The Portland daily press., 1877-01-01
Brief Jottings.

Happy New Year.
Remember the carrier boys this morning.
Oysters are very scarce in the market just
now.
There were $40 intentions of marriage il
the City Clerks Office for the year 1876.
The usual watch meetings were held last eve
ming at the Methodist churches.
The public are invited to the New Years
temperance meeting at Allen Mission this eve
ming,
McLaughlin's blacksmith shop on Centre
street, was crushed in by thu weight of the
snow on the roof Saturday morni ng.
During the month of December 1900, 800
pounds of provisions amounting to $516, 456 was
exported from this port
The Emancipation anniversary will be OBJ.
served with appropriate services this evening al
the Mountfort street church.
Mrs. Maggie Bennett fell down ia her yard
on Fore street yesterday morning and broke her
right forearm
| Mr.. Chas. S. Coburn has bought out the store
| of c. H. Douglass at No. 80 ST. Lawrence
street.
The Little Sadie and Allen Lewis were run
ashore at Rchmonds Island in the storm Fiji
| day night
Prof. Raymond gives New Years ball this
evening in connection with his private class, at
Army g. Navy hall.
The entertainment given at the Congress
street church on Christmas eve, will by re-
quest be repeated this evening. An admission
| fee of five cents will be charged.
Otis Cox, who was washed overheard from
the sch. A. Fl. Lennox in the storm of Friday
night, belonged at Long Island, and leaves
wife and two children.
1t is said that Mr.. G. T. Ulmer wi bring
Stuart Robson to Portland, appearing at Music
Hall, Jan. Sth and 9th, in "Poor Joe, assist
ed by first class company.
A little five year old son of Mr.. Geo. Gill,
residing on Wilmot street, was run into by
sled, and his thigh badly hurt, the accident
resulting from boys sliding on the sidewalk.
horse ran away on Park street yesterday
and came very near going off Steamboat wharf.
He WAS caught and returned to the owner after
doing slight damage.
Saturday afternoon Stephen Hall, the con-
stable, went into John Welch's shop OF Com
mercia street and refused to leave until the bill
was arrested and taksn to Jail.
John E. Dow and j. s Palmer had fifteen
policies on the property destroyed by fire in
Savings Bank and Fluent's blocks, December
%, amounting to $47, 800, all of which have
been adjusted.
Messrs. j. S. Winslow & Co. of this city,
have two barks on the way from South Ameri-
ca to this port laden with hides The cargoes
of these two vessels have advanced in value
1000 each since they sailed.
The Emerald Boat Club are to have ball
this evening at Lancaster Hall aud pleasant
time will be enjoyed by all, as all who attend
their dances are unanimous in their express
sions that they always enjoy themselves at the
Emeralds.
The second entertainment of the Gorham
course which was to have been given Friday
evening, has been postponed to this evening,
and will be concert under the direction of j.
L. Shaw, Esq (; also readings by Prof. o. A.
Robinson.
For the quarter ending Dec. 81, 1876 1859 i'm
migrants arrived at this port, of whom 81 we're
males and 8S females. Nova Scotia furnished
50. England 30, ireland 49, Germany II, Hol-
land, Norway and Sweden7 each, Austria and
France each. There were Gil other passen-
gers, of which 476 were men and 235 women.
Nova Scotia furnished 24S, England 164,
United States IS. Ireland 49, Scotland 80, Nor
way %, Germany 10, Canada and France Z
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