The Portland daily press., 1873-06-02
Brief JOtfiHgs

The quarterly session of Cumberland Lodge
of Good Templars will meet with Evergreen
Lodge at Morrill's Corner, Deering, tomorrow,
commencing at 10 o'clock a. m.
The bugs and the drought are injuring early
vegetables, especially cabbages.
The Deering horse-cars transported over three
thousand passengers on decoration day.
A boy employed at Pond Cove, Cape Eliza
an old scythe in grass field and was badly cut
in the side. DR.. Dana dressed the wound.
Don't forget to procure seats for st. Peter
before they are all taken.
1t is said that Rev. Mr.. Bolmer will remain
for the present with st. Pauls church
The merry month of May belied her name
and went off painting
After ST. Peter What? The Hospital Fair.
The air was fragrant yesterday with the faint
sweet smell of lilacs just bursting into bios
som.
June came up to the scratch smiling yester-
day.
A young man on Congress street Saturday
night was called ''brute'' because he acciden-
tally stopped on a lady's trailing dress, worn,
probably, to conceal hideous feet. Ladies should
bear in mind that trails are not fit for street
wear In Europe they are only worn ON the
street BY women of doubtful reputation.
A package of black lace, "cut on the bias''
lis that correct) was picked up near the Pr Ess
Office Saturday, and now awaits an owner.
Much complaint is made concerning the de-
struction of small birds near the Graves Hill
road by certain amateur sportsmen of this city.
If the offence be repeated it is proposed to ar
rest the budding nimrods.
The Musical Club give concert at Rossini
Hall for the benefit of the Hospital fund on the
4th inst. Tickets are now for sale at LowclPs
and Stockbrdge's.
Sixty dollars was realized for the Hospital
fund at the performance of "Peep ODay by
the Emerald Club
Some kind and anonymous person has sent a
barrel of -four to the Hospital Headquarters,
and the Treasurer is anxious to know to whom
to credit it,
Prof e. f. Bracket of Bowdoiu College, was
IN town Saturday for the purpose of testifying
before the Municipal Court He has been an
alysing some hop beer,' and finds that it con-
tains 81 per cent as alcohol. ssSmall beer.''
A collision of teams on Park street Saturday
evening caused considerable excitement and
some damage
The lumber in Barnum's reserved seats has
been bought at a bargain by the Oyerseers of
the Pool to be used IN some building about the
Aims House.
The Anna Starbird concert troupe is at the
Falmouth 1t has just returned from s.. John,
n. B., and gives an entertainment at Ports
mouth, n. H., this evening.
The proper thing to do now is to 20 over to
the Hospital Fair Headquarters, purchase an
umbrella, and then return the rain-shedder to
the managers A well-known member of the
Cumberland Bar has set the example.
The dust few at the corner of Lincoln and
Wilmot yesterday afternoon as two dogs were
about to part One dog had been busting the
hide of another.
A pig-stye on Larch street was set on fire by
some boys about six o'clock last evening. They
had probably been reading Charles Lamb, and
wanted some roast pig a la clinois. They would
do well to turn their attention to the perusal of
the revised statutes.
The Park was excelently we'll patronized
last evening. 1t seemed so rural that many
made calves of themselves
A polar wave swept over the city Saturday
night People who had been complai ming of
the hot weather begged pardon piteously
There was brilliant display of Northern
light last night.
AS will be seen by our miscellaneous notices
the Fays will continue their surprising exhibit
lions week longer