The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-12-05
Brief JOttinys,


The weather Saturday was superb as it has
been for some time past. Thermometer indi-
Gated about 40 deg Sunday was a combina-
tion OF spring, autumn and winter. Snow and
rain alternated with occasional giimpses of
sunshine, and in the evening the moon was
ont part Of the time while the atmosphere was
very damp and misty.
The steamer Scandinavian" of the Allan
Line Is expected next week at this port from
Liverpool. She was built last spring and has
never been to Portlan d.
Extensive and very valuable alterations are
being made in the st. Julian Hotel. The floor
of the office and the connecting rooms are be-
ing raised with toNa level with the Middle street
entrance, the front stairway removed and the
large corridor extended through the house, and
making broad aud easy ascent to the upper
floors from the new office which is to be great
ly enlarged by taking in a portion Of the court
In the rear. Below will be a fine billiard room.
Tue alterations ara to De on a lbe al scale and
will make notable change in this coy go
journing place.
The present week will see the Portland and
Ogdensburg railroad completed, and trains
ready to run to West Baldwin, only three
miles this side of Hiram, and within seventeen
miles of Fryeburg A fine depot has been con.
structed at Baldwin.
Miss Mary Jane Sweetzer of Port Huron,
Michigan, lately deceased, left $1,000 to the I'd
Congregational Sunday School of Falmouth.
Me, her native place.
The latest dodge to rob travellers is to offer
gentleman drugged cigar in the smoking car
ffa-rQlrOodc nd h.
sleep, after smoking it little while, when the
polite stranger who presented the fragrant
weed" goes through the travellers pockets,
Among the members of the English opera
troupe that will perform here on the 10Th, 9th
and 18th insts. are Mr.. and Mrs. Draytop, Mes
srs. Seguin, Drayton and Barnard. in addition
to those mentioned IN another article else
where. The operas to he performed will, very
probably, be MARTHA" Bohemian Girl" and
'Diuorah," or mariana" Perhaps Bristow's
new opera of "Trip Van Wnkle' will be given
in addition.
A claim of $4,000, against a man worth
5000 900, was sold at auction, Saturday, for
s12
Mrs. DR.. p. G. S. Ten Brock has donated
to the Public Library some fifty volumes, part
Of which are by French and German authors
on various topics, and part are medical works.
HThe P. s. & p. r. r. receives 5000 annual
ly for mail service between this city and
Portsmouth, N. 81.
The granite pavement is being laid on Mid
die street, between Pearl and Market streets
We mentioned the other day that Miss An
ME Cary had recently effected an engagement
matrimonial with DR.. Hunter of PHILADELPHIA.
and perhaps this may lead to the dissolving of
the engage ment musical, with NJ. Strakosch
for tour through the country; and it is said
that clause looking to this matter was even
inserted into the contract with the wealthy
maestro. So love mixes itself with business.
The Samaritan Association will give prom
enade concert at the City Hall on the evening
of December 18th, and the Martha Washing
ton Society give an entertainment at the same
place on the 10Th.
Mrs. E. Prentiss, daughter of Rev. Edward
Payson, and author Of stepping Heaven
ward, has just published a new book.
The Cumberland s. Oxford Canal Company
has brought suit against the city to recover
$4,000 for damages sustained by reason of the
filling in of portion of the canal in building
West Commercial street.