The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-24
TUESDAY. March %.

TUESDAY, March ~.
The Old Folks concert was again repeated
by the company at the Old Ladies Home last
evening
Phi Rho reunion at the High School next
Friday evening.
There is talk of converting the old Bragg
shoe factory into parlor skating rink.
The Bessie E. Dickinson, hard pine for Goss
& Sawyer; the Carrie S. Bailey, pine for Sew
all, and the Parker M. Hooper, light, for ice
from the Arctic, arrived today.
The B. w. Morse, with coal for the Knck-
erbocker, is daily expected.
The Valera arrived from Boothbay this
morning.
so far the ice excitement has given work to
laborers, trade to hotels, contracts to vessels
and business to the Knox & Lincoln with
prospect of busy times next summer.
Eight ships will arrive here with prospect of
more during the summer.
The special adjourned meeting of the city
government was held last night In the Coun-
Gil the committee of conference on the report
of the joint special committee on subordinate
officers and salaries reported, and in the upper
board their report was accepted. In the lower
board rejected and sent back to the original
joint special committee, whose request for
time was met with an order of adjournment to
Wednesday night.
In the Board of Aldermen the following
were confirmed measurers of wood and bark
T. G. Campbell, A. A. Morse, B. 7. Tarbox,
j. M. Dinsmore, w. M. Dain, John Carr. e.
III. Turner was confirmed sealer of weights
and measures
The Petition for harbor master was refer
red to committee composed of Aldermen Ho-
gan, Elliot and Duncan.
Four hundred annual CITY reports were or
dered printed.
The two boards in joint convention discuss
ed the report of the joint special committee on
salaries.
The lights burned until 1.3O.
The launch of the barkentine Pavson
Tucker, named in honor of the Superinten-
dent OF the Maine Central Railroad, was wit
messed at 10 a. NJ. large party from Port
land coming over on the early train. Among
those who honored the occasion with their
presence may be mentioned tayson Tucker,
Superintendent M. C. R. r., Col. Wildes p
Walker of Topsham, Mr. c. B. Copant the
photographer, g. d. B. Fisk the clothier
Mayor Senter, Marshal Bridges, c. D.
Starbird, Edward M9mford, Capt York and
others of Portland; E. Fl. Hobbs, General
Baggage Master M. G. Il. R.; C. A. Hall.
Train Dispatcher M. G. r. b., with conduc.
tors Tillon, Krupp and prominent gentlemen
from this and other cities with ladies. The
PaySon Tucker is a beautiful vessel of nearly
| 700 tons burthen, cher measurement having
previously been given in our locals) and Is
| elegantly furnished and equipped. A novelty
| is her high hatch combings for protection Of
| cargo, the Tucker being designed for the gen
eral freight business, and her cabins are fin
ished i'll walnut with panels of Maine gray
maple. AS she rested on the stocks with flags
| flying the general verdict was that the veteran
shpbuilder, Mr.. Rogers, had never finished a
| finer vessel. The launch was very smooth
and as her bow touched the Kennebec LITE
Genevieve Tucker, the masters daughter.
| chrlstened the huge vessel In the cabin ia
| bles had been spread with an elegant cola.
ton, both tables and room being decorated
| with flowers. After lunch, which was given
| between II and l o'clock, Col Walker oficiat-
| ed as POSTMASTER, and excellent sneeches
| were made by Mayor Senter and Mr.. Fisk
| while the remarks of the other guests addad
pleasure The whole affair was very pleas
ant and rather unfrequent occasion to our
shipping annals, and the guests were we'll
pleased with their visit to Mr.. Rogers's ward
The Portland people returned on the after
| noon train.
Mr.. Chas. E. Hyde has returned from Balti-
more and is designing for Gen. Hyde foundry
| patterns.
If the Eastern Steamboat Co. s new boat is
called as proposed-The Samuel DonneIl. Mr.
Donnell proposes to present her with a fine set
| of colors. wv
Mr.. T. T. Simpson of Poughkeepsie is spend-
| ing Easter at his home in this city.