The Portland daily press., 1872-10-07
Brief .JOttings.

Recognized for appearance at January term of the
SUPERIOR Court. . Howard & Cleaves.
Brief Jottings.
Don't forget the fair at Cumberland Tuesday
and Wednesday, the Sth and 9th insts. See
advertisement.
Bickford and Corners have been removed
from Portland Jail to State Prison
Yesterday was variable day. In the morn
ing the wind was high and blew the dust in
clouds, but later it Gained down somewhat and
was quite mild. The temperature was favor
able for out-of-door exercise.
Camp Meeting John Allen has been engaged
to hold series of meetings at the Allen Mis-
sion, Locust street, commencing Oct. 23d. Also
the ladies circle connected with the Mission
are to hold fruit festival this week, Wednes-
day evening.
The battalion of Contnentals have been in
vited to join in grand torch-light procession in
Boston the latter part of the present month.
There is report that the Dominion line
oflsteamers from Liverpool will run to Portland
the coming winter.
Walter H. Rowe has been installed Officer of
the Day, and Amasa G. Smith Captain of the
Guard of Post Bosworth, G. A. R.
Department Inspector w. III. Pencil of this
city, installed the officers of Post Seth Will
Hams at Augusta on Thursday evening
Excavations in the dock at Franklin wharf
and at the end of Union wharf are to be made
at once.
A meeting of both branches of the City
Council will be held this evening.
A gentleman and lady were thrown out of
their carriage on Green street on Saturday, by
a runaway horse, and the carriage broken. A
wagon was damaged ON Commercial street the
same afternoon by the same cause.
A class of gymnastc students from Bowdoin
College will give an exhibition at City Hall on
the 29th of November.
The tickets for the Polcemen's ball are sell
ing quite rapidly, and the party bids fair to be
one of the largest of the season. One officer
has sold 115 tickets
Isaac Bradbury of Hollis Centre, has sent us
ripe strawberry which he picked in his field
October 9Th, and there were also many bios
SONS seen at the same time.
The first literary meeting of the season of
the NJ L. A. took place at their rooms Satur-
day evening. The following gentlemen were
admitted as members of the association: Geo
G. Burgess. E. c. Goodhue, Chas. NJ. Rich and
Frank H. Swan.
Assistant paymaster George w. Brown, U.
s. Navy has just arrived home from an Asiatic
station having been detached from duty on
sick leave. He is at present staying at the st.
Julian Hotel
The Falmouth Agricultural Society will hold
its annual Fair and Cattle Show October 18th,
if fair, if not, the next fair day, at the Town
Hall and Grounds. All are invited. No adj
mission fee.
The Cadets realized about $3.50 from their
promenade concert and drill, after paying all
expenses.
The sale of Portland bank stocks in Boston,
bringing better prices than the average of Bos-
ton banks offered at the same time, is a graft
fying endorsement of the condition of our
banking institutions.
Kinds has his hot soda fountain in operation,
and can serve his customers with steaming
cup of hot Coffee chocolate or lime juice.
Yesterday was the third anniversary of Rev.
Mr.. Gibbs entrance upon the pastorate of the
First Universalist church. In the forenoon he
delivered very interesting discourse commem-
oratiye of the occasion, in which he reviewed
the history of the church during that period
A Boston paper says that portland is to
have street railways, for which they use regu-
lar railroad iron that has been worn or damaged
by inverting the rails" We think that Item
was put under the wrong heading
If the persons in charge of the work on the
streets will mark the excavations and heaps of
earth and stones with suitable lanterns at night
they will do no more than their duty, and per
hans preyent accidents and bills of expense to
the city.
MAINE GENERAL HosPITAL.-A petition, ad
dressed to the Trustees of the Maine General
Hospital, has been generally circulated in the
State, asking that
SIN the establishment of said General Hos
pital, ward or wards may be designated fol
the use of physicians and surgeons practicine
according to the Homeopathic school of medi
cine and where patients, on their own cleo
ton may be treated in the manner which they
on conviction believe to be the best for them
selves; this ward or these wards to be under
the general management of your honorable
Board equally with other parts of the hospital
but tie medical and surgical treatment to b.
exclusively under the direction OF the homGo
pathic physicians"
In support of the request the petitioners re
call the fact that both the State and the city O
Portland have granted land and money for cal
rvinp out this commendable and desirable pre-
has the right nor the desire to discriminate i
the disposal of the public property, against an
ono medical school or in favor of any othe
The petftion has been signed by over a thol
sand of the best citizens of Bangor, and ovt
GOO residents of Calais: representing much I
the culture and wealth of those communities.
The petition has also been circulated I'D tn
city, and about eight hundred names have bee
appended.
The KINGS OF MIssThELsY.-GeorgeS swan
Buckley, and Sam Sharpiey, the great riV'
leaders in minstrelsy, have united their con
panies for the ensuing season, and will appei
at City Hall tonight. There is power in tn
combination that has not been approached fl
years, and the repertoire is filed with new act
The entertainment win present some new al
attractive features, and we hope the manage
win call together all their old friends and a.
mirers.
ARRESTED FOR STEALING-Saturdav Mol
officer Merrill arrested two boys named Geor,
Sexton and George Roach for the larceny
$50 from the store of II. G. Quincy. und
Market Hall The officer found the plac
where they had spent some of the money qui
lavishly for musical instruments and swe,
meats.