The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-02

The Boston & Maine Company are painting,
on the shed covering the platform at the
Walker House, in large letters the name of
their road, SC.
Isaac Emery, Esq, of this city arrived home
from Cuba, last Wednesday.
The-fountains in the gardens are being gen.
orally uncovered and put in preparation for
summer use.
The Western Promenade is thronged early
every morning with people out for a bit of fresh
air.
Yesterday was the warmest day of the sea-
son. At sunrise the thermometer stood at 38,
at eight o'clock at a. and at noon at &C. At
which latter degree it remained until about
four o'clock D. M.
We are pleased to learn that Deputy Marshal
Bridges is out again. He has been confined TO
the house for week past and was threatened
with fever.
People thought yesterday that Summer was
nigh" The air was hot and the streets dusty.
The Portland Company yesterday sent two
locomotives by vessel to st. Johns, N. B..
They are to be used on the international Rail-
road. Five more are to be sent when completed.
A young son of Mr.. Roberts had his leg bad
ly broken Wednesday afternoon on North ST.
A house was in process of removal, and skid
sprung out striking the lad.
The steamer John Brooks has been repaired
and reftted, and will be placed on the Boston
route next week,
Mr. Prince, one of the Jail Inspectors, visit
ed Portland Jail last Wednesday. He express
ed himself gratifed with the condition of af
fairs, but will report to the commissioners that
it is not advisable to employ prisoners in Port
land Jail
The body of Martin Kennedy, who was
drowned Wednesday night, was discovered yes
terday.
The Hospital Fair is the recipient of some
antique gold and silver coins, which were dug
up on Richmond's Island some time since.
There is defective sewer at the corner of
Pearl and Middle streets that emits obnoxious
smells. The attention of the authorities is call
ed to it.
Judge Howard has been elected Vice-Presi-
dent of the S. p. c. A, in the place of e. M.
Rand, resigned. Mrs. A. A. Strout was elected
director, instead of Mrs. Sweat resigned
Rubinsten is to be here on the 9th inst
Thayer, suspected of stealing DR.. Tewks-
bury's harnesses, was brought before the Mu-
nicipal Court yesterday morning and held in
$500 bonds for his appearance at the May term
of the Superior Court.
A grand floral festival is to occur the last of
this month, at City Hall, in which five hundred
school children will participate.
j. B. Hudson jr. has been engaged as tenor at
the State street church.
Frank McKenney, clerk Of Lamson the
jeweller, accdently shot himself with pistol
yesterday. The ball went through the palm Of
the right hand, inf;cting serious, though not
a dangerous wound.
A young daughter of Osgood Knight, of East
Deering, yesterday accidentally fell down Gel
lar, breaking her arm
D. c. Shaw, operator at the Western Union
Telegraph Office, is to open q school to teach
the art of telegraphing
The monthly meeting of the Board of Trade
was held yesterday forenoon. J. b. Fillebrown
was nominated for membership. The Board
voted to publish Collector Washburn's speech
recently delivered in Minneapolis. 1
Principal Stone of the High school, is renew
ing old acqueintanceship at Fryeburg, during
the vacation.
The very fine exhibition given by the young
ladies' Of the Second Parish Society last even
ing, will be repeated this evening at the City
Hall for the benefit of the Hospital Fair The
ladies of the Second Parish Society are to furn-
ish the refreshment room, the receipts for
which will go to the Parish.
Coroner Gould deemed an inquest unnecessa-
ry over lie body of Kennedy, but took charge
of it and buried it in the Strangers. Lot at the
Forest Hill Cemetery yesterday.
A member of the New York firm that has the
contract to furnish the militia of the State with
q new uniform, arrived IN this city yesterday,
and last evening at the armorics took the
measure of portion of the men composing
the Blues and Infantry. He will be at the
same place to-day from a. m, to p. M, to
complete the measurement.
Bosworth Relief Corps win meet at G.. A. R.
Hall this afternoon at % o'clock.
Last Wednesday some twenty-five ladies and
gentlemen from the India Street Universalist
Church and Society visited Biddeford and gave
an entertainment at the yestry of the Univer-
salist Church in that city. They presented
"Among the Breakers to their friends.