The Portland daily press., 1870-12-20
Brief JottinRa.

On Saturday about II o'clock fire broke out
in the main room of the Yarmouth Academy.
1t originated in the ceiling, near the chin
ney, which was defective. The damage done
to the building is estimated at $500. The fire
will interrupt the school for few days.
: The T. & 0. Railroad Company have award
ep the contract for the extension of their road
from Fryeburg to North Conway to Messrs.
Tenant, Hogan and Gray, who SO SATISFACTORY
" completed the contract from Sebago Lake to
Fryeburg, and the contractors are ready to
employ some 200 workmen.
We gave an erroneous impression when we
stated in Saturday mornings issue that the en-
tertainment to be given to-day at No. 81 Park
street for the benefit Of St. Luke's Cathedral
was in the form of children's fair. 1t is in
tended for adults, not children, and from the
character of the affair and the ladies interested
we know that it will be very delightful.
Look at those New Years cards for callers at
Robinson's under the Falmouth Hotel.
w. A. Quincy, the we'll known bookbinder
in Printers Exchange, flung his banner to the
breeze yesterday. 1t attracted good deal of
attention from the passers up and down Ex-
change st.
The countrymen have surrounded the post
office and other prominent places with ever
greens and Christmas wreaths for sale.
Applications will be made to the General
Court OF Massachusetts,, at its next session, for
an act Incorporating the Eastern Yacht Club,
with power to hold real estate not exceeding
the value of $25,00O, and personal estate not
exceeding in value of $4,000. The s'Ethel"
and "Julet" and "Alarm" of the Portland
Yacht Club are also members of the Eastern
Yacht Club.
The fine new locomotive 'Charles q. Clapp'
passed through Commercial street yesterday ON
her way to take her place on the Portland and
Rochester railroad. She is about thirty tons
weight and a perfect beauty. We mentioned
the other day that she was mostly completed at
the works of the Portland Co.
Tue new steamer Alliance arrived here yes
terday to have new boiler.
Gold opened in New York yesterday at
Ito "a and closed at Ito 5-8.
It will be seen by the advertisement publish
ed to-day, that the date of Gen. Brinkerhof s
lecture on Free Trade, has been definitely fixed
for next Thursday evening.
Judge Morris has added to his gallery pho
tographs of Judge Barrows and Judge Kings
bury.
The Martha Washington levee netted over
$50.
Yesterday was perfect winters day, bright
and clear with the thermometer indicating 81
deg. at noon.
We learn that Christmas Tree is to be pro-
vided for the children at the Orphans Home
on Saturday next and we trust that their
friends in this city will be kind enough to send
In donations in money or presents before that
time. There is no worthier chality in town
and we have no doubt the response to this ap'
peal will be hearty one.
We understand that arrangements are in
progress by which our citizens will have the
pleasure of listening to the Arions at an early
day.
The weather on Saturday and Sunday was
pretty sharp, but the air was clear il cold and
the n ountains stood out distinctly in reliel
against the western sky. Thermometer or
Sunday stood at about 80 deg. at noon and the
dust blew badly.