The Portland daily press., 1884-12-05

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The fine weather continues. The mercury
indicated $50 at sunrise yesterday, $40 at noon,
and 400 sunset; wind West and Southwest
Temperance meeting at behring's Bridge
ehspel tonight at 7.30 o'clock All interested
are invited to come.
Volumes 1 and 2 of the Public Documents
of Maine for the year 1884 have been received
from the Secretary of State.
One of the steam boilers at the Westbrook
Mills is undergoing repairs, it having been
seriously damaged
The first meeting of the Children'e Christ
mas Club will be held at Recer ton Hall,
Saturday afternoon, as per advertisement
William Henry Clifford, Esq, will deliver
lecture before the Law Students Club this
evsning, on Jurisdiction of the Federal
Courts"
Charles Paine, the well known printer, at
No. lis Exchange street. has issued splendid
fire alarm card, the boxes and streets being
printed in very large letters and numbers.
The Samaritan Association will give dance
at City Hall, Monday evening, 10 aid of the
Soliiers aud Sailors Monument. The adyer-
tisement tells where tickets can be found.
NJ. Sennett. formerly of the Record has
accented the postioa OF agent and correspond
ent for Maine of the New York Sunday
Tribune.
Fishing for smelts from Green street bridge
is tae favorte amusement at present. One
man caught twenty pounds of smelts on one
tide the other day.
DR.. |. 7. Dana will address the class in
Physiology at the High School this morning
bis topic will be "The Blood: its Sources of
Supply, Circulation and Distribution"
The new class OF Mrs. Kimball, in the Art
Building, opened Wednesday night very sue
cessfully. There were 81 ont of So members of
the class present, aud few had to go away
for want of room.
The Toronto sailed for Liverpool last night
With 10 cabin 38 storage passengers, 200 cattle,
so thesp, and cargo valued at $245, 200
including an immense amount of bacon and
lard.
MIR. Robert NJ. leighton, head section man
at the Boston & Maine transfer station, while
putting up his horse in Mr.. Lewis Merrilps
barnin Cumberland, Wednesday night, was
kicked by Ms.s Merril's horse aud had two
ribs broken.
AucrA0y nllCIUOOu u man named DO ward
stole hoisting gin valued at So from CLARK s
los building, aud sold it for % cents. He was
arrested by Officer McGrsth, who found him
In saloon Commercial street. He was
taken to MIR. Clark, who gave him a good
talking to and let him go.
Rev. DR.. J. w. Bashford will conduct the
Bible class for the study of the intern stional
Sunday school lessons at the rooms OF the
ung Mems Christian Association to-day at
4.3O p. m. Subject: "Drunkenness"-P Proverbs
xiii, 29-35. Pastors, teachers and all others
interested are cordially invited to attend.
William Clyde, f. T. Pullen, Sidney W.
Curtis, J. B. Dickson and L Barrenger, New
York; +. Fl. Weed, Philadelphia, Pa; FL. l..
Dexter, Jersey City, N. j.; Q. M. Winch and
wife, st. Paul, MINI; j. G. Hilliard, Hart.
ford, Conn; @. 81. Merrill, New Hampshire;
and A. w. Packard, Boston, were at the Fall
mouth last night.
In the window of Mr.. Algernon Stubbs, the
well known art dealer in harrington Block,
can be seen fine sketch in crayon of the
Catholic Cathedral and chapel on Cumberland
street with their surroundings The perspec-
tive is good, the drawing correct, and Mr.
Cs
titled to much praise for his effort.
The friends of the West Congregational
church enjoyed very pleasant gathering at
Harmon's Hall last evening. An antiquarian
supper was served by young ladies' in old
fashioned costume. After supper, the COM
psny we're entertained by several fine readings
by MIR. Moulton, and musical selections peas-
ingly rendered by Mrs. Hood, Miss Moses, and
Hessrs. Psrkman and Goss.
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 Press one week for twenty-five cents, if
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.
The December meeting Of the Congrega-
tional Club will be held at the rooms OF the
Young Mems Christian Association, next Mon
day evening. Rev. @. III. Daniels will read
paper entitled MAN and Minds Man Law
to Himseli?'' Rev. s. G. Brown, d. D., of
Bowdoin College will then address the club on
the topic; "Some phases of religious thought
in England during the last half century,
The danger signal was ordered, up Wednes-
day morning for heavy Northery winds, and
was continued up Thursday. Considerable
Curiosity was caused in the news-room, as the
board showed no signs of such winds East of
the Sierras. Our midnight report and Thurs
days board exhibited the same calmness. 1t
is therefore probable that the storm will have
TO be classed as "strayed or stolen"