The Portland daily press., 1879-04-04
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THURSDAY, April 8.
The dust is blowing.
1t is about time for the winds to be "dust-
ing"
Three walkists were given passes cross the
Kennebec by the Deputy Marshal this morn
ing.
AT VIM. Ingalls, block factory blocks are
being made for the Solitaire" for Mr..
Southard's ship at Richmond now on the
stocks, for the schooner to be built by Messrs.
B. W. & d. I. Morse, for a Waldoboro
schooner and others.
Messrs. W. P. Sargent and Jas. S. Smith of
the Kansas Pacific Railroad were billing the
town to-day for immigration. They say about
fifteen men mostly from Maine are leaving
daily for the Sammy South.
Spring sport has commenced at the Bay.
Robt. Ward brought in yesterday four geese.
and seven ducks to-day, Mr.. Partridge four
ducks and another nimrod three ducks. to
Sanford's market this morning.
Mr.. j. L. Southard's new ship on the s,ocks
at Richmond is about two-thirds pIsnked and
well along inside. VIII be launched ahont the
first of May.
The porgy steamers Job Wilson and Isaac
Hobson from Round Pond are expected soon
to repair at Moulton's Wharf.
The Samoset's passengers numbered twenty
from down stream this morning.
About one o'clock this afternoon Deputy
Marshal Longley arrested two young men
named Doughty and Spraeue, who had inn
blbed too much of the delicious" and who
were making disturbance in the rear of
Henry Palmer's store. A third, Tollman
boy, eluded the official. The two named were
registered at the Pslais.
Last night somebody at the station guessed
the weight of the four night watch to be 91O
pounds. They were weighed at the city scales
without over coats or over shoes and their az
gregate weight was 900 pounds.
LII. A. j. Fuller reports the condition of
Thomas M. Reed, Esq to-day as very favor
ble
M. @. Railroad receipts-1 car, 10 barrels
-four to s. I. Woodward;8 cases goods to 6.
FL. Nichols, car to j. 81. Randall, meal, /
Car to y. .. Foye & Co., aud others, car to
u. . Gould, car to- G. Piper and others, /
car to W. ?. Hill and others, car to Swanton,
sawyer, car NJ Rar od goods 1si q e0ss l.
Railroad no receipts.
Mr.. Steve Hill whose recent sad accident
and reported death have been chronicled is still
alive. DR.. E. Al. Fuller this afternoon reports
that his pate ut is in comfortable condition,
though his recovery Is doubtful,
At the meeting of the city council last night
the opinion Of Judge Libbey was announced to
the effect that the cemetery board has full
power under the creating ordinance.
The Superintendent of Burials' salary was
fixed at $45.
Aldermen Rice and Hyde, Councilmen
Morse, Spear and Adams were appointed a
committee to consider the practicability OF
placing the powers of the mmittee onapubic
SCHOOLS a ;o M
the next meeting of the council.
W. +. Sprague, e. S. Donnell, W, P. Kim.
ball, Il. III. Turner, T. McFadden, w. B. Tay-
ior and b l.. Lombard were appointed assis.
tant supervisors
The joint standing committee on printing
was instructed to contract for 300 copies of lbs
tnirty-hrst report of annual receipts and expeu.
ditures with the thirty second municipal regis
ter Tor the municipal year '79S so, to ba bound
in one book.
The next regular meeting will be held pril
A gentleman shooting musical masculine
feline at midnight last night created, together
with the bowling of the cat, somewhat d
a racket.
Rev. Mr.. Packard gave lecture at Popham
Lodge last night, illustrated with several
s J. Court Sagadahoc county, Judge A.
Lloney, presiding; Jos. M. Hayes, Clerk; P. e.
Wiley, Sheriff; N. Longley, Messenger; Miss
Aony fuislfer, Stenographer. No. 81, Arthur
Sewall admir-, Chas. Croker vs.. VIM. r Tsy.
lor, admir- de bonis non Jonathan H. Croker,
continued through the day, the judge finishing
his charge to the jury soon after D. m.
The notes OF the robin are heard in the city
Inc Rev. MIR. lyric, pastor of the M E.
church, Saco, was in town today.
The building from Mr.. Humphreys place be-
ing moved through OAK, Washington and
summer streets, will be placed on Getchell's
wharf and occupied as barn or shop.
Waverly Folly troupe at Columbian Hall on
Friday night.