The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-01
Brief J0tiiHgs,

During the month of March, AZ deaths and
"a intentions of marriage were recorded in this
city.
A young man trotted into the City Clerks
Office yesterday, accompanied by the City Mar
shall, and was married to young woman
3 The rock taken from the Harrington block
site will be used in laying the foundation of the
Centennial block.
The South American ostrich which was on
exhibition at the poultry show got hold of a
pound of beard nails the other day and devour-
ed them all. They did not digest and the poor
bird is dead.
The organ for Pine street church has arrived
and will be put in place in short time.
The large brick building nearly opposite the
Eastern depot is to be fitted up, to be used as a
mandatory of porous plasters by Nathan
Wood & Son.
7. FL. Bibber has been appointed First AS
sistant Light-keeper at Seguin, and Frank E.
Adams First Assistant at Monhegan.
The officers of the Boston boats will wear uni
form caps after next Monday.
The police have lot of jewelry and buffalo
robes besides what we spoke of the other day,
which has been stolen from different places.
We understand taat the suits of U. FL. Dud-
ley & Co. VS. John Wnslow Jones, and Jones
Va. Dudley & Co., have been amicably settled
by the parties.
The captain of the schooner Post Boy, which
arrived here yesterday, had his shoulder dislo-
Gated during the storm.
The streets are drying up quite fast.
1t was cruel joke played on a man in a
smoking car on the Boston & Maine the other
day. Some one slyly handed him bottle
which ne as slyly took and proceeded to help
himself to the contents, but to his great sorrow
it was empty.
The Orchard Beach Railroad has been sur
veyed
Notices of marriage, to insure insertion in
the PRESS. must be accompanied by the name
of the clergyman or magistrate solemnizing the
same.
The weather is to be rather chilly this month
if it is true that the last Friday in month is
type of the weather of the following month.
The Montgomery Guards are to give grand
calico ball on the 9th inst, for the purpose O
raising funds to procure additional uniforms
The gentlemen having the matter in charge in
tend to have the best time. of the season
Chandler furnishes the music.
The gospel temperance meeting at Allel
Mission last evening was we'll attended, an'
very interesting addresses were made by Lev
Mr., TaIbox of Massachusetts, e. B. Stetson
bible agent of Maine, S. E. Lsavitt, W. Bah
son, Mrs. Hume and others.
The report that the seats FOR this evening
entertainment at the Museum are all sold Ii
incorrect. There are still lots of good seats I'M
sod
constable from Dennysville arrived on the
boat yesterday with an insane man who was OF
his way 10 Augusta. They visited the polio,
station while waiting for the tram
The Reform Club meeting last evening was
well attended and several signed the pledge
Tomorrow meetings will be held at the Bsthe
in the forenoon, and at Sons of Temperance
Hail 10 the evening.
1t has been suggested that a procession c
the trades OF Portlaud make up part of tn
celebration of the Centennial Fourth OF Jul!
Those pe!sons who delight in the ghastl
should go to the police station this morning