The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-05-28


Defence services overcharged. Judgment for plain
tiff for $500. Trustee discharged
Howard s. Cleaves Scrbner.
Aurn L. Dresser and al VS.. james L. Farmer
Assumpsit for letter book, $3.50. Defence pay
ment Judgment for defendant. Appealed.
Hale. ----.. - Rand
John Botkin VS.. Michael o'Hanlon Assumpsit for
sofa $1,000. Defence--sofa damaged. Judgment
for plaintiff for amount claimed. Appealed
Reed. Hs O,Donnell
Entries IA, defaults Is, continued I.
Brief Jottings.
Mr.. & Mrs. Geo. f. Talbot were registered at
London May 11th and Mrs Eliza Pierce, of
Portland, at Paris May 9Th I'll.
A wine-colored poplin sack, trimmed with
velvet of the same color, was lost on Congress
street, near India, on Sunday evening The
finder will confer favor by leaving it at the
Press Office
superintendent Leach of the Portland Rail-
road will increase the facilities for getting to
and from Deering on Thursday afternoon and
evening by adding large number of cars to
the Deering line a.
Extra cars will be run on the Deering line
tonight to accommodate persons wishing to at
tend the Cary Concert |
Two pleasantries on Sebago water in one edi-
ton OF the Press was altogether unintentional.
The subject would not bear it.; it's too thin
1t ia suggested that a coat of paint on the
Republican flagstaff in Market square would
be the correct thing .. l
The Banks of this city will close at u noon
on Memorial Day. Fi
Steamer New York of the International line
we understand, goes on the route to Eastport
and st. John next week. She has been very
thoroughly overhauled and newly furnished
This company adopt summer rates of ifreight
on the LIST of June.
George 81. Starr, British Vice-Consul and wife
took passage on Steamer New England, of the
International line for St. John & Halifax last
night
The Rev. VIM. HI. Gilbert, of Hartford,
Conn, who delivered an address at the 63rd an
niversary of the Maine Bible Society, in this
city last Sabbath evening, in experimenting
the work of the American Bible Society," in the
New England States, has travelled during the
last year 2O,573 miles, has delivered 176 ad-
dresses ON the Bible Cause, written SOB official
letters, and distributed q ,91S documents.
Mr.. John Bradford launched yacht of seven
tops ON Saturday. . al l
d. John Kingsbury, formerly of this city, will
way this summer, which is guarantee that
the guests of the house will be well provided
for. r..-..s.-. s.a naeS ae9E
- Fine portraits of DR.. Wood and Charles
Fobes, Esq, by Lamson and King may be seen
in Hale's window.
The Portland Yacht Club have secured the
large and commodious rooms Custom House
Wharf over the store of Charles Dyer & Co.,,
and are fitting them up in good style for Club
House.
Prof. Edward S. Morse has been elected lee
turer on Zoology at Harvard University.
Rev. s. II. Dana, of this city, is to be pastor
of the Newton Highlands Congregational
Church, which is to be built at once under con
tract. .
The quarterly session of Cumberland county
Lodge of Good Templars meets tomorrow
morning, at 10 o'clock, with Resoute Lodge of
Turner'S Island, Cape Elizabeth. -s-
Yesterday afternoon Deputy Sterling arrested
Charles p GRAHAM for stealing lap ROBE the
property of DR. Lamb, from Gordon & Records
stable April Goth. The robe was found at
pawn shop ON Middle street and GRAHAM was
arrested at his home in Green street
SCHOOL CoMMIrTEE.-A regular meeting of
the School Committee was held last evening.
Mr.. Holden, for the North School Committee
reported that in consequence of the crowded
condition of the primary department of that
school, they had temporarily fitted up a vacant
room in the building and placed about forty
children in it, under charge of Miss Colley as
temporary teacher. The action of the commit
tee was approved. sas-E .5s-assrs
The Committee on the Bracket Street Gram
mar School, reported that they had granted
leave of absence to Miss Harlow for the re-
mainder of the year, to enable her to visit
Europe, and had filled the vacancy temporarily
by the appointment of Miss Hattie A. Hutch
ins The action of the committee was approx
ed.
An order was passed suspending the sessions
of the public schools on Thursday, May 3Oth,
Memorial Day. and the Secretary was directed
to give notice of the same.
An order was passed directing the Executive
Committee to provide accommodations for the
reference library of the High School in that
building.
The resignation of Miss Fanny Morrow,
teacher in the Bracket Street Grammar School,
was received and accepted, and the Committee
on the school were authorized to fill the vacancy
On motion of Mr.. Libby, Messrs. Ii bby,
Hale and Chapman were appointed commit
tee to consider the subject of introducing some
textbook on the history of the United States
into the Grammar Schools and examine and re-
port ON suitable books. n.. r
Messrs Smith, Holden, Burgess, Symonds
and Giddings were appointed Committee on
Assignments for the approaching examinations.
with orders to report in print.
The applications of Miss Melissa j. Turkey of
Windham and Alice L. Fernald of Portland,
for positions in the public schools, were receiv-
ed and referred.
Bills to the amount of $1427.51 were submit
ted and ordered to be paid.
An order passed providing for more
thorough annual statistical returns from the
different schools -.l..-
The order changing the time of the regular
meetings of the Board from the third to the
fourth Monday of each month, was taken from
the table and passed.
Adjourned.
BAILEY AND Co.'S CRCUs.-Messrs G. F.