The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-03-12
BATH LOCALS.
TUESDAY. March II.

TUESDAY, March IL.
Very high tide this afternoon.
A party of city Nimrods with hounds rabbit
hunted in the suburban woods last Sunday.
They brought home ten rabbits.
Messrs. Geo. Thorn pson end VIM Clys (for
five years connected with the Sagadahoc
House) have been engaged as clerks by Colds
TEN.
The Lower Grammar school written examin-
alton begins today.
Friday afternoon there will be public exer.
cses, declarations aud realiugs by the pupils
at the High School.
Mr.. Thad Davidson, a member of Barker's
orchestra, while at work yesterday afternoon
on one Of Goss & Sawyer's vessels, had his
hand badly crushed on the hatchway.
Yesterday afternoon at the planning mill in
Goss & Sawyer's yard, Mr.. Chas. Robinson
had his hand cut by circular saw. Dr. Small
dressed the wound.
A session on bankruptcy cases before Regis-
ter May was held today in the Common Ccun.
Gil room, The case of Albion W. Morse vs.
Reuben S MORSE was tried. Judge Gilbert
for plaintiff, G. W. Larrabee, Eiq, for as
signee.
Business is brisk at north end yards. Pros
poets of ship building in spring and summer
good. A reliable Bath firm have in view
project which will employ a large number of
men. Hyde's iron foundry Is w0rklnga full
number of hands on ship machinery. Hyde's
brass foundry has several contracts under way
for railway work. At Torrey's foundry last
months business was brisk and shows better
than for the same month last year. George
1nuo oil dc of
time at his machine and boiler shop. He is
engaged in repairing the Adelia's cylinder and
building 20 it BY tt. iron tank largest ever
built by the concern) for Chapman & Flint's
new ship. Knickerbocker s. 7. 90 have their
new machine fitted for work and the men are
engaged in repairing for the tugs. AT A. L.
Allen & Sons coffee and spice mill last mouths
business includes working up 60 bags Rio. 40
bags Java and 1900 pounds of spi ces. This
concern started twelve years since and Boston
parties predicted its failure. 1t still thrves and
is one of our cty's important industries. At
the hotels the spring trade compares we'll with
that of former seasons. Merchants generally
report better showing for last month than in
the same month for the past five years.
So far in 70 sixteen couple have been united
in marriage
The building on Centre street west of the
Ssgadahoc is being repaired and repainted for
occupancy by the Patten Library.
Wesley church Y, p G. have an (private)
entertainment, Wednesday evening, consisting
of dialogues aud music.
The 6. A. entertainment at City Hall last
evening drew an audience of four hundred.
Miss Crawford read the numbers on the pro-
gramme IN her usual fine STYLE The singing
BY the two quartettes was excellent and re- :
ceived encores Barker's orchestra especially
in its first number played with fiue execution
and good ii g and deserved an encore. About
/ $25 was Gle sred.
Deering & Donnelps new schooner, at prss-
! Ia GALz 49, al =
day was sold to Gloucester, Mass, party.
Arrowsic smelt fishing continues to attract
Bath fishermen. The catches average large.
The overseers of the poor figure their ex-
nepses for the year closing March l, 1879, as
! follows:
Total expenses S., 664. 27
AIMS House repairs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 634.0O
$9,O3O27
NJ G. r. r. receipts, car, 900 casks nails,
! Swant0n. Jameson t& Ga GOV M .ro for Gnlds a.