The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-06-19
SACO AND BIDDEFORD.
WEDNESDAY, June l

WEDNESDAY, June IS.
Barnard Thornton waylaid peaceable
citizen in Bddeford last Monday night and
was brought before the Biddeford police
court yesterday, fined $40 and costs, and re-
quired give bond in the sum OF 5000 for
future good behavior, failing in which he
was taken to Alfred Jail yesterday.
Frank Watson assaulted James Sever
ance last Saturday night. Severance, how
ever, made no complaint, till as he was
walking down Main street last night, Wat
son assaulted him again, striking him sew
eral times in the face, discoloring both eyes
and nose, when Severance entered COM
plant, aud trial was assigned at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon.
j. N. Anthoine & Son are enlarging their
workshop connected with their hardware
store on Alfred street, Biddeford, and con-
Meeting the upper and lower stories by spa
cious stairways.
Fields, the ''iron man." says he intends
to go in the fifteen mile race at Dover, on
the Fourth of July, if he lives to get there.
Geo. X Macomber, undertaken, Pepperell
Square, Saco, came out this morning with
new job team, for use in his own business
and for public accommodation.
The Goose Rocks House, under the man
agement of Mr.. A. S. Hamilton, late clerk
in Biddeford post office, opens TO the public
next Tuesday.
An agent from Boston for the sale of
new kind of hop lager, while in town yes
terday, made boast, as an inducement for
parties to buy, that he had bought up many
deputy sheriff and could buy up more.
A Biddeford deputy, upon hearing that
such remarks had been made, took pains TO
find this lOud-talking Bostonian, and after
few words of advice in effect that if he
brought an ounce of his blamed hop lager
into this county he would seize it, and that
he should hereafter make it point to pay
especial attention to his particular kind of
lager.
A three-legged sheep and calf with
human head, are on exhibition in one of
the vacant stores in Exchange block, Bid
deford.
SdcO Boat Ctub-At the regular meet
ing OF Saco Boat Club at their boat house
on Proprietors' wharf last evening, George
Underwood was elected to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation of Charles
Bradbury as vice president The commit
tee appointed at the regular meeting, last
Tuesday evening, June 10th, to procure a
suitable cup to be contested for by the shell
they had attended to the duty and were
discharged from further service. The cup
presented by the committee was very
prettily designed silver cup, gold lined,
from the store of Geo. E. Twambly, Jewell
er, Saco. The conditions of the race are as
follows: The winner of the cup must be
the winner of three successive races-the
distance to be from Proprietors' wharf down
around the 'Spindle'' and return, III
miles,; the first trial to be upon Saturday,
June 18th, between the hours of six and
seven p. M; the second and third trials at
such time as may hereafter be decided up,
on. The committee on the race will be
chosen at the next meeting and announced
hereafter. The sailing yachts of the club
will have their cup race next month. Ar
engagements in regard to it will be made at
their next meeting There is much inter-
est manifested in the doings of the Saco
Boat Club. by the friends and acquaintance
of its members, and the varied program
arranged for the season by the club will be
not only source of much enjoyment, men
tai and physical benefit to themselves, but
also an interesting and attractive feature to
all who may have the privilege of participa-
ton in or observation of their sports.