The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-21
ALONG SHORE.
What the People on the Water Front Are
Talking About.

The entire feet that put in for harbor
Monday sailed early yesterday morning.
A large number of coastwise schoon srs
also took advantage of the favorabls
winds and very few vessels were left in
the stream.
The two masted schooner Matte B.
Russell sailed for Glen Cove N. Y, with
full cargo Of empty barrels.
The schooner Charles A. Campbell has
finished discharging her cargo of coal
and sailed for Philadelphia.
The stone schooner Panuoo was In the
harbor yesterday.
The scow Rival is loading a large
amount of lumber Mt Portland pier for
Orr island where considerable building
is going on.
Nearly 100 carloads of grain were put
in the new elevator Monday and the
work was continued yesterday. After
the grain that is now in the old elevator
is taken out the building will be closed
for the summer. Quite extensive repairs
will probably be made and it is said that
a new freight shed may be built ON this
wharf to accommodate the rush OF bust
ness thar may be expected another sea-
son. ~ tE ;7
Coasting vessels will receive grain
from the new building this summer and
1T is very probably that two or more lines
Of tramp steamers may come here.
The schooner Sir Knight, Capt. Nc
Keen, which recently left here bound
south on q trip after maokerel, was
obliged to put into Vineyard Haven for
a new anchor having loss her port an
Choir and % fathoms of cable while get
ting under way from Chatham Monday.
Mr.. j. Nichols of Bristol brought his
new launch ON the Merryconeag last
| week. The launch was built for Mr..
hoffman of South Freeport, and is being
fitted with Lamb motor here. When
completed the launch will compare favor
ably with anything of her size in these
waters.
Talk Of another steamer between East-
port and Calais is heard.
Bucksport has another vessel added to
her list as hailing port.
Capt. E.. Il. Harvey Of North Bucks
port has purchased the schooner trace
Webster and is having her repaired and
fitted cut at Rookland for the ooasting
trade 1.-THE Webster is a. double decked
craft Of gel tons burden net, and was
built at Portland in 1867 and owned BY
L. H. Mckinney.
The Elizabeth City, the boat which
runs On the ferry between Portland and
South Portland will be laid off for repairs
on Sunday night.
The yacht Wiona has been sold to par
ties in Boston.
The steamship Vancouver, Capt. j ones,
arrived here yesterday with about 1900
tons of cargo. When coming up the har-
Dor the vessel grounded on mud bank
and was obliged to wait until high tide
at noon before she could get up to her
dock. Capt. Jones reports very pleas
ant passage after the first four days. In
Ion. 30, lat 5 the ship passed many large
icebergs. Among the Vanoouver's panssn-
ers wero Lord Alymer and Hon. W. n.
Alymer, who are on their way to Rich
Mond.
The Julia and Martha is taking grain
from the special spout for ooasting YES
sels at the new elevator.
The sohooner.Sir Knight has sailed for
southern waters after mackerel, being
the nrst of the feet to leave this port
The. Henry Morgenthal sailed three hours
after tha Sir Kpiohf M, a ain,;lar ayrand
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