The Portland daily press., 1879-04-17
LEWISTON AND AUBURN.

--nH LEWlsION, April 10.
Hon. Bion Bradbury was in town yesterday.
The Grand Jury is in session at the court
house. sfa slr7rs elF.- +
It's now the "Park House, instead Of Seen
trai House." j. Jones proprietor.
Lewiston Board of Overseers meet every
Monday evening
Stocks are going down. They have them at
the five cent counters.
Prot. @. A. Bean, the pedestrian, received
challenge from Mechanic Falls artist. The
contest will occur in Lewiston at an early day.
Dol. Littlefiela had "A boarders registered
this morning.
Gay & Foss' shoe mandatory ia rushing.
L. Q. Dunham has purchased through j. T.
aud W. Smalls real estate agency, the stock
farm of 81. A. Billings in Auburn.
Hotel arrivals yesterday, viz: De Witt, 25:
Marston 20; Elm %.
Chas. Clark, esq.,, at the High street Dickens
party, recently took the character of Pickwick
with great success.
Report of the resumption of operations at the
Lincoln mill is denied.
Freight receipts at the M. g. Bates street
station today were: cars corn, sundries and
2 cotton.
Lewiston Machine Works are very busy.
One hundred and forty workmen are constantly
employed. The productions of their work are
looms, shafting, etc. They are now employed
Island, Lawrence, Saco and Bates mills.l
Arrangements are being perfected for due
observance of Memorial day by the Grand
Army of our two cities.
A very large audience greeted the Boston
Museum company at Music Hall tonight in
their Justly celebrated play "My Son. Mr.,
VIM: Warren was especially pleasing in his
renditlon and the entire cast with bat one or
Two exceptions was a perfect success. This
company can be assured of q good reception
here whenever they are billed.
Among the prominent strangers in town to.
day are Peter Lane, formerly of Lane & Little,
6ortland, Capt r. M. Shaw of Lisbon, Hiram
Briggs aod r. 9. Boothby of Livermore.
The officers of the Spring st. Baptist parish
for the ensuing year are as follows: Clerk % Silas
SDrague; Treasurer, Geo. G. Wing; Assessors,
y. u. Beal, e. w. Burgess and f. W, Jordan :
Collector, ii. Il. Smith; Music Committee, P.
M Woodman and sexton, j. 81. Otis. The So
ciety mas debt Of $4,000. Their current ex-
pendltures are $1,000 per year.
Geo. Il: Bartlett of Auburn had the third
finger on his right hand severely crushed to-.
day. -
a quantity of liquor confscated BY the off,
GERS today was directed to prominent clergy
man. s'
:. Officer Haggerty made heavy seizure of
liquors today upon an Eastern bound freight
The amount contained three large barrels of
bottled lager Officer Stubbs confiscated five
gallons yesterday in charge of the Eastern Ex-
press Company.
John Mccormick was fined $50 and costs on
search and seizure today. He appealed from
the sentence and furnished bonds
Emmet Cadets gave variety levee tonight,
Ia which the romantic Irish drama in two acts.
Shandy Mcguire or the Bold Boy of the Noun !.
tains, was produced.
Court proceedings Jordan vs. Michael
Driscoll, to recover for services rendered de-
1endanCs wife. plaintiffs mother, during sick
ness and for expense of fuueral. Judgment
1or plaintiff in the sum of SOL.
Ludden Hutchinson
VIM. Norton Vs. Zebuel Libby. Action of
assnmpsit on notes. Verdict for plaintiff.
Damages $10837.
Swan. Hntcb;nson
ANA 8. Parker vs. James Clark. Action to
recover for defendant breaking bond of $500.
TO the effect defendant would not engage for
Ten years In certain business. On trial.
Ludden. Swasev
Fdst Day Programme Forenoon, religious
observance at High street and Park street
churches; shooting match, at PerryyiIe
Fastlmes, walking matches at City Hall ard
Lyceum Hall. Afternoon, athletic exhibition
at Lyceum Hall. Evening, cantata at Music
Hall, Infantry drill and ball at City Hall.