The Portland daily press., 1871-03-21

Chambers Band of this city has been invit-
| ed to furnish the music at the next commence
meut of Colby University.
Harry Brown will draw his splendid paint
| Jog entitled Morning on the Northern Coast
at Hale's tonight, and very few ticke,s re-
main unsold. Every one who has not pur-
chased should secure one and thus perchance
| be the lucky owner of magnificent work OF
art Harry sairs for Europe on the 18th of
May, and Mr.. Granville Bachelor, SO well
known in connection with the Portland Torn.
veren, accompanies him.
We regret to bear that Mr.. j. M. Allen, so
long connected with the International Tele-
graph Co., in this city has been compelled TO
resiga his position as operator Oh account of
ill-health. Mr. Allen was very faithful and
excellent employee and we trust that in his
new vocation he may renew the blessing of
good health.
On Sunday afternoon two men got into an
alteration in field just across the street from
the residence of Mr.. Chase on Clark street.
wnen they commenced to throw stones at one
another All of sudden great stone as big
as mans fist was thrown through the WIN
dow where Mrs. Chase and daughters were
sitting, smashing the glass, the pieces of which
few all over the ladies, luckily not injurng
them. One of the men apologiZed and said he
would call in the morning and pay the damage
Ayoung man o Saturday morning early
went to turn his horse on the corner of High
and Dtering streets when the shafts of the
wagon snapped short off depositing the young
man on the ground.
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Hale's window.
The census shows that of the present residents
of Boston 15.2sl are natives of Maine, which
State has sent more people to this city than
any other State or country save Ireland.
A very excellent photograph OF Mr. Haley
of Cape Elizabeth, an old gentlemen ninety
TWO years of age, taken by McKenney g. DAY.
rs, may be seen in the window of Schumachers
new art-gallery in Deering Block As a speci
men OF photography it is ve.y fine. Schumacher
expects to display very fine collection of
pictures in few days and among them some
water-colors by Herr Stopel OF New York, for
merly of this city and long connected with the
Portland Tarnverein.
We are pleased to hear that in few weeks
we may expect visit from the great actor
Charles Fechter assisted by Miss Carlotla LIE.
clereq, Mr.. Arthur Leclercq, and good COM
pany. The plays to be performed will be
Hamlet" and the Lady of Lyons"
We have received an elegant card of invita-
.tion to the dedication OF the new PA. and
N. U. Hall this evening. The cards are print
ed in silver and heavy note paper bearing the
Union badge.
The Veteran Gunner Association are erect
ing new building over at the Cape for their
headquarters a little this side of the old Iron
clad" on high hill commanding splendid
view of the ocean
The roads over to the Cape are in wonderful
ly good condition for this season of the year.
They are as dry and hard as in the latter part
OF May usually. One cap hardly realize that a
year ago yesterday the snow on those roads was
ten feet deep in some of the drifts
Yesterday was bitter cold day, very raw
with feeling of snow in the air, and the ice
formed in the morning. The thermometer in
Dictated but $50 at 8 2. NJ
Grasshoppers and butterflies in March arc
noteworthy objects in this latitude.
We received OF Capt. Benjamin Weber of
Great Chebeague yesterday, beautiful gol-
den-winged butterfly, caught more than week
ago at his island home. This rdra dris seems
to have lost nothing of agility or beautyby his
tenn porary sojourn in collar hox.
The Puilomathean society of Gorham Semin-
arg had their second rhetorical entertainment
last evening, at which the reading of spicy
paper, conducted by the youus ladies', was
leading attraction.
The eighth annual ball OF the Irish American
Relief Association will take place on Easter
Monday, April 10th.
We have received a communication calling
the attention Of the police TO a gang of boys
who frequent the Eastern Cemetery, Sundays,
in the afternoon, defiling aud defac-
ing the tomb and head stones of the dead,
breaking down the trees and committing other
acts which render them liable to fine and i'm.
prisonment.
Westbrook Seminary opened its spring term
last week with 175 pupils, showing great in
crease over any preceding term and the -four
ishng staUe OF the institution.
Don't forget the Masquerade Thursday eve
ning which promises to be grand affair.