The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-08

Tern FRATERNITY. Portland Fraternity
beld its annual meeting last evening and elect
ed the following officers:
President, l. Washburn, Jr.
Vice President T. G. Hersey.
Secretary, HI. F. Coolidge.
Treasurer, Frank Moves.
Diectors Lewis Pierce, s. T. Pullen, M. N
Rich, E. S. Shaw Benjamin Kingsbury, Jr.,
| Mrs. Thomas Shaw, Mrs Daniel Bragdon,
Mrs. James E. Fernald, Miss M. 7. Hersey.
Remarks were made by the President, ex-
Gov. Washburn, Hon. G. F. Talbot, Rev. c. w.
Buck, and Messrs 7. G. Hersey, Kingsbury
and JOSE
From the report of the Secretary we learn
that the society has been very prosperous and
successful during the year just elapsed, and
that it has fully succeeded in carrying out the
objects for which it is established. There are
at present 377 volumes in the library. an in
crease of SO volumes during the year, 16 of
which were received from the Mercantile Lii
brary Association. The reading room is in re-
ceipt of three daily and fourteen weekly news
papers and ten monthly magazines. 1t is
well-furnished, well warmed and well-lighted
department and is becoming favorite place of
resort especially for the young. The amuse-
ment room is well provided with interesting
games. The class rooms, two in number, have
a good assortment of school books and other
things appertaining to such apartments. The
evening school is one of the specialites of the
society. There are ten teachers. Glasses are
taught every weekday evening except Satur-
day, in the common English branches, book
keepinp. drawing. French, Latin, Algebra and
Geometry. One hundred and ten scholars are
HAVING
since September. A sewing school was begun
early in the summer which is doing an excel
lent work, So pupils are in attendance. The
series of social religious meetings held during
the spring months was very interesting. The
series of entertainments consisting of choice
music, reading and other attractive features,
has been great success socially and financial
ly. About $1iS0 have been expended by the
society during the past year, and the SHOW
for it is good. There were 4,719 visits to the
rooms from May LIST to December 81, daily
average of %.
Taking everything into consideration, the
prospects of the association are very fattering.
CHOICE OF OFFIcERs.-The Portland & Wal
doboro Steamboat Company held its annual
meeting yesterday afternoon and made choice
of the following officers:
Directors-W. w. Harris, c. E. Jose Geo.
W. Woodman, John L. Allen, of Portland; Geo.
Greenwood of Boston.
Presdent-W. w. Harris.
Treasurer-Wm. Ross.
At the annual meeting of Franklin Wharf
Company, held yesterday, the following direc-
tors were elected: Charles Fobes, David Boyd.
John B. Curtis, John B. Cummings At a SUBJ
sequent meeting of the Directors Chas Fobes
was elected President, and Leander w. Fobes
Clerk and Treasurer.
At meeting of the stockholders of the
Blanchard Maine State Boiler Company, held
yesterday morning, the following were elected
directors for the ensuing year: Cyrus Sturdi |
want, j. Bailey, Micah Sampson, G. P. Ingra-
ham and w. I. Brown. President, w. T. |
Brown; Clerk and Treasurer, j. D. Fessenden
ell,