The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-11-20


The Congress street M. L. church is being
fenced in.
The winter term of Eaton Family and Day
School at Norridgewock, will begin December
9Th.
Marshal Parker publishes the city ordinances
in regard to removing snow and Joe from ths
sidewalks, in to-day's issue. He proposes to
see them strictly enforced. 'i'Af-'l
On account of sickness, the lecture to have
been delivered by Judge Cotton at Allen Mis-
sion this evening, will be postponed one week.
Sweet are the uses of advertisements.
We were pleased yesterday to see the cheer
ing face of our old friend Phebus Apollo
That ball at Sebago Lake comes off to-
night. .al47
Washburn claim that he has a later sensation
than the Cuban massacre If you don't believe
it go to Music Hall Saturday night and be con-
WINGED. -l stet
A horse attached to one of the city teams
ran away on Green Street yesterday, smashing
things generally. W7 % .o.gJa
Clean off your sidewalks before ten a. M,
after snow storm, or you will be prosecuted
1T you don't believe it ask Marshal Parker.
Mr. Dougherty was loud in his praise of City
Hall, calling it one of the easiest halls to speak
in that he had ever visited
carnival of sleighs was held on Congress
and Portland streets, yesterday The scene
was as merry as winter scene can be.
Many complains are made because the Horse
Car Company was permitted to clear its track
from snow, and SO break up the street and i'm
pede the sleighs. Fa
County Deputy Turkey made seizure of
liquors at Cornelius Connelley's on ommer-
cial street, yesterday.
The Hon. Daniel Dougherty has been engag-
led to lecture in next years Army and Navy
course.
What is the meaning of the placards you see
in the millinery shops bearing the inscription
'Genevive, 60 Bones?''. Is Genevive some
abnormally constructed female, with less than
the ordinary bone endowments. neg. f1enfE
The snow is starting up the sleigh trade.
The G. P. KimbaE Carriage Company have al
ready received large orders from Connecticut
and the West
Prof. Allen said during the session of the In
stitute in this city that the pupils in the Port
land High School received more valuable in.
struction from their teachers than from thei,
ically "masters of the situation"
First knock down of the season by a snow
slide is claimed for Congress street.
The Middle street snow bank came promptly
up to time and caused a sleigh to overturn yes
terday afternoon. No one hurt, and but one
man scared.
1t was a cheerful sight about eleven O'Clock
last night to see man shoveling snow from
the sidewalk in front of Casco Bank. He was
determined his sidewalk should be clear before
10 an aa
The Deering horse cars stop at the foot Of
Prebie street now, as the track is not clear W
the hill ttfS
The Casco street Fair was well patronizet
LIST evening. The sales were large and salts
facto,.v TO the society
Rev. Mr. Hincks, of State Street Church, ex
changes with Rev. Mr.. Tinker, of Auburn ant
Rev. Mr., Buck, o. Park street, with Rev. MI
Vinal, of Kenrebunk, the coming Sabbath.
A man who gave his name as BOBBY passed
the night at the station-ana BOBBY he was t.
be there.
There were sixreen dodgers at the station las
night. The snow drives them in for re- uge.
The market men say that more turkeys nav
been raised and fatted for Thanksgiving tina
usual, and that consequently they will be very
cheap. Good enough to be true.
Police business is looking up. There were
seven unfortunates at the station last night. 3
The offices of the New York steamers have
been moved to Franklin wharf.
Rufus Gibbs, esq.,, of Bridgton, is at the
States, and W. j. Copeland, esq.,, of Great
Falls, N. H., at the Preble. g rsH13 .sH
1t is said that the Boston & Maine contem-
plate increasing the number of their directors
to nine. .at-rr f.se-W