The Portland daily press., 1896-10-24
WATER FRONT NOTES.
News Along the wharves and on CONNER
cial Street.

The scboonsrs Almelda W. Morse
Birnie and Bessie, Edith NJ. Thompson
and the Horizon, were vessels which
brought in Holsters yesterday.
Tho fish arrivals were the Lucy W.
Dyer, which brought in $50 barrels from
Block island, the Wellfieet with salt fish.
the Lila B. Ternald. the Albert W.
Black with 40, 600 and the Henrietta
Frances with $40 barrels.
The sch ooner Wellfeet, an old pinkie
built in 1899 at Newburyport and hailing
from Waldoboro is as sound and solid as
new vessel despite her years.
The tug Plymouth came into the
harbor yesterday and towsd out the coal
barge belonging to the Jersey Central
railroad.
The st. Uroix of the International line
with large amount Of freight7on board
came into Portland about $50 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon from the east and
sailed about four for Boston.
The revenue cutter Woodbury. arrived
yesterday after weeks cruise.
The boiler OF the dokney enigma on The
Augustus Welt, was taken out yesterday
to be repaired.
The fishing schooner Maud s., Capt,in
John Seavsy, made remarkable trip
here from Gloucester the other day. She
made the run from that port here on the
southeasterly wind In just five hours.
The schooner has been one of the most
successful fishermen on the coast this
season and Capt. Seavsy stands "high-
linern of all of the shippers running put
of Portland. He has been so successful
in the Maud s. that Captain Dyer will
be given the command of handsome120
ton schooner ont Of Provinoetown laxt
season. The name Of the new schooner
Is Marshall Adam.
Some of the iron plate which will be
used in the foundation of the new light
house at Spring Point ledge were bdng
loaded on scows at Portland Pier ysGer-
day.
The schooner Robert Pettis from los-
ton will load corn at tine Grand Think
elevator.
The big four masted schooner William
B. Palmer Is discharging cargo of toal
at the Grand Trunk wharf.
Captain T1undy and crew of the life
saving station came up to the city yesier-
day morning for provisions.
The schooner William M. Thomas ID at
the Grand Trunk elevator waiting to
take q cargo of corn for Calais.
Do
to the schooner Mary e. H. Dow, which
is stranded near Rookland and will try
| to pull her off today.
Captain Ben Willard of the Fannie q.
took party of gentlemen out shooting
off Old Orchard yesterday afternoon. but
owing to the heavy wind and sea the
party was not able TO shoot many birds.
The Grace Davis, which was recently
repaired by Hartford. the caulker, and
VIII ioh has loaded . general cargo for
Barbados has cleared and Is ready to
sail.
The Floating Society Of Christian En-
deayor put quite large and attractive
library on the schooner D. H. Rivers
his morning. The vessel is bound
for South America and the crew will
have plenty of time to read the volumes
in the library. The society IS in excellent
condition at present. in fact as one of the
members phrased it, ''They are or the
crest of tidal wave of PROPERTY"
The schooner Henry Souther, Captain
Norwood, sailed from Bon Aire on
Septem Der 81, loaded with Is, 600 bushels
of salt consigned tn Lord Brothers of this
port. She is expected here almost any
day now.
The old Friendly Inn, for many years
one of the landmarks on Commercial
street is being torn down and con Verted
into store.