The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-12-26
BRIEF JOttiugs.

Libretti of the operas of "Martha," 'Bohe-
milan Girl" and "Trovatore" can be procured
at HAYES and Cragins, n Middle street.
Saturday was magnificent day and tardy
buyers crowded the stores TO repletion. The
work will have to be done all over again this
week for next Monday is New Years Day
The thermometer at a. m. on Saturday indi-
Gated as low as deg above
Miss Harris. principal of Bracket Street
Grammar schol for girls, has been granted a
leave of absence until alter February vaca.
ton.
Grand Commander Mcclellan, of Bath. in
stalled the officers of st. Adams Commandery,
we are informed, on Friday evening last. Also
that there was quite merry making on that
occasion.
The Resolute Base Ball Club, will give
grand ball to-nigh. at Lancaster Hall and Ray
moud's Quadrille Band will furnish excellent
music on the occasion.
The Portland Bands dance at Lancaster
Hall on Christmas Eve was grand affsr-
The floor was crowded with dancers and mirth
and iollity ruled the testal hour.
The name OF the man who committed the as
sault on Shehan Friday night is Donovan, not
Sullivan.
The post Office will be closed o-day the usual
holiday hours
Hall L. Davis has issued his annual calendar
for the counting-room, shop or house. 1t is, as
usual, handsomely got up.
The city offices will be closed to-day.
The stock and comm ,rcial boards in New
York adjourned from Saturday to Tuesday.
The Custom House will be closed to day.
Rev. DR.. Geo. L. Walker who has been ill of
. fever at his mothers in Pittsford, Vermont,
IL rapidly recovering.
Mrs. Sarah Cushing, wife of Rufus Gushing
Of Freeport, who died Sunday at the age of rs,
had lived with Der husband in the same house
fifty six years.
Hon. John Lynch, member of Congress from
this district, returned home on Saturday, and
will remain here this week.
The young ladies employed at the tailoring
emporium of Mr.. Nathan Gool( Middle street,
had a very pleasant social gathering and
Christmas Tee on Saturday morning in the
room adjacent to the store
A fine map of the city of Worcester belong.
ing to Mr.. W. p. Hastings, the manufacturer, !
on Chestnut street, of the beautiful upright
cabinet organs noticed in our advertising col
umns, is on exhibition to-day in the window of
our publishing office. 1t shows the location of
the gas works recently exploded and other
points of interest
Ar Tee, the Chinaman, who has lately come !
to this city, Joined the Congress Square Sun.
day school yesterday. He promises to become |
learner and good exemplar of the Christian
religion.
Litcnfield had his confectionery store in Fox |
Block crowded to excess to late hour Satur-
day night by purchasers OF his goodies for the
children. His stock is by no means exhausted
a. any one will discover who enters his store |
this week.
Chriatmas Tree party came off, to the sat
fsfacti ~ OF all, Saturday evening at Warren
church, Cumberland Mills.
Four full page views of the exterior and cost
~ interior OF Dr.. Storr's Church of the Pilgrims,
Beooklyn, adorn the January number of the
Congregational Quarterly; also fine steel en-
craving portrait of Hon. Edward Southworth |
The national statistics of the denomination
alone are worth the price of the vol ume which |
is but So.
The third entertainment of the M L C. of |
Saccarappa will be diversified by the exhibi |
ton of views from one of Halls large magic |
lanterns from Boston.
The land slide of 1868 along the Pregumpscot |
makes an intervale even more valuable than IN
its former location, the elements of the soil
ing better mixed. Portions have been plowed
the past season and the trees by the road side
removed, SO that full view is now had from
the Falmouth road.
''Strasburg a1Eer the Surrender" is the sub
ject of fiuely illustrated article in the Janua-
~ number OF Scribner's Monthly, a periodical !
which has quite early assumed portentous pro-
portions.
Mr.. j. G. Dodge, teacher OF No. II West
brook school, received two elegant chromos,
Sunlight and Shadow from his pupils for a
Christina gift.
The exhibition of the panorama of scenes in
California closed on Saturday evening to an
OVERLOOKING house. This week it is to be ex-
hibited at Biddeford, and we eau assure our
friends in that city and Saco that it is well
worth visiting.
Tue nobbiest and most elegant things for
earrings now are Brazilian bugs. With their
elegant garb of green and gold, that sparkle in
the sunshine and give out rays that diamond
Can never equal, they excel thu handiwork of |
the most cunning and ingenious Workman
We saw pais of these yesterdiy, elegantly |
mounted by Portland iewe'er, which were !
presented to lady as Christmas gift.
The ENGLISH OPERA.-D-ering Hall wi
be crowded tonight with one of the most mus
ical audiences ever gathered within its walls.