The Portland daily press., 1895-04-01

1t might at first sight be thought that this
was suggested by the cards used by Mr..
Mills during the revival services at City
hall, ut~such is not the case. These cards
have been distributed for a long time by
Rev. Francis Southworth. pastor of the
Bethel church, and when first gotten up
were designed by him to be used only in
his special work, but others have asked for
and received them since then, and many
have been signed.
Mr.. Southworth does not ask that the
cards be returned to him after they have
been signed. but some have been. He is in
the habit of saying ST you think you can
sighihis card do SO and then put it away
whore you Will see it frequently, and where
| it will remind you of lone who loves YOU
There are probably hundreds of these cards
nvw in the possession of sailors and others,
doing as Mr.. Soufhworth believes a quiet
work that perhaps no other agency could
accomplish,
| When the Gloucester schooner ". Parnell
| o. Hara, sailed Saturday, she was observed,
when opposite the Grand Trunk wharf to
come about and boat was sent ashore
| 1t was later found that two tramps had
| slowed themselves away, ard were not dis
| covered until the schooner was well down
the harbor.
Saturday, Capt. Alton r. Murphy of the
schooner Sea Bird now lying at anchor in
| the harbor, had one of the crew. Daniel
| Norton. OF Mt.i Desert, set him ashore in the
vessels boat and then requested him 10
! return to the yessal. But instead of return
! ing he rowed straight across to the South
| Portland side and left the boat in a very
bad position and disappeared.
| The Boston schooner, Charles r. Washing
| ton, put into this port Saturday With both
| jibs blown away.
There was unique party Friday eve
ming. 1t was held on board the schooner
Matte j. Allies, and Captain Crockett was
taken completely by surprise. His comfort
able ca bin was found too sma Ii TO accom-
modate his merry guests, and there was a
dance on deck.
| Once more tine small boa. fisher men of
this section showed hat they will take big
risks for she sake of getting fish when the
Pinarketa right. and but few fish in. Sat
isurday, even Captain Trundy of the United
States life saving station admitted that it
i
thought his estimate very mild. 81 dor t
belisve.' said Mr.. Trefethen ssthat single
Gloucester fishemaman dropped boat orer-
board or tried to take fish but some of our
idshermeA went out. and CONFESS that /
have hSd giave fears for their safety.
Captain Trundy tells me that tho wind is
coming in puffs, the worst sort of wind
| for them. There is nothing in their favor
except the fact that tliey understand how
to manage boat
| Two young men, Frank Trott aud Will
| Bennett, had a very barrow escape Satur-
day afternoon. They went out in their boat,
| and were caught in he very thickest of
| the sudden gale that maGe things unpleas-
ant for all who were outside Saturday,
They tried to fish, but that was an impos
sibility. Their sail was taken frst.and then
| their mast was carried away. All they could
do was to shout for nelp. and were fortu-
nate enough to be taken off by Captain
| George Speed, who ran bis sloop ALONGSIDE
They were obliged to leave the boat an
chored in very unsafe pusition, but later
| it WAS taken ashore by Captain Matthews.
/ George Pillsbury, who is a ve1y expert
enced fisherman, and who knows how to
| sail boat as well as any man III Casco bay
| had close call. lie was out in nineteen
| foot boat, and encountered ii hard wind
that promised to keep him outside or under.
| The spray would so over his mast, and the
! little boat was many times thought 10 have
gone down, but MI. Pillsbury held her to
! her work and the stout little craft made the
| harbor at last, nut her skipper acknowledge
ed that he never had SO thrilling an expert
| ence before.
| One small boat had to anchor off the coast
| finding it impossible to get in. Those on
board must have found it extremely IN
pleasant while the gale lasted. 1t was per-
haps as wild a day as the ''small boat fisher
men, ever encountered off this coast. 1t is
a wonder hat they got in safely. mo man
was justified in taking the chances they did
today was the conclusion reached by Mr..
Trefethen and those with him.
William Cannon of this city claims that
he is suffering from neglected wound. He
| shipred on hoard the Gloucester schooner
Brigan2a, Captain James Friars. When
about two hundred miles outside, his hand
was badly lacerated by sharp hook, and
blood poisoning set in. and was follow ed by
| the grip. He claims that when he asked the
skipper for some medicine, that he banded
him loaded cartridge. saying, that's the
| best l can do for you He claims also
that the captain Ind no medicine on board
that at Boston, Captain Friars refused tc
sign the papers necessary 10 secure his adj.
mission to the hospital, and that all he paid
him was SIS. He is still sick, the poison hav.
ing gone through his system. Apparently il
will be some fine before he will be able tt
/ work. Captain Friars is not in this city