The Portland daily press., 1879-10-25
MAINE CITIES.
lettings bv Press Correspondents.
BATH.

"Cross Lots"-Snow Funny Freak
Mad Dog Killed-Unfortunate Fashion
able Weddings Gossip.
FRIDAY, Oct. "a.
Staw hats yesterday, ulsters to-day.
Number of deaths the past week. two.
Four more vagabonds in the palais last
night.
What is our city to do for dance music when
Barller's orchestra are far away down in the
gold mines?
Gray sent more wood Tor his woodward from
Topsham this morning.
Bath has man so lazy that he obliges his
children to hold a glass of water to his lips
when he wishes to drink. So ugly that If q
drop be spilled during the operation that he
kicks them out of the house.
One raft of 800 logs passed down to-day.
Snow fell, first of the season, at 6 a. IN.
The Ideal Opera Company will not show in
| Bath.
manner OF Aud Lang 5yne at his barn ON the
Woolwch side of the river last night. Many
red ears were found Whereupon many red ears
| were made.
| Ten schooners left port to-day.
| For the accommodate of Bath and W ool-
witch people the ferry boat ought to make Sun
| day trips. Unless the trips be Instituted a
| petition signed by leading citizens will in
1iuence at some trouble such result.
| A fashionable evening wedding will come
off one week from Wednesday evening in this
| city.
i. b. Torrey, Esq, is putting into ms
| Washington street residence pipe by which
steam can be used for heating purposes.
| A barrel of human finger, arm and leg bones
| from an eminent surgeons office this mornlng
was taken to the bone shop and disposed OF al
| a cent per ID.
woodward loaded three lighters with coal
for up river this morning
\ special train over the K. & l.. I,allroad
| left Bath for Newcastle this afternoon at o.oJ
o'clock. 1t returns after the close of the con-
yention.
More stone for st. Louis passed through to-
day.
A large black Newfoundland dog frightened
| folks about town this morning into the belief
| that he was mad by his strange actions. Al
noon time Officer Tibbetts shot the animal III
| front of Hobart q Hathaways bakery. The
body was thrown over board by Prof. Carpen-
ter. On a collar now in possession OF the
Deputy Marshal was license No. 1872 Tenney
Apparently the animal was tramp. The
| rest should be likewise served.
Mr.. j. NJ Taylor, the popular clerk OF the
Sagadahoc House, left yesterday with his wife
for two weeks vacation trip to Boston and
Nashua, Mr.. Taylor's home.
Schooner Cassie Jameson, Capt. Pressy, lies
off M. G. Railroad wharf, loaded with 63o tons
of ice by the Great Falls Company of Gardiner
She sails tomorrow for Washington.
Snow squall at B p. m.
Written examinations at the public schools
| this week.
A plank blew off the roof of the Sagadahoc
| House this morning, narrowly escaping in its
descent boy who CHANGED to be passing.
City Clerk Rogers this afterr Don banded us
an apple which grew upon tree planted forty
years since by the late Judge McKown in his
front yard nearly opposite the Bath Hotel. To
| the knowledge of Mrs. McKown the tree has
not been grated but the fruit of which this
was a sample presents an item OF interest to
pomologists. The apple is on one side of fine
| texture, the other half being coarse; half is
light, the other half darkgreen; half very
sweet, half very sour as was proven by tasting
| to the satisfaction of several who saw and
tasted the fruit. Not only this apple but all
the fruit of the tree is similarly unnatural: We
| do not profess to be verSed in apple culture
but it certainly seemed to be very funny
freak of nature.
A fashionable wedding took place yesterday
at Wiscassett, the contracting parties being
Miss M F., daughter of Capt. Joseph Tucker,
and DR.. Irving Kimball, both of Wiscassett
The ceremony was performed by the Episco-
palian rector of the place at the residence
| of the brides father. Many friends from Bath
were present. The happy couple passed
through this city en- route for Boston and
| New York. Best wishes of all friends are
| heartily theirs.
Master Freddie Lsathers one of the orphans
| at the Soldiers Home, accompanied by Mrs
G. A. L. Sampson, left this morning for Acton,
Me-, where the boy will enter the family OF
Mr. James Garvin, to be educated and trained
Mr.. Garvin six years since took one of the or
phans and brought him up successfully, and
gave him good start in the world. In the
Immediate vicinity are six former inmates Of
| the Home.
First lecture in the Wesley M. e. church
course Monday evening in the church.
Woodward put % tons Of coal into the Saga
dahoc this morning. THO house uses $50 tons
each year.
H. M Boney yesterday made an assignment
of the stock of goods in his stationery store to
cover to his bondsmen any deficit that exists
in the property of Mr.. h. O. Morse, recently
of age, of whom he was appointed guardian
some seven years ago. Last evening the gen.
tlemen having the business in hand, closed the
store, and it will remain unopened for the
| present. 4.
The Rev. Geo. Ell. Vibbert of Boston will
speak on Temperance at the citizens meeting
| this evening IN City Hall.
Over-garments worn high in the neck was
the prevailing style today on the street.
Those who attended Warren's play in Lew
| iston last evening felt repaid for going.
Tickets, Star course, sell for I'll, 1.25 and
/ Sl.50 AT Shaw's according to location. Cay
van comes November 4.