The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-12-28

Look out for snow slides.
The flag on Odd Fellows Hall was at half
mast yesterday out of respect to the memory
of Capt Abel Sawyer.
14O boys at the Reform School were gladden.
ed by Christmas tree loaded with presents
Thursday evening. Quite a number of the
friends of the school were present, and after
he gifts were distributed, sat down to supper
with the boys Speeches &c. followed.
PeccoUimus The City Marshal came in yes
terday and notified us that our sidewalk need
ed to be disburdened of the snow.
If you want Swiss experience, get good
stout stick, call it alpenstock, provide your
self with shaggy overcoat, brigand hat and
guide book, and go and stand under the caves
of one of our loftiest buildings and-wait.
BY and by there will be a snow-slide, and you
can call it an avalanche. People who have
tried the experiment say it is very passable
imitation of the Alpine horror.
The children of ST. Luke's cathedral and St.
Pauls parish will meet at the Cathedral on
State street at o'clock this afternoon, to join
in the festival of Holy Innocent's Day.
Rev. Chas. B. Pitblado, pastor of Congress
street M. E. Church, will deliver lecture on
Ancient and Modern Scepticsm tomorrow,
Sunday, evening. All invited. A collection
for worthy object will be taken.
Two new cases of small pox were reported
yesterday, one on Washington and one on
Commercial street. The number of inmates now
at the hospital is FIVE All are doing well. The
Greeley hospital has been thoroughly repaired
and furnace placed in the cellar and it is now
in capital condition.
There was a search at the st. Julian Hotel
yesterday, but no liquor was secured.
Messrs j. H. Ellison and Theodore johnson
of this city, have formed partnership for the
transaction of business in Boston.
Each of the employees in the P. S. & P.
freight house in this city was made the recjpi-
emit of pair of buckskin gloves, by Mr. e. O.
Milliken, expressman between Biddeford and
Portland.
Some of the employees of the Grand Trunk
road provided themselves with materials for a
Christmas dinner by breaking into car and
stealing lot of poultry. They have been dis
charged from the service of the road.
Mr.. Kennedy of Boston, member of the
Germania band, is about to open fashionable
dancing school, at Army & Navy Hall. He il
said to be a fine teacher.
"Boston on Fire, the latest dramatic sensa
tion," is to be played at City Hall next week
Two hundred cases of champagne was part o
the steamship Mississippis cargo
The chancel of st. Luke's Cathedral has late
ly been frescoed
A Fraternity entertainment comes off thi
evening. Friends of the society are reminded
that contributions of refreshments for the sup
per will be thankfully received at the hall thi
afternoon
There will be Christmas vespers at the Cathe
dral of the Immaculate Conception, Sunda.
evening.
The Boston harbor commissioners have re
quested Gen. Thorn, United States engineer, t.
examine State rock, Nash ledge, Lowell islan'
channel and Brewster's spit, in that harbor.
Eugene Griffin of Maine. stands number tw,
in the fourth class at West Point
More snow yesterday.
Three fine pictures by Meyer Van Bremen
representing female figures, are on exbibit;o,
at Schumachers'.
The chimney of the North School has bee,
thoroughly repaired, and a false chimney bull
about it with an ''air streak of three inche,
This obviates all danger.