The Portland daily press., 1879-07-11
BATH
Personal-The F7ire-Ship News-Business
Notes Dredging in Back River-Gos-
sip.

housekeeping in Back River-Gos-
sip.
THURSDAY, July 10.
vivid imagination,
With obvious ALTERATION
Many words to point
With ideas out of joint
Has the Times with no information.
The Anemone, Fred McLellan's steam
yacht, left Wednesday for Mt. Desert
Engineer Frank Small goes on duty on the
Maine Central Railroad next Monday. =
There will be grand excursion and ceIebra-
ton to Popham July Goth. The interested
should inform the public through our Bath
advertisements.
During the thunder storm Tuesday night at
Damascotta Mills SewalPs York's house oc-
cupied by Moody Barnes was struck, the
lightning tearing down the corner of the ell
into the cellar. Mrs. Barnes was sometime in
recovering from the Tects of the shock. The
storm was peculiarly violent in that vicinitythe
electricy taking effect in three or four in
stances.
Capt. James Murphy of this city, late master
of the Northampton leaves Bath Friday for
Cardiffby way of Boston, to take command of
the Yorktown, owned by Hagar of Richmond.
The tug VIM. Kemp was at Moulton's this
morning with the dredger whose shaft was
broken this morning in Back river. The
shaft will be repaired by tomorrow. So far
there has been $500 yards of river dredged out
so that there is II feet of channel at low water.
The contract covers 1900 yards of river
dredging. The mud is dumped in eleven
fathOmS IF water in HOSpita1 Coya aopOrdDo IN
the instructions given by the engineer in
charge to the contractor.
A refreshing thunder storm this afternoon
saved pennies for the street sprinkler.
The average house fly now sticketh closer
than sister or cousin or an aunt.
Ship noteS-At Chapman & Flint's yard
their 1900 ton ship is about half planked out.
Orrin BlaisdelPs 600 ton schooner is nearly
planked and painting has begun. The Morses'
schooner is nearly finished, and the keel of a
second will be laid on the launching of the
one now on the stocks. At Goss, Sawyer &
Packard's yards good head way is being made
on all the vessels and the steam whaler will
be a beauty. AT Rogers yard evidences of
rapid progress are visible.
During the brief shower this afternoon
there was but one flash and report of notice
and this was followed by the fire alarm The
lightning struck the roof on the west side of
the grocery store of VIM. Hodgkins just below
the rope walk sand the store caught fire i'm
ed the flames with but trihing damage. The
fire department was promptly out but there
was no need of their service.
The Lettie takes private catching party to
the islands Monday.
Two dogs were fighting before Mr. Williams
store on Centre street, this morning, when a
larger dog noticed the quarrel and stepping
between the belligerents put stop to their
row. The example might we'll be followed by
more intelligent animals.
Cant StiDcOp Of 1u1, fcI, ing 81,
the river last night, reports seeing schools of
| porpoise.
The extra train to the concert last night was
made to do service as an extra local freight
| train.
| Sixty members of the Orphans Home were
entertained at Popham yesterday by Messrs.
! Perkins q Stacy, who were pleased with the
politeness of the children.
A change of time in running trains over the
! X. q l.. road will be announced soon
| Freight receipls-K. & l.. r. R.. east Is,
west cars; M. c. r. r., 10 east, II west.
Among the receipts was one car of grain for
Randall.
Mrs. White, who lives in part of the Sum
mer house next east of Oak street bridge, re-
| ports to City Marshal Ballou that during her
| absence household goods stored in the attic of
| her house have been stolen to the value Iof
1915.
Geo. Petty, the sailmaker has returned from
his visit to the Massachusetts General Hospi-
tai. His arm is in fair way to cure.
The fore, main and mizzen-topmasts of the
Prussia were mounted today. The rigging
will be completed by Saturday.
| The Kapella towed over to Wiscasset raft
of $50 logs this morning
The S. J. Macy has been FURNISHED up and
| is again on the river.
W. H. Field received four horses from Port
land yesterday.
Mr.. John Cauldicotts garden on Bedford
street. attracts much attention from lovers of
| flowers
! Arrivals at the Eureka House July Sth =
Col. Alfred Norton and wife, Mr.. BENZ. A.
! Norton and wife, Mr.. W. III. H. Tuttle, Bos-
ton; Miss Annie c. Smelling, Miss Evelyn r.
fessenden, Howard Prescott, Augusta.