The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26
Brief .bOttinXs,

Sunshine after the storm-yesterday verified
it.
The Milton Noble company are stopping at
the States.
The wind blew at the rate of 12O miles an
hour on Mt Washington Thursday morning.
The Maine Beet Sugar Refinery is at work
and beet sugar will now be in order.
The yacht Rambler lost her bow-sprit 10 the
gale.
The present daily average number of
visitors to the public library is about seventy
five.
A gold dollar was worth three-aights OF
cent more than a greenback dollar in New
York yesterday.
1t will be seen by reference to another
column that the Portland Theatre desires to
secure the services of walking ladies'
Seats for the Phlliprs-Brignoli grand concert
will be for sale at the Portland Theatre Mon-
day. They will be largely sought.
Chestnut Street Church is undergoing
repairs, therefore there will be no preaching
services there tomorrow.
Prof. r. G. Stanley of Bates College will
preach at Willisten church tomorrow morn
ing
During the storm the yacht L1rline was
driven ashore on the Cape, near Fort PEBBLE,
and low water lay high and dry on the beach.
The Twelfth grand assembly of the Young
Mems Social Club will come off at Lancas .er
Hall next Wednesday evening.
Mr.. John Russell is the agent this city and
vicinity for that superb work published by the
Harper's. Stanley's account of his journeyings
across the dark continent Of Africa.
The Forest City market house that was
recently fitted up doesn't seem to be taken too
very much. Out of about dozen stalls
which it has, but one is occupied.
The fair by the Ladies' Aid Society of the
Temperance Union at Congress Hall yesterday
was fairly attended, and passed off very
pleasantly
During the storm the waves undermined the
residence of Ira Croker. Esq, at Pine Point,
30 that lie will be compelled to remove it
farther to the rear. Mr. Croker says he
could fish from his front piazza.
A boy in Portland has been sentenced to two
months in the county Jail for stealing a copy
of the PRESS from the doorsteps of one of its
subscribers. There are several victims in
Augusta who are spelling for month or two
of life within prison wals-Augusta Journal
The rascaly thieves are to be found in all our
cities and villages, especially where good
paper is ubished-Brunsaoick Telegraph.
Mr.. Hodgkins has added a fine orchestra to
his singing school. The last half of the term
commences next Monday evening. Price for
the balance of the term Is cents.
A two story building intended for bakery
is being erected at Old Orchard 1t is located
on the main road near the brook south west of
the Old Orchard House.
Saco river.
Miss May Belle Sherman will attempt to
walk fifty miles within eleven hours at Brung-
wick to-day. At Lewiston last week she
accomplished the same feat in less than ten
hours. She is an native Of Gorham.
This forenoon at II o'clock fve-eights or
more of the brig Geo. w. Chase lying at
Merchants wharf together with all her sails,
boat, rigging, apparel, Sc, will be sold at
auction.
1t is stated that meeting of the managers
of the Grand Trunk aud Allan line has been
held in Montreal, and there is possibility that
the steamers may come here this winter after
ALL
The Street Commissioner was engaged
yesterday with all the appliances at his COM
mand repairing the streets that were injured
by the storm. There are none of them but
what are Iassable.
Some fears were felt for the barque E. L.
Pettengill which left here for New York Mon
day, but they were dispelled on the
receipt OF atelegram yesterday morning
by Messrs. j. S. Winslow & Co., that
| she had arrived there.