The Portland daily press., 1879-10-24
THURSDAY, Oct. %

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Two tramps at the paas last night.
Goldstein has an interesting collection of an
Gent coin.
Twenty-Five vessels were in port this noon
Again last uight one of the night watch was
mistaken for a tramp.
Didn't the street lamps show up nicely last
evening.
One of them steers has been shot.
2.30 this morning officers Tibbetts and
Sprague were summoned by Mr.. Chas. Pur-
rington to arrest parties who he said were try
ing to enter his residence. The officers went
as requested bat not finding traces of attempts
at burglary concluded the alarm to be false.
Williams, the peanut vender, has purchased
of Capt B. W. Morse the old pilot house of
the tug Marion, and is fitting it up for his
winter quarters on Centre street.
Miss Fannie Kellogg left on the 2.2O train
for Damariscotta this afternoon. She sings at
the musical convention this evening. This en-
gagement was made in June and the lady
has frequent engagements four and six months
in advance
The repairs in the machinery at Barytes
mill are finished and the works again in opera
ton.
One fisherman brought up $50 Holsters this
morning.
Mrs. Wright is about building two story
house at Woolwich Ferry. In few years
hence another city will confront Bath on the
banks of the blue Kennebec.
A raft of 500 logs was towed to Wiscasset
this morning.
A raft of 600 logs passed down by hand to
Potter's mills this morning.
A Bath man owns two horses. His wife
each morning gets up at o'clock, goes to the
stable, chops up the fodder, feeds the horses
in the house and builds the kitchen fire, gets
breakfast for her liege, who has been sleeping
the sleep oil the blest. AT noontime she takes
entire care of the horses while her better half
eats dinner and smokes his pipe A very
smart woman and--a very mean man.
The schooner Jennie Howard with rs tons
of iron arrived in this port in bond yesterday
for P. III. Allen & Co. Major Murphy of the
Boston Custom House came, having the YES
sci in charge. The Major is genial gentle
man and has made many friends during his
brief stay in town. He returns tonight in the
Star.
In the "Star" was sensible article very
highly appreciated by our citizens, urging inn
bvements to be made and better accommo-
dations provided in Columbian. AS the con-
Germ is now run it is subject of ridcule and
cause of discomfort.
Frank Clemens shot ten cartridges on Rocky
Hill, Tuesday.
In front of the Sagadahoc House at present
is a forest of lumber.
A Culln boy fell from a pile of lumber in
one of the shipyards this morning, dislocating
his right shoulder.
Twelve tickets to Warren were sold in this
city.
Yesterday afternoon the raft boat Hobson
ran into and broke Arrowsic bridge. Repairs
are being made today.
A little son of Mr. A. B. Blake this after
noon fell upon pile of glass cutting severe
cash over his right eye. The wound was dress
ed by DIR. E. M. Fuller.
Never, no never, since the food, have our
streets been such rivers of mud.
The Concert-In spite of the disagreeable
drizzle last evening in Columbian Hall upon
the occasion of the second entertainment of
the Star course an unusually crowded audience
of brilliance, wealth and fashion were assem-
bled. In order to throw the music more fully
into the audience room the stage was cut Off
by the drop curtain and carpeted, and parlor
scene formed in front. The management
spared no expense in their floral
display and the potted plants and con-
servatory flowers made the usually bare
lfOnb less ODUrulSVe. AS MISS AellOgS ana MI.
Emerson did not arrive until o'clock and as
a rehearsal had then to be made the first num-
Der on the programme was given at just $40
o'clock. However the excellence of the con-
cert made amends for the delay.
The usual complaint of the GOODNESS of
Bath audience could not be made last
night. For the unusual compliment of giving
to each number an encore was heartily
bestowed. Miss Kellogg's first response was
Abts Robin song which was rendered in
most winning manner. Her second response
OF the Eichberg Quartette it is sufficient to
say it made tremendous hit and will be
warmly welcomed again. Mr.. Emerson
showed taste and culture in his cornet solos
which mere most highly admired. Miss Abbie
Clarke of Boston performed her delicate duties
Of accompaniment in most acceptable man.
ner Altogether last evenings concert was a
rarely satisfactory and first class entertain
ment which the people entirely appreciated.