The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-03

Brief JOftinEs
About $50 reserved seats for the Philharmon-
| ic concerts were selected at Stockbridge's yes.
| terday.
The steamship Moravian, from this port ar
| rived at Neville, yesterday.
Yesterday was celebrated as Candlemas in
| the Catholic churches.
An employee of G. W. Fl. Brooks, the Brack-
EFT street baker, had a finger taken off in the
chopping machine yesterday.
The District Court grand jury came in yes
terday and were mpanelled. There being no
business for them they were dismissed.
A man called at the house of Isaac Phillips
or Fore street, last night, and stole a shirt.
Phillips caught him and he ran leaving his hat
behind.
One of the woman boarders at the City Ho-
tel stole $13O from the room of one of the men
boarders yesterday.
A small wooden shed occupied as copper
shop by Mr.. Armstrong at the head of Widg-
ery's wharf was crushed by the roof falling in
yesterday morning.
John E. Morrison of Portsmouth, has accept
ed wager of $500 to walk from that city to
Halifax, distance of 675 miles in % days, GO
ing through Portland, Bangor, Calais, st.
John and Shediac. He will start at ten a. M,
next Monday.
Get your tickets for the Sheridan Cadets ball
at Lancaster Hall, this evening.
A Boston officer passed through here yester-
day from Skowhegan with a man charged with
robbery in Boston.
Notwithstanding the fact that it has been 80
cold at Fryeburg and vicinity as to stop the
running of trains the past week, the men at
work in the Notch have not lost days work
on account of the weather.
Tewksbury L. Swetts horse took fright at a
snow slide on Commercial street yesterday and
ran away, but returned of his own accord after
injuring the sleigh slightly.
A man named Geo. W. Mitchell was lifting
a box at the Grand Trunk depot yesterday
when it slipped and fell on his knees injuring
him slightly He was taken to his home on
Congress street.
A Plymouth Rock pullet owned by w. Z.
Barrows of this city, bound not to be beaten by
any old hens, has laid an egg II by 8 inches.
Now old hens go to work and beat this up
start.
Residents on that part of Brown street be
tween Congress and Cumberland complain that
the city does not touch their sidewalks, while
that portion of the street between Congress
and Free is kept clear by the city.
Rev, Mr.. Dole of Plymouth church, will
preach at the Allen Mission this evening
The weekly union temperance prayer meet
ing will be held at the seamen's Bethel this
evening at u o'clock Let the Bethel be filled.
Seats free.
Officer Blethen and Bates arrested man
last night who was making general distur-
bance in his house on Washington street.
Mr. Albert Noyes of Bangor, passed through
the city yesterday on his way from Boston,
where he has been attending the meeting of
the New England Poultry Association.
Curtis Shaw of Standish, shot a large fisher
On Pekan, near Lake Sebago, last week. The
animal was four feet long.
In future issues the Ship Owners Business
Guide will include Portland in its list. The
number for 1S74-'75 is out.
A HARD CAsE.-Early yesterday morning
young man applied to Mayor Wescott for as
sistance to get to Canada. While he was
standing in the Mayors Office he fell fiat upon
the floor from sheer exhaustion. The Mayor
and Marshal Parker revived him and took him
out to a saloon where he was given good
square meal-the first he had had for ten days.
He was long way from home when he first
started, and when his money gave out he was
put off the train to walk to this city. After he
had become rested, ticket to Canada was pro-
cured and he again started on his way. What
city can boast of more humane, Mayor and
Marshal than Portland has?
"YE OLDEN TIMES. THE antiquarian tea
party to be given at the Congress Square
church this evening, promises to be a novel
and enjoyable affair. A large number of
antique dresses have been obtained, and some
funny turnouts may be expected, as the ladies
of the union have ransacBed all the old attics
within hundred miles or less of Portland,
and Lord has promised to be there in rig.
The supper will be given at o'clock precisely,
after which there is to be entertainments on
the stage. The admission is only rs cents, in
Guiding the SUPPER hence it will be cheaper to
60 there than to stay at home.
A SwINDLING CAsE.-Some three weeks
since man named Swain came to this city and
took room at the Perry House. He pretend
ed to own valuable baking powder and want
ed to start a factory here. Mr.. G. NJ Benson
of this city agreed to go in with him and they
engaged room on Exchange street for the
manufacturing of the article. Costly essences
including altar of rose were ordered from Bos-
ton and Benson advanced $3.50 to pay for them
Last Tuesday night Swain cleared out leaving
Mr.. Benson $3.50 and several small bills out.
The police are on his track.
INsrALLATIoY.-Rev Chas. S. Perkins will
be installed as pastor of CascO street church on
Thursday next. Public examination of candi-
date at 81 o'clock in the afternoon. Installa-
ton strvice in the evening at p o'clock. Ser
mon by Rev. C. Il. Penny of Augusta; install
lation Prayer, Rev. w. 7. Twort of Buxton;
Hand of Fellowship, Rev. j. B. Davis of West
Buxton; Address to the church. Rev. j. M.
Bailey of Saco; Charge to pastor, Rev. d..
Whicher of Saccaiappa; Address OF welcome
Rev. DR.. Fem of this city.
DEATH OF COUNCILMAN THURsTON.-We re-
gret to announce the decease of Mr.. Edward
Thurs.on, which took place at one o'clock this
morning He was stricken with paralysis
several days since and his death was not unan-
ticipated Mr. Thurston was member of the
Common Council from ward 3, and member
of Chestnut street Methodist church, and prom
inent in the temperance organizations of the
city. His age was 60 years.
STOCK BREEDERS AssOCIATIoN.-Hon. s.
L. Goodale has been elected President of the
Maine Stock Breeders Association, and ac-
cepted the position. An adjourned meeting Ct
the society will be held at Waterville Feb. 10,
when the full organization will be effected and
published.