The Portland daily press., 1879-10-27
MAINE CITIES.
lettings by Press Correspondents.
BATH.
Gleanings from tho Street-Lectures-
Ship Contracts Serious Accident-Per-
sonal-Town and Vicinity Gossip.
SAIL RnAY. Oct. q.

SATJ RDAY, Oct. %.
Croker & Lillys new boiler 5 Icing placed
in position by Jas. CoulliarG.
Commerce continues lively on the Kennebec.
G. A. Hooker is sinking an old well twelve
feet deeper at his mill. S. Penny d es the
job
A Georgetown couple drove to Bath in the
cold Yesterday to attend the second entertain
nent of the Star course which occurred Tues
day night. Hard luck; had they taken the
Pass ana Argus the accident W ould not have
happened.
Goss & Sawyer have another schooner near
ly ready to launch.
The keel to Williams vessel on Centre
street will be laid Monday.
An old captain was admiring the Manuel
Llagund before she sailed Said he, I'D pre-
fer that skip to 900 in clear cash"
Some wags piled lumber and wheel barrows
in front of Ingalls, block factory last night
forming barricade on Commercial street this
morning.
The pilot boat is going to take freight of
brick to Georgia
A raft Of 500 logs passed down this morning
Schooner Effie j. Simmons is being eau liked
at Hagan's yard.
Rogers was putting the yards upon his
barkentine this morning. The vessel is nearly
completed and the masts are all in.
Rogers has stern posts and sterns for two
schooners to be put up after the barkent;ne is
launched.
A Winterport man has been in town the
past few days raising a crew Of lumbermcn to
cut timber South for $40 per month.
Moulton has just made large contract
which will keep a crew of men busy for some
time to come and PROBABLY necessitate night
work.
Half day schools at the North Primary build
ing: little girls meet and work ON garments
which are cut by ladies in charge.
In McCartys grocery store on Commercial
street is 12a lb English turnip raised in West
port The man who brought it in said he
raised one which weighed III lbs. Some
turnips.
The latest is that Hodgkins will build at
Green Cove, Woolwich, a bark for the African
spice trade. The vessel is to be of spruce
with gunwaes of hard pine. The sooner the
yard is in operation the better.
Edward Cook got his fingers cooked badly
at Lincoln's bakery yesterday.
An excellent audience, both as to quality
and number, greeted the Rev. Mr., Vibbert of
Boston at City Hall last night. Capt. G: G.
Goss was chairman and prayer was offered by
bly, written and we'll delivered.
The salt water of the river necessitates fire.
quent repairs on the factory and foundry boil
ers.
Serious ACCIDENTAL Phipsburg Centre, at
10 o'clock this morning. Gilmore G. Tarr of
this city while rigging on the ship Alice M.
Minott, fell through the hole, breaking his
left leg just above the ankle and four left ribs.
He was Immediately taken to this city by car
rage and the necessary surgical operation was
performed by DR.. e. M. Fuller.
Cayvan comes one week from Tuesday.
Reserved seats 30 cents, now for sale at Shaw's.
That fashionable evening wedding mem
toned in yesterdays locals was placed one
week too soon.
The following vessels have been chartered
at Rocbport by Bath ship broker: Schooner
Bradley Gust sailed), ice and hay for Pensa-
cola.
Schooner Julia A. Ward (now loading,) ice
and hay for Key West.
Schooner White Pea, ice for Charleston, s.
G.
Schooner Louisa Bliss, ice for New Orleans.