The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-05
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A concert is to be given at the Presby-
terian Church about the middle of the
present month.
The New Years entertainment at the
Baptist Church on Monday evening
was largely attended, and thoroughly
enjoyed.
The English Opera Company will ar
rive in this city on this friday even
ing and open at the New Market Thea
ter on Saturday afternoon.
A call for railroad meeting, signed
by a number of our most substantial
citizens, has been issued. The time for
the meeting has been fixed for the I'D
of January.
PRAYER week will be observed in this
city by MONDAY prayer meetings at the
rooms of the Y. NJ. C. A, and in the va
rious churches. The week designated
begins Sunday, January 7th.
The new steamship "City of Chester"
left New York for San Francisco on the
31st ult She will shortly be put on the
route between this city and that place,
taking the place of the "Ajax."
Mrs. Julia Corbett was presented with
a costly silver pitcher, on Christmas,
valued at Sl00, by the vestry of Trinity
Parish, as 4 slight testimonial of their
appreciation of her services in the choir.
The "Third-street Store" has been a
popular resort for ladies during the past
two weeks, and it is a noticeable fact
that they have departed from its doors
with suggestive parcels and smiling
faces.
Joseph W. Holmes died in this city
on Saturday at the advanced age of 81
years. He had been q Mason for 81
years, was held in high esteem by that
fraternity, and buried with the honors
of the Order.
Sheriff Dale brought down, on Tues
day, and placed in the insane asylum,
Andrew S. Stewart, of Yamhill county,
who had been adjudged insane. This is
the third similar erraBd Of Mr.. Dale
during as many months.
On Saturday evening of each week the
Y. M. G. A. rooms are thrown open for
the meeting of the open temperance So
ciety recently organized. A number of
the leading men and women in this city
are working in this society.
The Tacoma-Puyallup Railroad is to be
at once commenced and vigorously
pushed forward by the contractor, Mr..
J. /. Hallet. The road will be thirty
miles in length, and is to be completed
and ready for trains by the first of June,
1877.
The National Business College con-
tinues to fit young men and women who
avail themselves of its practical advan-
tages for a successful business career.
Persons who are filling positions of hon
or and trust all over the State received
their training at this institution.
The coroner's jury called to hold an
INCEST on the bodies of d. S. Moore and
G. S. Rinearson, killed near Owyhee
Rapids, rendered a verdict in accordance
with the facts already pdblished, and
entirely eXonerating any one so far as
known, from blame for the accident.
\ The McGibeny family received an
other addition on the Goth of December.
A soprano voice this time. That they
preferred locating in Oakland to Jour
neying an to Philadelphia is not sur
prising. The professor and his band of
singers have good position at fair re-
muneration, and are well pleased with
their surroundings.
The San Francisco aud Pacific Boot
and Shoe Stores have consolidated.
-Champlin & Hallabaugh, the new pro-
prietors, are filling up with very large
and superior stock of goods of the best
California and Eastern manufacture.
Call and examine stock and prices at
the old stand, n First street.
Mrs. Northrup, who has acceptably
taught class of young men in the Tay-
lor-street Sunday School during the
past year, was, on Sunday evening,
presented with two handsome volumes
on the "Life of St. Paul." by the mem
bers of her class. Mr.. J. K. Gill re-
ceived at the same time gold-headed
cane, testimonial of gratitude from
the school for his labors as superintend-
ent.
The New Years festivities at the
rooms of the Y. NJ. c., A. were enioyed
from noon till late in the evening by a
large number of persons. The lunch
served was abundant and excellent.
Fifteen hundred cups of coffee, together
with four dozen chickens and large
supply of other edibles, were dispensed
by smiling ladies to the throngs who
came and went between the hours
named.
If you wish to make your grand
mother present, nothing is so appro-
pirate as pair of those elegant speeta-
cles at John A. Becks. If you desire to
make your son present, call and exam
inc the large stock of watches, reliable,
handsome, and cheap. If the present is
for wife or daughter, select from the
fine stock of everything beautiful that
is here displayed. Rememberthe place,
100 Front street.
Some dissatisfaction regarding the Sc
lection of the works for the public
school library is expressed. It is claimed
that the books are better adapted to the
understanding of mature persons than
to the instruction and needs of young
persons. 1t is of course impossible to
please everybody in a selection of this
character, and deficiencies will doubt
less be supplied in the filling up of the
library at no distant day.
Business must be lively at Prentice
Music Emporium, if we may Judge by
the great number of people who daily
visit that popular establishment. Mr..
Prentice has just received per steamer
"AjaX" another lot of those beautiful
music folios and card receivers. If you
wish to look at them, you must call
very soon, as he informs us that he has
hardly been able to supply the demand
for the goods. Also another large in
voice of brackets, making the fourth fol
this season. Either Mr.. P. is becoming
l.