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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27
The Trouble at the water works.

1t has not yet been satisfactorily as
certained what was the cause of the
lack of water from the lake Sunday. The
company's foreman and two men made
an investigation. 1t is possible that
where the new pipe runs out into the
lake, and is about two and a half feet I'M
der water, that the water passing through
tic main became sufficiently chilled to
form small particles of ice that was car
red through the main and thrown up on
the screen that is used to prevent peb-
bles and refuse getting into the mains
from the lake. Yesterday the water sup
ply was all right again and there was no
further trouble. Even if there should
be serious trouble at the lake, which is
hardly possible under any circumstance,
the supplies of water in the city reser-
voirs is sufficient to meet all demands
for at least week, although the pres
sure on the very high levels would be
slight. Cape Elizabeth experienced no
trouble Sunday. Westbrook had some
difficulty in getting water enough to
work the electric railroad and two of the
electric cars had to be taken off the
route Sunday evening. They were run
ming again yesterday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27
The Columns Half Dollar.

u
Some of the Worlds Fair souvenir
coins, the Columbus half dollars, are APP
pearing. Already one of the private
marks of the engraver has been discov-
cred by careful scrutiny. On the collar
surrounding the head of the famous dis
coverer, is small but well-defined let
ter s'B. !" By the aid of a microscope, OF
even small magnifying glass, it is easily
distinguishable, and after it has been
once located by aid of the glass; can be
plainly discerned by the naked eye.
The letter is very small and is located
on the extreme edge of the collar almost
over and slightly to the left of the letter
'sB' in the word columbian. 1t is
exactly similar in size and design to the
letters placed on silver dollars to desig-
nate the mint at which they are coined.
just what the OBJ on the Columbian
coin is intended for is not known.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27
: ADVERTISEMENTS TODAY
For additional Local News see
Fifth Page.
BRIEF JoTTlNos.

The name of the man who died at the
Eagle House was incorrectly given to the
Press as Logue: it should have been
Lougee.
The statement in Sundays Telegram
that Kotzschmar hall is for sale is incor-
rect.
The Reform School celebrated Christ
mas yesterday with the usual interesting
exercises.
The various city institutions enjoyed
their Christmas dinners as usual.
At the Greeley hospital yesterday Ir-
wing, the burglar, was quite bright and
clipper.
Mr.. T. J. Lilley, head waiter of the
Preble house, received a handsome mo-
hair plush easy chair and $40 in cash for
Christmas presents.
Seventy five tons of express matter was
brought through on the Saturday and
Sunday trains Besides the great num-
bers of packages from other companies,
Princes Express delivered fifteen pack
ages weighing $500 pounds.
A new elevated coal platform has been
built on the Grand Trunk railroad coal
wharf.
Foster 6 Brown, the Westbrook ma
chinlsts, will furnish new pump for the
Portland dry dock.
Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias of
Portland, will give grand ball at City
Hall in February. An invitation will be
extended for the Tambourine Girls who
gave such fine exhibition at the last K.
of P. fair, to repeat the same.
The Christmas trayel by railroad this
year was very large, and that fact, to-
gether with the large amount of baggage,
many Christmas presents being in the
list, delayed some of the trains.
It is said that the Maine Central talk
If building new depot in Bangor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27
Maine Commercial Travellers.

The Maine Comm ercial Travellers
Association will hold it's seventh annua'
banquet at the Preble House next Satur
day evening, December 31st, at O'Clock.
The committee having the matter in
charge have arranged for a very pleasant
affair, and it is hoped that all the travel
ing men in the city will attend. Music
will be furnished by Chandler's orches-
ira. Tickets may to be obtained
of the committee, Geo. w. Tenant, S.
G. Lang, S. A. Sterling, 7. J. WEIGH and
J. H. Dow. The annual meeting OF the
association for the election of officers
and other important business, will be
held at the rooms of the association,
Browns Block, Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock. A full attendance is desired.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27
A Quiet Day on the water Front.

1t was quiet day on the water froni
yesterday. The vessels in the harbor did
not care to venture out. although two
schooners did try it but came back badly
iced up. The schooner G. A. White came
in during the day, very badly iced up.
Such cold weather is no small trouble to
the sailor. All the spray that flies, and
that is considerable when a vessel is 60
ing through heavy sea, freezes on every
rope and rail. The PROV becomes heavy
with ice, which causes the vessel to stick
her nose into the sea. This, with the
difficulty of handling rigging and sails
coated with ice, makes the problems OF
seamanship much more difficult
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27
TWO HUNDRED BUSHELS.
Measure of the Registered Christmas
Presents That Came Through the Post
Office Many People in This Town Werp
aIade Happy by Santa Clauss Deputies.

The post Office has been a very busy
place this Christmas, as the making OF
gifts seems to have been carried on to
greater extent than ever before. 1t has
been peculiar in that it has begun earli-
er than in former years. For week be-
fore the day people with nicely packed
parcels began to present themselves at
the stamp window of the office and en-
quire for Santa Claus's deputy, the Off
cial title of the young lady at that win
dow for the week. OF course the rush
Saturday was greater than Oh any other
day; but it was not so great as in former
times on account of the prudence of peo-
pie They had stood in line so long in
former years that they came early this
year in order to avoid the rush.
The incoming mail has been unusually
large. Yesterday and Saturday - small
boys with carts and sleds were impressed
to aid the carriers in the pleasant task OF
getting the bundles and boxes around to
the Portland people who were to receive
Them For these two days the postman
has been joyous spectacle to everyone
but himself The number of Christmas
packages received at the post Office is as
founding to one who has not thought of
the number of friends that such nice peo-
pie as the Portlanders must have in the
world. Assistant Postmaster Sanborn
took the PRESS reporter to see the piles
of registered bundles that had come in
by one mail. 1t is estimated at the post
Office that the registered Christmas bun
dies received this Christmas have filled
so four-bushel sacks. That is, the regis
tered packages sent to Portland people
amount to 200 bushels. This would not
come far from filling 100 barrels. go
pie are beginning to send their packages
registered more than they formerly did.
It ensures more careful handling and
more sure if also more troublesome, de
livery. OF course these packages gener-
ally contain money and jewelry, but
some funny things turn up. In yester-
days packages were shawls, dress pat
terms, children's shoes, boxes of cigars,
and there was one bundle, registered like
the rest, which contained a pair of those
immense red leggings such as woodsmen
wear.
All the great Christmas business was
transacted by Postmaster Small's eff
Gent corps Of clerks without delay or in
convenience to the Office.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27
VERY COLD WEATHER.
1t Has Been a Rare Thing to Experience
So Cold a Christmas in Portland
Record of Other Years.

1t was very little comfort that Weather
Observer Jones could give the PRESS re-
porter last evening when the latter went
down to the weather office to learn what
was in store for the morrow. The boss
weather maker of New England had sent
to the Portland office earlier in the day a
warning to expect big drop in the mer-
curry asst night or this morning. But
subsequent reports led Mr. Jones to be-
lieve that there was as much chance for
it to be a little warmer this morning as
there was for it to be colder. In fact We
have been having about as cold weather
as we ever have in Portland. Of course
some mornings the mercury may go low
er than it has during the past week, but
it is very rarely indeed that throughouta
whole day, and sunny day at that, the
mercury in the weather bureau Their
mometer does not succeed in creeping
above seven degrees above the zero mark.
Such was the case yesterday, which de-
serves to be recorded as one of the colds
est Christmases ever seen in Portland
Saturday was as bad day, the mercury
not going above seven on that day.
The coolest morning we have had this
| month was Saturday, when the Their
mometer indicated five degrees below &c
70. Sunday it was four above and yes
terday morning it was two below. Last
evening the indications were that this
morning Mr.. Jones might find on his
but last evening it was only in prospect.
In the last six years we have not had q
December morning so cold as was last
Saturdays, but last year and in $50 the
thermometer got down to within one de-
gree of it. But in times past there have
been records beside which five degrees
below is but as the breath of zephyr.
On Christmas morning in the year 1872,
just 20 years ago, the thermometer indi-
Gated II degrees below, the lowest De-
cember record in the weather Office.
Along the water front yesterday they
were talking of the possibility that the
harbor might freeze over if it got much
colder, and there were many reminis-
cences OF the jolly freeze of 1872 when
people went to Fort Gorges and Peaks
Island.in sleighs and when sailors came
ashore from their vessels in boats and
went back on skates.
At Scarboro yesterday the mercury in
dicated % below zero. and at Windham
50 below. At Cumberland Junction it
was 50 below.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27
Good Weather for Skating.

It was bitter cold day yesterday, but
it did not prevent the pond in the Oaks
from being thronged by the youth of
this town, who found the skating all the
better for the cold.
There is said to be some superb skat-
ing on the Presumpscot above Cumber-
land Mills. The electrics bring this
new skating field within the reach of the
Portland youth.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27
PERSONAL.

Edwin c. Milliken has been appointed
Assistant Inspector General for Maine
by The Commander-in-C Chief of the G.. A.
r.
Rev. O. G. Herbert of Limerick has re-
ceived call to the pastorate of the
Baptist churches of Corinna and Wins
low.
Ensign Harold H Eames of Maine, U.
S. n, has been detached from duty as
inspector at Colts Armory, Hartford,
for orders to go to sea.
Messrs. Will Wood and Edward w.
Fox are the honor men from Maine, this
year, at Phillips Exeter Academy.
Mr.. A. G. Schlotterbeck has gone on a
trip to New York and Springfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodbury. S. Dana are
passing the Christmas holidays in Bos-
ton.
Mr.. l. Fred Sturtevant has gone on a
trip to Boston and the Metropolis.
Messrs. J. F. Cook, F. II. Cook, W. S.
Philbrick, W. S. Sampson, c. A. Hall,
w. B. Hall, G. M. Bruce, W. R. Ruisseau
and wife, and M. E. Fairweather, all OF
Boston, were at the Falmouth yesterday.
Mr.. G. B. Chick, the well kown news
paper correspondent, will edit the Au-
gusta New Age in the absence of ex
Governor Plaisted this winter.
The Colby Chapter of Zeta Psi will be
represented at the Boston convention by
w. l.. Waters, r. V. Hopkins, ]. B.
Alexander, S. D. Graves, D. E. Bowman
and III. NJ. Connors.
Rev. I. Luce of Portland preached in
WatervilIe, Sunday, at the funeral of DIR.
T.. Hathaway.
DR.. E. w. Gould of Searsport, commits
sioner OF seashore fisheries, has just re-
turned from Detroit, Mich, where he
attended the meeting of the international
Fisheries Association.
Mr.. j. II. Carleton of Portland, spent
Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Thayer, at
the Augusta House.
David F. Murdoch, Esq, went to
Salem, Mass, last night to attend the
funeral of the late S. B. Winn, formerly
of this city.
Mr.. Roscoe 3. Greene, who has been
clerk at the Bangor House for several
wears, goes to New York to take a similar
position at the Holland House, of which
Mr.. Frank Hartman, formerly of Ban
gor, is landlord.
b. T. Beals, formerly quartermaster-
general of the department of Maine, G.
A. r., has been offered and will accept
the position of deputy sheriff and turn
key at the Auburn jail under Sheriff
Hill Of Androscoggin county.
Mrs Il. C. Burleigh arrived home from
meetings of the Worlds fair commits
sioners, ON Saturday nights Pullman.
The engagement of Mr.. Caldwell Sweet
Of Bangor and Miss Nellie X. Warner of
Florence, Mass, is annaunccd. Mr.. Sweet
is brother of Landlord Sweet of the
City Hotel.
Mr.. John s. Curtis, of the Bangor
Theological Seminary, has received a
call TO become the pastor of the Congre-
rational church at Lebanon after his
graduation IN June. He has been preach
ing there for some time.
Mr.. Dotcn, who went to Europe with
his family short time ago, is down with
pneumonia il London.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27
fhe Roll of Capt. Samuel Whitmore's
Company.

The Roll of Capt. Samuel Whitmore's
Company.
To the Editor of the Press:
Dear Sir:-I send you the roll of Capt.
Samuel Whitmore's Company, Col. Reu-
ben Fogg's regiment, of Massachusetts
Bay Militia, in the war of the Revolution.
As the company was raised in this
county, it may be of sufficient interest to
your readers to publish it. The whole
company was raised in Gorham, except
the four names designated by star,
these being from Pearsontwon, now
Standish. Daniel Harmon was my
grandfather, and he had a wife and three
small children at the time of his enlist
ment. On the 25th day OF December, 1775,
this company and also Capt. Benjamin
Larrabee's company of Scarboro, started
on their long and toilsome match for
Peeksl1ill, New York. The men were
allowed the extravagant sum of one
penny per mile for 392 miles travel,
amounting to one pound, twelve shil-
lings and eight pence-a trifle over eight
dollars.
Respectfully yours,
2. K. HARMON.
Samuel Whitmore, captain.
sDominicus Mitchell, lieutenant.
Joshua Crockett, ensign
Samuel Crockett, sergeant
sPeter Sanborn, sergeant.
James Irish sergeant.
John White, sergeant.
John Emery, corporal.
ADaniel Harmon, corporal.
Phineas Whitney, corporal.
Thomas Bangs, corporal
PRIyATEs.
Simeon Brown Jacob Black.
Daniel Bean Samuel Batchelder,
Andrew Cobb, John Cate,
Daniel Cram. Joshua Decker,
Gershom Davis Daniel Cannon.
David Cannon, Nathan Hanscom,
John Harding William Harding,
EDhraim Hunt Jos. Jenkins
Solomon Lombard, David Morton,
Thomas M0ulton John Pearce.
James Ross Elisha StrOut.
John Trundy, isaac small,
Amos Thoubs Charles ThomDs,
Ehen'r Scott Thombs Thomas Thompson,
Daniel Whitinore, Malachi Waterman,
Colman Watson Paul Whitney,
jeremiah Williams, Moses whitney, s Z,
William Wiswell, David Whitney. !:
The male descendants of these men
are entitled to become members of the
Society Of the Sons of the Revolution,
and Mr. Harmon can furnish the neces-
sary proof. Editor
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27
Inestinlable
Value

The discovery by DR.. Price
of new process for extract
ing from the true fruits their
natural flavor will be of
inestignable value and benefit
to the consumers of flavoring
extracts. By this process the
i1avoring principle of the fruit
employed is brought out SO
perfectly that when used to
favor cakes, creams, etc, it
imparts the delicate and
delicious taste of the fruit
itself. Thousands of pounds
of the costly Mexican Vanilla
Bean are annually consumed
in the manufacture Of DR..
Prices Delicious Extract Of
Vanilla. Ladies, try Dr.
Prices nayors if you wish
nice desserts. You will neve:.
be disappointed in their use
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27
DIR. Blanchard,s Lecture.

Rev. DIR. Blanchard will deliver his
fourth lecture in this winters course on
American History this evening at 7. 45
o'clock in the vestry of Congress Square
church. Subject-.'Paul Revere, the
Courier of the Revolution" All persons
interested are cordially invited to attend.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27
Second High Street supper.

The supper given at High Street Circle
rooms in November proved such sue
cess and was so crowded that the second
in the series needs little comment.
Twenty-Five cents cannot bring fuller
return to anyone than the table and en-
tertainment on Thursday will afford.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27
Free soup.

The Armour Packing Co. of Kansas City,
invite our readers to call at Mariner &
Co.'s store this week and test the merits
of their white Label soups. They
have over dozen varieties, and have put
the price down to where it is cheaper
to buy them than to make them. AS to
the quality, they want all ocall and try
them and Judge for themselves.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27
Officer Firth Returns Thanks.

To the Editor of the Press
Will you kindly permit me through
the columns of your payer to thank any
friends and the public generally for the
many tokens of their regard by letter
and otherwise, and hoping to merit their
confidence and good will in the future l
remain
Yours respectfully,
W. F. FRITZ.
Portland, December 26.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27
New Car Heater To Be Used on the Grand

trunk.
1t is understood that on the eastern
lection of the Grand Trunk road the new
Morton Steam Heater for cars is to be
used instead of the Sewall. The Mortons
have fire brick lining within the iron
pipes, which makes them retain the heat
longer. 1t is understood that quite a
number of cars are to be equipped very
soon.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27
Maine Lodge.

Maine Lodge of Odd Fellows last eve
ming elected the following officers;
Noble Grand-Albert Bracket
5 Vice Grand-Henry B.. Bennett.
Recording Secretary-S ephen Marsh
Permanent Secretary Charles +. Plummer.
Treasurer. d. Smith.
Agent OF Hall-Isaac 0. Smith.
Trustees-Charles B. Nash, r. Y. Barbour,
VIM f. Little.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27
Frank Lislie

Is the naute of one of the finest Zoe. cigars in
the market 1t is the fayorite of all lovers OF a
good smoke. Mihken. Tomlinson Company
sole agents.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27
Correction.

The Christmas gift to the Spring street
line railroad men was from the ladies at
the estern end of the route. The names
of the contributors were all on the envel-
ope. E. H. DAWES.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27
The Partisan Will Arrive Today Without
Passengers.


The Allan steamer Partisan left Hall
fax for Portland at o'clock yesterday
forenoon and will arrive this morning be-
tween Z and o'clock, if everything goes
well. She brought 100 passengers to
Halifax, but left them all there and none
will be brought to Portland. The agent
of the Allans in this city said yesterday,
however, that therates of fumigating i'm
migrants at this port did not enter into
the considerations which caused the pas
sengers to be landed at Halifax. 4.
It is said that the passengers landed
there are taken by the Canadian Pacific
and carried across Northern Maine, the
car doors being locked from one border
line to the other.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27
srzir1nishing for the Worlds Fair Fish
Business.

skirmishing for the Worlds Fair Fish
Business.
The furnishing of salt water fish to
the Worlds Fair is expected to be
a large business. 1t is eA-
pected that Chebeague Island will furn-
ish a large quantity of CLAIMS, and it is not
improbable that fish of other kinds will
be sent from Portland. The Eastern
dealers are beginning to look sharply af-
ter the business, and already have come
in conflict with some Western dealers
who are going into the business. At
Minneapolis the other day, Minnesota
corporation called the Worlds Fair Oys-
ter and Fish Company, began an action,
through it's attorneys, Hunt 8 Morrill,,
against A. Booth, the Baltimore Packing
Company, the Boston Fish Company,
and Platt & Co., all dealers in oysters
and fish, to recover $1,000 damages for
alleged conspiracy. 1t is alleged that the
defendants have conspired to drive the
plaintiff out of business.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27
AUCTION SALE OF HORSES

At the West End Street Car Co.'s Stables.
100 horses to be closed out AT AUCTION
to the highest bidder on Tuesday, Jan. 10th,
at 10 O'Clock sharp rain or shine. Call at West
End Street Car Co.'S Stables on East Lenox St,
between Washington St, and Harrison. Avc.,
Boston. necZ4d2w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27
MRS. MAVERICK.
The Working Prison Medical officer Alleg-
es That Her Illness was Due to Self
inflicted Injuries


The medical officer at the Woking
prison has reported to the Home Office
that Mrs. Maybrick is not suffering from
any serious constitutional disease. The
late severe hemorrhage about which SO
much was said, was the result of self
inflicted injuries, the convict having
used tin knife to wound herself in a
horrible manner. 1t was many days be-
fore the bleeding could be stopped and
her weakness at that period was ex-
IRENE. Since then, however, she has
gained strength, and. though she still
'emains in the infirmary, the physician
sees no medical reason why the sentence
should be interfered with. Whether
Mrs. Maybrick really intended suicide OF
merely wished to create compassionate
feeling, calculated to lead to he, release,
is unknown, but the medical officer in
clines to the belief that it was an attempt
at self-destruction.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27

Hoops PILLS are the best after-dinner Pills,
assist digestion, cure headache and biliousness.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27

The male descendants of these men
are entitled to become members of the
Society Of the Sons of the Revolution
and Mr.. Harmon can furnish the neces-
sary proof. Editor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-27

For sale by GEO. c. SHAW & CO., and
IL first class Grocers.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-08-27
Remedy for q Wet Cellar.

The water can be prevented from ris-
ing up through the bottom of your cellar
by cementing it at time when it has
become perfectly dry. To be effective
the walls must be of brick or stone and
also cemented high enough to prevent
the entrance of water through them. In
other words, the bottom of the cellar and
the lower portion of the walls must be
cemented the same as cistern, not to
hold water. but to keep water from run
ming into it. The work should be care
fully done with good cement, and in
most cases it will be cheaper in the end
to have it done by mason who under
stands his business thoroughly than tc
undertake to do it for one's self. After i,
has been we'll done, great care must be
taken to guard against injuries, for a
break in the cement means the entrance
Of water, and as long as the pressure is
strong it will be almost impossible to
stop it.
When one must build upon such
ground and excavate deep enough to bs
troubled with water from heavy rain:
saturating the soil, it is far the best plan
70 surround the house with drain tile.
lower than the cellar bottom, and lead
the water away from the building, if the
situation will admit of it at reasonable
expense.