The Portland daily press., 1879-04-19
THE PRESS.
MAINE CITIES,
JottIngs by Press Correspondents.
sACo AND BrDDEFORp.

FRIDAY, April IS.
The fve-egged heller, recently purchased at
Days auction sale by Hiram Chase of Bidde-
ford, was on exhibition on Washington street
yesterday. 1t will be one of the curiosities at
Old Orchard this summer.
A fire, supposed to result from spontaneous
combustion, broke out in the chamber of John
Crowley's house on Gooch Island, at about
eleven o'clock yesterday forenoon. Damage by
fire and water small-perhaps 5000. Insured
in Commonwealth of Mass with E. j. Good
win.
Hon. E. R. Wiggin of Boston, formerly of
Saco, was in town yesterday.
Mrs. Hanson, who keeps a millinery store in
Deering's Block in Biddeford, entered a COM
plant at the police station yesterday against a
youth of 15 years, by name James Ladd, Jr.,
for embezzing the proceeds from the sale of
about ten dollars worth of goods entrusted to
him to sell upon the street. He goes to the
Reform School tomorrow.
The Charlotte Thompson Dramatic Troupe
have applied for dates at City Hall, Biddeford,
the last week in this month, and Maggie Mitch
ell for dates early in June. At present her
coming is uncertain.
Deputy Sheriff Mari seized 20 gallons of
whiskey, in flour barrel, marked "Thos.
Nottingham, % alll ST., Biddeford, Me" at
Eastern depot, Saco, yesterday morning.
Mr.. L. t. True, proprietor of the Saco House,
would like to inform hotel keepers in Mai
this state advertising himself a Cuban lecturer,
is beat and hummer. d. w. Hunt & Son,
of the Needs House, Bddeford, endorse Mr..
True's assertion.
The bay gelding trotting horse "Camors," re-
Gently purchased by Mr.. Stephen H. Gowen, of
Biddeford of Col. Morrill, of Dexter, Me-, ar.
rived safely at Mr.. Gowen's stable Wednesday
afternoon, and was upon the street yesterday,
driven by MIR. John f. Hanes of Saco. He is
a superior looking animal. is eight years old,
and weighs about 1000 pounds Col. Morrill,
paid $500 for him one year ago.
The commoton in front Of the Saco House
yesterday noon was occasioned by the arrival
of Portland pedestrian, who, as one of bis at
tendants reported, had walked from Port.
land to Saco in 2h. 40m He was to rest and
otherwise refresh himself forty minutes at the
hotel, and return over the same route in the
same time six hours from Portland to Saco
and return.
A general holiday in these two cities yester-
day, all places of bus mess supposed to be
closed at noon. The only excitement up to IL
O'Clock was the running match from O. P.
Green's boot and shoe store in Saco to the lamp
post in front of the residence of Joseph 6.
DeerlDg on GDe 10rGl8pu r0au, one mtie. In0
prize offered was a pair of fine alligator skin
boots by Mr.. Green to the first man; to the
second small purse of 81, and to the third
another purse of ten cents. These purses were
made up by the crowd just before the con-
testants started. AS this was the only adver-
tised attraction for the day it drew hundre ds
upon the street to witness the contest. The
entries were as follows: Peter Petro, Nat
Kimball, Jr., Elisha Berry, Wyman Perkins,
Robert Stevens, Ed Foster. Jas. Severance,
John f. Foss. John Highland, Stephen
O'Rouke, Geo. Shea, Frank Kelley, Eugene
Remlck, Robt. HIgglnbottom and John Hayes.
Tbs names of the first three who made the
turn were as follows: John f. Foss 1st JAS
Severance I'd and Nat Kimball 80. After
making the turn they began TO fall out, only
five of the sixteen running the entire mile.
These five came down the line amid the con-
tinued cheers and shouts of the bystanders and
passed the starting point as follows: John f.
Foss LIST, time 6m. % seconds; Nat Kimball I'd,
time 6m. 80 seconds; Jas. Severance 81, time
6m. 35 seconds. 1t was altogether an interest
ing and well appreciated contest.
DR.. John Berry Of Saco is very low indeed.
Very little hopes of his recovery at noon to-day.