The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-10-17

Six roamers at the palais last night.
Fifteen tramps in squads of nine and six,
well dressed and smoking cigars and pipes,
arrived in town this morning.
There is an inodorous animal war at Wool.
witch.
Five hundred logs were towed to Wiscasset
yesterday.
Good ducking at Hockomock.
The regular and special trains to the fan
carried crowds from Bath today.
The ruined asphalt walk on the north side o.
Oak street is being covered with respectable
plank wallz-a good move.
Chapman vs. Donnell-Portland VS.. Bath
at Columbian Hall, Saturday night.
One hundred and twenty tons of granite
passed through from the Vinalhaven quarries
for st. Louis today.
Blaisdell's eco ton schooner has been sold tt
Philadelphia party and is being fitted for sea
ingalls, makes the blocks.
bank president was walking down Front
street this morning, roll of flannel tumbled
from aloft in front of one OF the dry goods
stores, knocking OF his hat and occaslonlhg
laughter from bystanders.
Lots of cartridges waiting to be shot IN the
neighboring woods.
VIM. Donnel has Just taken a contract to
saw large quantity of hard wood plank Tor
Augustus Palmer.
A Knox & Lincoln snow pillow being repaired
at the machine shop, is reminder that winter
is near
The boys spend many leisure hours trapping
pigeons on Commercial street.
Mr.. Collins shot nine plover at Small Point
yesterday.
Blaisdells pilot boat, now in process of con-
struction, will be launched next weok. 1t is
for use on the coast of Georgia. Herbert Mer-
rill will go as boat keeper.
The tides are running very high.
The mercury reads $50 in the shade.
The wonderful eight legged calf was on ex-
hibition here today.
Messrs. C. H. Greenleaf, VIM. Collins, John
Clifford, Henry WATSON and e. WetherDee,
last Tuesday at Bald Bluff, in two hours time,
shot forty coots. They were entertained at
Clifford and Collins cottage, Small Point
Front street is now being looked after by the
street commissioner.
The schools were closed today to allow the
pupils to visit the county fair.
The trailing arbutus is beginning to show
signs of second poisoning.
Among the curiostieS that j. L.. Douglas,
ESQ.,, possesses is an autograph album kept i'll
a very methodical manner containing the au-
tographs of the mayors, clergy, school teach
ers, lawyers and other professional people and
officials of the city for years back, as also the
signatures of noted men and women, generals,
bishops, public persons, many of whom have a
worldwide reputation. 1t is interesting to
glance over Mr. Douglas collection.
This afternoon the examination of the Rev.
VIM. Richards, who is to be ordained and in
stalled as pastor of the Central church, took
place in the vestry. This evening the exer-
cises will occur in the church in the following
order: Anthem, invocation reading of scrip
ture, prayer hymn, admission into the church,
right hand of fellowship, address, doxology,
benediction. Mr.. Richards is graduate of
Yale College and Andover Seminary, is a tai
ented, eloquent speaker, a fine writer, and
enter doubtless upon a period of great pros
perity.
Like Sunday OH the street today everybody
gone to the fair.
Kate Thayer, Arbuckle and a host Of fine
talent at Columbian Hall Friday night. Tick
cts selling rapidly at Shaw's.