The Portland daily press., 1884-01-21
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DR.. John Buzzell and Mrs Buzzell will visit
Fioriss, starting to-day.
The SarFis Friday night took out 26 nassen-
gers and cargo valued at S125 900.
Its said that A. B. Morrison & Co., will
offer their creditors 40 per cent
Mr.. W. Gilkey, formerly of this city, has
accepted aposition with Seayy & Co., Boston,
Mr.. Clark Barker has neelIy recovered from
his severe attack Of rheumatism
Mrs. S. H. Doten Of this city has been read
irg in Florida with great success.
Mr.. K. G. Pencil will act as organist at tie
Second Parish church Tor the present.
There were 3oarrests last week, of which "a
we're for drunkenness,
The ferry boat was long time making her
trip from tbs Cape last night owing to the ice
The flooding of W. II. Phillips & Co.'s cellar
by a leaky water-main, did not iniure the
goods.
MIR. Robinson, of the City Hotel stables,
furnished seventeen carriages for DR.. Gilman s
fuesrsl.
1t twas disagreeable day Saturday. The
wind blew keenly from the northeast and the
suow was dry aud cut ones face sharply.
The annual reunion of the alumni of West
brook Seminary will take place at the Fal-
mouth Hotel Feb. 22d.
The Polynesian of the Allan Line from
Liverpool, and the Scandinayi ian from Glae-
gov, viii probably arrive here Tuesday.
Mr.. w M. Mcpherson, Quebec agent of the
Dominion Line, sailed in the Sarnia fer Liver
pool, Friday night.
The United States revenue steamer Wood
bury, Capt. Abbey, arrived yesterday morn
ing from a cruise
There will be meeting OF tue managers and
visitors OF the Associated Charities to-day at
Building.
Prof. Carmichsel's lecture on Glaciers, to be
given in the Y. M. G. A. hall next Wednes-
day evening, will be illustrated with stereopti-
con views.
The deaf and dumb class of Mr.. e. Saur-
ders at the Chestnut street Sunday School,
have presented him with an elegant work.
titled "Pen and Pencil Pictures illustrated.
Capt a. M. Sawyer was nearly choked
Saturday by piece of oyster she'll carelessly
left In an oyster stew. Luckily be escaped
serious injury.
The Boys Literary Society of the Y. NJ. G.
A. viii visit the works of the Consolidated
Electric Light Company this afternoon and
the telephone works tomorrow afternoon.
Capt. Smith of the Circassian addressed the
boys of the boys department of the Y. M. CA
on Saturday afternoon, and Mr.. Charles A.
Farrell entertained them with choice selections
on the hsrmonica.
Hon. B. G. Northrup of Connecticut will
address the Portland Teachers Association at
Reception Hall this (Monday) evening. Sub
ject-"School Incentives" All interested arc
invited.
There was slight fire in house on Brattle
street Saturday afternoon. The house was
owned by Mrs. Elder and occupied by George
CLARK. Children playing with matches set
some clothes in a closet on fire.
The total value OF our foreign exports the
past week was $55o,71724. There were l.
o95,752 feet of lumber exportsd to Monte.
video and Buenos Ayres by s. G. Dyer & Co,
and w. & @. R. Milliken.
There were eight deaths recorded in Port
land last week: two from pneumonia, and
one each from rheumatism, liver disease, bowel
disease, dropsy, lung fever and infsntile
disease.
The wind and snow delayed the Saturday
night train over the Ogdensburg until II 30
p. "a, and the night express from Montreal, on
the Grand Trunk, was delayed at Island Pond
some time by the breaking Of locomotive
truck.
The regular scientific meeting of the Society
OF Natural History will be held this evening
A paper will be read upon quartz and allied
minerals; discussion will follow by the mem.
hnrn n ipfa stod; y fho crhSa o+nr -
ly invited to be present.
The management of the Portland r oller
Skating Rink have made a move very salts
factory to their patrons in securing the SER
vices of Mr.. Harry Hammett as aid. Mana
ger Whitney, his aids and the ticket-taker ap-
pear in new and elegant uniforms.
A man is under arrest at the Jail for alleged
larceny of quantity of rigging from the
schooner "Pike." He gas arrested by Detec-
tive Davis who saw him carrying the rigging
down Long Wharf where it is alleged he in
tended selling it for old junk.
One OF the distinguished members of the
Cumberland bar in former days was Thomas
A. Deblois. He was man of dignified
presence and address, fond of field sports, and
alittle English in his ways. He was very ex-
act in all his statements, believing with DIR.
johnson that the truth ought always to be
told. In his last sickness he was attended hy
DR.. John T. Gilman, who has Just died One
morning the late Senator Fessenden sent to
Mr.. Deblois' house to inquire what progress he
was making to ward recovery Of his health.
The messenger was admitted to see him, and
said: "Mr. Fessenden sent me to flud how
you are this morning" "Sir," reptile d the old
awyer, CDR. Gilman has not paid his usual
visit to me this morning, aud 1 am therefore
gnorsnt in regard to my present condition.