LORING, SHORT HARMON ’

S

IL L US T R AT ED

GUIDE BO O K

PO R T L AN D

AN D VICIN I T Y.

By‘ O ur Young Woman about

WI T H A SUMMAR Y

RH I S T O R Y O F P O R T L A N D ,

BY T H E LAT E H O N . WM. WIL L I S :

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PO R T LAN D : A

L QR I N G , SHO R T HARMO N ,

UN DER FALMO UT H H O T EL

Entered according to the Act of Cong ress , in the year 1873, by

L O R I N G, S H O R T 85 H AR MO N ,

I n the O ffice of the L ibrarian of Cong ress , atWashing ton , D. C .

PR IN T ED BY B . T H UR S T O N 8: CO .

GU I DE.

MAN IFO L D are the tastes and dispos itions of

those who will turn these leaves . S ome thereare who will skim the pages merely for relaxa_tion or amus ement

,and who will look for some

thing pungen t and Spicy . O thers will s earch forstatistics— the figures supposed to represent thepopulation pas t and presen t ; the number of public buildings

,their dimens ions and their cost ;

and will even read w ith pleasure the table of distances . S till others

,of an inquis itive dispos i

tion,w ill be anxious to know the early history

of P ortland,that they may trace for themselves

the progres s of the city,the gradual changes in

men and manners,the influence of s ituation

,

and the growth of innovation and improvem ent.For the first class we foresee disappointmen t

,

s ince this,book is to be

,like a history of old

,

‘exceeding solemn

,serious

,and and

is by no m eans a work of fiction . T he secondclass we w ill endeavor to entertain with a rea

sonable amount of figures,while the third class

may eas ily be satisfied by reading the appendedH istory

/

of Portland.

4 GUIDE B O O K .

I t might not be inappropriate to remark, atthis point

,that Portland

,after the great fire

,

’

rose,Phoen ix- like

,from its ashes ; but as this is

to be a guide-hock,con tain ing not general state

ments but matters of fact and matters of ao

commodation,w e forbear. I t is presumed that

any traveler who has remained long enough in

Portland to purchase a guide-book,has heard

that Portland was originally called Falmouth,

and that,in 1866

,its dross was con sumed and its

gold refined by fire. T he pet argument O f Portland is this :1 . Any city having a fine harbor and an ex

tens ive railroad conn ection ,must become a large

city .

2 . Portland has a fine harbor and an extens iverailroad connection ; therefore ,3 . Portland mus t b ecome a large city .

A conclus ion perfectly agreeable to the rulespf logic , but whether equally reconcilable to thefacts of the case

,the n ext few years mus t show .

I n the mean time , Portland s its enthroned up

on her hills and looks out day and n ight uponthe water

,blue and sm iling

,or black and frown

ing ; upon the forts that guard the en trance to

the harbor ; upon the little boats toss ing up and

down ; upon the ships that come and g o ; and,

through the darkness,upon the harbor lights

,

big and yaller and dancing , yal ler and dancingand far.

’

T his, you will unders tand, is Portland’s senti

mental s tand-point.

GUIDE BO O K .

Geographically speaking,the city is s ituated

upon a pen insula which juts out into CascoBay, the harbor being on the south-eastern s ide

,

and B ack Cove—an inlet—ou the north-westerns ide of the city . T his pen insula is about threem iles in length

,and its average width is three

quarters Of a m ile . From the centre O f the citythe land rises to Munjoy Hill on the east, andto Bramhall ’s Hill on the west . T he highestpoint above the level O f the sea is on Bramhall ’s

Hill feet,the highes t point on Munjoy

being 161 feet.PR O MEN ADES .

Following the course of Bramhall ’s Hill is aprom enade graded to afford a pleasan t driveway,

'

and having a border of young trees which‘

are expected to arrive,sooner or later

,at the

dignity of shade trees . T he drive-way is so ex

cellent as to induce fast driving,and un less one

pos ses ses remarkable powers O f concentration,

his attention is likely to be divided between the

tw il ight and the fine horses which are sure to

appear with the twilight . Whichever he l ikesbes t he can have

,however T he hors es are good

,

and the sunset is glorious . Far away upon the

right s tretches a range of hills , sometimes sharpand clear

,sometimes seem ing only a line O f blue

m is t . Between us and the mountains are greenfields

,dotted with villages

,intersected by roads

,

and conn ected wi th us by railroads , two of which ,19K

6 GUIDE B O O K .

the Maine Central and O gdensburg,wind at

our very feet. Upon a clear day Mt . Washington is dis tinctly seen

,as well as O ld O rchard

B each , lying fifteen m iles away.

O n the left,lie s im ilar fields ; the inlets O f the

bay,like the ghos t of the sea ; the li ttle Welsh

s ettlement,neat and prim ; the traditional church

S pire O f every well-regulated N ew England lands cape ; the bridge connecting the R olling Millsand KeroseneWorks w ith the city ; and a combination O f fores t

,water

,hills

,and villages

,

through which the green fields creep to the sea,

S een at full tide,and under sunset light the

landscape is exquis ite .

Around the brow of Munjoy Hill sweeps theEastern Promen ade

,from which the view is

bolder than from Bramhall ’s Hill,compris ing

the bay w ith its 365 is lands,the ocean

,and the

shores of Cape Elizabeth on one s ide,

‘

and the

headlands of Falmouth and Cumberland on the

other.

T H E O B SER VAT O R Y .

T his tower is s ituated on Congres s s treet,and

nearly upon the summ it ofMunjoyHill . C limbing up tedious s teps and stopping ou t of breath

,

and,poss ibly

,out of temper

,at their top

—222feet above tide-water—you look out upon the

blue ocean flashing into green in the sunlight,

its white caps telling O f winds and waves out atsea ; upon the hundreds O f islands s tudding thefar-reaching waters O f Casco Bay; upon the

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Cape shores,whose rocks cast O ff the waves an

g rily; upon the inner harbor and its shipping ;upon the S tate R eform S chool on the south-west ,and the Marine Hospital on the north-wes t ; upon Deering ’s Bridge and Deering ’s O aks ; uponthe town of Deering

,and the villages O f S troud

water and Falmouth Fores ide , and,further

away, the spires O f Gorham . S till beyond , inthis direction ,

are hills valleys,and the blue sure

face O f near moun tains gradually receding higher and further

,term inating at last , eighty m iles

away,in the snowy,

height O f Mt. Washington .

And if you are fortunate enough to stand herein the autumn

,when the leaves are changing

their colors,and are glowing as they can do only

in N ew England,then will you remember that

Whittier ’ has sung the praises O f Casco Bay

and its surrounding s :‘N owhere fairer

,sw eeter, rarer,

Does the g olden-locked fruit bearer

T hrou g h his pain ted w oodlands,s tray,

T han where hillside oaks and beechesO verlook the long , blue reaches

,

S ilver coves and pebbled beaches ,And g reen is les of Casco Bay ;N owhere day, for delay,

With a tenderer look beseeches,

L et me w ith my charm ed earth s tay.

O n the_g rain-lands of the m ain - lands

S tands the serried corn like train -bands,

Plum e and pennon ru s tling g ay ;at sea the islands wooded

,

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S ilver birches, g olden hooded,

S et w ith m aples , crim son—blooded,

NVhite sea-foam and sand-hill s g ray,S tre tch aw ay,

far aw ay,

Dim and dreamy, over-broodedBy the hazy autumn day.

’

PR IVAT E R ES IDEN CES .

T he mos t noteworthy house in the city is , perhaps , the birthplace O f the poet Longfellow

,

N O . 283 Congress street . Among the finest priva te res idences are those of H on . J . B . Brown

,

on Bramhall ’s Hill ; R . S . Morse,H . P. S torer ,

and T . C . Hers ey,on Danforth s treet ; Geo. W.

Woodman,P. H . Brown

,and J . M. Brown

,on

Vaughan s treet ; Ex-Governor Washburn,on

S pring street ; H . N . Jose,and John Muzzey

,on

High street ; “7m . H . Anderson,on Deering

s treet ; B ishop Bacon ,and A . W. H . C lapp

,on

Congress street . O n Free s treet is the hous eformerly owned and occupied by H on . Wm .Willis

,who is known as the his torian of Portland.

Portland prides herself,also

,upon certain fine

s treets,whos e beauty is not wholly that of ar

chitecture,but whose wide-spreading elm trees

,

O ften form ing an archway of branches over thestreet

,make good Portland’s claim to the title O f

the ‘ Fores t C ity .

’ S tate s treet,120 feet w ide

,

and having upon e ither s ide a double row O f

elms,is dear to the heart of every Portland boy

or girl. Upon this s treet are specially noticea

b le the res idences O f Cyrus S . Clark , JudgeS hepley , and the late Wm . Pitt Fessenden .

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L I N C O L N PAR K,

on Congress s treet,is not remarkable for its ex

tent,nor for ornamentation

,but its handsome

fountain is the source O f great delight"

to smallboys

,and ofw ater to thirs ty babies .

O ne O f the fines t views in the region and O f

the region is that seen from Upper Congresss treet

,at the foot O f Carleton s treet . T his in

cludes a sweeping view O f Back Cove,Deering

,

Deering ’s O aks,and the White Hills .

T rue,that great fire ’ made sad inroads upon

the trees in someportions O f the city,but there

are still left the beautiful elm s,and the pleasan t

dwellings O f Free street,Park street

,High

s treet,Danforth street

,and Cumberland street

,

while Deering street,when.

its trees,now young

and inexperienced,shall have grown O ld

,and

shall have learned to reach upward and outward,

will rival them all .

PO R T L AN D WAT ER WO R KS .

T his Company was org anized' in 1867,for the

purpose of supplying Portland with water fromLake S ebago

,seven teen m iles away . A large

reservoir is s ituated on Bramhall ’s Hill,and has

a capacity of twelve million gallons .

10 GUIDE B O O K .

PUBL I C BUI L DI N GS .

Portland claims much in the way of architec

ture and elegance O f adornment,though especial

ly priding herself upon her natural charms .

T he prominent public buildings are the CustomHouse , on Fore and Commercial s treets ; theC ity Government Building

,on Congress s treet

,

at the head of Exchange s treet ; the Post-office ,on the corner O f Middle and Exchange s treets ;the Jail

,on Anderson street ; Mus i c Hall , corner

O f Preble and Congress streets ; Fluent Hall , corner of Congres s and Exchange s treets ; N orthGrammar S chool

,on Congress street ; High

S chool o n Cumb erland s treet ; and the Main eGeneral Hospital

,near the Western Promenade .

T H E’

C I T Y G O VER N MEN T BUI L D I N G

was partially destroyed by the fire O f 1866 , butwas imm ediately rebuilt in a mos t “

Subs tantialmanner. T he front of the building is O f N ovaS cotia frees tone , greenish drabin color. B es idesrooms for the us e O f the S tate Courts

,

'

the County O ffices , the various branches of the C ity Government

,the N atural His tory R ooms

,and the

Public Library,the building contains a large and

very handsome Hall , s eating 2500 people , and

adm irably adapted to public speakin g concerts,0 7

&c . O f her C ity Hall,Portland is proud. T he

cos t O f the building was about

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T H E CUS T O M-H O USE

is built of gran ite,and the cus toms room , with

its chandeliers whose name is legion ,and its

beautiful,cOlored marbles

,is said to be one O f

the handsomes t rooms O f' its kind in the country .

T he building was completed in 1871 , and its cos twas about

T H E PO S T -O FFI CE

is a handsome building,O f white marble , recent

ly erected at a cos t O f T he upper story O f this building is occupied by the UnitedS tates Courts .

T H E MAI N E GEN ER AL H O SPI T AL

was incorporated by the Legislature of 1868 . I n

1870 the Legislature gave to the hospital the loton Bramhall ’s Hill—the s ite O f the S tate Ars e

nal—and in money. T he city gave tothe hospital a lot of land

,thereby increas ing

the hospital grounds to more than seven acres,

and s ecuring for the building a location which ,for sunlight

,fresh air

,and lovely scenery

,is al

most unequaled. additional were soon

raised by subscription,andworkwas commenced.

I n 1871 the corner s tone was laid, and buildingwent on vigorously until lack O f

‘

money and ma

terial caused a temporary suspens ion . T he nec

essary funds having , however, been recently se

cured,it is hoped that the general plan of the

building will be carried on almos t immediately.

T he hospital is of faced brick , with trimmings of

12 GUIDE BO O K .

N ova S cotia frees tone of two colors , and is so

cons tructed as to be,for the mos t part

,fire

proof .

H O T EL S .

T he larges t hotel in the city or S tate is the

Falmouth,which . after the fire of 1866 , was built

and O pen ed to the public by H on . J . B . B rown .

I t is built O f N ova S cotia frees tone,has all mod

ern improvemen ts,and may well claim to be

‘ firs t class ’ in all its appointments,be ing

,to

Portland,what the T remont or the R evere House

is to Bos ton,or the Fifth Avenue Hotel to N ew

York .

N ext to the Falmouth,the mos t important

hotels in the city are the S t. Julian,— upon the

European plan —the Preble House,and the

Un ited S tates Hotel—both in Market S quare ,and both lately repaired and refitted ; the Adams

House,on T emple s treet

,and the Commercial

House,corner of Fore and Cross streets .

T he Preble House was formerly the res idenceof Commodore Preble

,and is one O f the O ldes t

hous es in the city . I t was changed to '

a hotel in1859 .

PO R T L AN D H O R SE R AI L R O AD .

Chartered in 1862 . T he company now run carsthrough S pring

,High

,Congress , Middle , and

I ndia s treets , a dis tance of nearly two m iles , tothe Grand T runk Depot . Also

,from Grove

street,through Congress , to Atlantic s treet

,on

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14 GUIDE B O O K .

I sland,Cow I sland

,Crow N ub

,

’ Big H og , and

Little H og I s lands , w e couldn ’ t presume to say.

T here are thos e who write fancifully of the

charm s O f Casco Bay, and O f drifting over itssummer waves with an ever-varying s eries of ehchanting views .

’ And t here are thos e who soareven b eyond this

,declaring that above the bold

promontories,hig h in the blue empyrean

, per

chance sails the bald eag le .

’

O ur duty as a faithful guide , forbids u s to

vouch for the bald eagle in the blue empyrean,

or to advise the traveler to g o drifting over summer waves . But we would respectfully sugges ta row-boat ; or , if you don ’t care particularlyabout keeping your balance

,a sail-boat ; or, if

you are ambitious and would try deep sea wa

ter,

’ a yacht . Any and all O f thes e are availableand agreeable— onlv don

’ t drift. T o have a rel iable rudder

,and to guide your craft over sum

mer waves into some quiet cove,w ith grassy

s lopes,where you may enjoy a chowder

,is pleas

an ter than to drift upon rocky points or craggyledges .

I f you care to fish ,the water is peopled w ith

cunn ers,

’and w ith noble ’

(why?)‘ haddock

,

’

and to be caught is the chief end of their lives .

FO R T S CAMMEL

is s ituated on House I sland.

FO R T G O R GES

is s ituated on Little H og Ledge , and is built O f

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granite,and upon the same plan as Fort S um

ter.

GR EAT H O G I S L AN D

has several coves,of which the largest and most

noted is Diamond. Cove,about fiv e m iles from

the ci ty . T he shores of this inlet are

z

rocky,

ris ing on either hand to the height of thirty or

forty feet,and crowned with beeches , maples ,

oaks,and pines

,some of which reach far over

the water. B etween thes e rocky shores is a little beach

,which serves as a landing -place

,while

the grassy level above the bank,affords the bes t

accommodations for picn ic parties and mosqui

toes ;PL EASAN T C O VE

,

also a cove of H og I sland , has a fine sand-beach,

high rocks on e ither hand , and , between the

rocks,a sem i-circle of velvety grass

,S haded by

over-hanging beeches and maples .

I N D IAN C O VE ,

at the northern extrem i ty of H og I s land , has as teep beach ; and the ridge which forms its wes tern s ide is shaded by a group of oaks

,from un

der which one may‘ take observations" upon

every s ide .

PEAK ’S I S L AN D

is much resorted to by p icn ic parties from the

c ity and “

from surrounding towns . T here are

1 6 GUIDE B O O K .

several very good boarding-hous es here,and ex

cel len t opportun ities for s ea-bathing . Fine viewsof the city

,the ocean

,ship channel forts

,and

the watering places,light-hous es

,and res idences

along theshores of Cape Elizabeth , may be ob

tained from this is land.

Evergreen Landing is a favorite resort of picnic and camping ’ parties . T wo steamers makes everal trips each to Peak ’s I s land daily.

CUS H I N G’S I S L AN D .

T his is one of the larges t islands in Portlandharbor and is s ituated very near its mouth . I t

contains about two hundred and fifty acres,much

of which is well cultivated. O n this is land isthe O ttawa House

,a first-clas s es tablishment

,

which is well patron ized during the summer.

From the cupola of this hotel is O btained a mag

nificent View of the harbor,and of the open

ocean . O n either s ide of the island are fine

beaches for bathing,and every variety of fishing

may be had , from that on the rocks to deep - s ea

fishing,ten m iles out from the shore . Cushing ’s

I s land is but four m iles from the c i ty,and is con

nected w ith it by steamers runn ing frequently .

WVH I T E H EAD .

At the northern extremity of this is land liesWhite Head

,a perpendicular bluff of rock

,at

leas t one hundred and fifty feet high . From its

summ it is said to be one of the fines t ocean viewsanywhere to be found. I t is a landmark to all

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PL EASUR E R ES O R T S .

Cape Elizabeth may, perhaps , claim the chiefobj ects of attraction

,s ince from nearly all its

points of interes t on e may obtain views of the

ocean as well as cf the land. T he drive alongthe ‘

shore road ’ includes nearly everything of

S pecial interes t .

FO R T PR EB L E,

j us t at the mouth of the harbor,is interesting

rather for the neatness with which it is kept andthe fine views which it commands

,than from

the exten t of its fortifications .

CAPE C O T T AGE

is but three and a half m iles from town,and is

delightfully s ituated. I ts w indows command aview of the chief entrance to Portland Harbor,the open ocean

,and the outer is lands of Casco

Bay, while every ves sel which en ters or leavesthe port pass es in full S ight . I t is a gothic cot

tage ’ built of s tone .

PO R T L AN D L I GH T,

which looks out over the ocean from a tall bluffof the Cape

,three and a half m iles out of the

city,affords views equally as varied and beauti

ful as those from Cape Cottage .

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T H E O CEAN H O USE

is s ituated fiv e m iles further on,upon the same

road,

and near the extrem ity of the Cape .

H ere one may enjoy all the benefits of the sea

air,and

,at the same tim e

,secure a charm ing

View varying from beaches and quiet fields toheadlands

,cliffs

,and heavy waves .

T H E T WO L I GH T S .

O nly a half mile beyond the O cean House and

directly upon the ‘ pitch ’of the Cape are the

T WO Lights . T his locality is a favorite resortfor picn ic parties

,and presen ts a water view

which leaves nothing to be des ired by the mostdevoted lover of the sea . S entimen tal youngladies apply all kinds of adj ectives to the re

mantic place ; Young America pronounces it‘ jolly,’ and prime

,

’ while tired men and women

come here to rest . O ften,after a severe s torm

,

parties drive out to the T wo Lights for the ex

press purpose of finding the ocean in a furybeating ’gainst its prison bars .

’

T H E AT L AN T I C H O U SE .

T his hotel is situated about ten m iles fromPortland. For the romantic are white sandbeaches

,more or less of green fields

,ledges

,and

waves . T o the practical it is recommended as the

place specially intended by nature for a clamfry, andjor sea-bathing .

20 GUIDE BO O K .

T H E KI R KWO O D H O USE

is very near the A tlantic House,and is built al

mos t upon the beach . I ts s ituation is hardlyequalled by any other hotel

,unless

,perhaps

,by

Cape Cottage. T he front of the house faces thesea

,while its broad

,cool piazzas and halls tempt

the vis itor of a day to become the dweller for aseason .

’ Here,too

,is s ea-bathing in its perfec

tion .

PR O UT’S N ECK

,

a promontory reaching far into the ocean ,is

much vis ited by picnic parties . T here are two

hotels , one accommodating about s eventy-fiv e,

the other about fifty,boarders .

O L D O R CH AR D BEACH

is s ituated about fifteen m iles from Portlandthree m iles from S aco

,and is reached by the Bos

ten and Maine R ailroad. T he beach is n ine mileslong , hard , smooth

,and so w ide that at low

tide a dozen carriages may drive abreas t . I t ih

creas es in populari ty each year on accoun t of itspleasan t drives

,fine surf-bathing

,and conv en

ience of access .

Fern Park,a short distance from the O ld

O rchard House,and compris ing about forty

acres,is a prominen t feature of the locality . I t

was founded—and,1ndeed

,made—by an English

gentleman who vis ited at the beach for manysummers . A handsome gateway has been erect

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ed , paths have b een cut in every directionthrough the grove

,and Upon the trees are the

names of the paths,ranging from Laurel Hill

to Flirtation Avenue . Arbors and rus tic s eatshave alsobeen placed at different points , and

there are,moreover

,an O ratory and a Parson ’

s

Lodge,

’ —a fitting sequence toFlirtation Avenue .

B es ides these names upon the trees,there are

li ttle placards,all prepared by this gen tleman ,

and bearing a sentiment suited to the nam e of

the particular locality . Fern Park is surely wellworth a vis it .T he oldes t hotel—the O ld O rchard H ous e—has

grown from a small farm hous e to a large hotelcapable of accommodating fiv e hundred gues ts .

T he O cean House is large and modern,having

been completed in 1871 .

O ther hotels are the S t. C loud,R ussell House ,

Adams House,Pine Cottage

,and Moulton

I I ouse.

DR IVE S .

Few cities afford pleasanter drives than Portland

,and first among them we mus t rank the

drive which includes Falmouth Fores ide and the

Marine Hospital .

T H E MAR I N E'

H O S P I T AL

is a large brick building,s ituated on Martin ’ s

Point , two m iles from the city . I ts windowscommand a view second only to that gained

22 GUIDE B O O K .

from the O bservatory,and the H ospital is a

building that cannot fail to attract attention , on

accoun t of its s ituation as well as itS‘

propor

tions .

Jus t beyond this hospital is Martin ’s Point

Bridge,handsome and fin ely built

,and from the

m iddle of the bridge is a beautiful view of CascoBay. T he road then follows the coast for s ev

eral m iles,keeping always in view the bay and

its is lands . Hence the name—‘ Fores ide ’O f

Falmouth .

R EFO RM S CH O O L .

T his building,also of brick

,is almost equally

prom inent w ith the Marine Hospital . I t is two

and a half m iles from the city,and the drive

through S troudwater to the R eform S chool , re

turning‘

ov er Vaughan ’s Bridge , is parti cularlydelightful .S ACCAR APPA

,CUMBER L AN D MI L L S

,AN D

PR IDE’S B R IDGE .

T his drive affords a vis i t to the villages of

S accarappa , and Cumb erland Mills,and to the

Paper Mills of S . D . Warren 85 Co. T he papermanufactured here is of the bes t quality , and them ills are among the larges t and fines t in the

coun try.

Pride ’s Bridge,over the Presumpscot R iver,

is on e of the mos t attractive places in the vicin ityof Portland . T he quiet water , overhang ingtrees

,and the shores with their feathery ferns ,

form a picture to which nothing is wanting .

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Bethe", 97 Fore W-est Congregational,615 Con

gress .

EPI S CO PAL .

R t. R ev . Henry A . N eeley , B ishop . S t. Luke ’sCathedral

,67 state S t. S tephen ’s 423 Con

gress S t. Paul ’s,165 Congress .

MET H O DI S T .

Chestnut S treet,9 Ches tnut Congress S treet

,

116 Congres s Pine S treet , 3 Pine MountZion

,Mountfort s treet.

CAT H O L I C .

R t. R ev . DavidW. Bacon,B ishop . Immaculate

Conception , Cumb erland street ; S t. Dominic ’s36 S tate s treet .

BAPT I S T .

Firs t Baptist , 203 Congress street ; FreeS treet Baptis t

,86 Free.

UN I T AR IAN .

Firs t Parish,245 Congress street ; Park S treet

71 Pleasan t s treet ; Min istry at Large , 195 Cumberland s treet.

UN I VER SAL I S T .

First Universalis t , Congress S quare ; S econdUn iversalist , corner of Congress and I ndia.

SWEDEN BO R GIAN .

N ew Jerusalem ,69 High street.

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SPI R I T UAL I S T ,ET C.

Portland S piritual Association,3515 Congress

street ; S piritual Fratern ity , 3015Congres s .

S econd Advent , 355 Congres s s treet ; AdventChristian , 87 Free s treet .

CEMET ER IES .

EVER GR EEN CEMET ERY

contains about one hundred acres of land S ituatedin Deering. T he grounds have been quite extensiv ely improved and ornamented

,and there are

many handsome monuments,making the place

very attractive as a drive . I t is connected withthe city by horse cars .

T H E EAS T ER N CEMET ERY ,

corner of Congress and Mountfort s treets,is

the oldest cemetery of Portland. Here is buriedCommodore Edward Preble

,a distinguished

commander in the American navy . H ere,too

,

lie,S ide by S ide

,the British captain Blythe , and

the American captain Burroug hs , —both killedin the engagemen t which took place off the harbor

,between the British brig Boxer and the

Americarrbrig Enterprise.

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26 GUIDE B O O K .

T H E WES T ER N CEMET ER Y,

on Bramhall ’s Hill,is very -old

,and is the burial

place of many people,once prom inen t in the

commun ity .

MO UN T CAL VAR Y CEMET ER Y,

in Cape El izabeth,is the cons ecrated ground of

the Catholics .

FO R ES T C I T Y CEMET ER Y

was opened by the city in 1859 .

A S S O CIAT I O N S,ET C .

T H E MER CH AN T S EX CH AN GE AN D B O ARD O F

T R ADE R O O MS

are at N o. 24 Exchange street . and to thes erooms s trangers are always welcome .

PUB L I C L I BR AR Y .

T his Association was incorporated in 1867 ,and has grown rapidly

,having now in its pos ses

s ion about bound volumes,and the best

periodical l iterature of the day. T he rooms are

Upon the first floor of the C ity Government

Building , and are always open to s trangers .

GUIDE B O O K . 27

MER CAN T I L E L I BR AR Y AS S O C IAT I O N .

Established in 1851 . I n the fire of ’66 , its library Of volumes was entirely des troyed , butits members have s ince collected about v ol

umes . Eact inter s ince its foundation ,the

As sociation has given to the public a course of

lectures,embracing many of the best lecturers

in the country . T he Association R ooms are on

the corner of Congress and T emple streets .

T here are several Mus ical O rgan izations : T heHayden S ociety

,having 300 members ; the R os

s in i Club,consisting entirely of ladies ; the Mus i

cal Club , also Composed of ladies ; the KreutzerC lub ; the Arion C lub ; and the Portland Band.

WE S T BR O O K S EMI N AR Y .

T his is a flourishing Un iversalist school,with

handsome buildings and l arge grounds,and is

s ituated directly upon the ‘

route of the horsecars .

PO R T L AN D SAFE DEPO S I T VAUL T .

Erected in 1872. T he vault is regarded as Fireand Burglar Proof

,

’and therefore mus t afford a

degree of safety not usually looked for this s ideof paradise.

PO R T L AN D YACH T CL UB .

O rgan ized in 1869 . T hey have a pleasant clubroomon Custom House wharf

,and the members

of the club are proprietors of several fas t yachts .

28 GUIDE B O O K.

CH AR I T ABL E .

Among these are the Providen t AssociationsS amaritan Association

,Widow ’

s Wood S ocietyFemale Charitable S ociety

,B enevolent S ociety

,

MarthaWashington S ociety,I rish Am erican R e

lief As sociation,and S t. Patrick ’s B enevolent

S ociety .

AR MY AN D N AVY UN I O N .

Established in 1866. R ooms,corner of Congress

and Brown s treets . T his as sociation has distributed large sums of money to the famil ies of deceased s oldiers and sailors

,has a good military

library,and gives

,each w inter

,a course of en

tertainments s im ilar to those given under theauspices of the Mercantile Library Association .

GR AN D AR MY O F T H E R EPUB L I C .

Bosworth Pos t N o. 2,has its head-quarters in

Mechan ics Hall , corner of Congress and Cascos treets . T he as sociation is partly social

,and part

ly charitable , and, during each winter, a greatamount of good has been accomplished.

MECH AN I CS AS S O C IAT I O N .

I ncorporated in 1815. T his association erectedthe gran ite building which is known as Mechanics Hall

,and which is one of the landmarks of

Portland. T his building was completed in 1858,

and is valued at T he association has alibrary of volumes .

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MAS O N I C B OD IE S

are twelve in number,and all center at N o. 95

,

Exchange s treet .O DD FEL L O WS .

T here are eight organizations in the city , allhaving their head-quarters at 88 Exchange s treet

KN I GH T S O F PYT H IAS

have )

two lodges , both holding their meetings atN o. 8 C lapp ’s B lock.

Y . M. C . A.

T he R eading R oom s,Lecture R oom

,Library ,

etc .

,are in Mechan ics Hall .

Y . W. C . A.

T his association—organ ized in 1869—has recently purchased the house N o. 16 S pring s treet ,as a Home

’ for those young women who enterthecity to Search for employment.

FEMAL E. O R PH AN ASY L UM.

Established by contributions in 1828 . T he asylum is on the c orner of S tate and Danforthstreets . I t is controlled by a Board ofManagersof fifteen ladies

,and the average number of girls

supported‘

is about twenty-fiv e .

PO R T L AN D ‘

FR AT ER N I T Y .

R oom s at 3535Congress street . T he associationmaintains a free even ing school

,library

,reading

room,and amusement room .

3a

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H O ME FO R AGED WO MEN .

T he home was for some years s ituated on Elms treet

,but in 1871 a building was erected

,on

Emery s treet,at a cost of T his build

ing is now occupied and is adm irably suited to

the purpose for which it was erected.

MAN UFACT UR ES AN D T R ADE.

R O L L I N G MI L L S .

For the manufacture of railroad iron . T he

buildings of the company are s ituated in CapeElizab eth and are connected w ith the city byVaughan ’

s Bridge,and with the railroads of the

city by a railroad bridge,so that cars run direct

ly to the doors . T he works are kept con stan tlyrunning at their fulles t capacity

,and

,during

the pas t year about 200 men were em

ployed,and tons of rails were manufac

tured.

PO R T L AN D C O MPAN Y .

For the manufacture of all kinds of s team en

gines,railroad work

,and general machinery .

T he buildings are S ituated near the EasternPromenade .

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buildings in the country . T he matches manufactured here have a large sale throughout N ew

England,and are also shipped to the West

I ndies,S outh America

,and the British Prov

inces .

PR ESUMPS CO T I R O N CO MPAN Y .

T he works of the company are located at themouth of the Presumpscot R iver, about twom iles from the city, n ear the Grand T runk R ailroad. T hey have facilities for the accommodation of the larges t vess els . T he buildings are

large and well furnished with machinery.

PO R T L AN D GAS L I GH T CO MPAN Y .

I ncorporated in 1859. T he works are s ituated .

on Commercial , near the foot of Clark s treet.O ther organ izations are

,O cean I nsurance Com

pany ; Portland Lloyds ; Portland Union R ailway and Back Bay Land Company ; PortlandR eal Es tate and Building Company ; Peak ’s I sland S teamboat Company ; Atwood Lead Com

pany ; Cahoon Manufacturing Company ; Portland S tone Ware Company ; Cem ent Drain PipeCompany ; PortlandD is tillery , and C . P. K imballCompany.

GUIDE B O O K . 33

R AI L R O ADS AN D S TEAMB O AT S .

T H E GR AN D T RUN K RAI LWAY

connects Portland with the grain -growing re

gions of the Wes t,and w ith the principal cities

and towns of Canada . T his road pas s es throug hParis

,a thriving town ofMaine, throug h B ethel ,

famous for its mountains and its elms,

and

through Gor‘ham, N . H . At Gorham

,s tages for

the Glen House connect with the road. I ts de

pot and buildings in Portland occupy a largeSpace on the eastern water front of the city.

N earthis depot are the wharyes of the Allanline“

of ocean steamers . T hese s team ers run

weekly,during the winter

,commencing on the

middle of N ovember.

PO R T L AN D AN D O GDEN SBUR G R AI L R O AD .

T his road is to form another connection be

tween Portland and the Wes t,through O gdens

burg , '

N . Y . I t was finished to N orth Conwayin 1872 , and w ill soon be completed though the

notch of the WhiteMountains . I t passes throughFryeburg and N orth Conway , and when to thesehas been added the N otch

,

’ it w ill make a suc

cess ion Of mountain views u nequaled by any

road,of the same length

,in the country. At

S tandish it connects with steamers on LakeS ebago fOP Bridgton.

34 GUIDE B O O K .

L AKE S EBAGO

is one O f the mos t beautiful lakes in the S tate ;its natural scenery .far exceeds many O f the

watering places O f the country,and i t really

pays the tourist to take a trip over its beautifulwaters . S ebago

,m ean ing in I ndian a stretch of

water ,

’ is fourteen m iles long by eleven broad,and is in s ome places four hundred feet deep .

Upon the new and elegant s ide-wheel steamer

‘ S ebag o, we commence our journey up the

lake . T he steamer is 87 feet long by 24 feetwide

,contains an elegan t saloon

,and a prome

nade deck 72 feet lon cr covered with a permaO 7

nen t awning,and seats nearly 300

' persons .

S teaming up the lake,at the rate O f fourteen

knots an hour,we pass

,on our right

,I ndian I s

land,with an area O f seventy-fiv e acres l ittle

O ne T ree I sland,with its old tree surmounted

with an eagle ’s n es t ; and, Frye ’s I sland, w ithits thousand acres O f dens e forest . S till on

,and

we are now upon the broades t part O f the lake.

Flocks O f white s ea-gulls fly Over our heads,

while an occasional loon or a bevy O f ducks startup in alarm at our approach

,followed by the

shots O f sportsmen aboard. White-winged canalboats are occas ionally s een . N ow and then apickerel leaps out of the water

,and laving in the

clear depths are the larger cusk and the salmon

trout . T O the north-eas t R attlesnake Mountainis s een ; and , in the same direction

,near the

lake,is the boyhood home of N athaniel H aw

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thorne. We also pass on our right the fourteenDingley I slands . T he scenery on the wes t iswilder and more rugged. S addlebackMountain

,

in Baldwin,is plain ly visible , from which the

eye roams north-eas t,beyond the ‘ Great Bay,’

over the S ebago hills and farms and forests .

S til l further north is Peaked Moun tain,beyond

which the View extends northward to MountKearsarge

,so blue and cold in the hazy distance

,

while the White Hills may be distinctly seen ifthe day is tolerably clear.

UP T H E S O N GO .

We have been jus t one hour cross ing the

Lake . We now pass over the ‘ bar,

’and enter

ing the-mouth O f the S ongo

,are making our

tortuous way up what is aptly termed the crookedest O f all rivers . S ongo is likewise of I ndianorigin ,

s ignifying ‘ T he O utlet. ’ I t is but twoand a half m iles , as the crow flies ,’ to the headof the river, and yet we must sail six miles and

make twenty-seven turns"T he passage up the

S ongo is one O f continued delight—novel,unique

,

and in som e respects exciting . T he calm watersmirror the low trees and shrubs

,the wild flowers

and plan ts , of its winding shores . Here and“

there a tall elm or group of elms towers abovethe bushes , cas ting its cool shade upon the

s tream ; occas ionally we come to an open ing,

with tillage lands , and quaint farm-houses in thedistancew hile at some places

,where the shore

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is abruptly high and free of turf,the bank

swallows have made their homes,and dart to

and fro in large numb ers . Portions O f the riverare honored with expres s ive appellations , giventhem by canal boatmen

,such as S ugar Loaf , ’

‘ Buck’s Folly,

’ O x Bow,

’and ‘ Horse R ace .

’

After fiv e m iles sailing and turning we reachthe picturesque ‘ Lock

,

’ at the confluence of

S ongo and Crooked R ivers . T he gates ’ at theend neares t us are O pen

,and after rounding the

high s teep bank at our left,we l iterally sail in

to a huge box. T he gates close behind u s,the

water is adm itted gradually through the uppergates

,the s teamer s lowly rises un til on a level

With the river above,the upper gates swing

O pen,and after the firemen have ‘ wooded up

,

’

we quietly sail out of the lock. We soon ao

complish the remain ing m ile O f the S ongo,and

enter upon the Bay O f N aples .

’

UP L O N G L AKE.

T WO m iles across the Bay O f N aples ; up the

short Chute ’s R iver,and we reach the draw

bridge,at the foot O f Long Lake

,in N aples

village . T hrough the draw,a few m inutes at

the wharf , and we are steaming up the narrowand b eautiful Long Lake . O n

,pas t Long

Point , Bear Point , Lovejoy ’s I sland , Mast-CoveLanding

,Pleasant Point

,and Mt. Henry

,and

after a n ine m iles ’ sail we reach the Bridgtonwharf. Here a coach and four are in waiting tocarry such O f the passengers as wish to g o to

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Bridgton Centre Village , one m ile distant . T hisis one of the mos t importan t villages in the

S tate . I t has two excellent hotels,the B ridgton

H ous e,M. M. Davis

,proprietor

,and the Cum

berland Hous e,Geo. H . Cumm ings

,proprietor

and w ith its ample facilities for riding,

fishing,

boating,mountain-going and picknicing , has

become a very popular summer resort . A few

miles sail brings us to the quiet,attractive vil

lage of N orth Bridgton , at the head O f the lake .

S tages connect daily with S outh Waterford,

Waterford,and N orth Waterford. From N orth

Bridgton the ‘ S ebago ’ cross es the head of the

lake to Harrison village,the term inus of the

s teamer’s route .

PO R T L AN D AN D R O CH ES T ER R AI L R O AD .

At R ochester, N . H .

,this road connects with

the Dover 85 Winnipis seog ee R ailroad, runn ingtoAlton Bay. I n summer

,passeng ers may leave

Portland in the morn ing,reach Alton Bay, cross

Lake Winnepisseog ee to C enter Harbor, and re

turn to Portland in the evening .

MAI N E CEN T R AL R AI L R O AD

passes throug h Brunswick , Auburn ,Lewis ton ,

Augusta , Waterville , and Bangor , connecting at

Bangor with the European N orth AmericanR ailway to S t. John .

BOS T O N AN D MAI N E R AI L R O AD .

I n 1872,this road was extended from the for

mer j unction at S outh Berwick , to Portland. I t

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pass es directly by O ld O rchard B each,and

through S aco,B iddeford

,and important manu

facturing towns in Mas sachusetts .

EAS T E R N R AI L R O AD

extends from Portland to Bos ton,and makes di

rect connections w ith the num erous wateringplaces along the s ea- shore .

PO R T L AN D,BAN GO R

,AN D MACH IAS S T EAM

B O AT C O MPAN Y .

T his is the ‘ ins ide l ine ’ to R ockland,B elfast

Mt . Desert,and Machias . T he accommodation s

are excellen t , and the route a long the coas t of .

Maine is delightful .I N T ER N AT I O N AL S T EAMS H IP CO MPAN Y .

T his line of s team ers runs between Portland,

Eas tport,Calais

,and S t. John . T he s teamers

are sub s tantial and elegantly fitted.

N EW EN GL AN D AN D N O VA S CO T IA S T EAMS H IP

C O MPAN Y .

T his is a first-clas s l ine O f s teamers runn ingbetween Portland and Halifax

,carrying the

mails and affording excellen t accommodationsfor travelers .

PO R T L AN D S T EAM PACKET CO MPAN Y .

Daily line between Portland and Bos ton,con

s is ting O f three first- class pas senger boats .

MAI N E S T EAMS H IP C O MPAN Y .

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took pos ses sion O f land at the m ou th of S purw ink riverin Cape Elizabeth,

bu t being driven from this point , bythe leg al proprietors O f the soil

,they s ou g ht a new .

hom e on this neck . T hey m ade their location on the

bay at the eas tern end of the town,below w hat is now

I ndia s treet,on the s ou th s lope O fMunjoy

’

s H il l . T here

C leeves bu ilt the firs t hou se that w as erected on thisterritory,

near a sm al l brook which flow ed from a nat

ural foun tain on the hil l,and w hich continues to flow

for the u ses of the presen t g eneration ,and to the em ol

um en t of the proprie tor, w ho has enclosed the w atersin an aqueduct and m akes m erchandise of them .

C leeves ’ corn -fi eld extended to C lay Cove , and his barns tood in w hat is now the s ou th-eas tern corner O f the

cem etery. T he I ndian nam e of this spot w as Machi

g onne , from Matche,bad

, yon ,clay.

C leeves findin g the S pot he had selected mos t elig ibleand ag reeable , returned to Eng land in 1637 , and pro

cured for him self and T u cker, from S ir Ferdinando

Gorg es , the proprietor O f that part O f Maine w hich lies

betw een the K ennebec and Piscataqu a rivers,and the

zealous promoter of colonization on ou r coas t,a g ran t

O f the peninsu la and the land north O f Back Cove tothe Fal ls O f the Presump scot, and the adjacen t islands .

H e imm ediatel y set abou t improving his larg e dom ain .

H e p lac ed his son -i n-law,Michael Mitton ,

w hom he

brou g ht over w ith him in 1637, upon the point of land

at the w es tern end O f the tow n,now call ed C lark

’

s

Point , where the g as work s s tand . T ucker took the

intermediate portion O f the N eck ; and they parcel ledout the territory,

and that north-w e st of Back Cove , tosettlers w ho soug ht the place . hfitton also received a

lease for sixty years of Peak ’

s,then called Pond I s land ,

w hich lies near the m ou th of the harbor, and a portionO f which is now held by the Bracketts , who are his de"

scendants .

GUIDE B O O K . 41

T he settlement con tinued to be called the N eck,and

Casco N eck,until its incorporation as Portland in 1786 .

I n 1658 , Mas sachu s etts,claimin g the territory and jur

isdiction of this portion O f Gorg es’

g ran t, by . a forced

con s truction of their charter,compelled the inhabitan ts ,

all unw il ling ly, to subm it to her g overnm en t,and then

g ave the name of Falmouth to the larg e tract of land

lying betw een S purw ink R iver and Casco Bay,extend

ing back to the line O f Windham,and bounded by

S carborou g h, Gorham,

"

Windham,and Cumberland ,

embracing an area of abou t acres , and includin g

the present tow n s of Portland, Cape Elizabeth,Wes t

brook,and Falmou th. T he different localities retained

for m any years , and even to the presen t ' tim e,m any of

them,their ancien t desig nation s , such as Purpooduc

and S purwink in Cape Elizabeth ; S troudw ater,S ac

carappa , and Capisic in W estbrook ; Casco , O ld Casco,

Back Cove,and the N eck ; w hich w ere rendered con

v enient by the larg e space occupied by the orig inal

tow n .

S e ttlers of a mos t respectable character soon flockedinto the tow n

,attracted by the advan tag es offered for

fishing , lumber, and trade . T he Bracketts,T hom as

and An thony,cam e early from Green land ,

N . H .,and

m arried-the daug hters of Michael Mitton

,Anne and

Mary, by whom they had larg e fam ilies , and inheritedextensive estates , embracing the Deerin g farm at Back

iCove , and a larg e tract at the upper end of the N eck .

Georg e Munjoy,from Bos ton

,an edu cated m an

,w ho

married the dau g hter of Deacon John Phillips , a

w eal thy merchan t of Bos ton, also cam e as early as

1659 , and w ith his father-in - law purchased of Cleevesthe hil l which now w ears his nam e in perpetual rem em

brance . T haddeu s C lark,from I reland , m arried Eliza

beth,another daug hter of Mitton ,

and g randdau g hter4s

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of C leeves , and es tablished him self on the poin t whichhas ever since born e his nam e . H is eldes t dau g hterm arried Cap t . Edw ard T yng , a nam e disting uished inthe annals O f Massachu setts . Georg e B urroug hs , the

m in ister, a g raduate of H arvard Colleg e in the clas s of

1670, cam e to preach to the p eop le and had a liberalendowm en t O f land . At Cape Eli zabeth

,and Back

Cove , there w ere other settlers in this early day, of

equal respectability, Jordans , Phippen s , Whites,An

drew s,

whose annals fall i nto anotherdepartm ent of descrip tion . T he s ettlem en t w as flour

ishing and happy, and con tained w ith its surrounding s

over forty fam ilies , fi v e O f w hom w ere upon the N eck ;

w hen sudden ly the dark cloud O f I ndian w ar overshadowed them , and in Au g u s t, 1676, al l the settlem en tsin the tow n w ere ravag ed ,

and the inhabitants who hadnot pre v iou s lv s ou g ht refug e in m ore secure p laces ,

w ere killed or carried into captiv ity,and the place w as

en tirely destroyed . Amon g the kil led w ere T homasB rackett

,hi s brother- i n—law

,N ath

’

l Mitton,John

Mun joy, and I saac Wakely ; An thony Brackett and hisfam ily, and the fam ily O f hi s brother T hom as , w ere

taken captives .

T he tow n rem ained desolate until the conclu sion O f

peace in 1678 , w hen the inhabitan ts beg an to return and

buil d up the w as te place s . I n that year, Georg e Bramhal l , of Portsm ou th

, purchased the farm at the w es ternend O f the tow n

,including the hill which retain s his

nam e,and es tabl ished at its foot a larg e tannery. T he

orig inal deed O f this tract to H ope Al len from C leeves,

w ritten on parchm en t and dated 1660,is in the hands of

the w riter of this article . Anthony Brackett , w ho oc

cupied the Deering farm returned in 1679 . T haddeu s

C lark and the Munjoy fam ily also retu rned . Mrs .

Munjoy, whose hu sband died in 1680, m arried the sam e

y ear, Cap t . R obert L aw rence . T hese entered in to pos

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ses sion of their respective es tates . Cap t . T yn g and S v l

vanns Davis also cam e,and the R ev . Mr. Burroug hs ,

for whom a meeting -hou se w as erected on the poin tnow occupied by the Portland Company

’

s w ork s . A

fine acces sion w as m ade to the tow n in 1687 , by the ar

rival O f Dr. Pierre Baudou in ,a H u g u enot physician

from R ochelle,w ith his s on -in - law

,S tephen Bou tineau ,

and their friends,Philip Barg er, and Phil ip L eBretton .

T hese respectable persons m ade purchases and erectedhou ses near the foot O f Park s treet

,On the bank of the

river ; the other settlers , excep t the Bramhal ls , C lark ,

and the Bracketts , settled near the foot of I ndia s treet,

which w as then the principal seat O f bu sines s and dw el l

ing , on the N eck,and where Fort L oyal , the larg est for

tification on this coas t w as con s tructed.

Under these favorable circum s tances,the town w as

making rapid prog res s ; its popu lation w as rem arkablyintel lig en t and enterprising , and it is impossible to say

what m ig ht not have been the’

resu lt of such ability and

energ y, the Protes tan t French elem en t in the Bowdoinfamily,

m ing ling w ith the Ang lo-S axon,had not the

disas trou s I ndian war of 1689 driven the larg est part ofthe popu lation away, and murdered and cap tured w hatremained . L ieut . C lark and thirteen of his company

w ere kil led by a party of French and I ndians in am

bush ou Munjoy’

s H ill . Cap t . L awrence,w ho had a

s tone house on the bi ll,w as al so killed. Among the

s lain in the several en g ag ements,w ere prom inen t m en

,

as Georg e Bramhal l , An thony Brackett , Andrew Alg er,Jas . Freeze , T hom as Browne

,and Mr. Palmer. O n

the 16th O f May, 1690, Fort L oyal w as taken , after a

sieg e O f fi v e days , by 500 French and I ndian s , and Cap t .

Davis,comm ander of the Fort

,w ith his surviving g ar

rison,w ere carried cap tive to Quebec . Among the

s lain w ere John Parker,the ances tor O f the late Chief

Ju stice Parker O f Mas sachu setts,and his son James .

T hus was this devoted tow n a second time entirely

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de s troyed ; and no su cces sfu l attemp ts w ere made to

revive it un til after the p eace of Utrecht in 1713 , whenit w as hoped the coun try w ou ld be freed from I ndian

depredation s . A few of the O ld se ttlers then s trag g ledback

,s ome of the descendan ts O f others

,and disabled

soldiers wh o had served on this fron tier,rem ained here

and w ere g radu al ly joined by others . T he chief of

these n ew settlers w as Major S am u el Moody, who had

been an active partisan in the w ar,a s on O f R ev . Joshua

Moody,and a gra du ate of H arvard in 1689 , as w as al so

his son Joshu a,in the class O f 1716 . Cap t . L arrabee ,

w ho had also been in the service,m oved his fam il y

here in 1717 , the sam e year in w hich Major Moody

moved his . T he I ng ersoll s , the S kil ling s , the S aw yers ,

Moun tfort,Dou g hty,

Col lier,Mil ls

,the Bracketts

,the

Barbours,T hom es

,and the Gu s tin s

,all cam e along

abou t the sam e time,and erected their humble habita

tion s,som e on the N eck

,others at Back Cove

,and Cape

Elizabeth. I n 1718 there w ere tw en ty fam ilies settledon the N eck in a compact and defen sible m ann er

, and

the sam e y ear the General Cou rt by their comm ittee,

run out the lines and bounded the town ,and thereupon

corporate pow ers w ere g ran ted to it,embracing the

w hole of ancien t Falm ou th.

T he rebu ilding of the town comm enced on the tracteas t O f C lay Cove , principally at

.

the foot O f I ndia s treet,then called Broad s treet

,and below that

,on the m arg in

O f the bay,w here had s tood the hou ses of C leeves ,

Mun joy,L aw rence

,etc . T his con tinued to be the

court end of the tow n until after the peace of 1783. I t

w as on the corner O f Middl e and I ndia s treets that them eeting -hou se w as erected

,where the R ev . Jonathan

Pierpon t firs t preached, and w here the firs t settledm inis ter, R ev . T homas Sm ith , comm enced his m inis tryO f over sixty-eig ht years in 1727 . T his w as a hum ble

,

one -s tory building , w ithou t seats and w ithout g las s ,and continued to b e the only hou se of w orship on the

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coun ty ; L ongfellow ,Moodys , Pearson ,

T itcomb,Dole ,

L ow el l,Coffin

,I ls leys , L un ts , N oyes es , Moodys , from

Es sex coun ty ; Bang s , Cobbs , and Freeman,from Cape

Cod ; Waites from Charlestow n ; WValdos and Watts ,T yng and Codman from Bos ton ; Preble and Bradburysfrom York ; Pag an and R oss from the O ld coun try,

bothS cotchm en .

T he sixty years from the se ttlem ent in 1715 to the

tim e O f the R evolu tion,w as a period of s teady g row th ;

and an extens ive and profitable bu sines s,for that day,

w as done here . Mas t ships w ere built and loaded w iththe g row th of our fores ts , ow ned and emp loyed abroad ;g reat quan tities O f lumber w ere m anufactured and

shipped, and the West I ndia trade w as succe s sfu l ly

conducted. I n S ep tember, 1756 , three larg e ship s and

a snow,the then n ame for a brig , w ere loading here .

I n O ctober,1 762, Cap t . R oss had a ship of 700 ton s com e

into the harbor for a carg o of deals,etc . , beside which ,

w ere six other ship s and snow s here at the s am e time .

O n N ov . 1,1766 , six larg e ship s w ere lying in the har

bor. Bu t the inhabitan ts ow ned no larg e ves sels , noneexceeding 150 ton s , a nd these w ere l O p s , s chooners

,

and brig s . At the comm encem en t of the R evolution ,

the amoun t O f tonnag e ow ned in Portland w as

the principal ow ners being Enoch I ls ley,Cap t . Pote

,

Waite,Mayo, Pag an ,

T itcomb,S andford

,Preble

,and

O xnard .

T he lumberin g and fishing interests w ere absorbing ;ag ricu ltu re w as s o much neg lected, that the s taple articles of life w ere imported in to the place , corn from

N orth Carolina, potatoes , etc .

,from Mas s achu setts and

other parts of N ew En g land.

T he popu lation O f the N eck g radu all y increased ; in

1753 , it numbered sou ls , w hile the w hole tow n,in ~

eluding Cape Elizabeth,con tained and at that

time there w ere 21 s lave s in town,Parson S m ith ow n

ing one . I n 1759 there w ere upon the N eck,136 dw el l

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ing—houses

,and four w arehou ses

,occupied by families ,

con taining in all,960 inhabitan ts ; these w ere increased

I in 1774 to and the territory w as occupied as far

w estw ard as Centre s treet, w ith a few scattering hou sesabove ; the upper portion O f the N eck

,and the m arg in

of Back Cove w ere covered w ith w oods,and portion s

of the central parts w ith alder sw amp s and small

ponds .

And n ow cam e the third severe trial which thisdoom ed town w as des tined to underg o. O n the 18th of

O ctober,1775, the faires t portion of the thriving villag e

w as laid in ashes by a British fleet,under the comm and

of H enryMow att, consis ting of fi v e w ar vessel s . T he

catas trophe m ay ju s tly, I think ,be attribu ted to a pri

vate piqu e O f the comm ander,rather than to any public

emerg ency. Mow att had been seized while w alking on

Munjoy’

s H ill,w ith his surg eon and the R ev

'

. Mr. Wis

w al l,the Episcopal m inis ter, by Col . T homp son ,

from

Brunsw ick,w ith a party ofm ilitia

,and they w ere kep t

prisoners some hours , until upon the u rg ent entreatyof the principal inhabitants , they w ere released on theirparole ; the O fficers on board the ves sel having threatened to fire upon the town un less they w ere imm edi

ately g iven up . T his w as in May; con siderable dis

turbance took place during the summer between the

Whig s and tories , the latter of whom w ere num erou s

and influential,numbering among them S heriff T yng ,

Cap t . Pote , the O xnards , Pag an ,the Wyers , Cou lson ,

‘

etc . s everal others, w ithou t taking an active part , sym

pathized w ith them . T he Whig s w ere led O ff by the

Freem ans,Prebles

,Waites

,and others equal ly respect

able,among whom w as T heophil u s Parson s , then a

young lawyer here , and afterw ards Chief Ju s tice of

Massachu setts . T hese w ere s tim ulated and sus tainedby hot spirits from the coun try,

w ho poured into the

vil lag e , and cou ld hardly be res trained from doing v io

lence. I t is supposed that Mowatt’

s private g rievances

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and the exasperation O f the tories here induced thiscomm ander to procure orders from his superior, Ad

miral Graves,on the Bos ton s tation

,to des troy the

town . At any rate,arm ed w ith au thority, he returned

on the l 6th of O ctober,and on the 18 th laid the town in

ashes . Al l the compact part O f the town w as de

s troyed, embracing 414 building s , which included the

new court-house,the Episcopal church ,

and cus tomhou se ; the whole los s w as es tim ated by a comm ittee

,

at abou t only 100 dwelling-hou ses w ere left

s tanding , m anv O f w hich w ere much damag ed . T he

meeting -house O f the Firs t Parish escaped des tructionby the vig ilance of its friends

,al thou g h riddled by can

non bal ls,and s tood a relic of the pas t un til 1824. T he

on ly hou ses for w orship at that tim e,on the N eck

,w ere

the m eeting -hou s e of the Firs t Parish,in which offi

ciated the venerable Sm ith and his col leag ue , S amu el

Deane, both son s of H arvard,and w hich m inistries ex

tended from 1727 to 1814, the form er over s ixty-eig htyears , the latter fifty years ; and the Episcopal church,

in which officiated the R ev . John Wiswall .

L ittle w as done tow ard res toring the town until the

peace O f 1783. T he inhabitan ts,who rem ained among

the ruin s,suffered m any privation s and those who had

removed to the country had no m eans to rebuild theirdesolate habitation s . But w ith the cheering advent O fpeace , a new era comm en ced in the place . R ap id ao

ces s ion s w ere made to the popu lation from the O ld

country and the m ore settled parts of N ew Eng land ;

trade revived ; the lumber and fishing and ship-build

ing bu siness took a lively s tart ; and for the next twen a

ty-fi v e years , un til the disas trou s davs of the embarg o

and non -intercourse , the town experienced an unintep

rup ted course of prosperity. I n 1784, forty-one dw el l

ing-hou ses

,ten s tores , and seven shop s w ere bu ilt ; the

next year, thirty- three hou ses , and so on from year to

year. T he firs t brick building bu ilt in town , bein g the

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house of Gen . Wadsw orth,now s tandin g on Cong ress

s treet,w es t of Preble H ou se

,w as beg un in 17

I n 1786 , the N eck w as incorporated as a separatetown ,

by the nam e O f Portland, a fancy selection O f the

inhabitants , the popu lation then being about I n

Bos ton the same year it w as I n 1832 it receiveda city charter

,and had a popu lation of T he

popu lation increased in each decade as follow s : in 1790,

1800,

living in 460 dw el ling~ hou ses ; 1810,

1820,

embraced in fam ilies ; 1830,

1840,

1848 , living ih'

dw el ling-hou ses

1850, 1860 , 1870,

During the year 1860 the people of Portland shared in

the g eneral excitement of the pres idential election ,and

the threatening aspect of the s lavery ques tion . WhenMr. L incoln w as elected, and the in surrection had so

far advanced in Charles ton,S .

,C .

, as the attack on FortS um ter

,in April , 1861 , Portland showed its patriotism

and devotion to the national flag by its almost unani

mou s respon se to the Presiden t ’ s cal l for volunteers .

T he fiv e m il itary com panies then org an ized under

S tate au thority, uniform ed and under the u su al disci

pline for s treet parade , voted to respond to the threemonths ’ call for men . T hese com panies w ere

the O ld Portland L ig ht I nfan try,Mechan ic Blues

,R ifle

Corps , L ig ht Guards , and R ifle Guards . I t w as ar

rang ed that volun teers m ig ht be subs titu ted for any

members who did not choose to enlis t . O ne other company w as raised in Portland

,w hich, added to four com

ing from L ew is ton,Auburn

, and N orway, con s titu teda reg im ent of 771 m en . T hey w ere ready April 27th,chose their O ffi cers , m ade N athaniel J. Jack s on Colonel

,

and w ere mu s tered in to the United S tates service May

3,1861 .

T his firs t reg imen t encamped in Wes tbrook,near the

Marine H ospital . I t was considered a Portland reg i

m en t , or nearly so,and it hoped to be the firs t to leave

5

50 GUIDE B O O K .

the S tate for the defense of the national capital . Uh

fortun ately, the m eas les broke out in the camp , and

orders cam e from Gen . S cott not tomarch un til the ep idem ic had ceased . T he reg im ent even tual ly brokecamp and m arched throu g h Portland June 1 s t. I t p er

form ed g uard du tv in the city O fWashin g ton during itsthree m on ths ’ service

,—w as not in the Bu ll R un rou t

,

nor any battle , returned w ithou t the los s O f a m an,and

w as m u s tered ou t of service on the 3d O f S ep tember s ucceeding .

Bu t the rebel lion '

w as not pu t dow n in three m onths .

and patriotic people in Portland w ere ac tive in org an iz

ing other reg imen ts , especial ly the 5th, 9 th, l oth, (re

form ed larg ely from the 1 s t ) , the 12th,13th,

17th, and

especial ly the 25th ,a three m on ths ’ reg iment

,led by

Col . Francis Fes s enden .

Afterw ards,as the w ar became m ore s eriou s and

alarm ing , Portland came forw ard w ith hosts of recru itsfor the 29th and 30th,

and other reg im en ts,—the caval

ry,and the batteries , as appear by the Adju tan t Gener

al’

s report , m aking in all abou t m en . O f these,

421 los t their lives in battle or from diseases con sequen tupon expos ure ; nam ely,

one lieu tenan t-colonel,one

surg eon in the arm y,one in the navy,

three nav v

officers , tw elve army cap tains , fourteen army lieu ten

ants , thirty- tw o s erg eants , thirty—three corporals , tw o

m usicians , three hundred and seven privates , and fif

teen sailors . T he boun ty paid by Portland w as

and in the‘equ alization ’

of the boun ties bythe S tate , the city w as doom ed to pay an interes t taxon a m u ch larg er sum than this .

During the national s tru g g le the aid rendered by

Portland w as prompt and g enerou s . We have no

mean s O f s tating the larg e sum s of m oney contributedin aid of the sanitary and chris tian comm issions

,the

unbounded O ffering s of clothin g , provisions , and deli

cacies for the hospitals , the noble sacrifices of women

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cated w ith the m ag azine containing 400 pounds O f powder

,which exp loded w ith a terrific concu s sion at tw o

o’

clock . T housands view ing the s cene from prom inen tpoints in the city,

w itnes sed the closing career . O f the

U . S . cu tter,

‘Caleb Cushin g .

’

In the m ean time,the

rebel s , tw en ty—three in n umber,w ere pursu ed, cap

tured,and p laced in confinem ent in Fort Preble . T he

bril liant term ination O f the expedition was honored by

the ring ing O f be ll s,the firin g of cannon

, and the jubilant demon s tration s of the people .

T he S ecretary of the T reasury w rote a letter to Col

lector Jew ett,aw arding hig h praise to him and his as

sociate for their promp t action and succes s .

T he cap ture O f these pirates , as they w ere cal led,

fitted ou t from the crew O f the Florida to des troy our

shipping , w as a ti mely g ratification to the g overnm en t,

as w el l as to the loyal people g enerally,in that dark

hour O f the nation ’

s s tru g g le , w hen the rebels w ere

m arching Victoriou s l y throug h Penn sylvania .

T he firs t thou g ht w as tO

'

execu te R eade and his as so

ciates for piracy ; bu t he show ed a comm is sion from the

confederate g overnment,so they w ere treated as pris

oners of w ar, and exchang ed in du e tim e .

T he effect O f the w ar on the m ercantile bu sines s of

the p lace , on the whole , m ay not be considered disas

trou s . Doubtles s there w ere individual ins tances of

suffering and los s , and the national debt w as enorm ou s

ly increased ; bu t the local bu sin es s w as p rosperou s .

L arg e sum s O f money cam e in from the soldiers,and

for supp lies of various kinds,—from ship

-bu ilding ,charter of vessel s , horses , w ag ons , clothing , and frommany articles which g ave employm en t and profit to theprodu cers .

T he comm ercial interes t is now increasing rapidly,

al thou g h it received a severe shock du rin g the w ar,b v

a transfer O f our shipping to the British flag . T he

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amount of tonnag e '

hailing from this port is nearly

ton s .

T he imports for the year 1872, am ounted to000, the exports , an increase over 1871 of

each.

O n the conclu sion of the peace of 1783, there w ere but

two relig iou s societies in Portland,the Firs t Parish

and the Episcopal society ; the latter had becom e al

mos t extinct by the w ithdraw al O f s o m any of its m em

bers as loyalis ts . I n 1787 , the 2d Con g reg ational S Ociety w as es tablished. T his w as followed by as ocietyof Quakers , w ho erected a brick m eeting -hou se in

1795 ; a Me thodis t society w as O rg anized the sam e year ;

a Baptis t society in 1801 ; a Freew ill Bap tis t in 1810 ; aUniv ersalis t

'

in 1821 ; a S w edenborg ian in 1821 ; a R o

man Catholic in 1822 . A Catholic Bishop ,Dr. Bacon

,

the firs t appoin ted to the Diocese O f Maine,w as cou se

crated in 1855. T he 3d Cong reg ational Church w as es

tablished in 1825 ; H ig h S treet Church,in 1830 ; Park

S treet,in 1835 ; S tate S treet

,in 1852 ; Union (now

Plymou th ) church,in 1856 ; S t. L aw rence S treet

,in

1857 .

"

I n 1803 the Episcopal ians e'

rected the firs t brickchurch

,S t . Pau l

’

s,on S chool

,now Pearl s treet ( they

subsequ ently adop ted the name of S t. S tephen ’

s ) , and

in 1855, another society,formed two years previously,

under the name O f S t. L uke,bu ilt the s tone church on

Cong res s , near S tate s treet . By the fire of 1866,S t.

S tephen ’

s church was destroyed, and this society purchased

,later

,the s tone church O n Cong res s s treet, while

the society of S t. L uke’

s Church erected a s tone cathedral on S tate s treet. T here is als o

,on Cong res s s treet ,

near India s treet,a quaint little s tone church erected '

by a s ociety recently form ed under the nam e O f'

S t.

Pau l .

T here are now six N ational banks and two S aving sbanks :

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Firs t N ational,Middle s treet

,corner O f Plumb s treet ;

capitalCasco N ational

,Middle s treet ; capital ,

Canal N ational,Middl e s treet ; capital ,

Merchan ts N ational,36 Exchang e s treet capital ,

N ational T raders,34 Exchang e s treet ; capital , 3250 ,

000.

Cumberland N ational, 66 Exchan g e s tree t ; capital ,

Portland S aving s Bank 91 Exchan g e s treet ; depos its

Mai ne S avin g s Bank,100 Middle s treet ; deposits ,

Portland is proud of the fine buil ding s that have beenerected for its banking ins titu tion s . T he Casco N ational Bank have a larg e block on Middle s treet

,of the

beau tifu l H al low el l g ranite , and the Firs t'

N ational,

Canal N ational,and Merchants N ational

,fine blocks O f

frees ton e . T he Portland S avin g s Bank have a fine

block on Exchan g e s treet .

T he literarv and benevolent in s titu tion s O f the p lac e

have kep t pace w ith the prog res s of the tow n and'

of

the ag e . T he w hole n um ber O f public school s is n in e

teen,of w hich s even are H i g h and Gramm ar S chool s

,

and the balance Primary . T he number O f teachers employed is 100 ; and of p upil s in attendance

,and

the amoun t appropriated by the citv for 1873 , w as

Besides these pub lic school s are several p rivate ones

,in which clas sical and other s tudies are pu r

su ed,the m os t prom inen t of w hich are Portland Bu s i

nes s Col leg e , L . A . Gray,Principal , 11 C lapp

’

s Block,

and S t . Au g u stine S chool,R e v . D . F. Sm ith,

R ector,45 Danforth s tree t .

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FR O M‘AN ACCO UN T O F T H E

GR EAT FI R E I N PO R T L AN D,

JUL Y 4T E AN D 5T E ,1866 .

BY JO H N N EAL .

’

ABO UT fiv e O’

clock, on the afternoon of ou r g reat

N ational S abbath,while our s treets w ere crowded w ith

s trang ers from al l parts of the coun try, and whatseemed to be the larg er part of our whole popu lationw as abou t

,en joying the deliciou s w eather and w aitin g

for the fire -w ork s—the bal loon-bubble havin g burs t ,like a forerunner of the g reat catas trophe at hand—the

tinkle O f a dis tan t fire-bell w as heard, and soon after,the rattlin g O f eng ines on their w ay tow ard Commercial

s treet .

N O alarm w as fel t ; w e had been so g reatly favored,

that w e had g row n boas tfu l and presump tuou s . O ur

larg es t fires had alw ays been s o w ell m anag ed, our fire

companies w ere s o zealou s and faithfu l , and our losses

for a long tim e had been so trifling , that althoug h insurance rates w ere unreasonably low ,

in comparison

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with rates el sewhere , very few O f our peop le had more .

than a third or half insurance,w hile others by hun

dreds,had no in surance at al l

, and som e few O f ou r

larg e property-holders had been long in the habit of

insuring them selves,or O f in suring in hom e O ffices w ith

small capital , upon the g round that al l such bu sines shad better be kep t at hom e—forg etting that , if the princip le w as s ound

,n ext-door neig hbors m ig ht as w e l l

in sure each other,and the s v stem of mu tual indorse

m en t be app lied , in the shape of m utual g uaran tiesag ain s t fire .

For the firs t half hour,indeed

,s o little concern w as

fel t, that very few among the thirty O dd thou sand ihhabitan ts O f our prosperou s and beau tifu l city—one O f

the m os t beau tifu l and prosperou s on the face O f the

earth—took the trouble O f ascertain ing for them selvesw hat the dan g er was , or w hich w ay the w ind blew .

Al l sorts of s tories w ere abroad . T he fire w as locatedi nhalf a dozen p laces , and m ore than once the cry O f‘Al l ou t"’ was heard

,and the alarm bel ls w ere s topped

for a s eason ,on ly to be set a-

g oing ag ain , w ith more

vehem ence than ever,after a short in terval .After a w hile

,how ever

,a g en tlem an riding tln'

ou g h

S tate s treet, w here the p eople w ere cong reg ated by

parishes , s topped long enou g h to say,that w hile over

on Cape Elizabeth,he had

‘

seen enou g h to satisfy him ,

that the fire,w hich had orig inated in a boat builder’ s

shop on Comm ercial s treet,n ear the foot O f H ig h s treet,

wou ld certain ly take the g reat su g ar house es tablishm en t O f Brow n 8 : S on s

,that he had los t no tim e in

communicating w ith one of the parties , and that thebu ilding s w ere already on fire

,in several p laces .

But,inasmuch

,as they had been con structed w ith

g reat care , by a m an of remarkable sag acity, prudence ,and foresig ht , and w ere w ell -n ig h, if not al tog ether fireproof, and thou g h covering a vas t area , w ere comp letely w al led in from the whole neig hborhood ,

it was taken

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for g ranted that ju s t there , if nowhere else , the fire

wou ld be s topped, or g o out O f itself ; so that for a lon gwhile

, there w as nothing of cons ternation or hurry to

be seen, and very little anxiety or alarm felt

,beyond

the immediate neig hborhood .

But by and by the w ind spran g up ; a g reat roaring

w as heard afar O ff, and com ing nearer and neareI

' - the

door-s tep s and house—tops beg an to be crow ded w ithbreathl ess lis teners—all convers ation w as carried on in

a low voice, and consisted of little more than brief hur

ried question s and answ ers ; the heaven s g atheredblacknes s , and a hurricane of fire sw ept over the city ,

carrying Cinders and blazing “

frag ments Of wood far in

to the coun try,and actual ly firing hou ses on N orth

s treet, more than a m ile aw ay, and soon after,in Fal

mouth, fi v e miles distan t .

By this time, p eop le beg an to think of H im ,

who‘maketh his m inisters a flam e of fire .

’

H ands and

hearts w ere lifted in supplication—the w ing s of the des troying Ang el seemed overshadow ing the city—God ’

s

judg men ts w ere abroad, and v oices , ' alm ost unearthly

in their earnes tness,w ere heard com ing up ou t of the

darkness below .

T hen came the crash O f w alls—the scream s O f w omen

and children,

fleeing for their lives , or huddled tog etherat the corners

,among their broken furniture and hou se

hold g oods - the blas t of trumpets—the blow ing up O f

bu ilding s—heavy exp losion s—the fall of spires and

churches, and hu g e w arehouses

,like the tumbling bat

tlem ents O f a beleag uered city,carried by s torm .

O n swep t the whirlw ind O f fire,spreadin g out like a

fan as it w ent,directly throu g h the w ealthies t and

bu sies t part of our city ; and w ith such inconceivablesw iftnes s , that people knew not whither to fly for safety, and hou sehold furniture and cos tly m erchandise

had to be moved ag ain and ag ain ,only to be burned up

at last ; and/firep roof warehouses , w ith iron shutters

58 GUIDE B O O K .

and s lated roofs , crumbled and fell in heaps before theterrific heat . Mas ses O f iron m el ted—even a m ortaru sed for a sig n to an apothecary’

s shop , on being s tru ckby the fiery blas t, fel l upon the pavem en t

,lik e m el ted

lead . K eg s of nails w ere fu sed in to solid m as ses,and

g las s and crockery into jew els,that seem to be g reatly

prized by the curiou s,as relics .

Mos t of the s treets hereinafter enum erated w ere all

on fire at on ce ; and thou g h the fire companies belonging to the city,

as w el l as others from Bath,L ew is ton

,

S aco, B iddeford ,Aug u sta , Gardiner, and Bos ton ,

la

bored O u,hour after hour

,w ithou t quailing or flin ch

ing , in the m ids t of dang er as g reat as that O f the battlefield—w ith fal ling chimn eys and tumbling w al ls , and

show ers O f broken s late,and clouds of sm oke

,and blaz

ing cinders al l abou t them ,and a su ffocatin g ,

scorchingatmosphere that few cou ld breathe in s afety,

they only

succeeded in s tayin g the confiag ration along the ou t

skirts ; leavin g the m ain current to exhau s t itself,at a

dis tance of m ore than a m ile from the p lace w here it

orig inated—sw eepin g away m os t of our public bu ild;ing s , no les s than eig ht churches

,al l our bank s and in

surance ofiices,and law O fiices—al l our printing es tab

lishm ents , all our dry g oods and shoe dealers and jewe lers

,and bu sin es s block s

,both w holesale and retail ,

along the s treets m en tioned ; eig ht hotel s , three larg eschool -hou ses , and over on e hundred—more than halfof all our m anufacturing es tablishm en ts—and s toppin gon ly in O ne direction for lack O f m aterial ; in another ata sand-bank

,and in another at the O ld g rave -

yard,

where l ies accumu lated the du s t O f a larg er popu lationby far, than our city now numbers among the living ;and w here an eye

-w itnes s ass erts that he saw a g reatmu ltitude rushing hither and thither

,like s o m any dis

tracted creatures,in the m ids t O f rolling clouds and

flashing fires , as if the sheeted s leepers had been scared

to l ife .

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hundred acres—being abou t three -quarters of a mile inlen g th, by one-third of a m ile in averag e w idth. Bu t

according to the represen tations of Mes srs . P. Barnes,

Jacob McL ellan,our late Mayor, and S am uel E. S pring ,

a comm ittee chosen for the pu rpose O f preparing an ap

peal to the public , the area burn t over w as three hundred and tw en ty acres . By another compu tation ,

w itha m ap O f the city before m e

,it w ou ld appear to be les s

than half the las t m en tioned am oun t—O rr on ly abou tone hundred and thirty acres ; but enou g h ,

w ith all thislarg e abatem ent

,to render it one of the larg est fires O f

which w e have any reliable accounts in the his tory of

civilization .

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Under FALMOUTH HOTEL,H ave a larg e and carefully selected stock of

STANDARD8.MISCELLANEOUSL I T ER AT UR E ,

S uch as is needed by the

S ummer Touris t (it Traveler.

Vis itors are always welcome,and will find comfort

able seats and polite attention .

FI N E S T AT IO N ERYI N GREAT VAR IET Y.

All the LAT ES T N O VEL T IES from the celebrated S tationersand Eng ravers ,

Mes s . JOH N A. L OWELL CO .

L O RI N G , S H O R T St H ARMO N .

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PORTLANDSTEAMPACKET CU.Daily L ine O fFirst Class S teamers between

T H E S PL EN DID S EA—GO I N G S T EAMER S

1 1 0 0 T o n s . 1 1 0 0 T o n s .

"

1 0 0 0 T o n s .

Form a reg ular line , leaving Portland and Boston everyevening( S undays excepted) throug hout the year.

T IME O F SAI L I N GLEAVEPORTLAND "iswere? 2n ew r M.

LEAVEBO S T ON “aSmu

g g ler

a

a

ttgo’clpck P M

T hese steamers are fi tted u p in the very best manner, and have al l themodern improvem ents for the comfort and safety of passen g ers . T he cabin sand state-rooms are

vun u sually larg e and we li ventilated. T he hourof arriv

ing in the mornin g I S in season to conn ect w ith all railroads and steamboats.

Passen g ers by this line secure a comfortab le nig ht's rest, and avoid the expen se and inconven ience of arriv ing late at n ig ht,T his O ld and we l l-es tablished route has been in existen ce some thirty years

,and during that time has never cau sed loss of" life to a pas seng er.

S tate-room s can be secu red in advanc e, or by application to the Ag ent

soffices. Fre ig ht taken at very low rates .WM.WEEKS , Ag t. , Boston. W. L . BILLIN GS .Ag t. , Portland,

J. B. COYLE, jr., General Ag ent, Portland.~

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N e w E n g l a n d-AN D

MAI L L I N E T O

H AL I FA X , N . s

P R I N CE ED WAR D I S L AN D ,

I S L A N D CAPE B R E T O N .

T he N ew and S plendid side-wheel S teamship FALMO UT H ,

W . A . Colby, Commander, will leave PO R T L AN D every T uesdayat P. M. , or on arrival of trains leaving Boston at

for H alifax direct .

R eturning , wil l leave Dominion Wharf, H AL IFA X , for Portland , every T hursday at P. M.

Passeng ers from Boston are landed directly at the S teamer’s

Wharf on arrival at Portland , and also at the R ailroad depot onreturn from H alifax, without expense of transfer .

During the winter the favorite screw steamships CAR L O T T Aand CH ASE form a semi-weekly l ine , making this the most direct and convenient means of communication between the

United S tates and provinces of N ova S cotia and Cape Breton .

BAGGAGE CHECKED THROUGH FR OMBO S T O N .

S tate R ooms can be secured in advance , bymail or by application at the Ag ent

’

s ofiices .

GE O . P . B L A CK , A g en t

D om in ion H ’h a rf , H a lifa x .

J. B. C O YLE,Genera l Ag ent,

P O R T L A N D , MA I N E .

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MAINE S TEAMS H IP COMPANY’

S

ortlandand ew rk ineN E W A R R A N G E NI E N T .

S e m i -W e e k l y L i n e .

T H E F I N E S T E A M E R S

Dirig o, Franconia, Chesapeake

Wil l , until further notice , run as fol lows

L eave GA L T ’ S WH A R F , P O R T L A N D , evely M O N

D AY and T H UR S D AY AFT E R N O O N , and leave P ier3 8 , E . R . , N E W YO R K , everyM O N D A Y and T H UR S

D A Y AF T E R N O O N .

During the summ er months , S teamers touch at Martha ’

sVineyard .

T hese vess el s are fitted up with fine accommodation s for passeng ers , making this the most convenient and comfortable routefor travelers between N ew York and Maine .

PAS SA/GE IN S TATE R O OM, CABIN PAS SAGE,

M e a l s E x t r a .

Goods forwarded to and from Montreal , Qu ebec , H al ifax, S t .

John , and al l parts of Maine . S hippers are requested to sendtheir freig ht to the S teamers as early as 4 P . M . on the days theyl eave Portland . For freig ht or passag e apply to

HENRYFO X , Gal t’s Wharf, Portland.

J. F. AMES , Pier 38 E. R ., N ew York.

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LAKES , BEACHES MOUNTAIAS .

BO ST O N ANDMAINERAILROAD.

T he O ld, S afe, and R eliab le L ine is now completed fromPORT LAND T O BOST ON ,

passing throug h the most beautiful part of Maine , N ew H ampshire , and Ma

gssachus ts .

T rains leave Portland or Boston A M.

a

6 15

O ld O rchard Beach , S aco,and Biddeford . . 8 .50 A . M.

T rains leave Portland for O ld O rchard Beach, S aco,B iddeford , and Kennebunk 8 .30 P. M.

T rains leave Boston for Portland 8 .30 A . M.

P. M.

( t ”3 30 ( G

U 6 00 ( G

Biddeford for . 2 .4OKennebunk for Portland A . M.

T he A . M. and P. M. trains from Portland , and the

8 .30 A. M. , 12 .30 and 3 30 P. M. trains from Boston connect atDover with trains for Lake Winnipiseozee, AL T O N BAY ,

WO L FB O R O’

, and CEN T R E H AR BO R ,at R oll ing sford for Great

Fal ls , stopping at WEL L S BEACH , Kennebunk Villag e , and

Pool , throug h the center of S aco and Biddeford: Also, directlyto Camp Comfort , O ld O rchard and S carboro’ Beaches . T his

road connects at Portland with the Portland O g densburg R .

R . for al l stations between Portland and N orth Conway, WhiteMountains . Al so, with S teamer across S EBAG O L AKE , and

with the GR AN D T R UN K R A I LWAY T O and FR O M al l stationsbetween Portla.

,nd G O R H AM, N . H , I S L AN D PO N D , QUEBEC ,

andMO N T R EAL . Also, with the MA I N E CEN T R AL R AI L R O ADT O and FR O M all stations including BAN GO R , S K O WH EGAN ,

FAR MI N GT O N , S T . JO H N , H AL IFA X , and AL L . PO I N T S EAS T

of PO R T L AN D

P. M. Way T rain arrives in Portland in season to make

all connections East . Al so, with S teamers of I nternationalS teamship Co. , for S t . John , and N ew Eng land and N ova S cotiaS teamship Co . , for H al ifax.

3 .30 P.

pM. (Way) and P. M. (S teamboat Express ) eon

nect with the Boats for Bang or . and a ll L anding s on PenobscotR iver. Also, for S outh West H arbor and Bar H arbor, on Mt.Desert I sland , and Machias .

Al l T rains from Portland make direct connection at Bostonwith al l the R ailroad and S teamboat L ines running N orth ,

S outh , and West , for S nr m ,g field N ew York , Philadelphia ,Washing ton , and the Far est.

JAB. T . FURBER , PAYS O N TUCKER ,

Gen

éflse

upt”Bos ton. Gen. Ag ent, Portland.

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WESTBRO OK, NAPLES , viaSebagt Lake SII‘

S.

SO .WINOHANSEBAGO LAKE

,HARRISON,

STEEPFALLS,WATERFORD

BALDWIN,

DENMARK,via StagefromBrownfield.

HIRAN, LOVELL , FWflbUfg,

BROWNFIELD CORNISH,

Baldwin.

FRYEBURO, PORTER,CONWAY,N H. KEZAR FALLS ,BARTLETT

,FREEDOM

, N. H.,— AN D

W h i t e M o u n t a in s .

T rain s leave Portland daily ( S undays excepted) , at A .M. ,

12 .20 P M. , 5.30 P . M. , m aking connection with S team eI s and

S tag es foI N aples , B I idg ton , L ovel l , DenmaI k , FI eedom , &c .

by the P. M.

T rains arrive ‘

in Portland at A . M. , and P. M. ,

making connections with Boston Main e R . R . and S teamers

for Boston and the S outh and “T est.

T his I onte is unsu i pas ss ed for beauty and variety of scenery,and I s ackn owl edg ed the most interesting of all the appi oachesto the Mountain R eg ion . PaI ties can make the trip to Bridgton via S ebag o L ake , S ong o R iv er, and L ong Pond, or to N orthConway,

‘

and I et uI n to PO It land same day.

ExcuI sion tickets fO I sale at redu ced I ates .

S tation and ticket office In Portland at the Boston 85 Maine

R . R . S tation .

SAMUEL J. ANDERS O N , President.CHAS . H . FOYE, Gen. T icket Ag t. JONAS HAMILT O N , Supt.O FF I CE—Corn er M idd le a nd Un ion S ts ., P or tla nd .

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Ins ide L ine Between

Mt . Desert, and Machias .

S U M M E R A R R A N G E M E N T .

T heFavorite S teamer

CAP T . DEER I N G,

wil l leaveRailroadWharf, Portland,

—EVER YTUESDAYandFRIDAY

E VE N I N G S ,

A t 1 0 o ’ c l o c k ,

O r on arrival of E xp re ssT r a in s from Boston , for

B ock la n d , Ca s t in e , D eer

I s l e , S ed g w ick , S o . We s t

H a rbor , ( M t . D es er t) ,M i l lbfr idg e , J on esp or t ,a n d M a ch ia sp or t .

R ET UR N I N G—Will leaveMachiasport every Mondayand T hursday morning s , at

o’clock , touching at the

above-named landing s . arriving in Portland about midnig ht, in ampl e time for pass en ers to take the Pu llman

N ig t T raiII or the earlymorn

ing trains arriving in Bostonat

T he L ewiston will touch at BarH arbor (Mt. Desert) , each trip fromJune 20th to S ept. 18th, in additionto her u sual landing at S . W. H ar

bor.

TheNewandFast S teamer

C A P T . K I L B Y,

W I L L L EAVE

RailroadWharf, Portland—every

Monday, WednesdayandFridayEVEN I N GS ,

A T 1 0 0 ’C L O C K .

O ron arrival O fExpress T rainsfrom Boston , for

B AN G O R tou chin g a t

R ock l a n d , C a m d on

L in co l nm’

l le , B e l f d s t ,S ea r sp or t , S a n dy Poin t ,B u ck s p or t , Win terp or t ,a n d H amp d en .

R ET UR N I N G —Will leaveBang or every Monday, Wed

nesday, and Fridaymorning sat 6 o

’

clock . touching at the

above-named landing s , arriving in Portland in time to con

nect with o’clock P . M.

Ex ress trains forBoston overbot R ailroads .

For further particulars inquire of R oss S T UR DIVAN T , 179Commercial S treet, Portland , or

C Y R US S T UR D I VA N T , G en ’ l A g e n t .

70 GUIDE ADVER T I S EMEN T S .

P O R T L A N D , M E .

T he undersig n ed respectfu lly intorm their numerou s friends and patron sin the United S tate s and Canada , that, by the recent enlarg em ent and imp rov emen ts effected in this e stablishm ent, they are now prepared to aecomm odate over 250 g uests . T he Preble H ou se has two beau tiful fronts , asshown by the eng raving . I t is unrival led in its pleasant location , conv en

ience to the Pos t O ffi ce. Banks.Public Building s , H orse CarDepot, &c. T hehou se has been thoroug hly refitted and furn ished w ith e very reg ard to comfortand luxu ry ; has hot and co ld baths and c losets 0 11 each floor

, T he aimhas been to make this the mos t unexcep tionable fi rst-class hotel in Portland .

Carriag es , with attentive d rivers . can be had at all times by applying at theO ffice ; coaches wil l always be found at the R ailway Depots and S team boatL anding s on the arri val of the several train s and S teamers

M. s . GIBS ON co. , Proprietors .

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assama U0EASS WJ

’

QQBST’

.

O verlooks Passamaquoddy Bajr, and the British I slands ,

Campobel lo, I ndian and Deer on the N ew Brunswick coast .

H ou s e a n d a l l its fu rn is h in g s n ew a n d n ea t.

LocationoneofthemosthealthyortheEasternshores.

B est of opportunities forB a th in g , S a i l in g , a n d D e e p -s e a Fis h in g .

Easy of access by R ail and S teamer.

F. FOWLER , Proprietor.

‘

G u id e B ook s .

the current L iterature of the dayreceived as soon as published.

Books not on hand ordered at short notice .

Books imported to order.

LORING, SHORT , of. HARMON ,Un d e r Fa lm ou th H o te l .

GUIDE ADVER T I S EMEN T S . 73

D o n ot for g e t to v is it

C O M P R I S I N G

themostcomplete ass ortmentof

EAS T O F B O S T O N .

SWI S S CARmics A SPECIAL TY.

Exh ib ition Gal lery of Fin e“

Pain tin g s

free at

5 DEERING BLOCK,

Con g ress S t Portland , Me .

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J. A. MER R I L L . A . KEI T H .

I3 9 Middle S treet.

Diamonds,

Watches,

Jewelry,

Clocks ,

Spectacl es,

S il v er Ware,

Plated Ware,

Mil itary,

Masonic and

R eg al ia Goods .

Wa l tham Watche s a S pec ia l ty .

WHOLESALEAND RETAIL.

1 3 9 M idd le S tree t,

P O'

R T L A N D .

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IRA C. S TOCKBRIDGE,

156 Exchang e S treet,

P O R T L A N D . M E .

AND DEAL ER I N

S hee t M u s ic , Mu s ic B ook s , S tr in g s , Vio l in s , B a njos ,G u i ta r s , A ccord eon s , C on cer tin a s , a n d F lu tes ,

P ia n os , O r g a n s , P ia n o S too l s , C loth s ,M u s ica l I n s t ru en en ts a n d M u s ica l

M erch a n d is e of a l l k in d s .

VER Y L IBER AL AR R AN GEMEN T S MADE WI T HT EACH ER S .

O rders byMail receive prompt attention .

N EW MUS I C S EN T T O AN Y ADDR ES S FO R S EL ECT I O N .

N e w M u s i c .

Many a time and oft,

O Jennie , meet me at the g ate .

S ung by Annie L ouise Cary.

Across the far blue hills , Marie .

Marg uarite .

S un g byMrs . H . M. Smith .

and Mrs . Burnham .

Farewell , Kathleen .

S o far away.

S un g byMrs . Flora E . Barry.

Break"Break"Break"T he snow lies white .

S ung by W . H . Fessenden , of the T emple Quartette.

above song s are composed by G . W . Marston .

Pnblished by

I r a C . S t o c k b r i d g e ,

156 Exchang e S t. Portland, Me .

GUIDE ADVER T I SEMEN T S .

PART IES FROMOUT OFT OWN

can be accommodated with

00 ea or

served up in the very neatest manner, ‘

by call ing at

I

m m

non LADIES AND GEN T S ,

N o . 4 9 E x ch a n g e S tr e e t ,

A l l the D e l ica cie s of the M a rket in their S ea son .

MEAL S‘

AT AL L H O UR S .

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H a s a fu l l L l n e o f

HoopSkirts, Corsets,Bustles,F I N E K I D G L O V E S .

Eng lish Hosiery,S elling Very Low .

L I S L E G L O VE S ,

C H E A P K I D G L O V E S .

122 Middle S t , UnderFa lmouth Hote l,

P O R T L A N D

CLARKE 81 L WELL ,DEAL ER S I N

Fren ch an d American

B o a ts a n dAl so, a complete assortm ent of

E . C . Burt ’s Lad ies ’ Fine Boots , Gen ts ’ Finehand sew ed French Calf Boots , S hoes ,

and Gaiters , of N ewark , N . J.

N o . 2 2 5 M I D D L E S T R E E T ,

O pp . Falmouth H otel ,

PO R T L AN D, ME.

GUI DE ADVER T I SEMEN T S . 79

awl me 93 i

AND FAN CY GO ODS

B Y

AB N E R L O WEL L ,

(L ate L OWEL L S EN T ER ,)

3 0 1 C O N G R E S S S T R E E T .

H appy, always , to see the old friends of the firm .

Particu lar attention to repairing and reg u lating fine watches .

Wil l remove to Middle S treet, at junction of Free S treet, assoon as the repairs now in prog ress are completed .

G . L . B A I L E Y ,

Importer of and Dealer in

Guns , Fishing T ackle , Ammunition,

A N D S P O R T I N G G O O D S .

A GE N T F O R D U P O N T ’ S G UN P O WD E R .

48 Exchang e S treet, Port land.

R O L L I N S A D A M S ,

S E L L

RAILROADT ICKET S toallPoints,a t th e l ow e s t r a te s .

S pecial inducements to T ravelers andEmig rants . Please callor send for information at

N O .

“

212 E X C H AN G E S T . , P O R T L AN D .

80 GUI DE ADVER T I SEMEN T S .

"w am as fi a s xe tt ,

an l‘

S1 0 0 MI DD LE S T R EET ,

N e x t B l o c k t o F a lm o u t h.

H o t e l .

—DEAL ER S I N

S tocks , Bonds , Gov ernment, S tate, C ity,

T own and Railroad S ecurities .

GO L D BO UGH T AN D S O L D .

FR AN C I S K . S WAN . GEO R GE P. BAR R ET T .

In Handsome Boxes ,

Containing Tinted, French, or Assorted Styles.M o n o g ra m s , V is i tin g a n d W e dd in g C a rd s

EN GR AVED T O O R DER .

L O R I NG, SH O R T H ARMO N ,

AGEN T S orM e s s r s . J o h n A . L o w e l l C o . ,

T HECELEBRATED ENGRAVERS .

U n d e r F a l m o u t h H o t e l .

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—DEAL ER I N

Pentemenies, FannyGents , Te ilstArticles ,tin,N o. 74 MIDDLE, cor. EX C HAN GE S T .,

PO R T LAN D) M L.

Phys icia n s’ P r es cr ip tion s A ccu r a te ly P r ep a red .

P . M . FR O S T ,

122 Middle Street, under Falmouth Hotel,H as a ful l line of FI N E

For S u its and Ga rm ents ,

unsurpassed for quality and low prices .

L YO N S <9: I R I S H P O P L I N S , A L PA C’CA S , P O N

GE E S , a n d a fu l l l in e of L I N E N S , VI C

T O R I A L AWN S P I QUE S ,

A l l a t L ow e s t M a rk e t Pr ic e s .

82 GUIDE ADVER T I S EMEN T S .

N ew No. 227 Middle Street,

N e a r l y o p p o s i t e F a l m o u t h H o t e l .

WHO LES ALE AN D R ET AI L .

T hey have constantly on hand a g ood assortment ofEng lish, French, German and American

BroadCloths Cassimeres,Ladies Dress Goods of themost approved styles .

A Fine Assortment of

L INEN DAMASK, PILLOWCASELINEN ,

S h eetin g s , N ap kin s , D oyleys , & c .

MAR S EI L L ES QUI L T S , FUR N I T UR E D IMI T Y,

S h a w l s , H a n d k e rc h ie fs , & c .

o ""R EYO pposite head of Union S treet.

Jo

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A . S . H I N D S ,

APUTHECARYANDPHARMACIST,

UN DE R PR EB LE H O US E .

A s e lect s tock of D ru g s , M edicin es , a n d Ch em ica l s ,S ta n d a rd P h a rm a ce u t ica l P r ep a ra tion s ,

a n d N ew R em edies .

EVERYREQUISITEFOR THETOILET NURSERY.

B R US H ES , T eeth Brushes our own importation .

C O MB S ,FI N E S O AP S ,

P O MADES O I L S ,

S P O N GES ,

BAT H I N G T O WELS ,

G LO VE S P AD S ,

T O I LET P O WDER S ,

PUFF B O X E S ,

Cut Perfume Bottles ,

G O L D S I L VE R -CAPPE D P UN GE N T S q

Larg estS tookofPerfumes in theS tate.

Colognes,Waters, and Extracts byMeasure.PR O PR IET O R O F

‘B ay-L eaf, Ca s tor O i l , a n d B ra n dy ,

’ for the ha ir .

‘H on ey a n d A lm on d Cr ea m ,’for the s kin .

A lmon d Moth , T a n , a n d Freck l e B a lm , etc., etc .

GUIDE ADVER T I S EMEN T S . 85

F ir s t G l a s s

293 Cong ress S treet, Portland,

Men’s S hirts, Under S hirts and

Drawers, H osiery a nd Glov es,

S u sp enders, S ca rfs .N ecle

T ies , Col lars, Cufis,Bu ttons a nd S tu ds ,

S hirt Bosom s,

Umbrel la s,

Andotherne edsnsnallytentinaFurnishing StoreWe have a very larg e S tock , and the best g oods in the country.

Fine S hirts made to order frommeasure, and warranted tofit.

R EFE R E N CE S

H on . I s ra e l Wa s hbu r n , Jr . H on . S am u e l E . S p rin g ,

H on . Jos ep h H ow a rd , H on . G eo. F . S h ep ley, H on .

Wm . Wir t Virg in ,

’

H on . John B . B row n , H on . C . P .

K im ba l l , H on . L . D . M . S w ea t , H on . B ion B ra dbu ry ,

H on . Wm . L . Pu tn am . T . C . H er s ey , E s q . . H . N . Jos e ,

E s q . of P or t la n d H on . E u g en e H a le , E l lsw or th ;

H . A . D eWi tt, E s q ., Au g u s ta ; H on . T . S . L a n g , B a th ;

E . Fos ter rJr”.B e the l ; a n d hu n dr eds of others of th a t

c la s s , w h o a r e ou r reg u lar p a tron s .

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86 GU1DE ADVER T I S EMEN T S .

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WENDEL KIRSCH,

Manufacturer ofMeerschaum an d B riar

C i g a r T u b e s ,

AMBER MO UT H -PIECES ,

B i l l ia rd B a l l s , C a n es , a n d a l l k ind s of I v ory Good s .

DEAL ER I N

T O B A C C O C I G A R S ,

Imported and Domestic , Wholesale and retail . T he larg est andmost complete assortment of the above-named articles alwayson hand . R epairing , boil ing , and mounting Pipes . Al so, re

pairer of O PE R A GL A S S E S a n d a l l o th er Fa n cy Ar

ticl es .

3 14 C ong res s S treet, Portland.

F O R E S T C I T Y

carding , rg , and ack

451Congress Stre et, tout fle ets aboveState

PORT LAND,ME.

N . S . FER N AL D, WH I T MA N SAWYER .

Good T eam s to L et. H a cks a n d B a rou ches fu rn ished in a ny n um ber, for a l l occa s ion s .

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~

E S T A B L I S H E D I N 1 8 3 7 .

WALTER COREY 8c 00,

A r c a d e , 1 8 F r e e S tr e e t ,

can show the most extensive stock of first-class and commonFurniture in the S tate , embracing a g reat variety of P a r lorS u i tes ; Wa l n u t , A s h , a n d P a in ted Ch am ber S u i tes :L ibra ry , D in in g R oom , Fu rn i tu re .

A l s o, M a ttre s s es , P il low s , l lI irr or s , Cen ter T a bles ,

E a sy a n d Fa n cy Ch a ir s , in g r e a t v a r ie ty .

S pecial Ag ents for the three best S pring B eds in the market ,v iz . : T h e Wo v en. lVire JVI a ttres s , th e M on roe S p ira l

S p r in g , a n d th e T r iu mp h S l a t S p r in g .

Particular attention is cal l ed to R ice ’ s P a ten t Foot -R es t

C h a ir , as above , the most satisfactory lol ling chair sold, and

Within the mean s of al l .

O rders for all g oods promptly fil led , and packed in the mostthorou g h manner .

W Allowance made for freig ht to out—oi-town cus tomers .

90 GUIDE ADVER T I S EMEN T S ;

J. B . B row n S on s,

BA N KER S ,

40 EX CH AN GE S T R EET ,PO R T L AN D,

ME .

Business the same as an Incorporated Bank.

S pecial attention g iven to the accounts of Bankingand Busines s H ouses in other parts of the S tate .

I nteres t allowed on Depos its . Collections made at

all points .

Dealers in Government Bonds , L ocal S ecurities , Goldand S ilver Coin, Dominion Money, and Foreig n Ex

chang e .

L etters of Credit is sued and Bills ofExchang e Drawn

on Eng land, S cotland, I reland, and the principal C itiesof Europe .

I nvestment S ecurities for S aving s Banks and T rusteesconstantly on hand.

eenee,UN DER FALMO UT H H O T EL ,

H ave the bes t l ine of novelties in the city.

RUS S IA LEAT H ER GO O DS

I n g r e a t v a r i e t y .

GO LD PENCILS , PEN S , &o.

Cribbag e Boxes and Playing Cards .

Vis itors are always welcome to our s tore.

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LO RING, SHO RT HARMO N ,

Under Falmouth H otel .

rea aria u ine 11

Pu blisher s of M a in e R ep or ts , a n d Wa re’s U . S . D is

tr iot Cou rt R ep or ts .

Dealers in N ew Second hand Law Books .

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B R IG G S C O .

Beg leave to inform their friends and the publ ic g enerally, that they have taken the spacious

and eleg an t s tore,

N O . 305 Cong ress S treet,

(Form er ly occup ied by C rosm a n Co. , D ru g g is ts .)

where they w ill be plea s ed to wait upon all their oldpatrons , and w ill be prepared to accommodate ahos t of new ones , for they have one of the fineststocks of

LADIES’

FURN I S H IN G GO ODS

ever exhibited in this S tate, which will be sold at the

v ery lowes t rates .

T HE O N E-PR ICE S YS T EM

Will be strictly adhered to, and its thorou g h trial hasproved it to be for the bes t interest of the buyer.

T hankful for pas t favors s o liberally bestowed up

on us,we hO pe to s ee you at our new stand, and

shall spare no effort in the future, as in the past, tomerit your continued confidence and patronag e.

BR IGGS CD. ,

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V a iis e s e &© S g

171 Middle S treet

and 116 Federal S treet,

" ET’

L AN E

O FFER T O T HE

T EEVEL ZN E’BJEL I Q

AN A S S O R T MEN T O F

runs, a isos s, a 83,

An d oth er T rav e l in g Materia l ,

which,for variety, excellence of qual ity and style, is

not excelled in N ew England.

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M . F . K I N Gr,

N O . 137 MIDDLE S T REET,

Bet‘

ween Falmouth H otel and O ld City H all .

N O EX H IBIT IO N AT T H E EN T RAN CE.

Photographer of Il lus trations in this Gu ide Book.

Keep constantly on hand the latest styles ofH AT S , C AP S , UMB R E L L A S , C A N E S , are .

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(L ate L owell St S enter,)

3 0 I C ong res s S treet.

0 6 8 , BWBS I L V E R W A R E

fi a me y Q o o d s .

T ia/is S tock w i l l be r em ov ed to 1 55 M idd le S treet a s

s oon a s th e n ew S tor e i s fi n is h ed .

YER

DEA‘

L ER S I N CH O I CE

ress s, s, s, aws,

LINEN S .WO O LENS , FANCYANDWHITE GO ODS ,

H o s ie ry a n d G l ov e s ,

N o. 6 Free S treet Block ,

P O R T L A N D,M E

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ZENAS THOMPS ON,JR ,

Successor to J. M. KIMBALL CO

MAN UFACT UR ER O F

2 0 years’

exp erien ce a t th e

M an u fac tory.

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I am constantly manufacturing and have in stock a l l thel ea d in g s ty les O f L ig h t C a r r ia g es .

W AII work made on the premises undermypers onal supervision , from the bes t s e l ec ted a n d m os t r e l ia bl e m a ter i

a l s , u n s u rp a s s ed in e l eg a n ce , s tyl e , a n d d u r a bi l i ty .

Cu ts or D ra w in g s fu rn is h ed up on ap p l ica t ion .

‘ O L D R EP O S I T O R Y ,

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302 and 304 Cong ress S i. , Portland.

C A R D

I take pleasur e in recommending Mr. T hompson and his work

to al l my old friends and patrons who may want a reliable car

riag e at a fair price . Mr. T . has been in my employ and asso

ciated with me in business nearly 20 years . J. M. KIMBAL L .

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