The Portland daily press., 1872-05-01
Brief Jottings.

Those who desire to attend the dance at Lake
Sebago tonight will be carried out and back on
the railroad for one fare.
Messrs. F. O. Bailey & Co., sold at auction
yesterday house and lot, No. 81 Danforth street.
to Mr.. P. McQuade for $4,000.
The Second Parish Temperance Association,
will meet this evening in the Lecture Room of
the Memorial church at "a o'clock. The friends
of temperance generally are respectfully in
yited Ft.t
Portland eats spring butter made in Califor-
MA
The Bay State excursionists propose to visit
Portland again this summer. rt
There were thirty-three marriage licenses is
sued and fifty-six deaths recorded in Portland
in the month of April.
The annual meeting of the Portland Yacht
Club will take place this evening. E
On dit, that Hon. w. w. Thomas has pur-
chased store No. "a Commercial street for the
sum of $4,000.
The gentleman nominated for President of
the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails, declined to accept and committee has
been appointed to report a list of officers on
Thursday afternoon
ur. oOsepH IarTy, DacCalaurtate OF music,
Cambridge University, England, will give a
concert at Brooks Hall, Ligonia, on Saturday
evening for the benefit of the Rolling Mills Lii
brary. ....-
There will be a meeting of the Regatta Com
mittee of the Maine Boating Association at the
Alcyons boat house, the second Tuesday in
May.
The annual meeting of the Maine Bible So
ciety will be held at the rooms of the Young
Mems Christian Association, tomorrow even
ing.
We understand that the beautiful fairy oper-
eta of ''Vivia,' will be one of the attractions
at the grand closing entertainment of the Fra
ternity series, at City. Hall, on Wednesday
evening" May 18th.
The lunch saloon of E. L. Howes on Moulton
street, was broken into Monday night by
smashing pane in the front window and the
burglars, probably boys, creeping through.
About three dollars worth of pastry was taken.
Sheriff Perry seized a small lot of liquors
yesterday at Patrick O'Mally's on Fore st.
The visit of the School Committee with the
Truant officer to the Islands the other day de-
veloped the fact that the advantages of educa
ton are sadly neglected by the children and
youth of that portion of the city.
1t is expected that Messrs j. p. Yorston q
Co., contractors for the Boston and Maine rail
road extension work in the city will put the
spade in to-day near the foot of Bracket street
though the work will not be fully in progress
before next week. They will give work to about
1900 men. ~f
HorEI. ARRIvALs.-F e. Tufts, Boston, w
). Copeland. Great Falls, W. F. Belcher, Farm
ington Oscar Owens, New York, are at the
Preble House. tI..----7. -..-r,r.--r..
j. S. McQuarrie NJ. e. Chandler, j. F. Cad
well and +. w. Pratt, Boston, S. D. Quarles
Ossipee, N H., John Mcmillan, North Con
way, Ira T. Drew, Alfred, Charles Miller, Mon
treal, and L. F. Jones, New York. are at tn
United States.
D. w. Craig, Readfeld, George P. Perley
Bridgton, j. H. Allen, North Anson, are at tn
st. Julian.
Mrs. L. Carver, Fryeburg, j. Stanley, Porter
A. R. Morse, Harrison, E. Sands, Lewiston, M
d. Andrews, Otisfeld, G. D. Bubin, Sabattis
OIL. Robinson, Lynn, F. Chase, Boston, P.
Manley, Skowhegan, Mr.. Williams, Porter, al
at City Hotel
E.S. Phnney and wife and NJ. Ten Eyck
New York, Jno. I. Grafton and B. A. Norton
Boston, Nathaniel Hobbs, North Berwick A
A. Campbell, Montreal, w. M. Newhall, Lynn
Mass, w. w. Clapp, Boston Daily Advertiser
r. D. Rice, Augusta, Abner Cobun, Skowhe
gan, A. d. Lockwood, Boston, Darius Alder
Augusta, George NJ. Patten, Bath R. B. Dunn
Watervile, Arson p. Morrill,, Readfeld, Al
thur Brown and Thomas Holt, NJ NJ. R. R
are at the Falmouth.