The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-10
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Brief .JOfa1ngs.

Yuba Bill, the well-known stage driver of the
Overland" sketches, figures prominently in
Bret Harte's lecture on the "Argonauts of
40" to be delivered in this city on the oath
inst.
Yesterday mornings train ON the Portland
& Rochester Railroad was over two hours>late
The delay was occasioned by ice on the track.
young son of Sheriff Pennell was assaulted
on the Portland & Rochester train Wednesday
night, by one of the parties indicted Wednes-
day for liquor selling at Saccarappa. Mysterious
injury was inflicted upon the lad, as the by
ISLANDERS interfered to protect him.
Prof. Hamilton of Lewiston will give one of
his spicy, poetic, argumentative, theological
lectures, founded on phrenology and other kim
dred sciences, at Temperance Hall, 351A Con-
gress street., at o'clock, Sunday, P. M.
The last of the Union Prayer Meetings for
this week will be held in st. Stephens Vestry
this evening at u o'clock.
There were lively times about the grand jury
room yesterday, many young men about town,
and some cid ones, being called upon to testify
in the liquor prosecutions.
The trees presented beautiful appearance
yesterday morning, encased in their icy armor.
Walking yesterday was ''demd moist and
disagreeable, the sidewalks not being cleaned
off until late hour.
The second of the Mechanics assemblies
takes place this evening.
That sleigh ride to Biddeford didn't take
place yesterday afternoon, 1t has been post
poned until next week.
There is said To be a movement on foot to es-
tablish another lodge of Knights of Pythias in
this city.
The County Commissioners have organized
with the choice of G. E. Chadbourne as chair
man.
The following are the officers of the Union
Brass Band, Ferry Village: William j. Dyer,
Leader; Jabez P. Eveeth, Conductor; G. A.
Tilton, Secretary and Treasurer; w. J. Dyer,
Librarian.
We were favored last night with a serenade
from some eighty school children from Ligonia,
under the direction Of Mr.. Charles L. Ltch-
field. The children were out for sleigh ride,
and seemed to be greatly enjoying themselves.
The offices of the Directors, Superintendent
Engineers and Conductors of the Boston and
Maine r. r. have all been removed to the Walk
er House. The principal of these offices are in
construction has the Office on the first floor,
lately occupied by Payson Tucker, esq.
wooden bridge for pedest ians is now be-
ing thrown across the excavation of the Bos-
ton & Maine Railroad at the foot of Bracket
street by Mr.. Washington Libby. This will
connect with the steps and will be found great
convenience in that locality.
Mr.. William Burnham, the popular janitor
at the City Building. has caused two very con-
venient glass doors to be put on the central en-
trance to the City Building. They light the
corridor well, and they swing both ways, thus
avoiding accidents formerly.
The chimney of the North School has beer
thoroughly repaired, and in the estimation o.
the architect and of the Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department, is now SAFE against all CON
tingency of fire. There is now about the chin
ney four-inch air-streak, and the d stance
from the chimney proper to any wood work is
about eleven inches
There is an insane woman at the police sta
ton who belongs in Kittery. Yesterday she
was sent from some place in Massachusetts tc
Kittery, but by some mischance came on to
this city.
The store of Seth Scammon, at the Rolling
Mills, was broken into Wednesday night and
about six dollars in currency takeh There is
no clue to the perpetrator of the theft.