The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-30
SHORTCOMINGS.

The Greeley managers admit that their CAUSE
is going to the bad and are hoisting signals Of
distress. The flag at Old City Hall has beer
Union down for two days. els
The Putnam Phasnx of Hartford, Ct, have
voted to visit Portland about October LIST.
We are glad to learn that Rev. E. Y. Hinkcs
of the State street church has declined the cal
to the Prospect street Congregational church al
Cambridge, Mass. Az
The members of the Cumberland Bar will
mako their annual excursion to the islands to
day. II si-l' tl u - u
The Universalsts of Paris Norway and Me
ehanic Falls will visit Portland on the 18th of
August and go to the islands on the steamer
Gazelle.
Gen.. Fitzpatrick lays damages in his suit
against the Bath Times, at $4,000. The courts
will put the "3'' on the other side of the cy-
piers
Eight hundred guests are reported to be at
Old Orchard Beach ...f
Horace Ward, who escaped from the Reform
School, was arrested at Salem on Saturday, in
company with two other boys who had run
away from home. .s E-- ..
1t is rumored that the Overseers of the Poor
Will Qak6 luelT dlHudl eACuISlOu W tilo lSldHuS
on Thursday accompanied by the First Parish
choir. ETt
Forty bass, aggregating 1864 pounds weight,
caught in the bay, were brought in by one ves-
sal, yesterday.
The Portland and Ogdensburg railroad COM
. pany have secured the right of way for twelve
miles above Sawyer rock, in Upper Bartlett
on exceedingly favorable terms. ersrE,
SCHOOL CoMMIrTEE.-There was a special
meeting of the School Committee last evening"
L. B. Smith, Chairman pro tenn. HTa
The report of tho committee on re-districting
the city so far as the primary schools are con-
cerned, was read and accepted. 1t estab-
lishesa new primary school in Center street.
We give below the full report of the commit
tee:a a.fu7a ,st-Hi.. iaei -
Ordered, That the lines of Primary School
Districts be and are hereby established as fol-
ows: -, eel r..I.r..rt ..s. e
North Nor Primary orTse No change. ara ale,rot
No.2. School ON Chestnut street.-All that
portion of the city enclosed by line running
from Back Cove through franklin street to
Middle, through Middls to Free, through Free
to Brown, through Brown to Cumberland
through Cumberland to Alder, through Alder
and Preble streets to Back Cove. $50
No. 3. School on Centre street-All that
portion Of the city enclosed by line running
from the harbor through Pearl to Middle,
through Middle. to Free, through Free, to South,
through South to Pleasant, through Pleasant to
Maple, through Maple streets to the harbor.
No. T. School on Casco street.-All that por-
ton of the city enclosed by a line running from
Back Cove through Preble to Alder, through
Alder to Cumberland, through Cumberland to
Brown through Brown to Congress, through
Congress to Casco, through CascO to Cumber-
land, through Cumberland to High, through
High streets to Rickers Tannery.
ODD. No. 8. School On Spring street-All that
portion of the city enclose d by q line running
from the harbor through Maple to Pleasant,
through Pleasant to South through South to
Free, through Free to Brown, through Brown
to Congress, through Congress to Casco, Through
Casco to to Cumberland through Cumberland,
TO High, through High to the harbor.
No. g. School on Park street.-All that por-
ton of the city enclosed by line running from
Ricker's Tannery through High street to the
harbor, thence by the harbor line through
Tying to Winter street, through Winter to Pine,
through Pine to Bracket, through Bracket to
Dow, through Dow to Congress, through Con-
gress to Mellen, through Mellen to the Mill
Pond. ~ tss H.il ~ t..'sr.a b. .iaa.'
No. 7. School on Walnut street.-An that
portion of the city enclosed by line running
from the haIbor through Tying to Danforth,
through Danforth to Emery, through Emery to
to tho harbor. * a-- 80.
No. s. School on Bracket street-All that
portion of the city enclosed by line running
from the harbor through Emery to Danforth,
through Danforth to Winter, through Winter
to Pine, through Pine to Bracket, through
Bracket to Dow. through Dow to Congress,
through Congress to Carleton, through Carleton
to Pine, through Pine to Thomas, through
Thomas to Clifford, through Clifford to Vaug-
han, through Vaughan to Danforth.
No. 9. School on Vaughan street.-No change
of lines of present No. s.
All the above lines to run through the centre
of the streets named.
Miss Thorpe was transferred from the Spring
street school to the new Centre Street School.
Miss Mouton was transferred from Chestnut
street to Centre street, and Miss Turner from
Casco street to Chestnut street. Miss NcKen-
ney was appointed temporary assistant in Cen
tire street. Miss Stackpole was transferred
from Park street to Bracket street Miss Ella
A. d, Smith was elected Principal of the Spring
street school. Miss Anna Colley was elected
primary teacher in the North School Miss
Phillips was temporarily transferred from Park
Street Grammar School to the High School.
Ordered, That the Executive Committee be
directed to apply to the City Council for the use
of the building on Centre street formerly used
for school purposes for the establishment of a
primary school therein and put the same in or
der for use. 81 @