The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-12-24
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Inc turner's VIII nOiQ Christmas
festival at Turn Halle on Christmas
evening.
A ''calico ball" will be given at Odd
Fellows Hall, East Portland, on New
Years Eve.
Leave orders for fruit trees and shrub
berry with George w. Walling d Son.,
Granger's Market.
The Ladies' Relief Society, according
to the report of the treasurer, had on
hand on the 4th inst, $3.50 SO.
Mrs. McGibeny will resume her place
in the "song service" exercises at Ma
sonic Hall on Sunday evening.
Holiday goods in great abundance and
endless variety make gay the shop win
Gows of Front and First streets.
DR.. ]. c. Hawthorne will cause the
usual Christmas dinner to be spread be-
fore the inmates of the Asylum.
A Christmas tree will bear its usual
variety in the basement of the Taylor
street Church on Christmas Eve.
'Mother Goose" will be introduced to
the children in the basement of the
Baptist Church on Christmas Eve.
The pupils of the Sunday School at ST..
Stephen'a Chapel will have Christmas
tree on Tuesday evening, the 2Sth inst.
The cost of erecting the windmill and
tank by which st. Vincent's Hospital
is furnished with water amounts to over
$1,000.
A model for bark of l 200 tons regis
ter, to be be built at Albina, has just
been completed and submitted to inter
ested parties.
The Empire Restaurant, on Yamhill
street, between First and Second, fur
nishes excellent meals at all hours, and
at reasonable rates.
Mattock & Dufur, at the "Granger
Store" on First street, keep a general
supply of Granger merchandise, which
they sell at prices extremely reasonable.
1t is said that several families con-
nected with the different churches in
this city intend to prepare Christmas
dinners at their respective homes, and
invite young men without homes to
dine and spend few hours on Christmas.
An alarm of fire was given from box
No. on Monday night. The depart
ment were out with their usual alacrity,
but were unable to find a fire. Pity but
some of these false alarmists could be
caught and summarily dealt with for
playing this trick.
The marvellous feats performed at
New Market Theater by Professor Herr
mann during the past week, have drawn
thither crowds of curious and interested
spectators. The variety, rapidity and
skill he displays in the performance 10
truly wonderful, and fully entities him
to the name of the ''great magician
We acknowledge the receipt of the
holiday compliments of J. K. Gill & Co.
in the way of beautiful cards and a
handsomely-printed circular. This last
gives an idea of the completeness and
elegance of their stock of books and sta
tiOnery, imported expressly for the holi-
days. Call and take a look through
their establishment, No. IS First street.
William Beck & Son are we'll equipped
to meet the demand of the holidays.
Their immense and varied stock COM
prises everything from a Henry rife to
a rubber doll, all of which is offered at
greatly reduced rates until after the hol-
idays. Country dealers, and city GUS
TONERS as well, will find it to their ad-
vantage to call at No. 10Y First street,
when looking for holiday goods.
A fine audience again greeted the
McGibeny family on Sunday evening.
The kindergarten songs of the little
ones, accompanied by the charming
presence and cunning ways of "wee
sweet Allie" never grow old to the de-
lighted listeners. Mrs. McGibeny has
been greatly missed during her tempo
rary retirement, and will receive an en-
thusiastic greeting on her re-appear.
ance. Usual exercises next Sunday
evening.
B. L. Stone, the popular and reliable
jeweler, 103 Front street, offers great
inducements to purchasers until the
holidays are over. His stock is as com.
plete as magnificent, containing no arti.
cles inferior, either in quality or work.
manship. Depend upon it that holiday
gifts purchased here will be durable
and elegant, and will be furnished al
prices extremely reasonable. Watch.
makers and jewellers are especially re.
quested to call, and will be supplied al
reduced prices. Mr.. Stone is sole agent
for the celebrated Diamond Spectacles
which have so nearly robbed failing eye.
sight of its terrors. 103 Front street
Portland, Oregon.
Special attention is called to the ad.
vertisement of "Fiue Fruit Trees" in
the next column. Mr.. Ritz justly take.
front rank among the benefactors o
Tile &T6dL NOTIuW6SG. he Is lQQ6IaClgd
BILE in his efforts to introduce new vari
eties of fruits best adapted to our eli
mate and the wants of his patrons, ant
is now on the eve of departure for Cali
fornia, where he proposes to spend few
months in introducing bis trees, also il
gaining information relative to the bes
varieties Of plums and prunes for dry
ing purposes. He also has the cele
brated Alexander's Early Peach, tn,
earliest variety known. Orders will re
ceive prompt attention.
The Sunday School concert at tn
Hall-street M. E. Church on last Sun
day was a perfect success. Animmens
crowd was in attendance, and hundred
were unable to obtain room in tn
house. The programme was entirel,
satisfactory. At the close of the concer
Mr.. Andrew Hugill, of Washington Ter
ritory, and Miss Alice J. Hamlin, O
this city, were united in marriage b,
the pastor, Rev. ]. Finn. After tn
concert the teachers and officers of tn
school assembled and rendered a vote O
thanks to Professor McGibeny and fam
lily for valuable aid In the concert. Thi
Sunday School is preparing Christina
tree and pleasant exercises for Christ
mas Eve.
In making up your lists of periodical
for 1876, don't forget the West Shore, tn
only illustrated paper published in Ore
RoD. devOted tO litaratura in 0ounral