The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-06-13
FRIDAY, June II.

FRIDAY, June II.
The celebrated Kit O'Connell escaped
Jail this morning in bold and most skill
full manner. At seven o'clock Sheriff Lit
tlefleld passed along in front of Kits cell
and noticing he was evidently asleep, I'M
locked the door and passed in to arrange
some matters in his cell, leaving the keys
in the door. O'Connell suddenly jumped
up and with agile motion, pushed the Col.
aside, stepped outside of the cell, turned
the keys upon the astonished jailer, placed
the keys in his pocket and made tracks for
parts unknown. The Col. was thus COM
pletely Gagged, and not until his assistant
came to his rescue some little time after
could he regain liberty and partake of that
delayed morning meal. 1t is thought Kit
may have fed for ''furrin" parts
The horse speculator is busy.
Barnum's advertising coach is at the up
per depot
RUNNERS logs are float below the falls.
twas good joke, COL, nevertheless.
One tramp was tucked in bed at the sta
ton last night.
There are twelve entries in Saturday
nights race.
Base ball fever is raging furiously.
The Auburn Aqueduct Co. are putting in
Pinch water mains.
Glad to see Uncle Isaac Fields upon the
street again.
A commendable crayOn picture executed
by G. b. Smith, is displayed in Garcelon's
window.
James Storer, formerly manager of the
Telegraph office, is in town on a brief visit.
Night carts are becoming troublesome to
the health officer.
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The French affrayists were fined So and
costs.
81. F. Callum, an Auburn boy, has just
arrived home from Cuba
The Chronicle of to-day's issue has near
ly a page of criticism on the proceedings of
the recent Greenback convention.
Billiards. orchestra is engaged to attend
the graduating exercises of the Auburn
High school Thursday and Friday evenings
of next week.
Forty-fye workmen are now employed
laying sewer pipe.
The lightning rod men are raging-so are
the people they visit.
Hon. Rufus Prince is in town to-day.
Payson Tucker, superintendent of the
M. c. R. r., passed up the line to-day in
company with the cashier.
Isaiah Pompilly has sent number of
horses to the New York market.
The M. G. bridge is being painted in
gaudy colors.
The market is again glutted with straw
berries.
B. HI. Gilbert, of the U. S. army, and
lady, are at the Marston House.
The Greenback rally Monday evening is
to be addressed by Moses Hull, Leo. Miller,
Frank Fogg and Others The "Moody and
Sankey' singers are to be present.
The sale of tickets for the college COM
mencement concert opened at City small
hall this morning. There was not the
usual rush, but good number of seats
were sold. The talent engaged for the con-
cert it is needless to say, is exceptionally
fine.
That excellent hotel, the Marston House,
is Immediately to be remodelled, cleaned
and painted externally and internally. This
house, under its present management, has
gained decided popularity among the
travelling public, and we say in the Ian
guage of A. Ward and another celebrated
character: "Long NAV it wave"
Inc following local sportsmen are enter
ed in the Lynn shooting tournament to oc-
cur the 18th inst; G. F. Mason, E. M.
Leavitt and D. E. Pomeroy of the Andro-
scoggin club, and G. 81. Hubbard, B. W.
Coburn and F. R. Whitney of the Lewiston
club.
1HO VI III VI hOlWdy U hODlnSOn, Auburn,
has probably the most extensive flour, grain
and coal business of any other concern in
the state. Their sales in flour alone last
year were 1921 barrels. Their store houses
are l ,450 feet in length, the flour house
having storage capacity of $1,000 barrels,
besides special storage at times in Roak
block. They have Offices for business in
Augusta. Lewiston, Auburn and Var
mouth.
The Bates Sophomore class exit occurred
at the Dewitt House this evening" Though
this is the first occasion of the kind ever
observed by the Bates it was nevertheless
brilliant and successful affair. The fol-
lowing was the evenings programme:
SUPPER.
Song-Frog chorus. .Froggerbungtechug
Sophomore Quartette.
Ofation. w. j. Brown
Ode.
bong-The Wolf is on the Hill. 49,. c. A. White
Sophomore Quartette.
history'..'..... .......:..,......C. L. McCleary
Ode.
Prophecy ......................W.P P. Curtis
Closing Ode.
The banquet was gotten up in the usual
taste of the Dewitt caterer.
Hotel arrivals-DeWitt, 81; Marston, IA;
Elm, 10.