The Portland daily press., 1881-12-31


Cloudy morning yesterday, followed by sun
shine and blue skies, and rapidly falling tenn
perature Mercury 42o at sunrise. 4S0 at noon,
39o at sunset; wind northwest.
Steamer Lewiston having been thoroughly
repaired for the winter season, went on the
route to Machias last highs
A man named Mcmahon, employed at the
Portland stove foundry, was Overcome by gas
yesterday afternoon. Medical aid was sum
moned and it is thought that he will recover.
Several Portland gentlemen left on the after
noon train to attend the New Year ball at
Brownfeld.
The public schools will commence Tuesday
morning January 3, instead of Monday.
The Deering schools will commence Monday.
Collins Portland band will observe the fifty
seventh anniversary of its formation ttis even
ing at the band room in Market square.
The Portland officers.had a splendid time at
the ball given in Lewiston by the police of that
city, and the Lewiston officers RECALLED them
with an elegant supper at the Dewitt House.
The U. S. Revenue steamer Woodbury. is in
this harbor
Lieutenant Commander Leonard Chenery,
U. S. N, who has recently been placed on the
retired list, is son of Col. Richard Chenery Of
Belfast.
The Boston Herald says the Casco Bay Steam
boat Company of Portland has been petitioned
into insolvency by creditors.
No cases in the Municipal court before Judge
Knight yesterday.
The John Brooks and Now Brunswick were
both here yesterday afternoon. The New
Brunswick had to lay over Thursday on account
of the storm.
The steamer Acadian arrived from Pictou,
with coal to H. & A. Allan yesterday. She
was seven days making the passage owing to
the dense fogs, and the lead had to be used con-
stantly. The steamer was all iced up.
Shaw's Quartette assisted by Mr.. W. F. Sc
ward elecutionists, and Mr.. Charles Lindall,
cornetist, will open a series OF entertainments
in the Y. NJ. c. A, rooms, on Thursday even
ing, January &c, 1882. The course is to consist
of six lectures and two concerts, to which.mem-
bers of the association and donors will be ad-
mitted without charge.
The ball to be given by the Union Rowing
Association at Mechanics Hall, next Monday
evening promises to be great success.
Rev. Geo. d. Lindsay will give temperance
address tomorrow evening in the Congress st.
NJ z. church at o'clock.
The evening lecture which was announced to
be delivered at the New Jerusalem church to-
morrow evening is postponed one week. as the
pastor will deliver the annual address before
the Portland Benevolent Society"
The juvenile contest which was to thave tax
en- place this afternoon at the Rolling Skating
Rink, has been postponed one week in order to
give the contestants the full benefit of the new
floor.
Rev. Dr. McKeown- of the Chestnut street
NJ. E. church will administer the ordinance of
baptism to ten converts tomorrow forenoon,
and will also receive five members into the
church. He will preach sermon appropriate
to the day and occasion in the forenoon.
AS lady.with a.baby in her arm was passing
out of house on India street yesterday after
noon, her heel caught on the threshold and she
pitched headlong down flight Of steps.
Strange to say, both baby and mother escaped
without injury.