The Portland daily press., 1879-11-04
MONDAY, Nov. 8.

MONDAY, NOV. -.
Snow flakes in the air.
Sergeant Kelly, from Fort Popham was in
town today.
Eight tramps in the palais last Saturday
night.
Frank and George Percy, sons of Capt.
Percy, living at the south end have shipped on
O'Briens new vessel of Thomaston. They
left today.
Goss g. Sawyer launched their new 700 ton
schooner this afternoon at high tide. Launch
ings are so frequent now in Bath that they fail
to draw crowd.
The Juvenile Opera Troupe agent was in
town Saturday, but failed to make arrange
ments by which to bring the troupe to this
city.
Saturday afternoon, about 3 o'clock, as
lady was passing North street railroad crossing
four tramps gave chase, thinking bundle un-
der her arm was package of eatables. The
lady's cries brought aid and the tramps tramp
ed.
Twenty tramps came into town from Wool
wich this morning.
Mr.. Edward Gray OF Woulwich, this sum-
mer tried the experiment of raising tobacco.
He succeeded admirably, cured his tobacco
and made it into cigars which form excellent
smoking. They are of light brand and very
pleasing to the taste. Why shouldn't we grow
tobacco here as well as in Connecticut.
More sugar beets and granite for St. Louis
passed west today
Saturday night female tramp named Rosy
Quinn was in town.
The schooner S. S. Hart has been chartered
nv q Rath hrnkar tO load ipp New Orleans.
A report of schooner lost off Seguin reach
es us. 1t is said that her spars show above the
water.
Bancroft and Percy have bought the stock
of Henry Borey's stationary store.
At the regular meeting of Popham Lodge,
No 222, I. o. G. T., held Friday evening, the
following officers were elected: David P.
Bailey, w. c. T.; Mrs. S. j. Morrison, W. V.
T.; Mrs. Mary Downing, w S.; Mrs. Nellie
McQuarrie, W. F. S.; VIM. Gilman, w. T.;
w. NJ; Miss Nellie Star, w. l. G.; Geo. Dow,
| w. O. G.
Beacon Light Lodge, No. 1872, 1. o. G. T., of
| Topsham, celebrated heir first anniversary
| Saturday evening last with appropriate cere-
monies. Visitors were present from Highland
Light and Popham lodges of Bath, Merry
meeting lodge of Bowdoinham aud Joshua
| Nye lodge of Brunswick. G. w. q. I. An
drew j. Chase was present and presided at the
installation of officers, assisted by District
| bopuby ~. W. IOHSloy VI DdtH, DIS lOiiONo'
D. L. Smith, W. G. T.; Nellie F. Baldwin, ".
r. H. S.. Jennie c. Haskell, w. L. III. s.;
Mrs d. S. Smith, w. V. T.; VIM. S. Noyes,
w. S.; Hattie Noyes, w. A. S., Jennie Fow-
ler, W. F. s.; VIM. Fl. Rideout W. T.; Rev.
A. G. Hill W. c.; E. c. Hall, W. NJ; Bertha
Edward Barry, W. o. G. Temperance ad-
dresses were made by Andrew j. Chase, G..
W. G. T.. Rev. w. S. McIntire of Bowdoin-
ham, Prof. D. L. Smith, VIM. E. Sargent, Rev.
! A. G. Hill and Edward Berry of Topsham.
An Interesting Sabbath School concert was
| given at Wesley church last night.
| A. s. Bangs, lumber merchant and manu-
| facturer, has sold his Commercial street fac
tory and stock to j. E. Haley Esq.
The temperance people propose to bring
suits against owners of stores in which liquor
| is sold.
| A Bath four.year-old, looking at the snow
! flakes this noon, said, Mamma, see, the angels
are tearing up papern'
Dance at Perry's Hall, Winnegance, Friday
night.
Round steak was retailed Saturday afternoon
by country dealers in our streets, at cents per
| pound.
| In the Municipal Court this morning Alonzo
| S. Holmes VS. Chas. L. Turner, action on ac-
count annexed and qMantun naeruit for ser,
vices rendered Verdict for plaintiff, S7.05
| Appealed. j. M. Trot for plaintiff.
| Still the lamp posts go up.
A front gas globe, handsome and seryicea-
BILE, is to be placed at the Sagadahoc front en-
| trance.
At o'clock this morning Mrs. Geo. Hull
| living at the South End, was playing with q
| single barreled pistol when her finger slipped
| the hammer went down and the charge enter
| ed the face of her little six-year-old daughter
| who was playing near her mother The charge
| terribly mutiated her face, and the physicians
expect the left eye will be lost. The face, be-
| side suffering from the shock was burned
with powder, and the child's pain is very great
| Thus much for playing with loaded weapons
| Front street before the park is being regrad
cd.
1 The schooner George B. Mcfarland arrived
! this morning with lumber for Mr.. Hathorne.