The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-06-05
ROCKLAND.

| WEDNESDAY, June 4.
Potatoes retail for $1.20 per bushel, apples
Sl.l5, strawberries Is cents per box, gooseber-
ries II cents per quart and hay $12 per ton.
A quantity of liquor was seized at the saloon
OF Fl. U. Berry, Monday evening, and barrel
of bottled lager marked ''James Mclaughlin,
as it was being put into the saloon of Mr.. Saw
yer, yesterday morning.
MIR. Chas. Newbert has captured one q
pound salmon in his new fish-weir at Clam
Cove, the first one ever caught in this section.
1t now looks as if Barnum will humbug a
very few of our citizens this year.
Decoration Day was rather unlucky for sew
eral OF our citizens. One lady got robbed of
Sl5, and three others thrown from carriage.
Mrs Z. V. r. Boynton, one of the number, was
SO severely injured that she remained nsensi-
BILE for an hour. She is now gradually recoy-
ering. Mr. Fred Hewett and a young lady
were also thrown from carriage at Rockport,
the former barely escaped with his life. Mrs
Addison Oliver was thrown from her buggy at
the South End, and taken up insensibIe. but
her injuries proved slight
City undertakes n A. & S. H. Burpee SUI
perintended seven interments during the
month OF May, and G. V. r. Boynton the same
Au1iIDOi' ALIOc WcTO llOu-f6S1O6QIS.
Weather signals will soon be displayed at
this port.
The Knox County Fish and Game Associa-
ton will hold a meeting at the Eastern Ex-
press office next Monday.
Real estate transfers this Week:-Thomas p
Jones to Hiram Bliss, Jr., land and buildings
at Washington; Simeon Dunbar to Rufus Z.
and Elizabeth Burrows, part of house at
Ihomaston; Simeon Dunbar to Simeon Dun
par NJ, ian Hi, at Thomaston; Barak II. Mears
~,
Washington; Frank E. Lowe to j. p. Arm
brust, land at Vinalhaven; Ann G. Backing
ton to Margaret M Stevens, land and build
ings at Rockland; W. 0. Holmes to J. P. Arm
0rust, LAND and buildings at Vinalhaven:
Oliver t9uimby and Edward r. GRAHAM to
j. 7. Armbrust, land at Vinalhaven,
The foundation for Glover & Ames' new
block has been completed and work has COM
menced on the frame
Schooner Ada Ames was towed to this port
last Monday by steamer Clara Clarita, and
will immediately go on the south marine rail-
way for repairs. Her owners estimate that it
will cost $1,000 to put her in good repair.
Mr. Bradford *. Kalloch has purchased the
Montgomery residence, situated on Broadway
near Pleasant street, where he will hereafter
reside.
Mr.. Samuel Rankin is about to add new
front to the old Gay block on North Main
street.
Hotel al arrivals yesterday-Lynde 20, Thorn
The following cases were disposed of at the
June term OF municipal court, before Judge
Hicks, yesterday: E. X. Spear vs. o. G.
Shepherd, verdict for plaintiff $14 and costs,
Mortland for plaintiff; Perrigo for defendant.
Chas. ". Perry VS.. Clearance Hall, verdict for
plaintiff, $3 and costs; j. E. Hanly for plain
tiff, Perrigo for defendant. Edgar L. Roberts
VS.. NJ y. Singh, neither party; Perrigo for
plaintiff. David Robinson ct al. vs. Bartho-
lomew Donahue, defaulted; Littlefield for
plaintiff. D. A. Mcdonald VS.. Summer II.
Boynton, defaulted and continued for judy
ment; Hanly for plaintiff, Mortland for de-
PENDANT. j. S. Roberts VS.. Mary A. Coughlin,
continued; j. III. Hanly for plaintiff. George
Jones vs.. G. o. Payson, continued Hanly for
plaintiff, Littlefeld for defendant A. F.
Crockett VS.. Emeline G. Perrigo, continued;
Littlefeld for plaintiff. w. F. Quincy VS.. F.
Reardon, defaulted; Perrigo for plaintiff, Mort
land for defendant.
Rumsellers go before the police court this af-
ternoon.
We are having a slight touch of dog-day
weather.
The hay and fruit crops in this locality prom
Use to be excellent this season.