The Portland daily press., 1879-11-01

Not a death in the city the past week.
Fashionable weddings begin to boom.
Chas. Savage shot fox in the woods adioin-
ing the city last Tuesday.
Adams & Hitchcock's new schooner is hall
planked aud upper decked.
Two fishing smacks loaded with cabbages
came for market from down stream this
morning
C. A. Hooker received one car of corn from
the West today.
Another car of live cattle for the Brighton
market passed west today over the X. & L.
road.
The raft boat Hobson is at Moulton's for re-
pairs.
The Adella towed 800 logs past the city for
Wiscasset this morning.
A small schooner, while crossing Merry
meeting bay yesterday afternoon, ran on the
sand bar and lost part of her keel
A Cambridgeport man is in town setting up
the stationary engine in Rogers new barken-
yer's new schooner, now on the stocks about
ready to be launched.
Schooner BERTHE May arrived this morning,
bringing dog fish and salt mackerel from Bris-
tol to this market.
Three twelve year old urchins named Ken.
derson, Bron and Pinkham, last Monday left
their homes in this city for parts unknown
and cannot be found. Their parents, as may
be imagined, are greartly exercised in mind
Visits to neighboring towns and to Portland
have been made with unsuccessful results.
Steamer Pioneer, which carries passengers
between Rockland and Vinalhaven, while Oh
80 LOW flot, II far nlpc nTflN
found it necessary to put into Bath last even
ing on account OF the rough weather. She
sent her passengers and freight to Portland
and waits for lull in the blow before contin-
uing her voyage.
A horse belonging to one of our bankers fell
in Front street this noon breaking shaft and
whifle tree of the carriage.
The only thing that can receive addition
when full-a man.
The Popham towed up corn laden schooner
this morning in "a sinking condition.
AT the annual meeting of the Bath Board of
Trade at the Maritime Exchange rooms, We'd
nesday afternoon, I. NJ Reed, Esq. President,
occupied the chair, Mr.. f. w. Weeks, Secre-
tary. The following gentlemen were elected
directors for the ensusng year: Capt. G. A.
Patten, Capt. G. g. Goss, j. B. Hitchcock,
Esq, Hon. Edwin Reed, Capt. T. M. Reed,
Augustus Palmer, Esq. 1t was voted TO con-
tinue the subscription fee at So. The directors
later reelected the old officers to serve the en-
suing term.
Popham Lodge, No. 222, I. o. g. t. elect
officers tonight for the ensuing three months.
Highland Light Lodge, /. o. G. t. install
officers next Monday evening. Dist. Deputy
Longley acts as installing officer.
A petition is being circulated to secure the
enforcement of the liquor law in this city 1t
is being filled out doubtless with good inten-
TONS but as the deputy marshal remarked this
morning it is not necessary. All that is requi-
site is for that person who is DESTROYS of stop
ping the liquor traffic to put his signature to a
search warrant, naming any suspected place OF
sale, and the officers will then make the search
and seizures, if liquor be found.
Hayden, the coal dealer, has tremendous
junk of coal in his nobby Office next door south
of the Sagadahoc entrance.
We would call attention to RObinsons adver-
tisement of a small beer factory for sale in our
Bath column to-day.
A sail boat capsized while going through the
reach this morning, and its occupant, man
named Coughlan, was spilled in the briny.
Visit of Highland Light Lodge to Topsham
by moonlight Saturday night.
a South Grammar school teacher the other
day requested her scholars, as favor to her
self, to refrain from eating onions, except Oh
Wednesday and Saturday moons.
Some of our millinery stores make fine dis
plays of goods in their store windows To Sc
cure recognition they should advertise in the
Bath column.
When man inadvertently sits on d tack, he
should first take care of facial expression;
second, refrain from using bad word; third,
rise gracefully from his uncomfortable position.
A fine new source OF heat at the r. r. sta
ton.