The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-02-17

The next session of the Maine Dental Society
will be held in this city on Tuesday next
There is to be grand dance at the Pavilion,
Lake Sebago, on the evening of the ODD of
February.
Sixty ladies of this city have agreed to fur
nish table at the Homeopathic Hospital fair
in Boston.
A very respectable number of reserved seats
to Mrs. Macready's Grst theatrical night at
Music Hall have already been sold.
The weather yesterday was exceedingly warm
and springlike and suggested the idea of burst
ing buds
Is the Legislature legally in session? was the
question discussed yesterday. A concurrent
vote was passed fixing on the 10th of February
as the time of final adjournment, and the time
was afterwards extended to the 10Th, and no
action had been taken to change that decision.
The active and honorary members of
the Portland Mechanic Blues are re-
quested to meet in citizens dress at their ar
rnsry at one o'clock to-day, to attend the fun
eral of the late Col. Thomas Osgood.
The bridge over the Marginal Way, on the
line of Washingto street is rapidly approach
ing completion. 1t is built entirely of wood
ana will prove a substantial structure. There will
I've one track and two carriage roads under the
bridge.
The East Deering omnibus line is meeting
with success, under the management of Mr..
Leighton.
The Public Library Association of Deering is
preparing to give dramatic entertainment in
aid of the object of the association in about a
week. .,.r
The Rochester Courier of yesterday has full
account of the festivities attendant upon the re-
ception of delegation of the Washington Hook
and Ladder Co. of Portland by the Resolute
Hook and Ladder Co., on Thursday of last
week.
Temperance meeting at the Allen Mission,
Locust street. Monday evening, Feb 10th, at
Z IL p. m. By request, Doct. w. II. True
will give an illustrative lecture upon the effects
of alcohol on the human system. Admission
free
Steamship Prussian, Capt. Dutton, from
Liverpool LIST, arrived early yesterday morning
with % cabin and 124 storage passengers.
The London Times of the LIST inst inst. con
tains letter from Hon. Neal Dow on the Ii
censing question.
That boy tommy put @iUV Ill tHe treasur
of the High School Library Association.
New MUsIc-The following new music, fror
the publishing house of G. d. Russell & CO
Boston, has been received through Ira STOCK
. bridge, No 1856 Exchange street: Happy, haI
DIV may they be-" and Come, lads away
auarette and chorus from Turner's little opeI
The Hunters Daughter, Like the Wind
galop by Zikoff one of the Terpsichore series {
riaao pieces. Norah Mavourneen," beautifl
Ir;sh s,,ng and chorus by Harcourt, of Duprt
and Benedict's Mnisrels. Good bye, Charley,
one of Adab Richmond's songs From Ho
zels charming Songs without.words we have IL
,,ieces Sounds from Mountain and 1 Think
Thee; both easy and pleasing and capable
great expression.
The Orpheus for February contains besid
.he usual quantity of musical news and gossip
xaise brilliant by Leybach.
The comHiittee on revision of ward lines he
another meeting and made some slight alter
tons in the reported boundaries of some OF
wards.