The Portland daily press., 1884-11-27
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1t was cloudy aud warm yesterday. The
mercury indicated $50 at sunrise, 45o at noon
aud 4OS at sunset; wind southwest.
The winter term of the public schools of
Dsering will begin next Monday.
Longfellow Lodge, K. OF p, will celebrate
their first anniversary January 10th.
A Thanksgiving dinner of chicken and
pumpkin pie, will be served to the inmates Of
the almshouse today.
The first train passed over the Boston and
Maine Lew iron bridge over the Cocheco river
yesterday.
The Msine Central, as their regular monthly
meeting fell on Thanksgiving, held it Monday
last. Only routine business was transacted.
Adjatant General Beal inspected the State
property held by the Portland companies, on
Tuesday.
The Portland Company at its semi-an-
nual meeting held yesterday ,!de olared semi
annual dividend of per cent, payable Decem-
Der 1st.
The ladies connected with the Associated
Charities have postponed their meeting, to
take place at room IS City Bnil6ing, from Fri
day at 3 p. M, to Monday at the same hour.
Toe Maine Central Railroad Company are
now distributing their snow ploughs and fang
ers over their line to be ready for the first hea-
W snow.
Capt Cyrus Sturdivant, formerly of this city,
isengaged for q few weeks at Lawrence
Mass, in the gospel, temperance and prison
work.
In taking down the century-old chimney in
the Skillings farm house, Cushing's Island,
several relics have been found in creyices
They will be presented to the Natural History
Society.
The amount of starch shipped this month
from the Aroogtook factories over the Maine
Central Railroad has been the largest ever be-
fore known in single month More than one
hu -dred car loads have already been sent.
A countrsinan, full of liquor, was SO obstrep.
erouson Exchange street yesterday, when the
police attempted to arrest him for cruelty
ating bis horse, that he had to be iroued be-
fore he was taken to the station.
&fhe receipts of poultry in the local mai kets
70 terdsy were not large nor much better quail
ity than those received Tuesday Turkeys
were selling at from % 10 % cents, while the
prices on other poultry were unchanged.
The Mechanic Blues and Biddeford Light
Infantry celebrate Thanksgiving today hy
company team shoot, ten men each, at the
Deeripg range. After the shoot the Blues will
entertain the Biddeford team at their armory
W. e. Chandler, No. 177 Middle street, has
received the December number of the Folio
which contains tine portrait of Autonie Jan
isch snd five vocal and instrumental selections
with the usual interesting news and witty par
agraphs.
We are crediblg informed that Messrs.
Burnham g. Morrill, will continue to run their
packing house in this city during the winter,
with considerably reduced force of employees,
and lighter work compared with previous
years. They now have contract to can 50
tons Of poultry.
We learn that the Rev. s. f. Pearson is
meeting with grand success in Montreal. A
very large number asked for prayers at the va
rious services on Sunday, and at the first tenn
rerance meeting on Monday, 147 signed the
pledge and 43 persons went forward to the al
tar ter prayers.
W. B. Green, d. G. Pinney, Isaac a. Bal
ley, New York; Geo e. Fickens, Cincinnati,
Ohio; e. q. Nipple, Cleveland, Ohio; w. E.
Stevenson. Montreal; s. s. Hobson, Montana;
AouH 4 Oldpp, ". t. CtSuloyy w u. w narff,
Geo. W. Richmond, Jr., Boston, were at the
Falmouth Hotel last night.
Advertisements appropriately coming under
the classification heads, WANTS, HELP WANT
ED, SITUATIONS WANTED, For SALE, To LET,
BOARD and Rooms aud LOST AND FouNp, not
exceeding forty words, will be inserted in the
Daily PRESS one week for twenty-five cents,
II paid in advance. When payment is not
made In advance, regular rates will be charged
The large circulation Of the PRESS makes it
the best medium for these advertisements.
1874 bales of rags from China, have begun
to arrive for the Cumberland Paper Mills
Each bale weighs 400 pounds, compac,ly press
cd, and is odorons with some dsinfectant sub
stance with which it was treated before its CT
iginal shipment. The first car load of Christ
mas trees for shipment to New York, arrived
Monday from points on the Maine Central
Railroad.