The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-29
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| scarce Tor some time.
Edwin Byron, the 'boy trsgedian," has
made decided hit in Chicago, where he has
been playing at Woods Museum the past week
in the ''Fool's Revenge"
The vault in the cashiers room of the First
| National Bank is to be connected with the po
! lice station by 'elegraph,
| William Dahlgren, who lives Oh Danfolth
street, fell backwards yesterday morning and
broke his wrist.
1t is only necessary to say that the Georgia
Ministries win be in town Thursday and Friday
evenings. They are sure to have crowded
house.
The item in regard to the condition of the
barkentine Harriet S. jackson was given to
our reporter By well known sea captain who
made thorough examination of the vessel Sat
urday afternoon. A piece of the wood from
the railing was brought to this Office and was
certainly very rotten.
The steamer City of Portland, which has re.
Gently been reftted for summer travel made a
trial trip in the harbor yesterday.
Last Sunday Sabbath school superintendent
in this city rather surprised the school by read
ing the following passage, "A good man is
| rather to be chosen than great riches"
The entertainment to be given by the ''Little
Helpers" has again been postponed until
Thursday night.
1t is thought that all of the cargo of pig iron
from the schooner wrecked at Cape Porpoise
can be saved.
The Boston boats did not run either way last
night and in consequence the Pullman trains
were crowded.
There is prospect of severe snow storm.
1t is not needed in the least in this vicinity.
TRIAL OF Enthusiastically afternoon
was announced as the time, and Ola City Hall
as the place for the grand trial between the
Sprague churn and the Centennial Star churn
At o'clock the ward room in the Old City
Building was crowded with men and boys, all
anxious to see the fun. and fun il was. Mr..
Sprague took up his position in the centre of
the hall, and was soon all surrounded The
conditions of the trial as understood were that
Mr.. Sprague was to furnish the cream, and
each was to churn the same quantity, and the
butter produced was to be weighed by a com.
mittee chosen. From the start it was evident
that neither of the contestants were longing
for the match to take place. In other words,
Zone was afraid and the other dare not
After waiting awhile Mr.. Sprague produced
two pals, each containing few quarts of cream
and Informed his rival that he could take his
choice Of the pals. The Star churn man OBJ
jected to this and wanted the cream mixed be-
fore the whole crowd. Mr.. Sprague refused to
do this, and taking his choice of the cream
went to work, and produced butter in six min
utes and twenty seconds. Mr.. Sprague then
dared the other party to take the remaining
pail of cream and churn it. As they refused to
do it he refused to allow them to churn in the
hall at all. About this time they obtained some
cream, aud moving their churn TO the entry be-
gan work. At this Mr. Sprague sent for a po-
liceman and ordered them to leave the build
ing, but the crowd protested against such
movement and the Star men were allowed to
finish their churning, which they did in two
minutes and ten seconds. Butter first appear
ed in the churn in fifty seconds. As soon as
they were done churning they were obliged to
leave the hall and took up a stand on the plat
form outside
Mr.. Sprague churned again and brought but.
ter in one minute and forty seconds. This
nominally closed the trial, for neither of the
contestants came together again. 1t is impos-
sible to tell which is the best machine, but eth
er of them is good enough. 1t is evident that
the Sprague churn will bring butter from The
smallest quantity of cream. A fair trial be-
tween the churns would be interesting,
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-Thc following
are the real estate transfers recorded in this
county:
Gorham-Lot of land from Alison B. Bumfus
to John Leavitt.
Gray Lots of land from Asenach Sawyer to
Solomon Il. Foster.
Windham-Lot of land from John nj. May.
berry to John Lindsey
HarrSon-Lot of land from Edward p Cars
lev to John Berry.
Pownal-Lot of land from Everett E. Morton
to John s Ward
Scarboro-Lot OF land containing 81 acres
from Benjamin Sweetsir to Alvin Plummer.
Westbrook-Lot of land from William Har-
rison to Alexander Bradley.
Bridgton-Lot of land from BENJAMIN G..
Stone to Edward r Safecs.
Cumberland-lot of land from John Brown
to Sarah Brown.
Cape Elizabeth-Lot of land and buildings
thereon from Joseph f. Fowler to Marguerite
A. Hamilton.
Lot of land from Charles A. Tilton and j as.
W. Lowell to Thomas G. S. Middleton.
Lot Of land from Jonathan @. jordan to
Charles 81. Haskell.
Freeport-Lot of land from Samuel A. Hol-
brook to Josiah W. Merrill.
Lot Of land from William A. Mitchell to Fred
w Nichols.
Westbrook-Lot of land at Cumberland
Mills from Adelne H. and Solomon Haskell to
Charles f. Partridge.
Lot of land from Edward Y. Hustin to Au-
gustus f. Cox.