The Portland daily press., 1873-12-20


POLICE NoTEs.-Deputy Williams learned
yesterday that young man was at the
Adams Honse, behaving suspiciously. The
Deputy arrested him, and found upon him a
small sum of money and tickets for Halifax.
He said he belonged in Halifax, had been three
years in Boston, and was going home Mr..
Williams locked him up, and told him that
when he got ready to tell the truth to signify it.
Presently the boy owned up, said his name was
William Smell, that he belonged at bingham
Centre, Mass, and that he had been at work
for A. w. Lowering, bookseller, in Boston.
Yesterday he was sent out to collect some bills,
and collected SIG. He took the money, came
to this city and bought tickets for Halifax,
where he expected to have good time.
There were Is dodgers at the station la st
night eight of them new corners, and the
others regulars.
GIDEoN's BAND-The new musical organiza-
ton known as 'Gideon's Band,'' made its debut
last evening at Congress Square vestry before
the Bisbee Literary Union. The high expec-
tatons of its friends were not disappointed, and
its opening performance was triumphant sue
cess. The seven young ladies who compose it
looked very pretty, and discoursed excellent
music ON strange instruments. The conductress
discharged the arduous duties of her position
admirably well.
After the soiree musicale at Congress Square
came to an end the young ladies proceeded to
Free street church, where they kindly played
for the benefit of the Buckfi eld Club. 1t may
not be amiss to remark that the Band was ac-
ccmpanied nv the angel Gabriel.
HIGH r.-Yesterday afternoon an intelli
gent looking man stepped into Schumacher's
and inquired for Harry Brown. Being asked
what he wanted, he exhibited a chrome and
said that having heard Mr.. Brown was an ex-
cellent painter he was prepared to make him
liberal proposition. If the artist would paint q
COPY in oil of the chrome for him he would give
him the fithograph Sc that he might ms Ike as
many copies as he pleased, and sell them at a
great profit The intelligent looking man was
greatly surprised when told that Mr.. Brown
would undoubtedly decline his magnanimous
offer.
PERsoNAL.-N. G. Cummings, Esq, has
been Secretary of Ancient Brothers Lodge and
Scribe of Machgonne Ercampment, fourteen
years.
Simmons, the sculptor, and a native of Maine,
| is to spend few weeks in Washington before
| returning to Italy. He is to be the guest of
| Gen. Sherman.
Warden Rice. of the Maine State Prison. is at
| the Preble.
John Ware of Waterville, and Edmund Will
son of homaston, are at the Falmouth.
| APPLE GATHERING.-Dresser, Mcclellan &
| Co.. have received an admirable chrome after
| Champney, called apple Gathering" Near
| the banks of little stream in which the red
and gold foliage ofiautumn is reflected, ,standsta
| greup of great apple trees, freighted with the
rosy-cheeked fruit. Heaps lie upon the ground,
which the blue-shirted farmers are gathering
| up by the basketful. The chrome evinces a
| warmth of tone and smoothness of finish not
| frequently seen, 1t will make very pretty
holiday gift Published by Dodge, Collier &
Perkins. For sale by Dresser, Mcclellan &
Co.
| THE INTERNATIoNAL.-We would call atten-
| tion to the advertisement of the International
Steamship Company in to-day's issue, They
propose for the present to make three trips per
week to Eastport and st. John, leaving Port
land Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. This
extra trip, we understand, is to provide for the
present UNUSUAL rush of Grand Trunk freight
for ST John, N. B.