The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-11-08
LEWISTON AND AUBURN.

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The weather clerk is undecided.
The journal local is trying hard to be-
come fact The struggle must be dis
couraging.
Five job teams racing through a princi-
pal street of our city is an interesting spec
tacle.
Boarding house soup-Bread cut upon
the waters.
Civil term Of court adjourned this morn
ing.
Auburn police station is commodious,
pleasant, substantial, well ventilated and
model Of cleanliness. If there is one thing
The city fathers should be proud OF it is
these quarters.
We regret 10 learn j. D. Beal, president
of the Auburn Y. NJ. G. A., is confined to
his room, and is threatened with fever.
An art store has been established in Frye
block. The exhibition of oil paintings is
very creditabIe.
Bates stock is quoted at 1424-a decided
advance from year ago.
Five telephone lines are now stretched
across the river, attached to Main S rect
bridge.
Stanley exhibits finely executed crayon
portrait Of Alderman Miller in Smiths
window.
The Auburn police captured two FIVE
gallon kegs of rum this forenoon.
There has been no criminal business be-
fore the Lewiston police court for eleven
days. A good omen indeed.
Oyerseer Garcelon finds his business re-
viving with the return of the cold season.
Edwin Noyes of Waterville, and c. r.
Frost of Norwich, Conn.,. are among the
hotel arrivals.
Mail Agent Garcelon will resume his du-
ties next week.
A series of temperance mass meetings it
is understood will be held in Auburn next
week. Smith, Chase, Jersey, Dingley and
other prominent workers are to participate.
Mr.. Tinker's lecture last evening in the
Pine street course is highly spoken of.
The final prize defamation by the Bates
Freshmen occurred this evening at the
chapel.
Woodman & Twombly's stolen goods
haven't yet been recovered.
Bro. Briggs of the Gazette will bear com
plimentary notice for the ability with which
he conducts the local columns of that most
esteemable paper.
Joe jefferson was received at Music Hall
tonight with much enthusiasm. Jefferson
is a decided favorite in Lewiston and we
can assure him a crowded house any time
he may chance this way.
The Park street society didn't have
large patronage last night at their festival
in City Hall. The exercises were excep-
tionally good. Gloyers band furnished
music.
Prof. Smith is to open writing school in
Pillsbury block Tuesday evenings, and we
trust many of our young men will avail
themselves of this desirable opportunity to
acquire knowledge of the art.
A dozen houses are going up in Auburn.
Cut this out. Maine Central trains leave
for Portland at 1920 and 11.20 a. M; 415
and 10. 35 p. m. For Bath, 6.35 and 1880
a. M; $50 p. IN. For Bangor, 2.10 p. m.
For Pennington, 2.05 p. IN.
Grand Trunk trains leave for Portland at
1929 and II. 10 a. M; POP and 4.35 p. m.
For Oxford county, $50 a. H., 202 and 4.35
p. m.
The property embracing nearly all of the
present mill sites and the entire northerly
section of the city was sold at ope time for
$4,000.
In 1915 there was no manufacturing of
any kind in the territory now embraced in
Lewiston and Auburn.
Following officers of United Lodge, No.
Is, l. o. G.. t., were installed Wednesday
evening, Nov. 5uh, by Lodge Deputy Fl. G.
.Beals:
W. c.. T., J. M.aFernald; W. V. T., Miss
Mary Clock; W. S., Will. Bradbury; W. F.
S., Win. II. Weeks; W. T., Miss Julie Mer-
row; w. c., w. G. Besse; w. NJ, Rufus
Dunning; w. l. G., Miss Annie Tenney;
W. 0. g., Leroy jackson; W. A. S., Miss
Winnie Richardson; w. d. NJ, Miss Elsie
Stevens; r. III. S., Miss Abbie Hilton; l..
II. S., Miss Addie Barbour.
Also following officers of Mystic Lodge,
l. o. G. T., have been installed for the
quarter ending Feb. LIST, 1880:
w. C. T., John Hearn; W. V. t., Miss
Cooper; w. S., j. d. Gilbert; W. T. S., Am
mi Gilbert; w. r., Miss Emma Gilbert; w.
c., Miss Annie Gilbert; W. NJ, Eugene
Fitzpatrick; w. I. G., Miss Nellie Pressey;
w. o. G., Miss - Pressey; w. A. S.,
Miss Minnie Stewart; W. D. NJ, Mrs. Pres
sey; r. Fl. S., Mrs. Gilbert; l.. II. S., Miss
Alice Foss.