The Portland daily press., 1879-09-26

THURSDAY, Sept. %.
Sir Jacob Frost has come to town,
Mosquitoes, flies a staying,
And paints the leaves all gold and brown;
Old winters nod obeying.
One intention of marriage recorded today.
The Boston students returned this after
noon.
Ice formed in the city last night.
Bath boasts of possessing 81 wholesale and
retail grocery stores.
We were shown recently some very fine
specimens of the golden stripe Japan lily
grown this season in the garden of Chas.
Clapp, Esq on Middle street.
The Adella towed 400 logs to Wiscasset this
noon.
Several of our citizens attended the Lincoln
county fair at Damariscotta today.
Schooner Nellie L. Rokes has been chartered
to load at New York for jacksonville and re-
turn.
Dunning has an English feminine porcne
that was imported several years since in the
Zephyr" The brute ate up its first litter,
treated kindly the second, and yesterday at
tempted to devour its third progeny, where
upon corporal punishment was inflicted and
mother.
Palmer's rigging loft was entered by thieves
and $50 worth Of material stolen. The police
are after the burglars.
Two gentleman from Manchester yesterday
inspected the mill pond and adjoining property
at Sewell's Mills, in the outskirts OF the city.
Presumably they think of investing. 1t GER
tainly seems as if the water power there might
be profitably utilized.
Stacy's soap factory was broken into and o
nnantitV of stolen FppantlV
Cummings billiard room is being frescoed
and put in order for the fall and winter cam
paign
Bath proposes to institute chess club
A private assembly was enjoyed at Shan
mons hotel last night.
Williams, the Centre street peanut vender,
is cousin to Gus Williams, the American
star comedian.
A tramp named Michael Butler was provid-
ed Tuesday night with lodgings at the palais
and sent out of town on the morning train.
He neglected to change cars and was returned
in the same train to this city.
A shooting gallery has been opened on
Front street.
Three economical ladies passing through the
city today, dined in the parlor OF one of our
leading hotels upon crackers and cheese, much
to the landlords disgust.
Prices of staple provisions furnished by San
ford: Sirloin steak, 20c per pound; beefsteak,
IL to 20; lard, to II; ham, u to Is; choice
butter, % to %, eggs, zoe per dozen; potatoes.
Coo per bushel; apples, S150 to 50 per barrel
grapes, to 10c per pound; beans, $1.75 per
bushel
The many friends of Mr.. Chas. Humphreys
will be glad to learn that he is recovering from
his protracted and serious illness.
Goldstein has fitted out the Orphans Home
children with new suits of blue tricot and with
uniform caps.
Mr. s. w. Curtis, connected with the bank
ing concern of A. L. Post of New York City,
is in town.
Taxes this year have been Uniformly prompt
ly paid.
1t is goodly sight to look in upon the bust
ling cordage mandatory of Messrs. Donnell
and witness the sign of business activity and
prosperity there visible.
This years senior class at the High School
numbers AZ members, of whom SO are young
ladies.
Special dispatches to the Maritime Ex-
change:
Two ships are in demand to load grain at
San Francisco to Liverpool at so shillings.
Sept. 9th, arrived at San Francisco ship Ivy,
Lowell.
Antwerp, Sept a, sid. ship G enevieve,
Strickland, Skerves, for New York.
The Street Commissioner has tackled Broad
street.
The Wesley Church course of six popular
lectures has been arranged, and will be given
as follows:
Oct. 27th-Rev. H. w. Bolton of Bangor. Sub
ject-"Head, Heart and Hands,
Nov. 5th-Rev. A: B. Kendig of Boston Subject
1.-THE Model Man,
Nov. 19th-Rev. j. Benson Hamilton. Subject
"My Wife and L.
Nov, 26th.Mark Trafton, D. d., of Boston Sub
ject-"The Birch Canoe.''
Dee 3d-Rev j. W. Hamilton of Boston. Sub
ject-"All Sorts of Preachers
Dec 17th-Rev. G. c. McCabe OF Chicago. Sub
ject-"Abraham Lincoln
In the early morning to-day gentleman
was coming down Summer street hill with a
basket containing ten dozen eggs on his arm.
His foot slipped a patch of ice. Sitting
position Immediately assumed. Tabeau! The
eggs weren't sold.
AT the Bath Driving Park the trots post
poned from yesterday occurred this afternoon
in the presence of a goodly number of our
citizens interested in the sport. The weather
was bracing but delightful and the track in eX-
cellent condition. Messrs, Nichols, Shannon,
Mayberry of Bath and Fields of Brunswick
acted acceptably as judges.
The winning horses of the 2.42 class were:
Matchmaker LIST; Fred I'd. OF the 800 class:
Tommy LIST; Spears colt I'd. No time given.
Perkins & Blaisdell are furnishing a set of
boats for Rogers barkentine.