The Portland daily press., 1879-04-17
THE PRESS.
MAINE CITIES,
Jottings by Press Correspondents.
WEDNESDAY, April 16.


WEDNESDAY, April 16
The ice is still coming down.
Rumor has it that we'll known insurance
man of this city will purchase and run the
coal yard built recently by the late Edward
Sewall.
Four gentlemen at meeting of Dunlap
Commandery, Knights Templar, were installed
as knights of the Red Cross.
At the Swedenborgian Temple Thursday
morning the Rev. S. F. Dixie will give a re-
sumo of his recent trip through the South.
Fully fifty small boats arrived up from
Georgetown and Back river towns this morn
ing, with eggs, butter, psits and country pre-
duce.
DR.. A. j. Faller reports the continued fav-
orable condition of Thomas NJ. Reed, Esq
Robert Greenleaf is building very neat15
81 feet pleasure boat, neatly finished in colored
wood.
Mr.. Jesse Hill, recently 10 Patterns Car
Works, will leave shortly for New York where
he has obtained employment. His family will
follow.
w. w. Bolster, the ex-Bank Examiner, has
recently canvassed the town for subscriptions
to the Barker mill, Lewiston, and has secured
ABOUT $4,000. This ought to be invested at
home.
Tuesday afternoon at three O'Clock, the an
nual meetlng OF all interested in the success of
the Old Ladies' Home will be held at City Hall.
A full attendance is desired
Dr. Ffske Will give discourse on Country
and State" Thursday morning at II O clock in
Winter street church.
Thursday evening the Reform Club will hold
union meeting.
The Eastern steamer will be launched next
Tuesday. AZ
A gentleman from Boston states that on
Monday last the new steamer, the Idella Col
liHs, which will run in connection with the
Star between Gardiner and Augusta, was
launched last Monday; that the Star will tow
her from Boston upon her first trip, and that
it will probably be week from next Saturday
before the Collins is finished.
Mr. Fred Conant, the foreman of T. B, Tun-
ney's brass foundry, will leave town shortly to
accept position in Massachusetts.
*. 81 L. freight receipts: One car, 100 casks,
OF lime to Kelly & Wood; one Car to Il. G.
stevens and others; seven east, eight west,
loaded.
MO: One car to j. White, bags of seed
and other goods; one car to A. II. Smith, 8
boxes of live fowl; one car to Geo. Fisher, 20
ard.
Geo. Crooker is caulking the sSachem, :" now
lying in the dock south of the Railroad
wharf.
theIe WAS very enloyaDle juvenile party
last evening at the residence of W. d. Mussen-
den, Esq. on North street. Nearly rs little
people were present in fnll evening costume,
and Barker furnished some very fne music
Dancing and games amused the little folks and
at seasonable hour. sfter refreshments had
been served, the party closed
One intention" registered at the CLERKS Of
flee yesterday.
B. J. Court, Judge Libbey presiding: Lucy
M. Hodgdon, by her guardian Geo. A. Wy
man VS.. Reuben G. Meserve. Action of tres
pass upon person. The court room was crowd
ed through the day. The examination of wit
nesses, including some medical testimony, oc
cupied the morning and afternoon sessions.
gilbert. Shandley-Buke-.
Messrs: Fowler, Bragg, John Humphreys and
VIM. Clifford. are engaged in extensive sltera-
ti0ns upon their residences
The meeting called last evening at the Office
OF Shandley, Millay & Buker, resulted in the
taking OF steps looking towards the formation
OF Bath Loom and Building Association.