The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-12-27
Brief JOttings.


Brief Jottings.
Coal times yesterday.
Maps of the frozen district are in demand.
Ihere Is renewal of the fear that the coal
deposits will be exhausted A few days like
Wednesday will make serious inroads in the
supply OF the heat-gving mineral.
The man with the broken ear has made
his appearance on our streets. Result of a
frost-bite.
John Frost is in town and proposes to pass
the winter with us. He is keen as ever.
Let him that standeth take heed lest he
falf' is the favorite scriptural at present In
the majority of instances he don't do it and
consequently he falls, which affords much de.
light to wicked little bows.
Prlde is having more than the proyerbia
number OF falls,-on our icy sidewalks.
The meatour Caesar fed on Christmas was
goose SO that question is answered.
Our esteemed occasional correspondent CIV
g." had the pleasure of eating a Christmas
dinner with the same household in this CITY
with whom he has passed Christmas for FORTY
nine successive years.
Inc thermometer stood at 1870 below zero in
this city at o'clock Wednesday morning. In
Wlndham it stood $50 below, and in Fryeburg
400 below.
-Four generations are represented in family
this city man aged ninety, his son aged
sixty, his grandson aged thirty, and his great
grandson, child just born.
A little boy in this city recently vaccinated
took to rubbing his nose, which was scratched
by fall on the ice, with his sore arm. The
consequence is that he has a fine scab on his
nasal protuberance
Lots of four-minute horses on CONGRESS-
street Christmas afternoon.
The Second Parish Fair Melted about $1,000
About six o'clock Wednesday afternoon fire
was discovered in the ell of a new bouse situa-
ted about halfa mile beyond Morrill's Corner in
Deerlhg, on the Windham road The building
was consumed. The furniture was saved
The attention of members of Ligonia Lodge
No. is called to the notice in the special notice
column.
At daylight Wednesday morning the Their
mometer at MorrilPs Corner, Deering, stood at
$50 below zero.
Annual festival of Park Street Church and
Sabbath School at Army and Navy Hall to-
night.
Yesterday was one of those days which come
every two OF three years, and which people in
Varlably declare to be the coolest day for four
teen years. Old ladies haven't experienced
such cold since they were little girls, and exact
people remember such day precisely seven
years ago.
An entertainment will be furnished to the
pupils of the Portland Fraternity Saturday
evening, at half past seven o'clock. Scholars
oh tair oh
All those who are willing to furnish refresh
ments will send them to the Fraternity rooms
as early as possible Saturday.
Zenas Thompson, jr., has at his carriage
building establishment, sleigh built in 1885,
1t is as old as the Constitution, and has been
tinkered about as much
1t was damp cold weather yesterday Don't
read the foregoing too rapidly, please.
The Greeley Zouaves will continue their or
ganization.
There was wooden wedding on State Street
Christmas night.
Mr.. William Chenery, Cashier of the Post
Othce. has been presented with a fine ink
stand by the lady employees of the office.
The Mercantile Assembly, which comes off
tonight, promises to be fine affair."
Harry Bloodgood's combination will be here
soon.
The Cadets go to Lewiston to-day.
Prof. Lynch, the music teacher, has been
IS presented with an amethyst ring by his pupils.
The Advertiser says party took place Christ
mas night, uptown at which thirty-seven of
the family representing four generations, were
present, who had gathered together from the
North, South, East and West. About ten
O'Clock there was slight commotion and a
fifth generation, in the shape of ten pound
baby, was added to the family circle.
There is rumor current that "wake' was
held at the foot of High street Wednesday
night over the corpse of man that had died of
the small pox. Pleasant!
Last nights storm bids fair to be quoted
hereafter as the big snow storm of IT, What
lies will be told about 1t by "oldest inhabitants
and people of that ik!
A yellow butterfly flew into the window OF
S. Johnson's house, at Woodford's Corner,
about ten days ago, and has been kept alive
ever since by being fed on sugar.
THE RIcHINGs TRoUPE.-The entertainment
given by the Richings Opera Troupe at Music
Hall Christmas night was fine one and de-
served much larger share of patronage tina
it received The selections from the operas Of
s'Martha" and ''1 Trovatore' were rendered
with taste and great ability. In the miscslls.
neous concert which preceded the opera Miss
Agnes Palmer showed to the best advantage
the qualities of her superb contralto voice il