The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07

The Custom House will uot be open for bus
mess Fast Day.
The annual meeting of the Y. NJ. G. A. occurs
this evening.
Services will be held at the ST. Lawrence
street church on Fast Day. Sermon by the
pastor at II a. m. Prayer meeting at 3 O'CLOCK
p.m
j.. S. Bailey sold the Goddard homestead, in
Cape Elizabeth, to Mrs. Goddord, WIDOW Oh
the late Col. Goddard, yesterday, for $l6,ooo'
and woodland lot at the Cape to John God
dard for $500, and Cape Cottage to Boston
gentleman for $4,000.
The ice has goneout of Back Bay.
The Polynesian arrived at Neville, yester-
day.
The old Alpha boat club have elected Off
GERS as follows: President, John L. Small; Vice
President, j. p Lewis; A. M. Mllett, Secreta-
~; Conley, Treasurer.
Lawrence Tracey, claiming to hail from this
city, was sadly intoxicated, Monday, in Ban
gor.
Tickets are selling rapidly for Chambers
band concert at City Hall, Saturday evening.
There will be union temperance meeting at
Plymouth church this evening, commencing
at 7.3O o'clock. Addresses by reformed men,
All are invited.
At the last meeting of the I. o. o. F. Bene-
fit Association, 2S new members were elected,
making now membership of 1OS
merchant in this city who came from
Rockland Monday, says that at one place on
the Knox & Lpcoln road the water was sever
al feet deep over the track, and the sleepers
and rails we're some distance out of place. The
rails we're pushed into place and the train
passed over.
Tickets for the operetta Irene, which will
be brought out at Grand Army Hall by the
High School class of rs, next week, are selling
finely.
The suit brought by the county against the
late County Treasurer Pencil, will be tried be-
fore the Supreme Court in Auburn the third
Tuesday of this month.
Regular meeting of the Reform Club this
evening at u o'clock. Business of Importance
will come before the meeting.
The horse car track on Middle street was
cleared of ice yesterday.
The annual festival for the children OF the
First Parish Sunday School will take place thls
"wednesday afternoon and evening at Army
&, NAVY Union Hall, commencing at o'clock.
Parents and friends are invited in the evening.
The second rehearsal of the Drummer Boy
will take place at Grand Army Hall tonight
The alumni of Colby University will hold
their next annual reunion at Young's Hotel,
Boston, Friday evening, April 30.
The private assembly at Reception Hall last
evening was we'll attended and was perfect
success.
Rev. C. w. Perkins of Casco street church
will preach at the Allen Mission this evening
at 81 o'clock. The public are cordially inVlt-
ed.
Rev. C. B. Pitblado and Captain Coye are
are expected to speak at the Allen Mission
Fast Day.
Major Gould lost number of copies OF the
history of the 1-1O-29th regiment in the fire
yesterday.
RAYMOND had one of the pleasantest parties
of the season at his assembly last evening
Another will be given next Tuesday evening.
A member of the G. A. r. COMMITTEE Oh
Decoration day, says that no arrangements
have vet been made and that the programme
announced last evening, is incorrect except
that Col. Spaulding has been obtained to deiv-
or the Grafton and that the committee will meet
Tuesday the Goth.
A despatch from w. A. Cromwell of Boston,
states that the fare from that city to Chicago
via Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
has been reduced to $22