The Portland daily press., 1895-03-28

There was JOY at Berlin Falls yester-
day when the news was sent from Port
land that the schooner, Bessie D., had
been sighted. Two schooners left Port
Midway some time ago for this port
with full cargoes of wood pulp for the
great paper mills at Berlin Falls. One
was the Desie d. and the other the Bes-
sic. Both were expected here Friday OF
last week and Sunday, so pressing was
the need that clerks were kept waiting
to make out the proper bills, and spec
ial train was ready to go out at once.
Monday the situation looked gloomy.
The low water made it impossible to
grind at the falls, and the schooners had
not been reported. Tuesday, a tug was
ordered to go outside SO as to take in
without tho least delay the first that
might arrive. The first one in was the
bessie D., and she was taken at once to
the lower Grand Trunk wharf. A special
tram was in place as soon as she docked,
and the work of transferring the cargosto
the cars was pushed along as rapidly
as possible. Captain sParnell said that
while heaakeptsson his way all the time af-
ter he left Nova Scotia, he encountered
head winds, and could make but little
progress. The same cause probably is OPP
Grating to keep back the Bessie.
The Labrador was receiving grain yes
terday at the elevator, while the cargo
of the Monaghan was well in.
A sailor who attended the last OF the
Mills meetings gave it as his opinion
yesterday that while Mr.. Mills is pretty
smart, he can't preach like Cap'n flick
ett." The evidently perfectly honest adj
mirer of the sailor preacher said he
didn't believe there was nybody who
could preach like the captain. lie SAID
Captain lFickett met him once on Com
mercial street. He had been drinking,
was out of money. wanted a SUPPER and
somebody to speak to him. He had been
driven from Middle street by a patrol
man, and nobody seemed to want me
about anyway. That was exactly the
sort of a man the benevolent old captain
was looking for, and stopping in the
street he preached convincing sermon
to the sailor who was just then SO COM
pletely down on his luck. He did more
he paid for his supper, and then for
bed for the night. Thesnext day he met
MIN again, and when he sailed he Went
a sober man and carried with him the
kindest posi- BILE wishes Of the man SO
;Ior Low nd oil
and copy of the Bible.
"Pd been cursed and kicked and
knocked about" he said, but it was
the first time .anybody'd tried to help
me. He made a man of me, and tell
YOU that when it comes to Bible talk,
there's nobody aioat or ashore that can
hold candle to Cap'n Pickett. Not but
that Mr.. Mills is all right, but CaD'n
Pickett is a good deal better"
The wharf at Orr's Island destroyed
by the ice during the winter. is to be
replaced by stronger and better one.
The piles were taken down yesterday.
jill. Blake reports that the coastwise
business is at least twenty-five per cent
better than a year ago.
u. %. Beals. of Jonesport, who was here
yesterday, reported the arrival of the
missing schooner Helen Maria. After
leaving Boston she began to leak badly,
and Captain Beals decided to try to 60
to Jonesport rather than to make this
port. He went in frequently on the way,
and the men had to work hard to keep
| her pumped out, and as it was when
they made Jonesport, the schooner was
full of water. she is to be repaired.