The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-26
Harbor Drift,

Introduction and Tarantell, Robinson
Harbor Drift.
The steamer Hermann Reessing ar
rived Saturday afternoon with Holsters
for n. +. Trefethen.
Nat Gordon, the diver has been at
work patching up the copper bottom OF
the State of Maine as she lies at the Bos-
ton and Maine wharf.
The barge Wayne and barge No. l, @.
R. R., of New Jersey, arrived with coal
Saturday. The ocean tugs Nottingham
and Police brought them in.
The steamer Greetlands arrived Satur-
day morning from Louisburg after
four days passage. She was delayed
considerably by driftice. The steam 9
brought 1882 tons of opal for the Grand
Trunk and commenced discharging at
once.
Friday afternoon Smith, the photo
grapher, tookgthe first official photograph
of the new elevator in it's complete state.
On one of the freight sheds a staging
20 feet high was erected and here the
photographer took his stand. The officers
of the Vancouver all appeared on the
steamers deck clad in their full uni
forms, while flags floated from the mast
heads and stern. The picture included
the entire plant and the steamship.
The heavy southwest blow, yesterday
afternoon, kicked up quite swell in the
herbor, and number of vessels came
in from outside and anchored in the
Roads.
| The steamers to the islands carried
down large nuInDer of passengers yes
terday, many of them cottagers who
went down to seq how the cottages had
stood the winter.
The Laurentian of the Allan line, ar
and will be here tomorrow morning.
The Iona of the Thompson line is
hereby expected.
The Elder Dempster office hes closed
! for the season. Messrs. Allison and Bart
lett returned to Montreal Saturday.
The Grand Trunk loaded forty cars
with coal from the Gruflands yesterday
and sent out three specials. q
| The big four master William B. Pal
mer arrived from Philadelphia yesterday
with coal for the Maine Central, and
the four master John +. Randall also
loaded with caal.
The bark Annie Lewis was towed in
by the tug Kate Jones yesterday. She
will load lum Der for South America.
| The schooner Island Belief came in
lads with stone yesterday and oollided
with Custom House wharf, doing some
slight damage.
The four masters Charles P. Norman
and George A. McFadden sailed yester-
day.
Several coasters sailed in the morning
yesterday.
Odd Fellows Celebrate the 7Sth Anniver-
sary.
The 7Ssh anniversary of Odd Follow
ship Yves celebrated by Ivy Rebekah
lodge Saturday avening in a most apprn-
pirate manner by one Of the old-time
suppers for which this lodge is famous.
| followed ny an entertainment and dance.
AT I O'Clock the members, to the num-
her of about $50. marched to the banquet
hall, where feast was spread that fully
sustained tho reputation Of Ivy lodge.
The tables were fairly loaded down
with everything that was good and pre-
sented very pretty sight to the guests
as they enter ell the hall.
| After supper the tables were cleared
away and most enjoyable programme
followed, consisting of piano solos by
Miss Moreau; vocal duet, Mr.. Goodwin
and Miss Hamilton; reading, Miss Ida
McGrath; vocal sole, Mrs. Fred Roberts
piano solo, Mr.. Evans
The entertainment was followed by
dancing until late hour.
| The COMMITTEES who had charge of the
affair are to be congratulated upon the
successful manner in which every part of
the programme was Carried out. The
committee was composed Of the follow ing
members: Mis-. S. A. Henley, chairman,
Mrs Stevens. Mrs. Brackets, Mrs. Braz-
ies, Mrs. Smith, Miss Evans and Miss
| Hamilton.