The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-01-03

day morning, Rev. Mr.. Root, sfter referring
very appropriately to the opening of the New
Year and its anticipated duties, took occasion
oglace briefly at the history of the parish for
the two years of its existence; the early part
OF the month of January, 1868, being the date
when st. Paurs Mission was established and
regular Sunday services begun. The remote
distance of the other Episcopal churches from
the homes of a considerable number of fami-
lies who adhered to this form of faith, render
ed it desirable that they be provided with re-
liqious privileges; and four gentlemen waited
upon the Bishop and besought his assistance
TO this end, which was finally granted. At that
time between thirty and forty families became
connected with the parish. The number has
now grown to over hundred and thirty. The
number of communicates had increased front
about fifty to over ninety, and Sunday
School of $50 pupils had been gathered
The rite of confirmation has been admins
tered to twenty-five candidates, and class
was now in waiting for the same service. The
parish has secured church home; and al
though they had incurred great pecuniary re-
sponsibilities, he was cheerfully hopeful for
the future. He had received many tokens OF
sympathy and cooperation from his people,
which strengthened him in his labors. Not
withstanding the obstacles of a general bust
ness depression, great amount of material
work had been done the past year; and he be-
lieved that God would bless them in the future
as in the past, if the same zeal and unanimity
continued to be manifested in the Christian
work. He made some suggestions in regard to
the duties of the coming year, and proposed
that the religious anniversary of the church be
fixed at st. Pauls Day (Jan. 25), and gave no.
tice that the church would be open for special
services on that day.
BRIEF JoTTINGs.-A fine day Saturday, but
Sunday was the most disagreeable day of the
present year. 1t commenced to snow about 10
O'Clock Saturday night, and about two inches
fell. On Sunday morning the snow changed
to sleet and after afterwards to heavy show
ers of rain, making awful walking, and
the high wind did not improve matters.-The
Second Parish Circle made New Years pres
ent of $102 to the building fund Of the church.
Henry E. Fitz has been appointed an Inspec-
tor of Customs in this city, in place of James
T. Clark, resigned.-There was good skating
on the marshes back of Gen. Browns residence
on New Years day, which was improved by
numbers Of children, and we hear it was also
good Skating at the Basin, which was well pat
ronized.-The FIRST Parish Church have adopt
ed congregational singing of the last hymn in
the morning service.-The city ministers gen.
orally alluded to the New Year in their dis
courses yesterday morning.. The congrega-
tons were thin, owing to the weather.-In our
account Of the dividend declared by the Casco
Bank in Saturday mornings paper, the types
made us say "a sac per cent. dividend" instead
of a Jfue per cent.-The snow slides were some
thing terrible yesterday, the snow soaked with
rain being heavy as ice.
WANTED A DocToR.-Saturday night one of
the police was hailed by two women and an
Irishman, who said child was dying at Cor
hams Corner and they had been for physi-
clan who wouldn't come to attend it, and they
wanted him to 60 and bring the doctor vi ct
arnais. AS he declined under the circum-
stances they declared 'they would have the
buttons off him." The parties have been in
the Police Court several times
FLOUR, &c.-The receipts of flour last week
via Grand Trunk Railway by Portland mer-
chants were 1857 barrels; and about 1900 bar
rels from other sources During the same time
there were received for shipment to the Prov
inces II 900 barrels of -four, 5 cars wheat, do
malt, do spirits, do oil, do peas and do
sundries. About 5000 barrels -four were also