The Portland daily press., 1879-09-20
LEWISTON AND AUBURN.
FRIDAY, Sept. 10.

FRIDAY, Sept. ~.
Crowds went to the State Fair to-day on
special and regular trains.
The weather is delightful and everybody
is smiling.
Police news-There isn't any.
About eight feet of the Poland Spring
House was carried off in Thursdays gale.
The fourth class Auburn high school
numbers nearly fifty members,
Frye street is destined to be the hand
soonest street of the city.
The Aiken combination deserve good
house this evening at Music Hall.
Another frame dwelling is being erected
en- the summit of Prospect Hill.
Miss Mary Hathaway is the first assistant
in Auburn grammar school.
The Bates Emocaphian Society held its
annual meeting tonight. Literary and
musical exercises of an interesting cbarac-
ter constituted the programme.
Mrs. A. G. Harlow of Auburn a most es-
teemed lady, died ~ suddenly this morn
ing at her home on High street. She leaves
large family and hosts of friends, who
will bereave sadly their loss. The cause OF
Auburn shoe shops are rushing. AT
their fullest capacity day and night it is
quite difficult to meet orders Seventeen
hundred and forty cases of goods were
shipped the past week.
The Chronicle editors have taken the
stump in Massachusetts for Butler.
The Worombo Manufacturing Company
of Lisbon contemplate erecting mill 600x
so feet.
Contrac' or Nancy is building section Of
the Sandy River railroad.
Decision was reserved in the divorce case
at court Yesterday. The next case which
was tried was that of Benz. w. Harris VS..
James S. DIVER and Geo. r. Palmer. Ac-
ton brought to recover note for 500, al
legged to have been issued by defendants to
plaintiff on June 22d, 1875. The note was
secured by mortgage on shop and shoe
makers tools of Dryer, but by reason OF
prior mortgage; also loss of part OF the
property by fire, security became worthless.
Palmer admits he signed the note, but only
as a witness At this writing the case has
gone to the jury. Knowlton for plaintiff,
Hutchinson for defendant.
The criminal docket will be taken up
next in order.
The new Episcopal church being erected
on the corner of Bates and Spruce streets,
substantial and beautiful structures in our
city, Much credit is due Rector Wash
burne for the energetic manner by which
he has pushed the enterprise forward.
The building is of granite, from the
quarry of Mr.. Charles Darrell of Turner. 1t
is of dark color, and is cut in blocks of UNI
equal sizes, but few of the blocks being
more than two feet in length, except the
coins for the corners, which are p feet by
IA inches. The blocks are square-cornered
and quarry-faced, except that round the
doors and windows, which is fine hammer
ed. The church is crucform, with an ex-
IRENE length of So feet and width across
transepts of 60 feet, and will have sttings
for 400. There will be basement the
whole size of the church, to be used for a
Sunday School room. The windows in the
church are arched, with large circular
window over those in each transept. Those
in the basement are square and double.
The chancel will be of good size, about
27x23 feet, with triplet window. The
tower will be a lantern spire, in the center
of the cross formed by nave and t1ansepts.
1t will rest on pillars in the church, which
in turn rest on brick pillars in the base
ment, with solid stone foundations. The
architect is Mr.. G. G. Haight of New York,
the same who designed the cathed ral on
Otale street, IOTbldHu, Inc ColitIdCtoic
for the stone work are Messrs. Thorne d
Edwards, both of whom are practical
workmen, and have personally attended to
the work, and the building does them
great credit 1t is to be rooted over this
fall, and it is hoped that by another yeal
the parish may be able to finish it. When
finished it will be free from debt.
"A sparring match is to take place in
Lewiston on Monday evening, Sept. 22d,
between Marcellus Baker of Boston and
Ed. McGlinchy of Bridgeport. Conn. The
match is to be for 500 si1e, and the pro-
ceeds of the house to go TO the winner.