The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-10-04

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| Taps-Sudden Death
| FRIDAY, Oct 3.
Number of deaths the past week one--In-
fammation.
Moulton is putting a new lock on the receiv-
ing tomb iron door, and otherwise repairing
| it at the foundry.
The Sasanoa leaves City Wharf at p. NJ,
Saturday, carrying the High School pupils to
| Popham.
Sailor Jack, a queer genius and mimic picks
| up pennies on Bath streets.
| Messrs. Foote and Ward are bringing in
quantities of black duck and teal from the
bay.
Three tramps occui. I'd palais apartments last
night.
| Capt. Perkins new yacht steamer Valera is
being painted and repaired at Moulton' wharf
| Tramps are becoming miserable nuisance,
Last night one of this privileged class insulted
ladies on our streets, and yesterday afternoon
frightened school girls.
The Creedmore with the Knights of Pythias
arrived home from the moonlight excursion to
| Gardiner at 4.30 a. IN. They met with a pleas
| ant reception from the Gardiner Lodge.
A Boston runner spent one hours time and
| % cents for the stub of a pencil which had
| dropped into the river from wharf this morn
| ing.
| The Winter street rehearsal takes place this
evening at the residence of the pastor, DR..
| FiSke.
| The Indians have returned to the Woolwich
| camp ground and are making birch canoes.
The raft side wheel steamer Henry HobSon is
10 hn oInVf info n
| The Glide is being painted.
| Seven lighters with rockwell passed up river
| this morning
DR.. Gilman's pleasure launch was put into
| the water this morning.
The Kapella towed 600 logs to Winnegance,
yesterday afternoon. Business in lumber is
| good at that place.
Second Advent Convention at Damariscotta,
| Saturday.
| White and Jaynes are bending the rigging
| for Blaisdell's new ship.
| The rigging stolen two weeks since from the
| Popham Gort loft has been traced to and
| found in the schooner Oregon, at Boothbay,
| and two men and two boys concerned in the
| burglary have been locked up in Wiscasset jail.
| Quick work. Sergeant Kelly makes short
| work of thieves.
! Capt. Beard, late of the ship Southern
| Rights of Richmond, recently abandoned at
| sea, was in town to-day. Wonder whether the
| Southern Rights loss was "dispensation" for
| her name?
| Market sketch by Sanford Potatoes 6Octs;
srloin steak, 20cts; eggs, 20cts; eating apples,
35cts PIX; egg plants, 20cts; squash, Sets; corn,
| 12cts-15cts; sweet potatoes, 3cts. pound; black
| duck, 60cts. per pair.
The Manuel Llaguno,'' the ship just
| launched by Chapman & Flint, will rate A |
| in the French and American Lloyds, and will
| have a Is year class. She leaves port the first
| of next week.
| Henry Butler, young ship Joiner, who lived
| on Lemont street, died very suddenly of in
| fammation of the bowels this morning. Mon
| day at work, Saturday dead.
Rideout & Petty are making moulds to send
to Robert Speer & Co., by which to cut timber
| for a fourth schooner for B. w. & II. f.
| Morse. The schooner is to be of 500 tons.
| Schooner Mary J. Casner, built two years
| ago in Bath, arrived today with 500 tons of
| coal for the Drummonds.
| Needed.-Burial permits and certificates of
| death from the superintendent of burials and
attending physician. Now no burial permit is
necessary, which makes it. we should say,
more convenient for man to die.
Drawing of seats for Pinafore takes place at
Shaw's book store at a. m. Saturday.
Not only Bath people, but Bath cats are I'M
usually intelligent. The other day dog
chased tabby into close quarters within the
corner Of field protected by tall board
fence. Quick as thought puss, knowing she
could not double upon her pursuer, leaped
| about three-quarters of its height against the
boards, jumped from the fence over the be-
| fooled dog, struck all right on her feet, and
| bounded away as only cat can run. The dog,
unable to check his speed, struck in al heap
| against the fence
| More of the heated term-S5o in the shade.
| The boys are having their yearly craze over
| postage stamps.
Repairs are being made on Harrson's build
| ing, Front street.
The firm of Winslow & Gerry have gener-
ously made the management of the Star
Course a present of the stars which decorated
the omnibus The ornamentation of the stars
was done gratis for the management by the
fresco painter Guildstrup. To all the manage
ment desire to give thanks.
Conductor Woodbury., of the K. & L. r. r.,
has invested in fine Jersey cow.