The Portland daily press., 1885-01-01
BRIEF .ges,sny..

Brief lettings.
Bright and-waEn yesterday, the mercury in
dicating 44o at sunrise, 500 at nosp, 4Ss at sun
set wind southeast
A Happy New Year to ALL
The Musical Record for January has been
received.
An electric light has been placed on the cor
ner of Gross and Com mercal streets.
Capt. Charles Merrill is going to South Car.
olina on trip.
The new Relief Corps In connection with
Thstchsr Post will be instituted January 9Th
There was Christmas tree at the Bethel
last night
There will be matinee of the Rossini Club,
this morning at II o'clock.
There were several watch-meetings last
night.
Hon. Hiram Bliss Of Washington, was at
the Preble House yesterday.
There were we'll attended dances given BY
the Knighly Six, and at Gilberts Hall, last
evening.
We acknowledge the reception of the Cath
Ollie almanac for 1885 from TIP. MCGOWAN, the
well known bookseller in Congress Hall block
~AO StSNOAAo 3'EAto Oi 0IOV0 btE66b anu D8eT-
ing bridge have proved exceedingly conven-
isDt.
Rev. DIR. Bashford will lead the gospel meet
ing at the Y. M. G. A. rooms tomorrow even
ing at 7.S0 O'Clock.
Joseph Armstrong; brakeman on the Grand
Trunk was badly injured at Gorham, N. H.,
Monday.
DR.. Scully, now restored to health, has re-
turned to the city and may be found at his Of
fee, 2S6 Congress st.
Our readers will remember the entertain
ment to be given by the Spiritual Temple,
corner of Elm and Congress streets tonight.
The funeral of Capt. j. B. Coyle, will take
place from his late residence in Deering today,
at p. m. Ancient Landmark Lodge of Ma
sons will attend.
Mr.. Frank W. Aiken has arrived to assume
the duties OF his new position in the office OF
the general manager of the Maine Central rail-
road.
To-day, New Years day, will be legal hol-
iday and the custom house, banks and other
public buildings will be closed. The post Of
nee will be open the usual holiday hours
One hundred years ago, on the first of Janu-
airy, 1885, was issued the first newspaper print
cd in Maine, the Advertiser being its heir and
that paper will print an historical number to-
ray.
Mr.. Il. A. McClutchy has been appointed
freight agent for the consolidated Boston &
Maine, and Eastern roads at Portland. Seven
teen men at the machine shop at the round
house have been discharged
The employees at the City Hotel, last evening
presented Mrs. j. W. Robinson, wife of the
popular land lord with an elegant black walnut
rocking chair, patent rockers and plush uphul-
stored.
Capt. Stephen w. Perkins of Eaton, who
win pass the winter with his son-in-law, e. C.
Bean OF this city, has bsen selectman, town
treasurer and clerk, Justice of the peace, and
captain of the old Wells militia company.
About 100000 pounds of fresh fish, cod and
paddock, arrived yesterday, the e. W. Sawyer
bringing about 10000 pounds and two Glouces-
ter schooners the remainder. The shore fish
u ought 81, and the cape shore 1925. 1t vas
leone arrival.
etipg OF the Historical Society next
n the afternoon the report of the
sill be heard, paper on 1.-THE Abor-
Maine" will be read by Edward H.
and tributes will be paid to the men,
the late Prof. Alpheus S. Packard; in
sening paper will be read by Geo. f.
Dry, Esq.
Advertisements appropriately coming under
10 classification heads, WANTS, HELP WANT
cd, 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 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.
At the annual meeting of the Name Press
Association in Augusta, in January, the one
hundredth anniversary OF the introduction of
the newspaper press in Maine will be observed
by the reading of paper, by Edward II. FL
we'll, on "The Origin and Growth of the News
paper Press in Maine,' and by short addresses
and remarks by other members of the Associa-
tion.
Mr.. j. z. Ferris, who has been the local
manager for the Union Mutual Life Insurance
Company for the past four years has resigned
his position to enter upon broader field of
labor, and has been engaged By them as spec
ial agent, beginning his duties by trip West,
including California, and he offers his resi-
dence, farm, stock, etc., for sale prior to his
departure.