The Portland daily press., 1891-12-09
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The new Episcopal church at Henderson
was formally opened for worship sunday.
| Rt. Rev. III. A. Nicely was present
The first Maine Central car to appear in
the newly adopted olive green paint is the
post office car 565. formerly the Salem.
According to the Lewiston Journal. Mr..
| M. s. Gibson is to have the management NJ
| the Lawson House. South Harpswell.
The letter carriers have appeared ont In
new cloth caps Of the havelock pattern
made Of the same cloth that their uniforms
are.
Tug L. A. Belknap goes to Boston TODAY
TO bring back the bark Ssrmiento, belong
ing to Lewis's line Of South American
packets.
Dr. Blanchard's lecture on "Sam Aa.
ams," one of the most interesting Of tho
course thus far, was we'll attended last
evening.
Don't forget Professor Lees lecture q,
Labrador at the St. Lawrence s,rea.
church next Thursday evening, Decemhsr
10, at o'clock.
Peter S. Nlckerson, the ship broker
Is spending few days on Cape Cod look'
Ing after his cranberry bogs, which ara
among the best In the country.
The oil painting on exhibition in Owen
Moore & Co.'s window will be an attrac'
tion Of the G. A. r. fair. 1t will 90 to the
cityclub that can muster the most friends
The schooner Chase, of Rockland
bound home, drifted ashore opposlta
Greenwood Garden yesterday morning hut
came off all right at high water.
The Friends held their annual confer
ence at their meeting house on Oak street
yesterday. In the evening Huldah Leigh
ton, returned missionary, delivered an
address.
Commencing at a. m. today the ladies'
of the Second Advent church will hold
their annual sale Of useful and fancy att
Giles Ia Mechanics Building, corner of Cas-
co and Congress streets.
Agent Smith of the Grand Trunk savs
there is no truth in the statement nnh.
llshed recently that the immigrants were
badly cared for in cold sheds. There is n
warm train awaiting them just across the
shed. and no one need suffer Inconvenience
or hardship.
The Ladies Circle of Pine street church
will hold sale of useful and fancy arti-
Giles at the residence of Mrs. r. ii. Turner
80 Deering street, Wednesday afternoon
and evening, December g. There will he
for sale ice cream, cake aud home moda
candies.
The Western Maine Baptist Social Union
will hold its next meeting at the Preh,e
House, Portland, on Wednesday evening
December 10. There will be a hu iness
meeting at $50 o'clock Supper win he
served at 1880. After the supper Rev. @.
A. Towne of Auburn will speak Gu "Our
Educational Problem"
Schooner Rhode Island, Captain Soule
arrived here yesterday from Savannah.
She brought hard pine for Deerlng, Wins
low 81 Co.. and cotton seed meal for s. W
Thaxter & Co. Captain Soule reports that
on the fourth the mate of the schooner
was washed overheard and drowned. The
mans name was not learned. On the same
day the gale carried away the schooner's
jibboom.
Monday man and his wife who had
bsen hired In Portland to go to Norway TO
work in hotel, left Norway with team
t. go to Mechanic Falls. Instead Of going
to Mechanic Falls they dcove to the Elm
House in Auburn and pat the team up.
Then they took the train and started for
Augusta Yesterday Sheriff Parker of
Oxford county found the man at Augusta.
He has been taken to Norway for trial.
The committee who have been soliciting
In aid Of Bosworth Post. G. A. r. fair In
Ward l request all those that
they have been unable to see. to
send in their contributions at
City Hall from December IA to 10. Or
they can be left at Mrs. E. M. Dunham's,
20 Howard street. CT will be called for by
notifying Mrs. ]. w. Smith, 81 Lafayette
street The committee for Ward make a
similar request that contributions he left
with Mrs. f. Z. Haggett, A Smith street