T.
Bayley was present, and the couple received
many handsome gifts.
Among the names that will be presented for
Department Commander of the Grand Army
for Maine, will be that of Gen. j. L. Cham
berlain
The Sandman, of the Allan line, Is due at,
and the Austrian will sail from, this port, tc-
morrow. The Toronto of the Dominion line,
will sail Thursday.
G. P. Mattocks' factory at East Baldwin
turns out IL, coo CARS day, sll machine made
and soldered on the outside, and employs 80
men.
The checker match between Mr.. N. X. Wal
ker of Portland, and Mr.. Fl. q. Wright of Bos-
ten, viii begin at 2 80 p. M, today, at No.
$50 IL Congress street. Fifty games will be
played for S1C0 side
The Commissioner of Patents has confirmed
the decision of the Examiner of Patents, Civ
ing the proprietorship of the Globe trademark
CD canned goods to the WinsloW Packing Co.,
@. p. Mattocks president.
Three cars, loaded with grain, ON the down
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wrecked as Sebago Lake station, Saturday az
tsrpoon, delaying the down passenger train for
tive hours Cause, defective frog.
Comrades Start and Robinson, of Lander
Post, No. 5, @. A. R., OF Lynn, arrived here
Saturday afternoon, to make arrangements for
ths visit of their post, 500 strong, to the Ma
tional Encsmpment, to be held here next
Summer.
Mr.. Fl, P. Stetson, working in one of the
Grand Trunk sheds, had his left arm broken
by stick of timber striking it, and Lester
Mercer and Robert Simmons we're thrown from
their wagons on Congress street, Saturda y, and
were badly bruised, but had no bones broken.
There we're 10 deaths iE Portland last week !;
8 deaths were caused by consumption, Group
caused deaths, old age caused 2 deaths, pneu-
nonls, cancer, diphtheria, dropsy, apoplexy,
chronic Inflammation scarlet fever and whoop-
lag cough caused one death each.
After Dec. lat the secretary of the Associated
Charities will be in attendance at room 49,
City Bsildiug, daily from 1880 till 70 80
O'Clock. There will be meeting of the work.
room committees on Monday afternoon at 8
o'clock. The ladies who so kindly assisted in
the work last winter, and all who are interest
cd in this charity are cordially invited TO be
present.
Advertisements appropriately coming under
the classification heads, WANTS, HELP WANT
ED, SITUATIONS WANTED, FoR SALE, To LET.
BOARD and ROOMS aud LOST AND FOUND, not
exceeding forty words, will be inserted in the
Daily PRxss one week for twenty. five cents, il
paid In advance. When payment is not made
In advance, regular rates will be charged. The
large circlation of the PRESS makes it the best
medium for these advertisements.
Rev @. j. Clark preached an admirable ser.
mon at the Chestnut street church yesterday
morning. A very large audience was present
in the afternoon. At the evening temperance
meeting the vestry was filled to OVERLOOKING.
Rev. j. w. Bashford, Capt. Ooyle, Hon. Neal
Dow, Geo. H. Lord, Geo. L. Kimball, M. G.
Palmer and Rev. FL. G. Munson made very
earnest addresses.
Julius Wolff, Isaac b. Bailey and William
Williams, of New York; DIR. II. f. Hamilton
and w. NJ. jackson, of Boston; Mr.. and Mrs.
Spooner of St. Louis, James Steel of Montreal,
y. P. Wentworth of Columbus, O.. R. A. Bar
bour of Detroit, W. @. Lambert. Philadelphia,
W. A. Bracket, Providence. r. l., and e. @.
Allen OF Augusta, were at the Falmouth last
night.
The Salvation Army.
The psrades of the Salvation Army drew
immansa street audiences YESTERDAY, 1homp-