The Portland daily press., 1879-05-23
MAINE CITIES.
lettings by Press Correspondents.
LEWISTON AND AUBURN

LEWISTON AND AUBURN.
THURSDAY, May %.
River still at high pitch.
Garcelon, the grocery man, appears in a
new delivery team.
Auburn shoe shops rushing. Extra help
employed in two or three of the fac tories.
Strawberries 20 cents per quart.
River drivers are at Canton.
N. M. Neal of Auburn and w. III. Harris
of Lewiston have lost valuable horses re-
Gently
J. G. Tibbetts house is rapidly progress
ing.
Judge May appeared on the street again
this week after long confinement.
The park looks clean-all owing to the
wash.
The Lewiston city government ask for a
rest on gasoline lights and stone crossings
petitions. Wait, srs, until the next mu-
nicipal election and there will be a ''rest for
the weary"
Friend Goss is fairly overcome with Off
cial honors. He finds them becoming
weighty.
An unusual observance of Decoration
Day this year.
The Normal Practic School members and
graduates have a reunion the 29th inst.
Maxfeld's laundry is completed.
j. Payne of the G. T. railway is at the
Dewitt.
The old grocery firm of Hayes & Young
have removed to the store recently vacated
by the Enman Bros.
There is dpartb in h,,r,, ,,ol;aa ,,on,o
Lawn mowers are in practice.
A nuisance exists on the Kilbourn heirs
property on Park street.
There have been thus far 654 applications
for water.
E. G. Harlow of Dixfield and S. c. An
drews of Portland were at the Elm House
yesterday.
"The Decorator is the title of a new ad-
vertising sheet published by F. w. Kimball
of Auburn.
Barnum's advertising car arrived in Port
land yesterday and will arrive here in few
days.
Alemada Jones of West Auburn lost S175
by fire Sunday. insured in the Scottish
Commercial, A. S. Perham's agency.
John Connolly, lower Main street, created
a big family jar last night and he was lock
ed up by the officers. His botter half, the
complainant, would not appear against him
this morning and he was discharged
Signs of improvement in local business
circles. Manufacturing is certainly on the
buzz, as it has not been for long time.
Lewiston Mills are erecting an additional
store house to meet the wants of their in
creasing business, and other engagements
are strongly talked upon other corpora
tiOns. The cC@e2n or shoe manufacturer
meets you with smile, and says: "Why,
we are doing all we camp
Sporting men are looking forward to q
feast of enjoyment Saturday next, when
the twelve hour walking contest will be re-
peated in City Hall. 1t will be "go-as-
you-please," and will continue from IL a.
m. to II p. IN. $3.50 in cash prizes are Of
fered. Following is list OF the entries:
Harry Hartwell, champion pedestrian of
AndroscOggin county; Geo. Howell, who
took second prize at the Fast Day race
James Mulherrin, champion square heel
and toe walker of the county; and Timothy
Reagan of Auburn; j. B. Smith, who took
first prize in the shoemaker's match; John
O'Connell, champion at last race in Lyceum
Hall; Everett Hayford, James Sheehan,
George Randall, J. A. Davis, Sewall Jones,
W. I'll. Sheehan and II. F. Simonds of Lew
istOn. 1t will be seen that all the promi-
nent walkists of the county have entered.
Geo. A. Drew, Esq.,, holds the stakes.
The Bates boys are jublant over the vic
tory in Portland Wednesday.
Hotel arrivals yesterday: Dewitt, 81;
Marston, IS; Elm, 26.