hich is
to occur on the 4th of July next, issued a circular saying: "The
Committee on Invitation of the Centennial Committee desire to have a
record prepared of the names of Sons and Daughters of Portland who are
residents in other places, to whom invitations to attend the Centennial
Anniversary can be sent. For that purpose they request information of
such absentees, including those who were born here--those whose parents,
or husbands, or wives were natives of our city, and also those not
natives who were former residents. Such information can be communicated
by letter or otherwise to John T. Hull, Clerk of Committee, at Room No.
18, City Hall."

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March 21.--Fire at Newburyport destroyed two shoe factories and a
three-tenement block; another block was nearly destroyed, and other
buildings were damaged. Total loss, $75,000.

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April 1.--Celebration at Lowell of the fiftieth anniversary of the
incorporation of the city. In the forenoon an historical address was
given by C. C. Chase, formerly principal of the High School; in the
afternoon Mayor Abbott gave an address, followed by an oration by Hon.
F. T. Greenhalge.

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April 4.--Fire at Westboro', Mass., destroyed shoe factories and damaged
other buildings, with a total loss of $90,000.

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April 7.--The State election in Rhode Island resulted in the election
for governor of George Peabody Wetmore for a second term. The
prohibitory constitutional amendment was adopted.

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April 7.--Quarterly meeting of the New England Historic Genealogical
Society. Judge Cowley, of Lowell, read a paper on "Judicial
Falsification of History."

Rev. Increase N. Tarbox, D.D., the historiographer, reported that since
Jan. 1 there had been fifteen deaths among the members. Memorial
sketches of seven deceased members were reported, namely: Nicholas
Hoppin, D.D., a resident member, born in Providence R.I., Dec. 3, 1812,
died in Cambridge, Mass., March 8, 1886. Ex-president William Smith
Clark, resident member, born in Ashfield, Mass., July 31, 1826, died in
Amherst, Mass., March 9, 1886. George H. Allan, a resident member, born
in Boston, Mass., June 16, 1832, died in Boston, March 15, 1886. William
Temple, a resident member, born in Reading, Mass., Sept. 15, 1801, died
in Woburn, Mas