The Portland daily press., 1879-10-31


The winds do blow.
Dance at Westport tonight.
Chas. Stacy Wednesday at Behring'S caught
II dozen smells, and one founder which
weighed 81 pounds.
Croker q Lilly's anchor foundry is in full
blast.
One hundred bags OF shorts arrived at
Bath grain dealers advertised with us Rock
land men would cease making sales to the peo-
pie of Bath and vicinity
There are POS convicts in the Thomaston
state prison.
The TWO schooners just launched and fitted
out by Goss & Sawyer, went up river this
morning
Last trip down of the Kapella this morn
ing.
A man, his two daughters and his house
keeper, all intoxicated We're among the sights
ON Centre street last night.
Schooner Eliza Jane, lumber laden, while
crossing Merry Meeting yesterday afternoon,
split her mansail.
A schooner name not ascertained, lost her
lib while coming down river in the elbow"
Six cars of granite passed west from Rock
land this morning.
A man advanced a rather nov a to the
Bath local this morning. Said he, ''You tell
all about the business of this city. How many
ships are being built and prospects of renewed
prosperity at the yards. Then the first you
know lot of runners are in town offering ship
furnishings at cheaper rates than we can make
| them for "ABecause of such calamity the To-
| cal doesn't propose to cease giving the indus
trial notes of Bath.
The horse of Scolley, the truekman, this
moring stepped on a rolling stone and fell on
Centre street. A large crowd gathered. The
brilliant idea of rolling him over to get him on
his feet was reserved for Mr.. Ferrin, after va
rious experiments had been tried.
John Stevens, while at work in Goss &
Sawyer's yard this morning, captured live
alligator which had made the voyage from the
South in the lumber of alschooner lying atathe
yard wharf The vicious animal attracted
| much attention at the north end this morning.
One OF Moulton's new windlasses is to be
| put on the new schooner now being built at
Moses yard.
| The third anniversary of Acadia Lodge, No.
10, K. of p, was celebrated in pleasant fashion
| at their lodge room on Front street last even
| ing. The gathering was private, consisting of
the Knights and invited guests. The hall
was6tastefully arranged, and was well filled.
| AT the close refreshments were served by the
| ladies headed by Mrs. Howse and Goldstein.
| The presiding officer of the evening Mr.. John
Lowell performed his duties in agreeable style.
| After social converse games and singing the
party about midnight closed. The Knights
are to be congratulated on the success attend
ing their efforts
| The B. III. S. at their election of officers this
| afternoon chose Mr.. Will Kimball for COM
manding officer
| Autographs of Georgia Cayvan, the Bath
| girl, adorn our shop windows.
| A sad sight this morning was two women
who have seen better times sitting on a pile of
boards on one of our wharves smoking clay
pipes. The pipes were specimens of the fair
fragile.
Would we were the city clerk to rake in
shekels from marriage intentions.
The male quartette composed of Messrs. w.
G. Torrey the Messrs. Sturtevant and Charles
Foster did excellent singing at the X. of P.
last evening. If they establish an organization
they will establish fine reputation.
The latest Bath five year old Juveniles re
mark to his mother was that he didn't care to
go to heaven because there was no skating in
that locality.
Some capitalist of Bath or other ought to in
vest in the Patten Carworks. Just the place for
profitable business.
Highland Light Lodge of Good Templars
visits Beacon Light Lodge of Topsham Satur-
day night on the occasion of the latters first
anniversary.