The Portland daily press., 1871-04-21
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Orh0A JOtuAn8o.
The soda founts have begun to distil their re-
freshing beverage fer the benefit of the thirsty.
Kinds, under the Preble House, is in full orer-
alton.
The H. H. Day, formerly of the Portlar d
and Cape Elizabeth steamship line, has gore
to Gardiner.
The May-fOwers are not a success this year.
The want of snow to cover the buds during the
winter, has given the flowers a rusay appear
ance.
One of our city swells who lives on his prop
erty, was walking up Congress street the other
evening, when he overheard the conversation
of two females who passed him. One says, 81
wonder who that nice-dressed fellow isY-
"7nat fellow" said the other, "why he works
for Schumacher" The young man says its the
first time he was ever so complimented as to
Z he accredited with working for his living.
Yesterday cold drizzling rain storm was ex-
pecienced.
Hon. John Lynch arrived home on Wednes-
day night.
Hale exhibits in his window the new chrome
''How happy could I be with either"
We learn that Johnson's hotel in Gorham, is
admirably kept That Mr. and Mrs. johnson
are extremely kind and obliging, always ready
to do all in their power tor their boarders and
those parties visiting them, and have thus es-
tablished for the house deserved reputation.
s. @. and e. G. Eastman, of Concord, N. H.,
were at the Falmouth Hotel yesterday. They
are revising their celebrated White Mountain
Guide. Judge Rice of Augusta, was also at
the Falmouth.
The large painting SCHOONER Head, Mt.
Desert" sold at the auction of II. B. Browns
pictures on Wednesday night was bought by
Col John NJ. Adams. for $24O. We should
have mentioned 1t among the others but it was
not in the catalogue and was thus overlooked
by us.
The India street Uniyersalst society will is
sue bonds for the completion of their church
edifiee in denominations of $50 each. The
sons of Capt Jas G. Churchil-now deceased
will give q memorial window to be placed
back of the pulpit.
Rev. Geo. w. Bicknell has sent $50 to the
Second Universalist society, contributed on
Easter Sunday by the church in Portsmouth.
Gov. Perham has returned from Washington
and was in the city yesterday.
No business was transacted in the Munich
pal Court yesterday morning.
We learn that some of the ladies and gentle
men connected with the amateur dramatic
company that gave the successful performances
at Music Hall few months ago, will bring out
some new plays the last of next month.
We learn that Miss Frances Chandler hes
been appointed leading soprano singer in the
choir of State street church.
Rev. Geo. II. vibbert is engaged to labor
with the Second Universalist church till the
first of July.
The Committee on Decoration Day, appoint
ed BY Post Bosworth No. 2, we learn will in
vite Prof. Homer B. Sprague of Cornell Uni
versity, to deliver the oratiQp this year in case
of the declinatien of exGov. Chamberlain
Prof Sprague delivered the Grafton last year.
The exercises will be the same as usual, and
the military and Army 6 Navy Union invited
to join the procession and the Haydn Asso-
citation to sing There is 70 change in the pop
ular programme.
Schumacher has received a set of charcoal
sketches by Virgil Williams, embracing twelve
rare prints of wild Nature" also some ex-
quisite copies of Correggio, the finest of the
kind yet Published. A choice invoice of Swiss
goods of the most delicate workmanship, was
opened yesterday. They are Just the thing for
library or parlor.
Rev. DR.. Chickering, who arrived in town
day before yesterday, took part in the installa-
tion ceremonies at st. Lawrence ST. Church.
Rev. E. P. Thwing is to repeat his Seminary
lectures the coming season before the Normal
Institute in charge of DR.. Dio Lewis and Prof.
Welch of Yale College.
Notwithstanding the storm yesterday, the
ladies turned out we'll to visit the several mil
liners who had their Spring openings. The
display was a very fine one, the hats of gyp-
sy shape being particularly pleasing. Prices
ranged from about fifty dollars down accord
ing to the manner in which they were trimmed
In Schumacher's window can be seen pleas
ing landscape view Of Mt. Lafayette, by P. H.
Holmes.
THE PICTURE SALE.-The sale of Harry B.
Browns paintings was concluded last evening.
In our account of the sale yesterday morning
We placed the proceeds for the day previous al
about $4,000. At the time we left the halls
o'clock-that was the case, and we understood
Mr.. Brown that only One-or two more pictures
would be sold, but as tie bidding was well
kept up, although the crowd had very much
thinned out, he concluded to proceed and the
sale ended at 10 o'clock, the receipts being
$500 for LAG pictures.
1t will be seen that the average price of the
paintings was $24 This is doing very vel
indeed, as many of the pictures went for fully
as much as they could have brought in the
studio, while the choice paintings were moi
badly sacrificed. 1t must be remembered that
it has been very bad winter for art in the
large cities. At sale in Boston on Wednes
day, George L. Browns pictures went for SAG
Curtis $36 and $25, William Hart's $40, Bier