The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-01-29
BATH LOCALS.

TUESDAY, Jan. %.
Seet, cloudy, sue, mercury 400 above at
noon.
Two hopefuls arrested for creating dis
turbance on Front street last night.
One more case of scarlet fever is reportedsby
Dr. E. M. Fnlle,. Both cases now existing
are at the South Eud and are isolated.
Wallace Bruco's subject Thursday night is
"Women in Shakespeare"
The "bus' brought from the Pullman
Brunswick last night fourteen men
engaged as the crew of the ida Lily. The bark
sailed this morning.
The reported despatch announcing Capt.
Perkins death proved on Investigation a
canard, no news 70 such effect has been
received by the family.
SWEET has very "immsnse" tobacco sign
just put in position.
Rev. G. j. Clark lectures at Wesley church
this Tuesday evening.
The dry goods shops on Front street close
each evening but Saturday.
A little Bath girl aged six recently answered
"one.' OF the question "What is the half of
temp" The other half she said was nothing.
The lower Grammar School numbers one
hundred pupils. Master Dut ming won golden
opinions at the last public examination.
Ten vessels in port to-day.
Eight arrivals at the Sagadahoc Monday.
The death of Mrs. ). M. Wescott occurred
yesterday. The lady has been for years an 10.
valid proving her Christian womanhoOd by the
gentle and patient manner she has endured
long suffering and pain
The K of P. ball Wednesday night at Music
Hall.
City Marshal Ballou has one of the stylish
sleighs. The runners were made by Tnbal
Cain
Capt. Oliver of the Creedmore will continue
his daily trip to Parker's Head and Popham.
He finds little trouble with ice save at Parker's
Head. His propeller has bow ice cutter
which works we'll. This afternoon he had
cargo of hay and grain.
Dr.. S. A. Stevens, an old Bath boy who
studied medicine under DR.. A. 2. Fuller, is
settled at Appleton's Mills aud is enjoying q
good practice in that locality.
The fog whistle at Seguin was heard in this
city this afternoon.
Mr.. G. T. Mitchell received to-day from
Michigan a car load of 800 bushels of oats.
Messrs. Albert and W. f Moses this after
noon moved into the old office of the old firm
Of W. V. and o. Moses in Union Block on
Front street.
The Sagadahoc Game and Fish Association
committee on bylaws, e'c, at DR.. O. A.
Packard's Office last evening draughted a con-
stitution and bylaws to be presented at the
meeting of the organization at City Hall
Thursday afternoon.
DR.. Fuller has arranged his Peruvian
curosities from the buried cities of Aocou and
Conchy, Peru, and classified them giving in
teresting information on cards with each
article. Some of the curiosities are centuries
old, notably The parts of skeletons buried
bt fore the discovery of America. Articles Of
pottery from their shape were probably used
in the temples and from the carving and
characterization of various articles as brass
spoons and earthern ware the makers were
worshippers of the sun. The charred remains
of cloth are sufficiently preserved to show Con-
siderable skill and taste ia manufacture. One
brass spoon, tea spoon evidently, represents
nan Doldinp up the SUP, the sun W tn light
rays forming the bowl, the mans Image the
handle. What seems to be tarred rope
attacked to the meek of an apps broken from a
vase Is formed of the same yarn used in the
making of the cloth.