The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-01-23
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The Portland Gas Light Co., manufactured
and sold during the month of December g. 100,
600 cubic feet Of gas, the largest quantity ever
produced by them in single month. The Sa
co and Biddeford Gas Light Co. manufactured
In the same period 400, 100 cubic feet.
The Portland Distilery resumed operations
last week, under the old firm name of J. G.
True & Co. The firm is composed f Henry T.
Carter and w. G. Osborne.
The Children's Fair is to be held at Congress
Hall, between the hours 2 and 8 P. M. to-day
and not at the house of Mrs. 81. N. Jose, as in
correctly stated by our Informant in Saturdays
issue.
Chief Engineer Cheevirs Of the "McCulloch'
has left for the West, to pass the examination
required of all the chief engineers in the ser.
vice.
The Second Universalist Church will change
their name to that of India Street Universalis,
Society.
Past Grand Master Murray of this city ha.
opened a "School of Instruction in Masonry
which meets on the second and fourth Friday
OF the month; and its value may be inferred
from his well known reputation as Grand
Lecturer.
The weather changed most decidedly ON SAT-.
urday. Early in the morning We were visited
with slight snow fall, which ceased at noon
the wind changing from N. w. to s. W., and
there was every appearance of rain, with the
thermometer indicating $50.
The new Gerry boat Josephine Hovey arrived
on Saturday. She is very pretty little boat
Of some % horse power, and was formerly q
yacht. We described her in Fridays ISSUE
She is insured in the Portland Lloyds fol
$4,000, and when fixed up to 60 on the route to
the Cape will be q little beauty.
The Mendelssohn Quintette Club Of Boston,
with Miss Ryan, give concert before the A. &
N. q. on Wednesday evening
The wind yesterday was brisk and whirled
the dust about pretty thoroughly. The day
was fine and the thermometer at noon ;ndi
Gated 25o.
A huge boiler for Mechanic Falls, from the
foundry of G. Staples s. Son, passed through
Commercial street on Sunday.
A. w. Scott, of Augusta, addressed large
audiences yesterday in this city and suburbs,
to great satisfaction. He will speak this eve
ming in the Methodist vestry in Saccarappa,
showing bis portrait gallery of thieves and des-
peradoes, burglars tools and other curiosities
illustrative of a policemans life. and of the
causes and prevention of crime.
A slight fall in the thermometer yesterday
between 10 IL and P. NJ change in fact Of
$50. People held on to their ears and noses.
A year ago yesterday the Miantonomoh and
Terror arrived at this port; and Admiral Far
ragut arrived in the city; and a year ago to-
morrow the Monarch and Plymouth arrived
with the remains of George Peabody.
The flag on Odd Fellows Hall was at half
mast yesterday, from respect to the memory OF
the late Rev. John 8. Cushman, whose funeral
took place in the afternoon and was attended
by Maine Lodge, of which organization deceas-
ed was member.
Sylvester is coming to Portland Theatre. He
takes after Hartz the illusionist. The per-
.ormance Of troupe is highly spoken of.
Quite a number of citizens gathered in front
Of City Hall, despite the cold, yesterday after
nosn, to gaze up at the jury on the Chase case,
who We're peering out of the windows in the
upper story.
Dr.. Fitzgerald has arrived and taken rooms
at the Prebe House, where he can be consult
ed for few days.