The Portland daily press., 1879-10-28
BATH.
Short Lines-Personal-A Shrewd Coun-
tryman-The Commentaries OF the
Antelope-O Other News and Gossip.

tryman-The Commentators OF the
Antelope-Othe News and Gossip.
MONDAY, Oct q.
The weather has moderated.
Church goers were plenty Sunday.
Mr.. Tarr is reported out of danger by his
physician.
Lecture on the ''Three HIS that Won" at
Wesley church. by the Rev. Mr.. Bolton OF
Bangor, tonight
The Times Office is being rejuvenated.
So is the Office of the Commercial.
Mr.. Jas. P. Murray, formerly of the Samo-
set House, Mouse Island, is now clerk OF the
Falmouth House, 70 Causeway street, Boston,
Mass.
The management of the Commercial has
been changed, Mr.. Barker leaving this week
for Leadvile. The paper will be under the
former publishing fra, however, and Mr.. Bar
ker win write the POI. cal articles. The pa
per will be especially devoted to the local news
and business interests of the city.
Eight Intentions left with City Clerk
Rogers thus far in October.
Mr. John Small, X. & L. machinist, is again
on the street, nearly recovered from his long
illness.
Woodward sent lighter of coal to Parker's
Head this morning.
About a. m. Sunday morning there was as
cutlery ON Front street, near the corner OF Vine
street, by a woman. 81 can't walk any fur
ther, father" she said. Folks who investi-
gated had their trouble for their pains and tn e
matter remains a mystery.
CHI inn hnatc
quarters.
from his recent sickness.
A sad sight at the south end yesterday
morning was two boys aged ten and eleven
years of age sadly under the influence of IL
quor. 4B. fst.
Hathorne, the ship builder, is obliged to
stop work while waiting for more timber.
Coal went MP 80 cents per ton in this city to-
day ymo,ro 90, s+ors o.n,o into MORT this morn
ing.
The forest of masts in the stream yesterday
was beautiful and business-like sight.
Blaisdell's schooner, just launched, is mast.
ed and being rugged. Report is that he will
build another We sci shortly.
The Times report of Saturday that Var
ney's mill was about to shut down is mis-
take. 1000 logs must be sawed before tenn
porary shut down is made to allow repairs on
machinery.
Lie huOA N 11ucOlu rOdu Is transporting
from the towns along its route immense guam
titles of sugar beets.
A WiScaSset man is about establishing HIM
self in the tonsorial art in this city.
Large quantities of tar are being shipped
from the gas house to Augusta, for use on the
Augusta streets.
Yacht Lettie, from New York, with party
of ladies and gentlemen on board, arrived up
yesterday. Slight repairs on the vessel will be
made by Harrington. The party are cunning
along the Maine coast.
Quantities of rock-weed for fertlllzing pur-
poses daily are sent up river.
Munroe received one car load OF old junk
from Lewiston factories this morning.
A party of idlers nightly assemble in Com
mercal street store to crack jokes on the un-
suspicious. The other night long, lank hay
seeder came in for some crackers and cheese.
Johnny" said one, "I'll bet the cigars you
can't lift yourself in a basket" Johnny
agreed to try, and one of the traders new
$1.25 baskets was put at the verdant fellow s
disposal. He stripped off his coat, bent to the
handles, and in atwinkling cleared the basket
minus the bottom from the floor. The crowd
sadly paid the bill.
Donnell, the pedestrian, has recovered from
the effects of his walk.
Schooner Antelope, Capt. Reed, with cargo
of fish. from Boothbay to Boston, Saturday
night sprung a leak, and will prove a total
loss. Crew landed by another vessel
One of the carpenters in Rogers yard is a
Swede, who can not speak word of English.
A full congregation assembled at Wesley
church yesterday afternoon, and were mnch
pleased with the fine sermon by the Rev. Mr..
Bolton Of Bangor
A man on Front street this noon had some
difficulty laughable to bystanders with very
sensible calf that was averse to being led to
slaughter. 4S
Buttercups and trailing arbutus in bloom.
A Bath sportsman has recently imported
from the Hub shrimps with which to catch
smelts
purchaser of Hagans schooner, is in town,
Yesterday was good day for tramps. On the
sunny siles of the hills in and about the city
little groups on the hills were warming them
selves ana enjoying their begged or purloined
provisions