The Portland daily press., 1873-06-19

We are like the much quoted Roman En-
peror-we have lost day, as the date of yes
terday's issue will show.
The Rev. DR.. Thomas Hill, paster of the
First Parish church in this city has been pre-
scented with purse of 400 by his friends in
Waltham.
Yesterday the weather grew coquettish, first
mild, then cloudy, next raw, and as q result
the afternoon was dusty and disugrecable.
A runaway horse on Commercial street yes
terday forenoon volunteered good job for a
carriage repairer.
The boys at the corner of Green and Port
land streets need looking after by the police.
The rooster at the fair attracte the attention
of the children. They consider him mys-
terry.
All staple goods are selling at the Fair at
their full market value.
We learn that Woodman, True & Co., have
purchased three bales of sheeting donated by
the Wcstbrook Manufacturing Co.
One hundred and eighty dollars subscrip.
tons from physicians were received yesterday,
which, with former subscriptions and the dona-
ton from the Maine Medical Association, in
creases the amount received from the profess
SioH III diu VI Tue IL air 10 SlUU.
Allan mail steamship Moravian, from Liv-
erpool for Quebec, passed Farther Point at 9
p. m. Tuesday, with 80 cabin and $50 stereage
passengers
We omitted to mention that the elegant wat
er pitcher on the First Parish and Park street
table was the gift of Messrs Roberts, Clark &
Biddle, Philadelphia.
In the list of doners to the Hospital Fair,
Mrs, S. E. Bragdon was mentioned yesterday
as of Hollis 1t should hive been of Portland
Canker worms are troubling the trees in this
city badly.
A disagreeable row occurred at the breakfast
table of one of our hotels yesterday morning.
In the case of the child recently discovered in
vault on Winter street, the coroner's jury
returned verdict that the child was still
born.
Widgery's wharf is packed full of lumber
and molasses. d.
The old Board OF Di-entors of the Portland
Steam Packet Company was re->,-otea- -. the
annual meeting yesterday afternoon
The yacht Viking, Capt. Sands, arrived here
yesterday from Mt Desert. Her pilot is Capt.
H. Totman of Portland.
Runner has it that several Portland gentle
men, who are now engaged in gold mining in
California, have struck vein of extraordinary
richness.
A notice of interest to the past and present
members of Company Q, Antiques and Horri
bles, will appear in our uext issue.
Will some one suggest ways to exterminate
the canl1er worms who are killing the foliage
OIL our trees? Garroting has been mentioned,
but is it lawful.
There were eight DRINKS at the police station
last night.
The steamer Lewiston touches at Bar Har-
Dor on her way to Mt. Desert the next trip
It's amusing to witness people at the Fair
hang to their pockets. 1t is easy to perceive
that their thoughts are on their purse.
Last evering there was steady tramp across
the bridge leading to Fluent Hall.
The following dialogue occurred at Fluent
Hall last evening: Inquiring and facetious
youth-"Have you any punches?" Pert wait
ress-"Only Punch and Judy, sir
The following inscription was found on a
table cloth at Fluent Hail, where spoony ard
pedantic youth had been seated conversing with
bewildering maiden SO que je sus heureux!
Combicn TAI douce souvenance de ce soir dams
lie halle de Fluentr' Quite awful, wasn't it,!