The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-09-25
WEDNESDAY, Sept. "A.


A right smart shower this noon
Hathorn's ship is half timbered out.
A new sidewalk is being laid over the rope
walk dyke.
Prominent merchants will keep lights burn
ing all night in their stores this winter
Since laying that hard pine floor the
matrimonial market is more quiet
The F. L. Richardson will be towed to Port
land Saturday.
There is strong talk of putting the old
Emory mill at the South end to use as a
barytes mandatory.
The Boston train was half an hour late.
The Glide towed the Havana to sea this
morning She is bound for New York.
Mr.. Mank of Waldobore will put up new
blacksmith shop in Woolwich near the ferry.
An exhibition in Rowland & Hayden's
window is an apple raised by Mr.. Wall on
North street which measures thirteen inches in
circumference and weighs 16 ounces.
The Hobson towed 400 logs to Wiscasset
this morning.
The Resolute towed 400 logs to Winnegance
this morning.
Capt. Robert Colmore brought up 400 weight
of cod fish this morning.
This mornings M. G. Railroad freight num-
bered 90 cars.
Gould received one car of meal this morn
ing from the West.
Dispatches received at the Maritime Ex-
change:
Hamburg, sailed Sept. Goth, ship Anna
Camp, Gardiner, New York.
Antwerp, sailed Sept Odd. bark Edwin
Reed, Higgins, New York.
San Francisco cid. Sept. 22d, ship Hermon,
Cardiff, arrived Sept. 49, ship Austria, from
Valencia.
The grain freights from San Francisco to
Liverpool direct are so shillings; to Havre 81
shillings.
The first number of the "Phi Rhonican,' a
revived newspaper of the Phi Rho Society,
will contain full list of the members of the
fraternity from its beginning, with notes
regarding the business and whereabouts of
each individual. The members number 132 in
ALL and it will be most interesting to the
friends and relatives of the members thus to
see how few years have transformed the
school boys, the old Phi Rios, into the men
of business and professed workers of to-day.
Of the graduate members of the Phi Rho
Society there are: Lawyers Z; physicians 10;
merchants II; shipmasters 81 teachers 2; ship
brokers 3; civil engineers 2; machinists 2;
journalists 1. The society is now entering up
on its 18th year with signs of continued pros
perity, energy and literary ability. 1t has al
ways numbered the best scholars in the High
School. Has a fine library under the control
and merits as it has received its patronage Of
our citizens.
The ship John w. Mari has been chartered
to load oil at New York for Bombay. She
will sail Thursday for the shipping port.
The coming season Bath is to have lyceum
course, to consist of series of six entertain
ments, to be given by the finest talent without
regard to expense. Annie Louise Cary with
the Temple Quartette of Boston will open the
course in Columbian Hall probably on the
evening of Oct. 10. Miss Cayvan, the Bath
reader, has been specially engaged to give one
reading in the series. Further particulars will
be given the public in few days by invitations
in which will be specified the time and place
of drawing seats, purchasing tickets, list of
talent and other information
In Mr.. Thomas Craven's barber shop is
fine black walnut and wire cage fashioned
la mansion, in which is tame bobolink.
The trots at the Bath Driving Park had to
be postponed on account of the storm.
The school children's excursion to the fort
this afternoon was postponed, owing to the
rain.
Three tramps at the palais last night.
The Manuel Llaguno is rapidly being fitted
for sea.
Thanksgiving celery has made its appear
ance with the robust turkey in the city mar
ket.
Goss & Sawyer's vessels on the stocks are
rapidly nearing completion.
Lincoln county fair Thursday at Damars-
Gotta. Special train from Bath.
Another sad accident to a lady's wearing
apparel occurred in Shaw's this morning.
The fair ones should be more careful with
their toilet
The typhoid fever scare was without founda-
ton.
Twenty-Five vessels in port this noon.
"A fleet of 200 fishermen in Boothbay harbor
this afternoon.
Extensive grading is being done by the city
on Centre street.