The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-24

Yesterday was the first real warm day of the
sea on. There was about it premonition Of
tn wrath to come,-in July and August.
The sale of reserved seats for Lingard opens
at Stockbridge's this morning.
All the shops presented a spectacle of free
hearted hospitality yesterday, their doors being
flung wide open.
We learn that the operatives of the Portland
Rolling Mills at Cape Elizabeth, all contrpu-
ted very literally to the Maine General HosPi-
tai Fair. Also that movement is being iiiaue
on the part of the operatives OF the nhi's
Biddeford, to make donation OF 'ne
ofone days work each .;.os oeo,
Tho National Board of Underwriters oHer
c-oo Gov the discovery of the party
"".o e C. - the house of Michael Walcb,
s ~ se 400 in this city. The Board have
nn,onriated $4,000 for such rewards.
The Merrill wharf property has been sold at
private sale.
Gov. Perham was in town yesterday.
f. o. Bailey & Co., sold at auction yesterday
two lots of land and flats on Munioy, belonging
to the Isaac Dyer estate, to c. P. Mattocks, for
1881. All of Isaac Dyer's right, title and utter
est under the mortgagesin the Cumberland and
Oxford canal to G. P. Mattocks for one dollar
Three-quarters of five lots of land situated in
the city and county of La Crosse, Wisconsin,
to Isaac Dyer for S41.
The Army s, Navy Union have it in mind to
secure Wilkie Collins for their lecture course
next winter. L go s.r-u. ul -
Three houses are building on Emery street
The graduating exercises of the High School
class of '73, are to be held in the City Building,
The young women's home is to be opened
shortly, under charge of Mrs. j. L. Connor and
Miss @. A. Patten. .-.,
The thermometer indicated y degrees at
noon yesterday. ~ E--e 0rof-nfT.fT rod
Rev. E. G. Bodies, now of Salem, and former
ly of Congress Square Church in this city, was
in town yesterday, looking finely.
A few more days like yesterday and people
will be longing for the beautiful snow.
just as iced drinks are coming in demand,
the Sheriff is doubling the number of his seiz-
ures. What cruelty! sfet lH ,sa
The price of gate hinges is going up, in con-
sequence of the tete-a tetes between him and her
after the evening walk comes to close. By
and by the stone steps will get warm enough
to siton, and than the hinges will have rest
There will be a mass temperance meeting at
the Allen Mission Chapel, Locust street, Mon
day evening, commencing precisely at s o'clock,
Addresses by o. d. Wetmore of st. John,
NJ W. p, of the Grand Division of North
nerca, Sons of Temperance, and Rev. G, B.
Pitblado.
During the memorial service at the Allen
Mission Chapel Sunday evening, Miss Carrie
Perry will give an address entitled SIS there no
one to put flowers on my fathsrs grave"
Mass will be celebrated at the Catholic Gene
terry, in Cape Elizabeth, Decoration Day. The
Sheridan Cadets and Montgomery Guards are
to be present
Just as the Boston boat had left the wharf
last evening, the keeper of a boarding house on
Commercial street, came rushing down and de-
manded that she should put back to the wharf,
as there was an old lodger of his on board, who
had LETT without paying his bill. OF course the
boat didn't return, and the swindled landlord
showered curses upon its officers until the air
tnrned blue. -- .. .r..
There were eleven DRINKS at the station last
night Officer Pitman arrested two boys for
indulging in the luxury of fight.
Extensive preparations are being made by the
G. A. r +, for the production of the "Battle of
Newbern," more care being taken with the
production of this piece than any other the
Post has ever produced.