The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-03-25
BriefJOffings.

The ST. Lawrence street ladies' are preparins
to refurnish their church with new CARPETS
ETC., and hold this evening a festival at Lincoln
Hall at which music, dialogues and other at
tratlve exercises will be given, together with
refreshments.
The Wheeler minstrels will give concert at
City Hall on the 9TH of April.
The item in relation to the burglary at Mr.
Higgins, in Scarboro appeared in the paper
before he missed his money. That may be call.
ed journalistic enterprise.
The committee on the Island School have
elected Miss Blake Principal of Peaks Island
school, with Miss Annie Fairweather as assist
ant, and Mss Emily F. Trefethen Principal O
the Long Island school,
Yesterday was fair sample of March day
in this latitude A cold, piercing wind with a
bright sun.
The pension Office in this city has paid with
in the last eighteen days 26OO pensioners by
separate checks, the aggregate amount approx
imating 100000. This is larger number than
has been paid in a corresponding amount of
time at any previous period Within the same
time the agent has replied to over 1900 letters
requiring an answer, and attended to a very
large number of personal applications daily
The clerical force consists Of four persons, in
Guiding the agent, and about $50 cases per day
are finally disposed of. These few statistics
will give people some idea of the great amount
of business transacted at the Portland agency,
and explain to the impatient the apparent de-
lay in the disposition of their claims
f. o. Bailey & Co. sold at auction yesterday
the IL story wooden house, with ell and lot
43x70 feet, belonging to the heirs of John N.
Pencil. to Capt. George w. Parker, for $3.50
cash.
Yesterday Commercial street looked livelier
than it has for some time past. A large mum
Der four and six horse country teams had sue
ceeded in getting into the city and were load
ing up, while large fleet of fishermen had ar
rived and were loading with salt, bait, ETC. for
their spring cruise.
The friends of Mr.. Crawford the Treasurer
OF the Water Company, who is about leaving
the city, attempted surprise on him Wednes-
day evening, at the St. Julian Hotel, but he
was prepared for them.
The soldier who broke into Mr.. Kincaid' 8
house, at Ferry Village, has been discovered
by his hat and coat, which he left behind him.
The ladies of the Methodist Society in Cape
Elizabeth, gave very pleasant levee at Good
Templars' Hall, on Wednesday evening. 1t
was great success.
The Portland & Cape Elizabeth Steam Nav
igation Company's steamship Fl. II. Day, is
said to be in used up condition, and there is
considerable rejoicing thereat at the Cape
A young girl by the name of Nelly Beals
belonging in Portland, left home on Tuesday
last since ---.-'-ss.A nosni.o Los p-en no"Au
OF her.
Consul Murray's reading at Saco on We'd
nesday evening was great success. The hall
was filed to overlooking with large and fash
ionabe audience. Mr.. Murray's rendering of
Sra Giacomo" and "Boots at the Holly Tree
Inn," were particularly admired.
We learn that Mr.. James N. Davis has rent
ed the store No. 318 Congress street, opposite
Mechanics Hall, which he will open shortly
with fine stock of music and musical instru-
ments. The location is a capital one.
A couple of DRINKS at the station at O clock
last evening.