The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-27
BRIEF JoTTINcs.


There was practice game on the base bal
grounds Christmas.
The public are cautioned not to receive
messengers telegraph greetings until Mon
day, Dec. 81, 1883.
There are over seventy barrels and hall
barrels of beer in the corridor of the police
station.
There Is a movement to be made for the
formation of village improvement society
at Windham.
The class of 'Ss, Portland High School, had
very delightful reunion at Gilbert's hal
last evening.
There was very pretty Christmas tree
service at st. Stephens church yesterday af
ternoon.
The United States revenue steamers Dallas
and Woodbury. came in Monday, remaining
over Christmas and leaving that night.
The Portland & Rochester Railroad Com
pany has issued map of the proposed To-
cation of the new track to the Union Rail
way Station.
The police Christmas seized 80 half barrels
OF beer at the Boston boat The beer was
directed to parties in Berlin Falls and Cor.
ham, N. II.
The schooner Annie and Mary of Glouces-
ter landed 10000 pounds of cod and haddock
yesterday. and the Amy Hanson of Boston
$4,000 pounds.
The tow boat Salem took the International
line steamer State of Maine from the Port
land Company's wharf yesterday to her own
dock. She has received some repairs.
The ladies of the 0akdale Chapel Associa.
tion will meet Friday afternoon at O'Clock
with Mrs ]. w. Stockwell, ON Falmouth
street.
The truckmen employed by Mr.. C. E.
Libby return thanks for handsome turkeys
presented the married men. and overshoes
for the single men, Christmas.
The boys choir of st. Dominic's sane
particularly well Christmas morning. Some
OF their selections were unusually well rem.
dered under their musical director, Miss
Flaherty.
The new iron turn table that the Maine
Central railroad has been putting in at Cum.
berland Junction will be completed this
week and ieady for use. A new building
will be erected there
The Oregon. of the Dominion line, arrived
from Liverpool via Halifax, Tuesday after
noon. she made the trip in twelve day s
She brought SO cabin, intermediate and D.
Storage passengers, and about 1000 tons Of
cargo.
The steamer City of Richmond will be
taken off the Portland and Macnias route
after this week. She has made a profitable
season, and will resume her regular trip.
next spring
The books in process Of removal from the
Public Library number about $1,000. Tt
these will be added the books of the Maine
Historical Society's library. numbering about
10000.
There will be meeting of the Women:
Christian Temperance Union at headquart.
ers, Oh Exchange street, Dec. 2Stb, at 2. 30 D
m, Members and all friends interested In
the work are invited to be present.
Mrs. John Il. Anderson entertained friends
Christmas eve, at her residence, No. GA Cedar
street, with Christmas tree aud a reading
by Mrs. Adele Libby. Ice cream and cake
were served.
On Tuesday evening nine hundred presents
were distributed from two trees provided
by the superintendent at the Gospel Mission,
many little ones being gladdened by the
gifts. Mr.. and Mrs. Pearson were hand
somey remembered.
A newly patented woven wire belt, the in
vention of parties in this city, is designed to
take the place of leather betting in the trans.
mission of mechanical power. and has been
tested on twelve inch pulley at the salt
mill in Stroudwater for the past six months
The belt has given good satisfaction. does NOT
stretch or shrink, and seems practically In.
destructible,