The Portland daily press., 1871-07-24

Edward q. Elwell and Mrs. f. E. Parting
ton OF Portland, and Mrs. Allen of Augusta,
were in Paris on the 1st of July. DIR. w. +.
Payne was at Rome on the 18th OF June
1t is asceraained by actual count that 1926
buff linen suits passed up Congress street Oh
Saturday.
The most sensible and pretty piece of head
gear adopted by the ladies within the past
ten years is the broad-brimmed Leghorns.-
They have the advantage of being becoming fol
all styles of beauty.
The engineers of the Boston and Maine ex-
tension have submitted estimates for three
routes between Portland and South Berwick
junction.
The Colt excursionists will arrive here in
the steamer New England tomorrow evening
at o'clock and will be escorted from the boat
to City Hall by the Portland Band.
The concert, by Chambers Band, of Port
land, in conclusion of Commencement exer-
cses at the Classical Institute, secured a good
audience, who manifested the most marked sat-
isfacti0n. The vocal pieces were of high
class, and gained enthusiastic encores. So
unpretending an entertainment was never SO
well approved by one of our literary audiences
Cnandlers Band has emphatic popularity ia
Waterville. WatervdHe Mail.
Smpping nay IS quoted al SZl In New York
and at 1922 to $A in Boston, In Portland it
swings between $15 and $25.- Wdterville Mail.
You cannot purchase ton of hay of decent
quality, for less than $50 in Portland Where
does the Mail get his iuea that it savings be-
tween $15 and $25'?
dry goods dealer in this city sells calico by
the pound.
Cape Elizabeth has a brass band.
The profits of the Catholic picnic last week
were $3.50.
Mr.. OsgOod Bradbury has charge of the Pa
viliOn at Sebago Lake station, managing that
institution in behalf of the railway company.
The beautiful new yacht owned by Captain
Benson and others is to be taken up through
the canal to Sebago Lake to remain the sea-
son.
Truman Harmon, Esq, formerly of Belfast,
has purchased the beautiful residence of G. A.
Vickery in Deering.
1t is said that the Army and Navy Union
will have an excursion to North Conway as
sOoh as the Portland and Ogdensburg road is
completed to that point.
The Friends meeting house was crowded
last evening to hear Friend from East
Tennessee who spoke very earnestly.
The Wolf Tone Association will have their
first annual excursion to Sebago Lake on the
18th of August
The Young Mems Christian Association are
talking of an excursion, and the Cumberland
Law Excursion propose to hold theirs as soon
as the law term closes.
People will persist in patronzing the old
post-office. Three times the board nailed over
xho, of Ell, IA lok& L.
torn eff.
The Hydrant Committee have contracted for
six New Jersey hydrants and several of a
Philadelphia pattern.
Look out for clothes line thieves. s. D.
Merrill, on Lincoln street lost part of the fami-
ly woshing one night last week by this means.
The Observatory has been quite a popoular
resort for strangers of late. They are well re-
paid for the labor for the view from the top is
superb.
The funeral of the late John P. Boyd took
place from the family residence on Free street
Saturday afternoon. Rev. Mr. Bailey of the
First Parish church oficiated, and as the funer-
al cortege moved toward Evergreen Emetery,
the bell of the First Parish church tolled.
A colored couple on Washington street, who
are well known to the police, got into street
dispute last night, in which they gave each
other very bad characters. Finally the woman s
last argument was brick which she "frew" at
her lord, and when he demonstrated she threat
ened to wash his head wild stone." The po-
lice went for them.
The draw on Portland bridge is expected to
be finished to night ready for public travel
A good job has been done, the .draw having
been strengthened and supported, SO that it
will not likely to sag in the future.
Hugh Mcclure was sentenced to 80 days in
the House of Correction. He served three
days and then changed his base. Yesterday
the police picked him up and he will be re
committed.