The Portland daily press., 1875-03-05


Rev s. w. Bell, formerly Unversalist
| Clergyman of New Bedford Mass, will lecture
| on Sunday before the Spiritualist fraternity
Several reformed men and other interesting
sneakers will address the people at the Allen
Mission Protracted Temperance Meeting. The
public are earnestly and cordially invited.
The Drummer Boy" will be brought out at
City Hall in April, by Bosworth Post.
The Montgomery Guards will give Ball at
City Hall, April Dist.
The newly elected city officers were notified
of their election yesterday by the City Clerk.
Only one session of school yesterday
There will be Grand Camp Fire at Grand
Army Hall Friday evening the 10Th. All G.
A R. Posts in the state will be invited.
The Aldermen met yesterday morning and
counted the votes for School Committee in
Ward one. The result was the same as pub
lshed yesterday morning.
The young ladies of the class of IA are in
vited to be present at their Assembly to be
holden in Reception Room, City Building, this
evening.
The Lenten Services at st. Stephens take
place on Tuesday at 2 p. IN. On Saturday
afternoon service for the Sunday School CHI,
dren at D. M, and for adults at p. m.
The funeral of Mr.. Bradley will be held at
the Falmouth at IL m. to-day.
We want to see him-the confident weather.
wise young man, who insisted on Wednesday
evening before the sDow began to whlrl DOWN
and about, that we were going to have ram
storm Doubtless he is wel-meaning fellow,
but he can't tell any more about the weather
than the Farmers Almanac.
Street Commissioner Payson looked discour-
aged Yesterday morning The worst storm ct
the season.
What faith. what industry, what everything
like zeal not according to Knowledge those fel-
lows must have who set themselves to shovel
ing snow at o'clock yesterday morning.
The new and the old Mayors, the man who
is anxious and the man who has right to be
happy, were in close consultation yesterday
forenoon in the Mayors Office.
The Congress Square Society are TO hare a
social gathering at Lancaster Hall next We'd
nesday evening.
Secure your seats for the entertainment of
the Bisbee Dramatic Club Monday evening.
Some young folks up town gave an enter
d
Congress street Wednesday night and cleared
SIS, which they gave poor woman.
1.-The beautiful snowr' said an unfortunate
who ANONYMOUSLY fell into it, experimenting
the poetical outburst wirh drastic adjective;
81 vote it nuisance" "But can't you habate
it?' sympathzingy circulated bystander OF
the cockney persuasion. mo; l can't even
hay-bait jackass," was the sardonic response.
"Stand from under,'' is the valiant battle
cry for the nence.
Be consistent: do not fall in the spring A
sensible reminder.
One of the things that strikes a man IN
favorably is the sidewalk.
The Assembly at Army and Navy Hall last
evening was we'll attended and proved to be
very pleasant affair.
1t was reported that DR.. Gordon would lee
ture in the East Deerng course last evening,
but the lecture was postponed on account OF
the storm.
City Hall has been engaged for Grand
Easter Monday Ball. to be given by the irish
American Relief Association.
The new Portland bridge passing over the
tracks of the Eastern Railroad. near its pas
senger depot, is fine structure and will be
completed in a few days of good weather.
This desirable arrangement has been secaEed
by the persistent efforts of Mayor Wescott
more than any other interested party.
On dit: That the Mayor elect and the
Democratic members of the City Council have
had a conference and selected up hat portion
of the offices which they think due them. 1t
lacks color.