The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-27
Brief .yOftings.


Nice young men are beginning to appear with
slender bouquets of May-fowers in their button
holes.
Our exchanges are informing the "cerk of
the weather that "warm and copious rain"
is in order.
Last week Brunswick man was seen plant
ing his early potatoes. He owns pick-axe.
The sale of reserved seats for the ''Two
Orphans has begun at the box Office at Music
Hall.
There is a bad place in High street in the
middle of the carriage track, caused by the
undermining of the road by defective drain.
The clerks of the English steamers have be-
gun to return to Montreal.
Mr. G. S. Jordan of Cape Elizabeth, pre-
scented us yesterday morning with beautiful
bouquet of May-fowers.
Yesterday was the anniversary of the organ
ization of the Portland yacht club.
The Cumberland County Agricultural So
ciety has decided to hold the annual county
fair with the Farmers Club at Cumberland.
A young man was arrested yesterday by
officer Bell on suspicion of larceny of valua-
BILE watch from a Mr.. Hall in Falmouth. The
man is employed in the house.
Next Saturday being the festival of st.
Philip and st. James, there will be an early
celebration of the Holy Eucharist at st. Luke's
Cathedral commencing at o'clock.
Mr.. Carrollton is building a fine new sloop
yacht, on the model of the Spy, at Curtis's
ship yard.
A Mr. Plummer, clerk for ]. f. Rand, was
taken with fit in the store on Cross street,
yesterday morning.
Mr. VIM. McAleney isl making 300 har-
ness for Father O'Donnell of Nashua, N. H.,
formerly of this city.
The team of Chas. S. Jordan, produce mer-
chant, ran away on Commercial street yester-
day afternoon, and apples, turnips and potatoes
were strung all along the street. The team
was caught before any injury was done.
A young man about town has forged his
fathers name to a note for $50, on which he
secured an Endorsement from Mr.. f. f, Hale
and got the note discounted at the bank. He
played the same game for $44, on the Bank of
Portland, and has left for Canada.
One of our lawyers tried his hand the other
day at letter-writting with the type writing
machine at Loring, Short & Harmon's. Having
completed his epistle, he added postscript,
saying that the machine wasn't good speller
and had not studied punctuation.
The Allen Mission has received from some of
its friends handsome presents to be given out
to the best spoilers this evening. There ought
to be large audience present.
Yesterday afternoon a lively fight took place
at the Grand Trunk depot between two long
shoremen who had imbibed too much hop
beer. Both drew the claret freely.
A fire was observed yesterday afternoon in
the direction of Colley's Corner in Falmouth.
Mr.. G. E. Jack of Alfred, remembered the
PRESS, yesterday, with a fine bouquet of May
flowers.
The Biddeford Times says that tickets for
the Cary concert are selling rapidly in that
city, two hundred being disposed of thus far.
ninety going to Kennebunk.
Henry Yarley, the noted English revivalist,
will speak at the Chestnut street church Fri.
day evening.
Remember the assembly at Reception Hall
this evening. A good time may be expected.
The police made a raid last night on the men
who assaulted Deputy Sheriff Chase recently,
and arrested several of them.