The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Launching at KnightyiIIe Yes
terday Afternoon.


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Until Friday, IL had been many long
years since Knightyilie had seen q inun,h
ing from the historic old yards where the
keel Of the Dallas and many other crafls
were laid, and 1t Is mot surprising,
when 1t was announced that the new
scow of Phil II. Doyens would take the
water. that men, women and children
gathered at the ship yard and all along
the knightville shore. II was regular
gala day and the first thing was the run
ming mp OF handsome American flag 20
the peak of the mast at the foot OF which
was placed big bunch Of pond lilies by
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. knight. Then the
boys began to fairly swarm on the deck
making It almost black and In the
meantime the men at the yards were get
ting fittings ready for the start.
About o'clock the tug Dlcksy took q
position Just on the yard and big
hawser was stretched from her to this
scow. The click Of hammers began and
i the Diekey tuGged away. 1t was so hot
that the grease on this ways seemed to
disappear and at the first attempt the
rope broke. With better luck next time
the scow slipped from the ways and sailed
into the water with the grace Of duck.
The crowd set up Wild cheer as the new
STOW was christened the s'Atlas'' by +.
II. Porter Of the office OF the U. s. Engi-
neers in this city.
Work on the Atlas was began about ten
weeks ago by Mr.. Doyen and has pro-
gressed most satisfactory. She is sloop
soow and will make good companion
mate to the Ajax. She Is ninety feet
long, twenty-nine feet seven inches beam,
| nine feet over all high. The mainmast Is
ninety feet tall, twenty -four inches In the
deck; main boom eighty feet. main gait
forty-tive feet; main topmast forty-ilve
feet and it takes SOD yards of canvas for
her sails which are mainsail. topsaii and
two jihs. She is likely to make about ten
kno is an hour.
The foreman of construction was Frank
Coombs of South Portland and the crew
was local one. The lumber was fur
nished by Deering, wins'ow Sc Co. OF
Portland, and Mr.. Doyen thinSs ii is the
finest that he ever put In any craft.
After the launching Mr.. Doyen boarded
the craft and she was towed to Browns
wharf where the finishingstouohes in the
shape OF sails, rigging, eto., win be put
on.
AN UNwELCoME VISITOR.
About ten o'clock Thursday morning
MIR. Fred Jordan place, which is farm
house of Cottage road ON mill road was
entered by an uninvited visitor. A young
man about II or Is years old after break
ing the screen door walked up the back
stairs and entered the room where Miss
Lucy Jordan WAS lying sick In bod.
She looked with surprise at the ma
and asked "what are you doing here"
He responded, your husband sent me
here to get pair Of boots" The fellow
then turned on his heels and went down
stairs, where he met another lady of the
house. In response to her inquiry as to
what he wanted, his reply vast "The
hired man sent me here to get pair of
| boats" The fellow was advised to leave
| and he did SO, but the ladies were so
frightened that they have been unable to
adequately describe the man. 1t Ia
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which have lately been loafing about the
old Dyer tide mill
Mrs. Robert Seaisy of New Brunswick,
Is visiting her daughter. Mrs Fannie
Nixon of Pickett street.
The picnic Of the Universalist Sunday
| school which was to have been held We'd
nesday at Underwood Springs. has been
postponed to next Wednesday at the same
place.
The South Portland baseball club will
play at K ennebunk this afternoon. The
Fort Preble baseball club will play at
Kezar Falls this afternoon at three
O'Clock.
| Walter Fossett Is building new addi-
ton to hia house on Stanford street.
William Spear Ia tear ing down the old
carriage house In the rear Of his house on
Front street and otherwise improving the
property.
George Gill of portland is visiting at
the house of Ephraim Webster.
Edward +. Mcdonald of Sanford street
left yesterday morning for Palmas, Arb
zona. where he will join his brother. VIII
| liam, who Is the owner of a large ranch
at that place. He will probably stay thare
| two or three years.
The municipal offiuers last evening
| drew the name OF Frank E. MARI to serve
IS grand juror at the September term of
Superior court.
ESCAPED PRISONER CAUGHT.
Norway, July 2s.-Johp W. Pierce who