The Portland daily press., 1879-05-13
BATH

MONDAY, May II.
Deputy Marshal Longley with Officer Hugh
Tibbetts, arrested Phineas W. Conover and
John Hayes Sunday, for drunkenness.
Gardiner Walker Of Wiscasset, insane, was
lodged at the palas last night.
Members of the Patten Library Association
met at the library room Wednesday. at 3 p. IN.
to see about the acceptance of a deed of
trust.
K. L. locomotive Francis Cobb will leave the
repair shop for the road Wednesday The
Cobb has been repaired and painted and is now
one of the finest looking engines on the road.
Bath is beginning to feel that tidal wave of
better times. At Gen. Hyde's foun dries full
crews are working IA hours % day.
All horsemen are showing much interest in
the trot at the park on Wednesday afternoon
next.
K.&L. r. R.-Freight West 3 cars; East u
cars.
Bowker of Phipsburg has a small fishing
schooner on the stocks.
At ST. Mary's Catholic church last evening,
Father O'Brien began series of lectures upon
the Teachings Of the Catholic church. The
attendance was composed of many beside the
usual congregation. The reverend gentleman
is an extemporaneous and pleasing speaker and
his lectures are of great power and interest.
| Next Sabbath there will be no services as the
pastor is called to Damariscotta. The second
| in the course occurs two weeks from yeSter-
! day.
H. NJ. S. Pnafore Tuesday night at Column
| bian Hall.
lothian F. Clark, the New England agent of
the Equitable Life Insurance Co., was i'll town
today on business connected with the Bath
| agency.
There were $500 gallons of water drawn this
afternoon from Hydes artesan well for the
| SagadahOc tanks
The extra trip down the river by the Sasa-
| noa this morning, was to tplace buoys at points
| i'll Hockomock bay.
Work has been suspended for the present up
| on the new hotel at Popham.
Two Bath sea captains made a trip to Patten
| Mills last Saturday to entice members of the
| finny tribe. Near the shore was driftwood
which one of the jovial sea dogs took for dry
land. He stepped ON and in, and was with
difficulty rescued by his companion. James
says he was after a halibut but got cold.
G. Rockers planning mill is at work upon &c
ship knees for Mr. Skofield of Brunswick.
A crowd of roughs got filled with bad whis-
| key Saturday night and were creating distur-
bance upon the X. & l.. wharf when John
Skotield, night Waterman, ordered them
| lilSttdu Iuey pIOCtoutu W NIL OhO
fields residence and badly frightened the in
mates. They were finally dispersed.
At the YdrdS.-At Rogers yard the eastern
barge is being housed, planking now finished
! AT Packard's the steam whalers frame is uI
At Goss & Sawyer's the last schooner is being
| painted and will be launched this week. Al
the Morse yard the frame for the new schooner
is three-quarters up. At Deering & Donnell's
| their vessel is three-quarters planked. Al
Houghtons wharf, Adams & Hitchcock are
unloading their timber, and the frame is all III
for the new vessel at Orrin Blaisdell's yard
Harrington will launch his two yachts some
time this month.
Moulton is building for VIM. White "crab'
used in stepping masts.
The frame of Mr.. A. G.. Fields new residenc,
on High street is nearly up.
The Boston company will return to Bath OF
Friday of this week, playing in "Pinafore'
and Trial by jury" at Columbian Hall.
Goldstein, the clothier, flung to the bret
this morning, across Front street, before hi
store, an elegant advertising banner.
very successful Sabbath-school concert
was given at Winter street chapel last even
ing.
Rev. c. F. Thwing of Andover Theological
Seminary, has declined the recent calls from
the Brunswick Congregational church and tn
Central church of this city. The gentleman
has not yet decided upon his profession, an,
has some idea of entering literary life. Hi
articles have been f1atteringy received b,
leading magazines.
A meeting of the Bath Maritime Exchang
was called this afternoon at p. IN. Adiourne'
not a quorum present