The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-02
MAINE CITIES,
lettings by Press Correspondents.
BATH.

Wanted-a newsboy-inquire at Shaw's
Also wanted this week, two hundred addi-
tional subscribers.
Three tramps patronized the palais las!
night.
Is Willy going to join the navy?
The Creedmore was one hour late this morn
ing.
Owing to the wild weather but six passengers
came IN on the SamoseL's first trip this morn.
ing.
Two box freight cars are nearing completion
at the K and L. workshop. They are for the
Bangor and Pscatsquis R. r. X. and L. No.
Is platform car is being repaired. In the
blacksmith shop the men are at work mending
rails. The locomotive Henry Ingalls,, which
was damaged by the snow-plow at the recent
accident on the road, is having the brass works
Oh the left cylinder made good, and repairs on
the left engine and tender footboards
The Knickerbocker artesian we'll has reached
depth Of ffty-nne feet. Water rises fifty
eight feet. Yesterday sixteen hogsheads were
pumped out.
j. E. Haley broke ground today back of the
brick building at the corner of Summer and
Front streets, for foundation of wooden
building 25x34 feet, two stories high, to be used
by E. P. SWEET for warehouse purposes.
M. G. r. r. receipts: 1 car goods for G. II.
Nichols and others; car. G. p Mitchell and
Others; car, R. G. Harris and others; cars
of spars, Dame and Wiggin; / car sash and
blinds, A. S. Bangs; l Car, patent harrow, T.
W. Hyde, and goods for W. e. Reed, E Booth
bay. X. & L. r. r Car, miscellaneous, DR..
s. Anderson.
Master Will Jackson was able to walk with
a cane today. Since the accident, Saturday, he
has been unable to use his limbs.
One runaway on Washington street this
morning.
Mr.. Charles M. Payne is making short visit
home.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Philbrick are making short
| visit in the city.
Early Sunday morning a Bath man found
himself lying IN the dock near Treat & Lang's
wharf. He was lying in the mud and ice fif-
| teen feet below the wharf. He was minus his
boots, hat, and bundle of meat which he had
purchased the night before to carry home. A
deep cash extending to the bone was on his
left cheek, and he was otherwise badly bruised
and cut. How he came there he did not know.
Foul play IS surmised. Picking himself out of
the mud, he made bee line for DR.. E. M. Full
ier,s office, where his wound was dressed: Ia
ken to an adjoining house, he was cared for,
and Monday removed to his own residence.
Yesterday afternoon, about mail time, a large
scuttle fell from the top of the Sagadahoc
House root, breaking into fragments just in
| front of Mr.. J. o. Shaw's book store, barely
missing Mr.. Fred Mitchell who was passing az
the time.
Mr.. T. M. Reed is still improving.
During the present city clerks regime, four
couples have signifed their desires to be made
four individuals.
Last Friday the mayor left orders at the pal
ais not to burn any more fuel in the parlor
CRATE. The frequenters OF the hotel think this
| great injustice.
Mr.. e. b. Turney is in New York on business
connected with the foundry.
The roof has been removed from the old
holman Mansion across the stream,
About five years ago Mr. Michael Shea came
to this city and worked for some time at his
trade, that OF cooperage, at the mill of Treat &
Lang. Still working at his trade, more recent
ly, after the dissolution of the firm, as times
grew hard and work kdifficult to obtain, his
funds grew low, and his wife to hslp support
the family took in washing. In December last
telegram from Cork, Ireland, announced the
death OF bis father, resident of that city, and
the fact that considerable property was left the
SOD. Later letter from the council of Cork to
Mr.. w. Wakefield, the postmaster Of this
city, stated the particulars of the death of Shea
senior and the fact that about $50, 900 worth of
property consisting largely of real estate in the
city, awaited the action of the son. Mr.. Wake
field at once wrote the American Consul at
Cork for his assistance in the matter, and the
SOD, borrowing money to pay his expenses
come possessOr of the fortune to which he is
heir. The wheels of fortune turn.
A man from Damariscotta last Monday was
found in drunken sleep on the platform of the
Quaker car at the K. & L. slip. He has been
abont the slip yesterday and today In a very
'happy" mood.
S. j. Court, April term; Hon. ARENAS Lib
hey presiding. AT 10 a. m. the session opened
with the usual formaIities, prayer being offered
by the Rev. Mr.. Adams Beyond the empan.
neling of the traverse juries and calling of the
docket no business was transacted. At the af-
ternOon session the preliminaries were contn-
ued, the juries being dismissed early and the
adjournment made about 4. 15 p. M The grand
jury will probably present bills tomorrow,
The hackmen had a pg.feet supner last
night. These hackmen must be making
money.
The Boston p. m. mail was one hour late.
A West Bath man, S. w. Sanford, has lost
about seven cords of wood by juvenile thieves.
Last night he caught one, boy named Frank
| Norris, who gave him the names of his com.
/ panions
M. c. R. R. employees are relaying side
l tracks.
The noon freight west numbered but three
| cars.
A city physician lately attended a patient,
and during his visit the nurse remained in the
room: The combined weight of the patient,
DOCTOR and nurse was 672 pounds.
The well known truckman, Geo. Tucker, is
seriously ill with disease of the heart and drop-
sy. The report of his death today was
| canard.