The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-10-09
MAINE CITIES.
lettings by Press Correspondents
BATH.

Waifs-Personal-A Nuisance Driven Out
of Town-Here and There - Val liable
Relic
WEDNESDAY, Oct. s.
Twenty-Five vessels in port.
Hot-mercury $50 in the shade.
The Boston Pinafore boys and girls arrived
this noon, and stop at the Sagadahoc.
Our csterns cry aloud for rain
Our street lamps are lighted
Marshal Balou is determined to enforce the
dog law.
The Drummonds have purch ased a hand
some horse to take the place of one deceased.
Miss Fannie Kellogg and Mr.. Walter Emer-
son, abe cornetist, will probably appear with
the Eichberg quartette in the Star course.
LAUNDERING is delayed owing to the low
water up river.
About thirty couple were present at the
Winnegance dance last evening. Potter's Or
chestra furnished good music. Several Bath
young people attended, and had an enjoyable
time.
Why don't the young ladies form archery
clubs?
COlQtnWalt is now III AllnDall ) Dllliafu Edil.
% The hotels are crowded.
Business is excellent.
More tramps at the palais last night.
At Gen. Hyde's foundry a piston head for
the Knox & Lincoln ferry boat is being made.
A residence on lower Washington street was
entered recentlya and "a pounds of butter sto-
len. The lady of the house is anxious for the
return of the stone jar which belonged to the
farmer who brought in the butter.
Mr.. Geo. p Davenport lectured in Bowdoin
last night.
Workmen returning home past Wright's
store at the south end, complain that the boys
of the vicinity pelt them in a very uncomforta-
BILE manner with stones and other missiles.
The directors of the M. c. r. r., about Sc in
number, with invited guests, on special
train, to which was attached the directors car,
arrived in town yesterday on a tour of obserya-
ton.
The bridge commissioners made trip of OBJ
servation over the X. & L. r. r. to-day.
The coal trade is unusually active. Hayden
is building up a fine trade in the Sewell yard.
His prices are low, and by steady attention to
business he has merited his present large pat
ronage.
Last night lot of tramps INDUCED in a
drunken row at the mansion of Black Maria
on Floral street. The police were sent for but
arrived too late to make any arrests. Later
the neghbors turned out en- n1dSSe, knocked
down chimney, smashed windows, and pushed
in one side of the house. This morning the
fair one took her chattels and moved to Bruins
wick, and the town is rid of great nuisance.
AT the subscribers drawing of reserved seats
at Columbian Hall last evening there was the
biggest jam of purchasers ever known before
in our quiet city. About half the seats in the
hall were taken in four hours time
The ice business is looking up.
Best hay sells at $50 per ton.
On exhibition in Golstein's clothing store is
the lock from the door of the room occupied by
Gen. George Washington at Newport, R. 1. A
brother-in-law of Mr.. GolStein has recently
come into possession of the house in which was
the room to which the lock belonged. Tearing
down the 200 year old mansion he sent this
relic to his relative. A Bath physician offered
S25 for the curiosity this morning, but was re-
fused.
The freight and passenger business on the
railroads coming into this city continues good.
Mr.. Ed. Mitchell, one oil the editors of the
New York Sun and an old resident of Bath, has
been visiting his old home.
The straw hats have not yet been called in.
A new clock adorns the NJ. g. II. II. gents
waiting room at the city station.
The BURBERRY vines on rocky hill are once
more in full blossom.
Monday at Nequasset an Andrews boy, q
pupil of the Bath high school, fell from tree
in Woolwich, dislocating his shoulder.
Sale of Cary single tickets to the Star course
opens at Shaw's Friday.
Highland Light lodge Monday night chose
delegates to the meeting of the Grand Lodge
Oct. 18th and 10Th at Skowhegan. A temper
ance address the same evening was given by
Mr.. N. w. Ham.
Sagadahoc County fair is billed for Oct IA,
10 and is at Topsham fair grounds.
Garcelon, the NJ c. II. r. agent between
Bath and Lewiston, has been i'll for the week
past Atkinson of Portland takes his place.