The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-21

About three inches of snow fell Wednesday
sight and yesterday. Nasty day yesterday.
Mercury SO at sunrise, 37o at noon, $40 at sun
set; wind east.
Hon. Edmund Wilson of Thomaston is at
she Falmouth Hotel.
The Fasrfeld Guards will visit this city on
tae 18th of May.
A key picked up on the street may be found
~ the PSRss counting room.
Walter Smith and Fred Eastman have re-
sarned from their sea voyage.
Grimmer's orchestra furnished music for a
hall at Freeport Wednesday evening.
In the window of the Boston Hat Company
On Middle street may be seen photographs OF
sas officers of the revenue cutter Dexter.
The Aldermen and Councilmen last evening
gent into committee of the whole, in secret
session, in the matter of appropriations.
A meeting of the officers OF the League Polo
Association of this State will be held at the
Preble House to-day.
Miss Carrie Nutter, very popular school
esashsr OF Concord. N. H., is spending her
vacation at her fathers, Mr.. Joseph Nutter, in
shis city.
Steamer Peruvian, Of the Allan line, sailed
for Liverpool at 3.46 yesterday afternoon. She
took cargo valued at $97,7 and several
passengers.
John e. Dow, George F. Holmes, John o.
Rice and Edmund J. Young of this city,
have been elected members of the Webster
Historical Society of Massachusetts.
First Lieus lls'ey of the Cadets has resigned
and q meeting will be held to fill the vacancy.
IL is reported that Second Lieut.. York will
probably be promoted and Sergeant Heseltine
be elected Second Lieutenant.
@. w. Ford bought 1872 of the ship P. M
Blanchard for S1.O35. aud Capt. j. q. Hum
phrey Is Of ship EIdorado for 81 600, part OF
the estate of the late W. Sweetsir, sold at
auction yesterday.
The sxdden weakening of the first floor of
ths warehouse on Market street, occupied by
W. b @. r. Milliken, let some twenty hogs
heads of nolasses fall about three feet, into
the cellar Wednesday night. Damage about
ESQ.
The date Of Judge Goddard,s lecture on Con-
stantinopls under the management of the Au-
barn Y. M. G. A., in Auburn Hall, is fixed up
On Monday next, March oath. Judge Goddard
10 will be remembered, was for years United
Btates minister to Constsntinople.
Petitions have been signed by substantially
all the members Of the bars OF Cumberland,
Psnobscot, Oxford, Kennebec and Waldo
sSunties for Sewsll O. Strout, Esq, for judge
Of the United States circuit court in place Of
Judge Lowell. The bar of the State will
nssriy unanimously request his appointment
The spring flowers are out on Congress
street, at the head Of Park street. having APP
Peafed in front Of the Stone Cottage March
Hath. This is late, as last year they appeared
March 9th, in 1882 on March 9th, in 1881 on
March Lat, in 1880 ON Feb. 21st, in 1879 on
March 1Rt.
very pleasant parlor entertainment took
place last evening at the residence of Mr..
Joseph Nutter, Esq, on Federal street. The
Misses Nuttsr, assisted by Mrs. Mayo of this
city and Mrs. Annie Howe of Jefferson N
H, rendered fine vocal and instrumental
music. Miss Lille Nutter gave some choice
selections liz reading, much to the pleasure Of
tAoss present, after which fine collation. was
served.