The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-11
Brief Joitin.s.


TWAS beautiful crown, not a cross, tina
was suspended from the butterfly at the Con
gress Square church on Easter Sunday. On
readers would evidently correct the error TO-
themselves as it is was 30 palpable from oul
comparing it in the next sentence to crown
of purity. The error escaped the eye in read
ing the proof at late hour.
| At Schumacher's gallery will be found three
new pictures entitled "Spring Time" by G.. N
Cass, a landscape by Griggs, and a"View o
| the islands of Vivarra and Ischia from Naples
| by Hodges.
Comrades of Post Bosworth No. are noti
| fed ola meeting tonight at the hall at eign
o'clock.
The Supreme Court comes in this morning
Judge Walton will preside.
The weather was not very cheerful yester'
day but what else than an Easter-ly WIND
could be expected (AdUertiser.) A man who
wouid Joke on such a serious subject deserves
to be Cobb-ed. ''''''-'-.' t,'.'a /
VIII Stephenson has sold that new house re-
Gently built by him on Spring street, to Mrs
Calvin Crocker for $500. &, r.~,4
The weather was springy yesterday, at time,
quite warm and at others the sea-fog prevail
ed. Mercury indicated $50 at noon.
Mr.. T. M. Varney of Lewiston, has removed
to this city to 90 into the book business will
her former partner, Mr.. A. L. Dresser.
The May-fowers at Falmouth foreside are
very abundant. ..9ifs aa.a
The Ancient Harmony Society will gill give
concert at the North Congregational church
Cape Elizabeth, on the evening Of Fast Day.
The ,Adelphia troupe, are winning golden
opinions in Belfast. A complimentary benefit
was tended to Mr.. Hall by the Mayor and
prominent gentlemen of that city In Angus
ia and Bangor they have done extremely well
and will give performance in this city on the
18th inst. E IN IL - =
Clarence A. Bickford OF this city was one Of
the speakers at the Senior and Junior exhibi.
ton of Bates College Friday evening
d A "Midnight-Lark" is a very comical little
Parian ornament on exhibition in Hale's win
dow. Two owls are standing on an old branch
of tree and the female owl is cuddled up to
her male protector with an expression that is
positively ludicrous. Here too can be seen the
new chrome from Bierstadt's "Yo Semitic"
2 Mrs. Dan Reed Of Auburn, is to read poem
before the United Literary Societies Of West
brook Seminary, in June.
A dispatch was received in this city yester-
day, announcing the death in New York Of
Capt. Mariner, of the brig M. G. Mariner.
He was on his way home from Cienfuegos and
leaves widow and two children in Cape
Elizabeth. He was about forty years Of age.
The members OF the Mercantile Library As
ISOLATION are reminded that the annual meet
ing for the election of officers occurs this even
ing. r
The Rev.Dr. Pratt wrote letter from Florida
to friend In this city few days since in
much improved. The DR.. and wife will return
to Philadelphia some time in June.
. The Rev. Frederick Nicely oficiated at St.
Paul's church, Brunswick, on Easter Sunday.
We learn that Rev. Charles Inglos Chaplin,
now visiting the city, and formerly assistant
at st. Luke's Cathedral, is temporarily oficiat-
ing as assistant rector at the church of the Ad-
vent, Boston. l5sg -,.. ..5
At the New Jerusalem Temple on High
street, at the conclusion OF the services on
Sunday the floral decorations were made up
into bouquets and sent to the sick members OF
the congregation. pT ~
We have received a copy of the Salt Lake
Daily Herald Of April I'd. In it we lind among
the arrivals at the Townsend House the names
Of the Portland party en- route for San Fran
cisco. from which we infer that the Townsend
House is the best in the city. - a
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Dyer and youngest
laughter and Mrs Chas Gram of th;o c;ty
nave been recently presented to the Pope. Mrs.
Dyer in letter gives very entertaining ac-
count of the reception. They all had the
pleasure of receiving the blessing of the Holy
Father. | .a4