The Portland daily press., 1878-01-07

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| thinking of visiting Portland.
| A large number of marine disasters will be
| found in our marine colum.
The sheriffs received eight barrels of beer at
the Boston depot Saturday morning
The little Milliken boy, who was scalded,
died from his injuries Saturday.
Steamship Ontario from this port has arrived
at Liverpool.
The Quebec sailed for Liverpool Saturday
night with six passengers and full cargo.
The Jail delivery has been finished By che
grand Jury and about 40 indictments resulted.
The sidewalks are in horrible condition
from the ice and snow. Two of the finest resi-
dences on State street are unshoveled.
Charles NJ Legrow Saturday received his
appointment as Postmaster at Woodford's
Corner.
Chas. Choate and Geo. w. Murch, Of the
Portland Reform Club, addressed the people of
Brunswick on temperance last evening
There is to be a grand masquerade ball at
Browns Hall, Cumberland Mills, Wednesday
evening.
A city physician removed tape worm from
the stomach of young man last week which
measured 90 IeeL III leDgtn.
A Mrs. Wilson fell on the ice on Congress
street Saturday morning, ard broke her
wrist.
The price Of admission to Stanleys Museum
on Temple street, has been reduced to Is cents
for adults and 10 for children.
The liabilities of Pollido, Rionda g. Co. of
Havana, are stated to be two million dollars,
gold.
A little daughter Of e. W. johnson, who re-
sides on Newbury street, fell on the ics and in
jared herself seriously.
Mr.. Gilbert is to open class in Waiting to-
morrow evening. The German will also be
taught.
The Bosworth Relief Corps go to Fitchburg,
Mass, Thurday, to institute relief corps there
the first in that state.
The escape of the bark s. e. Spring was
hardly as narrow as reported by the Advertiser
as the bark has been in this harbor for the past
week.
Thayer & Tompkins are to bring a company
'Tittle Emily" and "Poor Joe" will be pro-
duced.
Tickets for Collector Simmons lecture on
Reforms, are now for sale at Stockbridge's. OF
course everyone will want to see the man whom
Boston has talked SO much about for the past
three or four years.
Samuel Davis dropped dead in Cape Eliza
beth Saturday. His daughter went to get
pillow for his head. but he was dead when she
returned. Ee had apparently been in his usual
health.
A gentleman who slipped upon the icy
sidewalk on Congress street early in the season
is to bring suit against the gentleman who
owns the property facing where he fell, to re-
cover for injuries received.
E. T. Beuner of Knightville has just finished
very fine traverse runner sled for the from of
Twitehell, Champlin s. Co., the well known
grocers on Commercial street. The sled is fine-
ly painted and represents their spice mills as
one of their many branches OF business.
A letter from President Farley, of the Ma
tional Board of Trade, to Hon. T. @. Hersey,
vice President, of this city, says that the exc
cutive committee of the National Board have
agreed to meet in Portland on the first Tues
day Of September next.
Friday forenoon as Peter e. DanielsoD, who
is employed in the decorating department of
the Portland Stone Ware Compsny's works,
was emptying jug of water from the top of
the steps leading to the building. his foot slip
ped, causing him to fall distance of 10 feet to
the ground. His injuries were severe, his right
arm being broken at the wrist. 1t is also fear
ed he is injured internally.