The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-16
Brief JOffings,

Raw, cloudy day yesterday. Mercury 29o at
sunrise, $50 at noon, 45s at 6 p NJ. wind SOUTH
west.
is renewed.
Hall L. Davis has the contract to supply the
school stationery. and A. NJ Kimball the city
printing.
bust of Homer has been set up in the
classical room of the High School, gift from
the pupils studying classics
The banks will be closed Fast Day and all
notes maturing tomorrow mast be paid to-
day.
At p. M Friday the q hours walking match
will commence at City Hall. The best walkers
in the stale are expected to take part.
Officer Miles arrested an Englishman (who
claimed residence at the Friendly Inn) for
being badly inflated with Fore street whiskey.
Mr.. R. o. Conant has sold bis splendid lot
of pouter pigeons that has taken so many pre-.
miums-about thirty birds-to DR.. r. W.
Evans of Washington, ID. G.
The Maine General Hospital has received
from the Rho-Alpha Society OF Brunswick a
contribution of three boxes containing bedding
and other useful articles aud delcacies.
A large placard attached to the door of a
residence on Clark street, bears the following
inscription: "No sewing machines wanted
here. Look cut for the dog.''
The clerks and the employees of the Maine
steamship lines. accompanied by ladies' took a
pleasure trip among the islands yesterday on
the steamer Mary Libby.
petition was presented yesterday to the
Citizens for their signature, that the police may
have new uniform at the expense of the
city.
The young ladies' of the first class, P. 81. S.,
will be glad to learn that their class rings have
arrived from New York and are ready for de-
livery at @. FL. Lamson's pol Middle street
The terrible compositor set up Stevens Place,
Stevens Plains, yesterday. II would have re-
quired Sam Weller's doube-barrelled telescope
to have seen into Deehan's yard from the latter
locality.
AT the performance of the Hunchback at
Portland Theatre last evening, lady was
present who is to make her debut at Ports
mouth on Friday evening, supported by the
Boston Theatre Company, as Julia in the same
play.
Two men named Kiley and Sullivan, we're
arrested yesterday by officers Stevens and Bell
for the larceny CT tub of butter from coun.
tryman's cart, and officer Gribben recovered
copper pump that was stolen some time
ago.
The Dime Association of the First Parish
and Preble Sunday schools, presented the Rsv.
w. T. Phelan with S2l, through Miss j. r.
Mcclellan. This sum, the Offering of more
than 200 children, will be Devoted to beneyo.
lent purposes. Miss Mcclellan proposes to con-
tinue the association another year.
A special pvizs of silver cup will be given
to the one making the fastest mile in the great
walking tournament at City Hall, April 18th
and 18th. The cup is now on exhibition in the
window Of G. d. B. Fisk & Co., under the
PreblsHouse.
Complaint is made of annoyance from school
girls to storekeepers on Congress street between
Brown and Oak Streets 1t is said that they
even Sometimes pilfer small articles, though
the chief complaint is Of rude conduct As
many OF these girls belong to good families,
probably little attention on the part of the IL
parents may obViat, the necessity of seeking
protection from the police.