The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-01-21
Portland Fraternity.

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The Portland Fraternity held its annual
meeting last evening, President Washburn in
the Chair. Reports from the Secretary and
the Chairman of the Committee on Amuse-
ments were submitted. The Amusement
Committee present fattering exhibit of $94O
having been realized from entertainments. A
grand entertainment will be given Feb. 10th.
| The Secretary's report gives the following as
the financial condition: Receipts, 81, 4S7 80,
expenditures, $1,11419, leaving balance OF
| 1878 %. From this balance the deficit OF S144,
| rs, existing at the end of last year has been
paid and the final payment of 5000 made on
| the piano, leaving in the treasury $2847. There
are yet some outstanding bills and about 800
is needed to clear up everything. The receipts
from numbers have been only $500, the re-
mander being obtained from entertainments.
| There are about one thousand families in the
five societies which support the Fraternity, and
| larger sum than $400 is reasonably expected
from them; 800 or 800 families do nothing.
| Sums from individuals range from one to
twenty-five dollars. .-
| The library has 620 volumes a handsome in
crease within the year. Three daily and
| twelve weekly papers, nine monthly magazines
and a quarterly are on the subscription list
| The reading room makes very attractive re
| sort The amusement room continues to be
well supplied with games and other amuse-
ments. Ttrtl
The School is fourishirg. One hundred and
fourteen persons have been admitted to the
| classes, of which there are fifteen. Seventy
| four of these came in after the summer vaca-
ton. There are twelve volunteer teachers,
ladies and gentlemen. Twelve belong to the
reading and elementary classes, five to the
eighteen to the arithmetic, eight to the land
scape drawing, fourteen to the book keeping,
fifty-three to the penmanship, and eleven to
the gralnmer classes. Nine Danish girls are
instructed in the English language. The me-
| chanical drawing class is making excellent
| progress. Those who receive instruction are so
| circumstanced that they cannot attend day
| schools, and obtain their sole education here
| Owing to limited accommodations no pupils
under fifteen yea of age have been admitted
Most of the pupils pay dollar year, but
none have ever been refused because of their
lack of means. This large class by their very
condition, appeal to the city for free evening
school, and much good would undoubtedly re-
suit from such an institution.
During the past year there have been 1897
visits to the rooms giving daily average of
twenty-seven. A newly formed association
of ministers and others, called the Fraternity
Club, have meetings at the rooms
From January to June a sewing school was
held, comprising seven teachers and twenty six
scholars The school was resumed in Septem-
Der and continued few weeks. The scholars
were allowed to carry home books and news
papers. Abont two hundred books and three
Other charitable work has been accomplished,
such as calling upon and aiding people in dis
tress, etc. ....- --rr.~-,e
The reading of the reports was followed by
remarks from Revs Buck, Gibbs and Hill, and
Messrs. Washburn, Kingsbury, Talbot and
Gerrish. The tone of the speakers was very
encouraging, and strong hopes were expressed
for the prosperity of the Fraternity. The
progress made during the past year and the
good accomplished were subjects of congratu-
lation. Tr .f
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
President, T. c. Hersey; Vice President,
BENZ. Kingsbury; Treasurer, Frank Noyes;
Secretary, Leonard G. Jordan; Directors, Lewis
Pierce, M. N. Rich, Samuel Rolfe, H. F. Cool
idge, VIM. L. Bradley, Mrs. Thomas Shaw,
Mrs. w. w. Virgin, Mrs. James E. Fernald.
Miss M, T. Hersey. iniz s,ea-s
PUT OFF THE TRAN.-A difficulty in regard
to tickets arose between Conductor Sawy er, of
the one o'clock train for Bangor, on the Maine
Central, Monday, just after lit passed Wood
ford's. One of the men refused to show his
ticket or to pay fare, whereupon the conductor
put him off the train. He got on at the next
station, when Mr.. Sawyer, with the assistance
of employees, threw him off into snow bank.
He was rather roughly handled. One of the
passengers says that the conductor jumped upon
the man and ground his heel into his face.
Such conduct is not at all in keeping with Mr..
Sawyer's character, and is hard to believe. 1t
is surely indefensible, no matter how wrong
the man was, The same passenger says the
man showed his ticket after being thrown off.
1t was understood that he could MT find it when
asked for it. 1t is surmised that the men were
the roughs who attacked Conductor Mitchell on
the Eastern last week.
The NORTH ScHooL.-The Committee on
the North School, held meeting yesterday af-
ternoon and voted to recommend to the full
board the name of Andrew H. Files, Principal
of the intermediate School, for the vacancy
occasioned in the principalship of the North
School by the resignation of Mr.. Eben Went
worth, who has accepted the SUPPLEMENTARY
of the Reform School.
The name of Mr.. Thomas j. Pencil has also
been mentioned in connection with the prin-
cipalship of the North School,
THE LEVI WOODBURY.-The United States
revenue steamer Levi Woodbury. is daily ex-
pected at this port The following is list of
her officers: Captain, Daniel Evans; First
Lieutenant, T. S. Smythe; Second Lieutenant,
Alfred Weston; Third Lieutenant, E. c. ebay
tor; First Assistant Engineer. A. L. Churchill;
Second Assistant Engineer, James Ogdin.
SAMARITANs' LEvEE.-The levee at City Hall
lastevening, under the auspices of the Samari-
tan Association, was highly successful in every
particular. There was a good number present,
and Cole furnished excellent music. Reception
Hall was used for refreshment room, and the