The Portland daily press., 1897-10-18

A brush fire caught yesterday: in the
woods at the rear Of Evergreen cemetery
in the direction Of the Riverton road
Owing to the high winds the smoke from
the fire was scattered all over the city.
The fire was kept back by the crowd that
gathered to stay the progress Of the
flames. AS the wind was blowing hard
at the time considerable anxiety was felt
lest the fire should gain too great head
way and become serious oonfagration
The damage to the woods and property
over which the fire spread will not be
large.
Early Saturday morning as car rs of
the Ocean street line was ascending the
hill near l.. P. Hawkins's house, when
near the top the car refused to go ahead
and began to run back. Another Car
was following and it was signalled to
run back out of the way which it did.
speed, Notwithstanding the reverse power
was applied. The conductor jumped
from the car, but motorman Plummer
remained at his post. The cause of the
trouble was due to the vegetable Oil from
the leaves, which covered the track
| thickly, and the failure of the sand reser-
voir to work.
1t was reported few weeks ago by
the managers of the Deering Electric
Light company, the successors to Marsh
Brothers, that as soon as the SeDago
Power Company secured the right to
do business the Deering company would
supply its power through the Deering
station from North Gorham. Negotia-
tions are now pending whereby the Sc
bago Power company may decide to ao-
Dept water privilege on the lower dam
at Saccarappa falls and furnish the
light and power from there instead
Passenger train, No. 102 of the Maine
Central railroad, which arrives in Port
land at 40 p. m.,, was delayed at Wood
fords Friday afternoon. just as the train
was hauling out of the Woodfords STA
ton the air brake hose burst, and the
train stopped suddenly by the automatic
application of the brake. The damage
was Immediately attended to and the
train proceeded to Portland.
Mr.. Albert Chapman, the druggist,
during the past week, while en-
gagged in cleaning his footwear, met
with q painful accident. The thumb
nail caught in one of the patent hooks
on the shoe, which he was briskly pol
ishing, and it was almost entirely torn
away from the flesh, causing intense
pain.
Since the new water connection has
been made at Bradley's corner, the pres
pure has been increased six or seven
sounds in the city according to gauges.
In case of fire with the hydrants opened.
steady pressure of 90 pounds can be
obtained, gain Of 20 pounds over the
former system.
The curbing for the sidewalk around
the New Odd Fellows block on Forest
avenue, was laid Saturday and the walk
will be laid in few days.
The committee on public buildings held
meeting Saturday afternoon and ex-
pect today to advertise for bids on
the construction of the new High School
building.
1t was the original intention of the
committee on public buildings to have
an eight-inch drain laid from the High
School building to connect with the
Stevens Plains avenue sewer, but it has
been discovered that the avenue sewer
is only an eight-inch pipe. The oontrac-
tors say that the connections with pipes
of the same dimensions are not as per-
feet, SO the committee have decided to
lay six-inch pipe, which the contrac-
tors say will be sufficiently large for the
drainage of building the size of the
proposed school buildings.
stock yards at East Deering with granite
blocks. The work has been made neces-
sary owing to the soft and miry grounds
that the ca tie are obliged to stand on.
The work of transferring the cattle to
the cars is made easier If the cattle have
firm foundation upon which to be driv-
en-.
The funeral services Of the late BID.
Barnett were held Saturday afternoon at
$50 from the Free church, Morrill's cor
ner The services were conducted by Rev.
c. e. Andrews, the pastor of the church.
Mr.. Barnett has been resident Of Deer
ing for several years and had wide cir
Gle of friends The interment was at Ey-
ergreen cemetery.