The Portland daily press., 1884-12-09
Brief lettings.

1t was cloudy, wiAd west, mercury 45o at 7
a. n yesterday. As noon it wss partially
cloudy, wind west, mercory 45o. Al sunset
mercury 390
W. D. Ames, the stove dealer in Market
square, is quite i'll.
The Grettans new rooms in Brown Block
will be dedicated at 8 p. u. tonight.
Professor Ropes preached at Williston
Church, Sunday, not state Street.
Miss Perham, Ex-Governor Perham's daugh-
ter, waP in town yesterday, and thought her
father was much more comfortable.
DR.. f. Il. GerIish will address the physiol-
ogy class in the high school building, today, at
IL Subject: Human Automatonism.
The Mechanics free course did not open last
evening, but it will do SO Thursday evening
when Mr.. FL. M. Sylvester will lecture.
Thatcher Post, No. Ill, G. A. r., have
reated the hall corner of Elm and Congress
s,reets for Eve years, and will sublet IL to
Shepley Camp, s. OF V.
Mr.. w. Fl. Martin has bought Mr.. Parker's
schooner yacht Leather, of Boston. She is So
feet long, 183 feet breadth of beam, feet
deep, and feet draft
On Tuesday evenings horse car will leave
the head of Preble street for Deerine, at 9
O'Clock, for the especial accommodation OF
those attending city churches.
An exhibition of the workings of the Harden
hand grenade FIRE extinguisher will be given
at the foot of New High street, Wednesday, at
$50 p. m.
The retail boot and shoe dealers will keep
their stores open evenings from December
lota to January LIST, to accommodate the holt
dag trade. On and after January 1, 1885.
they will close as usual at O'Clock except on
Saturday evenings
A horse attached to carriage containing
Mrs. r. d. Hollis and Mrs. j. G. Cooper of
Desiring, ran away at Cape Elizabeth, Friday.
Smashed the carriage and threw out the la
dies Mrs. Hollis had an ankle sprained and
Mrs Cooper was bruised badly.
The Rsv. Henry Blanchard will deliver the
eth lecture in his coure on "The Great Re-
lisons of the World" this Tuesday evening.
ut 30 O'Clock, in the vestry Of the Congress
Square Church. Subject: 1.-THE Religion of
Egypt" All persons interested are cordially
invited to attend.
Handsome memorial tablets in white Italian
marble, with richly gilt lettering, and contain
lug tho names OF the several pastors who have
deceased and those now living, with other suit
Abls inscriptions, have been placed on the
walls OF the Second Parish audience room, the
gift OF an old esteemed friend of the church.
A very enjoyable affair occurred last eve
nirg at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel
Sawyer, No. 10 Boyd street, the occasion be-
log in honor OF the eighteenth birthday of their
d,ughtsr, Miss Eva. Refreshments were
served, after which the hours were whiled
away in singing. playing of games, and good
time generally.
The Samaritan dance at City Hall. last
night, was delightful affair. Chandler fur
nished the music and there was an order OF
twelve dances J. A. Kendall was floor man
ager, with Messrs. ]. W. Lord, W. M Sar-
gent, Reuben Townsend and G. A. Plummer,
aids. The proceeds will go TO the Soldiers
Monument.
Advertisements appropriately coming under
the classification heads, WANTS, HELP WANT
Sd, SITUATIONS WANTED, Fob SALE, To LET.
BOARD and Rooms aud LOST AND FOUND, not
exceeding forty words, will be inserted in the
Daiis Press one week for TWENTY-FIVE cents. if
paid IN advance. When payment is not made
10 advance, regular rates will be charged. The
large circulation of the Press makes it the
best medium for these advertisements.
At the Falmouth last night we're Gov. Fred
erick Robbie, Gorham; Hon. Joseph o. Smith,
Ssre,ary of State, Augusta; Col. George d.
Bl.bes. Buckfeld; Cot 81. s. Osgood, Angus
t.; DIR. e. M, Fuller, Bath; G.. A Bronson,
Moses R Emerson, Gsorge Caroline, New
York; E. Brunbaker, Montreal; Frank Morse,
Bangor; Alfred Mitchell, Bruus wick; j. G.
Hi lard, Hartford; B NJ. Wolf, L. D. Draper.
Jr., A. J. Atwood, Boston.