The Portland daily press., 1879-04-24
MAINE CITIES,
lettings by Press Correspondents.


WEDNESDAY, April 49,
Three tramps at the palais last night.
Dusty streets, and white caps 10 the harbor.
Thomas Eaton is the Oldest justice of the
peace and quorum in the city.
The Francis Cobb arrived at the K. & L.
Railroad repair shop this morning.
The 400 ton barque Flora M. Hurlburt
loaded with cotton for Lewiston is reported at
the rivers mouth.
A we'll known Bath machinist will soon en-.
ter bonds hymeneal
The new steamer Della Collins arrived
from Boston last night at S45, and proceeded
no river where she runs In connection with the
Star.
with fair freight for first trip. She brought
down with general freight for Bath four
horses for Eastern parties
S o. Rogers, city clerk, has been sworn as
justice of the peace add quorum.
Five cars of Dix Island granite passed
through this city to-day for the St. Louis
custom house.
Nineteen M. G. Railroad old locomotives are
|. being sold and replaced by new ones. Among
them is the Bath, the first engine that arrived
in this city on the completion Of the branch
from this city to Brunswick.
A gentleman is in town making collections
among the Catholics to replace the loans lost
by Bishop Purcell of Ohio
Dyer & Williams are repairing DR.. E. M.
Fuiler's yacht, and are completing long boat
for Westport parties which is one of tie
largest boats ever built 10 this city, lis
dimensions are length % feet, width feet,
depth 3 f. et
B aisdell & Perkins will send to Boston BY
the Star of the East tomorrow night a new
cap'ain's gig for the ship America now at New
York EH
Messrs. Geo. Parsons and Al Potter have
acc ptei positions with Mr.. Greenwood In
Canada.
Two hundred invitations have be sent out
for the hackmen's ball, May LIST. The pro-
erammes are now printed and are oruamented
with photograph of s. j. Goldstein who
presents them.
DandelOns and crocuses are in blossoms.
@ M. Waidron has purchased of Bowdoin-
ham mill 500 cords of slabs.
Freight receipts, Tuesday, K & L. Railroad
Il Car miscellaneous to Sanford: West s,
East 10. M. G. Railroad-1 car iron goods to
: s j. & Co Car glass and goods to H. Ell.
Turner and others; car, - bbls pickles to
w. Ill. Collins; car beef to X. Ell. Richards
Car beef TO T. r. Russell; Western freight, II
cars.
Wednesday, M. G. Railroad-1 car stores to
Winsow q Gerry; car, Is bags of cal to L.
Williams; Car miscellaneous to L. r Power:
l car furniture to A. D. Stetson; 2 cars to A.
Bangs, doors and sashes;1 car beams to D.
mt nod for 4
d. .. Foye and others; West -, East Ii.
The sails of the Solitaire are bent. Her
crew will probably arrive on the 30 a. m.
tram thursday, and the ship leaves for Balti-
more Thursday afternoon. She is differed as
follows; Capt; G; Il: Curtis; mate, P. H.
Snow, late of the T. NJ Reed. as was the
ca0taln and 81 mate; I'd mate, Stnson of
Woolwich; Sd mate T. Delehanty.
G. A. r. Post Sedgwick, No. 8, of this city
intend adding an auxiliary to the post Comrade
chief officer
At the parish meeting of the Central Congre-
gational church last evening uninamous call
was voted to be extended to Rev. G. f. Thwipg
Of the senior class of Andover Theological
Seminary. VIM. Rogers was chosed moderator
and W. r. Shaw clerk.
The weekly meeting for rehearsal of the
Winter st. Society will this week be held at
the residence of E. P. Sweet, Esq, Washing
ton street, Friday night.
the park near the frog pond have long been an
eyesore to the public and ought to be graded.
Thirteen arrivals at the SagadahOc yester-
day.
Jack says Fred was on the wrong tack when
he sa2 down on one in bis office chair Fred
thought it a "pointed remark
Az o'clock tomorrow morning the King
Bridge Company will test the Bay bridge in
presence of the Sagadahoc county commits
sioners
Did you see the Canada bears at MitchelPs?
H'm.
Suburbauites report the roads rapidly drying
into good condition.
Invitations have been sent out to a sleigh
ride to Adams the first of May.
The Times mentions two fine summer houses
upon the estate of Hon. Edwin Reed as
having been recently erected. Yes, year
ago.
j E. Haley is finishing the new store in
Sagadahoc Bank block to be occupied as
jewelry store by Mr. Albert Page, Jr. The
store will be opened about May 10Th.