The Portland daily press., 1875-03-13
Brief j Outings.

Eaton Family School closed yesterday after
very profitable term. Spring term Will con-
mence March 10th.
MIR. Fernald, the hack driver, was thrown
from his hack on the corner of Fore and feari
streets yesterday, but escaped with but h''ie
injury
The sheriffs made seizure at the Boston
boat yesterday.
A man by the name of Holland les'uins III
Lewiston, 80 years of age, walked 1ro" lneie
to this city yesterday, carrying vaiise'
A Young man about town went out to dance
at Cumberland Center Thursday night, and
was engaged to see young lady to her home,
Int when he discovered that she resided three
miles from the dance he left for home.
The Forest City Sugar Refinery started up
yesterday.
The Odd Fellows have appointed commit.
foe 70 make arrangements for the celebration
of the anniversary of the order, the 26th of
April.
Mr.. Harry Cousens, the new Street Commits
sioner, slipped and fell on the ice in the yard at
the city stable, on Hanover street, yesterday,
injuring his head quite severely.
MIR. Sawyer. the cruelty agent, seized num-
Der of bird spares on the Back Bay yesterday.
A runaway horse was caught yesterday after
noon near Libby's stable, on Congress street.
A box car was injured in the Grand Trunk
yard yesterday afternoon by being struck by an
engine.
A little girl living in Deering was badly bit
ten by dog with which she was playing
Thursday night.
The vessels with the molasses for the Eagle
Sugar Refinery arrived yesterday.
An Eastport despatch says the steamer New
Brunswick will not leave St. John till to-day,
on account of an ice jam at Lepreau. The ice
there is fifteen feet thick and there is no clear
water in sight. ....
The propretors of the Preble House are fit
ting up new billiard room.
The Grand Trunk officials in Montreal are
sending out bills for carrying freight and send
ing them to all the merchants throughout Can
ada who are in arrears. The check books here
have been sent for and the affairs of the road
are to be settled. m ,'. i-s
Yesterday was one of the finest days of the
season. A few more days like it would clear
the streets of the ice and snow.
The afternoon train over the Grand Trunk
was late yesterday.
If Probabilities had only advertised his spring
opening we should have been better prepared
for it.
Too good to last, was the verdict on the sun
shine yesterday. ...e .,.- b.
The canker worm grubs will begin to ascend
the trees the minute the snow has gone.
f. G. Patterson has removed from 10 Fluent
block to 279a Congress street, Williams block,
corner Chapel and Congress streets. ,LE
Allen Mission was full of interested listeners
last evening. DR.. Wood will preside this even
ing.
The well known Jubilee Singers of Fish Uu-
iversity, Nashville, Tenn, will give one of their
popular concerts In City Hall, Friday evening,
March 23d.
Officer Jackson found woman crazy drunk
on Commercial street last evening, and after
ha I'd struggle took her to the station, followed
by large crowd.
A drunken man fell on the sidewalk on
Franklin street last evening, and was badly in
jured.
Officers Bates and Bell took drunken man
from new Federal street last night He was
making general disturbance