The Portland daily press., 1879-03-27
BATH.

WEDNESDAY, March 26.
German sociable at Columbian Hall tonight.
The festive bean-blower with the light footed
small boy is on the war path,
Back river is open for navigation. The
Boothbay boats will commence their trips
about the first of April.
A mystery at the police station-the where
abouts of "Jim" this morning.
A. Hooker's saw mill near the M. q. r. r.
freight depot is doing lively business.
The second mate and three seamen of the
ship Armenia" recently arrived in New
York, were expected on the p. m. train.
Quite number of friends were at the station.
They weren't visible
A Bowdoinham farmers team made lively
runaway down Centre street this morning. 1t
was brought up by lamp-post
John Ell. Snow, late mate of the Thomas
M. Reed" is spending few days in town.
Mr.. Albert Thompson, son Of Capt. Joseph
Thompson of this city, left town this morning
to enter Bryant s. STATIONS business college,
Boston.
Perkins s. Blaisdsll have just completed
handsome 15x3a feet pleasure row boat for Mr..
Gilbert Richardson. She is finished 10 black
walnut and white wood.
Hackmon Hodgkins has just purchased of
VIM Grinnell of Washington mills, we'll
matched pair of equines weighing 2040 pounds,
standing 16 hands high.
The Greenback meeting Thursday night will
be held in Columbian Hall to accommodate the
crowd.
Freight receipts M. G. R. R.-9 cars miscel-
laneous, car lumber for VIM. Hodgkins; X.
& LII car sails for Geo. Fisher, 1 Car miscel-
laneous.
An ounce of prevention's worth is illustrated
| BY the excellence of Baths fire department.
There have bsen but seven fires in this city for
over years time.
Sheep raising in the vicinity this year COM
psres well with thu business of past years.
At John A. Emery's wool house the past sea-
son nearly 5000 pelts have been purchased from
suburban farmers. Mr.. E. tans the skins for
the trade, sending the prepared wool to Boston
chiefly.
The Messrs. Soule of Freeport were in town
today. The cordage for th .ir ship, now on the
walk, the iron work at Hyde's foundry, and the
set of boats at Dyer & Williams work shop.
The Times editor complains that we steal
from the Dsnbury News. Soto voce, uncle,
| if you please.
Those about purchasing rubber boots should
pass round the hat to buy hat and shovel for
| the street commissioner.
A citizen recently took the train for Boston,
He left at his house his satchel His residence
Is Pearl street. Getting ont at North, he rash
train as it was passing under High street
bridge.
The Union temperance meeting at the North
Baptist church last evening, had full attend
ance. There were speeches and prayers. The
meeting was presided over by the pastor, Rev.
Mr. White, whose remarks were interesting
and instructive. Mr.. Trask seemed to think
the city government at fault regarding the sale
OF liquor. The City Marshal remarked the
other day that if signers of warrants would
come forward, the police wouldn't be backward
In searching. The meeting adjourned about 9
The rumor regarding the sale of the atteu
Car Works to the M G. r. r was unfoun ded
The ballot boz used at the last town election
| in Woolwich is 115 years old
a. M. s. Pinafore is ON the way.
The Crowd that went to see the launch this
| afternoon of the Kate Florence was again dis
| appointed. as it was impossible to draw the
| Marion Draper, fast in the flats, astern the
| Kate Florence. from her firm seat in the mud.
Greens and otherl garden sass" have reached
| the produce dealers.
The marriage of Miss Lena A. Berry to Mr..
Walter p. Bancroft, of the firm of Percy:&
Bancroft, takes place at the residence of the
BRIDES mother, on Summer street, Thursday,
at 9.45 a. m. After the ceremony the happy
pair will leave on the morning train for New
York city.
Yesterday twenty-eight feet of water rose in
the artesian well at the foot of Summer street.