The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-27
Brief JOtfings.

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After this week the Boston steamers will
make but three trips per week.
Sheriff Pencil gave good Christmas dinner
to his guests.
The estimate for the Cape Elizabeth light
house stations this year is $4,000.
The annual Christmas Festival at the Reform
School will take place this evening.
A muff at the police station awaits an own
A man was found on Middle street Christmas
morning dead drunk, with $50 in his pocket.
Harry Browns two pictures in Hale's win
dow have been sold to prominent Middle street
merchant
An insane woman created slight disturb
ance in st. Stephens church Christmas morn
ing. :
The boys improved the time yesterday carry
ing away the debris from the Savings Bank
block to be used for wood.
The sum of $500 las already been subscribed
for the coffee house to I've opened ON New Years
day
The team of Reuben Kent ran away yester-
day afternoon, but the only damage done was
the throwing out of the driver into snow drift
The question is very naturally asked, why are
not the tramps which are sheltered at the police
station utilized in shoveling snow for the city.
Mr.. S. P. Kicker is confined to his house with
injuries received by being run over by run
away team.
A temporary roof is to be put over the Saw
ings Bank block until it is decided in what style
it is to be rebuilt
The employees in the Messrs. Loring, Short &
Harmon's blank book mandatory, made the
foreman, Mr.. L. G. Phillips, Christmas pres
ent of an elegant gold headed cane.
An evening school for servant girls has been
opened at the Catholic school on Free street
Quite number of girls are availing themselves
of this opportunity to get an education
AT the regular monthly meeting of the School
Committee the resignation of Miss Lawrence
as teacher in the High School, was accepted.
The vacancy will not be filled.
A county collector came to this city, a dis
lance of sixty miles, to arrest man for nom
payment of poll tax The So tax cost the man
$13.35.
1t is to be hoped that we shall not get anoth'
er snow storm until the police compel people to
clear the sidewalks of the ridges of trodden
snow now in the centre of the sidewalks.
The Methodist Sunday School, of High street,
Gorbam, will hold Christmas exhibition Tues
day evening, December 26tb, consisting of So
los, duets, quartettes, dialogues and Christ.
mas tree A fine time is anticipated.
Granville D. Miller, who recently ran away
to get clear of liquor indictment, returned
Sunday morning, and there was scene" upon
his arrival. 1t was of short duration, for he
was soon under arrest and things are now quiet
and the Miller family is happy.
All members and friends of the class OF rs
who propose attending the assembly to be Civ
en- JAN H. 1877, may procure their tickets on
Wednesday evening, at the Army and Navy
library, from Z to Sp. m. No tickets can be
obtained at the door.
A few days ago tramp named Mack ran
away from the Aims House, and broke into
Knights grocery store on Congress street, and
Chenerys provision store. AT the one place he
secured lot of tobacco,land at the other $15
Monday night he had the assurance to go tc
the police station for lodgings, was recognized
and arrested.