The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-05-27

RockIand Jottlngs.
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Especial TO the Press.
RoCKLAND, May 26-The Rice yacht
Monhegan, returned Saturday from an ex-
tended pleasure cruise.
The following census enumerators have
been appointed for this city, Wards l and Z,
John Colson; 2, and 4, Robert Anderson;
and 6, f. M. Shaw and G. Fl. Blethen.
Frank b. Miller of the COurier-Gazette will
canvass Cushing
At Work at vInalhaven.
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II VINALHAvEN, May 26.-The granite cut
ters in the employ of the Bodwell Granite
Company here went to work this morning,
having made satisfactory settlement with
their employers, nine hours to constitute
days work, and eight on Saturday, with
full days pay.
Paid $1,000 and Costs.
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RoCKLAND, May 26.-The suits brought
by Nathan and Henry B. Cleaves in favor
OF Edward 81. Piper of Camden, against
various insurance companies to recover the
insurance due on account of the destruction
by fire OF Mr.. Piper's corn packing estab-
lishment at Union village last fall, have been
settled by the companies by the payment of
$4,000 and costs of suits.
Red Beach Reports a Fire.
RED BEACH, May 26-A fire this morning
| destroyed the tenement house owned by the
Red Beach Plaster Company. The loss will
probably be $500.
Thrown From His Carriage.
RocKLAND. May 26.-Hiram Berry was
thrown from his runaway team Sunday. and
received serious injuries. 1t is thought that
| his spine is injured. He is in a very bad
condition this morning, and his recovery is a
| grave question.
Another Safe Robbery.
WATERvILLE. May 26.-The safe of Fred
| Simpson, Winslow storekeeper, was un-
| locked and opened Sunday. and the contents.
| $40, taken.
In Bath Ship Yards.
BATH, May 25.-The New England Ship
building Company has contracted with Can't.
Porter of Orient, l.. l., to build a schooner of
1900 TONS Kelley, Spear & Co. have con-
tracted with Capt Phinney Of Monument
Beach. Mass, to build three-masted schoon-
| er of 700 tons, the keel for which will be laid
at once.
Nine Hours and No Reduction,
| RoCKLAND, May 26.-All the ouarrvmen.
laborers and everybody else connected with
the Long Island Granite Company at Friend.
ship are working nine hours day and eight
on Saturday. with no reduction of pay. The
company has no trouble with its men. The
stone cutters bill of prices has also been az.
cepted without reduction.
A Regular Occurrence.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H.. May 26.-Saturday
night the building in South Eliot Me. oc
pied by j. w. NOVEL; as a grocery store and
post office, was burned to the ground with
portion of the contents. All the post Office
matter and part Of the goods were saved
Brooks's hall, over the store, contained :
fine piano belonging to Hoyt & Dow o.
Portsmouth, which was burned The build
ing was owned by Brooks brothers PARTIAL,
insured. Nowell's loss will be slight. Thi,
is the fifth time that the South Eliot pos
Office has been destroyed by fire within th,
past ten years.
Charged With Burglary.
AUGUSTA, May 26.-A man calling himsel
Fred e. Bowen was arrested here toda,
and lodged in the Kennebec Jail. charged
with robbng a jewelry store in Milford
Mass. on the 25th of last January. He tai
lies almost exactly with the description.
Knox County Temperance women
THoMAsToN, May 26,-The Woman