The Portland daily press., 1888-02-07
Ice Bound North Haven and Its Peo-
pie.
[cOrrespOndenee Of the Press.l

Correspondence Of the Press.l
NORTH HAVEN, Feb 6.
The custom house at this place (Mr. Geo.
Lewis, deputy has been restored, the mu-
nifcent sum Of $50 per year or Al cents and
mill per diem having been appropriated for
that purpose. Heretofore the salary was
fixed at $500 per annum or So cents per day,
and it is hoped that the difference will mate
rally reduce the running expenses OF our
government. The incumbent of the office,
in consideration Of the magnanimity OF the
government, will be required to attend
strictly to business, and be always on hand
to transact the same.
At Vinal Haven 500 has been approrria-
as salary for the deputy in that thriving
town. Possibly the salary will be adequate
to pay the rent of the Office, the incumbent
receiving the honor Of the appointment. a.
his share for transacting the business. such
retrenchments are deemed necessary by our
heads Of departments in order that the grand
sum total of tens of millions may be rolled
up.
Last Tuesday forenoon, Jan. 31st, the lit
tie son of David Tolman, while coasting In
front Of his home, was precipitated over
steep bank into the ice cold waters OF Pull
pit Harbor. One of the sisters Of the lad be-
ing unable to descend the bank, Immediately
ran for assistance, whereupon Freeman
Leadbetter and the PRESS correspondent
hastened to the rescue. The little fellow
was speedily drawn from the water, uncon-
scious and apparently lifeless. But by the
prompt and energetic nursing of Mrs Keno
phon Leadbetter, the little fellow was re-
stored. When asked by his nurse is he
wanted to 60 sliding again he Incorrectly re-
piled, "Yeth man,"
Mr.. G. S. Staples principal 0wnersin the
schooner Charles Haskell, Capt. Fred Lewis,
raoautlv received a TELEGRAM from Ports
mouth, N. H., aDprislng him Of the damage
to his vessel druing the southerly gale of
Jan. 26th. She lost her mainsail and jib and
was otherwise badly shaken up. The
tunate. And it is to be hoped that in future
she may be able to meet change OF luck
The packet May Flower, Capt Job Phil
brook, cut her way out of the ice JAM 23d,
after severe and protracted exertions and
proceeded to Rockland with the ice bound
for her to reach her destination. Upon re-
tur ming to Pulpit Harbor instead of being
frozen in, she found to her dismay that she was
frozen out of the harbor, and lay for several
days in very dangerous position at its ex-
treme month. After extended and laborl0uS
work in which Iher captain was badly frost
bitten she was gotten alongside her wharf.
There is nothing here to be seen but ice
Ice is everywhere, and adhering to every
thing, we expect soon to be able to cross
PenObscot Bay in ice boats
One of the United States cutters has been
of late very busily engaged in breaking the
ice In Fox Island thoroughfare to facilitate
navigation. The ice becoming too thick for
her she has abandoned the job as hopeless
undertaking and can now be seen every day
in the middle of Penobscot Bay, steaming
away at the forming ice in order to effect a
passage for our mail steamers and packets.
1t would not surprise us much to learn that
the plucky battering ran herself had be-
come a prisoner, should the weather con-
tinue frigid. Il.