The Portland daily press., 1899-07-25
HARBoR news.
Items of Interest Picked Up Along me
Water Front

Work on another schooner on the Ken
nebec will begin al once. 1t win be a
three-master aud win be built by Frank
s. Bowker at his yard In Phippsbura.
Just below Bath.
The new line Of steamers between this
city and FrJepcrt started Moncay. This
line is under the management Of James
II. Mcdonald who is also manager of the
Portland s. Cape Small Point Steam beat
company. The steamer Peiepscot made
two trips to Frsepors during the day.
The first was from the oity as ten O'Clock
in the forenoon and the other was at four
O'Clock in the afternoon. On both Of the
trips there wtrs n number of passengers
aud good sized cargoes OF freight vera
taken.
Tho Percy v. ON her regular trips to
Cape Small Point carried a number Of
passengers. She had big freight both
ways.
The fishing schooner Ralph Eaton
brought in one Of the largest caches of
mackersi that lar beon made fer a long
time. Mackersi have been scar,e OF late
aatt tAttAoAt > NA1 AoaTiett DtI I-H7
when 1t was learned tras the Eaton had
brought one nundrsd and flfty pounds.
Soon after being tied up at her dock at
Commercial wharf, one Of the ersw of the
Eaton accidentally sfsli ovsrSoari. He
was rescued by his mates.
Monday inor1ing the steamer Madeleine
was .piastsrsd.' The ersw OF this
steamer who ara Joseph E. Thompson OF
Cumberland, Waller II. johnson or FREE
pert, Hlrry &c. Sawyer of Pownal, Eu
gene II. Thompson Of Cumberland and
George l.. Burnham of Portland have
become tired Of waiting for their pay and
they decided to attach tbs STEAMER. A
libel Was accordingly made out by the u.
s. District court aud then o keeper was
placed in charge OF the steamer and re.
manned on board throughout the day, the
steamer remaining at Portland Pisr.
The Madeleine has been running on the
Falmouth Foreside route for the last six
years and Ia one of the best summer
steamers In the harbor.
The bark Normandy sailed for Buenos
Ayres Sunday afternoon. She took a
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lumber sent out by j. II. Hamlen & Son
and the estate of Frank Dudley.
The steamer State of Maine arrived
about $40 o'clock In the afternoon, COM
Ing from Boston and being on her way to
Eastport and st. John. She left Boston
at a few minutes after nine o'olockfn the
morning and the two hundred passengers,
the largest number Of the season, en-
joyed delightful trip.
Schooner Mary e. Smith, Capt Mo
vane, ia fitting out tor q swordfishing
t ip to Georges. She has been hauled
up at South Portland all summer and ia
just going into commission. She will
probably get away next Tuesday.
Fish Warden Snow of Great island, was
IN the city yesterday. Mr.. snow says he
never in his life has seen SO many tinker
mackerel as there are at the present time.
During the past two days fishermen In
that vicinity have taken e0,c00 pounds of
these s'number threes'' and are sailing
most,of them.
As tbe schooner Ralph @. Eaton has
more than she can find a market for. her
skipper has been giving away from six TO
twenty tir ksrs to whoever cared Tor
them. The fish were only caught yester.
day and are fine eating. As result,
many families in Portland enjoyed mack
ersl dinners.