The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-10-02

troversy-Star Course-Ship Notes
The knight Templars' Celebration-Oth-
er Matters.
WEDNESDAY, Oct 1.
Mercury reads S3o in the shade.
Eleven sixteenths Of the tug Glide was sold
this morning to Portland parties She will be
taken to Portland and used in docking the
ocean steamers.
The crew. of the Havana returned to Bath
this morning.
Twelve tramps in town today.
David Tabors had three fingers badly jam
med at Cess & Sawyers yard yesterday after
noon.
Two more schooners with coal for the M. c.
T.. r., arrived this morning.
Horace Written of this city has been APP
pointed brakeman on the NJ. G. r. r.
A dog fight on Commercial street this morn
ing drew a crowd.
The Kapella towed 500 logs to Winnegance
yesterday afternoon.
Woolwich is to have a tonsorial saloon.
The boilers at the old Treat & Lang mill
yard are being removed to Boston.
Schooner Eta, at Nichols wharf, is loading
1000 bricks and 80 casks of lime for Pictou
Tomorrow she leaves for Gardiner where
1900 feet of hard pine timber will also be
loaded.
The old brick yard at the south end is still
in existence and bricks are being manufac-
tured for city use.
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchange
Queenstown, arrived Sept. 80, ship LIE Capt.
tan, Lincoln, from San Francisco May 25-126
days. Queenstown, arrived Sept. 30, ship AS
toria, Anderson, from San Francisco June 2.
London, sailed Sept. 80, ship Harvester, Bos-
worth, for New York. New York, arrived
ship Bullion, Reed, from Havre.
Five tramps and an intoxicated gentlem an
passed last night at the palais.
The following communication fir ON d1stin-
guished member of the Sagadahoc County Re-
publican Committee explains itself: Il learn
from reliable authority that all reports OF SEN
ator Lamson's inelIgibility are groundlesS. MY
informant has Investigated the case and as
sures me that Mr.. LamSon is of American
birth and is no way disqualified to act as
Senator. Some ten or twelve years since Mr..
Lamson was elected town clerk of Richmond
after a very spirited contest, and his opponents
learning that his family had lived at Deer Isle,
and being unfamiliar with the geography OF
our state thought Deer Isle to belong to the
Provinces; therefore, they thought he was dis
qualified to serve as town clerk. When they
came to learn that Deer Isle was in Hancock
county, State of Maine, all excitement over
the election OF an unnat uraliZed citizen to
serve as clerk of the quiet village of Rich
mond subsidized. Since that time Mr.. Lamson
has had various positions, among which he has
been Representative to the Legislature. Feel
ing confident that the statement of the Green
back leaders in regard to Mr.. Lamson's ineligi-
bility was without foundation | make this
statement in justice to him."
The horse found Monday night hitched to
the court house fence was, yesterday after
noon taken to Richardson's farm by Prof.
Carpenter and there knocked on the head.
The harness was valued at 81.
The stern piece of the new Morse schoo ner
is in position.
The Manuel Llaguno's sails are being bent
at Chapman & Flint's yard.
Blaisdells schooner is all painted and W Ill
be launched next week.
Hathorns ship is nearly framed.
The six vessels in Goss, Sawyer Il Packard s
yards are in different stages of completion, all
being in frame.
Rogers barkentine is half planked.
Minott has laid the keel of his ship at the
centre.
repairs and alterations on the Central
church are nearly completed.
500 reward for thieves. See Palmers adj
yertisement in our Bath column.
Bath folks now have only to pay 81 to Bos-
ton and return on the Star.
Thieves tried to force an entrance in L. NJ.
Simpsons store, corner of High and Centre
streets, Monday night, but were frightened
away without accomplishing their object
The management of the Star course Of en-
tertainments for the coming season have Sc
cured the following list of talent:
Oct. 13-Concert. Miss Annie Louise Cary, assist
ed by the Temple Quartette.
Oct. 24-Concert. Young Apollo Club of New
York.
Nov 4.-Reading. Miss George E. Cayvan.
Nov 14.-Lecture. Gen. j. Fitzpatrick.
Nov. 2s.-Concert. The Eichberg Quartette.
Dec. 1o.-Lecture. DR. j. Jay Yillers.
Crowds gathered in the principal streets this
morning to witness the reception and street
parade of Trinity, st. Omar and Dunlap Com
manderies, Knights Templar the first two
Communicates visiting from Augusta and
Waterville respectively. Previous to the ar
rival of the visiting Knights, Dunlap Com
mandery with the Bath Band and platoon OF
police marched to the depot, and showed pro-
ficiency of discipline in a short dress parade.
Upon the arrival OF the train and disembarka-
ton of the knights, they march through the
principal streets was taken up in the following
order:
Police.
Bath Band.
Dunlap Commandery, Bath.
John Shaw, Z. G.
Hiram WEIGH, Il. e..
Augusta Band
Trinity COmmandefy.
Waterville Band.
st. Omar Commandery.
Soon after II o'clock the Sasanoa and Samo-
set carried the different Communicates and
friends to Hunnewell's Point, where clam
bake was given by Dunlap Commandery. Re-
turning after pleasant tarry OF a few hours
lunch was served in City hall which, under the
efficient caterer, Capt. Albert N. Carr, was
transformed with flowers, finely arranged tables
and bunting, into an elegant banquet hall. In
the evening dance was held in Columbian
Hall, at which the beauty and fashion of the
city was present
Schooner Grace Bradley has been chartered
to load ice and hay at Rockport for Pensacola,
and lumber from Pensacola to New York.
Reserved seat subscriptions to the Star
course are now being taken at Shaw's and by
the management. Only reserved seat sub
scribers will be notified through the postoffice
of the time of the sale of seats.