The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-24
MAINE CITIES.
lettings by Press Correspondents.
LEWISTON AND AUBURN.

LEWISTON AND AUBURN.
WEDNESDAY, July %.
The English Blondes are billed for Sat-
uldaY evening, at Music Hall.
The Lake Auburn Spring Company will
ship 100 barrels Of water this week.
The estate of j. A. Rodick & Co. is I'M
der assignment.
Rev. J. Mariner started to-day for a
three months tour in Europe
DR.. Cheney returned home Monday.
A. R. Savage, Esq, addressed the repub-
licans at South Paris last evening.
Ex-Gov. Dingley will give The opening
address at the Sebago Lake campmeeting,
which begins July 81.
There was another little breeze in the
board of aldermen last evening over licens-
ing billiard halls.
Ed. Lyons, held on suspicion of being
connected with The Sands burglary, was
discharged this morning.
Dink Butler, arrested yesterday for
drunkenness, was taken suddenly sick at
the station this morning and is now con-
lined in room of the lodging department.
fore Judge Dresser tomorrow on COM
plant of Transporting liquors.
Woodbury. Libby, a farmer of Minot,
drove into town late yesterday afternoon
with trunk containing the remainder of
the silks stolen in the recent robbery. He
said he found the trunk in the same woods
and but q short distance from where the
first and second lots were found. Mr..
Sands is now in possession of the entire
lot, seventy pieces. which were taken, and
can consider himself very fortunate at the
issue of the case. No more arrests have
been made, but the officers have another
clue, which it is believed will terminate in
bringing the right parties to justice
Another lodge of knights of Honor has
been formed under the title of "Paul Hill
dreth.'
Following is summary of the business
transacted at meeting of the City Council
last evening:
Petitions referred-For a sewer on
Wood street; for exemption of taxation on
property of Lady of Lourdes Asylum.
Orders-To build stone crossings across
Pine street at junction of Shawmut street,
and across Main street, at westerly juno
ton with Bates street; to extension of
Park street sewer to Ash street; to pay
dues claimed by ex-officers Bond, Rowe
commended by ex-Marshal Quinby; to pay
damages claimed by Horatio Bumpus; to
raise committee to report on changing of
voting places from the public school baild-
ings to more appropriate places; to pur-
chase land of j. Y. Scranton, corner of
Main and Sabbatus street, at cost not to
exceed $500; to extend Central street, cost
to be limited to $500: to place drinking
fountains on the corner of Pine and Park
streets and corner of Lisbon and Ash
streets; to introduce water in the school
buildings, erect stand pipes in Bates street
and Horton street buildings, construct suit
able water closets, etc.. to place watering
troughs on the corner of Main and Sabat-
tus streets and corner of Park and Pine
streets: to restrict the sale of liquor at the
liquor agency to the following regulations,
viz:
HE, the agent, shall not sell to any person
not resident of Lewiston.
HE shall sell no liquors to inhabitants of
the city OF Lewiston of Incorporate habits or
acc mpanied with proper voucher from some
reliable physician, or for mechanical or manufac-
turing purpose; and should any person repeat
their request beyond what seems reasonably
necessary it shall be the duty of the agent to
certain the actual necessities of such request.
3.-He shall keep record of Kind and guam
tity of liquor sold, to whom and for what sold,
with name of street and number where both re-
side. And shall also enforce the law such as
misrepresent the case to him as provided by the
Revised Statutes of Maine.
A license was granted to Henry Free to
run billiard hall.
1t was reported inexpedient to establish a
telegraph station in the city building; also
favorably to laying out $500 in repairs on
Barkers' Mills county road.
An unusually terrific shower and gale
passed through this section yesterday after
noon, commencing at o'clock. 1t was of
about ten minutes duration, and was ex-
ceedingly violent. Some damage is re-
ported.
The timely efforts of young Auburn
gentleman in rescuing lady from exposure
mendable.