The Portland daily press., 1871-05-30
Brief J Outings.

densburg road will be laid to Gibson's Brook
three miles from Fryeburg village. q
There is q complaint that the plank side
walks in Deering are full.cf holes, endanger-.
ing the limbs OF pedestrians. The authorities
when they make repairs, use second hand ma
terials. Probably they think that the repairs
will last as long as the town will. - q
Mr.. Thomas Jackson, mot Henry, as we
were informed) whose house at yStrOudwater
was burned Sunday morning, had an insur-
ance of $500 on the house, $500 on the barn,
(saved) and $1,000 on furniture, wearing appar'
81 and piano, In the Marriage nsett Office, Prov
idence, j. W. Munger & Son, agents. =
A gentleman in York County, prominent in
business circles, who has paid the United
States thousands Of dollars of internal revenue
tax on account of the business with which he
is connected, and no uncomfortable amount
in his private capacity, in remitting the
amount of his income tax for last year to Col
lector Rollins, pays that gentlemanly official a
well-deserved compliment in saying ''you have
always been so polite and considerable of all
the proprieties in the exercise of your duties,
that if ever this Internal tax is abolished, 1
shall still lose something in the loss of the very
pleasant correspondence have for 80 many
years bad with you"
Fifteen dollars was recently received by the
assessor of Internal Revenue, from an unknown
source, and added to the conscience fund.-"
A woman named Welck, residing at No. 10
Pleasant street, was knock ed down and run
over by runaway horse on High street, Sun
day evening, and her leg broken in two places
Although the "chapcel" at st. Luke's on
Sunday bore an appropriate floral inscription,
it does not follow that it celebrated Whit Sun
day; but the church did and that's what was
written.
The Custom House will be closed at noon to-
day.
Prof. Edward S. Morse Of Salem, is dredging
the bay for marine specimens of natural histo-
ry 4aasa
The members of the Army & Navy Union
re requested to meet at their headquarters
at noon to-day, in full uniform
At town meeting of the citizens of Cape
Elizabeth, held Saturday afternoon, it was
voted to appropriate 81 100 for building a
steamboat landing at the Ferry.
The concert at the rooms of the Portland
Era ternity next Saturday evening. will employ
the services of some OF our best talent. We
understand that Mrs. Wetherbee, Miss Mum
ger, Miss Gerry, Miss Boyd, the Misses Lewis,
and Messrs. J. L. Shaw and S. Thurston will
take part. -
On petition of Samuel Clement, Jonas Ray
mond, Simon H. Mayberry, Jason N. Cover
and Joshua Cover for increase of damages
over that awarded to them by the County Com
missioners for land taken laying out the Port
land & Osdensburg railroad, sheriff's jury
went out Monday to view the premises.
Post Bosworth has made the following add
tiOnal assignments OF chaplains at the ceme-
teries to-day REV. A. H. Wright OF the SIS
Lawrence street Society, in the Eastern ceme-
terry; Rev. @. c. French of Cape Elizabeth, at
Forest City cemetery. .....
The notice of the Mayor relative to the OBJ
servance of Memorial Day. the order Of march
and other matters in relation to the exercises,
may be found on the first page.
The first cargo Of fresh mackerel for this
season, arrived yesterday. 80
Honorary members of Bosworth Post No. 2,
G.. A. r., are requested to meet at City Hall at
one o'clock p. NJ.
The Post Office will be closed this P. Nj. from
2 to o clock. ,.....A q as'.ise e p "'. .'is
Special policeman Miles yesterday arrested
two men and woman for the larceny of iron
at the Grand Trunk depot.
The Ocean House (Chamberlain's) at Cape
Elizabeth, for years one of the most popular
seaside resorts in the vicinity Of Portland will
| open on Thursday. ,as Als.st .lse ed 7-,I~ 3s