The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-05
Brief JOtfings.

nam ana e0Ste7Iy Ol1ldS today.
49, The proprietors are refurnishipg the Preble
House.
Sneak thieves are about One broke into Mr..
Gilman's house on the corner of Clark and
Cushman streets the other night and stole ten
dollars
Portland Pythan Relief Association will
meet this evening at eight o'clock at Pythian
Hail.
The floor of City Hall is being repaired.
A lot of boys at Gorham's Corner amused
themselves yesterday by piling up the bricks
from the sidewalks in the middle of the
street. -
A man lost some bundles from his carriage
yesterday near the ''gridlron of DEATH and
while he was picking them up an engine came
along and frightened his horse, which ran
away, but was stopped before any damage was
dozen.
A tire came off the wheel of wood team
yesterday on Cumberland street, letting the
team down. The wood was transferred to an
other team aud the teamster went on his way
rejoicing.
A fine engine was turned out from the Port
land Company yesterday for the Portland and
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called the "Carrigan."
To-day the annual meetings of the Masonic
bodies begin in this city.
The street sprinklers were out yesterday.
Mr.. S. Lincoln has sold his property on Fed
era1 street to G.. e. Bibber. for $500.
The Blues will be inspected by Capt Pencil
tomorrow evening.
Seveveral Portlanders go to Boston to-day to
attend the Handel and Haydn festival.
Nathaniel ID. Smith. representing himself as
a Trial Justice of Maine, was arrested in Low
ell on Saturday night for the larceny of a 500
gold watch and chain belonging to Mrs
Walker of Aver.
The st. Pauls Guild produce the play of
.'Box and Cox at the Reception Hall to-
morrow evening.
The Maine Central Railroad shipped east
from Portland, on Saturday, twenty-five car
loads of coal and twenty-six car loads of gro
eeries and general merchandise.
Sawyer, Webb & Co., deny that they have
discharged their hands and closed their fac
tory.
Yesterday was fine day, the mercury stand
ing at seventy degrees at noon. If people
hadn't been fooled so many times they would
really feel justified in believing that Spring is
at hand.
Perhaps he is mistaken about the snow
storm, but
The fountain in the Park is being reprinted
and the water will be turned on in few days.
The Montgomery Guards have meeting on
Friday night to elect first lieutenant
The interior of the engine house on India
street is undergoing repairs.
II is rumored that the Jameson Guards of
Bangor, intend to challenge the Portland Ca
diets for the champion flag, the drill to take
place July 4th.
Dio lewis lectures at Fluent Hall Thursday
evening, on the temperance movement.
There are large number of Masons in this
city from all over thhe State, to attend the ses-
week.
The Mary E. Libby, which has been due for
several days, is supposed to be waiting for good
weather, and will probably arrive in few
days.
S62 900 of the 100000 desired for Bowdoin
College have been subscribed.
The State street collection for Williston
Chapel, Sunday, amounted to $3.50.
The School Agent has ordered the Lowell
street school house to be closed, the founda-
tons being unsafe and the building perilous to
occupy in high wind.
Applications for State pensions should be
made to-day and to morrow.
The Ellsworth packet will be at Long wharf
on Wednesday.
DR.. Webster was called to Woodford's Cor
ner at midnight last night to attend the SOU of
Henry Moody, whose nose had been bleeding
several hours and could not be stancbed.