The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-25
Brief JOttings.

The internal revenue assessments in the first
district for the month of December, 1871, were
$21,77L94 q ia
Messrs. Bailey & Noyes have purchased of
the nsley heirs for $4,000 the land on which
their store on Exchange street stands.
The exhibition to be given by the pupils of
the High School will take place February 18th,
at City Hall. ''That Boy Tommy is the title
of the play, to be preceded by declarations,
choruses, &c
The stockholders meeting of the Portland &
Ogdensburg railroad company was further ad
journed yesterday to next Monday.
Friday night last a sloop belonging to Capt
Hiram Hamilton, used for carrying stone and
lying at Great Chebeague Island, was entered
by thieves, who stole all the provisions out OF
the cabin a spy-glass and other articles of val
ue, and then attempted to set fire to the vessel.
A very pleasant masquerade party took place
at Smiths Hall, East Deering last evening.
The exhibit of the Travellers Company,
which we yesterday published, should attract
the attention of all uninsured as to life and ac-
cident. Its assets are nearly ten millions and
it works on clean, cash basis with low premi-
ums.
Profs j. S. and j. B. Sewall, also Prof Tay-
lor the occupant of the new chair of Oratory at
brunswick, can be engaged for Readings and
Lectures through the Portland Bureau, F. G.
Rich, President. The present list of lecturers
is an attractive one and they are not idle either,
during the present season.
Rev. E. P. Thwing lectured two evenings this
week at Camden'and gives readings tonight at
Chelsea, Mass, tomorrow at Alfred.
TT. e A. l.
Robert Burns.
The Anderson house on Fore street, took fire
yesterday forenoon, but was extinguished with
out a general alarm. 54 1ar Et1rs
An entrance was made into the cellar of the
the house, No. SO Waterville street, Tuesday
night by thief, but he was frightened by the
occupants of the house and made his escape
without stealing anything. The absence of the
lower tenement was probably the reason the
thief made the attempt.
Hon. S. L. Tilley, +. Langom and J. w.
Needham of Ottawa, James hoffman of Mon
treal and F. lockwood, R. E. of Quebec, are at
the Falmouth Hotel.
THE M. l.. A. ENTERTAINMENT of the sup
Elementary course at City Hall last evening
was a fine affair and fully sustained its promise
of excellence. The Introductory concert by the
Portland Band was made up of choice selec-
tions, rendered in an artistic manner; the We
locipede Galop by Strauss being perhaps the
gem of this part of the entertainment A
unique and really pleasing feature was the vocal
music of the Cimbrian Club of Lgonia Village
"a choir of young people, mainly, who gave
the music of their native land In their own
tongue, and some of the pieces were like the
stately music of the German composers
Miss Kate Reynolds, who on this occasion
made her debut in Portland as dramatic read
er, was received with great favor. Close study
in her profession has robbed this beautiful
woman of few of her charms, and those whom
she has delighted with her representations upon
the stage found new pleasure in her presence
last evening She. began by relating some of
her personal recollections of Charles Reade,
indicating him in measure from many of the
harsh charges made against him. especially for
the publication of his last novel, ga Terrible
Temptation. She begged those of her hearers
who had never read the book not to do SO, but
to try and forget that he had ever written it.
1t was the result of popular pressure which
Graves sensation even at the expense of moral.
ty. She narrated his personal connection with
Dion Bouiccault and the cause of the rupture
between the author and the manager; and 8
personal sketch of the man, his domestic ant
literary habits. His portrait, drawn by an ad
miring hand, is the only one that the American
public has yet had the privilege of seeing. He
readings of "Art' and the extracts from Chris
tie tombstone were admirable. 1t was a splen
did Interpretation of some of Charles Reade's
finest works by a talented woman who know.
the author intimately and his sentiments and