The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-05-09
MAINE CITIES,
lettings by Press Correspondents.
BATH.


THURSDAY, Mays.
Capitalists are keeping their own counsel
regarding the proposed cotton mill. The &C.
credited rumor is that an outside man of means
has guaranteed one half the needed capital if
the other half be raised in this city.
One banished Italian count at tue Palais last
night
Good hay sells at $13 per ton.
Pinafore reserved seats met rapid sale at
Shaw's this morning. By p. m. all desirable
seats upon the floor of Columbian Hall were
taken.
At Goss, Sawyer & Packards yard the frame
of the steam whaler is half put up
Five cars of Dix Island granite passed
through the city today en- route for the 81.
Louis custom house.
Moulton has completed that large tank for
Chapman & Fiin:'s ship. 1t has been satis.
factorily tested.
Yesterday afternoon two little fellows, aged
respectively and years, belonging to fam
ily who live at The north end of the city named
Southland, were playing in boat near the riv-
er's edge, when the youngest fell overheard.
The brother plunged IN Co the rescue, aud both
| in fishi0g boat near the spot. Ihey were r.
| suscitsied aud DR.. Copeland called. This
| morbing their condition was hopeful.
| Credence wss given on the street last night to
the report of mans dead body being found in
| d field az the upper ferry on tn. Wooiwich
| side. Investigation proved the story without
| foundation.
The poon M. c. railroad freight train num-
be red % cars
An eq uine stepped on J.ck's No. tens, when
that youth said "SDring paintings begun p
Extensive improvements are bang IN .de on
| he Morse place on Centre street.
City government session last evening"; ln
| the Bua,d of Aldermen John M. Clark was re-
Illuminated and Confirmed superintendent of
burisls.
The joint standing finance committee report
| ed $3.50, 04 the total sum to be assessed up
on pols aud es ates for the conl,og fiscal year.
| This IS a reduction from last years assessment
| OF 223 per Cent, which is within "a per cent.
| of tho reduction asked by the petitIoners.
The SPECIAL COMMITTEES GU the question OF
having supervisor Of public schools reported
| ineXpedienJ to change.
| me list of me- bers Of the fire department,
approved By CHEF engineer CahlI, was Con-
| fifmed
| In joint convention the two boards balloted
| eigbt times r one member of the school COM
| mIt,ee. o. the eighth ballot Geo. T. Huse,
The present eficlent principal OF the high
school, was ELECTED to fill the vacancy. The
| balioG was IA IN 26.
ID the BOARD OF Aldermen it was voted that
he night watch extiuguish the street lights at
| 10 m.
James f. Wright was made special police
man Officer James Bailey was dominated a:
a constable. Rtjecled
This morning The house Of Mr.. John Dsvine
situated east of The Park on Front street
| caught fire abou: the chm uey A hole wa.
gui.hed by Messrs. Dan. Nlckerson aud Chas
l. ngl-y, who happened to be- riding past
There was DO alarm ruug.
fhe police louk stunning" in their new uni
formS. HHaF
The Sagadahoc County Law Club, composed
of the younger local aspirants for legal fame
numbers seven members, holds weekly (bu
not weakly meetings for the discussion of Law
questions and is 10 fl ,ursniDg condition.
rw-nty-one arrivals at the S,gadanoc Ii ous
Wednesday.
Ex-Gov Conner is in town spending few
days.
Croker & Libby are pounding out 3O0l
pound anchor for Goes & Sawyer.
The opinion is decidedly prevalent hat thu
action of the Board of Aldermen last night il
causing the street lights TO bs extinguished a
ten o'clock is BOT especially praiseworthy T,
meander through City In pltcn dark nigh
Is often necs ssary to many good citizens anC
taxpayers. We advise oar hardware friends
Id sale if advertised in our Bath advertise
ments," to which we would respectfully Cal
| attention.
Those rebus notices of Stetsop, the furnitur,
dealer, have aroused much curiosity as to whit
will get the prize of an elegant marble-toppet
; table given for the first correct answer Thu
far fourteen written answers have been HANDED
10. These are numbered, SEALED and put away
to be opened Jane 1. The several answers viii
then be examined by an outside party Th
first Correct version of the rebus according I,
the printed key will entiIe the author to tn
priZ+. Mr.Stetson is obliged to move from hui
store owing to The alterations in the Ledyard
building, and is selling splendid goods at
sacrifice.