The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-05-19
Brief j Ottinss.

There have been only 119 marriage license 8
issued by the City Clerk for the year ending
May 1st 1870, against 100 for the corresponding
year ending in 1869.
A female without hands was born in the up
per part of the city on Saturday last Other.
wise the child is perfectly formed and in good
health.
Collector Washburn gave dinner party on
Tuesday evening complimentary to Captain
Webster OF the Mahonlng, who has been order
ed away.
A. M. Millett of Portland is one of the Vice
Presidents of the New England Rowing Asso-
citation which was organized April, 1868, and
the annual meeting is held in Boston on the
81 of July.
The photographed survey of this city
intended as basis for the city Improvements,
Including commercial front, grades for laying
out streets, parks, ETC., has been finished by
the United States Coast Survey. This map
now on its way from the Coast Survey Office in
Washington to Portland, is on exhibition for
few days at the office of the harbor commits
sioner in City Hall, Boston.
AS there is no Post of the Grand Army at
Portland, the citizens of that city are making
preparations to observe Memorial Day.-Bcs-
ton Advertiser.
Indeed! How are you Post Posworth No. 2?
Governor Fairchld of Wisconsin, in compa-
ny with Hon. S. d. Warren of Boston, have
been spending day or two in this neighbor-
hood and left last evening for trip to the up-
per Kennebec.
The members of the Second Church and mar.
ish Of Westbrook held meeting on Monday
evening and unanimously voted to try and Sc
cure the services of their pastor, the Rev. Ed.
ward Payson Thwing, for the ems ling year at
the same salary as last, viz, $1,000. We under
stand that he has been invited by number of
gentlemen to start new church enterprise at
the South End, Boston, but defers to the judg
ment of his people thus emphatically express
ed.
woman on Danforth street was arrested
for the larceny of pair of pants which were
found in her possession.
A boy of about 10 years, named james Gal
lagher, was arrested by officer Miles yesterday
morning for stealing some two hundred pounds
of rivets from the Grand Trunk station. He
had sold them to Mrs Crosman who dwells
in the barracks.
quite an excitement was created on Con-
gress street yesterday forenoon by horse
which dashed up the street at full speed and in
front OF Lowell g. Senter's collded with the
lamp post, badly smashing the wagon and
leaving it at that point.
A very pretty wedding came off at the High
st. Church yesterday forenoon The bride was
attired in white silk en- trdile with long tulle
veil, and with the couture decorated with a
wreath oforaDge blossoms. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. w. FL. Fem.
Attention is called to the advertisement of
Mr.. L. +. Pingree, City Sealer OF Weights and
Measures.
Inc musical party, composed of Mr.. and
Mrs. bennett, Mrs. Burnham, Mrs. Water
mouse and Mr.. Marston, will sail in the Soan-
dinavian IRON Quebec for LIVERPOOL on Satur-
cay next. Messrs. John Porteous and Thomas
McEwan Will sail on The same steamer instead
of on the 18th of June.
f. o. Bailey & Co. sold at auction ves,ord,v
the two and half story house No. % Hanover
street, with lot 95 40, to John Allen. Eso
for $500.
The alumni members of the Alpha Delta Phi