The Portland daily press., 1879-09-27


An Old Tar's Explanation Reform Club
Theft at Boothbay-General News.
FRIDAY, Sept. 26.
Weeks mortality-one death.
City Clerks victims one more to-day.
One car of ship machinery for Goss. Sawyer
& Packard came yesterday.
Two pedestrians at the palais last night.
The gas lamp at the foot of Elm street on
Front street was smashed last night by drunken
rowdies.
Alec Mcdonald at the shooting rink last
night disagreed with Officer Sprague with re-
gard to the proprieties of behavior and was
escorted to city hall. IIarkin rosy with wine
also sauntered into he palais last evening
VIM Riley elated by inbibing much sweet
cider gracefully recliaod on Custom House
steps this noon, when Officers Chas. Longley
with Tibbets gave him quarters at City Hall.
He marched between the twain down Center
street singing:
s'Her hair hung down her down east neck
Like weed round Pond Island,
And she died in the arms of William Riley
Schooner f. L. Richardson in tow of the tug
Knckerbocker leaves port for Portland to-
NOR row morning.
Moulton is placing an air pump in the Glide.
One of the hands was boring a hole in which
to place the bolt when the auger went through
the hull AMI the Kennebec river sought en-
trance to the great surprise of the workpen
Mr.. Joseph Wolf, who recently left Bath for
employment in Boston, has just been placed
in the insane hospital
Gould has just received one car of flour, one
of corn, one of meal from the West.
K. & l.. Railroad excursion to Vim al Haven
next Tuesday.
Masonic celebration and am bake next
Wednesday.
Last night when Mr.. Robert Gregg went in
to his barn on Court street tramp escaped
out of the back window.
One cask of rum for the town of Somerville
passed through Bath safely this morning. Are
they going to celebrate?
The face plate of a patent lathe at Moulton' S
turning shop burst yesterday. A workman
narrowly escaped being instantly killed.
Very heavy frost last night. Many flower
gardens show its rninous effect on the plants.
Repairs on the steamer Samoset are nearly
completed
This morning the team of Harris, the milk
man, collided wilh the carriage of Hon. John
III. Kimball on Water street. By the collision
a spring of the carriage was broken and Mrs.
Kimball seated in the carriage nearly thrown
out. The milk wagon which was driven by a
boy was not injured and was not stopped.
Mr.. Isaiah King had his face badly cut
while at work in the boiler works ON G ON
mercial street yesterday
John Holden, a Boothbay carpenter, cut
four fingers from his left hand with broad
axe while at work upon the addition to the
Messrs Reeds shop, Boothbay. He left his
fingers ON the ground and sought DR.. Blossom
who dressed the wound.
Nickersou & Son recently lost ten cases of
fish by theft from their Boothbay wharf Loss
$35.
Wednesday the schooner Cynosure with 275
barrels of fish arrived in Boothbay harbor.
The fishing schooner Fearless, Capt. Ben
Sadley, brought up 1900 weight of cod from
Boothbay last night.
CHM shipped yesterday $500 monument to
Lisbon for Mr.. Jerry Philbroo k, one of the
contractors of the Sagadahoc Bank block.
Mr. William Williams, who resides at the
north end, has one leg six inches shorter than
the other. Years ago on the voyage to Eng
land he fell from the mast head, breaking his
leg; and portion of the bone, it will be reco-
lected by many, sticking into the plank of the
deck, was exhibited on her arrival in port
after her return trip. English surgeons took
six inches from the mans leg, sticking it to-
gether again and it grew. This accounts for
the short leg.
Nickerson and Alexander had jumping
match on Front street near the Sagadahoc this
morning. Dan jumped feet, 3 inches, winning
the match.
Splendid grapes are in abundance in the
market at 10 cents per pound.
The old Treat and Lang mill site wouldn't
make bad ship yard by great ''site"
AT the Reform Club meeting last evening a
crowd were in attendance and a very pleasant
session enjoyed The following is list of Off
GERS chosen:
President-John McKiever.
Vice Presidents-Peter Mcdonald, James f.
Wright, VIM. Fields.
Secretary-John w. SWEET.
Financial Secretary-P. A. Trull.
Treasurer-S. Drawn.
Chaplain-John Avery.
Chorister-Henry Smith.
Janitor-John McQuar1ie.
Fine duck shooting in Hockomock bay
Page, the jeweller, has just received a lot of
ed by hand and rich assortment of ladies'
lockets and chains.
Fresh fish are very scarce in the market.
Bath supports two rural schools-one at
Winnegance, and one at North Bath.
Last years school books cost the city 81, $685.
80.
The walking fever is prevalent The iuve-
niles walk about all the old barns in the city
limits until the shingles rattle.
Portland gentleman was in town this
morning Trying TO purchase a tug boat. he
examined the Glide
Mr.. r. 0. Morse left town for New York
this afternoon to enteia brokerage establish
ment in that city.
This mornings NJ G. r. r. freight inward
bound numbered "a cars.
Mr.. Joseph Torrey left town today to enter
upon his duties at the Boston School of Tech
nology.
Service at the Universalist church Sabbath
evening.
DR.. Silas Stern of Warren, Me-, arrived in
the city this morning for short stay in town.
Freights are excellent on the Knox & Lin
coin railroad.
Maine Central railroad employees have to
saw the wood for station use in these hard
times.