The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-27

Mr. Smardon has the twelfth photograph
ever exhibited.
The Portland Reds 60 to Augusta to play The
Augusta Reds Wednesday.
Peraba. the pianist. will give recitals here
Wednesday evening. Tickets are selling a!
Stockbridge's.
Rev. Mr. Anderson delivered sermon be-
fore the Woman's Christian Association las!
evening.
The most of the Janarschek troupe returned
to New York on the Sunday train oyer the
Rochester road.
The Lone Stars of this city will play with
the Actives of Saccarappa at the latter place
Memorial Day.
The exhibition of drawing and penmanship
of the pupils of the grammar schools continues
through Wednesday of the present week.
There are to be five buildings erected in the
rear of Harrington Block in addition to the
cottages erected by Mr. harrington.
Westbrook has voted to raise money to build
an iron bridge across the river at Cumberland
Mills.
The Portland Reds will play with the Bow
doins at Brunswick on the afternoon of Memo.
rial day.
Boating matters are quite lively here now
and a number of men can be seen practicing in
the harbor every evening.
The Sunday Times says that the Greenback-
ers of this city have chosen all the members
of their party as delegates to the state conven-
ton.
Texas Jack and his combination will appsar
at Musio Hall nd Wadpoodou
iDgs, June 4th and 9th, in his new border
drama entitled ''The Trapper's Daughter"
The can shop of the Portland Packing Com
pany at Saccarappa has been purchased by
Capt. j. f. Quimby, who is taking it down and
removing it to Mechanic street.
j. q. P. Burnham, the photographer 10 Mar
ket Square,is to leave the city for a few months
while his building is repaired. Ia the mean
time he will be established in Bethel.
Buckeye Clary, living on Commercial street,
had little unpleasantness with his wife Sat-
urday aud before peace was restored both of
them were severely beaten.
One of the most amusing features of the
Jauauschek engagement was the attempt dur
ing the performance of Deborah to pass off
pistol shot as thunderbolt upon the great
American public.
The shower which came up here yesterday
afternoon developed iato hail in Deering and
Cape Elizabeth, where it was very severe and
it is feared much damage was done to fruit
trees
Several letters, unsigned, have been received
at this Office, complaining because it cost dol.
lar to secnre seat at Janauschek's perform
ances. We do not recollect that any complaint
was made because the same sum was charged
here by the Black Crook troupe, or that the
high prices prevented crowded houses for a
whole week.
Two fellows wild with poor whiskey were
driving about ia an express wagon Saturday
when they collided with team belonging to
Mr.. Bradley and were obliged to settle for the
damages.
Fred Boyd, youth who stole some clothing
from Williams Block and then went on q
short European trip, returned the other day
and was arrested and bound over to the Su.
perior Court.
The Museum orchestra was not Apply ia its
selections last week, but it is only just to say
that there is no truth in the wild rumor float
ing about town that the orchestra, Thursday
night, struck up when Johnny Comes March
ing Home" at the M oment the blind old Abra-
ham lifted up his arms in expectation of the
coming Messiah. The tune was fcolicksome
one, but not that