The Portland daily press., 1869-12-22

boys who are playing truant that the Truant
Officer is after them with a sharp stick and
that they had better amend their ways or they
will find themselves candidates for the Reform
School.-There was no business before the
Municipal Court yesterday morning. The trial
of William Logan for the murder of John Ma
carty will come up in the Municipal Court this
morning.-We understand that Judge Kings
bury has consented to deliver his lecture ON
California shortly before the FIRST Baptist So
ciety for the benefit of their church. He will
also deliver lecture on China and the Chi
nese at the invitation of the Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows early in January.-The Sweden
borgian Society will have a splendid Christmas
Festival at the vestry of their church on New
High Street on Christmas Eve.-Sheriff Perry
has received a letter from Deputy Constable
Geo. G. Pratt of Massachusetts, saying that
Leavitt alias Clark, who committed the rob-
berry at Aliens Corner a short time since, is an
escaped prisoner from Plymouth Jail. City
Marshal Hall of Biddeford also wants the fell
low.-Calendars for 1870 are pouring in, got
up in most attractive style. We have received
them from A. j. Chase, Loring & Thurston
and w. D. Little & Son.-There are thirty
two firms dealing in -four on Commercial St.
Each owns a long pair of skids to place on
wooden horses to run from the store to the
freight cars, over which the barrels pass while
unloading the cars. Each pair of skids, with
the horses, must cost at least $25 to get up, SO
that about $500 is invested ON the street in
skids.-The steamer New England has been
taken into the Dry Dock.-Jose's new block
on Commercial street is completed and two of
the stores are already occupied.-There will be
no midnight mass on Christmas Eve at either
of the Catholic Churches this year, the Bishop
being absent, but at the regular ten o'clock
service on Christmas morning, the choir at
tached to the Cathedral will sing Mozart's
Mass IN c (No. 5.)-We understand that the
Central and Third Parish societies have decid-
ed to call their new-formed organization the
Plymouth Church. Mr.. John Roberts, of Saco
street, Saccarappa, has got calf for which he
has been offered $500 and refused it. The mall
formations are very curious and have excited
the attention of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. thief made
a raid on the hen roost of Mr.. John Carr of Cape
Elizabeth the other night and stole seven hens
"A number of the prominent citizens CT that
portion of Westbrook which desires division
so rumor has it, interviewed the Mayor yester-
day afternoon on the subject of annexation to
Portland.-If you go to the lecture tonight,
90 twain. Mark that. Remarkable joke.-F
w. Lincoln, ex-mayor of Boston, was in town
yesterday, stopping at the Falmoath Hotel
Gov. Chamberlain is expected in this city to-
daytime day yesterday. Good dry walking
and a pleasant atmosphere entertain
ment at the Casco st. Church last evening was
q very pleasant affair and must have Melted
something handsome to the society.-Miss Kit
ty Blanchard, the popular young actress at
| Selwyn's Theatre, Boston, has recently mar
| ried Mr.. Mckee Rankin, the young tragedian.
VIsToRs.-Last evening the Washington
| their house, Mr.. Louer, foreman of Massachu-
| seets Hook and Ladder Co. of Charlestown,
| Mass, and Messrs. Edmunds and Bickford
| ex-directors of the same Company A fine
| chowder, with the accomplishments, was served
| up by George Webster, and his assistant, Mr.
Arnold. H. G. Hodsdon, the clerk of the
| Washingtons, presided at the table in the alb
sence of Capt. Reilly, assisted by Mr.. w. G
Spear. An hour was spent most pleasantly in
| speeches, toasts and sentiments; and the occa-
sion was rudely interrupted by the fire alarm
which called the Washington boys to duty.
| The visitors presented their entertainer.
with fine photograph of their truck and Com
papy in uniform.