The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-11-26
Brief JOtfings.

Remember that notes falling due Nov. IS,
Thursday are payable the day before.
The Lord Give is still at Boston.
The rumored insanity of Mr.. Greeley was the
all-absorbing topic about town last evening.
The poultry men we're much downcast at the
''open weather" yesterday; but chickens and
turkeys were jubilant and oiled their feathers
in peace.
''The old grey goose is Dead" is the popular
melody this week.
Bring in your jokes about the tough and an
cient goose which the man couldn't carve, and
80 had to blow up with gunpowder or ideas to
that effect. 1t would be better to substitute
nitro-glycerine or dualin for gunpowder; it gives
the jest more modern air.
Application will be made to the next Legis-
laturc for charter for Horse Railroad be-
tween this city and Stroudwater
Warm and pleasant yesterday; but fearful
under foot.
There was an unusual number of crafts in
the harbor yesterday.
The Directors of the Portland & Rochester
abroad will hold a meeting to-day to consider
nd determine upon the bids for completing the
.arginal Way.
There seems to be no doubt that Hon. Daniel
Dougherty will soon deliver his lecture before a
Portland audience under the auspices of the
Army and Navy Union
The thanks of the whole force of the PRES.
are due to Mr.. H. Freeman, No. 1O1 Federal
street. for very timely and acceptable oyster
lunch, which was brought to the Office about
II o'clock last night. The 'boys' aver that
Freeman is the prince of good fellows.
Three horses died yesterday from the dropsy
"Those used to be considered crack build
ings," said one man to another last evening, re-
ferrirg to dilapidated looking block on Fore
street. eyes," was the reply, with signif-
cant glance towards the seams in the wall.
eyes, and they seem to be cracked still"
Complaint is made that young men from Lib
by's Corner go cut to Stroudwater, get drunk
and behave themselves shamefully. Sunday a
party went out and the citizens had to build a
fire to keep them from freezing, the excursion
lists being too drunk to stand.
This time he lives in Alfred. He is 90 years
old, and is named lothian Jewett. He can
'out-mow" most men of 40, and last election
walked four miles to vote for Grant.
MIR. H. NJ Hart who lives on Portland street,
has lost horse from the dropsy.
Did you ever notice that only clergymen and
the riot act use the words "disperse TO your sew
eral abodes?'
A grand ball will be given at Pavilion Hall,
Lake Sebago, on Wednesday evening Nov.
9th. An extra train will leave this city at a
p. m, and return after the dance. Tickets half
price.
The Hartford Courdat says ''Mlle. Alice Stel-
lini Miss Annie Starbird) has lately arrived in
this city from Italy, and is now spending few
days with her brother, Mr.. John Starbird 1t
is to be hoped that we may have the pleasure
of hearing this popular prima donna in the
concert ROOM"
Paintings by Miss Skeele and Harry Brown
are to be seen in Hale's window Heis arrang-
ing to give special exhibition of the paintings
of Wesley Weber, young artist said to be of
much promise.
The Fair in aid of the Public Library in
Deering comes off at that place this evening.
The horse cars will run at such times as will
enable persons in the city to attend. Chandler's
Band will furnish the music, and the ladies the
refreshments.
We would suggest that little more attention
on the part of the Street Commissioner to the
street crossings wouldn't be amiss. Their con-
dition at present is very suggestive of the old
Gallo mud cities.