The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-11-15
BATH.
Local Short Notes and Sketches-Busi-
ness Gossip Temperance.


Mud, drizzle, rain clonds.
Another crowded house for the Star course.
Two sailors put ashore last night from the
barkentine, INDUCED in a row Oh Commefciai
street and were locked up by the police
Deputy Marshal Longley searched the three
principal hotels yesterday for liquor, but no
liquor was found.
man yesterday wfung ROSTERS heck anu
left him for dead, while he paid attention to
the rest of the poultry. On turning round old
cock-a-doodle was engaged in fight with an
irate Bantam. A sharp axe settled the birds
fate.
Three car loads of Bath people attended the
Brunswick concert last night.
The large pile of ship knees on Crescent
street looks like business
Goss & Sawyer launch a barque Tuesday.
She now is having masts stepped.
Gen Fitzpatrick thinks Blaine-Sherman or
| SLerman-Bane will head the next Presi-
| tial ticket.
Backus gave a concert at the Bath Hotel
last night.
Dance at Music Hall next Tuesday evening.
| Adams x HitchcockS schooner Is nearly
ready to launch.
The Kapella towed raft OF logs to Wnne-
| gance to-day.
The high tide caused the wreck Of the old
| ferry boat Lincoln to drift from SaWdust Cove
| down river this noon.
| Twelve cargoeS OF rock weed passed up river
| this morning.
Can't John Wakefield brought over lighter
load of broom handles from Wiscasset this
morning.
Mary Peru lodged a complaint yesterday
with the police that Mr.. Peru knocked her
| down on the street.
| A Bath boy got married the other day and
his father-in-law presented him with nog,
| six chickens and one hen. The man killed
the hog later and his father-in-law was very
indignant because he refused to present him
with peck of corn-feed left from the porcne
cuisine.
The Creedmore has been chartered by those
thirteen sail-makers for a trip to Boothbay
| Sunday.
Hookers artesian well is down eighteen
feet.
By mistake the City Hall bell rung this
morning at Gas instead Of o'clock. Several
citizens hastily turned out to the supposed fire.
The demand for the PRESS and Argus this
morning was so great that within thirty min
utes after their arrival they were sold and l0U
extras telegraphed for. Ii our citizens would
see that their names are on the subscription
list they would not be disappointed so ire
quently.
Sagadahoc County Convention of Reform
Clubs met in regular session i'll the hall OF the
BOWuOlQlldln hoIOflu SluU VI
The meeting was called to order by the Secre-
tary, j: f. Wright, and at once proceeded tc
elect officers, with the following result: Hon
Henry Tallman, President; j. III. Wilson, Isl
Vice President; VIM. H. Fields, I'd Vice Pres
the work as advancing in the county. Resolu-
presented favor1g are retp peEo Of the
disseminating the liquor agencies, and ask
while they be continued, that they be confined
to the strict letter of the law. In the evening
public meeting was held in the Baptis
church, at which time remarks were made by
Rev. DIR. Kingsbury, VIM. LII. Gilman, Ed
ward Berry, Rev. Mr.. McIntire, Geo. Quint
BENZ Sedgley, Thomas Tyler, G: B. Harring
ton, d. S. Smith, John McQuarrie, j. l.. Pat
ten, Mrs. Converse burlington and others
The exercises were interspersed with fine music
by the church choir
The diamond ear jewels worn by the bride
at the recent wedding were purchased witt
money placed in the bank years ago by thu
grandmother Of the bride for this purpose.
The Park Instrumental Quartette concert OF
Monday evening next will be the great success
of the Star course. Miss Ulmer is considered
the prettiest soprano in New England.