The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-10
PRIME EGGS NOT GOOD.
Up Town Streets Relieved of Bogus
Country Vendors.


for Selling Eggs that were Far from
Fresh-Other Matters in the Police
Court.
In the police court Wednesday morning
two young men of this city were taken
to task for an outrageous imposition
practiced upon certain residents of the
Ward Seven region of this city. These
young men were Charles A. Prime, a
man grown, and John B. Rogers, boy
of sixteen or eighteen years, and their
offence consisted in having cold very
ancient eggs from door to door. Rogers.
with rough ulster, was made up to
represent country boy, and under
Primes directions went to the doors of
houses, representing himself as from
Cane Elizabeth or Westbrook, and offer
ing for sale nice fresh eggs at the usual
market price for fresh eggs. Many peo-
pie bought of these eggs, some several
dozen at once. Among the number was
Mrs. Mary E. Googins. When she opened
the eggs she had bought, their condition
was revolving, and she very properly
sought the police.
When Prime and Rogers were arrested
the latter turned States evidence, and
told it all. They had bought the eggs
of Hannaford, the Commercial street
Wholesale dealer, at prices ranging from
three to six cents dozen. These they
had peddled out at the regular price for
fresh eggs.
Mr.. hannaford, being called, explained
that ID his store he was accustomed to
have the eggs sorted, and all not in first
class condition were put together as
"seconds" and sold at price ranging
from three to six cents a dozen. Prime
had bought many of these eggs.
Prime, when called to testify, said that
these eggs were usually sold by him to
the Hebrews, and denied having sold up
town any eggs which he did not believe
to be fresh
Judge Gould fined Prime twenty dol
lars and half costs and sentenced him
A similar fine was imposed upon Rog-
ers: but in consideration of the fact that
he was young and seemed to have been
led into the business by Prime, the fine
was suspended.
Other cases before the court were:
Hiram B. Crowell, .for,yagrancy,- 30 days
in Jail.
Chas. H. McCluskey, So and costs for in
toxication.
Joseph A. Lee, IS and costs for intoxi-
cation.
A Shop for Shooting Horses on Scientific
Principles.
On Wednesday, the new horse-shoeing
establishment recently built by DR.. F..
Hunting ton, the well known veterin-
arian of this city, was opened at num-
beers 35 and 81 Union street. Besides be-
ing one of the best equipped shoeing
{ shops in New England, this establish
ment is to be the headquai tiers of new
and mucn improved system of horse
shoeing. 1t is the intention of the doc
tor to make a speciality in shoeing hors-
es, knowing from long practical exfe-
rience as veterinarian that more injury
and suffering is caused from improper
shoeing than from any other source. and
I'D
that the shooting as practiced in most OF
the ordinary FORCES deprives the foot OF
it's natural and most efficient protection,
by the too frequent use of the buttress
and knife in unskilIed hands.
Iron defense for the horse's foot and
the securing of it to the hoof by means
of nails, are no doubt sources of injury
to that organ, even with the best of care.
But injuries are increased in number
and heightened in intensity when the
shoes are badly constructed, and care
leseiy attached to the foot; whereas. by
little care and observation those which
are not to be avoided may be mitigated.
Speaking of the new method Wednesday,
DR.. Huntington said: Il will employ
only the best of help that can be found,
workmen who are artists in their profes-
sions. They fit the shoe to the foot, in
stead of the foot to the shoe. 1t is the
very common practice in many OF the
shoeing shops to apply a shoe actually
smaller than the contour of the ground
surface of the hoof. This is grave er-
ror, and arises, in all proba bility, from
desire to make the horses foot look
neat-just as the maker of shoes for the
human foot thinks the perfection oil
workmanship to squeeze 1t into the
smallest possible shape. In the horse,
however, small shoes are more fruitful
of lamenesss and chronic deformity thar
even the worst shaped cramping cover
ings can be for the human organ, as this
horse is compelled to wear his tigh
plates day and night, and must accom-
pllsh all kinds of severe labor in them
while man can relieve himself of hi'
torturing, uncomfortable shoes for a
least some hours out of the twenty-four.
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The Sir knights of Forest City Com
maudery who are to take part in the com