The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-04-14


Wednesday evening the patrons of the train
running between this city and Saco and Bid
deford, were delighted to find an elegant
smoking car attached, which it is understood
will be run with that train hereafter. This car
was damaged at the time of the accident at
North Berwick, but under the skillful work
manship and supervision of Otis Leighton
overseer OF wood work at the P, s. & 2. r. r.
Company's repair shop in this city, all trace
ofinjury have been removed. Indeed the car
is much handsomer than when new. 1t must
however be borne in mind that the artistic
hand of Charles Dam has contributed greatly
to this result. He is in the employ OF the same
company, and this evidence of his skill will
give him place in the front ranks of decora-
tive painters.
Supt. Chase shows commendable DISPOSE
ton to furnish every facility for the increasing
travel upon this route, which is fully appreci-
ated by the travelling community.
No train running to and from this city has a
pleasanter company that that made up of the
Regulars" on this Portland and Biddeford
train. The engineer, properly enough named
Gowen keeps his locomotive going in the most
approved style. The conductor though Small
has won large place in the esteem and con-
idence of travellers by reason of unfailing
courtesy and attention.
The brakeman ESQ called because of break
ing SO many brakes) seems nearer than
Cousin especially to the Commercial College
boys, who ride daily to and from Saco and
Biddeford, for the purpose of getting initiated
into the mysteries of book keeping and bank
ing.
This train is not long, but has a prodigious
Hight-is daily supplied with Berry and has
long purse, sometimes spelled Pierce) from
which change is made in yellow corn (not
coin.)
The schoolmaster prepares himself for the
arduous labors of the day by practicing upon
the incorrigible Dorman, keeping his terrible
school face entirely out of sight and showing
in the cars an expression of universal benevo-
lence. The envy naturally excited in the
breasts of foot pads against those who "ride in
chaises" is neutralized in his case by tho grace
full condescension with which he lays aside the
awful dignity of the school room and freely
mingles with the crowd when once the signal
"all aboard is heard.
1t is understood that the new car will be
dedicated this morning on the trip from Bid
deford, the Commercial College boys, (under
the direction of Will Allen and Frank Chase)
taking the lead. These young gentlemen are
well qualified to attend to the matter properly,
and we feel quite sure that the pleasant mem
cries of their wit and humor will linger
around the place long after the perfume Of
al nt nj al
schaums shall have passed away, and vanish
ed in thin air.
THEODORE THoMAs.-That City Hall will be
filled both tonight and tomorrow night with
one of the most appreciative audiences that
can be gathered together to do honor TO the
finest organized corps of instrumentalists in
this country we have no reason to doubt. But
we wish to impress the fact upon the minds of
those who may never have heard this famous
band of musicians that if they fail 10 attend
either of the two concerts they Will lose an
opportunity of hearing such music as they
cannot hope to hear again, at least in this city,
for many months if not for years. There has
always been a cry-"Why don't first-class en-
tertainments visit Portland as readily and fire.
quently as smaller provincial towns?" Make
it their interest to do SO and they will come
fast enough. At the prices of admission,
which are lower than in Boston, it is necessa-
ry that every seat in the house should be &C.
cupied in order TO pay the expenses of this
numerous body of musicians and afford them
decent prof for their trouble in coming. II
an entertainment of the nude burlesque order
can draw over thousand dollars in small
theatre in two nights don't let it go forth that
the intelligence, the refinement, and the cul-
ture of the city are not sufficiently powerful in
point of numbers to crowd our City Hall for
the same number of evenings on the occasion
of the purest and most refined entertainments
that could be offered our citizens. Why, that
delicious scherzo from Memberships "Mid-
Summer Nights Dream" played piannissinao
or Schumann's "Traeumerei'' on the first even
ing, or Beethoven's Lecnora Overture or Ber-
lioz Webei's 81 Invitation la Danse" on the
second evening are alone worth the price Of
admission twice over. 1t has been said thai
the church services of Holy Week might inter.
fere with these concerts but when we consid.
er the important part that music plays in re-
ligion we consider such an objection as posi-
lively absurd. We are glad that there has al
ready been so generous response and hope tt
see the hall filled to OVERLOOKING both even
ings.
MI. A.-The annual meeting of the Mer
camille Library Association was held last eve
ming, the President, H. f. Kurdish in thu
chair. The report of the the directors wa
| read, from which it appeBrs the association il
in very flourishing condition. The report o
the Treasurer and the Trustees gives very
fatteriDg financial exhibit, the balance of the