The Portland daily press., 1884-03-15
Brief Iartinrs.

Oiouus yesterday, ana warm; mercury ~ ~
a. M, 46o at noon, 43o at sunset wind souths
east.
G. M. Bailey is expected to be with the
praying band at Casco ST. church Sunday.
The Boston boat did not go out last night as
heavy storm was raging in Boston.
A dog supposed to be mad created quite
sensation on South street yesterday forenoon.
No injury.
Commissioner Staples men were doing
good works yesterday. clearing the cross.walks
on Congress Street.
Mrs Napolean Bucklin and daughter of
Chlcago are visiting at Officer Steele's on
Brsckett street.
Gen. John Marshall Brown has beer invited
to deliver the grafton in Lewiston on Memoir
tal Day, by Custer Post.
The monthly meeting of the Soldiers Mon
ument Association will be held at 1880 p. NJ.
this evening at Reception Hall.
Yesterday afternoon Miss Adrianna Garlic
ton, the principal of the West Grammar school
fell on Lowell street and broke her leg.
By telephone wire falling on an electric
light wire, portion of the electric lights on
Congress street were extinguished last even
ing
The Reform Club will hold temperance
meeting tomorrow evening in their hall, cor
ner of Temple and Congress streets, commence
ing at IT'S.
The lumber for the new skating rink on
Munjoy Hill, corner of Munjoy and Congress
Streets, has all arrived and work will soon be-
gin upon it.
The play Of the Temperance Doctor was
well carried out Thursday evening at Har-
mons Hall, by some of the young people at
Libby's Corner.
The meeting in aid of the prohibitory law,
and the formation of Citizens League, will
be held at the hall of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, at p. m. to-day.
Among the guests at the State dinner given
by the President on Thursday, were Senator
and Mrs. Frye, Representative and Mrs. Reed
and Representative and Mrs. Boutelle
The Scandinavian Of the Allan line, sailed
for Glasgow yesterday afternoon. She took a
cargo valued at $50. l91, aud 81 head OF cattle,
all but 30 being from Canada;the balance were
from Brighton.
AS the deck hands on the steamer Scandina-
Wan were removing the gang plank yester-
0oJD Ouo AOpV pdktouf tuIOH1uS d HAL uOZou
men over some barrels. No damage done.
1t is expected the new roller skating rink,
(the Biiou) will open Thursday evening next.
Beside souvenir order, a sheet of music, ded-
icated to the rink, will be presented to every
patron.
The EVangelistic meetings at Casco street
church continue to increase in interest and
power, last evening being one OF marked pow.
or. Several enquirers were forward at the
altar. Meetings this afternoon and evening.
A young man who appropriated to his own
use money collected for his employers, was ar
rested by Marshal Andrews, aud locked up.
As it was his first offense the matter was set
tied to the satisfaction of all concerned and
the man released.
There will be a temperance lecture by the
Rev. s. W. Adriance of the Woodfords Con-
gregational church in City Hall on Sunday
evening, March 16. Music will be provided
by quartette. The lecture will common ce at
O'Clock. All are invited.
The messengers OF the American Express
Company in this State have recently raised
and presented pnrse of 800 to Mr.. G. @.
Sidlman, one of their number. who has been
laid mp by sickness since Christmas
Sidlman's run whom on duty is from Rockland
to Portland.
Senator and Mrs Hale, with Mrs. Craig
Wadsworth, of Washington, as stheir guest,
arrived in Bangor Thursday afternoon from
Ellsworth, over the Shore Line, ard took tea
atsthe Bangor House. They have been on
visit of week at Ellsworth, and are now on
their return to the National Capital, taking
the train West Thursday evening
Postmaster Barker has recently made obser-
vations abroad as to the working of the mail
service for the convenience of the public and
one Of the results is that boxes will be put in
at the various depots whereby mail matter
may be deposited at any times up to within
five minutes before the train starts. To busi-
ness men this will be great convenience as
heretofore letter or postal could only be ac-
cepted by the courtesy of the mail agent.
Mr.. VIM. Hurd, the converted rum5eller
will continue his illustrated temperance lect-
ure this evening at 7.30 o'clock, also to.mor-
row at p. M, at the Gospel Mission, and at 8
p. m tomorrow, Rev S. f. Pearson viii
preach. At each Of these services, oil paint
ings will be used to illustrate the subjects. At
2o'cock this afternoon all the children are in
vited to an exhibition of the paintings and
temperance address.
At meeting of the Montgomery Guards
held last evening, it was decided by formal
vote to invite the Farsfeld Guards of New
Haven, Conn.,, to participate in a grand ball
to take place about the middle OF May. The
company is known as Co. c., 2nd Connecticut
National Guard and from all reports it is one
of the crack companies of the State.
Captain NJ N. Peak, of the schooner "Ab-
bolt W. Lewis, which was recently rescued
from perilous situation by the revenue cut
ter "Dallas," as reported in the PRESS, has
written letter to Capt Smyth, commanding
the "Dallas," expressing the "earnest thanks
of himself and crew" for the service. Capt.
Smyth expresses bis gratifcasion at being
able to render the service, adding that he was
'only performing the dictates of stern duty"
Mrs. Leonowens, who will lecture at the
First Parish church next Monday evening, is
the widow of British officer, and at tho sug-
gestion of the British consul at Singapore, she
was appointed by the late King of Siam, the
teacher of English to his children ,one of whom
is the present king. 1t is perhaps largely due
to her influence, that one of his first official |
acts was decree abolishing slavery. The IA |
vor with which this young king regards Euro
pean civilization is said to be mainly due to the
teaching of Mrs. Leonowens
Parted Her gIoorings.
The schooner Eta NJ. Barter which arrived |
here Thursday loaded with Southern pine |
while lvino at Cantral wharf with tam norary |