The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-04-08
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Mr.. Alex. Taylor, the well known shipsmith
is suffering from paralysis.
There will be private sociable at Arcani
Hall tomorrow evening.
Nine persons were received into the Firs
Baptist church yesterday.
The last rehearsal of ''Eliiah" previous te
the concert takes place this evening.
The revaluation commission have thei
room in the Senate Chamber, City Building.
The horse cars are to commence running ar
eleven minute time on Congress street THU
morning.
"A false alarm from box "a Saturday moor
brought ont the department to see very small
fire in very small house on Spring street.
| On Thursday afternoon the Tar House Of
the Oriental Powder Company was entirely
destroyed by fire. Loss $500.
The Lake Champlain sailed for Liverpool
Saturday. She took full cargo including IS
head of cattle.
A boy smoking % cent cigar and picking
refuse coal from az ash heap was sight seen
Saturday morning.
There is the best of authority for stating
that the Emerads beat the Clamdiggers Satur.
| day by score OF 70 to
The Grand Trunk railroad company will
open telegraph station, at the Junction with
the Rochester near Tukey's bridge, early this
week.
Mr. Robert Armstrong, the barber, who was
poisoned some weeks ago, is steadily improving
and his complete recovery is confidently hoped
for.
30 pn1oc IF In oh
mittee of Portland, V, 5, the school year ends
June 20. 1875; begins September 2, 1873; ends
July 3, 1879.
This Times says that woman was assaulted
on Brown street Friday evening at about half
past nine o'clock by a young ruffan who
escaped when she cried for help.
ga Celebrated Case" was given to two fine
houses at Music Hall Saturday. The play is
one of the most interesting ever given in
Portland, and has been finely presented by the
Union Square combination.
The new steamship Matthew Curtis, arrived
from Liverpool Saturday. She is fine vessel,
built by e. Witty & Co., HartlepooI, is $50
feet long, 30 feet beam, and % feet depth of
hold.
The friends of the new Brackett street
school house project says that there will be no
opposition to an appropriation for the object in
the city government when the time comes to
vote on it.
Smith, Anthony & Parsons of New Bedford
are lessees of the Celebrated Case troupe
which gave such fine performances here. Mr..
George P. Brock, the manager of the Rgnod
troupe is the treasurer
Franklin wharf is soon to ba passed. A sea
of mud will thus be converted into a passable
way.-Sunday Times.
Wouldn't it be better to 'order it up out of
the mud
The American speaking telephone, con-
trolled by the Western Union Company, was
tested at the Western Union Office in this city
with great success Saturday, communication
being held at distance of 500 miles.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the
Cumberland and Oxford Canal Corporation
it was voted to accept the new statute, relating
to the canal, which was enacted at the last
Legislature. The resignation of Chas E
Barrett, Secretary, was accepted.
The planet Mercury is visible, close at the
heels of the sun, drought April. Near the
middle of the month he will be more than an
hour behind the sun in setting. Look for him
near the horizon, due west, half an hour after
shutdown.
Mrs. Brady and Mrs. Keenan,, who live on
India street. had religions discussion Satur-
day night which resulted in the former striking
the latter on the head with an axe. Officers
Rice and Garlend rrested the assaulter and
called physician for the assaulted and the
drama closed.