The Portland daily press., 1879-09-24
LEWISTON AND AUBURN.

TUESDAY, Sept %.
The Toxopholites left for Boston to-day.
The scenery in the city suburbs is simply
immense.
G.. A. Coney and wife of Augusta, B. W.
Hartman Of Kent's Hill, and j. 2. Swasey,
ESQ.,, of Caution, are among the hotel arri-
walls.
Auburn city government meets for bust
ness this evening
One of Brown & Morrl's horses died
suddenly a few days age.
Rev. II. w. Bolton of Bangor, is to lee
ture at Park street church Thursday even
ing.
Michael Kelley, arrested in the horse
stealing case, was discharged THIS morning.
Thursday night quantity OF copper,
hraes ate was stolen from the Junk store
of Sands & Co., lower Main street. James
Couoblin was arraigned in court this morn
inc on the case, and his tiial was continued
until Wednesday.
Insults to unprotected feihaies are get
ting quite common in the OUTSKIRTS OF The
city.
The criminal docket was taken up at the
s i Cont this forenoon, and the follow.
ing sentences and fines were imposed: EdS
mund Long, riot and assault. 10 months III
The county iail; John Mccormick, liquor
nuisance, three months in the county jail;
VIM Hogan. transportation OF liegal No
uors. $50 and costs: Kate Jones, seizure of
liquors. $50 and costs; Michael McCarty,
same. $50 and costs; John Curran, same,
$50 and costs; VIM. Hughes. common sell
er, three months in the county jan; Chas.
Verrill, breaking aud entering, months
in county Jail; Warren Jewell ana Charles
Harvey, compound larceny and burglary,
the former received ole year in the county
Jail or two years in states prison-an alter
native sentence-and the latter was given
five years in the state prison; WIN. Ii.
Gates, false pretences, two months in the
county Jail; James Coyle six months, and
VIM Kirg, is months in the county Jail.
In the case of Whitney VS.. NJ. g. r. r.
Co., the jury returned verdict for the
plaintiff, and awarded damages at 81, 800
In the last trial $500 were awarded. i
Following is summary OF the most I'M
portant business disposed Of at the meeting
of the city council last evening:
Petitions referred-To enact city ordi-
nance regulating the use, storage and sale
of kerosene oil within the city; to establish
the grade of Spring street, near Riverside;
for LAYING out and construction OF Essex
street, to the residence of Daniel Murphy.
Orders passed--To build sewer on Hol-
land street, from Brooks street TO point
near Main street; to pay the amount due
disbanded engine company No. for ser.
vices; to place a trap over the outlet OF
Main street sewer; 10 place gasoline light
at the corner of Spruce and Park streets;
to inquire into the expediency of selling
portion of Main street school house. lot to
Nelson Dingley, Jr.
. The committee reported unfavorable on
petition to construct a sewer III Spring
street.
Voted to award land damages for streets
being cut down, viz: Mrs. R. S. Fogg,
$3.50; John Nelligan, $25; Samuel Boothby
$25.
A large delegation of our citizens went on
the excursion to Boston to-day.
portion of the flush boards on the dams
have been washed away
The Auburn Y. NJ. G. A. have establish
ed Monday evening prayer meeting.
George Adams, former old native resi-
dent of Aaburn, is visiting friends in town.
Mr.. Adams is at present engaged in rail-
reading in Massachusetts,.