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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-10
Havana Market,
Cotton MARKETS.

HAVANA. Dec. 9.--Sugar market quiet and
steady saturday $50 bags Centrifugal, SO de-
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PORTLAND and BOoTHSY STEAMBOAT Co.
ALL PARTiE 5

owing IN Ann of r SC ,nIey 8 S'n are questrd
to e;.1 aud settle eSpe' tfni y.
m. rANLkt u SON,
decAdtf AlO Fore street, PORTLAND.
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A GENTS WANTED-The Missouri WASH
"A err affords agents profitable business wash
es dlrtiest clothes clean by hot steam saving la
bOr, soap and clothes. sent on two weeks trial.
Write Tor Illustrated eli cular and terms. -
WORTH, 81 Beekman St., N. Y. oc2S-6 nos
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Ar at Yokohama Dec 7th. ship Paul Revere
Sewall. New York (Jnne 26); Sth Daniel Barnes
Slower, do, June I5.)
Ar at PORT Elizabeth. CGH, 18th inst brig Havil-
lah, Richardson, New York.
Ar at Pernambuco prev TO Dec 4, barQue Ethel
Thompson, Rio Janeiro.
Ar at Demerara Dec Is, brig Mary Haskell,
Perry, Fernandina.
sid MY IL, schs Clifford, Crabtree, Fernandina;
18th, Nelson Bartlett. Watts, Apalachicola.
Ar at Port Spain Nov 81, sch M b Millen, Dyer
Bangor via New York.
Sid Nov 20, brig Mary Kimball. Gey, for
New York.
Ar at st Thomas Nov %, sch Tim Field STRAIT
ton, Teneriffe
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Memoranda,


Sch Viola May from st John, NIB, for New
York. lost jbboOm at hyannis 7th inst by contact
with sch Carrie b, of st John, nh. The latter
also lost jibboom.
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mIaGEa.LAN EOUs.

+ wv sER merchants and anyone using wood
IL working m ;chlntry. a man thoroughly ac-
quainted would like position as surveyor or
salesman In any branch of min work; long expe-
rlence In New York. JESSUP STEWART, Bay
Point, Maine. SO
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Boston Stock Market.
.Ex-dividend.
New York STOCK and Money Market

NEW YORK. Dec. 8 1S89.-Money has he
easy ranging from 6g7; last loan =, closing at
4 per ceut. Prime mercantile paper to IN per
cent Government bonds are duh and steady.
Railr, ad bonds are quiet and firm The stock
market was quiet after 10; hicago gas moved
up - to AZ Texas land trust from SHs to I'd |;
the market quiet and strong generally at slight
changes from opening prices.
The transactions al the STOCK Exchange aggre-
gated 238. 800 shares.
The following are to-day's quotations OF Govern
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-10

LNOR sALE-The Neverslp horse shoes, at
Il 4. Morrs, corner Preble and Oxford streets
They are the cheapest shoe for Icy and slippery
going. They are warranted to run one hundred
miles Oh bare ground and then not slip ice.
Please try them. 81
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FOR SALE.

EaR sAL---Air-tight weather strips.
Il have the only rel able article In the market,
time to leave your orders. BLAISDELL &
BERRY 81 Cross street. IA
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THIS L ApEk FFi Rso w YSii COS * Ne spa,
tdvsrtisins Busen II Spruce Stresf MnSce Sdyss
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Sch Lillian. Brown. Vinalhaven.
Sch Victor, Stanley. Bluehill.
Sch Sarah, Rice, Lam0lne.
Sch Maud 9, Mitchell. Millbridge.
Sch Shepardess, Tibbetts, New HarbOr.
Sch Ann E Valentine, Ambrose, Lynn for st
John, NIB.
Sch Grace Cushing. Spragg, Lynn for st John
Sch Alta. (Br) Mclaughlin. st John, NIB, .for
Sch Bess & Stella, 81 John. NIB, for New York
Sch Ada Allen. Dudley, Calais for New York.
Sch Lake, johnson, Boston for Rockland.
Sch Eureka, Smith, Machas for New York.
Sch Geo Moulton, Jr Crocker, Bath for Bruins
wick, Ga.
Sch Lawrence Haines, Tibbetts. wiscasset for
Sch Douglass Halnes. Greenleaf, wiscasset for
New Haven.
Sch Victory, Hatch, Bristol.
Sch Mopang, Strouf, Millbridge for Boston.
Sch Freeman. Jasper, Machias for Boston.
Sch Honest Abe, Strout. Calais for Boston.
sen Mary Wonson. Lewis. = for Boston.
Sch Rienzl, Chalto. Rockland for Saco.
Sch Gen Scott, Rich. Bost.,n for Calais.
Sch Martin Bates, Smith, Vinanaven for Boston
Sch Moses EDDY Thomas Bangor for Boston.
Sch Albert, Fletcher, Calais for Boston.
Sch Dakota, Randall Machias for Boston.
sch Angola, Davis. Franklin for Boston.
sen waterman, Bunker, Vnalhaven for Calais
sen tleetWing, Boston for Deer Isle.
sen Lulu, Wilson, Millbridge for Boston.
Boston.
Sch Freddie Higgins, Reed, Bristol for Boston
Sch Joseph William Fish. Grover. Tenants Har-
Sch Pushaw, Lindsay, Weymouth for Tenants
Harbor.
Sch Georgiana, Cook, Plymouth for Tenants
Harbor.
Sch Emily A Staples. Penobscot for Boston.
Sch Gertie May: shore, with $4,000 lbs fish;
Ellen Lincoln, do, $4,000 do.
Cleared.
Sch Florence NEW, of Portland) Goold Buenos
Ayres-Frank Dudley.
Sch Agnes l Grace Nickerson, Satilla River,
and back to Boston-Ryan & Kelsey.
Sch Gen Mcrwln, Sneed, Baltimore Peter
s NickerSOn.
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Notice of Dissolution.

The Maine Law Convertible
Policy, Class A, issued by the UN.
ION MUTUAL LIFEIMSURANCE
COMPANY. guarantees a InOrfu-
airy dividend OF fifty per cent OF
all premiums paid, If death occurs
within five years of its issue.
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Railroad Receipts.

PORTLAND Dec 1859.
Receipts by Maine Central Railroad-For Port
land 81 cars miscellaneous merchandise; for con
Meeting roads 1875 cars miscellaneous merchan
disc,
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LrOR SALE = Eighteen room lodging house,
i close 10 theatres, short distance to posi- office,
furnished nicely; very nea house. ever room let;
no better ocation In boston; can be bought very
low for cash call or write for pa ticulaIs to r,
l479 Washington street, Boston, Mass Al
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Mr.. Billus docking over his morning paper)-
Poor Grtngol His wife
Mrs. Billus greatly moyed)-John, is Mrs.
Gringo has she joined the silent majority?
MIR. Billus -The silent majority? She's going to
entertain the Band of Hope Sewing Circle all day
tomnrroM Chicago Tribune.
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EOR SAa.E-One half interest in an old
Il established employment Office; always made
money; fire location, near thre~ depvts; good
smart intelligent lady or gentlemen wanted rare
chance for some one to make money. Address
j. p, 1+79 Washington St., Boston, Mass Al
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Steep Falls.
Freeport.
0uTH EREEPnRT

rfeepoft.
SOUTH FREEPoRT.
School commenced Monday, Misses Dun
nam and weston being continued as teachers.
for his winter vacation.
Charles Noyes is quite sick with rheumatic
lever. Several others, too, are on sick list
among them Mrs. Osgood and Miss Higgins
Miss Nellie WinslOw has just returned
Welchville.
The So. Freeport Congregational Society
is to be congratulated on having secured the
services of so able preacher and so excellent
man as Rev. Mr.. Smith, their new pastor.
GRAY.
DRY MILLS.
Eugene Heath is going to Bethel to work
where he has I. job for for the winter.
Charles s Goodsf6w Is sos soon to move into
been building under contract 1t lies be-
tween Melvin Goff's and Albert Corson's.
The rain. Sunday night carrie led off what
sleighing there was.
There is some talk of buying the Mayall
factory buildings and privilege in Gray, and
Offering to any shoe manufacturer the use Of
them for ten years. The property is situated
two miles from the Maine Central depot in
Gray.
New Gloucester.
Geo. E. Whitman Post, No. 60, G. A. r., of
NOW OiOuOCotci, oicCbSu Iuboo OllCtTS OdluI-
day:
Post Commander Geo. II. Chase.
Senior Vice Communications. NJ. Fogg.
Junior Vice Commander G. Curtis.
Quartermaster-W K. Blake,
SurgeOn-John /. SturgeS.
Chapla nj b. Hammond.
Officer of the Day-Gen. w. Plummer,
Officer of the Guard-Levi p Reed.
Adjutant- Lucius c. Curtis.
Delegate TO State Encampment at Augusta-J.
B. Hammond
Porter.
Bro. Joseph Wedgewood died on Friday
last. he was member of Drummond
Lodge of +. 81 A, NJ, of Parsonsfed, for
good many years and was an bonored and
worthy member, one whose life stands with
out reproach. An honest and upright man
in all his dealings with mis- fellow men,
kind father and husband, a good townsman,
pleasant neighbor and a Christian.
Richmond.
The Kennebec is again open. The ice,
which was weakened and partly broken by
the recent mild weather, has been carried
oown oy the freshet caused by the heavy
rain OF Sunday night.
Deering.
Master Mason degree was worked in the
Masonic Lodge, Saturday evening and a bean
supper served in the banquet hall after the
exercises. WY
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L,8R sALE-At III. II. HOLLANDS stable,
l. No. IL Silver street, IL good working horses
from st John, weight from HOO to 1900 I'll
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AGENTS WANTED.

LNOR saLE-l upright ten horse engine. 6
= second lathes. JONES q HITCHINGS.
40 Fore street. 24u
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mans wife should Away be the
same, especially TO her hush nd. but II she is
weak and nervous, and uses Carriers Iron Pills
sac cannot be, for they make her ''feel like a
different person." so they all say, and their hus
bands say so tool
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-06-15
Lafayette commencement.

The Commencement exercises of Lafay-
cite College, at Easton, begin on the 23d
with the Baccalaureate sermon by Presi-
dent J H. Mason Knox aud the Y. MIC.
A. anniversary; followed on Monday by
the Senior Glass Day and promenade
concert by Hassler's Orchestra. The
latter is a favorite feature at Easton, and
was attended last year by five Thousand
persons. Tuesday is devoted to various
alumni meetings when it is expected that
the graduates will-for the first time
take part in the election of a trustee, to
be the special representative of their in
terests. The tenth annual contest for
prizes in athletic sports and reunion
banquet of all the old students complete
the days program.
On Wednesday, the och inst, thirteen
representatives of the forty members of
the graduating class speak, and the de-
grees and prizes are conferred. A new
prize of one hundred dollars is offered by
an unknown donor for the best essay on
The Place of the Bible in the College
Curriculum" The Sophomores give
theatrical display of Calculus on Satm.
day evening; and on the 9th the new
Freshman class is to be formed, either by
examination in the studies required fer
admission, or by their presentation CT
certificates of proficiency from such al
proved academies and normal schools as
have conformed their courses to the
standard of LAFAYETTE. The prospects ct
this college were never more favorable.
Orders for excursion tickets at reduced
rates may be had by ad iressing the Reg
istrar, Prof. ,ffin, E aston.
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SchGO Commissioners.

The Board met on Tuesday, June 18th
The following designations were ten
dered and accepted: Teachers-Miss NJ.
Biddle, school No. /, Fourth district;
Mr.. A. NJ. Mackey, school 4, Fourth dis
trict; Miss Willotta Valentine, school 10,
Fifth district; Miss Lera White, school
No. s. Ninth district; Miss Annie M.
Cameron, school No. 2, Ninth district;
Miss Mary c. Anderson, school No. 6,
Fourth district.
Mr.. J. P. Scott and others, patrons of
the school at Cherry Hill, appeared be-
fore the Board and presented petition
signed by so patrons of the school asking
for the reappontment of Miss Martha
Biddle as teacher of that school. Messrs.
A. E. Ward, Daniel Arbuckle, Geo. r.
Spence, James T. Kelley. John T. Moore
Allen McLane, Geo. W. McNeal, Robert
A. Scott and Lewis T. r. Ward were
heard in support of the petition. The
Board recognize the right of the trustees
to select the teacher for the school, but
as this comes before them in the way OF
complaint, the following resolution was
passed:
ResolUed, That the trustees of Cherry
Hill school be notified of this action oil
the patrons of the school before this
Board, and they be requested to appear
before the Board at its next meeting in
order that it may hear what the trustees
have to say in regard to this position.
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Glasgow Items.
GLASGOW, June 10, 1889.

Ni@-AS''o"r u"O no. io'h'.
The musical and literary portion of our
little town enjoyed a treat last Thursday
evening at the spacious residence of D..
w. T. Skinner. Prof. Skinner of Dover
who is quite musician and poet, was
stopping with his brother for few days
and the gathering was given in his honor.
The evening was spent in reading and re-
citing original productions and music.
Sherman Dyett of Dyett's Mills and
Miss Julia Laws, just outside of town,
were married in Wilmington last We'd
nesday evening.
Mr.. Samuel Frazer, formerly of Glas-
gov, but now resident of Virginia is
visiting his numerous relatives and friends
in this neighborhood.
Rev. T. E. Anderson, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, preached on the
Tohnstown flood last Sunday evening and
efforts are being made to raise money for
the sufferers.
There will be an election of Elders in
the Presbyterian Church the first Sunday
in July, the Church has been without for
some years on accouLt of the reluctance
of it's members to assume so responsible
relat ion.
The pulpit of the M. E. Church was
filed by Rev. T. c. Gardeners Oldest son
last Sunday. Mr.. Gardner, Sr. is suffer-
ING with rose cold.
About $50. 90 was cleared at the NJ. E.
festival, Thursday and Friday evenings
of last week.
Mrs Harmon of White Clay Creek is
a guest of Mrs. Lizzie Boulder ON Main
street.
DIR. W. T. Skinner who has been at
tending the Centennial of the State Med
ical Society held in Dover, returned homo
Wedut day evening. ARMY Congo.
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Perryville Items.
PERRyvILLF June IS, 1889.

IEkklNlLLF. June 10, 1863,
| see by the WING that North East
claims and justly so the raising of the
first flag over the public school building.
We are glad to hear it. The Jr. o. U.
A. NJ. of this town has purchased a beau
tiful flag, Sx12 feet, with the intention of
raising it upon our school house, but as
the school is now closed until September
it is now proposed to wait until the OPEN
ing of the September term when there
will be day fixed for the purpose.
Perryville Council of Jr. o. U. A. NJ.
intend holding fair and festival on July
4th, in Mr.. John Stump's woods. Among
the many attractions will be the presen-
tation of gentlemen's gold watch and
chain, lady's gold watch and chain,
gentlemen's gold ring, lady's gold ring,
china dinner set and glass set to the
parties collecting the most money on them
Our Council visited Guiding Star Coun-
Gil of HAVE de Grace, on the 1871 inst.
to witness the presentation of a handsome
Bible by the ladies to Guiding Star
Council.
Children's Day was observed in the
NJ. E. Church here on Sunday last. There
was an address by R,v. Mr.. Staten of
Washington Territory, with singing and
recitations by the children in the morning
and an address by the Pastor Rev. J. B.
Hunter with singing and recitations by
the children in the evening. The church
was beautifully decorated for the occasion
with cut and pot flowers. 1t was quite
an enjoyable affair.
The Episcopal congregation held fair
and festival in Mr.. Jos. Coudon's ware.
house on Tuesday aud Wednesday eve
nings of this week.
Perryville Council sent donation of
SO. to the Jamestown sufferers and have
received an Acknowledgements.
The Susquehanna river has again calm
ed down and the leading topics OF the
day are logs and lumber. One can hear
from all sides the question, GLOW many
logs did you catch?" what did you
get for them?" LITE.
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North East Items.
NORTH EAST, June 18th, 1885,

NORTH EAST, June 18th, 1889.
John Johnson, one of our oldest citizens
died Tuesday last after a lingering ILL
ness. lie was about 70 years of age.
Services were held in p. E. Church this
afternoon. Interment NJ. E. Cemetery.
Our old friend |. N. Benjamin was in
| town this week on business. He moved
to Chester, Pa, short time ago. He
has been succeeded here IN trusteeship of
public school by the Mayor of our town
Andrew Anderson.
The Whitaker Cornet Band went to
Oxford yesterday to attend Temperance
meeting. They returned safe and sound
about o'clock p. m.
A short time ago it was thought best
to hold picnic for the M. E. Sabbath
School in some grove near our town, but
there being some objections 1t has been
finally decided to have an excursion to
Colchester. Time, boat and etc., will be
made known shortly.
Sunday will be Children's Day at the
VI. L. SuuICu- LhtTClSeS Will Do
interesting. Much pains have been taken
to prepare the children for the occasion.
Much sympathy is expressed by our
citizens for the sufferers by the floods
generally, especially for those in the wes-
tern part OF our State. A committee of
nine, named at public meeting in G. A.
K. Hall, Saturday night last, is canvass
ing the town soliciting subscriptions.
Fellowship Lodge No. AZ, X. of P. of
this town donated, at suggestion of Grand
Lodge a suitable sum which was fol-
warded first of this week.
Messrs. Andrew Anderson and W. T.
Hammond were before the County Com
missioners Tuesday and requested that
body to change the course of waterway
by the side of the public road in Perkins
vile. After hearing them, they decided
to consider the case. Consequently
Messrs. Bond and Crothers visited our
town yesterday to learn more, if possible
of the nature of the case. They con-
cluded to grant the desired change.
e. A. w.
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Port Deposit Items.

PORT DEPOSIT, June 14th, 1889.
On last Saturday morning as Mr.. Tomel
who has bakery at Perryville and who
supplies a number of our stores and clti-
zens with bread was coming around the
turn in the road opposite Mrs. Heckart' 5
gate the hold back broke and the wagon
coming against the horse frightened him.
He started to run overturuing the wagon
into the ditch by the side of the road and
throwing Mr.. Tomel out, cutting his head
and making bad scalp wound. He came
to town where DR.. J. II. Mccullough
dressed the wound and put six stitches
in it. Notwithstanding his severe iLjur-
les Mr.. Tomel procured another horse
and wagon and supplied his customers
with bread
A son of Mr.. Zilonski while assisting
VIM. ]. Stebbing at Canal Station with
some work the latter nearly cut the little
finger of the left hand off. DR.. J. Fl.
Mccullough dressed the injured hand
and his boy is getting along nicely.
Children's Day was observed in the
Methodist Episcopal Church last Sabbath.
The audience room was beautifully deco
rated with flowers, while from each chan.
dalier were hung cages with birds which
sang sweetly. Mr.. Otis preached apprt
priately to the occasion in the morning
and in the afternoon short addresses were
made by the Superintendent and Pastor,
interspersed with excellent singing. At
night Revs. ]. Conway and J. P. Otis
made addresses suitable to the service.
Collections will amount to about $40.
On Monday night many citizens of our
town and vicinity met in the lecture room
of the Methodist Episcopal Church to
make arrangements to collect funds for
those who lost so heavily by the devas-
tating flood in our own and neighboring
State. J. Fl. Rowland was called to the
chair, and VIM. G. G. Vanneman was
elected secretary, DR.. VIM. H. Noble
who visited Johustown made a brief
statement of the condition of that town
and of its requirements. Mr.. Rowland
made statement of the loss of Williams
port, Pa, and others of the severe loss on
the Potomac. A committee of seven were
appointed to collect funds for the needy
places, and send it where it is most
needed. A committee also of three ladies
were appointed to solicit donations OF
| clothing and other useful articles to be
forwarded to those requiring it. Besides
what may be collected by the above com
mittees nearly $500 has already beer
given for this good cause. | learn the
collection amounted to S2O5, one half tc
Williamsport, Pa, and oue-half to Yves
tern Maryland
On Monday during the thunder storm
lightning killed sheep belonging tc
EDoch Noyes.
The Presby terrain Aid Society met al
the residence of F. S. Everist Tuesday
mint. The regular proceedings were
| gone through with, after which a very
interesting program of music, vocal and
instrumental, and recitations by a number
of the members and friends of the society
| Il is unnecessary to add that the refresh
ments were beautiful to behold, but very
much better to the taste. NJ.
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For a LaudabIe Purpose.

The entertainment gwen by the Society
of Christian Eudeavor at West Noting.
ham for the benefit of the Johnstowr
sufferers was a very pleasing affair
Thirty dollars were Melted. The program
was as follows:
Organ voluntary, Miss F. Hines; ad.
dress of welcome, John Magraw; full
chorus, "My Redeemer;;" essay, Miss }
Winner; vocal duet, Mrs. S. Fryer anG
Miss F. Hines; recitation, Miss Ada
Tosh; song, Nottingham quartette; dia
logue, "Zeruzahel's Second Wife," by
Miss M. Coale, Mr.. B. Hanna and Mis-:
Jenness; vocal solo, little Miss Mabe
Wiley; quartette, Misses Nesbitt ano
Messrs. Nesbitt and Hindman; dialogue
Railroad Station in Eugland;" voca
solo, Mrs. S. Fryer; recitation, Mrs. DR.
Crothers; song, Nottingham quartette
reading, Miss Ella Thompson; dialogue
THE Aunt's Legacy" by Misses Emily
Magraw, Jennie Mccullough, Annie Jen
ness, Mary and Annie Keen; reading
Miss Mary Tosh; full chorus.