The Portland daily press., 1895-04-25
ALONG COMMERCIAL STREET.

tAVAtN OVAAh GlbCkAL
A Few of the Incidents of a Very Or
binary Day on the Water Front.
Hattie the Peddler's Unpleasant Expert
ence-Activity in the Lumber Business
"A Lively Runaway on Commercial
Street.
The papers devoted TO the interest of
horsemen that are published outside OF New
England seem to have very odd idea of
the climate of Maine. The last number of
Turf. Field and Farm grayely said. Sup at
Rigby Park they have still got snow" and
the Chicago Horseman said. 'Rigby will no
be in order for month" To be sure Turf.
Field and Farm did say 'Horsemen should
not over look the Maine Mile Track assooia-
tion stakes bit Of good advice they will
all do well 10 adopt.
Manager Farnham was seen yesterday at
his office on Commercial street. Just now
he is a very busy man. As has been an
nounced in the PRESS the entries for The
October meeting will close today, and hH is
getting letters from all over tho country.
''Our track is in splendid condition" he
said, land if need be we could have it ready
in three days. 1t wintered finely and was
never in better general condition. We shall
uncover it the latter part of the week. We
al satisfied that Rigby will be the trsck
this year as it WAS last.
'sWill Seth Griffin be here this summer2' :
s'Not unless we send for him. We may do
that the latter part Of the summer and may
not
Concerning the entries for the October
meet there will be some degree Of uncer-
tuinty for some time to come as any letter
mailed today will entitle the sender to an
entry. Letters may and probably are On
their way from a long distance from Port-
land and the work of making UP the list
will not be completed for some days yet.
The list promises to be very full and the
meet great success.
Are we satisfied with the outlook in the
lumber business?'' said Mr.. Philip Deering
of the firm of Deering, Winslow & Co. II
think can say that we are perfectly salts
fed that there is to be good business this
year. We are more than driven today. and
are much pleased with the way orders are
coming in. We ara rather inclined to think
that there may he something very like a
boon. in the business. OF course we don't
know much about the South American
trade, but our line is good and the outlook
is promising"
Yesterday farmer drove in from thirty
miles out in the country. He doubtless
thought ne would have quiet sort Of a
day, and SO he would if it hadn't been for
his horse. The farmer was doing a little
business on Commercial street and the horse
was quietly putting some oats out of sight
when one of the long Grand Trunk trains
passed through the street an engine at each
end. The horse watched the long line of
lumber, bark and wood freighted cars and
at last seemed to reach the conclusion that
there was something quite out of the COM
mon about the whole affair and started off as
Mr.. James Logan Gordon would say MS if
drought there on the bosom Of western
cyclone" The horse was rather small, not
very fat and very quiet looking. but all the
quietness vanished with the first second,
and there was nothing but confusion on the
street.
The horse avoided the cars. but declined
to grant the right Of way to anything else.
:. wEeelman was riding head down contem-
plating the. front wheel of his mount" not
regarding anything else as worthy of his at
tention. but the horse convinced him of his
mistake and did it rapidly. The rider gave
one frightened glace at the flying team and
left the street for the sidewalk. The the
horse went head on into a double team.
Rocking both horses down and going down
also, the others on top. How the horse
from the country managed to slide out from
under the city horses is mystery, but from
that pile of horses and wheels the country
terror emerged unhurt and resumed his
headlong course in the direction of the
Grand Trunk. When caught. the animal
was quiet enough again. and when last
heard from the man from thirty miles back
was getting his wagon fxed.
Captain George ". Bunker OF the schooner
Alicia B. Crosby, made something of SEN
sation yesterday. When the schooner made
his port from Philadelphia she was bright
with bunting. "0ld Glory of.course. play
ing the part of the star. Everybody
wondered what anniversary Captain
Bunker was celebrating, but 1t was his way
Of announcing that he had got home again.
He left here in the schooner in January,
and since then has been moving about free.
~ and has made good thing of it.
One of Moore & Wrignt's scows is on the
marine railway for repairs.
There was but little doing in fresh fish
yesterday. About 10000 pounds of shore fish
came in the catch of the small boat fisher
men who made from $40 to $50 during the
day. The Carrie S. Rogers arrived with 5000
Holsters for ]. W. Trefethen. The smack
Alya brought 5000, the smack Comique 3OoC
Holsters to 9. W. Marston & Co. The
schooner Samuel Cashier. Jr.. has been
placed on the Marine railway to have dam.
ages repaired which she sustained from
striking a rock while being towed into
Dover. N. "A.
William H. Dugan completed the work OF
discharging the cargo of the schooner Ed.
ward Waite. yesterday, and she has been
chartered for the season by New York
parties.
number of schooners are loading fol
points along the coast. and the captains re-
port that freights are freely offered now.
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