The Portland daily press., 1884-11-06

1t was bright and mild yesterday morning,
the mercury indicating 44o at sunrise, $40 at
noon. After noon the wind got up from the
North, and blew hard, and the mercury DROP
ped rapidly,
Bishop Bacon's anniversary mass was cele-
orated yesterday morning at a. M, at the
Catholic cathedral.
Two more malicious youths have been sent
to the reform school by the police during the
past three days.
wheel on carriage belonging to o. A.
McFadden, got caught in the railway track on
Commercial street, yesterday morning, and
was pulled off. Nobody was hurt.
Don't forget that the Portland exhibition of
local art will be open at the art building daily
from 10 a. m. to P. m. to p. M, and 7 TO 9
p. m.
The executive committee having in charge
the arrangements for the National Encamr-
ment of the Grand Army are to hold meeting
at the Falmouth Hotel next Monday evening
1t was breezy day in the harbor and out
side yesterday. A dory nearly capsized, and
its occupant was compelled to row to schoon.
err.
First small boy Tin PRESS ofice) to mate :
"What do you know about poltics?' Second
small boy: "If you knew as much about poll
tics as do, you'd be dead
Worthy State Master Robbie has been invited
to respond TO the opening address at the meet
ing of the National Grange. which commences
its eighteenth annual session at Nashville,
Tenn, Wednesday, Nov. 18th.
The youths gospel temperance meeting will
be held at the Mission this evening at 7. 80
o'clock. A very fine programme, consisting of
recitations, dialogues and singing, will be pre-
sented. All are invited.
j. P. Marqaand, New York; w. e. Paine,
e. I'll. Pope and j. T. Kidder, Jr., of Boston;
Q. H. Osgood, North Conway; C.. G. Bracket
and A. q. Hammond, Gorham; VIM. FL. Cres-
sey, Milwaukee, Wis; are at the Falmouth.
OF the Allan line steamers for Liverpool
from Portland, the Polynesian will be follow.
ed on succeeding fortnights by the Sandman,
Partisan, Polynesian and Hanoyerian. The
Austrian will sail for Glasgow Dec. LIST, and
the Prussian the 18th.
The Canada papers say, deputy Sheriff
Vilbon has returned from the eastern town
ships, having recovered all the steel rails re-
moved from the Montreal Portland & Boston
railway track by the Southeastern Railway
Company. The rails have all been replaced"
The second bicycle, which was consigned
to the Soldiers Monument Fair, andsfor which
chances were sold, was drawn yesterday morn.
ing at the store of G. II. Lamson, on Middle
street. The lacky number was 113. which was
held by w. s. Eaton, Maine Central freight
agent. Mr. Eaton had five chances.
John s. Kountz, commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, is to visit Bos-
ton On the 10th inst, and it is expected that
he will extend hts tour to Portland. The off,
GERS OF Bosworth and Thatcher Posts are to
meet this evening to arrange for his reception
in this city.
The venerable DR.. William Perry of Exeter,
N. H., now over 80 years of age, and the old
est graduate of Harvard, with perhaps one ex-
eeption, was the first to cast the presidential
vote in that town Tuesday, throwing his ballot
for Blaine and Logan. Dr. Perry is relative
Of the Gilman and Daveis families of this city.
At the studio of Harry Brown, on Congress
street, Mr.. N. B. Kittel of New York, has
nearly completed an excellent portrait of Hon.
William G. Davis of this city. In addition to
this portrait. Mr.. Kittell has one of two other
paintings which he will be pleased to show
friends.
The Maine Board of Agriculture will hold
an institute at GQrham on Wednesday, Nov.
18Th, 1884. The secretary of the Vermont
Dairymen's Association will be present, be-
sides several members of the board, and other
noted dairymen from different parts of the
State
Many of our citizens will be glad to learn
that Rev. A. Dalton will begin sixth course
of Saturday lectures on Saturday of this week
at p. m, at st. Stephens church, on the sub
ject, Homer's Iiiad; the succeeding lectures
will treat of Homer's Odyssey, Virgips Eneid,
Dante's Diyina Commedia, Tasso's Jerusalem
Delivered and Millions Paradise Lost Ad-
misSien will be free to ALL