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Portland Daily Press: September 05,1871 Is IVllCL, JÎU US published every day (Snudaye excepted) b FJ)T NATIONAL. ibe _ BUSINESS DIRECTORY .fir mail Fur Hand (Srtrlry Anolbrr flu··, Publishing Co., St. Luke's DAILY Last mouth wo published a letter from Hon At 109 PRESS. Exchange ATLANTIC, Cathedral, Advertising Agency. Horace an account of some of Street, Portland. ATWBLL 11 Greeley, giving Terms: Eight Dollars CO., 174* Middle Street, Advertise- POBTLAM JL> a Year in " DAY ments Inserted in in habits. advance SCHOOL! papers Maine and tbrougli- the Tribune Philosopher's Our object 719PRINO ut tLie at the Mutual Insurance ST., between Ntate and country publisher's lowes rate». was Tli»' Park, in the letter and article to show that ou. Iflittiw Stale Ooiiip'y5 The Fourth Year will Pre»· oil IN begin Monday, dept. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER ly from excesses of any kind (ORGANIZED 1*42.) 11. Instruction in Eng'isb studies, ami Agricultural Implements Λ 5, 1871. by refraining I* published Girls under French, >or Seeds. every Thursday Mornino a fifteen, and uuder ten SAWYER Λ reach the SI Wall corner Buys years Ap- WOODFOKD, No. 119 exchange St. could young men pxpect to high- $2.50 a year; it in nt., of William, Hew York, ply to the Bishop or or to the paid advance, at S-.00 Clergy, Principal, est and mental year. Injures Against Marine and Inland MissSAKAH B. NICHOLS, Republican MomlnatloiiH. development of their physical Navigation Risks aug2GJ2w 31 Spring St. Auctioneer. others And will issue Policies O, W. powers. Among a great many things Kates cf Advfrtisino.—One inch of spaee making Loss payable in HOLMES, No. 827 Congres* St. Auction Sales in England. every Evening. Private Sales that happened we noticed a communication length of column, constitutes a "square." North Yarmouth during the day. For Governor: $1.5(1 )>er square daily first week. 75 centi Academy. in Appleton'e Journal, Irom aGeorgiau, tl.at per week thren or Its Assets for tlie Agencies for after; insertions, less, SI.00 of its Policies are more 1 W. Sewing Machines. somewhat disturbed for Security Fall Ttrrm of eleven weeks will S. 15* our faith the time, continuing every other day after first week, 5< han"$13,000;000.()0 commence DVEH, Middle St, ever Sidney i*i:ui ii —--♦·*-·— —- fcindB ot Η. Η. Hay's. All THEWEDNESDAY. Sept 6lh, with a and et' Machinée tor ah, but it soon became to cents. Tlie I'rotifa of the ûcint large sale and to let. established according foiupmiy rrverl Ιο I In- nnd corps οι Teachers. -actoniuiodations Repenting· Halt square, three insertions or less, 75 cents niwnrcd, nre divided nnnually, upon for no·*Hi Ample OP PAK1S. old the Premium* terminated duriu" Ike and r.)orii>. the theory, and now we think it jrur, certificate» w hardly one week. $1.00; 50 cents per week after. lor hich are i»«n<d, bearing For further particulars Bakers. erent until redeemed. address W. advisible for any of our thous- Spkcial Notices, one third additional. .1. F A. O.COBB, No. 12 Pearl Street. twenty-Uve " Or MOODY, M, Principal, and readers Under head of Amusements," $2.00 pel W. H. H. Μυοκβ,ϋιί Vice-Prest. Dr. J. M. BATES. FOR SENA I ORS. to adopt the bill .of J. 1>. John D. Jones, President. Georgian's per week ; three insertions or less $1.50, Okwlki-),3i1 « ol Trustees. Here square Mcii-Preet. Ohaklks Vico-Prealdent. Yai Sec'y Booksellers and Androscoggin J*rrm»ali fare. it is: Advertisements inserted in the "Maine J Η Uennib, mouth, Aug 3d, 187t. aagiiSw Stationers. Diagley, .Ohapmah, Secretary. HOTT, FOG Ο & Jf**f Davi*. I am 8ta7k Press" (which basa circulation BREED, 92 Middle Street. Aroostook ninety-six years ol' age and a large ■IΟΙΙΛΙ W David Dudley. ter carpen- in oi the MUN GKH , tu iu be land by trade; lget about every part State) for $1.00 per square Correspondent, Privâte CharlcM J ITIorriN, up five in the morn- Sch ool. drink about or for first and 50 cents foi Book-Binders.P»· Ilea* y Pcaaell, ing; six drinks of insertion, per square Office, 106 Fore Street, Portland. WM. eight good, each insertion. March 1871 m. C. A. QUTNCY. Room 11 Caleb A. Chaplin, solid corn about subsequent 13, GVEBLETVl will commence No. Ill Priiitei'e whiskey by eight o'clock. Address all dlm-eotlllm&wCw MIS»her laii term Exchange Street. Exchange. Cha<leM communications to in the old Grammar School build- Franklin Humphrey. By that time i have jacked off ant! dressed ing on ,.... F 191 Howe·. Spring near 4th. AM ALL & 3Λ about five PORTLAND PUBLISHING CO. endorsed and Street, State, Monday. Sept. SHACKPORD, No. Plum Street. Hancock NT H hundred feet of plank, more or less prescribed m Particular attention will bô to aka, ; Aremore leading than tor given any preparing W Ε then take breakfast. is Physicians any other Tonic 01 TO LET. Grammar or High School. lw lladloek. My breakfast general- Stimulant now in use. are WANTED. aug'-'S Bonnet and Keunelee They Bat Keubea Fouler, ly a smothered chicken and a ste*ed cat Bleachery. Joha fish A SURE PREVENTIVE Η. K. UNDERWOOD,No. Knox. Hay. or two or three sometimes BUSINESS CARDS. 310J Con«rre»s Street. * trout; two or three For Fever at.d House to Rent, ΤVf A a live man to take half interest S. SAWYER & k'ueolu Timothy il liai··. Ague, Intermittents, Biliousness and V? "RTTDn Young Ladies' CO., Bleachers, 131 Middle street. Alaiore shad, with beel-steak and ham and fried e»«s, all disorders hom A DESIRABLE House 0.X1 IIjU iri a money making business. Seminary, Oxiord Keaaedy. arising malarious causes The? pleasantly located in 19 PINE OtiM fifteen or a JE. .Α.. are the There if a tor*une iu ii handled. Come NT., Portland. llayford Jr., twenty batter cakes, with little O'IIHIOW, highly recomm. n led as an A ijjj Western part ot Uie city; house contains 10 it, lightly nti-l>y*peptic, and see; no as it will A. and Kaocb C. l coffee or or and in cases ot are lu lieilL finished rooms; will be let with or without the humbug show tor it*elf. Carpenters Builders. Penobscot arriauloa. tea—say six eight as 1 —WITH— Indigestion valuable. As St. The Mis-es J»MPh 1. cups—jus· an Furniture. Also a on TOWNE, Julian Hotel. S>moude announce the of WHITNEY & *mi«h, f"el about Appetizer ami Kecupermit, and in cases ol gool stable the premises to sep4*3t their Fall opening MEANS. Pearl et, opposite the Park. Joha B. the number ol cups. 1 then let with ii Session, on 21. Foxier, joint, Oeneral Debility in a in- bouse desired. Inquire ot Oat Tbursday. Sept. Joha B. aud they have.never single ilogu s, lull Nicklea, tongue gtoove the plank. By about one SPRUANCE, PRESTON & CO.. stance tailed in the most JOHN C. PROCTER tained of containing particulars may be ob- Joha producing happy lesults. Wanted· tie No. House. Kimball. o'clock 1 am lor or at They are particularly augl6 d3w 93 Exchange St., principals, 12 Pine st. augldtd Dye Piscataquis Chan. L ready putting up down, first-class Coat Makers autl a bushel ahjc Dunuiag. which F. India l adies Cloaks or Safari time 1 dine. dinner is not Commistiion BENEFICIAL TO SEVERALwoman, at 109 Middle BYMONDS, St., cleansed Joreph \V Mpaaldiaa. My always Merchants, FEMALEA, To st„ dyed for one dollar. Somerset the but the Let. Fraaklia Κ Webber. same; generally X t ike ab;ut three or Strengthening body, invigorating the mind, and sep2dlw FRED PROCTOR, English and Freoch William four giving tone and to the whjle Desirable Honse ot ten rooms. of O. O. School, Philbrick. quarts ol turtle or a small bak- 7 Chamber of Commerce, elasticity system. The A Enquire Waldo. ThomaM W. Yone. pea soup, Home Bitter»* ire compounded with the BAKEK, 37 Wilmol street. K. W. LOCK. 430 Dentists. ed pig or a roasted greatest Wanted. Cuugr«ss Street. N· hemiuh Mmart goose,sometiinesja quarter rare, and no tonic stimulant has ever before )y!2-<)ti DRS. EVANS 4 ot lamb or CDICACiO, ILL. been The tall session ot STROUT, 8 clapp Block, Con, Washington β. J kid, greens, ottered to the public so PLEASANT book-keeper of a leading who'esale thia School will begin on Mawy.r, beans, peas, onions, TO THE house, JOSIAH D Κ » three or fear HEALD, No. lOt Middle Street. h a He. eschalots, potatoes, and other Wiîi give attention to the and TA^TB ami at the same time combining so House to Kent· THEhaving hours a day leisure, would Monday, Kept. 4th cabbage, llae especial pan-haro many liice DR. W. R. fork Joha K. which shipment ot Grain and Provisions tor remedial ageLts endorsed the medical employment at pay either on accounts or For JOHNSON, No, Free Street. Bailer, vegetables, by tiina 1 have drunk about Flour, East- by fraternity upper Tenement of the new House No 34 t^r circulate please apply to Miss M. E. 131, C'yran 11. ern as the best known to the rjlHE wriiiug lor thit time. 30 WAITE, PACKARD Hobb«, fifteen or account. jy?3 <16m Pharmacopoeia. It costs 1 st, οι Oak st. St HAKDY, Fluent Corner Con- twenty drinks of solid corn but little to Emery consisting six rooms, with pleuty Address A. Box 14^2. aug3Q*lw Block, Albert G. O'Brioa. old, give them a tair trial, and of to B., eep2d3i* gress and Sts.
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