The Portland daily press., 1879-06-18
MAINE CITIES.
lettings by Press Correspondents.

LEWISTON AND AUBURN.
TUESDAY, June II.
Sunshine and showers.
Ham hauled in one lawbreaker last night.
Death on potato bugs this weather.
A jam of logs is on West Pitch.
Six hundred and eighty nine tons of coal
has arrived at the lower depot for the Lew
iston Mills.
The Schumann Quartette, consisting of
Warren L. Lothrop, tenor; Thos. J.
Adams, basso; Mrs. S. p. Robe, contralto,
and Miss Cora Bumpus, soprano. are en-
gagged for the commencement concert at
Colby University, Wednesday evening.
Also for the Pittsfeld graduating exercises
Thursday. In the latter place Chambers
sextete of Portland will furnish instru-
mental music.
The city stone crusher has been on
Lisbon street this afternoon. 1t weighs
nearly five tons.
VIM. Whitney, an employe of Ara Cush-
man d Co., and a resident of Lewiston,
was arrested to-day on request of a tele
gram from So. Paris officials. The crime
charged was not indicated 1t must be
another Whitney; we judge Will to be an
honest boy and regret his arrest.
In Chambers window large assortment
of archery is on exhibition.
In the law Office of Messrs. Dana and
Osgood we notice frame hung upon the
wall containing three important autograph
letters-one from Geo. Washington, an
other from Thos. jefferson, and the third
from John Adams. The letter of Washing
ton is dated Sept, 1877, and was addressed
to Mr.. Jefferson. 1t says that the Federal
convention has finally accomplished its
work, and a copy of the constitution as
adopted is enclosed. The letters are of
considerable interest to a student of his
tory.
c. Fl. Weber of Saco is in town.
The published record of O'Connell, the
Lewiston pedestrian in the recent Biddeford
race, is receiving considerable comment.
AS a matter of fact, O'Connell won second
money square and fair, as he covered 81
miles and the colored man 534 miles.
Witnesses of the contest say O'Connell did
some very fine walking, particularly in the
first hour, making score of 81 miles and
keeping his position half mile ahead of
all others. O'Connell had no friends or
attendant with him, and was not braced up
only on his own exertions and endurance.
The bad error made by the scorers should
be r1ctlhed.
Lew Benedict's MINISTRIES will not appear
in town. They have gone on tour through
Canada.
Squire Knapp of Livermore was upon
the streets yesterday.
A young fellow was arrested this after
noon by the police, on suspicion of being
connected i'll the affray Saturday night.
A large audience was present at the
Greenback mass meeting last night in City
Hail. There was considerable confusion,
and it was with difficulty the speakers
could BE- heard. Moses Hull, Leo Miller
and F. NJ. Fogg addressed the meeting and
the campaign singers sung some soft-money
melodies.
Auctioneer Small sold property owned by
the Weber heirs to-day in this city.
A quantity of liquor has been confiscated
| at Danvllle junction by the Auburn
| officers.
When Squire Hutchinson was an infant
friend Of the family dropped in one day,
and remarked to the fond mother, ''What a
beautiful boy" YES" said the proud
parent, land that little bunk he is now
sleeping in we call our Faneuil Hall. MY
stars" said the visitor, "what do you call
it that for?" Oh" she said, ''because it
is he cradle of Liberty"