The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-29

Yesterday was very warm, the thermometer
being among the eighties
Notice is hereby given that the reading by
the Dramatic Reading Club for the 31st inst,
is postponed to the 7th prox.
The crowd that attended the great moral
show was mostly moral crowd, there being
very little disturbance or drunkenness.
Numerous showers yesterday afternoon tried
to cool the air, but didn't succeed very well.
No small children have been missed since the
cannibals departed.
The banks in this city will close at twelve
o'clock on Memorial Day.
The School Committee have advertised for
successor to Mr.. A. P. Stone as Principal of the
High School, and they want him within seven
weeks.
AS Judge Fox was riding on horseback down
Congress street yesterday morning, bis horse
stumbled and threw the Judge over his head.
The Judge turned a complete summersault.
striking upon his back: Fortunately he was
not seriously injured.
Gen. Henry Prince, U. S. A, has presented
to the Maine General Hospital Fair, Rogers
new and beautiful group ''The Favored Schol-
ar" MIR. Joseph Brazier of the firm of Mess.
j. E. Caldwell & Co., Philadelphia, has also
presented to the Fair, an elegant berry dish on
a silver stand.
The lumber is going into City Hall to build
the seats for the childrens' floral festival.
Dogs have killed the beautiful imported
swans in the lake at Evergreen Cemetery.
Sold by E. E. Upham, real estate agent, to
VIM. A. Goodwin, Esq, house and lot corner
of Pine and Thomas streets belonging to An
drew j. Chase, Esq, on private terms.
The Chestnut Street Methodist church have
purchased fiue three story brick French roof
residence on Cumberland street near Wilmot,
for parsonage. Rev. Mr.. Jones, the new pas
tor, recently of Newton, Mass, will occupy it
in a few days.
During the procession yesterday the house
of Mr.. Fields on Waterville street. was ran
sacked by thieves and $50 in money stolen.
The fellow who took a valuable overcoat
from the Boston and Maine train Tuesday af-
noon, can get $25 for it in this city. See adver-
tsement.
A runaway on Exchange street about six
o'clock last evening, caused considerable ex-
element. No damage resulted.
But one picked pocket was reported yester-
day, that of an elderly lady who had it sewed
in some obscure place. about which she was
constantly feeling.
Barnum's moral show was a moral show in
deed, and furnished very few items of an i'm
moral character.
There were AL names entered on the United
States Hotel register yesterday.
The Allan mail steamer Crcassian, from
Quebec, arrived at Liverpool on the 18th INST
The Custom House will be closed at noon on
Memorial. Day.
Reethoven's "Ruins of Athens was fair
specimen of the music played by the Barnum
bands.
A man named Winfield was arrested by of
fieer Jones last night, for drunkenness ard for
abusing his family.
There were but two fauts at the show yes
terday.
An intoxicated woman fell and struck her
head ON curb-stone ON Cumberland street,
yesterday, cutting quite cash. She was
taken to the police station and the wound
dressed.
The man who was ready to swear that the
mercury stood at 9S degrees yesterday, isn't a
a person of veracity.-SS was abuot the figure.
1t was Fred Turner who was arrested Tues
day nightfor stealing from Curtis, Fobes & Co.,
instead of john B. Curtis.