The Portland daily press., 1889-12-25
BRIEF JoTTiNcs.

The PREss WILL APPEAR AS USUAL T0MoR-
ROW MORNING.
merry Christmas to all.
Cloudy and mild yesterday.
Portland Pier is being strengthened by the use
of large timbers. FL
Harper's Magazine for January has been re-
eeiyed by N. G. Fessenden.
In Perkinss window on Congress street there is
a fine picture OF Mayor Hart OF Boston.
crayon portrait of head waiter Coleman OF
the Falmouth Hotel is on exhibition in Donahue's
window.
The first of January the Peaks Island post
office, il is reported. will be moved farther down
the island.
The State Secretary of the Free Baptist Associ-
alton, Rev. o. w. Waldron, win begin work fhe
first week in January. Asst
Mr.. Harris, janitor at the Butler School, was
presented by the teachers and scholars with fine
beaver oyercoat yesterday.
st. Pauls Church held their Christmas concert
at Reception Hall last evening 1t was well at.
tended and very enjoyable.
The Fraternity Primary Cadets of Company B
who expect to be on the active list for $780, will
report at their armory Friday evening at 7.3O.
= Gen. John j. Perry went to Augusta Monday
to meet Hon. Henry ingalls, of wiscasset for the
purpose of auditing the accounts of the State Re.
form School,
Mr.. Peleg Barker requests us to contradict the
statement made in last nights Express in regard
TO his new wharf having been partially built on
Randall g. McAllister's property.
The Grand Trunk aud Maine Central will, as
far as possible, regulate the running of freight
tralns, so that their employees win have as much
time TO themselves as possible on Christmas.
The members of st. Alban Commandery will
meet at the Falmouth Hotel at ~ O'Clock noon
Nn1o O.~fuf CT.
manderies are cordially invited to be pres
ent.
U. S. Marshal Harmon brought Samuel Ii. Hen
derson of Eustis, to this city yesterday arrested
for being in the liquor business without a license
Commissioner Bradley bound him over till the
February term of court.
man named Chambers fell into the hold Of a
vessel at the end of Custom House wharf yester-
day morning. He was considerably bruised and
stunned DR.. Merrill was called, who found that
the man was not seriously hurt
The exercises Of presenting flag to the High
School will take place at City Hall Monday eve
ming There will be declarations and singing of
patriotic nature by the scholars. The presenta-
ton speech will be made by Ex-Gov. Selden Con-
nor.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Portland
Society Of Art has been postponed to Saturday
evening OF this week. when good attendance Of
members is hoped for. The chief business before
the meeting will be the report Of the special COM
mittee on drawing school.
There is large demand this season for snow
white flowers at dinner. A combination of snowy
bride roses, lilies of the valley and white lilacs,
with malden-hair ferns, are arranged on fine
white table, set with crystal and silver and light
ed by candelabra holding white candles with
white silk shades.
There are good many members disappointed
because they did not secure assignments on the
Committee on Public Buildings. They generally
are members who are very anxious for public
buildings in their districts. Mr. Reed said yester.
day that II he had little more time he should have
put more men on the committee who did not want
public buildings.