davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-02
Names Backward Season.

The weather bureau, speaking of the
weather in Maine the past month, end
ing May 31st, says:
The season con tinues very backward
Farm work is practically at a standstill,
except on dry uplands. Land is almost
completely water soaked, owing to heavy
rain. Grass is in poor condition in the
northern and eastern counties, some
farmers being without necessary pas
turage. Present indications point to a
light hay crop in those sections. Scarcely
any corn planted in Oxford county,
planting half done in Cumberland coun-
ty. Potatoes that are planted are sprout-
ing nicely. Pear, cherry and plum trees
blossomed full; apples fair. The prevail
ing weather is excellent for grass, which,
as a rule, is making remarkable good
growth. The coming week, if favorable,
will witness very busy times in this
state.''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-02
QUEENS JUBILEE.
The Pal1as of the British North American
Squadron viii Be Here.

Vice Admiral T. Elphinstone Erskine,
of the North Ameri-
can and West Indian stations, has ordered
Her Royal Majesty's ship Pallas to Port
land to participate in the celebration of
the Queens jubilee. The ship win be
here about June %. The Pallas is a
third-class cruiser carrying eight guns.
Her gross tonnage is 1900 and her net
tonnage 2575. The officers are:
Captain-Richard Humpage.
First Lieutenant-Charles A. Christian.
Staff rgeon-George f. Wales.
Paymaster- Charles ROUGH Smith.
Chief Engineer-Albert V. Blake.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-02
Boston City Fathers to visit port1and

Letters have been received here recently
by some of the members of the Portland
city government from a committee of the
Boston city government which wishes to
arrange dates for ball games in this city
during the summer. The Boston city
government will probably come down
here first and will be entertained by the
city government of Portland. Later in
the summer the Portland city fathers will
go to Boston and play return game. So
much was the last trip to Boston by the
Portland city fathers enjoyed that the
delegation which will visit Boston this
time will be a very large one.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-02
BOARD OF HEALTH
VIII Require Certificate Testifying to the
Purity of Cows Milk.

A meeting of the Board of Health was
held yesterday afternoon at their rooms
in City building at which Portland's
milk supply was considered and much
| valuable discussion took place.
The Board of Health reports that one
| herd of cows has been tested and one COW
| whose milk has been sent into the city
has been found diseased with tuberculo.
sis. This COW furnished two cans of milk
daily to Portland.
The Agricultural Experiment Station OF
Minnesota reports as follows: Tuberculin
came into quite prominent use for pur.
poses of diagnosis in this country, in
1892, and it's use became more and more
common in 1898 and 1894. 1t was to be
expected that an agent which condemned
as diseased, SO many valuable cattle,
showing no external symptoms of disease,
would meet with opposition, and tuber-
culin did meet with a storm of opposition
from dairy men, agricultural editors, and
even from few veterinarians, although
the evidence to it's great value has
been conclusive almost from the start.
Then it was charged that tn berculin was
inaccurate, condemning sound cattle and
passing diseased ones, but it soon became
evident to those making the post norton.
that this was wholly false, and that cow
could be rotten with tuberculosis and yet
apparently be in ideal physical condition,
as far as the eye could read external
| symptoms. EeA
1t has been conclusively proven that
tuberculin cannot cause tubercu losis, but
only indicates it's presence by an increase
| in temperature.
| 1t is the intention of the Board of
Health to require every COW, whose milk
is brought into Portland, to be provided
with a certificate from a veterinarian
stating the state, city or town, where the
animal belongs, the owners name, de-
scription of the COW, it's physical con-
dition, hygienic surroundings, water
supply, preparation of tuberculin, quanti-
ty injected, normal temperature at differ
ent hours, and the statement signed by
the veterinary surgeon that, in his
pinion the animal is free from tubercu-
losis or disease of any kind. The animal
will also be tagged after inspection, with
number, and bear the badge P. B. H.,
| portland Board of Healthy
The Board of Health say that some of
| the farmers complain of this determine
tion to have their cows tested, and say
that they will send their milk to Boston
and not to Portland. That the Board
says, they have right to do, but the
Board will notify the Boston authori ties
of the reason why these farmers send
their milk to Boston. They do not wish
to impose any enormous demands upon
the milkmen, but they do believe that it
is their duty to protect the community
that is so dependent. especially the in
fants and children, upon pure milk.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-02
PORTLAND FIRM GETS THE BONDS
Opening of the Bids for the City of Deer
ing's $4,000 Bond Issue.

The bids on the city of behring's new
issue of $40, 900, four per cent, twenty year
bonds, were opened last evening. The
contract was awarded to Woodbury. &
Moulton of Portland, whose bid was the
highest in the list. The bids were:
Woodbury. & Moulton, Portland, $106.27.
E. H. Gay & Co., Boston, s106.265.
Diezt, Denison & Tryor, Boston,
$106.077.
NJ P. Frank, Portland, S1O6O1.
Cushman, Fisher & Phelps, Boston,
$105. 1888.
d. W. Howard, Boston, $1O5. SO.
e. A. Fernald & Co., Boston, $105.11.
Blodgett, Merritt & & Co., Boston,
$1O4.79.
IN. W. Harris & Co., New York, $1O4. 80.
sAParkinson & Burr, Boston, $104. POI. "
Farson, Leach & Co., New York,
$1O4.O5.
Leland, Towle & Co., Boston, s1o3. 567.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-02
stafford's Block Being Torn Down,

Work was begun yesterday on the first
steps in the widening of Franklin street.
The old rookery known as the Stafford
Block" was being torn down and the
other old buildings in this vicinity will
also be removed shortly. Stafford's block
has been one of the most notorious places
in the city for drunken rows and scraps
of all kinds, 1t is at present known as
''Little Italy" as it is inhabited by a
large number of Italians. The newspaper
men and the police will miss this old
building when it is gone if no one else
does.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-02
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

John NJ. Stevens, of Groyeville, Buxton,
has purchased the house of Mr.. T. F.
RUSSELL of that place, and will fit it up
for residence for himself.
The adjourned meeting of the Gas Light
Company will be held this afternoon.
The Forrestal case will be called up in
the Municipal Court today.
The rails are distributed from the
Cumberland line to the residence of Mr..
j. Hopkins Smith at Falmouth Foreside
and work on laying the track has COM
menced. A big crew of Italians are en-
ployed and have about half a mile of track
laid.
The Martha Washington Society will
meet Thursday with Mrs. Strickland, 10
Florence street, Woodfords. Picnic sup
per. If stormy will meet next day.
The Samaritan Association will have
picnic supper at ''The Cloister," Dan
forth Cove, Thursday afternoon and eve
ming, June 3d. Cars leave Monument
square every half hour.
Yesterday opened sunny and later
clouds gathered and it was raw and dis
agreeable.
Portland Commandery worked the
Red Cross degree yesterday. There was
fine music by the Temple quartette and
a supper served at the close of the work
Thursday will be pay day for the school
teachers.
There is an epidemic of measles in
the North school district and on Munjoy
hill.
Thieves broke into the tool house at
the Marine railway at South Portland
some time Sunday night and stole few
articles.
Remember that the regular monthly
meeting of the Portland Yacht club will
be held this evening.
The police appeared yesterday in their
white hemlets.
The police made only one arrest during
Sunday and but two arrests on Monday.
This indicates an unusual degree of law
and order and reflects great credit. not
only to the marshal and his officers, but
on the citizens of Portland.
"a The contract for furnishing the supply
of coal for the post office building has
been awarded 70 Randall & McAllister;
for ice, to d. W. Clark & Co. for mis-
cellaneous articles to Kendall & Whitney,
and for the removal of ashes, to Michael
f. DAILY.
The Maine State Mechanical, Industri
al and Cereal Exhibition closed Monday
night, and yesterday the exhibits We're
being removed. A handsome silver service
was presented to Janitor Brown by the
exhibitors, ssand to Policeman Craig gold
ring and pretty scarf pin.
On the 18th inst, bids will be opened at
the city treasurer's office for loan of
$4,000
Park Commissioner Smith says his
''happy family are happy family in
deed. The agouti, monkeys and the other
animals are all placed in the same cage
and have great times together. Two
fawns were born to the doe at the Oaks
yesterday.
The Park street clock is getting de-
crepit. 1t is about 90 minutes slow and
should have it's face washed so that peo-
pie wouldn't have to use AN opera glass to
see what the time is.
Machigonne tribe of Red Men meet to-
night to take action on the death of the
late Gavin Stevens.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-02
Is 1t Poison?
To the Editor Of the Press:

According to the best information I
am able to gather from men who have had
test such a test leaves the COW in an I'M
healthy state, or to say the least. she
shrinks in milk one-half, and there is a
great complaint in regard to the calves of
such cows dying.
Now what is the cause of this? Is it
from the poison injected into the mother
in the above named test? If it is, are not
the people in our cities running a great
risk in feeding this milk to their chill
dren.? Under the present law this test
must be made in few weeks, and where
is the mother who is willing to submit
her child to this danger C. E. II.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-02
HARBoR DRIFT.
Various Items of Interest Picked up Along
the Wharves.

The two molasses vessels which arrived
here lately have hauled into the dock and
are discharging their cargoes. One of
them went to the Twitchell, Champlin
Company and the other to the Milliken,
Tomlinson Company.
There were a large number of fish ar
rivals yesterday but they brought in very
few fish, In all there was only 80, 900
pounds landed here by the entire feet.
The steamer Highland Belle, Captain
Berry, Buffalo for Portland, left Montreal
for this port Sunday evening. She will
arrive next week and will at once 90 on
the island route.
AT the yacht club house affairs have re-
sumed their normal state. The yachts
have returned from their cruise and the
anchorage has lost it's deserted appearance
Of the past two or three days.
The schooner Florence has nearly
furnished discharging 200 tons of coal
for Randall & McAllister. The bark
Jessie McGregor arrived yesterday morn
ing with 900 tons of Honeybrook Lehigh
coal from New York, and the schooner
Falmouth from Baltimore with 800 tons
Of Georges creek Cumberland coal for the
same firm.
The lobster steamer Gem has been
equipped with new pilot house.
The scho George W. Pierce is re-
ceiving new coat of paint at Custom
House wharf, where she is fitting out for
fishing trip.
The steamer Madeleine has been over
hauled and completed her repairs at the
marine railway.
While rounding Bug light yesterday
afternoon, Hampton fishing boat that
was improperly ballasted capsized Her
occupant was picked up by passing
craft and his boat was raised by the aid
of a scow.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-02
An Open Letter to the Portland BOARD of
Health"

Deering, June 1, 1897.
Gentlemen:-I have received from your
board a printed notice adopted May 1,
1897, that you propose to have all cows
city with milk, and among others ap-
pointed by you to do such testing find
my name. You will please cancel any
engagement you have made or may make
for me to do any testing under such or
der, as 1 have never been consulted in the
matter, and the notice has already led
many to suppose that the cattle commits
sioners are acting and cooperating with
your board of trade in enforcing an ordi-
nance, we find ourselves as at present adj
vised entirely unable to support.
am very truly yours,
GEO. II. BAILEY,
State Veterinary Surgeon.
To Geo. Fl. Cummings, M. D., H. P.
Merrill, M. D., Edwin L. Dyer, members
of the Board of Health
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-02
Portland Trust Company.

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Portland Trust Company was
ing trustees were elected for the ensuing
year: William G. Davis, James P. Bax-
ter, Mark P. Emery, Charles F. Libby,
VIM. W. Brown, David W. Snow, Angus
tus R Wright, Sidney W. Thaxter, Frank
lin R. Barrett, Phillip 6. Brown, VIM.
N. Davis, Portland; Frederick Robe, G Or
ham; A. II. Walker, Bridgton; Charles
o. Bancroft, Harry Butler, Portland.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-02
Public Works,

The committee on public works met
yesterday afternoon and after consulta-
ton with the president of the Portland &,
Rochester road, it was decided at the
nearing today before the railroad com
mlssloners, at Augusta, to ask for more
time as they contemplated change in
the plan of the Washington street bridge.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-02
The Late Norton o. Pope.

The late Norton @. Pope, of South
Portland. died intestate, and his widow
petitions the Court of Probate, that she,
Jennie B. Pope and James K. P. Rogers
be appointed administrators of the estate,
There is no real estate, so far as known
in Maine, and the personal estate does
not exceed 100000. Besides the widow,
he leaves an infant daughter, eleven
months of age,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-02

FAC-SIMILE signature of cHAs. H. FLETCHER
is on the wrapper of every bottle of cAsrok1A.
When Baby was sick, we gave her castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-02
Death of Gavin Stevens.

Mr.. Gavin Stevens, the young teamster
who was so badly injured the other day
at the Boston and Maine freight yard by
his horses running away, died yesterday
morning of traumatic brain fever.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-02
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Old Orchard Bonds.

SEALED proposals will be received by the
Old orchard, until June TO- 1897. at o,c,nc u
D. M, for the purchase of $4,000 liner 1 cent
town ood 6 pnGs d. bonds part Of the
sHoe o sad J9ne 70 y and an
first day of June, 1877 Interest payabl az se Ie
annually July st and jan 1st, at York ' nat.
Bank Sss MsgrK Is reject
and address, w. J. c. MIlLIREiSNS Doiios'
1t Treasurer of Old Orchard,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-02

The secret of happiness, keep your
liver right. Burdock Blood Bitters is
natures remedy for complaints of the
liver or bowels.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-02
THE PRESS.
NEW ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO-DAY,
"Mrs. winslow,s Soothing syrap

Has been used over Fifty Years by millions OF
mothers for their children while Teething
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child.
softens the gums, allays Pain. cures Wind
Collie, regulates the bowels, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea whether arising from
teething or other causes. For sale by Drug
gists in every part of the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. % cts
a bottle.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-02

Dr. Charles O'Leary, one of the best
known surgeons in New England, died at
his home in Providence, Tuesday morn
ing of Bright's disease.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-02

This week will be busy week with offering special induce
buyers, all the different departments large store
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-11
WESTMINSTER WEST.

Miss Bertha Miller has friend visiting
her.
Roy Cook of Brattleboro was in town Sun
day.
Lawyer Martin of Manchester was in town
last week.
Mrs. Frank Harlow is in Mortified this
week visiting.
Mr.. Locke of Saxtons River called on
friends i'll town Sunday.
William Cutting and daughter Stella visited
in Green River last week.
Mrs. Lamon White returned to her home
in Saxtons River Sunday.
Miss Abbie Goodell of Saxtons River spent
Sunday at William Cuttings.
Misses Ednah and Nellie Heath of New
York are at G. W. Chambers.
Helen Redfern returned to her home in
Winchester, Mass, last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hall of Winchester
Mass, are at H. p. Ranney's.
Fay Hubbard of Springfield was at F. G.
Campbell's the first of the week.
Miss Minnie Durham of Westminster has
been stopping at w. A. Dunham's.
Mrs. Addie Goodell and son George from
Windham spent Sunday at Mrs. c. c. Good
ellis.
Mrs. G. G. Braley has been stopping with
her daughter, Mrs. G. Wightman, in in Wal
pole, N. ii.
Bert Ormsbee of Jamaica Plains, Mass, i.
spending a few days with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. j. l.. Ormsby.
fuller's battery from Brattleboro passed
| through here Sunday afternoon en- route fol
Chester to attend the muster.
Mrs. Fred Prentiss and child from Wal
pole, N. H., have been spending a few day.
with her sister, Mrs. w. G. Harlow.
| Miss Belle Ranney has friend visiting her
They joined party from Westminster and
took weeks outing at Lake Warren.
Lewis Turner gave entertainments at the
town hall Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings of last week for the purpose Of
advertising and selling patent medicines.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-11
How the Companies Came.

Company | of Brattlcboro reached the
grounds last Thursday and at once began
making camp for the brigade Up to Mon
day night were busy days Of preparation,
and no real camp life began until Tuesday
morning.
The arrangements for transporting the
troops, as made by Qualtemaster General
Gilmore, were as follows
Company b left st. Adams on a special
train at $50 A. NJ, Monday, and proceeded
via Montpelier Junction.
Company f left Barre on special train
at I A. NJ, and Company II and the First
Brigade band joined them at Montpelier
junction. Company joined the train at
Mortified at 53 and the train arrived at
White River Junction at $50.
Company l. left Newport by special train
at 6 A. NJ, taking Company ID at st. Johns
bury at 40, hospital Corps at Wells River
at s, Company G at Bradford at $50, ar
irving at White River Junction at $50,
joining the special from St Adams, which
then proceeded, arriving in Bellows Falls
at II 10, and Camp Gov Circuit at II 40.
Company X left Bennington on the reg
ular train at 6.15 A. NJ. Company NJ left
Burlington on special train at 6.10 A. NJ.
taking on Company G at Brandon at s,
Companies A and X at Rutland at S.I5,
arriving at Camp Gov. Grout at TO-
The Fuller light battery arrived in CAM
early Monday morning and took its posi-
ton on the southeast Of camp, having mad,
the trip from Brattleboro overland through
Saxtons River.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-08-11
BRATTLEBORO.

ter this week "'"''0' ~ 0"0''
Central street ' WV" '''0s' W
Mts. n''en &. Hall has bought the two
ieheh'eh. nonse on Green street, formerly
known Us the Raymond house and will make
extensive repairs and occupy as a home at
me boston Maine railroad settled with
carr i,ehkel Friday for the damage to his
TEN a. me railroad accident ut South Ver-
non few weeks ago.
Neso''"tiohs were completed Thursday
Fox, flutist, of Boston, to assist in he HAVE
Lawn concert in the auditorium at Brattle
boro t"e 10Th. The sale of seats will begin
the 23d. 'e7 -
MI. any Mrs: f. II. Pratt arrived in Brat
tleeoro from Liverpool, Eng, on the late
ram thursday night, havi G landed in New
iork 'nat morning on the White Star
steamer "ermanic. They sailed from Liver
poor 'uy % and report a pleasant journey.
another season in Nice.
Dea. A. A. Stearns narrowly escaped beino
injured Friday mornn @. lie Vent ont nt
the rear door Of one Of the stores lust as
workmth threw large roll of tin. roofing
from me top of the building The roll hit
nm on 'he shoulder bruising him and tear
ing open his coat.
BRAKEMAN KILLED AT JAMAICA.
"A fatal accident occurred nj Jamaica m tho
Bratuenoro and Whitehall division of the
Centfai vermont railroad about 10 O'Clock
Friday morning. The north bound mixed
am with Victor Buttcrield as one of the
brakemen left Bratileboro at 10 o'clock and
upon arrival at Jamaica began setting of
no do
ms hoiu ON the brake and fell, striking his
head on the rail. His skull was fractured
ana ms lett arm and left foot run over by ,
car. Die died at o'clock in the afternoon
ne was Il years old and leaves parents i,
West Dummerston.
| BEAN FINED FOR SELLING LIQUOR.
Charles Bean, proprietor of one of the New
Hampshire ''breweries" opposite Brattlebort
was arrested by Special Officer W. G. Rock
well at his home in Brattleboro about Il
O'Clock Thursday night on suspicion of hav
ing sold liquor on the Vermont side. Hs
was placed in the "cooler" and at O'Clock
FRIDAY he was arraigned before Justice w. s
Newton and charged with second offense OF
selling. liquor in Brattleboro. He pleaded
not guilty aud Edward Stapleton of Bellows
Falis was produced as a witness. Stapleton
tes'lhed that he bought and paid Bean for q
case OF lager beer in Brattleboro and that
bean delivered it to him in Brattle boro
Justice Newton sentenced Bean to one year
in the house of correction and to pay fine
OF S2oo. An appeal was taken and bail was
fixed at 5000. The officers have been conf.
dent for some time that Bean was selling
liquor on the Vermont side and so hired
Stapleton to make the trade which led tc
Beans arrest. The beer was produced in
court. The defense will claim that the bee,
was delivered by another person. Bean was
arrested in May of last year for selling il
Biattleboro and paid heavy fine.