The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-05-13

There will be public baptism OF eight per-
sons connected with the Mountfort street A.
nj. e. church at the foot of Franklin street on
Sunday morning
The Senior Glass of Bowdoin College has
engaged the Germania Band of Boston, and
Miss Annie L. Cary for the Commencement
Concert.
Stockbridge has received the "Orpheus" for
May.
Kate Reiguolds, the actress, proposes to leave
the stage for the platform. The Lecture Bureau
announces that she is prepared to lecture.
BY advertisement it will be seen that Mr. p.
Rubini the conjurer, will give gift enterprise
entertainment at Music Hall tonight. He will
give away thousand prizes, including valu-
able horse worth $50, greenbacks, etc., This
afternoon at two o'clock there will be a matin-
ee for ladies and children.
That valuable "System for beginners in the
art of playing the piano FORTE" by Mason &
Hoadley, will be found at HAYES & Cragin's.
The steamer New York, having undergone
thorough repairs, will take the place OF the
New Brunswick between Boston, Portland,
Eastport and St. John, next week.
No business was transacted at the Municipal
Court yesterday morning.
The OratoriOs ordered by the Haydn Assoc-
alton have arrived, and can be had at Stock
bridges.
We learn that Mr.. O. r. Milliken will erect
block of stores on the lot purchased by him
on Union street.
Consul Murray reads before the Portland
fraternity, Saturday evening, May 10th.
Liquors were seized at Peter Conley's on
Fore street yesterday.
Mr.. Francis Murphy will lecture at the
North Congregational Church, Cape Elizabeth,
week from next Sunday. The Monday fol-
lowing he lectures at Brunswick.
AT the musical entertainment to be given
this evening, under the auspices of the Port
land Fraternity at their rooms, 353 IL Con-
gress street, which was mentioned in our yes
terday mornings edition, the admission fee OF
members will be cents, and OF others 10 cents.
The concert will commence at 8 O o'clock.
Several men at work on the steamer New
York were unceremonioasly ducked yesterday
morning by the fall Of the staging on which
they were standing. No damage except thor
ough wetting.
The Teachers Institute will be held in Re-
ception Hall.
Yesterday was quite warm day. Thermom'
eter indicated BIO at noon and co. at p. M.
The members Of the Glass of 1870 OF the
Portland High School will meet this (Satur-
day. afternoon at the High School building,
Cumberland street side at o'clock.
The Supreme Court will adjourn to-day sine
die.
Mrs. e. A. Blair, Of Montpelier, VT, is an
nounced to paint while entranced and blind
folded at Browns Hall, on Sunday P. NJ. at
3 o'clock seats free.
Those broiers at Adams & Sons, corner O.
Exchrnge and Federal streets, are just the
thing, not only for the fortunate few who car
buy steaks, but for all.
By an unaccountable error in copying
printed programme the name of w. III. Mar
rett was omitted from the list of speakers a
Gorham on Thursday; an oversight special,
regretted as in self-possession on the stage ant
clearness of utterance he was second to none
tbe competitors. Jere M. Hill of Buxton re
ceiyed the gold medal presented by Prof
Thwpg for the best defamation and Mis-
Lila Appleby of Gorham the eighth media
presented by Capt. Wilson for the best read
ing. The rendering of "Hiawatha," by Mis-
Pencil Of Westbrook, was greatly admired
and not few expected that she would be tn
fortunate competitor Misses King, Haine'
Cummings, Lowell, Forsaith and several 9th
ers whose names We do not now recall, did al
SO admirably, and though but one received tn
prize, all the competitors, both gentlemen an,
ladies, reflected honor on themselves ond thai
instructors