The Portland daily press., 1879-11-10
SATURDAY, Nov. 8.

SATURDAY, NOV ..
The Bath Commercial is no more.
The Press and Argus rapidly grow mora into
popular favor in this city.
This week the Star has carried $500 barrels
of apples from the Kennebec valley to Bos-
ton.
Some roughs broke up the Winnegance
dance in Perry's Hall last night.
The steamer Hobson has been repaired and
viii renew her trips Monday.
Nine cars, about 400 people, passed through
Bath on the Thcnaston excagslon this morn
!ng.
'.Capn" Spinney Of Stage Island, during the
laso six weeks has caught 1000 Holsters oil Sc
gum.
Agent Knowlton OF the Camden factory was
in town today He says the Camden mill has
all the ord ers it can furnish. He reports bust
ness improving all over the state where he
lately had visited
Judge Barrows was in town yesterday.
Mayor Dingley OF Gardiner was iii town
today, the guest of S. I. Woodward, Esq.
MIR. r. Q. Morse of New York, is making a
short visit homo.
Yesterday the horse Of D. O. Blaisdell while
standing on Commercial street, was frightened
by the whistle at Mouton's ran up street and
overturned and demolished the wagon
The Bath local OF the PRESS and Argus has
hung up his single at the former Office OF the
Commercial. where new subscribers and adj
vertiserS may find him.
Commentaries K Sawyer have two more
vessels nearly ready to launch. Schooner
Louisa Bliss sailed from Rockport Tuesday for
New Orleans with a full cargo OF clear blue
ice. The new bark Stephen G. Hart is now
loading on the Kennebec with ice for New Or
leans Schooner George b. Mcfarland has
been chartered by city firm to load ice at
Rockport for Charleston, S. G. Schooner
Bessie e. Dickerson, just repaired, will load
ice at the Arctic Co. for Wilmington, n. G.
Marshal Ballou brought yesterday from
Portland in irons VIM. Daley, one of the
tramps who is su pposedto have entered VIM.
II. Foggs clothing store His trial is set
down for a. IN. Monday.
Lewis who, as VIM. Hunt says, sold him bad
whiskey by which he became demoralized
yesterday, plead not guilty and appealed.
A lady in an up town residence yesterday
afternoon smelling smoke, investigated and
found in flames pile of rags in a back ROOM
BY the application of a few pals full OF water
a serious confagration was prevented.
The Bath High School Cadets under COM
mand of Capt. viii Kimball, will take part
with members Of Post sedgwick, G; A; r., at
their coming festival in prize drill We
wager ten cents the Cadets win
Acadia Lodge, K. of p, Monday, send out
some nobby invitations to q series OF assem-
blies, the first of which will take place Tues
day evening in Columbian Hall. The dates of
these assemblies will be NOV. IL and 26, Dec. 8
and 49, Jan. 6 and 20.
At the City Hall last night good audience
greeted Rev. Geo. I'll. Vibbert on the occasion
of his second temperance address in this place.
Mr.. Fen G.. Barker, late editor of the Com
mercial, with four associates, Messrs. Schoppe,
Mayors, Mason and Hume, started by the
early Boston train today for Leadville. The
men were all members Of the Bath band. The
exodus cripples both the band and orchestra.
Examination of the accounts of Mr. Henry
M. Bovey, late guardian of r. o. Morse, at
probate court today.
Would-be purchasers mornings of the PRESS
or A. gus shouldn't find fault if they are all
sold. Subscribe and have them delivered by
carriers daily.
Hagan's new pilot boat made her trial trip
this afternoon up and down the river. She
makes a fast and beautiful vessel.