The Portland daily press., 1885-03-21
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west and northwest winds. The thermometer
at sunset.
The steamer Gordon will be on her route
soon. She has been we'll repaired.
The lecture by Rev. Joseph Cook has been
given up and ticket holders can have their
money by calling at Stockbridee's.
The body Of Frank Williams, who was
found dead Thursday evening, has been taken
to Auburn, where the deceased had relatives.
Strawberries are for sale in the Boston mar
ket at 81 cents boz. They ought to be
good.
The ladies of the Free street Baptist church
had successful antiquarian supper at the
vsstry Thursday evening.
Mr. J. G. Newton will conduct the gospel
meeting at the Y. M. O. A. rooms this evening
at 7.30 o'clock.
The Y. M. G. A. boys will have parade this
ternoou at O'Clock and visit the Portland
Stone Ware Company's works, Deering Point
The WOmen's gospel temperance meeting
will be held ut the Mission this evening a 73O
o'clock. All are invited.
The Rev. John B. Green, formerly of Mon
trea, will preach at the First Parish church
tomorrow.
Judge Goddard delivered very instructive
and entertaining lecture to the Portland law
students last evening on the subject of the
Jury System.'
DR.. Small will give his fifth lecture at the
First Baptist church tomorrow evening.
Subject: "Daniel Among the Lions" Illus
trated.
H. NJ. Sylvester, Esq, will give an address
at Preble Chapel, Sunday evening at O'Clock.
Subject: Common People" The public are
cordially invited.
The German steamer Vorsetzsn, which
sailed from this port for Hamburg, February
11th, is overdue and fears are entertained that
she is lost.
Rev. F. E. Clark of South Boston will
preach at Williston church, in exchange with
Rev. Mr.. Hallock. tomorrow morning and
evening.
Great activity is displayed by the fishermen
in pursuing mackerel. A. M. Smith has five
vessels out, and the Lizzie Maud will sail on
Monday. Lewis, Chase & Whitten will send
off the Gertie Lewis on Monday.
The Streeb4SaiJroad Company has received
several handsome new open cars. New cars
will be placed on the Congress street, Spring
street and Dsering lines as soon as the tracks
are clear.
In the window OF an uptown store is dis
played well working model of locomotiy Q
and train of cars, running on circular track.
The locomotive is propelled by steam and at
tracts good deal of attention.
Cruelty Agent Sawyer receives almost daily
anonymous complaints against certain drivers
who use the whip too freely. If complainants
are afraid to give their names, as token of
good faith, they must not complain if their
complaints are not attended to-
Rev. VIM. B. Hayden will continue his in
teresting lectures at the New Jerusalem
church, Sunday, speaking in the morning on
"The Christian duty of the forgiveness Of in
jures," and in the evening on Heavenly
Dwellings," from the text "In my Fathers
House are Many Mansions"
The Masonic bodies of the Scottish Rite for
Maine are holding their annual reunion at
Masonic Hall in this city, commencing with
the Council and Chapter yesterday afternoon
and evening, and continuing with the Con-
sistory this evening, when the meeting will
begin at 5 p. M.
There will be a temperance meeting under
the auspices of the Law and Order League
and the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, at o'clock tomorrow evening In the
Pine street church. There will be addresses
BY Rev. j. M. Lowden, Wm. E. Gould, ESQ.,.
and Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens. The public are
cordially invited.
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