The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-04
Brief Jottings.

Such cold season has not been known since
the glacial period.
The bill posters say that the Wallace Sisters
announcement is the best paper they have put
up this season.
The ''calico BALI this year takes place on st.
Valentines eve.
Prof. Churchill, the weil-known eIocutonist,
will probably be one of the ''cards'' of the Peo-
pies course.
Thi;ty-one intentions of marriage were en-
tered in the City Clerks Office during the past
month. The deaths in the city during the same
tine were IS.
The Union Spy will be given by Post Bos-
worth ut City Hall for four evenings this week.
beginning Thursday. Reserved seats for sale
at Stockbridge's.
The wife of Wilkins Micawber, Esq, has a
sad tale OF abduction is tell. A well-known
member of the legal profession has stolen one
oethe twins The fiendish deed was perpetrat-
ed on the night of the Pickwick Reception. 1t
strikes US that the City Marshal is the proper
person to apply to.
y. Robbie, wife and son, and Henry P.
;ane, Esq, and wife, left town yesterday for
orida, the former on pleasure trip and the
ter in search for winter sunbeams and
health.
A small boy sliding down Park street side
walk yesterday afternoon, came in collision
with a hack, and received very painful injury
Moral Boys should not coast on the side
walks.
Woodman's portrait of the late Judge NJ. d.
L. Lane, is now framed aud on exhibition at
Eale's. The criticism which we passed upon
this picture some time since does away with the
necessity of more than me ution now. 1t is
remarkable for its faithfulness and artistic ex-
cellence.
The Western Union Telegraph Co., have is
sued an order that on and after the FIRST of this
month all tariffs between offices on their lines,
which are now higher than $3.50, will be retuc-
ed to that amount.
Mr.. Milliken of Portland, introduced in the
House Saturday, an act relative to the building
loan OF this city, which was passed to be en-
grJssed under suspension of the rules. 1t pro-
yides that the commissioners of that loan, with
the consent of the city council, may have au-
thorty to cancel as paid all bonds issued bv
Portland under the building loan act, whenever
tiey are held or purchased by the commission
es.
Officer York arrested a woman last night for
m liking resistance 10 an arrest. She 'basted''
The officer over The head with some domestic
usensil
The number of patients at the Greedy Hos
p'tal is22.
Yesterday afternoon boy was arrested for
coasting on the sidewalks, who ran against an
oldlady with his sled, knocked her down and
injured her quite severely. The boy passed last
ght in a cell at the police station.
1t seems to be catching lady of North
Conway named Robin, stimulated by the exam
pie of her Saccarappa sister, gave birth to three
children yesterday morning. Rather early in
the year for Robins to make their appearance
b Lodsers were numerous at the police station
last night
The Cumberland Bar supper came off at the
Falmouth Hotel last evening.
We are in receipt of the current number of
the International Railway and Steam Navi-
cation Guide" published by c. r. Chisholm &
Co.
There is lady residing in this city, 80 years
OF age, who has daughter, granddaughter,
great grand daughter and great great grand
daughter living, five generations.