The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-06

The Sd grend annual masquerade ball of the
Blues will take place Feb. 81. The costume
from Boston will be ready one week before tn
ball
Owing to the illness of one of the member
of the Musical Club" the concert to bav,
beer given on Tuesday Jan. 18th, will be post
poned week or ten days. Due notice will bt
given. Tickets can be obtained of the mem
bers.
The annual meeting of the Ocean Insurance
Company takes place this afternoon
Four persons were admitted to State street
church yesterday on profession of faith.
Prof H. L. Chapman of Bowdoin College,
delivered discourse at State street church last
evening.
The cargoes of oysters which arrived Satur-
day, kept the oystermen busy until a late hour
that night supplying the demand for Sunday
dinners.
The Allen mail steamship Sarmatian, Capt,
Wylie, cleared for Liverpool Saturday
A horse was killed by the caving in of an
embankment on the Boston & Maine extension
Saturday. N
The Portland Stokes case was settled with
ont being brought into court.
Il leaked badly yesterday.
Mr.. S. Bourne, while engaged in clearing the
snow from the roof or the City Building Satur-
day afternoon, was, through some misappre-
hension, suddenly drawn up by the rope at
tached to his waist His hand catching under
the leaves of the slate was cut to the bone
DIR. 7. A Foster dressed the wound, which is
an ugly one 90 look at 4.E-s
The New Brunswick arrived here yesterday
morning from st. John aud Eastport. The
steamer will leave for those places at o'clock
this evening
We have got new fiend now--the ''storm-
fend.''
The Aduertiser says that a lady Oh Spring
street has had an attack of erysipelas SO severe
that amputation of two of her fingers is con-
sidered necessary.
Portraits of Miss Starbrd are to be seen at
Stockbridses' at Hales and at Schumachers.
The Directors Of the Board of Trade hold
meeting to-day.
Bret Harte, who has climbed to a place
amor the foremost of American lecturers, de-
livers his lecture on the "Argonauts of 49, in
this city the oath inst.
The Pettengill boy has returned to the city,
and has been properly quarantined.
A formal opening of the Greeley Hospital
will take place this week. The public will be
invited to attend and satisfy themselves that
the building has been comfortably fitted up for
its destined USE
Rev. DR.. Peabody, of Cambridge, preached
at the First Parish yesterday.
There are now five patients at the small pox
hospital The French child, aged about 20
;od If oe
diseases after having recovered from the small
pox.
f. o. Bailey & Co. sold notes amounting to
$2665 for nine cents Saturday. They were part
of a bankrupt estate.
There is to be an old fashioned sleigh ride
next Thursday afternoon Under the direction
of Mr.. John Head. The party starts from
City Hall at two o'clock in the afternoon, pro-
ceeds to Saco, takes supper at the Saco House,
and returns in the evening. A general invita-
ton is extended. No racing is to be allowed,
and fine time generally is looked forward to-
There is to be a meeting of the trustees of
the Relief Association of the Portland Fire
Department Wednesday.
Two hearts that have heretofore beaten sep
arately, are going to begin to beat as as one, at
the United States Hotel some time this week.
The last dance of the Una course comes of
this evening.
May-howers are In bloom on State street, I'M
der glass, of course.
He is at it again. This time he insulted tw G
ladies who were walking. ON Bracket street
Saturday evening.
The Pullman train from Boston was an foul
and quarter late Saturday night. The delay
was caused by the 'giving way" of some of
the locomotives machinery.
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