The Portland daily press., 1878-05-25
Brief JOstiBgs.

1t is said that Portland has deputy sheriff
who much resembles Gen. Grant,
G. Hale, Esq. is to deliver the memorial ad-
dress at Yarmouth.
Officer Hanson ARE sted boy for stealing
Patrick Foley's boat yesterday afternoon.
The Boston and Maine Railroad Company
has commenced the erection of freight house
at Old Orchard.
Jantz of the Cathedral, is very busy prepar-
ing an operetta, which is soon to be brought
out.
Minstrel shows are in order next week. Har-
ry'Robinson CO mes Monday and Healey Tues
day and Wednesday at the Museum.
NJ f. Davis is going to Silver Lake to go III
to training for the regatta there May 81. He
will row in paper boat
The anniversary of the Plymouth Sabbath
School will be held tomorrow evening In the
church at half past seven o'clock.
A lady was taken with a fit in Spring street
horse car last evening. Two gentlemen in the
car took her to the residence of DR.. Shaw, and
she recovered sufficiently to 60 home.
A loose paving stone in some way got caught
in horse car wheel yesterday in such way
as to stop the Car until the impairment could
be removed.
Rev. Mr.. Anderson will deliver the annual
address before the Women's Christian Associa.
ton at the First Baptist church, Sunday eve
ming at 730. A collection will be taken.
Geo. w. Woodman esq. will give the opening
address at the temperance meeting at Preble
Chapel Sunday evening next
The musical festival of the Public schools oc-
ours this afternoon at three o'clock. The pro-
gramme was printed in our issue of Wednes-
day.
The memorial servicce of the Grand Army
will be held in Pine Street Church Sunday af-
ternoon. The Portland Chorus Choir will fur
nish music for the occasion.
A small boy who ran away from his home in
this city Thursday and went to Biddeford soon
became homesick, however, and was glad to be
sent back to his mother.
An exhibition of drawing and penmanshp
will be made at Reception Hall today at 2 p. m.
by the scholars of the public schools The
musical festival does not commecce until 3 p.
m.
fellow who calls himself Prof. Dare per-
formed on a tight rope across Congress street
yesterday afternoon and last evening. On the
latter occasion there must have been 5000 per-
sons in the street witnessing the performance.
He took up collection to pay expenses.
The Peppermint" train, SO called, that has
been run on the Eastern Railroad between this
city and Biddeford for quite number of years,
is to be discontinued after this week. This
train left Bddeford at s a. m. and returned
about o'clock in the evening.
Baron UDgensteinborg, Captain Badenhaus
en-, of the CimDria, Messrs. SAlkachoff, Ivan
hotf, Sheviern, and DIR. Hagerman arrived al
the Prebie House from New York yesterday
and left in the evening for Southwest harbor.
There will be a temperance praise meeting al
Congress Hall Sunday afternoon at three o.
clock. The Union will hold Temperate,
meeting in the evening at p O'Clock. Address
es by j. b Fllebrown and Others. The pub
lie are ord!aliy Invited.
The Newport Mercury says the location o
the yearly meeting CT Friends at Portland las
year twas not very satisfactory to those VIII
attended and the probability is that they vii
not 60 there again." The meeting will be bel