The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-11
MAINE CITIES,
lettings by Press Correspondents.


BATH.
THURSDAY, April 10.
Tie ice came down
And floated around
The harbor to-day quite lively
While men in boats
Amid the floats
circumnayigated after logs and drift wood for
which they received shekels or which they
chopped to make the kettle boil.
One arrest for incapacity to practIco psdes-
trianism Too many laps.
Dunning's street sprinkler is being made
ready for the spring campaign.
Commercial street is being regarded.
The Popham hotel frame is up and board
ing begun.
The Eastern barge at Roget's yard is framed
ard nearly ceiled.
The Solitaire's copper fastening was fur
nished to-day.
The noon Western freight numbered ten
cars.
Steamer Ferry Union is at South End
dock being repaired The work will require a
weeks labor.
The Creedmore made her last trip to Pop.
ham this afternoon. She will be off for the
ensuing week receiving repairs.
Emory Gahan is driving the spiles for the
Popham wharf and bridge.
Yesterday and to-day three matrimonial in
tentions have been registered.
The Star will arrive here next Wednesday
morning.
Mr.. Neale, our we'll known citizen, has
purchased a place in Waltham, Mass, land
will remove with his family to that city ne xt
week. Mrs. M. H. Neale will continue the
millinery bu siness at that place, and Miss
Jennebslle Ne ale will continue her profess
sional studies under WJzsman Marshall of
Boston.
K. & L. Raj lroad freight receipts-1 car to
DR.. s. Anderson; / car to F. B. Torrey, fire
pump; 1 car house furniture to Mrs. r. Wade
car lime to Reed Nichols; 1 car wool to
Emory; car mutton and goods to FL. NJ. San
ford.
Master Edward SewaII, a son of the late
Edward Sewall of this city, left for New York
Yesterday, whers he will join the ship Eric the
Red.
M. G. Railroad receipts-1 car grain to j.
FL. Kimball; Car duck to Swanton, Jameson
& Co.; 1 car goods to A. j. Grossly aud Others;
1 car % bolts, ducks to Arthur Sewall for
ship Solitaire; Car to 7. W. Hyde, old iron
22,435 pounds; / car machinery for Eastern
steamer to Goss, Sawyer & Packard.
The ice is slowly breaking up Oh the Adros-
cO ga D., A..
blind horse 100 years old. Yesterday afternoon
the vicious equine got frightened and ran away
from the northwest corner of the X. & T..
machine shop, and finally stumbled over
pile of railroad iron and landed safety on his
back. No harm was done to the wagon.
Last night the store room of the city aims
house was entered through window and halt
barrel of -four and half barrel of pork were
stolen. Suspicion resting on a former inmate
called Sneider, the Deputy Marshal with
Officers Tibbetts and Pushaw searched
Stewards boarding house this afternoon, where
Sneider was supposed 10 have taken the goods.
Nothing however was found.
All but two K. s. L r, r. employees, who
insured their lives in the Travellers Co. of
Hartford, Conn.,, received their policies today.
Next Saturday afternoon all the school chill
dren visit the Midgets and glass-blowers. Yes
terday afternoon, through the kindness of Dr.
Warren, the Orphans Home children visit ed
the school in body.
Yesterday two members of the city police on
duty intent were making "bee'' line for an
old barn near the r R. crossing on Washing
ton street, when lady who is reported some
them approaching her residence, and instantly
betheught herself of her stock in trade With
a fve-gallon stone jug in one hand and several
we'll filled bottles in the other, she assembled to
the attic, leaned from the sky-light, and broke
the fragile receptacles of the nectar on the
roof. 1t proved false alarm, the police saw
not, and the wasted liquor will be set down as
profit and loss"
S. j. Court, A. Libby presiding, This morn
ing the case Of the State VS.. E. A. Libbey, for
assault on Miss Curtis was continued. The
second jury retired about 103 80, and were out
at 4 p. m.
The case of the State vs.. John Lewis, single
sale, appealed from the Municipal Court, next
tried. was given to the first jury at IL m This
afternoon they returned verdict of not guilty.
20. Attorney Hall. Gilbert
Now on trial: State vs.. John Lewis, siugls
sale, appealed from Municipal Court.
Go. Attorney Hall. Gilbert.
AT Masonic Hall last night very pleasant
party of Masons, ladies and invited guests were
present at the installation of the following Off
GERS of Dunlap Commsndery: G. W. Ames,
W. M; P. T. Reed, s. NJ; O. B. Furber, r.
W; f. Brown, Treas A. G. Eaton, Sec; f.
B. Curtis, Chaplain; o. a. Grindell, c. Nj. o.
liver, Stewards; w. 81. Higgins, Marshal; G. L.
Turner, Tyler. Remarks were made by P. M.
Hayes. Fuller and Duncan. Refreshments
were served during the evening. and the pleas
ant gathering broke up about eleven o'clock.