The Portland daily press., 1879-08-08
BATH.
The City Government-Sever Accidents
Bitten by Bull Dog-A Brute OF
Man-News and Gossip.
Thursday, Aug. 7

THURSDAY, Aug. 7.
Cool and pleasant
Last nights gale blew down bean poles and
corn.
If the police continue their attention to the
water front the bathing nuisance will soon
cease.
By the way, wouldn't it be good idea for
our city to make some provision for free bath
ing for the boys?
The name of Alden Sprague is favorably
mentioned for the present vacant office OF
city liquor agent. Mr.. S. has been on the
night watch many years, has proved efficient
and faithful, knows every citizen and a more
honest or careful man cannot be found for the
position.
An ugly bulldog yesterday afternoon at
tackled BERTHE Sprague, a little son of MIR.
Thomas Sprague, engineer at the Knox q
Lincoln car shop, Selling the child who was
passing the house of the owner of the dog, Mr..
Charles Ambr rose, ON an errand, by the calf OF
the right leg, and not releasing hi shold unit il
forcibly removed by Mr.. James Ferris The
ugly wound was dressed by DR.. Savage. The
child suffered greatly. After the occurrence,
on com plant of Mr.. Sprague, officers Tibbetts
and Reed, sent by Deputy Marshal Langley,
shot the vicious brute.
Robertson "a sailor lad overcome by kerosene,
was locked up last night.
The members f,St. Mary's church had an
excursion down Back river in the Eastern
steamboats, this morning.
Mr.. Elwell, while graphing off the K L.
wharf this morning, fetched up schooners
anchor.
S.F.E.No was tried ON Commercial
street last evening
Messrs L. B. Torrey, JAS. Mcclellan. Arthur
Sewall, Chas. Larrabee and Gen. I. w. Hyde
left town today for Noosehead
Mrs. Dickerman drove drunken sailor out
of her place of business on Commercial sire ct
this morning with a big rolling pin.
Dr. Bibber yesterday sent two sailors, sick
with cholera morbus, belonging to schooner
Laura A Burlingame, to Portland into hospi-
tai.
Yesterday afternoon little child named
Card, six years of age, was picking up chips in
the shipyard of Messrs. Morse, when bending
over to get the chips struck from timber by a
man with broadaxe her head came under the
axe and CHASTITY scalp wound about three
inches in in length was cut by the edge of the
axe. Had the whole axe struck the child s
head instant death would have resulted. The
child was taken to her home bleeding pro-
fusely from the wound. DIR. VIM. E. Rice
was summoned and dressed the wound.
The schooner Mary Stockham is at Thwing S
Point loading ice for Philadelphia.
Jack thinks the potato pest gifted with mus
ical taste-for it's humbug.
FarrSc Frost's awning was carried away by
the gale yesterday
At the regular meeting of the city council
last night the following gentlemen were drawn
to serve as traverse jurors at the August term
of the S. J. Court: Robert c. Coombs, Ezra
A. Cunningham, Chas. w. Arras, Lyman
Costello, Geo. Moulton, Jr., Daniel p Hodg-
kins, Albert G. Eaton, j. G. Richardson.
Roll of accounts No. /, amounting to ST.
976.O7, was passed. An order was passed re-
questing the mayor to issue orders to the city
marshal to enforce chapter of the city ordi-
nances relating to dogs.
An order was passed instructing the joint
standing committee on gas and gas fixtures to
discontinue the street lights excepting on dark
and stormy evenings until Oct. l., after which
date they shall be lighted as before.
A mans finger tip was sliced off yesterday
at Torrey's foundry by one of the machines.
A man at Goss & Sawyers had his hand
bruised yesterday afternoon. damned in a
stick of timber.
The gale was not of severity at Boothbay
harbor and at the rivers mouth.
For 1878 the saleries of the teachers in our
public schools amounted to $15.926.21. Total
expense of schools $22, 420.S1. For 1889 the
teachers were paid $4,000. Total expenses
were $40, 80
The sixth month of our mcnicipal year is
not finished and two-thirds nearly of the APP
preparations for gas has been used up, neces-
stating the action made last night by the
council, by which from date till Oct citizens
will have to submit to the shutting off of the
gas in order to save pennies to the public
purse. This is one of the results OF the recent
% per cent. reduction in city expenses. Is it
not ridiculous for the wealthiest city of Maine
Comparatively thus to cause Inconvenience to
citizens, bring ridicule upon the place and pos
sibly to veil vice with economical darkness.
Let some one start subscription paper to
make up the deficit that there may be more
light.
Hotel arrivals-At Sagadahoc 30; Shannon's
81.
Thursday night beast of an Irishman
dragged an Intelligent water spaniel from
the steps of a Washington street residence,
began whipping him with strap, kicked and
pounded the dumb animal until the howls OF
the dog caused repeated remonstrance from
many ladies living in the vicinity. The man
in a rage insulted the ladies and continued his
abuse Of the dog, simply for having run away
to escape abuse. Finally the dog escaped un-
der sidewalk whereupon the man procured
plank and with his entire strength sought to
strike the dog. The affair has caused much
comment and the mans name is coupled with
his shameful actions throughout the city.
An excursion from Freeport to Mouse Is
land Friday, as also a moonlight sail, dance,
opening and fireworks at Popham.