The Portland daily press., 1879-07-28
MAINE CITIES.
lettings by Press Correspondents.
BATH
Out and About-The Germania Concert at
Mouse Island-Persona ls-Com-
mercial-Police News

SATURDAY, July &c.
Mortality the past week one death-con-
sumption.
The Anemone has returned from Mt. Des-
ert. She will ply up and down the river and
in Boothbay harbor. This morning she car
ried the Boston folks from the Star to points
along the river.
Forepaugh in Bath August 9.
The Nellie P. Morse will be rugged on the
stocks She will be launched within ten
days.
A ridiculous and criminal act-the smash
ing Of the gas lamp 6, the foot of Summer
street last night.
The Commercial peevishly Complains of the
style in which our Bath news is sometimes
written-and in each issue copies verbatim the
locals without giving credit tn erefor. Jour
nalistic.
Mr.. William R. Cushing principal of the
Hopkins Grammar School in New Haven,
Conn, is spending part of his vacation at his
home in this city.
The Adella is repaired and ready for ser
vice.
The one-eyed tramp has returned to his old
haunts.
The steam tug Adella has been re-painted
white and is again on the river,
AT Wiscasset the ice house of Sturgis and
Haines have a shipping capacity of 700 tons
per day. -Four vessels are bound in to load
for Southern ports. The vessels average 700
tons each.
The old well north of the custom house
ground was cleaned yesterday by those who take
water therefrom. Vegetable and other refuse
to the depth of three feet covered the bottom
1t is strange that no sickne IS has been caused
by the water 1t will be newly covered and
pump put in.
The Nossett House at Fort Popham will en-
terrain an up-river excursion party Sunday, al
though the building is not fully completed
At Torrey's brass foundry an order just re-
ceived from their New York agent will make
matters lively for time.
An item was recently published in the locals
to the effect that a woman on Academy street
stole piece of meat from Simpsons butcher
cart. The lady desires to state that the act
was to make the man refund money given for
an unsatisfactory purchase. The lady has
taken legal steps against the butcher for al
legged libel in starting the story.
Did you ever notice how the average drum
mer fills his eyes with soap in his haste to first
get possession of the only clean towel in
hotel wash room.
The Germania Concert-A large crowd from
this city attended the concert and ball at the
Samoset House, Mouse Island, last eve
ming. The majority of excursionists from
Bath went down in the 3 p. m. boat taking tea
at the SamoSet, while the party on the extra
trip with the members from Squirrel and ada
cent islands and Boothbay, together with the
guests of the house, made an assemblage on
Mouse Island last evening of nearly 7OO The
concert was given during the first part of the
evening by Messrs. Carl and Julius Eichler,
Nichols. Stern, Whitmore and Bagley of the
Germania orchestra of Boston. The large dir
ing hall was crowded with an appreciative au-
dlence. OF the numbers given Mr.. Bagley's
cornet solo and the orcheStra'S rendering of
Pinafore music seemed most appreciated A
little gem polka by Strauss was finely given
About 10 o'clock the seats were removed and
the splendid floor of the dining hall devoted to
dancing, which, with an intermission at mid
night for supper, was continued to the wee
hours OF the morning. There were twelve
dances on the card, and though 100 couples
tanned by floor managers w. R. Field of
Brunswick, P. G. Dingley of Squirrel Island,
Dr. Il. ID. Bibber of Bath, Fred Mcdowell of
Boston, S. W. Wyman of Augusta. The ladies
present came from many cities of New Eng
Ia land but for tasteful toilet, style and beauty
the Bath girls were especially noticeable. In
deed many gentlemen remarked that zone of
the bellies was the wife of a well Bath physi
cian., The dining hall and parlors were taste
fully decorated with flowers, a brilliant display
OF fireworks from the boat off the beach added
to the pleasantness of the festivities, while the
line music of the orchestra tempted even gray
headed men to "trip the light fantastic % Mine
Host Morrison and lady, as well as the gentle
manly clerk James 1. Murray, did all in their
power to make the visitors enjoy the evenings
programme. After the dance the boats of the
Eastern Steamboat Co. ran to Boothbay, Squir-
rel Island and Bath, many stopping over NIGHT
to enjoy the sail up river by sunlight this
morning
Mr.. Henry Harding, well known Bath boy,
now professor of sciences in a Western institu-
ton, is in town spending a part of his vaca-
ton.
Hotel arriva ls-Sagadahoc 40, Shannon's 25.
Sixty guests at present at Samoset, Mouse
Island.