The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-30
MAINE CITIES.
lettings by Press Correspondents.
LEWISTON AND AUBURN.

LEWISTON AND AUBURN.
TUESDAY, July 20.
Dog days have arrived.
The heat at noon to-day was oppressive.
Rev. Gideon Perkins has the temporary
charge of the River Road F. b. church in
Auburn.
F. w. Hunton, cashier of the Gardiner
National Bank was in town Sunday,
Father Wallace has returned from his
vacation.
Ex-Commissioner d. f. Lathrop, Esq, of
Leeds, is at the Marston House.
The street commissioner must be proud
of the side walk he has laid on Chapel
street.
The celebrated burglar Dan Donovan
narrowly evaded capture in the city recent
ly. He is wanted by the Biddeford police.
Daniel Mclaughlin advanced the Green
bank theories at Auburn Hall to might.
A gentleman had two fits on Lincoln
street, yesterday afternoon in succession.
His condition is improved to-day.
There probably hasn't been time for
many years when so little intoXication or
disturbance has been noticed upon the
streets as at present.
The young republicans of Auburn held a
general discussion in their rooms this even
ing.
A foppish young clerk took an unexpec' ed
bath in the water of the Androscoggin re-
Gently. in which new suit was thoroughly
wet and the ardor of said clerk we'll damp
ened. He was displaying his skill in
jumping from one log to another, upon a
jam up river. His foot slipped and in an
instant he was out of sight. If it hadn't
been for the timely efforts of some friends
near by the young gentleman could not
have ecaped
Operations at the Lewiston Steam Mill are
suspended for few days owing to an &C
cident which occurred yesterday to the
machinery.
Next Saturday Harry Hartwell, of Au-
burn will attempt to run fifteen miles while
James Mulherrin of Lewiston walks twelve
miles, square heel and toe. The race will
occur on the trotting park at South Paris
Capt. Prentiss turned the key on ore
tramp at the station last evening.
Mrs. Lewis Haynes Of West Bowdoin was
seriously injured last week by falling upon
moving machine, while in operation.
Several auctions are in progress on Lis
bon and Main streets, this afternoon.
Another lodge of Good Templars is to be
organized in Lewiston.
Jno. f. Anderson, Esq, OF Portland, was
in town yesterday.
The three story stone building, which has
been in process of construction for twenty
five years by the Poland Shakers is now
nearly completed. The structure is quite
imposing in appearance and its solidity is
not surpassed by any building in the State
The well near the house was cut through a
solid ledge at cost of $500. The building
will be used for worship and also domestic
purposes. 1t is designed to accommodate q
large part of the shaker population. Some
of the sleeping rooms are already occupied
A club has been formed in Auburn, to be
called the Androscoggin Greenback Club
No. l. Its membership is constituted OF
the dissentors from the Portland platform.
Over twenty-s six thousand dollars was the
amount of real estate transactions recorded
at the Register of Deeds office last week
Court Record-H. A. Page, single sale,
fined $50 and costs, appealed Geo. A. Chap
man, single sale, fined $50 and cost, APP
pealed; John Curran, single sale, appealed
and furnished sureties.
Tash's four owls are exhibited in front
of his store to-day and attract considerable
attention.
The nine o'clock morning freight to Wa
terville, has been suspended.
Hotel arrivals: Marston, 80; Elm, 80
Dewitt, "a.