The Portland daily press., 1879-09-23
LEWISTON AND AUBURN.
MONDAY, Sept. %.

MONDAY, Sept. %.
Quite a number of our citizens went on
the Aroostook excursion to-day.
The sad news of Mr.. Bradbury's death
in Portland yesterday is mourned by many
of his friends in this city. He was a for
mer superintendent on Bates corporation.
A half dozen intentions of matrimony re-
corded last week at the clerks office.
Ours is remarkably healthy and unpro-
ductive city. Not death or birth has
been recorded in the clerks office for years.
PC. Keegan, Esq, has permanently To-
Gated in Houlton, Me.
A meeting Of the city council was held
this evening. A small quota OF business
was before the boards.
Warden Toman has written to Marshal
Smith for n picture of Mrs. James Lowell.
| Evidently the warden IS IN possession OF
new developments in TINS YET mysterious
| case. 1850.
injured recently by reason of defect in
the Franklin street sidewalk, and thinks
she has claim of damages from the city
authorities. Under the new protective law
however. her claim cannot be sustained
S. Clifford Belcher, Esq, of Pennington,
Hon. E. F. Pillsbury OF Augusta, A. A.
Strout, ESQ.,, of Portland, and MIR. ii. S.
Osgood of Augusta, are guests at the hotels.
The case of Whitney VS.. Nj. G. r. r.
company, is still pending at court. The
testimony in the trial closed this forenoon.
Court will probably adjourn this week.
Some naughty fellows broke into George
Haley's stable last night, harnessed up his
+aan, ap6 droua nearly all NIGHT. The
horse returned this morning badly used UP.
Officer Perron saw the team and tried to
capture it, Just before daybreak, near the
Continental mills, but one of the occupants
threw strip of iron at him which inflicted
bad wound on his arm. The police
think they have spotted the fellows, and
soon they will be brought to justice.
John Stones carriage and horse owned
by Mrs. Mccormick, were also stolen last
night. The carriage was found to-day, a
complete wreck. The horse was captured.
No arrests.
Nearly three miles of additional water
main have been laid since spring by Mr..
Patterson. The total length of mains now
laid is II miles, and it is expected that 20
miles of pipe will be placed in all. A crew
of 40 men under the supervision of Mr..
Kendall Pollard, are constantly engaged in
the trenches. Pipes are now constructed
in Main street, as far as ex-Mayor Harris's
residence; on College street as far as Capt
Hollands farm; all around Eastern Avenue;
Pleasant street, out to the place of Benz.
Gould's, and in all the principal streets of
the city. Contractor Patterson is now
waiting for a shipment of pipe, due some
days ago, from Philadelphia, via Clyde line
to Fall River. AS soon as it arrives work
work will commence on Sabattus street and
probably in gas house patch. The pipe is
of most excellent quality, and is purchased
of Messrs. r. D. Wood & Co., Philadel-
pha Another crew of the same number
of men. under the direction of Superin-
tendent Brooks, are putting in service pipe,
and are now up with the main trenchers.
The present number of families and
stores hat use city water is about nine hum
dred. Five dollars per annum is paid for
single faucet, and four dollars each for two
or more. One tenement in the lower part
of the city has eighteen faucets, all sup
piled from three-fourths inch pipe. The
present income from the water works is es
timated at ten thousand dollars per annum,
which is largely in excess of the expendi-
lures,