The Portland daily press., 1872-04-25

ARREST OF BURGLARs.-The two rogues who
forced the stores on Bethel Hill Sunday night
were apprehended at Danville Junction on
Tuesday. The men who, after their arrest,
gave their names as Charles Davis and Harry
Clark of Toronto, c. W., had been hanging
around the village for two or three days and
were at once suspected, and Deputy Sheriff c.
M. Wormell started in pursuit, and came to
Portland without getting track Of them. At
the depot here he met U. s. Deputy Marshal
ii. ID. Marble, to whom he gave full descrip-
ton of the men. The officers went up the line
and at Danville Junction Marble at once spot
ted one of the men, and in few minutes his
pal disclosed himself among the crowd of rail-
road passengers, and they were at once taken in
charge. One os them made a desperate at
tempt to escape but did not succeed. On ono
was found revolver, burglars punch, pow
der, fuse and a tube for filling locks with pow
der. Both were taken back to Bethel, and are
to be put for safe keeping in the Auburn or
Portland Jail Two stores in Lenoxville, Can,
We're robbed last week, and they are suspected
of being the operators.
HOTEL ARRIvALs.-T. S. Lang of Augusta,
H. M. Lord of New York, George R. Hubbard
of Meriden, Conn.,, F. B. Hawley of Bridge
port, Conn.,, Samuel C. Haskell of Boston, and
Y. .. Colby of Chicago, are at the Preble House.
James White and r. J. Thompson of Hall
fax, Enoch Foster jr, and wife of Bethel, Wal
colt Hamlin of Dover, N. H., are at the United
States Hotel.
Edward d. Peters, wife and son, +. w. Carr
and Henry Leeds jr., of Boston, Joseph Ridga-
way and E. Fl. Parker of New York. are at the
Falmouth Hotel
Chares Hamilton of st. John, N. B., VIM.
N. Clayton of New Haven, Conn, and A. L.
Haynes of New York, are at the ST. Julian.
SPRING OPENINGs.-Quite number of our
milliners will make an opening of spring styles
to-day, and excite the envy and admiration of
almost all the fair sex by their display of Gloves
of bonnets,' elegant laces, brilliant flowers
| feathers, and such ornaments. Among the
| prominent dealers who will present full and
| tasty stock are Misses Eastman and Cutts I'M
der the United States Hotel, and Miss M. P.
Mathews, at her new rooms, No. 80 Middle
street, Mrs. G. c. Welch, No. 70 Middle, and
Mrs. NJ E. Bosworth, No. 146 Exchange ST.,
| have fresh and very desirable stocks
| DIR. BoLLEs AND THE MICROSCOPE good
many people are glad they attended the recent
| course of lectures given by DR.. Bodies, and a
good many are sorry they didn't go. Both
sorts will be pleased to know that he is shortly
coming again and this time at City Hall, with
| an immense screen and everything on the
| grandest and finest scale. If we were only
sufficiently scientific, we would try to give some
idea of the marvels and beauties of these exhi-
billions, bnt as it is we can only say-for par
ticulars see programme and, more hereafter.
| FRANCEAAs may be seen by advertisement
in another column, Prof Alzonzo Trip of Bos
ton, the well known lectures on Europe, has
reached our city on his eastern tour, and will
deliver in Portland his grand descriptive series,
as soon as arrangements are completed. The
lectures have attracted great attention wherev-
| er delivered and are warmly commended by
such as have heard them, embracing the most
intelligent minds in the country. We shall
| take great pleasure in referring to this subject
again, anticipating for ourselves and the COM
munity rare intellectual feast
| REAL EsTATE.-The Woodbury. farm in
| Deering was sold at auction on Tuesday, to Mr..
Dorey of York county for $1,000, and the per
sonal property for about $1,000. Messrs j. s.
| Bailey & Co., were the auctioneers
F. o. Bailey & Co., sold at auction on We'd
neesday the splendid residence of DR.. Fitch, on
State street, to j. s. Winslow for SIG, 150.
Geo. r. Davis has purchased the Blanchard
estate in this city consisting of two stores on
| Fore street, and the homestead on the corner of
| Pleasant and High streets. The sum named
| was 1900.
SPEEDY JUsTIcE.-Monday afternoon Charles
Follett stole an overcoat from Nelson Leighton
and departed in the Boston steamer, and when
| he arrived in Boston was welcomed by the po-
lice, who had been appraised of his coming by
despatch from Marshal Clark. Deputy Decelle
went to Boston Tuesday morning and returned
| with Follett and the overcoat at midnight
On Wednesday he was confronted with Judge
Morris, who fined him $40 and Costs which
made his excursion expensive.
SAD AccDENT.-Yesterday afternoon as Mr..
HanssnIS. Clay of the firm of Clay & Raymond,
stable-keepers, was riding on Congress street,
his horse took fright at the corner of Vaughan
street and ran away, throwing out Mr.. Clay, and
in some way severing the integuments on the
inside of one of his thighs, and causing an in
jury which will require months to overcome
The horse was secured on Portland street and
was badly bruised The wagon was broken up
also. .t..
MAD DEMoREsT's fashions, which are de-
servedly popular with the ladies of Portland
are always to be found at the store of S. w. Ea-
ton & Son, No. 1873 Middle street, where accu-
rately prepared patterns can be purchased. The
same firm are State agents for the Weed Sew
ing Machine which has annually a large sale
and gives good satisfaction.
At meeting in Boston Monday of the Nash
ua & Rochester Railroad, it was voted to call
the annual meeting of the corporation on the
7th of May, when the question of locating the
road will be finally decided.
SPECIAL policeman B. G. Miles arrested a
man at the Grand Trunk depot yesterday after
noon for indecent exposure of his person.
GoRHAM-At meeting of the SabascO b.
b. Club the following officers were elected fol
the ensuing year: President, W. A. Redlon
Vice President, w. f. Chadburn; Secretary,
NJ. B. Eaton; Treasurer, N. G. Cummings; Di
rectors, NC. Cummings, j. Whitney and e.
| Harding The Sabasciaps contemplate putting