The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-15
BATH.
MONDAY, July Il

MONDAY, July H.
Ho for the shore,
Where ocean waves roar,
And diamonds sprinkle the beach,
Life by the seas,
With heat ninety degrees,
Is the life true philosophers teach
Eighty-five in the shade.
Cherries are ripe.
The Lettie, Capt. Carr, took yachting par
ty on a cruise round Boothbay, outside, and up
the Kennebec today.
John Houghton, Esq, has chartered the Let
tie for a seven days cruise to Mt Desert next
week.
DR.. Samuel Anderson has leased cottage at
Small Point for the summer.
Goss & Sawyers crew returned from Rock
land today, having finished alterations on the
Mt. Desert.
Numbers of sight seers visit Hell Gate from
this city daily to witness government blasting
and dredging.
Uncle Williams of Dresden, a gentleman 81
years of age, makes Gaily fishing trips to the
river mouth.
MIR. Frank Lockley, Jr, reports that five
young and two old minks have taken up their
abode at Arrowsic bridge, and are so tame that
they will feed from strangers hand.
Yesterday strange object moving down
river baff1ed many peoples curiosity. 1t was
| load of household furniture on sloop The
| goods belonged to Mr.. Roderick who has moved
| to Five Islands.
Suburban and seaside hotels We're we'll pat
ronized yesterday. AT the Eureka House 100
took dinner and the excursions in the Sasanoa
| and Creedmore were crowded. The City of
| Lynn took party from Gardiner outside of
| Seguin.
| A dog owned by Mrs. Peru in Standisle's
| field, Saturday, was made into sausage meat by
| moving machine.
| The ship Prussia moves over to the X. & L.
wharf and will load ice from the Arctic Ice
! Co. for New Orleans She will be followed by
the ship Theobald now nearly due, to load ice
for the same port. Both vessels have been
chartered by j. B. Drake Esq.
| The Henry Morrison brought up a crowd
from the Island this morning.
Gov Garcelon, Ex-Gov. Chamberlain and
Col. Spaulding are in town today to attend a
meeting of the board of trustees of the Orphan
| Asylum.
About 20 private teams will make up a pic
mic party to Sewall Point, Tuesday.
Police news-Mrs. Rebecca ParShley was
again registered at the palais yesterday; alcho-
holic happiness. Likewise man named Mac
Donald for using the entire walk for pedestri-
| anic purposes.
The steam yacht Portland went up the river
this morning.
Freight engine No. Go has been assigned for
service at this station.
This noon the Maine Central freight train of
% cars, mostly coal, while running up the
grade near Pearl street stuck to the track and
| caused half an hours delay.
Engineer Frank Small went on duty on Con-
ductor Cobb's Lewiston train this morning
Freight receipts of M. G. r. R.-east, -
cars; west, IS cars, mostly COAL X. & L r.
RS cars each way.
The Winter street Sabbath school have an
excursion to Oak Grove Tuesday in the Sasan-
GA.
The Elm street Sabbath school go to Casco
Bay and New Meadows river in the Kncker-
| booker.
E. W. Thomas has purchased, reftted and
restocked Poor'S saloon ON Front street and
will run the place as a first C lass restaurant.
AT Grace church, morning and evening, Sun
| day interesting sermons were preached by w.
z. Tucker, former rector of the church.
Kimball's billiard saloon at Popham is near
| ly completed.
g. w. Murch of Portland will lecture on
temperance at City Hall Thursday night.