The Portland daily press., 1879-05-03
MAINE CITIES,
lettings by Press Correspondents,
BATH.

BATH.
FRIDAY, Moy 2.
Mortality past week-one death; consump-
ton.
VIM. Rogers, Esq. has leased the G. L. Owen
residence, corner Of Oak and High streets,
which he will soon occupy.
The crocus fringed avenue leading to the
Shaw mansion on Middle street is much adj
mired.
Steam fire engine City of Rockland No. l.,
passed through the city today to be repaired
Longshoreman James Foley left Bath on the
Star OF the East last night, bound home to
Ireland with snug little handful of savings,
amounting to e400. He will spend the remain
der of his days in the Emerald Isle.
The new brig Stacy Clark of Waldoboro, 1893
tons, owned by e. o. Clark and others and
Capt. Stahl, who commands her, has been
chartered by =. B. Drake of this city to load
ice at Chase & Huse's houses, Horse Island
Harbor, for Fernandina, Fla, thence with
lumber to Paysandee, South America, and back
to Baltimore. .
Mrs. Capt. George Bookings of West Wool
witch, Tuesday afternoon, was run into By a
loaded team. A severe confused wound in the
left thigh was the result. Attended by DR.. E.
M. Fuller
The Sasanoa brought mp this this morning
the Samoset's main shaft to Moulton's, to be
repaired.
Early this morning Mr.. Amory Houghton's
horse, standing opposite Mr. Charles Russells
store on Front street, got frightened by pass
ing load of hay and started down the street
The carriage struck Russell's team, overturned
and was drawn bottom up a short distance
when the horse was thrown on his sde A
SCARED carriage and broken harness was the
result.
The hackmen'S ball at Music Hall last night
was social and financial success. Bakers
orchestra furnished the music. There were Is
dances, closing about 23O this morning.
Messrs. Eded. Nickerson, Pask. Hodgkins and
Frost made efficient managers. The best of
order was observed, the last dance closing with
chorus by the "boys." Ten dollars was
cleared.
Two youths, old enough to be wiser, stole a
lot OF copper from Rogers yard Thursday af-
ternoon and were making off with it when an
officer pursued and caught the two, caused them
to pick uD the metal dropped along the street
in their Hight, when promising reform they
W
Launch of the Hattie Williams Saturday
morning at high water.
A large raft of logs in tow of the Henry
Hobson passed down the river this m orniDg
for Hobson's mills, Wiscasset
Land transfers, Sagadahoc county, during
April: Ira d. SIurgis to Geo. N. Lawrence,
land 10 Richmond with buildings, considera-
ton $1,000; VIM. 7. Hall to Nellie Haley, land
with buildings in Richmond, $3.50; VIM. G.
Emmons to s. T: Trafton, land and buildings
Fisrety, land and buildings in Bath, $500; G.
Y. Babbe to ]. Morrow, land with bulldogs in
Bowdoin, $500; VIM. Jordan to L. Conley,
land and buildings in Bowdonham, 5000; I.
Holmes to e. L. Allen, land in Litchie and
Bowdoin, $1,000; A Bates to B. B. Douglass,
Blinn to G. P. Webb, land in Wool wich $500;
John Nichols TO Geo. S. Preble, land in Arrow
10, $3.50; A. Bates to Rachel S. Batchelder,
land in Bowdon, 5000; c A, Morton to Fl.
l. Judkins, land ia Phpsburg, $500; W. H.
Higgins to A. Dickinson, land in Phipsburg
$50; s. V. Head to Rosetta E. Smith, land Ia
Phpsbnrg, $3.50; Mrs. S. E. Hsthorne to A.
J. hodgdon, land 10 Richmond, $3.50; G. S.
$500.
act was that of Gilman s. Sprague 1864. "a, of
Co. A. Sd Maine Reg, by Geo. e. Morse, Eco,
Of this c ty.
Church Notices - On Sunday at Wesley
church lev. Mr.. Pottle will preach in the after
noon on Prosperity and its conditions"
Psalm 118. In the morning the Lords Supper.
At the Central church services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Bowker of N. Fl. At st.
Mary's church Father O'Brien's morning will
be q parochial discourse. Evening, lecture.
subject, Necessity Of an increase of our know
ledge of Revelation. At the Elm street Bap.
tist, Rev. Mr.. Chase, pastor. Forenoon sermon
to the young people; afternoon, "The Gospel
Method of Producing Christian Character"
At the North street, Rev. Mr.. White breaches
IN the afternoon to the children; subject,
Christ the Good Shepherd Evening, child
ren's festival.
Last night the fire department elected officers
for the ensuing municipal year.
x and L. receipts West TO- east 5; car f.
T. Folsom lime. M. q. R. R.-East IA, west
II; car sashes and doors P. E. Haley, car
hardware Geo. Fisher, 1 Car caskets John
CLARK, car mower G. A. Sanford, car S.
8 q 20. hardware, 1 car dry goods G. III.
Nichols, cars stone M. @. r. r.