The Portland daily press., 1871-07-25

The most popular new departure-Samu el
Chadwick's removal from Market Square 20
the store on Exchange street, opposite the new
Post Office
The train on the Eastern railroad, due at
noon yesterday, was detained an hour at the
Newburyport bridge, in consequence of repairs
which were in progress.
The Auburn Light Infantry will have an
excursion to Portland on Tuesday, Aug 18TH
King has taken some fine Photographic
views of the iron railroad bridge at Augusta
They may be seen at Hale's.
The premiums to be offered by the Presump.
scot Park Association in the Fair to be held
the coming autumn amount to over $4,000
The Fair will be held in conjunction with The
Cumberland County Agricultural and Port
laud Horticultural Societies.
A friend of ours who has an ELEGANT boip'
on the back of his neck, was accossed by an
acquaintance, well, j, have you found
ont the easiest spot for a boil ?" "No," growl-
d. in pain, with his head held stffiy on
one side, haven't; have you?' ''Yes," was
the answer, anywhere on your neighbor's
body" The attempt to keep from laughing at
the joke was too much for j and the boil
burst under the effort.
The funeral Of Capt. Samuel A. Tucker will
take place at the residence of Fl. P. Dewey.
No. 19 Atlantic street, at 2 o clock this P. M.
Mrs. Admiral Farragut is at Fort Preble on
visit to her 500, Lieutenant Loyal Farragut,
stationed at that post.
The Peake family propose to give concerts
In the different towns on the line of the Port
land and Rochester railroad, and will visit
Portland next week. The company embraces
Mile Zelda, Mr.. j. d. Kelly, and Miss FANNY
Peak
Barnum's triumphal car arrived in town
last night. Three circus performances will be
given to-day
Vessels which arrived on Saturday report
having seen a water-spout about three miles
off Cape Elizabeth
An Oxford correspondent Of the Advertiser
denies that the body OF DR.. Verrill, who was
drowned in Thompson Pond was recovered
through the aid of Mrs. Hall, a clairvoyant of |
this city, as has been reported. He says it was |
found at distance from the point indicated by j
her, and by two persons who were not her |
appointed agents.
sunday afternoon a son of Mr.. Isaac Phillips |
was rescued from drowning at Custom House |
wharf by Mr.. Levi A. Leonard, a custom |
house boatman.
l2-pound cannon ball, supposed to have |
been fired from Mowatts feet when he burned |
the town, was dug up on Saturday in Brad |
burys Court, while excavating for the founda-
ton Of a new building.
party Of ladies and gentlemen visited
Lake Sebago in yacht on Saturday, via the
Cumberland and Oxford Canal, and returned
yesterday much pleased with the trip.
Rev. Mr.. Morrell of st. Adams Church, |
New York, oficiated at Old Orchard Beach on |
Sunday.
On the 18th of August, the new light at
Halfway Rock will be regularly lighted. |
John 7. Sterling has been appointed keeper.
Five cases of pocket picking occurred on the |
noon train from Boston yesterday. The vic |
Tins were ladies.
cat in fit attracted crowd of people on
Temple street yesterday. One man fred two
bullets through her, and another beat her
brains out on the pavement, and these man
@uvres embraced all her nine lives.
Hereafter collections at the street letter box
es for mails going east will be made fifteen
minutes later than the time marked Oh the
boxes.
The practice ships Saratoga and Constella-
ion were reported off Provincetown, Mass,
yesterday morning, consequently they will not
visit Portland.
The swarm of paripatetic vendors in Market
Square of evenings have been voted a nui-
sance. Last evening three with stentorian
lungs were bawling their different wares at
same time, to the disgust of quiet pedestrians.