The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-11-11
LEWISTON AND AUBURN.

MONDAY, Nov. 10.
A four year old son of John Downly
recently narrowly escaped death from
fire in the Franklin pasture aud the little
fellow was assisting in piling on the brush.
His clothes suddenly caught fire. and but
for the prompt efforts of gentleman
standing near by the accident would have
been fatal AS it was the lad sustained
quite severe burns about his thighs and is
now suffering intensely. There is no doubt
of his final recovery.
The young and popular railroad conduc-
tor, Thos. J. Dillon, has gone south on a
vacation.
A. E. futile, A. B., graduate Of Bates
College, is assisting Mr.. Curtis in his COM
merciai school.
Hon. Geo. r. Welding will lecture on
sIngersolism" at Music Hall, Wednesday
evening, Nov. 10Th.
The police made quite an important
seizure of liquors yesterday afternoon. In
possession to clue to a large deposit OF
the illegal fluid, they visited the premises
of Stephen Sullivan in Greene to recon
hotter. Search was nade and finally several
casks were unearthtd in the cellar of Mr..
Sullivan's house. They were found to
contain sixty gallons of assorted liquors,
which the limbs OF the law confiscated and
brought to the city. Mr.. Sullivan was ar.
raigned this morning, found guilty and
fined $50 and costs Iii default of payment
he was committed.
Richard Harkins, recently sentenced tc
Auburn JAIL answers directly the descrlp-
ton of the supposed murderer OF Aaron
Goodnow in Bloomington, Ill. The crime
was committed last August.
I'M. I ntnI- n a. ,ntI) rn1
has been identified by Bicknell & Neal as
one stolen from them recently. The I'M
dershirts found are proved to have been
stolen from j. Y. Scruton's store. The
officers have clue to the whereabouts OF
Woodman d. Twombly,s goods, supposed &C
have been smuggIed by the same fellow.
News Agen; Baccus OF the Pennington
route retires from his position tomorrow.
The wall under Bates Mill on the cross
canal has been completed. 1t is SOLID
piece of masonry.
The issue of the Photograph, Saturday
did not supply the demand. Lay in al
extra stock of paper, Burgess:
We are glad to see Chas. n. Robertson
back in his old position as clerk at the
Marston House. Ms. r. has been stopping
for some time past in Reading, Mass
Viola Clifton female minstrels are com
ing Nov. u. They will appear in Music
Hall, and of course the management
wouldn't allow anything but moral enter
tainment in this building.
Officer Haggarty is again Oh duty.
Hon. Chas j. Talbot was in town to-day
Faugh and Welsh captured a quantity O
rum at the Grand Trunk station thi
morning.
That great walking tournament, we un
derstand, is indefinitely postponed. Pedes
trianism is on its last legs.
An Indian family in the suburbs o
Auburn caused quite an uproar yesterday
and officer Vosmus paid them his compli
ments, which had queting influence upol
the disturbers.
A grocery team ran away on Lisoo1
street, this forenoon. The newspaper NAL
followed with broad grin pictured on hi
countenance; but he was soon turned t.
grief in finding the team captured up Mali
street without any damages.
The clerks in Frye block were yer.
acceptably entertained this morning with
dog fight.
Rev. Mr.. Mariner was greeted with
large attendance at his services yesterday
it being the first Sabbath since his return
from Europe.
The Dewitt House had 1SS arrivals las
week, and the Elm House had 113.
No tramps reported at the police station
since last Tuesday. They came there tt
learn the election news and have not beef
heard from since.