The Portland daily press., 1872-04-15
BIDDEFORD AND SACO
MATTERS.

THERE were no cases before the courts Sat
urday. The effect of the 'new regime seems
to be most favorable upon those over whom the
restraining power of the law has formerly been
necessary, and the office of those invested with
authority, is fast becoming sinecure.
The contracts made by the agent of ''Lents'
New York circus, with the hotel keepers of
Saco and Biddeford, for the accommodation of
their men, &C., were cancelled Friday, i'll con-
sequence of the action of the various other
companies on the same route, reducing their
rates of admission below paying figure Thus
the children, to whose delight the circus above
all other things abundantly ministers, will lose
one source of enjoyment, and will not be able
to furnish to those children of older growth"
the old time excuse of taking them to see the
circus. ..
The SUMMER REsoRTs.-Active prepara-
tions are being made at the Pool for the accom-
mediation of guests during the coming summer,
OF whom, by reason of applications already re-
ceived, greater number is expected than ever
before. In addition to the improvements upon
the Yates House, already mentioned, we learn
that Mr.. George Fletcher is making quite ex-
tensive repairs and Improvements upon his
house, another story being added, thereby al
most doubling its accommodations. Tristan
Goldthwaite, Esq, is also erecting store in
this place and everything betokens a lively
time the coming season. 1s a--e-
The increase in the sale of bitters the past
week has been quite noticeable This we have
no doubt should be attributed to the fact that
large class of our community require some
thing bracing during the Spring months, and
not to the "little something" put in to keep
them.
Ice STATIsTICs.-The ice has almost entirely
disappeared from the Saco river below the
dam, and the river will soon be open to navi-
cation. The following record, showing the
time upon which the ice left the river in previ-
GUS years will no doubt prove of interest. The
record of twenty years from 1S49 to 1869, was
lost during fire in 1863 ...eu
April 5, 1921; March -, 1922 April Z, 1928;
March IL, 1924; March 10, 1926; April 12, 1926;
March "a, 1877; February 20, 1928; April s,
1929; March 18, 1880; March %, 1881; April 1,
1882; April l, 1888; March 81, 1884; April 6,
1885; April II, 1886; April Is, 1887; March 26,
1898; March rs, 1889; March 20, 1910; March
81, 1841; March II, 1872; April II, 1843; March
30, 1874; March q, 1S45; March "a, 1886; April
8, 1847; March q, 1913; March %, 1S49; April
8, 1863; March s, 1870; March 8, 1871. - T
SCHOOL HoUsEs.-At the adjourned school
meeting of the voters of District No. 4, Bidde-
sord, Saturday afternoon, the following action
was taken: a-Ic. 9fv .,a. I
Voted, To enlarge the school house on Went
worth street. - -..
Voted, To shingle, re-paint and repair the
school house on FOss street. 15 j -sr'e
Voted, 10 convert the grammar school room
on Sullivan street, into three primary school
rooms -r
Voted, To build new grammar school build
ing, the site yet to be selected. 2hsa-aa3A
Edwin Stone, w. p Haines and John Tuck,
were appointed committee to locate the new
building and negotiate for the land for the
same, to report at an adjourned meeting one
week from next Saturday. i- .e-sa q. f
The estimated cost of the above improve
ments is as follows: Enlarging school house
on Wentworth street, $500; repairing school
house OIL Foss street, $3.50; changing grammar
school room ON Sullivan street, 5000; new gram
mar school building, $1,000; probable cost of
site for same from $40O to $500, amounting in
all to some $3.50, for which an appropriation
will be made. sE
ODp FELLowsHIp.-Laconia Lodge, No. A,
1. o. of o. f., will celebrate their 18th anniver-
sary at their hall this evening. The exercises
will consist of speaking, singing, &C., to be
followed by collation. and other festivities at
Shaw's Hall. A pleasant time will no doubt
be enjoyed by those SO fortunate as to be favor
ed with the 'open sesame of the invitation
card. The committee upon the occasion are,
j. HI. Dearborn, b. F. Hamilton and Robert
Edgecomb
PROF. TRIP delivers his third lecture this
(Monday) evening, in Hardy's Hall, Biddeford.
Subject-Louis Napoleon.