The Portland daily press., 1885-01-08
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There was heavy fog yesterday morning,
with slight spiis of rain later. The mercury
indicated 44o at a. M. 48o at noon, 42o at sun.
set; wind south and west.
The fire department. will receive six months
pay today.
The Maine Accident Insurance Company
has adjourned its meeting two weeks
We have received the Musical Herald for
January.
The regular meeting of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union will occur on Friday
at the Friendly Inn at 2.30 p. m.
new cross has been recently placed On the
spire of st. Dominic's church.
Mr.. F. W. McKenney, evangelist, will con-
duct the gospel meeting in the Y. M. @. A.
hall on Friday evening at 7.3O o'clock.
B. F. Stafford, New York; John Hall, Bos-
ton; John o. Pa,ten. Bath; N. M Gibbs, Pitts
burg. Pa W. I. Doty, Groveton, N H, are at
the Fslm uth Hotel.
Rev. Asa Dalton will conduct the union
prayer meeting in Y. M. G. A. hall this after
noon at 4.3O o'clock. Topic prayer for
families schools and colleges"
G.. L. Bailey is mounting true ermine, an
animal rarely seen IN these parts, which was
captured few days ago by E. F. Newhall of
Windham, in trap set for foxes.
The exhibition of the Harden hand grenade
fire extinguisher. given at the foot of Centre
street yesterday, drew a large crowd and ap-
peared to be very successful.
The steamer Toronto, Capt. McAuly, of the
Dominion Line, arrived yesterday with fall
cargo and four passengers. The passage was
made without accident.
The lilac tree in front of Cumberland Club
House. Congress square, with more valor than
discretion, is putting forth new shoots under
the influence of this warm weather.
The next quarterly convention of the Re-
form Clubs of Cumberland county will be held
at South Windham on Wednesday and Thurs
day, Jan. 28th and Doth.
The total value OF foreign exports for last
week was S637, 1887, including 6S o1O feet Of
long lumber, 81. 300 clapboards, 1886 250 shingles
and coopersge.
At special meeting of the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen, held yesterday afternoon, an
insane man was ordered sent to the Insane
Asylum.
Gen. w. Fl. Slocum has accepted the invita-
tion of the Fifth Maine Volunteers to attend
bnOtA ICuuAOu HoEo db bu0 tituo Ol LQo naJlODal
encampment.
For some time past quiet revival has been
going on In the Sunday school connected with
Free Street Baptist church. Over twenty of
the scholars have already come forward for
prayers.
The next lecture in the free Mechanics
Course will be delivered at the Library Room
by DR.. Crandall tonight on "Idsas and Their
Forces" DR.. Crandall has already made his
mark as q lecturer on the lecture platform.
Shaw, McDonough and Shelton of the Bos-
ton Reserves, McKsever of the Unions, and
M. j. Green of Charlestown are said to have
been signed by the association which is getting
mp second base ball club in Portland.
The net receipts of the recent entertainment
by the fire department for the benefit of the
Relief Association were from $500 to $3.50. The
largest number OF tickets sold by one company
was by Cumberland No. 8, which turned in
over 800 receipts from sales.
1t is thought that Mr.. Thomas Nichols, who
yesterday disappeared from Saco, has gone to
Montreal. A man answering his description
was seen to take Grand Trunk train for that
city from Portland by Officers Field and
stover.
Advertisements appropriately coming under
the classification heads. WANTS, HELP WANT
nd. SITUATIONS WANTED, For SALE, To LET,
BOARD and Rooms aud LOST AND FOUND, not
exceeding forty words, will be inserted in the
Daily PRESS one week, for twenty-five cents, If
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.
Few who observed the venerable Captain
Gideon Stanwood O. Gorham, at the funeral of
Capt. j B. Coyle last Thursday, were aware
Of the peculiar circumstances which. besides
the ties of lifelong friendship, impelled his
presence on the occasion. Years ago the two
agreed that the one surviving should attend
the funeral of the other, and the attendance of
Capt. Stanwood, who is prevented by i'll health
from travelling much, was chiefly in fulfllment
OF this compact v ith his friend.