The Portland daily press., 1879-06-23
MAINE CITIES.
Jottings by Press Correspondents.
LEWISTON AND AUBURN.

LEWISTON AND AUBURN.
SATURDAY, June 81.
This years days of grace are numbered
for the collegian.
The Auburn high school graduating class
reception in the vestry of the High street
church last evening was brilliant affair."
Messrs Snow & Bicknell who have COM
pleted their preparatory course of studies
under the tutorship Of Prof. Fish, will en-
Ter Tufts College.
Goss Bros. team came over the bridge at
runaway pace just before noon. 1t was
captured at the corner of Pleasant and
Court streets, with bnt small damage.
Harry Hartwell, the champion pedes-
trian of Androscoggin county, has entered
the fifty mile race, which is to be held in
Dexter July 4th.
The subject of 'amusements' is being
generally discussed by our professional
men. Pastor Hamilton breaches Sunday,
on Why | cannot attend the theater."
The programme for the commencement
concert will be one of the bes ever present.
ed to Lewiston audience, and it should be
citizens. Some desirable seats yet remain
unsold at Douglass & Cooks, and at w.
Sewall & Co.'S.
The Auburn Light Infantry will go to
Portland on the 4th Of July.
Sixty gallons Of liquor were confscated
by the police to-day. near the M. G. r. r.
crossing at Bunkers Mills. The barrels
rested in the ditch and were probably
thrown from the train, intending to have
tal at uiobt ipfn tho
city shops.
A prize debate upon the question:
Ought the United States to adopt the
policy of flee trade was participated in
last evening at the College chapel by the
third division Of the Sophomore class. The
leading disputants were j. II. Parsons, af
fimative and C. w. Williams, negative.
The corner stone of the new Trinity
church, corner Bates and Spruce Streets,
was laid to-day, with appropriate ceremo-
mics, conducted by Bishop Neely. A ban
quet followed at Temperance Hall. Among
those who participated in the exercises of
the day were, Bishop Neely, Rev. Mr..
Hayes and Rev. Mr. Ketchum of Portland;
Rev. Mr.. Gregs0n of Bath; Rev. Mr.. Mich
ols of Brunswick; Rev. w. Ii. Washburn,
rector, Revs Messrs. Dickerman, Mariner,
Snow. Hogbui and Bowen of Lewiston,
Prof Angel of Bates COLLEGE, Capt Caziare
Of Bowdoin College and l, Fitz Baldwin of
Lewiston. the walls of the church (stone)
will be erected this season. The society is
twenty-five years old and now numbers 125
families.
The game of base ball this afternoon be-
tween the Bates and Colbys, proved bril-
liant victory for the latter by a score of 5
to u. The home club found it difficult to
pick up the scientific pitching of their op-
ponents, and their batting proved unusu-
ally defective. The Colbys' are strong
team. The result of the game was a gen.
eral surprise, as the Bates boys we're over
confident of carrying the day. Oakes um
pred satisfactorily. Following is the score
by innings:
2 4 5 G 8 s 8
Bates 100 o 0 2 o Q i 5
Colbys....2 0 . Q 3 0 C-12
The examination at Bates College were
concluded to-day, and tomorrow Prof. B.
f. Hayes, acting president, will deliver the
baccalureate address at the Main St. +.
B. church. The annual sermon before the
Theological school will be delivered by
Rev. j. Fullonton, D. d., in the evening.