The Portland daily press., 1879-08-08
MAINE CITIES.
lettings by Press Correspondents.


LEWISTON AND AUBURN.
THURSDAY, Aug. Z.
The elements are again at peace.
The fire bug has again made an appear
ance.
Lots of Greenbackers in town to-day.
Miss S. S. Rice, the celebrated Baltimore
elocutionist, is in town.
The Toxophilite Archery club gave its
first exhibition shoot on the base ball
grounds this evening from four to seven
o'clock.
The Journal man reports case of n.y.
drophobia in tie city, We decline to in
yestigate.
George Roak is raising his hot house an
other story,
We are glad to notice Fred Osgood, ESQ.,,
upon the street again. His injuries receiv-
ed OH an Ogdensburg train were not so Sc
rious as reported.
Messrs Glover and Kilbourne have OPP
ened music store near Golf block. Mr..
Glover is the efficient leader of Gloyer's
band.
Father Wallace is carrying out most
commendable idea in causing the large
doors at the entrance of St. JoSeph's church
to be rehung so as to swing both ways. In
case of stampede from fire or other ex-
element this arrangement of the doors
would prove good improvement
The members of the Bates street Baptist
church gave their pastor, Rev. w. L. Chase,
farewell greeting in social gathering at
the chapel this evening. The loss of Mr..
Chase will be sadly felt by the church and
community. r-
A disturbance was created in Gas House
patch last evening by Portland rough. in
which James Borthwick, a baker, received
a black eye.
Daniel Comfy, an aged workman, was Sc
iiousy injured yesterday by the caving in
of the walls of a trench in which he WAS
working.
Detective w. j. Fowler was in town to-
day.
S. Crowell's fruit team INDUCED in dis
astrous runaway yesterday afternoon Oh
Park street. The team collided with a
country vehicle standing in front of DIR.
FORKS lnfirmary aud literally smashed that
in splinters; also threw out lady occupant
of the latter team, injuring her considera-
bly,. The fruit team itself was made a bad
wreck before il was captured.
Forepaughs great show is billed for to-
morrow, and We may expect u grand influx
of country people. The exhibition is said
to be of much merit. A street parade will
occur at 10 O'Clock.
Col. Jesse Harper, the Greebacker from
Illinois, has gone on lecturing tour down
east. sFs
The Sixth street society returned home
last night from Harpswell and report very
pleasant excursion.
1t will require a million of bricks TO erect
the new Bates mill store house, the foun-
dation of which is nearly laid. The mason
work has been contracted to r. e. Patter-
son.
The Androscoggn Medical Society held a
meeting at City Hall Monday for discus
sion. There was good attendance and
some important matters came up for consid-
Grafton.
Parties of experience have secured the
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher for City Hall,
Saturday evening, Aug. 10TH
A one story dwelling owned by Marian
Bailey of Brunswick, located at the corner
of Sabattus and Skinner streets, was burn
ed to the ground about one o. clock this
morning Loss about $500. 1t was occu-
pied by B. F. Skilton: who had 5000 insur-
ance on his furniture in Holman agency.
Cause, defective flue.
The following officers Of United Lodge,
l. o. G. T., were installed by the ID. &. w.
w. q. r., Fl. C. Beaes, Wednesday even
ing, Aug. 9: w. c. T., j. M. Fernald; w.
v. T., Mary Cook; w. S., Elsie Stevens;
w. F. S., Will Ell. Weeks; W. T., Lulie Mer-
row; w. c., w. G. Besse; w. NJ, r. B.
Dunning; w. l. G., Lillian Sawyer; w. o.
G., George Perry. After the installation
very interesting lodge paper was read by
Bro. Will Bradbury.