The Portland daily press., 1877-04-14
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Soldene aud Mile Sara are coming to Music
Hall. Crowded houses will greet them.
The Forest City Cemetery is being put in
thorough repairs and will present, when it is
finished, very improved appearance.
The ordinance of Baptism will be admins
tered at the First Baptist church tomorrow
morning at 10a clock.
Mr.. John Kimball of Gorham, who recently
attempted suicide, was choked death by his
food yesterday, while eating.
The total loss by the fire on Gen. Browns
farm will be $4,000, with but $4,000 insur-
ance.
The Independent Temperance Union will
hold meeting in Cong ress Hall Sunday even
ming at Z O. clock All are invited.
Mrs. Otis Wildes, assisted by Hickman
Temple" of Woodrord's Corner, instituted
juvenile temple at Congress Hall on Saturday
afternoon, with go charter members.
Officer Seth Sterling returned yesterday noon
with the man arrested in Boston Thursday for
Lewiston robbery. The robber went through
to Lewiston on tie connecting train.
The cooperage firms in this city are to sus-
pend operations unless the sugar refineries
in Boston, New York and Philadelphia start
up.
Tie meeting at the Allen Mission last even
ing was well attended and the addresses of
Mrs. Partington, Mr.. Lewellyn, Capt. Sturd-
want and others were deeply interesting.
Mr. Andrew j. Cummings. the janitor of
Odd Fellows Hall, slipped on the stairs in
coming down from the hall Thursday and cnt
his forehead slightly.
The sale of seats for Sol Smith Russell and
the Berger Family has been good so far. and
there is good prospect of good house Mon
day night.
A double team from the country attempted
to turn too short in Market Square, yesterday
noon, and the wagon upset, breaking the tran
som bolt.
A man in attempting to leap ashore fyom the
st. Johns boat at Railroad wharf, yesterday
morning, fell overheard, but was rescued with
some difficulty
The Advertiser learns that the city liquor
agents salary is to be raised SO as to allow him
to employ clerk and allow him to keep open
more hours,
After the committee on streets gets through
with the Fore street wall it would be well to
look into the condition of the wooden pave
ment around the postoffice. Also to look after
the parties who laid it,
A correspondent signing himself Merchant
thinks it is poor policy for an association COM
posed of merchants exclusively to get up an
excursion to take people out of town to do
their spring shopping
Rev. Mr.. Frost of Salem, Mass, will preach
in the New Jerusalem church tomorrow. In
the morning he will give his ideas as to what
the new church is and will be. Mr.. Frost is
one of the ablest ministers in the church.
On the evening of the dedication of Odd
Fellows Hall there will be a meeting of An
Gent Brothers, at which many of the Oldest
of the order in the state will bs pres
emit.
A passenger car belonging to the Boston 8,
Maine railroad, took fire while standing out
side the depot, yesterday morning, aud was
badly injured. The fire took from the smoke
funnel.
The Portland street grocers say that they do
not wish to keep their stores open Sunday
mornings, and that if any one desires to test
the matter they will not support such move.
ment
Tomorrow evening the India street Sunday
school will give another of its excellent con-
certs in the church, and which promises to be
of unusual interest, The school will be aided
by some excellent vocal talent by adults.
Fitzgerald, the fancy goods dealer, learns
that he has competitors in the sale of DR..
health corsets, and has reduced the
price to note results. He bought the right to
sell these corsets exclusively, and now he pro-
poses to test the virtue of his right
Another chldrens' meeting will be held at
Congress Hall this afternoon at q o'clock, for
the purpose of completing permanent organ
ization. Ali children who wish to connect
with the organization are request
ed to be presnt.
The Boston Theatre Company and the regu-
lar company Of the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New
York, will appear at Fanny Marsh's Theatre,
for week each, the latter part of May. Miss
Marsh's company will travel during those en-