The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-21

Inc steamship "IhameS cleared TOR Boston
yesterday.
People seemed to labor under the impression
yesterday that there was to be little more
sleighing, SO they made the most of what we
have. The streets were quite lively with
sleighs
The county deputies made raid for sire
water yesterday, and succeeded in finding it OIL
Warren and Washington streets.
Several members of Post Bosworth G. A. R
attend an installat ion of officers of Post Berry
at Lisbon, tonight
Edmund Abbott and Merrill E. Hatllell were
drawn as trayers jurors for the Supreme Judi
cial Court at a meeting of the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen yesterday morning. AH
Mr.. w. H. Fessenden of the Temple Quar-
tette, will sing at the opening concert of the
Peoples concert, ballad composed expressly
for the occasion by George w. Marston, our
popular music teacher
The antiquarian supper at Plymouth church,
as will be seen by the advertisement, comes off
this evening. AS the ladies of this society I'M
derstand how to get up these entertainments
there will undoubtedly be large attendance.
Saturday, the 22d inst, being legal holiday,
the Custom House and the banks will be closed
ON that day. Notes, &C., falling due on Satur-
day-that being the last day of grace-must be
paid to-day.
eve understand that, fifteen hundred dollars
has been raised for the purchase of st. Pauls
rectory and only ten hundred remains to be col
lected.
Rev. Charles w. Hayes, Chaplain of st.
Luke's Cathedral, is the editor of the new Eps-
copal paper called the Star of the East.
We understand that conservatory of music
is to be started in this city by parties from Bos
ton. 1t is expected should the enterprise sue
coed that pupils will attend from Montreal.
The Haydns will be obliged to vacate FIuen,
Hall in May. There is still talk of converting
the building into an opera hall.
Clothes line thieves are about again.
Two steam yachts are to be launched in our
waters the coming season.
There was a runaway on Congress street
about six o'clock last evening. The driver was
thrown from the sleigh. and had his face
badly bruised.
The Lewiston Journal speaks in high terms
of the Portland ''Haymakers," who gave an
entertainment in that city Wednesday even
ing.
A schooner was reported ashore last night ON
Peaks Island.
The ball of the 1. A. r. A.. at City Hall last
night, was very fully attended, and was a per-
feet success in every respect.
Tar barrels are in demand by the boys for the
purpose of celebrating the birthday of the boy
with the little Ratchet
WriIa opa Of our wall lypavn chin r;noor
was engaged in rigging vessel in the harbo1
yesterday, he fell from her side, and breaking
through the thin ice, had a narrow escape from
drowning.
The costumes for the Blues grand Masquer
ade have arrived at Days Many of them are
very fine.
A little deer is leaning against the window of
Winslow's provision store in Market Square.
1t is bcarly possible that he doesn't know it.
eterday brought some fine weather, but it
went away with the daylight, and the night
was cold and dreary. ls%
80 Tar as newspaper men are concerned, this
year, Washington might as we'll never have
been born; for newspapers are to be issued on
his birthday.
The number of fires in this city during the
past municipal year (since March 1, 1927 has
thus far been 81, of which eight were false
alarms; amount of losses $69,47S; insurance
$14S, 850-an excellent exhibit of salvage
What becomes of all the people who get in
jured? We hear of accidents that gradually
result fatally" We are assured that 'the
gravest consequences are feared" and then we
rarely hear of the persons again. Do they die
and give no sign?