The Portland daily press., 1879-09-24
TUESDAY, Sept. %.

AohoDah, pepl ID.
Thanks for the banquet.
DR.. Copeland was summoned, yesterday, to
Boston by telegram announcing the serious
illness of his brother.
Mr. John o. Shaw is attending the New
York trade sales.
Mayhem is outputting on an addition to
his store.
Hodgklns store is undergoing repairs
Business is steadily improving.
Black duck and teal shooting is attracting
Bath sportsmen to the Woolwich dykes
Mr.. Frank Rowe, mate of the Samoset, yes
terday, was presented with second mate BY
his spouse.
Mr.. T. A. Longley, formerly of this city, is
now the genial postmaster at Montvile
Isaiah King had his fingers badly jammed
at Moultons boiler works this morning
John Conley clerk at d. o. Foyes, has gone
to the country trying to regain his health.
TORY is turning out the brass work for
Rogers new bark, the Havana.
A Bath physician, yesterday, made fun for
the bystanders by getting into his carriage and
in an absent-m1nded manner driving eff with
out detaching from his horse a twenty -four
pound weight
In todays NJ C. r. r. fire. light receipts was
one car of corn for Mitchell.
The Kapella RATED 800 logs to Potter's mills
this morning.
The apple crop in this vicity is excellent.
1t is proposed to light the city by kero-
sene.
Mr.. John skiuings of this city goes from
New York as mate of the 'tWetterhorn." Mr..
Chas Robinson sails a voyage in this bark for
his health.
Good geese shooting at Arrowsic
Seven cars of stone for st. Louis went
through this noon.
Mr. John D. Best, an old Bath boy, now of
Denver Col. with his wife. is spending few
days in this city, the guests of c. T. Hooper,
ESQ., Mr.. Best is in the grain business in
Denver and is agent for the Denver & South
Park railroad
Police news--none.
The X. & L. r. r. excursion to Vinalhaven
comes off Thursday. The Continental Band
accompanies the train.
School children excursion to the Fort We'd
nesday afternoon.
The Adella towed 400 logs to Hobsons mills
this morning.
A raft of 500 logs went down by hand to
Wiscasset this morning.
A boy tried to jump from a boat upon one of
our wharves this morning and succeeded in
landing in 70 feet of water. He could not
swim but was rescued half drowned.
A day or two since an engineer on one of
the tug boats had occasion to visit relatives
residence on an errand and neglected to dis
card his working suit. Entering by the rear
door he was met by the servant who cried
Tramp and tainted. A young lady heard
the cry, saw without recognizing her relative,
also cried tramp and went into Mysteries. The
neighbors heard the screams and rushed to the
rescue The omnibus CHANGED to be passing
and the conductor stopped his team and sought
the scene. Explanations. Realization of the
joke. Tabeaux, with laughter by the chorus.
An actual fact.
Mr.. A. r. Gilman, q Bath boy now running
q large farm at Aqua Mills about 10 miles
above Lewiston, this season has gathered into
his cellars 375 bushels of fine potatoes from his
broad acres, having 80 per cent of his crop in
the ground owing to the rot. Fifteen potatoes
weighed Is pounds ounces.
Mr.. e. d. Patterson, one of the late
publishers of the Bath Commercial and Daily
News, has left the concern and accepted
position in the Franklin Bank Note Company
of New York City His many friends in Bath
wish him success.
A Bath man visiting the ship j. w. Mari on
coming down the accommodation ladder tried
to jump into his boat when an eddy took the
boat from the ships side and the man founder
ed in the hriny deep till rescued by the crew.
The practice rapidly growing into fashion
among house proprietorS throughout our city
of lighting with lanterns and reflectorS their
residences and the street adjoining is most
worthy practice and should not be discontinued
when the city again sees fit to illuminate the
street corners. During the dark nights now
upon us with ACCOMPANYING icy walks in winter,
the practice which will become more general
if followed by those who have already COM
menced will prevent accidents, give security
and comfort to pedestrians and will in many
ways be beneficial to al
Mr.. Geo. Davenport has been desired to give
a lecture in the course at Biddeford the
coming season.
Dunning has erected private street lamp
post before his livery stable.
AT the driving park tomorrow afternoon
horses Matchmaker, Capitola, Fred and Daisy
Knox will trot in the 2.42 class, first race,
purse $125. The second race, 8 minute class,
will be for purse of $50. The track is one of
the best in New England, is in fine condition
and a good time may be anticipated. The
first races are called at p. m.
The Times will never be accused of mistakes
arising from unusual enterprise
About mail time this afternoon, the horse
of Mr.. Geo. P. Davenport attached to light
buggy and standing in the she'd in the rear of
the telegraph building backed out of the shed,
pulling out the hasp by which the door was
fastened to an iron rod, also breaking rope
which tied the door, and started on the run
across the point. Before coliding with passing
teams the horse stumbled and fell opposite the
Lincoln National Bank, breaking one fill and
two bars of the carriage body and receiving
cuts upon the thigh and head. The damage
amounted to about $40 The horse was
captured by Messrs. Geo. Sanford, VIM. e.
Duncan and James Mcdonald