The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-01-02

A Happy New Year" to all our readers.
The weather, late Friday night, has been
aptly described by Hood, who says: 1t rained.
it blew, it snew. it thew, and then it friz." The
fronts of several Of our public buildings pre-.
sented peculiar appearance 10 consequence,
on Saturday morning.
We hear that the calling will be more gen.
eral than for several years past to-day.
Shaw's Quintette Club will give a concert in
Gray for the benefit of the Congregational
Church in that village. on Thursday evening.
A treat may be expected.
To night Prof Denton commences his geo.
logical lectures at Browns Hall
Don't forget Barnes New Years Assembly
at Fluents Hall tonight
Our carriers will make their annual appeal
this morning Don't forget the little fellows,
but make them happy with New Years gift,
for they deserve it for their operous labors.
The Parsians are not so far gone yet but
that they cannot afford some little ioke at their
own expense--and this is the last one: They
say that whereas, formerly when the servant
entered to iuform the mistress of the house
that dinner was ready, his invariable formula
was, Madame IL est serui" H now comes ia
with the very ambiguous address, Madame
cheuall"
The city Offices will be closed to-day it being
the legal Nav Years
The gold and stock boards in New York ad-
journed over Saturday, at 2 P. NJ, until Tues
day the Sd inst.
The Leeds & Pennington Railroad Company
have declared dividend of three per cent.
now pay able at the Merchants National Bank.
BY the arrival of the brig A. W. Goddard"
at Boston, Saturday, from Buenos Ayres, the
firm of A. & s. E. Spring of this city, save
some $4,000 in duties. The firm interested in
the bark Colin G. Mcneil which arrived
at New York same day, will also save a large
sum.
The Adcrtiser and Argus state that the man
ayers of the English Opera Company cleared
about $500 BY the recent performance in this
city. The managers would like to know in
what way.
W. 8. Dana, ESQ, President of the Board of
Trade, lett for Florida, Saturday, where he
will pass couple of months.
The weather on Saturday was soft and there
was great deal Of dampness in the atmos-
pierre. Thermometer indicated AZ deg. at
noon. The sun shone out quite bright the
early part of the afternoon.
The last lady boarder left the Perry House
on Saturday last; or, in other ords, there is
no longer female prisoner at the Jail.
The Portland Band Assembly at Lancaster
Hall on Saturday night drew together a large
and jolly company who partook of their last
dance in 1870.
vuil ha tn dau 1f
the usual holiday hours viz 7:3O to $3.50 A. NJ.
and to P. M.
The number Of volumes loaned from the
Public Library during last month was 32l7.
The number of borrowers, $50.
The Star thinks that the audiences at the
opera were not SO dressy or stylish as its editor
has seen on previous occasions In Portland.
We think he would have held different opin-
ion If he had occupied seat nearer the front
where he could have turned and faced the au-
dience.
The Star says that the :" First Glass Girls OF
the High School will give a grand dramatic en-.
tertainment some time in February, for the
benefit of the school library. Little Women
IL to lie dramatized for the OCCASION, Do we
understand the Star to intimate that all the
High School girls are not " first-class." b
careful Enoch!
The newly elected officers of the Mt. Vernon
r. A. Chapter will De Installed next Thursda.
evening.
The seighng was pretty well used up OF
Saturday, but was very good on the side streets
cheerful dog in our vicinity hailed the ad
vent of the New Year with continuous howl
ing from just before IL P. M. till A. M. VIVA
apity tie opportunity was afforded him.
New Years Day was a bright, glorious day
the thermometer indicating % deg. at noon
The churches were we'll attended.
Rev. Mr.. Bailey delivered very fine addres
appropriate to the New Year, at the First Par
ish (Unitarian) Church, yesterday morning
The Parish has lost thirteen members, the pas
year, by death.
Hon. John Lynch leaves for Washington
this morning.
The New Years gathering and tree servic
will be held this Monday evening, in the A
NJ E. Church. Free to all well disposed per