The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-06-05
MAINE CITIES.
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LEWISTON AND AUBURN.
WEDNESDAY, June A.
Two and one-quarter inches of rain thus
far.
Greenbackers are happy.
Kilgore's building is being propped up.
Two strawberry festivals tomorrow eve
ming.
The Custer Post and Androscoggin Lodge
/. o. O. F., will attend the obsequies of
Mr.. Arnold at Sixth street chapel to-mor-
row at 10 a. m.
Capt Smith has been on fishing excur-
sion,-got lots of bites.
Clean dockets at both police courts this
morning.
Samuel SWEET, the city restaurant man,
has sold out. Charles Goodwin will cater
to the wants of the public at this institu-
ton hereafter.
Some belated delegates came home on
the morning trains.
Surveyor Reed started for the Sandy Riv-
er railroad route yesterday.
The committee say the water board mus
pay the city rent for their Office rooms or
move out.
1t is probable the billiard room proprie-
tors will succeed after all in securing licen-
ses. 1t is thought the aldermen will take
back steps upon this matter.
Heavy thunder showers have prevailed
in the towns north of the city, and the
ground is thoroughly saturated.
The boy pedestrians had a second four
hour walk in Armory Hall, Auburn, last
evening.
The Journal folks are offering premi-
UNI Tor the best corn crop raised in Maine.
A friend at our elbow saws that he don't
= pretend to be much of an agrieuIturist but
he carries round crop every day that he
don't believe can be equalle in Andres
coggin county.
The city coal is being stored for the sea-
son.
c. II. Wing of Fayette, was arrested at
the Elm House last evening, on warrant
for larceny. 1t is charged that Wing stole
the sum of $35 from the vest pocket of his
employer, L. S. Pomeroy, in Fayette. At
the time of the theft Mr.. Pomeroy was
away from the buildings, out in field, we
believe, planting, and left his vest hanging
up in the carriage house. Wing immedi-
ately vamosed, and strong suspicious are
resting upon him. He is of most respect
ed family, his brother formerly being the
proprietor of the Dewitt House. The pris-
oner was taken to Augusta to-day by Mar
shall White, where he will be tried. Dur
ing his incarceration here lady friend Wis.,
tied him several times in his cell. The
city marshal was suspicious of evil inten-
tons, and shrewdly extracted from the
pocket of Wing a bottle of laudanum,
which the female had provided.
Quite often we notice entertainments to
come off in Temperance Hall. We don't
see how cold water men can consistently
visit Intemperance Hall.
Another new apothecary store is to be
started up. Wei should have scruples about
investing our capital-if we had any-in
this business, as we believe the hamlet is
overstocked with the same now. But then
we don't care "grain" if other parties
wish to.
d. E. Parlin has purchased a very fine
carriage at the mandatory of Foster,
Howe q Cleary of Merrimack, Mass.
Prof. Slower will walk Harry Hartwell
Saturday, in Temperance Hall, for $25
side and gate money to winner Time, six
hours, starting at 5 O'Clock p. m. Rules,
go-as-you-please. This will probably be
the first of series of walks between these
walkists.
Squire Harlow of Dixfeld was at the
Elm House to-day.
The Lewiston city council has bone of
contention in the matter of appropriating
money to establish fire alarm telegraph.
A session was held until midnight last
night, and this was the only item of differ
ence which could not be adjusted. The
aldermen are unanimous for the PROPOSE
ton, and large majority in the common
council oppose the measure. Another
meeting will be held tonight, when doubt
less the entire appropriation bill will be
finally passed.
A river driver belonging in the staid old
town of Bangor, arrived in the Spindle
city, last Monday, with some fifty odd dol
lars in his pocket. He found friends, as
people always do who have that amount of
lucre in their raiment. They volunteered
to show him the elephant, which they so
effectually did that yesterday afternoon he
found his finances so low that if oats had
been selling for a cent bushel he couldn't
have bought an oat. Fortunately he had a
return ticket, and he left for Bangor last
evening.
Hotel arrivals-DeWitt, 43; Marston, 20;
Elm, 80.
Prof. Storer challenges any man in the
United States on a six days walk.
Lewiston city government met Tuesday
night and transacted the following business:
A petition from j. S. Bailey for license
10 run a billiard room on Lisbon street was
referred. The committee on sewers re-
ported favorably and orders were passed to
construct sewers on Frye and College
streets.
The resolve for the annual appropriation
was taken from the table and all but the
following items received concurrent vote:
City buildings, $500, amended to 81 900;
city property, $500, amended to $1,000;
schools, $21, 900, amended to $4,000; con-
tingent fund, $4,000, amended to $4,000;
fire alarm telegraph, $4,000.
Other business of minor Importance was
transacted and the council adjourned.