The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-24
BATH.
Chips-A Bath Artist-Com commercial The
Vacation Season-Nearly Fire.

WEDNESDAY, July %.
The pilots ON the river
Call aloud for blood
Because the "digger" captain
Mid channel dumps his mud.
Too much water for the temperance excur-
sonsts.
Likewise for the sons of David whose camp
ing trip has been postponed until Thursday.
Kit Carson says every good shot is good fell
low.
Good weather for the crops.
Haying is nearly over in this vicinity.
The schooner Ida Babcock is at Horse
Island Harbor loading with ice for Southern
port.
The ship Prussia, loaded with 1900 tons of
ice by the Arctic Ice Company, is now ready
for sea.
Ship Theobald, daily expected at this port,
will take the Prussias berth at the X. Il S.
wharf to load ice for New Orleans.
One Of the show windows at d. O. Foye &
Co. S provision store on Washington street has
been the attraction for three days past. In it
are two families, one of seven young white
rabbits, the other of II kittens with the ma
ternal feline. The cat takes excellent care of
both rabbits and kittens. The antics of the
latter are very amusing.
No fresh fish except mackerel have been re-
ceived in this market for ten days.
Two intentions of marriage recorded this
month.
Mcguire, one of the Bowdoinham Bank rob
bers, was released from Thomaston prison to-
day. His sentence was fifteen years, but the
usual cut off was allowed for good behavior
during his term of imprisonment.
The VIM. Kemp makes daily trips to the bay
for fresh water.
Mr.. Frank O. Garcelon, of Adams Express
Company, is spending Jews days of his vaca-
ton in this city.
Owing to the lively competition on Front
street yesterday the price of fresh baked pea
nuts has declined to five cents per quarts
Hotel arrivals-Sagadahoc 10, Shannon IS.
Thunder and lightning.
Mr.. Chas l.. Lemont, of this city, has re-
Gently completed a sketch of Chase & Huse's
ice houses and surroundings at Horse Island
Harbor, Phipsburg, Me- The houses, pond,
with men at work, the schooners W. b. Her
rick and M. 5. Williams lying off the point,
New Meadows river, Horse and Mark islands
are drawn with the accuracy of photograph,
while the artistic finish and fine perspective
show the artist to be of more than usual talent.
"A Winnegance girl thought she saw rattle
snake in the woods last Monday.
Mrs. Louis Kingsbury, whose sunstroke
while returning from Witch Spring was no.
ticed in yesterdays locals today is nearly re-
covered.
Fine rings, stone canoes, silver plated ware,
and finest jewelry of all kinds at Pages.
Malignant diphtheria is prevalent in Bow
doinham
Many Bath people are rusticating at Arrow
sic.
From Bath to Harpswcll is one of the finest
drives in New England
A smashup occurred on North street last
night.
Business change-Isaacson, clothier on Cen
tire street, will leave for Boston Aug. 1.
The excursion of the Episcopalan society is
postponed to Thursday
DR.. j. o. Fiske, pastor of the Winthrop
street Congregational church, left the city ON
the 3.35 p. m. train for three weeks vacation
tour to Nova Scotia, Prince Edwards Island
and the Provinces.
Yesterday morning Mrs Stephen, who re-
sides on Russell street at the south end, threw
some coal ashes near the wood shed in the rear
of the house. The live Goals set fire to the
shed. A serious confagration was prevented
by the neighbors whose attention to the fire
was called by an alarm given by Mrs. Bryant.
No general alarm was given.