The Portland daily press., 1879-06-03
MAINE CITIES.
Jottings by Press Correspondents.
BATH.

MONDAY, June 2.
Mercury 3 p. m. S0e in shade
Yesterday was Whit Sunday.
Jack says twas Hot Sunday-9Oo in the
shade.
The carcass of a defunct equine floated past
the city this afternoon at ebb tide.
A fish cart ran down Commercial street from
X. u l.. repair shop at about 9 a. m, scatter
ing Holsters in the dirty road.
Potato bugs are not waiting the appearance
of potatoes above ground, but burrowing eat the
seeds and are spelling this seasons pr ospects
for a CROP of farmers hereabouts.
A citizen whose house was infested by rats.
purchased some rat poison with which he
waged war upon the vermin. His well water
becoming unfit for use, on Saturday he search
ed for the reason and found in the well the
dead bodies of ten of the animals
AT the North Street Baptist church yester-
day ten recent converts were received into full
connection.
The Bath boat club will have regatta for
single and double shells about June 10Th. This
will not interfere with the shell and whale
boat race of July A..
A well known fowl fancier of this city re-
Gently placed a ducks egg and hens egg under
dove, desirous of domestic cares. Last Fri
day from the hens egg came forth little light
Brahma, and the dove iealously protects
chickey as though it were of her own specie.
The Times is losing its religion
Gen. Tillson's new barge Jund, now on the
stocks at Rogers yard will be launched Tues
day morning at high tide.
Mr. Wall is moving the Sewall saw mill
from Sewall's yard, to that of Goss & Saw
yer's.
Hotel arrivals-Shannons 23 Sagadahoc 10.
Freight-K. & L. r. R.-east s, west cars
NJ. c. r. R.-East 10, west 20 cars.
The schooner S. T. Fooks is unloading 604
tons of coal for the M. G. R. r. at the corpora
tion's wharf
The lighter Ida May from Pittston with "a
cords OF bark for Portland, passed down river
this noon.
Mr.. C. F. Donnel, the pedestrian, deserves
congratulation upon the successful termna-
ton of his 100 mile walk finished Saturday
night in 23h Aim. During the walk he showed
ease of movement and great endurance. Yes
terday and today, though a little stiff and
lame, otherwise he shows no i'll effects from
his long tramp.
The Belledora is at the gas wharf loading
coal for H. G. Thompson of Richmond.
Az Ine Mun1clpal COurU tnlS morning Bryant
Scanton, arrested for drunkenness Saturday
night was let off with fine of $40 for resist
ing the officers. He was not arraigned The
others were not up before the court, having
been released
The Eureka House at Hunnewell Point has
been enlarged and improved. A commodous
piazza extends the whole length of the house
with new walk to the steamboat landing. A
croquet lawn greatly improves the appearance
OF the front. Perkins & Stacey are the genial
landlords and the resort opens June 10.
Some one smashed up carriage on Wash
ington street last evening. The wreck was
taken home on iigger.
At Rogers yard the keel of bark is laid
AT Packard's the steam propeller whaler is
being planked. AT Goss & Sawyers two
schooners are well along, one in frame the
smaller about one-fourth framed.
The Stony Brook sailed today for New York
en- route for Galveston, Texas, where she is
now owned
Editor Barker left for the Greenback con-
vention this afternoon, at Portland. The re-
naming 15 delegates go tomorrow morning.
A West Bath woman stabbed herself with
pair OF scissors in the neck last night narrowly
missing the iugular From the nature of the
wound death may result. A case of mental
arrangement and attempted suicide. She was
attended by DR.. Packard of this city.