The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-10-23
MAINE CITIES.
Jottings bv Press Correspondents
LEWISTON AND AUBURN.

LEWISTON AND AUBURN.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. %.
Old Prob says rain.
The Driving Park don't pay this year.
Where are our horsemen?
The last shipment of peaches came to
market to-day.
Auburn has ten-year old street lighter.
A pair of tramps were sheltered at the
station last night. One had an attack OF
delirum tremens-
"Elias Gore, Emanuel, the Second Risen
Lord" is registered to day at one OF our
hotels.
Local brick makers find market in
Massachusetts.
The Phonoeraph pertinently asks why an
other daily newspaper can't be supported
in town.
of the Park street church, was in town to-
day.
4 granite basin is being placed at the
head Of Chestnut street.
The first Of a series of lectures on Amerl-
cas- Place in History was given by John
Fiske of Cambridge, Mass, this evening III
Citv small hall. a very small audience
was present. and we fear the enterprise VIII
not prove a success. Bring along min
strel show or low theater and secure a
crowded house.
Charlie Ross is back again on the streets
He smiles just as sweetlY as ever.
Unlicensed fruit vendors must go, SO
says The city marshal.
Emerson, rival OF ArDUckle, al City
Hall Thursday evening.
Insurance adjustors are busy setting the
losses from the recent fire.
The improvements in Auburn Hall are
nearly completed.
The temperance reform clubs of Andro-
scoogin county are to meet IN session at
Mechanic Falls Nov. 9TH and 9th.
IT'S now the American Express Company
instead of Eastern ditto.
Newmarket square merchants protest
against the blocking up of the sidewalk in
front of their stores by loafers, and ask the
marshal to abate the nuisance.
Among prominent hotel arrivals IN town
to-day are Gen. Beal of Norway; Il. ;. zoe,
ESQ. of Bangor; John Fiske, Cambridge
DIR. G. E, Clark of Boston, and e. S. Morris
of Augusta.
The manager Of the Kate Claxton 20.
has been arranging for their appearances IN
the city at an early day.
An old gentleman by the name Of Kelley
entered a complaint at the station today
against his son Mike for smashing up the
Kelley domicie on Lincoln street.
A keg of cider was stolen from Captain
Ames' front yard last evening and young
man informed the captain to-day that a
party of tramps were making away with bis
cider and having grand Publication over
on Boxers Island. The police were noti-
fed and will at once disturb the loVla'
band.
This forenoon abont 10 o'clock two
roughs had grand set-to on Lincoln street
One of the combatants had his lip SO badly
cut that he had to have stitching opera
ton performed upon his noble phiziogomy
The tobacco thieves that broke into the
Sovereign's store have not been captured az
yet.
The l.. H. SIS, very snide society in
Lewiston, had one of their grand parties
and balls in one of our halls last evening,
in which they had their customary fight.
One of their members was so badly bruised
that he had to be taken home on shutter,
A five-hour -you-please foot race has
been arranged 70 come off Saturday, COM
mencing at six O'Clock in Lyceum Hall.
This is the Introductory race of the season.
Among the entries are Harry HartWell,
John Council, Ed Hayford, Ed. Gilbert,
VIM. Hurd of Dover, n. H., and two I'M
known. The purse of $50 is divided, viz
S25 to first; SIS to second, and $40 to third
Cornell and Hartwell are about evenly
matched, and as they will be doubtless the
leading contestants in the match much in
terest is manifested which will carry off tht
laurels No smoking is to be allowed il
the hall Good music will be Furnished
and strict order maintained.
TO give all an opportunity to attend thu
grand concert tomorrow the management
have placed the general admission at ?;
cents.
TIE cause of the fire remains mystery
Fortunately our manufacturers had :
good stock of cotton on hand before the re-
cent rise.
We shall obtain some interesting facts
relating to the early history of Lewiston
and Auburn for Saturdays letter.