The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-05-27
BATH.
MONDAY, May &c

4'AO-'DAAf 10y ~os
Butter cups and daisies
Are springing from the sward,
Bursting with mute praises,
Unfolding heayenward.
Clean platters at the palais.
The shaft and propeller OF the tug Marion
are being repaired at Moultons.
The gospel temperance meeting at Wesley
church last night was well attended. Inter
esting addresses were made by the pastor and
others.
Robert Armstrong in painting boat recently
severely poisoned his hand and arm with Paris
green.
Mr. Knights launched at south end yard
this afternoon centre board schooner for
coasting purposes called the Water Lilly
The sturgeon factory at North Woolwich
near Sturgeon Island, Merrymeeting bay, will
soon be put in operation canning sturgeon for
the New York market.
Dockendorf will go this week to the coal
land of Small point to bore for coal for Bath
parties
VIM. Gregg last Friday lost valuable Jer-
sey calf by leaving white lead within its reach.
A valuable COW belonging to Mr.. Gregg is now
sick for the same reason.
A gentleman of this city has an engraving
two hundred years DID, in frame the age of
which is one hundred years. The subject of
the engraving is scene in the Inquisition of
Rome.
Nine converts were baptized at the North
street Baptist church yesterday.
Freight-M. C. r. R.-East IL, West cars;
K. & L. R. R.-East II, West II cars.
The steamer Henry ID. HobSon is being re-
paired at Moulton's
Another row at Dickerman's place, Sabbath
noon. The quarrel was between two of the
girls. The elite of the city turned out to wit
ness the fray. An Augusta man expressed an
promptly locked up. Released after some
hours confinement.
AT Torrey's brass foundry contracts have
been made to furnish the brass work for seven
vessels now building for Goss, Sawyer, Messrs.
Morse and others.
Barnum's Great Moral Show will not visit
Bath this season owing to the additional ex-
pense involved.
Pipe is now being laid being the Sagadahoc
House tanks and HydeS arteSian well to force
water for hotel use.
"Why aren't the street lights lighted?' was
frequent question by church goers last night.
The reason was that the moon ought to have
been visible.
Hotel arrivals Saturday-Shannon's, Is;
Sagadahoc, 20.
Eight cars more of st. Louis custom house
building granite from the Dix Island quarries
passed through the city to-day.
The base ball match at the Riding Park
Saturday between the Quicksteps of this city
and the Bowdoinham Reds, resulted in a
victory for the Quicksteps Score Is to II.
From May 14th to May Goth Bath transfers
of real estate registered are Lucy A. Forces
ter to John H. Brown, land and buildings,
$500. Charles u. Flint to Ezra Tyler, land,
$500.
Lovers of the festive fried clam will be glad
to learn that the Adams hostelry will open ON
Friday next for the coming season. The place
has not been sold and will be run as formerly.
| If the weather holds in addition to the obser-
vances of Decoration Day there will be a
skating match free to all on the Mill Pond at
2.20p. m.
Services at Grace Church Sunday were con-
| Quoted by the Rev. G. p. Ketchum of St.
Paul's church, Portland. OF both morning and
evening discourses we have heard much men.
| ton.
| Mr.. Albert Carr has launched his yacht the
Lettie, well known to Bath boat men.
| Harris artesian well was bored forty-three
feet below the bottom of the old well, when a
sufficient supply of water was obtained.
Repairs on the X. & L. Railroad wharf have
| been completed and new track laid
Bass are now being caught at Merrymeetine
Bay.
Clarence Warden ESQ.,, has left town for a
| few weeks fishing at Rangely lakes. He will
be joined by party of Bath sportsmen next
| week.
| Trouting in Topsham streams is reported
| very good this spring. One gentleman brought
home string of % last Saturday.
| Burgess is putting up building ON Com
mercial street.
Saturday Mr.. Philbrick, the head carpenter
at the works ON Mr. Albert Fields new resi-
dence on High street, was suddenly taken ill
and carried to his home by his fellow work.
men. This morning he was convalescent.