The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-11-23

Mrs, Sybel Jones, an English quakeress, will
preach at the Allen Mission Chapel next Sun
day evening.
The Fakir of Europe will give an exhibition
at Music Hall this evening and distribute pres
ents, among which will be gold watch.
We understand that the Rev. Mr.. Bailey,
late of the First Parish, has accepted call
from the Unitarian Society at Marblehead
with salary of $25O0 year.
Schumacher has superb French chrome in
his window, with all the richness and depth of
an oil painting. 1t is blonde and brunette
figure piece, entitled ''The Bride at Home"
Col. G. w. Kicker is in town looking finely.
They were posting bills for Edwin Adams
yesterday. He appears in the role of Enoch
Arden.
Timmons & Halves have received fresh car
go of oysters.
leyee at City Hall.
The preparations made by the ~ High
School class for their Thanksgiving reunion
are progressing finely. ~
The Boston and Maine are driving piles for
the protection of their embankment at Long
Creek.
The keeper of the light on Halfway Rock,
Mr.. j. T, Sterling, had his right hand badly
jammed while attempting to remove rock
from a sluice-way.
Freeman seems to be very popular man with
our country contemporaries. Yesterdays ex-
changes were full of Acknowledgements of oys-
tiers received, coupled with such expressions as
''that large hearted Freeman" 'that whole
souled Freeman" ''that genial vender of oys-
tiers, Freeman" Freeman, the printers friend,
ETC.
A scow with 5000 cabbages went to the bot
tom of the ocean Thursday. What fine sauer
kraut it will make for the fishes!
The house No. Anderson street was sold
yesterday for S3,425.
The International Company's new steamer
has not yet been launched, nor probably will be
until next week.
A lady inquired at bookstore the other day
for 'tMark Twain's Age of Reason 1t was
enough to make Paine's body turn into his
grave. The idea of Mark Twain meddling
with reason!
Col. Robbie and family of Gorham, propose
passing the winter in Florida.
The Louise A. Orr is lying at Widgery' S
Wharf, loading for Cuba.
We saw yesterday at Stockbridge's fine
portrait of George L. Osgood, who is to take
mart in the Theodore Thomas concert.
The Lord Give is expected to arrive here the
first Of the week.
The do-skeleton-sulkey went down
Middle street yesterday morning, propelled by
boy
The horse belonging to Mr. J. A. Kendall,
which died Thursday night, was apparently
perfectly well Saturday, but Monday its legs
began to swell and blood to gush from it's nos
trils, 1t was AVERY valuable animal.
1t las been suggested that in our list of pro-
pret'rs of the United States Hotel, published
yesterday, we omitted 10 mention Mr.. Whit
Tier, who was for long time connected with
the house and who afterwards run" the
American House, located nearly opposite. and
Mr. stephen Farnham of Gorham
Tie Rossinis are to have reunion at their
hall y City Building, the 9th prox.
1t nay be interesting to our ladv readers TO
know that the shape of paniers is changing.
They are worn narrower now, the fullness be-
ing upon the back and narrowing at the b;ns
A merchant on Commercial street ia ;r.+a ho
csus. a bill of 800 has been sent him bv =
Boston firm for repairs on schooner ip;ur.d
while entering Boston harbor The estimates
fol repairs did not exceed S150.
Afte the city authorities have given to the
paving of streets that attention they demand
it wsild be well for them to inspect the Federal
street sidewalks. In many places the bricks