The Portland daily press., 1884-11-20

a regular snow strm commenced in this
city about 10 o'clock yesterday morning, aud
coutiuu d all day The snow for the most part
melted as it fell. The mercury Indicate zoe
at sunrise, 800 at moo, 290 at sunset; wind
northeast. At night the wind blew quite
strong, and about three inches of snow was ly-
ing on the ground.
George Fl. Blake. Esq., of this city. will soon
make visit to San Domingo.
A. d. Smith, Of this city, has the contract
for the addition to the Ottawa House, Cush-
ing's Island. Work will begin Immediately.
The Polynesian, Capt Brown, sailed from
Halifax for Portland yesterday at a. M, and
Will probably arrive here about a. m. today
The posts supporting the campaign flags were
taSen down yesterday, and will not be raised
again until 1888.
The ladies of the High Street Circle will
hold an antiquarian supper and apron sale at
tue circle rooms this evening at o'clock.
There will be conservation meeting held
this afternoon at 2 80 o'clock, at 5444 Congress
street. All Christians are invited.
Hon. G. E. b. jackson has been confined to
his house for several days. He expects to be
out sooa.
The Democratic bonfire. built Tuesday eve
ming upon Streaked Mountain, was observed
here by members OF the White Mountain Club
from the Observatory.
A building belonging to the U. s, Marine
Hospital, at Deering, was entered by burglars
during Tuesday night, and ten tons of onions
stolen.
Mr.. VIM. j. Cooper, clerk of the steamer
City of Richmond, was married at Machias-
port Saturday night to Miss Linnie A. Mitch
eli, daughter of Capt. Mitchell.
Mr. OImstead, the landscape artist, ia en-
gagged in laying out the grounds for Mr.. James
Hopkins Smith, at Falmouth Foreside, and
Mr.. Henry st. John Smith, at Cape Elizabeth.
He ia also making suggestions for improve
ments on Cushing's Island.
A very popular conductor on one of the
Name Central trains, says the Bangor Whig,
is an enthusiastic Democrat, and bet quite
heavily on the election, and OF course won.
Monday be made each member of his train
crew present of sum of money and con-
siderable qu.rtity of election cigars.
3. 2. Palmer, Esq, manager of the Boston
Sunday Globe, Mrs. Palmer, their son, and c.
W. Belknap ana wife, of Boston, passed
eAAou6h WHO NitJ Oh ehOh WdH W oduRUr ytbl6r
day. They go to attend the funeral OF Mrs.
Palmer's father, who died Monday at Dean
field. n. Ell.
At Good Tempars' Hall this evening the
Rev. b. G. Munson will be rendered benefit
by the order of Good Templare. There will be
music and recitatioIs, in which Mrs. Bent,
Mis- Gookins, Rev. Messrs. Bashford, LIE La
cheur and Daniels, and Messrs. David Moulton
and Frank Rent will take part.
Mr.. George G. Fobes of Mobile has sent to
Mrs. Fobes, who is visiting her friends in
Portland, a gigantic persimmoD-the largest
ever seen in Mobile. It is OF the Japanese va
eter, and weighs / IA pounds The tree on
which it grew was imported from Japan, and
Ia now 16 feet high.
VIM. NJ. Diff, A. FL. CLARK, W. j. Ander
SOD, New York; j. A Mcclellan, Providence;
=. =. Thsyer and wife, Waterville; Edmund
Wilson, Thomastop; G. A. Bartlett George E..
Unoerwood, @. E. RUSSELL NJ. a. Parker, Bos-
ton; M. @. Foss, Skowhegsu; Lewis b. Frank
lin, Frank A. franklin, St. Louis;J. s. A. Do
mont. Washington; George FL. Starbuck, New
York, are at the Falmouth
Advertisements appropriately coming under
the class ica ton heads, WANTS, HELP WANT
Nd, SITUATIONS WANTED, For SALE 10 LET,
BOARD and Rooms anu LOST AND FOUND. not
exceedii & forly words, will be inserted in the
Daily tREss one week for twenty-five cents, il
paid in advance. When payment is net made
tu advance, regular rates will be charged
The arge circulation of the PRESS makes it
the best medium for these advertisements.
Mr.. Hsines, who was severely injured by
being run over on Spring street, has recovered
Sufficiently to attend to his business. A singu-
lar and annoying result Of his injuries is the
nearly complete loss Of the sense of smell, only
the pronounced odors. such as those Of am
nonia, bay rum, etc., being perceptible. This
ia thought by his ply sicians to be due to rup-
ture of the oltactory nerve by severe concus-
sion at the time of the accident.