The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-31
LAWYER WOOdman Of Portland To
Have a New Boat.
Personals Interesting To
Cape Residents.
Story Of a Man Who PartOok of
Portland Split.

The new boat house of Griffin 81 David :
son is nearly oomrletei and they Will
soon tie able to work in It, The lower
part will he used as q workshop and the
upper part Will be used for storing small
boats. They have hauled up large
number of boats this fall and have about
Is more to put away for the winter.
They have reosn tly received an order
from Connections for steam launch
which will be used as police patrol on
the water front. They have also received
an order from Lawyer Woodman Of Port
land for q 95-foot boat which viii be
built after the model of the Columbia.
only she will be knockabout rugged.
They will start building the boats just as
soon as their shop is ready. The latter
boat will be 1rst-olass In every respect
and will carry sOo pounds of led on her
keel.
APOOL TOURNAMENT.
A pool tournament will he started at
the pool room of ID. J. Morrison very
soon, probably next week. Many Of the
best players In this seotion have entered
and some very inters sting games will re-
suit. Suitable prizes will be given the
winners.
Albert II. Dyer has been having inn
provsments made on tine interior Of his
residence on Front street.
william L. johnson has been making
some decided improvements on his prop
erty ON tho corner Of Esst High and
Stanford s,.e5is, among them being the
setting out oil some fine fruit trees.
The steamer Marweuoc. recently pur-
chased by Capt james Perkins, Is bsing
put in condition for towing purposes into
which business she will be put as soon
rs sns 10 ready. She 10 at the marine
railway where carpenters are putting In
q new water tank and making other
tow boat.
The new house of Everett Pierce on
Randall street is nearly ready for oocu-
pancy. MIR. Pierce and wife will occupy
tbs lower rent and Mrs ID. j. Colt and
family the upper.
In the filing and polishing rooms at
the bicycle factory the men are now
ing tried more as an experiment and If
satisfactory every other part of the work
that can be worked in that way will be
done on that basis. Work at the factory |
is being rushed now rs the frames are |
beginning TO come through for the 1900 |
wheels. The work on guns and revolvers |
is also very brisk.
The memtels of the Eureka club with |
their ladies. went on a barge ride and
supper to Mitchell's at Spurwink last
night ana in spite of the cry |
bad weather had most enjoyable tiaie.
There were about 20 In the party.
Arthur Robinson of Tufts Aedicnl
school has been visiting home for the past |
few days.
MUNICIPAL COURT CASE.
There was case before Judge Hartford
in the municipal court yesterday morn
ing. Walter Skillings of Dunstan Cor
ner. Scarboro. was on trial for fast and
reckless driving and drunkenness 1t
seems that Skillings conceived ire ites
of taking bis best girl TO ride san4ay |
and accordingly proceeded to Portland
and hired rig. While on his mission
he i'm bibed rather too freely of Port
land "split" and by the time he reached
the golf links in Scarboro, was decidedly |
over the bay. AS he had been abusing |
the horse and was very drunk some Of |
the mem bers of the golf club decided he |
was unit TO proceed further and took the |
horse and wagon and telephoned to Port |
land for an officer. Upon the arrival of |
the latter Skillings was found in a barn |
near by dead drunk, and instead Of rid |
ing with his girl he rode to Portland |
with the officer and spent the night In |
fail He was tried and found guilty and |
paid a fine of So and costs.
MR. CASH RESIGNS.
The following communication has been |
addressed TO the Mayor and Aldermen:
O,t %, $780,
To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen |
of the City Of South Portland:
Gentlemen-Owing to a pressure of /
business shall not be able to act as pre-
siding officer Of Ward Seven, and l will |
tender you my resignation.