The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-26
Marine Notes.

Captain Pickett held brief service at
the Marine hospital yeterday morning,
and then distributed fruit and gifts
among the % sick sailors.
J. D. Randall, with D. L. Fernald
& Co., is rapidly recovering from a re.
cent sharp sickness.
The vetinary surgeons kit found back
OF W. e. Carter's place on Commercial
wharf. was stolen from DIR. Lord.
Ten special freight trains helped to
make things lively on the Grand Trunk
yesterday.
The W ork of loading the Monaghan, to
sail today, was vigorously pushed all
Tuesday night and yesterday. Last even
ing IS nice horses, $50 sheep 20 Canadian
and 300 American cattle were taken on
board.
Down at the house of the Portland
Yacht club things were very quiet yester-
day only a few of the members being
present. The next smoker" is billed
for New Years eve, and then full at
tendance is expected.
The funeral of Philip Flynn, long
a well known figure ON the water front.
will take place at the Cathedral of the
Immaculate Conception today 1t was
spoken of yesterday as an odd fact that
young Driscoll and young Flynn, OF til is
city left together for Paris to complete
their studies before ordination, and that
since then the mother of the one and the
father of the other have died.
The sailors on board the revenue out
ters had good Christmas dinner, but
they paid the bills themselves.
We wouldn't have changed our din
nsr for that at the Falmouth, "said SOL
der at Fort Preble "But don't think
we ought to have paid for it," he added.
The scho oner Mary E. Hagan arrived
yesterday with 10000 pounds of cod and
paddock.
What did you have for dinner?" was
asked of a satisfied looking fisherman,
and he replied, Turkey. goose and
chick n
The football game between teams from
II Monaghan and the Yancouve. was de-
ciared off when the Grand Trunk people
objected to it. Trains were running too
constantly to make the game safe for the
eager players, to say nothing of the spec-
tai )rS.
The steamship Vancouver Presented
very pretty sight being, deliberately
tecked with flags outside, while the sa-
looms were quite deliberately dressed
What one man called 'an international
dinner' was served, that is the turkeys
OF Maine, the roast beef of old England
(raised in Canada) and the genuine Eng
! sh plum pudding. The captain was de-
termined to see that everything should
GO off in fine stlye, and everything did.
There was a concert in the evening.
The Monaghan made less lavish dis
play of flags, but Captain Barrett looked
to it that no substantial comfort was
venting, and the best possible dinner
was served to all on board. 1t was as
solid old English dinner, but the good
things to be had On this side of the water
were not neglected. The dinner and the
entertainments that followed may we'll be
pronounced alike success.
Advices from the west and Canada
a plenty of steamer freight, but the
Monaghan will clean what there is here
up pretty well. almost as closely as the
Scotsman did according to Captain Bar
rett. "They left us nothing but the wet
straw said the captain, "and / wish
they had taken that" The fact that
since the Scotsman sailed, having COM
pletely cleaned out all the freight here
the Dominion has taken full cargo, and
the Monaghan fitted out ready to sail.
shows that the railroad people have been
very busy.
''There is nothing doing" said pas
senger conductor. "Nobody is out
Christmas day. but we've been doing
rushing business of late''