The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-05-27
Brief Jottiu %.

steam saw-mill is in operation on Hog
Island. Ff
The island hotels and boarding houses are
brushing up for summer company
A new timetable on the Portland and Og-
densburg railroad goes into operation to-day.
No criminal business in the Municipal Court
Saturday. ~
Another death from smallpox at the Aims
House on Saturday and three more cases of the
disease.
The ladies circle at Woodford's Corner has
paid about eight hundred and fifty dollars to-
wards the new church edfice. Nearly all this
amount has been raised since last July.
On Saturday, +. o. Bailey & Co., sold at auc-
ton, schooner Henry Clay, SO tons, for 1926;
also schooner Eliza Ellen, 81. 40 tons, for $1o25.
The city authorities ought to require the
Grand Trunk Railway Co., to station man
with flag at the crossing foot of India street.
The frequency of trains and the great amount
fpassng to and from Grand Trunk, Atlantic
and Calls whaves, make this point that re-
quires special protection. Quite number of
narrow escapes from accidents have occurred
there lately. bur lyuielIeH
A break occurred in the Sebago main on Con-
gress street, near State, on Saturday, and it
was found necessary to put in a piece of new
pipe. As a consequence considerable portion
of the lower end of the city was without water
yesterday. 9a .a
The Star is responsible for the statement that
ID. W. Coolidge of this city, has sold his trot-
ting-house Ben Butler to Lon Morris for the
sum of $16,5O0.
The Whitman improved railway sleeper is to
be used hereafter ON the Maine Central Rail-
road. .s
People will enjoy their Sebago better when
they know that boy laved in the reservoir
Saturday. The quality of the mercy was not
strained.
The official order of exercises for the obser-
vance of Memorial Day, will be found in the
special notice column. ~
Post Bosworth, G. A. R., yesterday voted to
invite Rev. George w. Bicknell to deliver their
oration on Memorial Day, 1873.
We are sorry to learn that the venerable
Ether Shepley is confined to his house by ILL
ness .e0 ae.
People will enjoy their Sebago better when
they learn that that boy enjoyed his bath in the
reservoir Saturday. He wasn't very dirty, and
the water was strained afterward.
A Reform Club will be organized at MorrilPs
Corner, next Saturday evening, at the hall over
Mr. Bray's store.
The drinking fountain has been replaced on
che corner of Congress and Washington STRESS
and one has been erected in front of the City
Hall. ~
A new quickstep dedicated to the Army and
Navy Union, will be played by the Portland
Band at the parade tonight
The match game of base ball between 'sSe-
bascoms'' of Gorham, and the s'Seminary's of
Deering, last Saturday, on the grounds of the
latter, resulted in favor of the Seminary's, by
score of 80 to 6. The Sebascoms appeared in
their new uniforms.
They tell good one of Clark Said the gem
ial chairman of the Democratic State Conven-
ton, the other day, when they had got through
their session, marshal, it seems to bad that we
couldn't have had something to take here. You
ought to ha' let up ON us for couple of days"
81 know il" said Clark, 'Tt's an awful blow to
to the city to loose such a trader
THE CONCERT To MORROW NIaHr-The pro-
gramme for the concert tomorrow night is
printed below for the information of those who
desire to know in advance what is to be offered
to them. Unless we are mistaken in the ex-
pTeSSlOu VI puDlC III rtldIlOu W Tie eubeT-
tainment, there will be very active demand
for tickets to-day and tomorrow: .rnr1
MAtUJr D y PART FIRST.
l. Potpourri, ''Der Freschutz' .............w Weber
Portland Band.
q Duo, "Betly" .Donizetti
-. Messrs. Stockbridge and bennett.
B. The Sky Lark. Benedict
Elfsf Miss Nellie Barker.
4. All Quel giorno. "Semiramide'. .Rossini
ls45 Miss Annie Louise Carey.
5. Old English Quartette. STORAGE
Misses Barker, Carey and Messrs. Stockbridge and
-.I.f F f-sfW bennett ..a Hg.gIulaa
PART SECOND.
/. Concert Aria Mercadante
ifi-t-A44 I'd Portland Band. -4Ie.f
2. know bank, Duett) Observation-Disclosures. ...
The Misses Cary.
3. Non Torno :. Mattel
- AAil --A-- Miss Ada Gary.
4. Serenade Schubert
81 gfS -a-~ Mr. Stockbridge
g. Nobil Signor, Lies Huguenots,s ..... Meyerbeer
Miss Annie Louise Cary.
6. Quartette, "Rgaletto ........... Verdi
Miss Barker, Miss Annie Louise Cary Messrs Stock
bridge and bennett.
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