The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-15
MAINE CITIES.
lettings by Press Correspondents.
LEWISTON AND AUBURN.

LEWISTON AND AUBURN.
MONDAY, July IA.
Sultry.
The potato bug must go.
Haymakers are in demand.
People have kept in the shade to-day.
The Androscoggin indicates the dry sea-
son.
The question of amusements still agltates
the phlosophic mind.
Taught confiscated ten gallons of the
corn juice Saturday night.
The Auburn Y. NJ. r. c. hold their sec
ond meeting tomorrow evening.
Prof. Fish is studying at Harvard.
The police have seized since April LIST,
5644 gallons of liquor. Not bad record,
Captain.
The Pine street Congregational Sunday
School are going on an excursion to Sea
Point, one week from Wednesday next. in
stead of Lake Auburn, as previously an
nounced.
A new lodge of Knights of Honor will be
instituted in Auburn tomorrow evening
There will be nearly forty charter members.
The name proposed for the lodge is "Wide
Awake"
Mrs. John Breshnahan was arraigned
this morning at the court for search and
seizure process of Intoxicating liquors. She
was found guilty and fined $50 and costs.
She appealed and furnished bonds for her
appearance at the S. J. Court.
Briggs & Co.'s agent is circulating to
subscribers in town the annual state direc-
tory. published by that firm.
Among the arrivals at the hotels we note
the names of l.. A. Farrar, Turner; Chas.
E. Morrill,, Deering, and O. Cannon. Can
ton.
to be insane, has recovered. 1t is proven
that he over INDUCED in liquor, which
brought on delirium tremens. As he at
first represented to the officers, it is ascer-
tanned that his home is in Portland, on
Freeman street, with a Mrs. O'Flaherty.
His name is Charles Turner.
A nuisance exists on the Park street
Kilbourne property, and the owners are
asked to abate it Immediately.
r. E. Patterson, with a large crew of
men, resumed laying water pipes this morn
ing They are at work laying the section
ON Main street, below Lincoln street to the
river.
j. A. Jones, civil engineer, is superin-
way bridge of 100 feet span over the Little
Androscoggin, below Auburn foundry.
The Bates street Baptist society have
funded their debt of $4,000 into six per
cent. bonds. This leaves between three
and four thousand in floating debt, which,
however, is provided for by subscription.
Auctioneer j. 7. Small sold the old Kan
ada house on Lincoln street, owned by w.
Small, Jr., to G. j. Barker, Esq, Saturday.
The city marshal has sent out large
| batch of notifications to owners of dogs to
procure licenses, or in compliance with the
| law the CANNES must be killed.
We notice James Driscoll of Portland
claims third money in the Dexter race. 1t
! is a well known fact by those who witness
ed the contest that he earned the fourth
money and was the last man in the race.
The steamer Lady of the Lake, on the
Androscoggin lake, is carrying lots of eX-
cursionists to Lothrop's Island this sum-
mer.
Mr.. James Woodman of North Leeds, an
inmate of the Augusta insane asylum, we
regret to note, is failing, and but little
many friends of Mr.. Woodman and his
family will be saddcned by this announce
ment.
A happy weddings was celebrated at the
residence of Mrs. G. b. Foss, in Leeds,
Thursday last Mr.. Oliver johnson of
Wayne and Miss Minnie A. Foss of Leeds
were united in matrimony by the Rev. Mr..
Hooper Some beautiful presents were Of
fered by friends. The happy couple are
now on their bridal tour.