The Portland daily press., 1879-03-29
BATH.

FRIDAY, M arch %.
The Star Of the East will make her first trip
of the season from Boston to the Kennel G
next Tuesday night.
The Eastern Express Company report dull
business this season. At present it is in.
creasing.
Down river neighbors are beginning to make
first visits of the season to this city.
The three masted schooner Sunliebt.
Hodgdon, for the past week unloading coal at
Robinson's wharf sailed this afternoon at 8
O'Clock for Wiscasset to load ice for Norfolk.
The schooner Charles A. Briggs, 757 tons
burden, belonging to Taunton, Mass, gentle-
men, will be launche at high water, 5 D. NJ,
Saturday from the yard Of Goss & Sawyer.
This firm have schooner nearly completed
which will be launched the week after next
The artesian we'll at the upper yard has been
finished and a second we'll by Mr.. Dockendorf
will be bored at the lower yard.
Mortality of the city during the past week,
three deaths; bilious fever, paralysis and con-
sumption.
Men were set to work to-day by the Street
Commissioner on the snow banks on business
streets, clearing them from the vicinity of the
pavements.
Sabbath notices-At the Central church the
Rev. Mr.: Wing will oficiate. At Grace
Church there will be no service in the morning !:
at p. M. the Rev. Mr.. Nichols of Brunswick
will conduct the service. At the Sweden
borgian temple Rev. W. B Hayden's morning
geiVeress,' Matt vi, 10: IA; evening subject
The Heavenly invitation to the New
Jerusalem, Come and See." Rev. vi.
The executors of the Edward Sewall estate
are completing the Solitaire" and she will be
launched the wee8 after next.
G. A. r. boys hold a meeting at the Post
Lodge on Water street this evening.
An audience OF about two hundred and fifty
persona gathered last night to listen to the
Greenback orators, Fogg and King. The
meeting was presided over by Mr.. Fen Barker
of the Commercial. DR.. Lancaster of Wiscas.
set was first introduced, whose brief remarks
were listened to respectfully by the audience.
Messrs King and Fogg followed, The CAPTAIN
OF the Creedmore reports that the latter gentle
mans speech was heard at Seguip.
Polar Star Lodge, No. III, of this CITY con-
template having an installation of officers, to
take place in about fortnight probably 10 City
Hall. The ceremonies of installation will be-
followed by social gathering in which mem
bers Of the Lodge, ladies and invited friends
WIN participate. Refreshments will be served
during the evening"
TIE ice is beginning to come down river
from the bay.
The Beacon Street Sabbath School, Sunday
morning, will have an exhibition consisting of
review OF lessons with fine singing inter-
spersed.
The ship Scotia Capt Stinson, will. after
beirg coppered in Portland, come to Thwinp's
FONT and load full cargo CT ice at Messrs. b.
W. q ID. +. Morse's ice houses, which (the ice
not the houses) khe will carry to New Orleans,
Last night it was pitch dark all over the city.
Above tie dense clouds there was supposed to
be moon, consequently the street lamps re-
NAMED uplighted. Result, much neander.
ing in mud and slush, swearing by wicked per-
sons and desire to emphasize On the part of
good people. Why is all this thusly?
wednesday night, owing to the darkness
prevailing, Mr.. D. o. Foye, had a severe fall
on Washington street, near Winter, from the af-
fects OF which he has not yet recovered He
fears internal injuries.
NJ y. II. K. receipts car apples, e. P
SWEET; / Car 10 bags screenings, G. P. Mitchell:
Car ~ bags meal, b. w. Hathorn; car sugar
u. u Foye & Co.; car hope, Goo. Fisher:
cars mdse.
K. & L. R. R. receipte-1 car mutton. 7. A.
Lowell. Al
At Crescent Hall, tonight, there will be a
basket party and dance by the young people.
Barker will draw the bow. The sociable will
De private and be participated In by about
The first flock of back birds eff the seasor
has reached this city. They were crows. how.
ever. e' Ao"-