The Portland daily press., 1886-02-20
BRIEF Jorr,Ncs.

1uC AuSbDln 1UQ5C WILL DO closed OH
Washington's Birthday, and SO will the other
public offices and banks.
Tickets should now be secured at Stock
bridges for Joseph Cooks lecture On aUlti-
mate America
The steamer Dominion of the Dominion
line sailed from Bristol for this port direct
on the 18th.
Rev. w. H. Fem, D. d., will speak at
High street church tomorrow evening on
French Professionalism.
The Y NJ. G.. A. boys are reminded of
their visit to the boot and shoe factory OF
AIessrs. Shaw, Cooling & Co., this morning
at 10 o'clock
| The boys are requested not to blow their
| horns, Washingtons Birthday, on Stone
street, between Cumberland and Oxford
streets as lady in that locality is very sick.
In the First Parish course of entertain
ments, two coffee parties will be held in
Gilbert's Hall, to occur March I'd and 10TH
Tickets can be had of members of the church.
The draw in the Grand Trunk railway
bridge, at Back Cove, will be closed for
widening and repairs from February 27th to
March 18TH
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church Sunday night at o'clock will be the
first for 1886. Programmes will be furnished
and all are invited to join in the parts as
signed to the congregation.
In a speech at a temperance meeting IN
Biddeford r. II. Murphy of this city, assured
his hearers that in the coming municipal
election in Portland, the temperance people
would elect their candidates.
A lamp in the grocery store OIL ). w. Deer
ing, No. SIG Congress street exploded last
evening but the flames were smotnered by
Mr.. behring's son and other persons in the
store before much damage was done.
Remember the youths temperance concert
Tonight at the Gospel Mission at 1880 o'clock.
The following is the programme: Dialogue
entitled .sHow to make a loaf" singing;
recitations; to conclude with the dialogue
entitled sits all for the Best"
BY invitation, Hon. VIM. w. Thomas, Jr.,
delivered his lecture on Sweden and the
Swedes at the Congregational church az
Windham Mill on Thursday evening last.
The church was crowded with delighted
audience.
There is a request of correspondents that
the telephone company will make all speed
possible in repairing the wires in the
western part Of the city so they can use their
telephones. The company is doubtless do
ing so.
A citizens caucus will be held at the town
house in Deering, on Wednesday, Feb. oath
at o'clock p. m. to nominate candidates for
town officers to be supported at the annual
March meeting, and the Prohibitionists will
hold one Thursday at the same hour.
Monday, the 22d, being legal holiday, the
usual holiday office hours will be observed at
the post office, viz: Cashiers office and
general delivery to 8 a. M, to 2 p M; car
riers p. m. delivery and 5 p. m. collection
will be omitted.
The operators at the telephone office and
friends to the number of forty-eight went on
their fourth annual sleighride Thursday eve
ming to Libby's at Coal Kiln Corner. The
party went in three teams. They had fine
time and returned in the small hours yester-
day morning
Fred E. Leavitt of Lewiston, who was
again brought before Commissioner Rand,
Thursday, for alleged liquor selling without
a United States license waived further ex-
animation and desired a compromise. The
authorities at Washington will decide.
The boys, Henry Dyer and John Kent,
twelve and ten years old respectively, were
arrested on the steamer fremont when she
came in yesterday morning. They are from
Lynn, Mass. where their parents live and
were held here by the police in response to a
telegram from the Chief of Police of Lynn.
The party of excursionists from this and
other places who visited Moosehead Lake
last fall held reunion at Mechanics Hall
last evening, a large number being present.
Members of the party from Lewiston and
other places in the State were among those
in attendance. The party from Lewiston
and Auburn were quartered at the Falmouth
Hotel during their stay in the city.
Col John G. Cobb met the students of the
Law Club last evening and spoke to them in
formally upon the subject of partnership.
At the close of his remarks many questions
on various points in connection with the
subject were put by the students and con-
siderable time was occupied in discussing
topics the speakers remarks had suggested
At the close of the evening the club ex-
tended vote of thanks to the lecturer.