The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-05
BATH LOCALS.


TUESDAY, Feb 2.
Warm sunny weather: splendid sleighing;
mercury above freezing.
Levi Davis will not give his lecture on the
"Welfare of the Country" at Columbian Hall
next Monday night as the hall is engaged for q
rehearsal of "Pepita.
Twenty loads of hay at the city scales this
morning.
Beacon Light Lodge Of Topsham returns the
recent visit of Highland Light Lodge this
evening.
Pepita will be presented next week, Tuesday
evening.
A city nimrod brought from Bold Dick, a
bluff off Ragged Island, eight sea ducks this
morning.
Schooner Orion from Portland with iron
for Mcclellan arrived this morning. The
Captain reports of seeing schooner ashore at
Small Point, while coming up the river last
night,
A despatch received this noon announces the
death of Capt. Charles Perkins, the former
well known private detective of this city. Capt.
Perkins was at one time city marshal. The
attack of paralysis from which he died has
been mentioned. He was visiting his daughter
10 Brooklyn.
The new clerks at the post office were sworn
in aud began their duties to-day.
party of gentlemen at the Sagadahoc
Nrquassett for pickere1 Two weeks before
the expedition live bait was procured and pre-
served 10 water. Secrecy was maintained and
on the day agreed with a goodly lunch and
professionally equipped they left the city IN
high spirits The party numbered three
Eah oil dou
four-inch pckerel and good sized perch.
A Two year old daue liter of Mr. Bowker
while LAYING this noon dslocated her wrist
Capt. Hinkley of the schooner Orion severely
sprained his ankle in Portland yesterday. Both
cases attended by DR.. e M. Fuller.
The we'll known hackmeD, Messrs. Skinner
& Hodgkins, have gone into the advertising
business.
At the parish meeting of the Winter Street
Church last night. Henry Tsllman was chosen
Pa>tors salary $500; Music $3.50; Sexton $780,;
Treasurer 500; fuel aud light 5000.
The Sagsdahoc and Lincoln counties Con-
grsgational conference met with the Winter St.
Church to-day. This noon tue clereynen
assembled add dined at the Ssgadahoc House.
tonight the Rev. Mr.. DePew, of Wiscssset.
breaches at the church.
Mr.. Wm Getchell, with crew of men, left
today to cut wood at Small Point.
The champion b1llard1St OF Massachusetts,
Mr.. John Hickey, formerly connected with the
Sag adahOc billiard room, Is now with Mr.. KIM
ball giving afternoon and evening exhibitions
of his skill. Last night he made one run of
1853, playing with Mr. Kimball 100 shots or "no
count"
Charity fair at City Hall Thursday evening
next. Contributions aud refreshments solicited.
Reserved seats for B Jwd0n orchestra concert
began selling at Shaw's today
The entertainment given at Columbian Hall
by the Corliss street church last evening was
attended by about one hundred and fifty people
who were so well pleased that a repetition was
requested, and the Entertainment will be re-
peated some time this month. The exercises
consist of two parts, each of seven numbers.
The piano duet, "Maiden's Prayer" by Miss
Carrie CLARK, nine-year-old Portland musical
prodigy, and Miss Julia Jackson OF this city,
was very pleasing. The entertainment reflect
ed credit on those concerned
A farmer from Monmouth, about forty miles
from this city, brought down half ton of good
butter this morning, which he sold for % cents
per pound
Mr.. Chas H. Greeneaf the e astsrn express
clerk in his CITY, is an EXPERT taxdermist. He
has on exhibition at the Office window collec-
ton of seven birds, owls, canary, meadow
lark and snow bunting, recently stuffed. He
has private collection of over two hundred
game birds aud ducks which he has either shot
himself or obtained from Boston or New York
game dealers.
Probate Court met today.
A young lady clerk in Mr. G. a. Nichols
store, received through the mail today very
handsome pair of bracelets from an unknown