The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-11-15
MAINE CITIES.
Jottings bv Press Correspondents.
LEWISTON AND AUBURN.

LEWISTON AND AUBURN.
FRIDAY, Nov. -.
River has risen a foot.
Heavy lumber shipments from the upper
depot.
The coal dealer is exceedingly happy
Auburn schools closed to-day, until after
the holidays.
Buildings are going up on Main, Bates and
Lincoln streets.
The grade of Holland street has been
established.
Half a hundred seats have been sold for
for Vending.
Cushman manufactures one hundred
cases Of shoes per day.
The cutting down of Maine street has
materially injured some Of the house lots
in that vicinity.
Emma Manning Huntley's readings at
Hammond street church, last evening, are
highly spoken of.
Prof Smith had another successful
writing school tonight.
The road from Auburn to Danyilie June
ton is nearly finished. This thorouShfare
will cut off considerable distance. Mr..
Nancy, thS Sohi aSuVi' he'' N'ii0 ali
job.
rne NJ. & NJ. Library contain seven
thousand volumes.
People hover around coal fires this disa-
greeable weather.
Baggage Master McShelry has entered
The matrimonial state with Miss f. Clair.
Nav your welded life be a continual hon
eymoon, John!
Reservoir street has been laid cut from
Webb street to the reservoir.
Local Mi!lerites have decided to remain
few days longer IN this vale OF tears, ana
pay their debts.
The Sophomores debated at the college
chapel tonight. Lurrup's orchestra fur
nisled music for the affair."
The NJ. E. society realized large receipts
from their supper.
The Garcelon house is being remodelled
and improved. 49,
It is understood that Miss Dickey will
sue the city for damages sustained by an
ice slide, last spring, from The city build
ing.
fenced 80 days for drunkenness and dis
turbance. Thos. McGTath was sentenced
TO 80 days for the same offence.
Gen. Kilpatrick's lecture in City Hall
last night was brilliant effort. The
speaker was introduced by Col. Drew and
spoke for one and quarter hours in al
eloquent and effective manner His illus
trations were especially applicable and
appreciated. Owing to the loss Of thel
leader and other causes, the Young Apollo
club have cancelled all their eastern en-
gagements. and thus will not be able tc
appear in the Star couse The manage
ment have substituted the Park Instrumen
tai Quar- cite, Sydney Burt, vocal humoris
and Miss Ulmer the soprano, a combination
of talent which cannot fail to draw Sood
house. The concert occurs next Tuesday
evening.
The first while settler OF Lewiston wa
Paul Hildreth, WHO came from New Glou
cester in early ITO, and built log cabii
near the mouth of the Little Androscoggin
Later in the same year l.. j. Harris came
from Dracut, Mass. He and family spen
their first night under the spreadin!
branches Of a large oak tree standing there
near the present location Of Tobie AM
Clark Office Mr.. Harris came from DR.
cut ir a natteau down the Merrimac rive
to Portsmouth, frem here TO Freeport in
vessel thence through the wilderness to .
w. Bend, dragging his canoe after him, AM
then sailing up the Andrgscoggin to Lewis
ton Falls. Immediately upon Mr.. Harris
settlement he began the erection Of a say
mill Oh the present site of the pumpin
station.