The Portland daily press., 1877-01-29
Brief LNffinga.


Hudson has an excellent painting Of White
Head in Hae's window.
| The church dedicated at Duck Pond last
week is union church controlled equally
by Methodsts and Free Baptists.
This evening DR.. Spaulding lectures at Me-
| chances Hall on "Mirabeau and the French
| Revolution
| The Barnabee concert in the NJ. L. A. course
| postponed last week, is to come off Wednesday
| evening.
| Haverly's minstrel troupe appear at Music
| Hail this evening. A large company will ap.
| pear and good show may be expected.
| Mrs. Jackman, who lost her husband by an
accident on the Grand frank week ago, is
! wild with grief and she requires close attention
| to keep her from doing herself injury.
| Mrs. Catherine Hammett, who slipped on
| Congress street and broke her hip few days,
| has brought suit against the city for five thou
sand dollars.
The India Street Universalist Sabbath School
Society have just added 500 new volumes to
their library, nearly all of them being late pub
| LEGATIONS.
Mr. John Stetson, the manager of the How
variety company and appear at Music Hall on
Saturday afternoon and evening.
Chas. B. Barry settled little difficulty with
one Dodge at the Boston depot Saturday even
ing. They were taken to the police station and
after full explanation of the affair were dis
charged.
At special meeting of the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen held Saturday, Charles Walker,
Levi W. Smith, A. X. Shurteff and Isaac D.
Merrill were drawn as traverse jurors for the
February term, Superior Court
Mr.. Frank Crockett driver for Mr.. L. j.
Perkins, the confectioner, was attacked with a
severe epileptic fit in Mr.. Perkins's store on
Congress street, Friday. He was taken home
and is now qoite comfortable.
II is reported that Mr.. V. V. Twitchell, for
merlV clerk in the Advertiser Office in this city,
will commence the publication of weekly
paper at Gorham, n. H., sometime early this
spring.
The Weber Quartette Club, assisted by Mrs.
Littlefeld, soprano, Miss King, contralto, and
Miss Greedy, accompanist, under the direction
of Mr.. John Morgan, will give concert in the
Yarmouth lecture course on tomorrow even
ing.
Mr.. L. Frye, of the firm Of Leighton & Frye,
is to build double house on Pleasant street,
on the lot next to the residence of E. a. Elwell
Esq, Woodford's Corner. S. & A. r. Doten
have just commenced building new house on
Woodford street.
The Allen Mission was crowded last evening
by an intelligent and deeply interested audi
ence to listen to stirring and eloquent ad
dresses by Campmeeting John Allen, Hon. Neal
Dow and Rev. Mr.. Hobbs of India This even
ing there will be union gospel temperance
and revival meeting. The public are invited.
The new Lodge Of Odd Fellows in this city is
to be instituted Wednesday evening, Feb. 9TH.
1t will be composed of thirty-fve members
chosen from the four older lodges, and twenty
five not connected with the order who will be
initiated as soon as the org anization has been
completed.
Saturday afternoon two-horse team loaded
with muck was coming off from the fats near
the Marine Hospital at East Deering, when the
ice gave way and precipitated driver, team and
all into the water The driver and one of the
horses was rescued The second horse was
drowned