The Portland daily press., 1879-10-20
SATURDAY, Oct. 10


A man fell overheard while landing at Moul-
toms this moroing.
The Grand Army fair committees are to have
a sociable next Tuesday evening at the rooms
of the Post.
Two marriage licences and one dog license
received at City Hall this morning.
Geo. Merritt and Zina FL. Blair, Jr., leave
Monday to join the IL. Schaff"
Perkins Bros. and Stacy have sold the schr
Rose to Capt Oliver of the Creedmore.
AT VIM. p Cutler & Sons sail loft large
crew of men are working day and night ON the
suits of sail for Capt. Hagan's pilot boat and
schooner, Blaisdell's new schooner, and the
schooner of Goss & Sawyer which will be COM
manded by Capt. Meder
Alfred King arrived from Fall River month
ago, but his valuable wardrobe and personal
effects have not yet been forwarded.
Engine Company No. 4, of Brunswick, con-
template giving supper and dance to Kenne-
bee S. f. e. No. 0, of Bath, next week. The
supper will be at the Sagadahoc, the dance at
Columbian Hall.
Geo. A. Jones' Opera Co. is booked for Bath
Dec. 2.
Polar Star Lodge, No. II, +. and A. NJ, con-
template holding a SUPPER and sociable next
Tuesday night at City Hail.
Brig Mary Comeroy, from Baltimore, is at
the Knickerbocker wharf with coal for the
Towage Co. and Woodward.
Additional workmen have been added to the
crew at Torrey's brass foundry.
From Capt. GosS' farm in Woolwich marsh
hay is being shipped in lighters for use in pack
ing ice at Boothbay.
Last evening there was very pleasant dance
at p. O. Hall in Winnegance. About 40 cou-
pies tripped lightly to the music of Perrys Or
chestra. The dance closed at 2 O'Clock this
morning. Those present from this city had an
enjoyable time.
John Fisher jammed his foot severely at
Moulton' S the first of the week, causing his
absence from the works till yesterday, when
he returned and severely injured his right
hand. Unfortunate.
Mon were employed at Hagan's yard this
morning coppering the pilot boat
More granite passed through today for st.
Louis.
lively shipping business for Bath. This after
noon, at high water. the schooner John III. Nc
Culloch was launched from Hagan's yard, and
the schooner Serena r. Soper was launched
from Goss & Sawyer's yard. The McCulloch
measures about 80 tons, the Soper 6O344. The
Brunswick, Ga, and the latter by Capt. Soper
of New York.
Those who witnessed the gymnast per-
formances of laborer employed in making re-
pairs in the Sagadahoc House roof were sur
prised at the ease with which he balanced a
pile of slate upon his head, ascending to the
lofty roof without touching his burden with
his hands.
AT Arras' printing office may be seen a fine
specimen OF the New Meadows river oyster.
The bevalve of Aud Lang Syne
The following sensational epistle wasSpicked
up by Mr.. VIM. Collins in bottle on Small
Point beach while cunning in that locality:
Long 3S, Lat. 80.
eve expect every minute to go down. Steamer
leaking badly. Crank pin gone. God save the
crew. CAPT. BAKER,
Steamer Whirlwind.
If found give notice to Maine papers.
October 2, 1879"
AS no steamer Whirlwind appears in the
government list, and as the shipwrecked mari
ner who penned the note of distress was very
careful to dot his is and cross his It's we sus-
pect that the only parties interested in the
document were those who in the interval of
coot shooting emptied large bottle and in
serted the alarming note.
The Juvenile Opera Troupe are billed for
Bath Dec. 10Th.
A refined and cultured audience of not
alarming size greeted the Kate Thayer concert
troupe in Columbian Hall last night The
programme, which was the same as previous
entertainments of this troupe, was so arranged
as to well balance each star one against the
other. AS whole the concert gave the high
est satisfaction and had it come later in the
season would doubtless have been awarded
crowded house.
Schooner Bessie E. Dickinson arrived in
port to-day with 306, 900 feet of hard spine lum-
Der for B. w. & Ell. F. Morse and Goss &
Sawyer.
A party of seven lady friends of the new
schooner Isaac Campbell which arrived yester-
day from Waldoboro were so much pleased
with life on board ship that they drove the
captain and crew ashore and took possession of
the vessel for the night.
AT Blaisdell's yard thea shers slipped yester-
day afternoon, tearing down the mast COM
panions and causing days extra labor.
Miss Kellogg sings at Columbian Hall We'd
nesday evening.