The Portland daily press., 1879-08-05
MAINE CITIES.
lettings by Press Correspondents.
LEWISTON AND AUBURN.

LEWISTON AND AUBURN.
MONDAY, August A.
Yesterday was by far The hottest day of
the season.
We suggest that moonlight excursions be
dropped.
Ernest Pillsbury of Harvard is spending
his vacation at home.
Two marriage intentions only were rs
corded last week.
A happy French wedding occurred on
Lisbon street this morning.
Gen, Beal, of Norway, is stopping at the
Dewitt.
Mulherrin got "worsted' at So. Paris
Harry came in mile ahead
Scores of Lewiston and Auburn people
worship at Lake Auburn Springs on
Sundays
A bridal party came down from Buckfield
yesterday. and stopped at the Elm House
over night.
DIR. Gilmore, of Bath, was in town to-day.
The police station is as silent as the
tomb.
The Republican county convention will
be held in Auburn Hall Tuesday forenoon.
The journal reporter got left on Satur-
days excursion. The edition of the great
moral sheet was, however, issued to day
as usual.
The Schumann quartette are contem-
plating concert at Mouse Island soon
Prof. Fales, formerly of the Germania
Band, is at present the musical director of
Johnson's Band
The Sixth street society are going on an
excursion to Harpswell next Wednesday.
ledge in the alley rear of Lisbon street
is being blasted, to give place for a sewer
pipe. A Hast Saturday threw stone over
into Lisbon street in front of Paurs store,
fortunately no one was passing at the
time and the stone did but slight damage.
A traveller says of all the romantic drives
In Maine he believes that of the Switzer-
land road surpasses.
The Auburn Light Infantry is to run
another excursion to Old Orchard next
Saturday. Tickets will be good to remain
over Sunday.
There were services at the Friends
chapel yesterday, conducted by Mr.. Jones
Of Winthrop.
Mr. Patterson is hurrying forward the
engine house.
A new dwelling is being erected in Man
ley street, Auburn.
Several political caucuses were held
Saturday afternoon and evening.
Large audiences attended the reform
meetings Sunday in spite of the heat.
No services were held at Elm street and
Bath street Universalist, Court street, F.
B., High street Congregationalst churches
yesterday forenoon.
A lively runaway occurred this morning.
Sewing machine agent Libby's horse, stand
ing in front of the office on Pine street,
became frightened at the street sprinkler
and dashed down Park street alley, out
into Ash street and down Lisbon street,
where in front of Odd Fellows block he
carriage locked with another owned by
David Corson, of Lisbon, whose horse in
turn commenced running, but was stopped
after going short distance. The damage
to both teams was quite extensive. Drivers
of street sprinklers should exercise more
care in this matter. Quite one-half of the
runaways are occasioned in this same
manner.
The Schumann quartette took a very
pleasant excursion into Oxford county
yesterday. They sang in the forenoon at
the Hebron Academy church, dined with
Prof. ii. L. Whitney upon his stock farm
near the academy, and took lunch with DR..
Hersey in Oxford, returning by moonlight
highly gratified with the delightful journey.
Hotel arrivals-DeWitt, IS; Marston, is;
Elm, 26.