The Portland daily press., 1879-07-08
MAINE CITIES.
lettings by Press Correspondents.
LEWISTON AND AUBURN.

LEWISTON AND AUBURN.
MONDAY, July 7.
The weather is decidedly cool.
Shoe business is still booming.
Now for haying and old cider
The Androscoggin is at low ebb.
Clergymen are vacating.
Uncle jenkins swings the scythe as he
used to in younger days.
Sunday passed without an arrest, and
nary a case was brought before His Honor
this morning.
Only one tramp sought the peace and
tranquility of a nights rest at the lodging
house last week.
Hon. r. B. Dunn of Waterville is at the
Dewitt House.
Two baptisms occurred Sunday, at the
river.
Rev. III. S. Burrage, of the lions Advo-
cate, occupied the Court street Baptist pull
pit yesterday.
The police spilled another large quantity
of liquor to-day.
Moses Briggs, the Togus tramp, is taking
brief rest at the city aims house.
With a return of good times there follows
a scarcity of matrimonial alliances. Only
one intention was recorded last week.
A well known hack driver has united
with one of our churches.
Prof c. Fl. Verrill, a former resident of
Auburn, is in town, visiting friends. He
has at present the management of large
boarding school in Franklin, N. Y.
Curtis, the artist, contemplates removing
to Portland.
j. G.. Tibbetts, Esq.,, of Lisbon, is guest
at the Marston House.
Prime OK beef is selling in market for 81
cents.
AT one o'clock Sabbath afternoon, fire
alarm was given from the apartments of J.
M. Fernald, over Smith & Peck's store on
Lisbon street, but no fire could be found
except in sitting room stove, which was
minus fue, and from which large vol
umes of smoke were pouring.
Peter Goggn, local celebrity, was plac
ed in durance vile to-day by Joe. Mrs G..
complained of her husband, but now is re-
penting in dust and ashes, and entreats the
marshal to set at liberty he who is the sup
port of her declining years. Peter is des-
tined for the county boarding house, where
for while he can peg Shoes
Twas about two years ago, gentleman
in fine clothes and with progressing APP
pearance entered the jewelry establishment
chains. He looked over an assortment, but
could not decide between two of the most
valuable, which to purchase, and asked
permission to take them to his wife on
Park street, so as to allow her to select.
Permission was granted. and during all
these two years Messrs. Osgood & Co. have
been waiting for that wife to make up her
mind. To-day the eagle-eyed Stone, the
detective of the police force, placed his
hands upon the shoulders of a gentleman,
bearing the name and strong resemblance
to the jewelry embezzler. So this is what
we have been trying to tell: Martin l..
Watson is arrested for larceny, and now is
in the city prison awaiting trial.
Capt. A. s. Perham burned four fingers
upon his left hand and another upon his
right hand quite badly, with fireworks, on
the evening of the 4th.
We are informed of a very peculiar freak
of nature which is displayed on the farm of
John Folsom, Palmyra. An apple tree has
fruit fully formed, buds and blossoms, and
besides this and more wonderful still, some
of its branches touching the ground have
taken root and new sprigs are shooting up.
In conversation with State Liquor Agent
Bigelow to-day, in reference to the suit
brought against him by ex-Commissioner
Chase for dana ges sustained by the refusal
to take the old stock o liquors remaining
from last years sales, Mr.. Bigelow says he
did not refuse to take the liquors on the
ground of their impurity, but because Mr..
Chase would not furnish him certificate
of analysis of the liquors. He considered
this obligatory on Mr.. Chase's part. He
says he couldn't purchase liquor of Mr..
Chase or any other man that he (Bigelow)
couldn't sell, and he declines to buy any
stock unless he knows it is pure, and is
placed at fair market prices. Mr.. Bigelow
wishes to correct the statement that his
counsel advised him not to refuse the old
stock, for not only his own counsel but all
that he has consulted have advised him as
to the legality of his position.
Rev. r. L. Greene, DR.. N. G. Parker and
eight other gentlemen of the Park street
society have gone on a two weeks yacht
ing trip down the Maine coast, as far as
Mount Desert.
Hotel arrivals-DeWitt, s; Marston, IS;
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