The Portland daily press., 1872-05-16

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The Ancient Harmony Society gave a very
successful concert at the Congregational meet
ing house in Cape Elizabeth, one evening last
week, and afterwards enjoyed the hospitality of
citizen in the neighborhood where the re-
naming hours of the evening were spent
around Widespread table, with conversation
and select music.
The receipts of the Portland table at the
Homeopathic Fair in Boston were $3.50, with
goods remaining on hand valued at 800. -
Yesterday afternoon, while some men were
employed in the rear of George A. Whitney's
store on Exchange street, hosting ''excelsior''
into one of the upper stories, with horse, the
hoisting line parted and the animal gave
lurch and fell into one of the basement pits of
an adjacent store, which happened to be, open.
A plank was rugged and by it he walked out of
his place of confinement, but he was badly cut
and bruised t.afsf So, /?
The indefatiguable firm of Chisholm 81 Co..
have placed carriers of newspapers on board
all the steamers of the International line, + /
The number of laborers on the Boston land
Maine construction, this side Of Fore river, has
been increased. j,sla&s
The Allan Company have contracted for the
construction Of a new steamer to becailed the
Manitoba. Her tonnage will be about 4300.-
She will be the largest steamer of the line.
The latest thing in the dry goods market, is
the Greeley handkerchief. 1t is of 1ond''
pattern and matches the Dolly Warden style of
dress. .-
The revenue steamer McCulloch is at Frank
lin wharf for repairs.
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A truck team belonging to John Dennis and
Son, driven by man named Mayberry, while
crossing the track ON Commercial street. neaI
the p. s. & p. depot, Tuesday evening, was
struck by train and badly smashed. No one
injured. tif-.
The Temiscouta Pine Land Co. held a meet.
ing in this city yesterday and chose A. E. Stew
ems, ESQ, President, and A. z. Stevens, st.
John Smith, Phlander Coburn, Geo. Warren
and N. o. Cram, Directors SI.E.F.-
The annual excursion of the editors of Maine
will occur on the 9th of July. Mount Desert il
the point aimed at.
A freight train and passenger train ON Com.
mercial street yesterday afternoon hauled up
just in time to prevent a trial of how to pass
each other on the same track.
A horse attached to dump cart fell into a
trench in front of Judge Wares residence Oh
Free street, yesterday afternoon, and it wa
some time before he was extricated from his
disagreeable position. ia ~
AT the Second Parish Temperance Associa-
ton meeting this evening, besides the usual ad
dresses, there will be recitations, readings and
singing. The young and all others will be in.
vitsd to sign the pledge.
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and a graduate of Bowdoin, has lately taken
charge of the Hughes school, Providence, r. T..
at salary of $4,000. ....s ...-e
THE PEAKS ISLAND ScHooL.-Yesterday af
ternoon the first class of Primary School No. 1
accompanied by their teachers and some of tn,
Supervisors of the Island school, went down OF
the steamer Express to pay visit to the schoo
at Peaks Island. They were very cordialt
welcomed, and more than an hour was passe
listening to the exercises in the different de
partments and select readings and recitation
and declamations in the grammar room. Afte
recess the class from the city occupied an ,hou
in promiscuous readings from their text books
The afternoon was a pleasant holiday for tn
visitors, and they appeared highly delighte
with it. uf sF Ur.T HF8G
The Peaks Island school showed itself to b
in excellent condition. The recitations wer
prompt and the scholars seemed to understan,
their studies. The reading was unusually good
The grammar department is in charge of MI
A. V. Ackley, member of the Senior Glass a
eBowdoin, and the primary room has Miss Eve
- lyn r. Brackett graduate of the High School
for teacher. These teachers are workin
faithfully, and have brought the school into
very high condition. The increased means q
communication between the city and the islam
has rendered official visits to it easy, and tn
school has derived great benefit from it.
The little folks from the city acquitted them
selves with high credit, and gave some remark
ably good readings, showing that their teacher
are faithful and perseyering
A HANDSOME observation-disclosures a
ternoon there was placed in the yestibule of I'll
post-ofice, by direction of Postmaster Goddar'
an elegant timetable containing full inform;
tion of the arrival and departure of all IL
mails, domestic and foreign, by land and waite
together with Office hours, sc. 1t is of blac
walnut, five and half feet by six in size, fine
lettered in gold by Mr., Mitchell of Fore stree
after the design of Judge Goddard. 1t will /
agreat convenience to the people. -.
FIGURED Japanese silks worth Al. 10 sellir
for 20 cents yard. They are beautiful
- CoGIA HAssAS.