The Portland daily press., 1871-09-05

The Saccarappa, Brownfield and Standish
lodges OF Odd Fellows will meet at Sebago
Lake on Wednesday, tor social enjoyment.
Chef Engineer Cbevers of the revenue
steamer McCulloch has been detached from
that vessel and ordered to the Colfax, one of
the new iron steamers, now lying at Camden,
Nd. He will be succeeded by J. Nj. McDou-
gal, from the Stevens, at Wilmington, Del.
The Town Cattle Show OF Gorham and
Standish will be held at Sebago Lake early in
October,
poor woman lost two five dollar bills on
Saturday night, on Middle or Exchange sts
She can i'll afford TO lose it and the finder will
receive her blessing and thanks, besides lib.
eral reward by leaving it at this office.
The class OF 70, Portland High sSchool. will
make an excursion to Evergreen Landing on
wednesday, leaving in the steamer Express at
As p. NJ.
The receipts of the Maine Missionary Socie-
ty for the month of August, amounted to $874.-
30.
We learn that the talented young actor,
Lawrence p, Barrett, is soon to visit Portland
with full stock company, on which occasion
he will bring out the Man O Airlie in which
he has met with great success at Booths Thea
tire in New York.
We understand that a complimentary bene.
mt is to be rendered to Miss Annie j. Ayers, to
enable her to pursue her musical studies in
Philadelphia.
A line OF telegraph is being constructed
along the track of the Portland and Rochester
railroad. 1t will be in operation in about two
weeks.
Bishop Bacon preached the sermon at the
conservation of the new Catholic church edi-
flee at Lawrence, Mass, on Sunday.
The best family butter is retailing in New
Yorh for 80 to 80 cents per pound and eggs %
cents per dozen. The people OF Portland have
to pay 40 Genus for the first and "a cents for
the latter.
Dr. Bates OF Yarmouth writes to us that Ma
honey, the mau who was so badly injured on
the Grand Trunk on Saturday is not only
alive but there is a fair prospect of his recov-
cry.
The Allan Mail Steamship Moravian from
Liverpool for Quebec passed Father Point at
1880 A. M. yesterday, with " cabin and 467
steerage passengers.
terday granted a number of discharges ir
bankruptcy.
1t is understood that the Committee OF
Streets, &C., will begin the construction O
the Marginal Way around Sandy Point Nun
joy, to-day. pa
Mr.. j. II. erie late ticket agent of the Bos
ton, Hartford and Erie railroad at the office il
Boston, has been appointed general freight
agent OF the Texas Central railroad Mr.. erie
is Portland boy and son of Deacon james
Crie
The Democratic, delegates meet to-day to
nominate candidates for representatives to the
legislature.
The City Hall is engaged for Wednesda.
evening by Prot. Leroy for an exhibition of hi
dissolving views. is-
The man no entered the house on the cor
ner of Spruce and Clark streets last Thursda
night aud stole over $500 from the pockets Q
the occupants, was arrested in Newburypor
Saturday, and the money recovered.
The Portsmouth Chronicle says that tn
steamer Pymrtuth Rock will be at that cit
on the 24th and 18th of this month and max
an excursion to the Shoals and Portland. Jas
Fisk, Jr., will join the steamer there, and tn
celebrated 9th New York Regimental Ban,
will give an open air concert "a
In Hale's window is fine photograph of Mr
Henry Shiel the present billiard cham pion @
the State. 1t is credit to the artist, Mr.. j
o. Durgan, No. 100 Middle street.