The Portland daily press., 1871-12-23

There will be no meeting of Arcana Lodge I.
o. of g. T. next Monday evening. The next
regular meeting Monday evening Jan. LIST.
The Boston newspapers all speak very highly
of the performances of Miss Annie Waite at
the Globe in the emotional play of ''Under the
Willows
A semi-annual dividend of the Portland,
Saco and Portsmouth Railroad Company will
be paid January I'd.
Raymond's next dancing school will be held
this evening.
The Portland Bar Portrait Gallery having
been tastefully trimmed for the holidays will
be open to visitors on Christmas Day between
the hours of 9 and IL a. m. and and 4 p. m.
Ladies whose husbands have not contributed
to the collection especially invited to call.
The gallery will be open to callers every after
noon thereafter from 2 to o'clock.
The First Baptist Society will clear about
$3.50 by their levees at the vestry.
The remains of Mr.. Francis Bowman, the
man who died at the Portland, Saco and Ports
mouth depot Thursday, were delivered yester-
day to Mr. Thomas Dana of Boston, and by
him taken to Cambridge for interment
Mr.. Samuel Plimsoll, member of the British
House of Commons, is here gathering informa-
ton in regard to the working of the Maine
Law, with view of introducing into Parlia-
ment some measures for the restraint of liquor
selling in England
The Superior Court was in session yesterday
but no business of public interest was transact
ed
Miss Emma Hardinge lectures at Lancaster
Hall before the Portland Spirtualist Associa-
ton Sunday afternoon and evening
Mr. G. A. Jones, late manager OF the Peoples
Course, has made engagements for twelve con-
certs, to be given in different parts of the State
during the next two months, partly by Boston
talent and partly by one of our own favorite
quartettes. He has already filled in number
in regular courses in different towns.
Steamship Nova Scotian, Capt Richardson,
of the Allan line, arrived at this port about six
o'clock last evening from Halifax, bringing a
number of passengers. She will take the place
of the Caspian ON the Liverpool line, and is to
sail on the 5oth
At the Reform School at 10 o'clock on Thurs
day evening the thermometer marked 100 be-
low zero.
A social dancing party was given at the Fal-
mouth Hotel last evening; one of a series held
men of Portland.
B Mr.. and Mrs. George Fl. Lefavor celebrated
their crystal wedding at their residence or
Franklin street, last evening. Quite large
number of their friends, embracing the mem
bers of Atlantic Lodge of Good Templars EN-
joyed the hospitality of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
ART NoTEs.-In Hales window may be seel
an attractive oil painting by Miss Quincy o
this CITY: also Artist Fall and Saco river an,
the Mount Washington-two North Conwa
views by Wesley Weber. The same artist ha
some little bits of scenery in the same region
mounted on ornamental easels. A medium
sized scene in the Adirondacks and Tuckerman'
Rayine, from the North Conway road, the pre-
ducts of S. P. Hodges felicitous pencil will
enjoyed by the lovers of pictures who visit thi
place.
e A promising young artist of Gardiner, name
- j. w. Berry, has a very mertorious autumn
scene at Schumacher's Glen Ellis. by Gerry
is another choice thing on exhibition here. {
r. Grant, known to many as former nunil q
Harry Browns has just finished charming III
tie figure piece called the French Mold +h
drawing of which is admirable, and tba 80,
bination of colors show that the young 81;
o.. has made most gratifying improvement sine
his first efforts were exposed to public view.