The Portland daily press., 1876-12-25
Brief JOffings,

TO-DAY BEING LEGAL HOLIDAY NO pApEI
WILL BE ISSUED FROM THIS OFFICE To-MoR
ROW MORNING.
Merry Christmas
See advertisement of ring lost
The railroad trains were all more or less de
layed by the storm Saturday.
Bosworth Post G. A. r. has tender, d the
Masons the use of their hall Monday, Wednes
day and Thursday evenings of each week.
The water thrown on the fire Saturday morn
ing ran into the postoffice cellar, doing consid-
cradle damage
Ford & Perry are printing an order of fifteen
dances for the sociable to be given at Lincoln
Hall tomorrow night
Three sleighs were upset at the foot of Ex.
change street Saturday afternoon by the pro-
jecting sidewalk.
To-day the banks, custom house, city Offices
and post0ffice except at the usual holiday
hours-will be closed.
The question now is, who first discovered the
Savings Bank fire No less than five men
claim the honor ~ of the discovery.
The committee recently appointed by one of
the Masonic bodies to provide a water motor
for the organ wish TO be discharged from fur
Their duty in that direction.
The fiues to an engine on the Boston, Con-
cord & Montreal road burst Saturday and the
steam escaping scalded the fireman and engi-
neer badly.
The prices of Christmas poultry are about
the same as for Thanksgiving, chickens and
ducks little higher. There was a good sup
ply from the country Saturday.
Mr.. Norton says that he was the one who
discovered the fire in the Savings Bank block,
and he told the boy who carries telegraph des.
patches instead of the boy telling him.
Casco street Sunday school will hold their
Christmas entertainment this evening at half
post seven O'Clock. A good time may be ex-
pected.
A young girl seized pocket book belonging
to Mrs. Walker, who lives on Newbury street.
in toy shop on Middle street Saturday even
ing and escaped with it.
Mrs. Kelley, washer woman residing on
Danforth street, was run over at the corner of
Spring and Bracket streets by a team SatEr-
day, her head was fearfully cut and other in
juries inflicted.
A well known messenger employed by the
Eastern Express Company has taken the
agency for the sale of clans and will resign
his present position and attend strictly to the
latter business.
1t is said that the arrests of railroad ticket
counterfeiters is only the beginning Of what
promises to be the unoarthing and exposure of
a ring of persons which, it is believed, in
cludes some prominent business men in this
and other cities.
The Sunday Times says project is on foot
among prominent Masons in this city to pur-
chase the lot on Congress street, opposite the
City Hall, and erect on the site three story
marble edifice with theatre on the ground
floor, and the grand lodge offices, halls and en-
canpmeut rooms above.
At tho West school, Libby's Corner, Thurs
day, daughter of Mr.. Abel, fourteen years of
age, had her clothes take fire from a red hot
stove and rushed out into the entry with her
garments blazing. Fortunately the principal
of the school entered, and catching wrapper
flung it around the girl and succeeded in extin-
gushing the flames.
There will be meeting of the officers and
members of the Women's Temperance So cisty
tomorrow afternoon at 3 clock az their rooms
% Temple street, which they are fitting up for
their coffee house, to be opened to the public
on the first day of the new year. All ladies
interested ia this work are invited to the meet
inc