The Portland daily press., 1879-04-05
BATH.
FRIDAY, April 4.
Morning mercury 200 above zero.
Weeks mortality, three deaths.

Morning mercury 200 above zero
Weeks mortality, three deaths.
The Ira d. Sturgis is at RobinsoL's with ses
tons of coal which is being shipped by the M
G. r. II. to Simpsons coal yard, Brunswick
This morning cock fight between birds he.
longing TO Martin Rooney and 'fBig Nike,
drew large crowd of loafefs who seemed to
enjoy the sporf.
Tbs ice is breaking up ct The by. l,,pa
cakes coming down today, while there is cutie
an open space westward around the point.
A business man recently boosted Of employ
ing men for so cents per day.
Waverly Folly troupe at Co umban Hall t,.
night.
M q r. r receipts -SwantoD, Jameson &,
Co, with others, car wire rope and miscella.
neous; u. T. Lowe & Son with others, car; 1
Car oak timber, VIM Rogers; d. G. Rlch with
others, car. X. & L. r. RI car miscella-
neOus, Mrs, r, Wade
The noon western freight Numbered eeveu-
teen cars.
j. Q. Ledyard's block on Centre street. cor
ner Oh water street, in which is Masonic Hall,
Is Delbg examined by Architect FAwctts of
Portland together with MIR. Ledyari, the own.
er MI. Fawcett thinas that there is no i'm.
msolate danger to be feared from the roof
when is somewhat too heavy and the upper
par u sne norm wall which fronts the street
Mr. FaWcett thinks that the roof mi sht stand
l0o Sears, but that heavy weight of snow or
strong gale light cause it to fail. The build
ing VIII Dc altered that there may be- no doubt
concsluing us safety, the work commencing
about the first of May The alterations will
extend to the second story, and a new roof will
Do ouit. MI. Stetson who occupies one of the
stores on the first fat as a furniture wareroom,
Will move about the first of May. The occu-
pants OF tne other two stores will remove at the
). y; Goldstein last night presented the mem
pers OF TIE night watch with four felt hats
al We yardS-The Carrie S. Bailey complet-
ed unloaaing her cargo of bard piue at Chap
man q flint's yard today. Their ships fame
Is al ready Tor plankiDg and the work will
PROBABLY begin ia earnest nexs week. At the
next yard north Mr. Blaisdelps schooner's
frame Is up ready TO plank and is partly celled.
AT Deerlng q Donnelrs yard their schooner is
wen along With houses partly built on the in
side, Dnt planking has not yet begun. Ats
u. Hagan's yard the schooner of about 200
Ions 10 all ready to launcn. The Kate Flor
ence IS OF the wharf nearly rugged and ready
1or sea. At the Sewall yard 1.-THE Solitaire is
Receiving her masts while on the stocks. At
the next yard north Goss & Sawyer havs two
scnoonels well along and are shipping masts
on the Charles A. Briggs, lying a. the wharf
at the upper yard MI. Pack ard has the 900 ton
schooner mostly canlked aud nearly ready 10
laupch. yhe upper work on the Eastern steam-
er is we'll along. At VIM. Rogers yard Inc
Eastern barge's frame is about half flashed.
AT about twelve O'clock today an alarm of
hre was sounded which proved to be the stable
OF m, Il. Mclntyre, ship carpenter ia the
ysrd OF DeeriDg q DonGell, situated Just south
OF Turner's Lane on High street, about two
miles sonth OF the business portion of the city.
The tre was first noticed by MIR. McIutyre
Whlls at dinner, and originated in the second
story OF the stable from some unknown cause,
and rapidly burned until the stable was burned
to the ground TIE northwest Wild drove the
names upon the house, wtich is small two
story Dallding, burning partially the roof and
screening the north side of the building All
tne furniture was hastily removed, and the
nelghhors, with buckets OF water and haudfulls
OF the damp snow, prevented the fire DESTROYING
the building Several men were badly scorched
aud blIstered al their work. The bad state of
the foads prevented the arrival Of engines until
th6 nre was under control. Mr.. McIntyre's
loss Was about $500. Insured, house, stable
and farDiture, in the Continental for ST. 600,
Inc necessity of a steamer nearer Winnegapce
seemed to the South Eud neople quite obvious.
new pair OF horses for No. would be very
good Idea. There would be no necessity for
new equines, however, for this steamer if the
city would level all the hills
Religious interest at the Elm street con.
tiDues.
Evening service at Grace church next Sab
bath evening.
Inc lower grammar school has opened for
the spring term with 100 pupl7
Inc crew of the wrecked schooner Rose
passed through this place this morning.
Inc Times ought TO know that "those ship
Knees on Crescent street" are unloaded to be-
conveniently near the upper yards aud are not
''for sale"
A dog tight on Wac rect at p. NJ, near
Parks livery stable.
At the s. j. Court, Judge L;bbey presiding,
the jury today broug BIT ia a verdict for defenS-
ant, In the case No. 157, Arthur Sewall, adm,
W. W. b Taylor, adm. de bonis non.