The Portland daily press., 1873-12-27

Rev. j. W. Johnston will preach in the Iron
Clad Hall at Ilbby's Corner tomorrow evening
at o'clock.
The prayer meeting at the Methodist Meet
ing House, Woodford's Corner, commences to-
morrow evening at II o'clock. There will be a
dele CATION from the Congress Street NJ. E.
church.
Christmas day the boys at the Reform School
made the matron of the Institution Mrs E.
w. Hutchinson) present of very fine gold
ring and pair of small vases.
The great North Pagan festival so success
fully engrafted on the calendar of the Catholic
church by the wise old fathers, was passed
much as usual, with feasting and dancing and
the giving of many gifts.
Robinson's sleigh barge "Champion" with
flags and evergreens was out Christmas with
many load of happy children.
The churches were more profusely decorated
Thursday than any previous Christmas.
Presumably the usual quantity of egg-nogg
and other holiday beverages, Objectionable but
very palatable, were drunk Thursday, though
the day was notably free from drunken or
giles.
better time than did some of the horses on
Congress and Portland streets Thursday.
The new steam fire engine Falmouth, with
its new hose carriage was on exhibition in
front of City Building Christmas Day. The
hose carriage has brakes attached to its reel
and wheels, which are a marked improve
ment.
No. 101 has its annual supper tonight.
Yesterday was the feast of st. Stephen, and
to-day IS the feast OF st. John the Evangelist
A lady while walking on Free street We'd
nesday, lost between Hale's art store and
Centre street, a paia of gold-bouud spectacles.
The spectacles had been in her possession II
years aud were highly priced by her.
An East Deering correspondent, 'B," takes
exception to any condemnation Of prize candy
enterprises, "when under the management of
the Maine General Hospital Committee the
biggest gambling ever known to the city and
State authorities was carried on"
Congress Square Sabbath School had its
Christmas Tree Thursday evening.
Mrs. Albert Hanlctte, who lives on Oxford
street, broke her left arm by falling from a
chair Thursday.
1t ''snew and blew" all day yesterday,
The Maine Poultry Association have made
arrangements with Express companies to trans
port fowl to tie show at half price.
The scholars attending the Misses Symonds'
school, presented their teachers with bronze
statue of Diana as a Christmas present
Mr.. Joe Merrill, keeper of the Aims House,
gave his charge nice Christmas treat Thurs.
dav, He wants it understood that the cit y
didn't have to pay for Ill
Santa Claus made his appearance at the City
Clerks Office yesterday,
yeutilators are being put into the Municipal
Court room.
The publication of the Maine Real Estate
Register has been postponed until next week
1t was projected as quarto, 70 column paper
but the press occasoned by the fnl publica
ton OF real estate transfers necessitates lts en-
largement to "a columns.
IRE family of a man named Appleby, residing
on the Falmouth road, had q narrow escape
from suffJcation by gas from coal stove
Christmas eve. 1t was some time before they
could be brought to consciousness.
Two young boys of this city celebrated
Christmas by smoking cigars containing opium
1t proved well nigh fatal.
But two names graced the slate at the police
station last night. 1t was too stormy to get
very drunk.
The Blues have just received their pay fol
service during the muster. They were the
first company who had their rolls made GU
and handed in, and the last company paid.