The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-26
Letter Carriers Ball.
Especial to the Press.l

ROcKLAND, January 25.-The Rock
land letter carriers scored another grand
snceess tonight on occasion of their sec
ond annual concert and ball. The music
was furnished by the Ladies' Fadette
Orchestra OF Boston, the programme be-
ing highly pleasing to the large and
fashionable audience which completely
filled thegallery. The hall was mar
vel of beauty, being gaily festooned with
streamers and punches of evergreen
here and there, adding prettily to the
effect. The order of dances was a cute
thing of IS numbers. Opposite each
name was some appropriate expression
like ssDon't make us waltz 'sPlease
take this letter?' ''Is it in time for
sthe mail?" etc. The grand march began
at $50, and was led by Mr.. Frank Weeks
and Miss Kitty Lawry. A large variety
of handsome costumes were displayed.
The floor director was &. Herbert Bleth-
en-. assisted by F. L. Weeks, W. H.
Wakefield, F. G. Ingraham and M. E.
Walton. Among those who participated
in the dances or watched them from the
Spear, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Rice, Mr. and
Mrs. A. c. Gay, DR.. and Mrs. T. E. Tib-
belts, Mr.. and Ms. 81. o. Gurdy, Mr..
and Mrs. G.. Fl. Barney, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arnold 81. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Hector
M. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E.
Weeks, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Packard,
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hall, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Mayo, VIM. w. Case, A. S. Hunt,
Hon. A. S. Rice, J. III. McGrath, Fred |.
Simonton, Prof. A. 7. Crockett and
George E. Torrey.- The committee of
arrangements consisted of the entire
force of mail carriers, Oliver D. Love-
Joy. John E. Hanrahan Samuel w. Law.
ry, J. A. Burpee, Henry G. Chatto,
Charles M. Titus and Alvah w. W.Babbidge
and Assistant Postmaster Parker, L.
Fuller.
Knox County Finances.
Especial to the Press
RocKLAND, January 25.-From the an
nual report of the Knox county commits
sioners and treasurer, just issued, the fol-
lowing extracts are made:
Receipts ......................S 47,S05.92
Expenditures. ............. 45,371.4O
Liabilities ................ 67.213.21
Resources. ...:.-.-. 6,3S2.26
Bills allowed by commissioners
Cost OF Supreme Judicial Court. 7,6o63S
County tax for 1892 ............. 20.067. 96
Valuation IL, 66, ,997. 90
The commissioners in their estimates
for 1898 and 1894 recommend an appro-
priation OF $4,000 for each year. The
exact cost of the new county Jail was
S17.S44.54. Seventeen thousand dollars
in per cent bonds will mature July 1,
1894. and no others until 1900 The COM
missioners recommend continuance of
the policy pursued in reference to the
payment of other installments, viz, to
arrange to divide the burden of payment
over the intervening years. For this
reason they they have inserted an item
of $34OO in the appropriations of 1894
which will secure the payment of such a
part of the $4,000 as will put it's share
of the burdens upon that year.
Maine Press Association.
AUGUSTA, January 25.-The annual
meeting of the Maine Press Association
was held this evening at the State House.
There was large attendance. These
officers were elected:
President-KendallM M. Dunbar, Damariscot-
Vice Presidents--Mark P. Pendeton Belfast;
Clarence B. Burleigh. Augusta; Asher c. Hinds
Secretary-Joseph Wood, Bar Harbor
Treasurer-Wm. b. Lapham
Corresponding Secretary-Wm. J.. Landers,
Executive Cammittee-Kendall M. Dunbar
(ex-oficio) Damiscotta; Marshall N. Rich,
Portland Geo s; RoWell Portland, Chas. B.
Haskell, Pittisfeld.
Literary exercises will take place with
banquet in the evening