The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-02-05
Brief Lctiiurs.

It was cloudy yesterday with damp pene-
trstive atmosphere. The mercury indicated
10 at7 o. M, 1So at noon, 100 at sunset; wind
north.
Tic harbor was frozsn over Tuesday night.
fast driving in the streets.
The Lenten season begins this year Feb.
18th.
The Preble House for the past few days has
had all the guests it could accommodate.
Owing to the weather the Boston boats did
not ply between the two ports last evening
There will be parish gathering at State
street church tonight. All are invited.
The supper of the Plymouth Free Baptist
church which was to have been given tonight
has been indefinitely postponed.
Burglars broke into It. o. Bailey & Co.'s
store Tuesday night, through the back door
They got nothing of value.
A horse attached to cutter took fright on
Congress street and ran away yesterday de-
stroyng the dasher OF the sleigh.
The youths gospel temperance meeting will
be held at the Mission this evening at 7.30
O'Clock. All are invited.
Irving Pierce and William Keller OF the
Australia, have been taken to the Marine
Hospital. 1t is said that Pierce will probably
lose one of his hands.
A pair of horse car horses were frightened by
Commercial street engine yesterday morning
and running away struck a lamp-post and de-
moished it.
The land OF the Union Back Bay Land Com
pany was sold at auction at the office OF f. o.
Bailey 81 Co., yesterday morning to j. N.
Winslow, Esq, for $2500.
The alumni OF the Maine Wesleyan Semin-
arg at Kenps Hill will meet in this city, Feb
18Th, for the purpose of forming an alumni
association.
The committee having in charge the arrange
ments for the drill and ball of the Portland
Mechanic Blues are Capt. G. w. Davis, Serets.
R. Marsh and NJ. A. Ross, Privates W. G..
Hale ana F. D. MCCARTHY.
The Cumberland Bar Association and Green
leaf Law Library will hold their annual meet
iDgs at the Prsble House at 730 o'clock to-
night, after which the Bar supper will DO
served.
Gao. Ell. Haven, the candy manufacturer
who started for California short time ago,
has concluded New York is better place to do
business 10. He opened fine store in that
city the first OF this month.
The ladies OF Thatcher Relief Corps return
thanks to Messrs. Fowler & Thompson, Lsigh-
ton, White Carter & Coveny, Leighton, Nc
Lellan Sc Mosher, Loring, Short & Harmon,
Robinson, and to all others that contributed
to the success OF their recent entertainment.
The wrestling match. with other sports, TO
come off at Mechanics Hall next Monday eve
ming is exciting considerable talk among the
sporting men. Oar entertainment column gives
particulars.
A special meeting of the Samaritan Associa-
ton will be held this Thursday afternoon,
Feb. 9th, at o'clock, with Mrs. F. r. Earring
ton, 1856 Oxford street. A full attendance is
requested as business OF importance will come
before the meeting.
The Maine Central has under its control five
hundred and twenty seven miles of railroad
and two hundred and eighty.fve miles of
Steamboat line, making total of eight hun
dred and twelve miles operated by this COM
pany.
The young ladies of the Telephone Ex-
change had delightful sleighing party to
OapV 0oItuBo Lucbuay uiSutt accompanied Dy
their friends. Mr.. Foss provided capital
supper, Harmon's orchestra furnished the
music for the dancing, and grand good
time was enjoyed.
Mr.. D. W. Clark of this city has patented q
machine to clean the snow from ice and shape
the ice into convenient sizs to cut. The Clark
& Chaplin Ice Company are now using them
at the Cape and two have been sold to Bangor
parties. The Portland Company are manu-
featuring them for Mr.. Clark.
Advertisements appropriately coming under
the classification heads, WANTS, HELP WANT
ED, SITUATIONS WANTED, FoR SALE, To LET,
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