The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-13
A GOOD BEGINNING.
The First Section Of Mrs. Jane
Trott's House Successfully moved.

People somehow got the impression that
a regular fulgrown eviction case, after the
fashion OF the Emerald Isle, was to be enact
cd yesterday on that Emerald Isle In our
harbor, called Peaks. Some of the papers
announced that proceedings were to be COM
menced at 1890 a. M, and that they would
be under the Auspices" Of the entire police
force, Sheriff Webb and posse cnmitatus
and not improbably Major Dunn with sec
tion of the United States Army. According
ly a crowd of sight seers assembled. No
signs Of motion or commotion we're visible
however at that hour. The house to be sure
had been divided and mounted on shoes and
chains, and rollers had been brought by Mr..
Washington Libby, the building mover; but
Mrs. Trott herself was the only person who
seemed disposed to set things In motion.
The good woman mounted guard over the
house and remained true and firm at her
post. She relieved her mind freely taking
every one into her confidence and setting
forth her side of the case with clearness and
vigor. The crowd waited, and Mrs. Trott
re-argued her case. Noon came, no bard of
emergency men or armed policemen such as
we read of in accounts Of troubles In Ireland.
appeared. One o'clock came. Pretty soon
the good ship Forest Queen came steaming
down the harbar. The anxious watchers on
the island saw no nodding plumes or gleam-
ing bayonets on board. They did see
some horses, and came to the conclusion
that cavalry company had been organized
for the occasion. When the horses were
landed however they turned out to
by Kennard's truck horses-those tnat draw
the water carts about the streets-which
were to do the business and take Mrs. Trotts
house out of the public highway. The only
semblance OF a martial array was the body
of policemen consisting Of Marshal Green,
Officers Skillings and Sterling of the island
squad. The walked along in the wake OF the
horses not seeming to be specially alarmed
at the outcome of the business In hand. 1t
took long time to get things Strengthened
out for the start, the horses were not used to
sea air perhaps. AT any rate 1t was nearly
3o'clock when Mr.. Libby acting as starter
gave the word to go. Mrs. Trott improved
the interval, and the spectators enjoyed a re-
hearing of the case on exceptions. The ad-
vent of Officers Skillings and Sterling sug-
gested the exceptions tothe first recital to
Mrs. Trott and she held the up to public ap-
probation as interested parties. They bore
the recital with calmness, however, as did
the crowd At last the word was given.
The teamsters cracked their whips, the
crowd shouted, the horses got down to busi-
ness and the first half of the now famous
| Trott house started on its journey. Mrs.
Trott held the fort and II she has not
| beaten the city in her fight she at least Sc
| cured ride at the city's expense and had a
| police guard for protection. The house
moved gaily on, surrounded and followed by
crowd made up of Trott sympathizers and
city sympathizers. While 1t was in motion
the shoe nearest the Trott party slipped out
of position and complicated things little
1t was soon Strengthened and Mr.. Libby,
who was coming in for his share of Mrs.
Trotts benediction, soon had the satisfaction
of seeing part of his job completed. for the
house was soon planted on the brow of the
hill, about 200 feet from where 1t formerly
stood.
When the clubhouse was moved Mrs. Trott's
brother formally notified the workmen that
if 1t projected on his land even for a mo-
ment claim for damages would be forth
coming at future city government meeting
The structure was kept on the piece of land
in question and no claim will be presented.
The other section OF the house will probably
be moved today, and the whole edifice will
be firmly established on its new foundation
within short time. 1t is estimated that this
little imitation of Ireland has thus far cost
the city about $500.