The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-06-10

Remember that the steamer Gazelle COM
mences her trips to the Islands next Monday.
The advertisement of her time of running may
be found on our first page
Mr.. Brown, of the International Telegraph
Go. has begun to set the poles for the new tel
egraph line from North Conway to Portland,
The new banner painted by Schumacher for
Ligonia Lodge, l. o. o. f., attracted good
deal of attention at Schumacher Bros. store
yesterday. Its diverse is of white silk, and
bears a figure of Truth. The reverse is of red
silk, and bears the name, number and location
Of the Lodge. 1t is broidered with silver fringe.
The staff is of black walnut, and the bar from
which the banner is hung is handsomely orna-
mented with symbols of the order The Lodge
will carry it to Boston to the celebration next
week.
Yesterday was the anniversary of the death
of Charles Dickens.
A drinking fountain has been placed in front
of old City Hail..
The Amateur Dramatic Association will
probablyabringnout "Don Caesar de Bazan"
ONE evening next week.
Charles III. Meserve has bought of Messrs
Brown the house No. Carlton street for 49,
800.
The Rev. DR.. Burgess OF Springfield, former.
ly rector of st. Luke's, will Cd. " oficiate al
st. Paups church, Sunday, morning and after
noon.
A woman connected with travelling show
exhibiting in tent on Congress street, was
arrested. by Deputy Sterling yesterday after.
noon, for throwing brick at a small boy and
cutting his face badly.
Patrick Clary was before Commissioner
Rand yesterday charged with carrying on thu
retail liquor business without license He
was ordered to recognize with sufficient sure.
ties in the sum of $500 for his appearance al
the June term of the District Court at Bangor
He furnished sureties. M. p. Frank appeared
for defendant and Nathan Webb for the gov
eminent.
The public will notice in our advertising col
umns a new copartnership for general insur
ance business, formed by Messrs. John E. Dow
and j. S. Palmer. These gentlemen have ha'
long and varied experience, which entitle then
to the highest rank in any business connection
soliciting public patronage. ...
In consequence of the pleasure travel goin
to the coast of Maine earlier than usual, tn
steamer Lewiston will commence her trips
Bar Hsrbor, Tuesday evening, the Goth inst.
bright, intelligent looking lad OF ~ Q
thereabouts, who came to the city on a It'll
visit yesterday, from ScarbOro, and was lett b
his friends to amuse himself, strayed into on
OF the engine houses He looked the prOpert
over carefully, and addressed the engineer
"say, is that brass band?" "a what?' wa
the response. "a brass band,' said Scarbort
"No, that's a steamer" was the reply. swell
after looking the thing over again CAREFUL
"what do you do with it?" "We play water @
fires" said the engineer. After pause Il
countryman said, with long respiration,
should like to see the machine work, but T.
sot my mind on a brass band, and thong
this was it," He was kindly taken in han
and the mystery explained to him, and he "
directed to Chandler, who would show him
genuine brass band. The father of the boy
subscriber to the "Scarboro Bible" and b
tlken it for forty years, and that's why t
boy was so ignorant of the ways of the worl'
The Directors OF the Portland, Saco & Por
mouth railroad met in this city yesterday, a
orsanized by the choice of Thornton X. Lo
ron of Boston, as President, and Charles
Barrett of Portland, clerk.
Two famous sons of Nimrod, living in t
city, went to Gray yesterday, and spent fl
hours fishing. They brought home rou
hundred beautiful trout, four of which w
alive, and will he placed in the basin in L
coin Park.