The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-01
Brief JOtsings.
Don't be fooled to-day.

l NH no Aooiou to'udy.
| The Bible Society hold their annual meeting
to-day at o'clock p. M, at the library OF TN
Z. NJ. q. Association.
AT the semi-aunual meeting of the 5. b. th'
following officers were elected for the term
six months: Fred Hamilton. President o IL
Dyer, Vice President; j. W. Wlnslow, Regent
f. w. Palmer, Secretary; W.. ii. MiiiiHen
/ Treasurer.
Fred g Hawkes. has been elected town clerk
of Windham, vice Hon. William Gocld, de-
clning.
Put up your awnings.
Remainder the Grand Army sociable thii
evening
Our merchants are reminded of the Board Of
Trade meeting at II o'clock to-day.
President Pipgree of the Maine Charitable
Mechanics Association gave the officers of the
association an oyster supper Tuesday evening
A ouartette composed of Mr.. Beckett, tenor
Mr.. Shaw, basso, Miss Annie Leavitt, soprano
and Miss Alice Leavitt, alto, will sing the orig
inal music to ''Uncle Tom" this evening at the
Museum.
The Allan mail steamer Peruvian arrived out
yesterday.
Those who attend the private assembly given
by Mr.. H. j. Holmes this evening will have a
good time.
Dana q. Smith, Esq, Of Salem, one of the
Oldest railroad men in New England, and for
So years connected with the Eastern railroad,
closed his connection with that road yesterday.
He is succeeded by Mr.. Whitney.
Orrin Richards, scene painter for the How
ard Athaneum, Boston.-and brother of Mr..
Richards of the Museum-will paint the scene
ry for the Drummer Bo
Mr. John Kinsman has sod his house on
Emery street to Mr. E. M. Eastman for about
$500, and Messrs T. & j. b. Cummings have
sold house on Madison street for $1,000 to Mr..
Cusck.
Mr. Poor, rigger living on Chestnut street,
slipped and fell on that street yesterday morn
ing and received serious injuries.
The large gray eagle which was shot at AL
fred last week can be seen at Willey's, on
Temple street, where it is to be stuffed. 1t is
considered the most perfect bird of the kind
ever shot in this vicinity.
An assembly will be given at Reception Hall
next Tuesday evening.
sistant to the engineer at City Building, thus
removing 7. II. Bibber who was very eff
Gent employe,
f. o. Bailey & Co. sell to-day the entire
stock of the G. p. Kimball Co., corner of Preb-
lie and Cumberland streets. The sale COM
mences at 10 o'clock. The finished work will
be sold at q p. IN.
The Samaritans gratefully acknowledge the
receipt of one hundred dollars, the net pro-
ceeds of the Samaritan sociabes.
Superintendent Turner, of the Nashua and
Rochester Railroad, reports that, notwith-
standing the hard winter for railroads, the
business of the road has steadily increased, and
has more than paid its running expenses.
Arrangements are being made for a mass
temperance meeting at Allen Mission Fast Day
forenoon. Several clergymen, and also reform
ed men from our own city and from other cities
will be present to address the people.
The Allan mail steamer Scandinavian, G apt.
Smith, from Liverpool the 18Th inst, arrived
here last evening with 26 cabin and 21S steer
age passengers.
Officer York arrested a boy yesterday for
stealing dory.
A boy stole $s5 recently from man on
Munjoy hill Yesterday officers Merrill and
Burnham arrested the boy and recovered the
money.
The Mayor will inspect the police this after
noon at o'clock.
DR.. Gordon begins his duties as chief of the
medical corps at the Maine General Hospital,
and DR.. French as chief of the medical corps
to-day.
The ice has began to move in the Presump-
scot. 1t has never been so tardy before.
The steamer Lewiston on her return from
her first trip to Machias Monday, went into
Castine harbor, breaking up the ice. The peo-
pie were so happy over the event that the viii
lage bells were rung. The harbor has been Ice
hound more than two months,