The Portland daily press., 1883-12-29

The fence in front of the new First National
Bank building was removed yesterday.
There was another one of those peculiarly
brilliant sunsets last evening
Mrs- McCrindle fell on the icy sidewalk On
State street yesterday and broke her leg.
Pat Mckay stole two sums. of two and five
dollars each, yesterday, and was gathered 10.
Mrs. Ulmer last evening favored the night
force of the PRESS with some of her excellent
ice cream.
Chambers orchestra viii furnish music for
the New Years concert and ball to be given by
York Encampment l. O. o. f., at Biddeford.
Mrs. A. B. Morrison, the we'll known CON
tralto singer has accepted a position in the
Congress street, Uriversalist church choir, in
this city.
The annual supper for the pupils of the
Portland fraternity will take place this Eeven-
ing at 7.S0 o'clock, and will be followed by
speeches and music. All interested are inyit-
ed to attend.
A large party of roller skaters from this city
will visit Gloucester, Mass, Monday, January
7th, TO witness the championship contest be-
tween Messrs. Liyesey and Ball.
ii. Kelly, Toronto; @. r. Baker, Chicago:
j. M. Lane, New York; Walter Roffey, Mon
treal; Thos. Piers, Toronto, were at the Mer-
chants Exchange last night.
Rev. W. 81. Fem will preach at High street
church tomorrow morning on the Protestant
Reform alton in Switzerland;" it being the
400th birthday of Zwirgli.
Mr.. ]. F. Libby, proprietor of the Preble
Livery Stables, presented each one Of his EN-.
ployes with barrel of -four Christmas and
his head driver with fine Appleton watch.
A. b. Morrison & Co., dealers in spices, etc.,
Portland, Me-, ara reported failed The La
bilities are said to be some $15, 900 and the as
sets nominally about $1,000.
As the steamer HanoveIian reached her
dock Thursday Mr.. VIM. Murray an oiler who
had been Ill throughout the passage breathed
his last. Mr.. Murray was 27 years old His
disease was consumption.
The treasurer of the Maine General Hospi-
tai has received $3.50 through Rev. James Nc
Winnie, for account of the Maine Bap,ists,
to maintain free bed for one year, Christ
mas gift.
Bishop Nicely married Mr.. Fred W. Foster
and Mrs. Mile johnson at st. Luke's Cathe-
dral last Wednesday. The couple have gone
on a trip West with the best wishes of hosts of
friends.
The sheriffs yesterday morning seized bar
rel of beer in the Sullivan block, on Centre
street, and Thursday they seized come ale and
rum at Thomas Fiaherty's, on Commercial
street.
The rough weather Of the rast week has in
terfered somewhat with the sailings Of coast
wise steamers from this port. Only two trips
have been made by the Boston boats, the Ire
mont leaving here Wednesday night and the
Forest City last night.
Bosworth Post No. 2, will soon bring out the
"Songs of the Rebellion, illustrated with
scenes at home and in camp" lately spoken Of
in the Press, they having appointed commit
tee last evening to go Immediately to work on
it.
Loring, Short and Harmon are receiving
many applications for tickets to the grand
Charity Ball which will come off at Gilbert's
Hall Monday evening The tickets include
supper. 1t will be one of the most brilliant
and stylish events of the winter.
Another citizen narrowly escaped death from
snow slide yesterday. A slide fell from a
building in Market Square and knocked the
gentleman, Mr.. T. Frank Jones Of the Mer-
camille Agency, senseless. His umbrella alone
saved him. AS it was he was badly shaken
up.
A snow slide from the rear roof of city build
ing, Thursday night broke down the private
telephone wire of Recorder Dyer, broke the
glass in the office window, sending the snow,
ice and broken glass over the desks and papers.
The same slide broke the glass out of the win
dows of the sherff's room, used for storing IL
quor, and caused other damage.
Children's Christmas Club.
Miss Ella S. Sargent sent the following tele-
gram to the Children'g Christmas Club, VAST
ington, which gave its first dinner yesterday.
EHeadquarters children's Christmas Club,
Portland, December %.
To the Children's Christmas Club, National Rifles
We wish you merry festival. We send our
love. God bless you every one.
CHILDREN's CHRISTMAS CLUB.
Yesterday afternoon the following reply was
received
Children's Christmas Club,
Washington, December %.
Chldren's Christmas Club Portland:
The G. G. CTS of Washineton return your greet
ing. We have to-day nearly two thousand poor
children as our guests. We all say with you may
God bless every one.
G. G. c. of Washington
Miss Sargent received yesterday morning a
letter from Fall River, Mass, where arrange
ments have been made to give Children's
Christmas Club festival to one thousand poor
children on New Years day.
People having bills against the Chirtmas
Club are requested to present them to the
treasurer, Is City building to-day between IL
and IL O'Clock.
An error occurred in yesterdays account of
the dinner in which Mr.. W. s. Dana and Rev.
W. T. Phelan were mentioned as members of
the executive committee of 1882 These gen.
tlemen declined to serve.
to the Press.
A meeting OF all members of the club is
called at.City Hall, this afternoon at o'clock.
Business of great Importance will come before
the club. The treasurer's report will be read
and officers for 1884 will be elected. Every
collector and messenger of 1888 is hereby or
dered to notify new members of this meeting.
Old members are expected to appear without
further notice.
A meeting of all grown persons interested in
the club is earnestly desired in the evening at
1886 Will you not come forward? We want
you to know more of this work than you can
except in such meeting.
This club is yours: Portland's club has
made name throughout th OF United States
Will you come?
ELLA S. SARGENT,