The Portland daily press., 1896-04-18
Portland Theat.
BRIEF JoTTIN9s.

The DR.. Ludwig residence on Congress
Square has been sold to DR.. j. B.
O'Neil for $3.50 DR.. O'Neil will re-
model the house and use it for residence
and Office.
SUPERINTENDENT of Schools o. M. Lord.
of this city, has received communlca-
ton from ". W. Stetson, state superin-
tendent, asking for conference of State
superintendents at Augusta May 19. for
the purpose of securing uniform sohed-
ule and courses of study in the schools
of similar grades throughout the State.
The manager of lone of the Bravest''
a show given at Portland theatre We'd
nesday and Thursday, was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Buchanan Thursday night
on @ suit for the back salary of an actor
named Comstock in Ohio. On the way
to the jail the manager gave leg bail.
Buchanan fell and was badly wounded
and the manager escaped.
The regular gospel service will be held
st the rooms Of the Young Women's
Christian Association, Sunday, April
18th at 4.30 p. m. All women are vel
come.
A libel has been fled in the United
States courttby Charles Fl. Balm of Port
land, through Benjamin Thompson,
proctor. against the schooner Ethel AID
Addie for So. O3O.o4 for SUI pplies furnished
said schooner and money advanced to
her agent or master, one Dyer, for re-
pairs and tackle.
Yesterday was a cold "a W cloudy day
with spits of snow and rain.
Several cottagers moved down to Peaks
island yesterday.
Capt. BIZ. Willard has bought the store
on Commercial street, opposite Burgess,
Fobes & Co., formerly occupied by Capt.
Charles Balm, ship broker. Thezbulld-
ing has been almost entirely rebuilt and
Capt. Willard took possession yesterday.
The schools will close Wednesday,
April 22d and reopen Monday, May 4th.
Employees of the Portland & Cape Eli,
zabeth railroad have completed the work
of raising the grade of the tracks at the
corner Of Fore and M arket streets.
Work will be started next week on the
improvements and additions to be made
ct the West End Hotel.
John Craig, the young man who fell
through the hatchway of the steamer
Scotsman Thursday. has not recovered
consciousness. It is thought he is injured
internally.
One of the cars of the Portland & Cape
Elizabeth railroad left the track neal
nd he
axle.
The last of the series of lectures before
the Law Students Club was delivered
by Hon. Geo. E. Bird last evening. The
lecture was on United Statesss Practice. .
The Bath Gun Club will be unable tc
come to Portland on Fast day as was
intended. Consequently the Portland
marksmen will participate in sweep
stakes shooting all day at the grounds il
Deering. The exhibition will begin al
9 O'Clock i'll the morning.
A painter who was working on house
on Atlantic street, fell from ladder
Thursday and broke his wrist.
A gentleman who claimed to know,
positively said yesterday that the price
paid for the Ludwig property was
1916 900.
The ladies connected with the Ancient
Order of Hibernians' society, gave @
dance at City Hall last evening.
a meeting of the Portland Typogra
phical Relief Society will be held at g. Il
p. IN. today at the Argus office.
AS will be seen from an advertisement
in this paper. the well-known house OF
James Bailey Co., 264 Middle street, are
the agents for number of high grade
cycles, to which the attention of all In.
terested in wheels, and that means pref
ty much everybody, is especially called.
Atlantic Lodge, No. 81, E. & A. NJ,
will hold special meeting to confer the
first degree on five candidates Monday,
April 80 at 7.30 p. NJ, and another on
Wednesday, April 22d at Z. 80 p. H., to
confer the second degree.