The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-09

The first number of The Bates Student, a
monthly magazine conducted by the junior class
of Bates college, will appear about the middle
of the present month.
The sale OF reserved seats for Bret Harte's
lecture will commence at Stockbridge's on Mon
day next. There will be large demand.
Mr.. Charles f. Butterick, capable and eff
Gent teacher, opens drawing school at Me-
chanics' Hall this afternoon. He is DESTROYS of
taking charge of the late Mr.. Roots class. MI.
Butterick comes highly recommended.
There are rnmors of several indictments for
liquor selling found by the grand jury this term.
The Montgomery Guards are to give an as
sembly en- the 2lst inst. Ii viii nndnubtsaty be
brilliant affair, as this organization generally
esuceeeds in what it undertakes.
% The Portland City Government celebrated the
anniversary of New Orleans by banquet at
the small pox hospital.
The boys are enjoying sliding on the crust in
the open fields on Portland street.
1t was Capt. Cyrus Sturdivant, aud not w.
T. Brown, who was elected President of the
Blanchard Maine State Boiler Company.
Nearly all the fast horses in the city, and
very many of the slow ones, were out on Port
lana street yesterday dIUefuoOH IHeIe was
some good trotting and some very poor.
The sun showed his face only by glimpses
yesterday, occasionally coyly peeping out from
behind cloud.
Gov. Chamberlain, in response to a request
of Mayor Kingsbury, has consented to be pres
ent Monday evening at the entertainment
of the Portland Fraternity.
The sale of Gorham pianos will continue only
through this week, and those who intend ex-
aiming the instruments must govern them
selves accordingly.
The Army and Navy Union has in view the
erection of monument concentrating the
patriotism of our fallen soldiers.
The Advertiser says Mr.. Isaac Jackson, of the
firm of Phinney & jackson. was taken violent
~ i'll during meeting at the Second Parish
church Monday evening, and carried to his
home. Tuesday his recovery was considered
doubtful but we learn that he was more com,
Portable yesterday His physicians pronounce
the attack to be of a bilious nature
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mussey
celebrated their tin wedding yesterday by a
surprise party.
Mayor Kingsbury, who is the Oldest living
editor of lions Herald, attends the fiftieth an
nversary of the establishment of the paper
which is celebrated in Boston to-day. The
Mayor retired from the editorial chair in 1886
The Boston & Maine civil engineers have
moved to their new quarters in the Wake
House.
Mr. Kennedy dancing school opened under
very lattering auspices. There was larg'
number of applications for admission, and more
are expected to-day. The class of pupils is very
select.
We understand that the Cadets have in mint
testimonial to Major, formerly Captain An
derson. AS will be seen by the advertisement
they have a meeting to-day to take the matte
into consideration.
Messrs. Sullivan & Osgood have formed a co
partnership and taken the well known grocer,
stand of G. p. Chase. No. "a Portland street
They will doubtless retain the old trade of Mr.
Chase, and hope to attract new custom.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Clark Barker, @
the firm of G. w, True & Co., injured his hea
recently by striking it against an iron spike
Little was thought of it at the time, but no,
his physician fears injury to the brain, and MI
Barker has been ordered to abstain for the pres
ent from business affairs.
The carriage makers ball, given by Hon.
P. Kimball last evening, was very pleasar
affair, and was greatly enjoyed by those VIII
had the good fortune to be present.
A storm of snow and sleet began last evenin
and by midnight the sidewalks were in fea
fully slippery condition.