The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-16
LEWISTON AND AUBURN.

TUESDAY, July 10.
Up among the nineties to-day
Two new business firms are going in on
Court street.
Flour dealers are cautious; the market
has small supply.
The apple crop in this section will not be
as large as last year.
l.. P. Stratton, grocer in Auburn, has en-
tered insolvency.
Another nice buggy was wrecked in a
runaway to-day.
We understand that E. n. Chamberlain
is a candidate for sheriff.
The police spilled another large quantity
of liquor to-day
Stand pipes are being placed in the city
building
Contractor Nancy is putting in the
foundation for the new engine house in
Auburn.
The Auburn officers captured ten gallons
of liquor being struggled into the city last
night out near Dennis brick yard. The
owner escaped.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. A. Howe have returned
from their bridal tour and were serenaded
The tax payers of Auburn are invited to
call upon the collector. He offers five per
cent. discount for prompt payments.
Some expert divers are practcing the
manly sport at the foot of Main street bridge
piers.
Currants have arrived in market and are
offered at fifteen cents per quart.
Judge Knapp of Livermore, is in town.
The Ancient Order of Shephards' annual
excursion will occur the oath inst.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen sat
with closed doors last evening, investigating
the charges preferred against eX-overseer
result of the session was in every way fav-
orable to Mr.. Holman, generating him en-
tirely.
Rodick's stock INJURED in the recent fire
is being overhauled, dryed and cleansed.
1t is probable that $500 or more in value is
saved from the stock.
Many of the legal profession are visiting
the term of law court in Portland. Has
this anything to do with the unwonted
quietness and peace which prevail
DR.. SmalPs two little grand children
wandered away from their home ON Park
street, to-day, and the officers were put
finally found the little truants down below
the Androscoggin block.
Lake Auburn Spring Hotel is filling up
rapidly with guests.
Waldo True, young man employed in
the bobbin shop recently fell upon circu-
lar saw and received serious injuries. He
lost one finger.
An unusual amount of indigestive trouble
are reported by physicians, while fever and
contagious diseases prevail to an unusually
limited extent. The introduction of pure
/, a.
of our doctors.
Mrs. Bridget Lynch, matron of eighty
years or thereabouts, was arraigned before
Judge Cornish this morning ON a charge of
assault and battery. Insufficient proof was
rendered to convict and grandmother Lynch
was allowed to go on her way rejoicing
Charles Verrill and George Fletcher were
before the Auburn Municipal Court this
morning for larceny of money, bedding,
etc, from Rev. Mr.. CLANCY, of Littlefields
Corner. They were found guilty of the
complaint and were bound over to the s.
J. Court in bonds of $500 each.
Steamer Yosemite is carrying lots of ex-
cursioniss on Lake Auburn. The regular
trips are Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
evenings. Coaches starting from the
Dewitt House, connect with the steamer
upon these nights.
George Vianello and party have gone on
a catching tour. They will cruise along
the Maine coast as far as Mount Desert.
A slight accident happened to the team
of A. b. Kurdish on Main street, this fore
noon.
We are informed of sad accident which
befell seven year old son of r. d. Pulsifer
of Stetson last week. He swallowed tin
whistle the size of an old copper cent.
which was encased in candy, and all at
ol,
been fruitless. The little fellow has suf-
ferred considerable from nausea and vom-
iting
Hotel arrivals-DeWitt 10; Marston 81;
Elm %.
The thief or thieves who broke into Kin
caid's store recently have not yet been cap
tured.
Operations have commenced on the
erection of the Bates mill store house.