The Portland daily press., 1881-12-28
Brief lettings.

Rainy and warm yesterday. Mercury 480 at
a. M; wind northeast, southwest, west ant
southeast.
There will be Christmas tree at St. Luke
Cathedral for the children this evening.
The Portland Company will send out to-day
new locomotive for the New York City s
Northern Railroad.
The feast of st. Stephen was celebrated al
st. Stephens church yesterday. To-day will
occur the festival of st. John the Evangelist
Steamer Scandinavian, of the Allan line, ar.
rived here Monday morning. fifteen days from
Glasgow. She had on board thirty-nine pas.
sengers and heavy cargo. Her voyage was
| uneventful.
Henry o. Cram, clerk of the United States
Hotel, was presented by the guests with a
handsome black walnut writing desk and an
elegant easy chair Monday
The Garfield Cold Water Battalion of the
Reform School will have Christmas tree to-
| night and an exhibition
The Portland Stone Ware Company present
ed Mr.. Arvid Elk with an elegant gold watch
| and chain,
The Advertiser carriers gave Geo. s. Rowell,
| the treasurer, fine set of Motley's Dutch Re-
public, in three volumes, and the United Meth
erlands, in four volumes.
Mr.. Oren s. Thomes of Cumberland Gen.
tire, presented to Greedy Institute, as a Christ
mas gift, splendid stereopticon and a fine COL
lection of scientific views.
The United States and Falmouth Hotels also
provided elegant bills of fare Christmas.
The fraternity dance was great success at
stv oil rdaU pirh rha oftan
SO large that there was hardly room enough for
all the dancers.
The annual meeting of the Buxton and
Hollis Agricultural Association will be held at
Berry's Hail. Bar Mills village, in Buxton, ON
Saturday, Jan. 9th, 1882, at o'clock p. M, for
election of officers and transaction of other
business.
Brownfeld is to have New Years ball next
Friday night. Music by Chandler. The date
is little ahead of the season, but that is be-
cause the Brownfeld people are smart.
The annual reunion of the class of 1880,
Portland High school, was held at Gilbert's
hall last evening. A literary and musical pro-
gramms was presented and supper served. |
The reunion was a pleasant and successful af- |
fair.
The ladies of st. Paul's church will give
musical entertainment and antiquarian supper
at Congress Hall Thursday evening.
Williston church rent their pews from Janu-
AIRY LIST to January LIST, and their house will be
open this evening to secure sittipgs for the
year 1882
The officers of the Grand Lodge of Odd Eel
lows went to Richmond last night to institute
q new ncampment.
The Cumberland Rowing Association will
give grand assembly at Army and Navy Hall
tonight. Chandler will furnish the music.
Gilbert wall give Christmas assembly at his
lall tomorrow evening.
The Annie Sargent brought in fare of 49,
700 paddock Monday.
Schooner Luella, Capt Pratt, lumber laden,
rom Ellsworth for Boston, struck on Alden's
ock and came into the harbor Sunday night in
! water-logged condition. She will repair
lere.
Bosworth Post, No. 2, of this city, has a
'5077 relief fund, and has expended $701.35
or charity this year. There are now fifty-two !
POSTS in this State, with nearly $500 members. {
The sons of Oxford, resident in Portland,
ropose to celebrate the date of the creation of !
'xford county, in this city, the middle of
farch next. '
Mr.. VIM. G. Hart received on Monday an 8
legant present, the latest edition of Webster's
Illustrated unabridged dictionary fer 1882 d
andsomely bound, from Rev. J. M. Lowden s
nd family. !
The Gospel Mission was well filled last eve :
ing by deeply interested audience. LaFor- a
st Howe, of Boston, delivered an earnest and
oquent address. Several names were added 4
the pledge. Mr.. Howe will address the peo-. n
% again at the Mission this evening at 7.30 q
clock. All are invited.
The class of ", P. Ell. s., will celebrate their
nth annual reunion at Gilbert's hall this eve
ing p
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