The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-02-12
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A great change occurred in the weather yes
tsrday. The mercury indicated 60 at e. n.,
100 at noon, 80 at sunset; wind northwest.
There was fall Of So degrees in swenty-four
hours.
The harhor yesterday was clear Of ice.
The supper of the Plymouth Free Baptist
church will be given tonight.
The Samaritan Association will meet with
Mrs. III. G. sweetsir, Nc. sS1 Congress street.
this afternoon.
Messrs. F. Woodruff, Brooklyn, N, Y, and
FL. Kisnzler, ST. Paul, MIMI, we're at the Fal-
mouth Hotel last night.
The regular meeting of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union will occur on Friday
at the Friendly Inn at 2 80 p. m.
Owing TO the great snow storm in Canada all
the Grand Trunk trains west OF Island Pond
were cancelled Tuesday night.
The fourth annual ball to be given by the ID
Divi.ion Ancient Order OF Hibernians will
come off at City Hall Monday evening next.
A man driving in from Cape Cottage yester
day had to walk home on account of severe
injuries sustained by his horse from the sharp
ice.
Boswosth Relief Corps had enc Of their old
time dances last night at Mechanics Hall.
They ara in hopes of having another in about
two weeks.
Ssven sailors in q boat were held in the har-
Dor all night Monday by drifting Ice. The Fan
ME G. found them Tuesday morning in an ex-
hausted condition.
The next lecture in the Mechanics free
course will be given tomorrow evening By
Major John N. Gould on Banking as Seen
from the Teller's Window
Drs. Caldwell and Damon had another large
audience at their lecture in Congress Hall last
night. The demonstrations on members of ths
audience were very amusing.
On account OF the lecture and concert at
Pine street church this evening, the regular
meeting Of the Willis Chautauqua Club is
postponed until Thursday evening of next
week.
The doctors have massed at the upper part Of
Congress street. From Mellen to and iucla-
siys OF, Congress square there are twenty-one
representatives Of the profession, two of them
ladies.
The officers and executive committee of the
Woman's Auxiliary of the Y. M. G. A. will
meet at the rooms Of the association next Fri
day afternoon at o'clock. A full attendance
is very desirable.
The Argus says: "There was wood pecker
in the garden Of George II. Holden Tuesday
After hunting the trees he came down and fed
on bread crumbs which had been thrown out
for the sparrows. A apeckled Woodpecker, not
grosbeck.n
The teachers Bible class for the study Of the
International Sunday School Lessons, held on
Friday afternoons at 4 80 o'clock in the hall of
the Young Mems Christian Association, win
be conducted this week by Rev. DIR. Bsshford.
Subject, "Paul's Defence" Acts xxi. 1-21.
The preparations for the children's fancy
dress party are going quietly but steadily for
ward, and the indications now are that it will
sarpass in brilliancy and eclat the party of last
season. In addition to the dancing there will
be some other attractive features by way OF en-
tertainment.
Engineer Carl Beren Of Portland, with six
surveyors, has just completed thorough sur
vey OF York harbor, as TO its desirablitv as
place of refuge for vessels. It is understood
that influential parties are in Washington to
urge the committee on River and Harbor bill to
include an appropriation of $4,000 for com.
MonCink OpeIdtions.
The Boston Tow Boat Company had made
contract to tow the Julia Norton from Glouces-
ter to Portland, her crew having been FROST
bitten on the passage from Cape verd Islands
when approaching the American coast. Tug
boat Elsie, Capt. Frost, was engaged for the
job, and possibly may pull the brig afoat, if
that can be done.
The sea gulls that weave an endless dance in
the air off the Grand Trunk wharves, watch
ing for the offal from the European steamers,
have now been joined by flock of English
sparrows which light on the end of the wharf
and pick up peas spilled in loading the steam
era. They are very plump and very tame, per-
mitting one to walk among them as they busily
hop about.
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