The Portland daily press., 1879-09-10
MONDAY, Sept. s.

All the folks came home to vote.
The churches were well attended yester-
day.
Arth ur Sewall is about to build schoo ner
previous to putting up his ship frame.
Capt. Wesley Thompson and wife are in
town after an absence of six years.
Men and boys last night, pulled down the
chimney of Mrs. Benefits house on Centre
street, near Emmons' slaughter house.
= The races at the Bath Driving Park have
been postponed until after the session of the
Maine State Fair
Officer Pushard arrested tramp fou nd
asleep ON the steps of Walter Ian der's house
on Middle street. last night.
A raft of 400 logs went down stream to
Winnegance mills this morning.
Hamilton Stevens and N. Sprague rowed in
shells, yesterday to the Fort. When opposite
Bluff Head Sprague's boat struck rock and
smashed the bow
A gentleman who lives on the west end of
Centre street, last night, was awakened about
midnight by sounds of persons endeavoring to
force an entrance. On investigation the rear
door was found to be mutilated by chisel and
unlocked. The burglars were frightened
away after they had effected an entrance.
Twelve tramps were at rendezvous on the
NJ. C. R. R. wharf last night.
Rev. Mr.. Gregson at Grace church, last
night, preached powerful sermon against the
introduction of the auricular confession into
the Protestant church.
The enterprising management of the M. c.
R. R. have struck an excellent idea in the ex-
cursons they have posted for the 18th and
18th of September from Portland. The trip
from this place to Boothbay is pronounced by
all to be one of the most picturesque on the
coast, and we can heartily recommend it to
Portland patronage.
Saturday afternoon four brothers, sons of
Lima Spinney of Long Island, Georgetown,
nearly opposite Fort Popham, were returning
in a dory from a cunning excursion, when
Fred boy of II, who had landed, was acct
dentally shot by the discharge of a gun i'll one
of his brothers. hands. The lock hitting the
gunwale of the boat discharged the piece, the
charge taking effect in the boys back. He
lived but twenty minutes after the accident
occurred.
Last night Heals skiff. moored at McLell-
ans wharf,. was stolen, it is thought, by
tramps.
Last night, between II o'clock and mid
night. the store of VIM, III. Fogg, dealer in
gents furnishing goods, Front street, was en-
tered and 800 worth of clothing and goods
stolen. The rear door is protected by a shut
ter door fastened by hasp. Below the hasp
space had been made with augers
and chisels. The glass door was opened
by smashing the glass and removing bolt
and bar. The burglars removed their own
clothing, even to their shirts and collars, help
ed themselves to the best the stock afforded
and after INDUCING their arstoc. attic taste in
silk handkerchefs, neckties (not forgetting
cravat pins) and new hats, they left their old
clothes and vamoused. This morning the old
clothes, five suits, were removed to the police
headquarters, together with the tools which it
has been learned were stolen from b. Rich of
Winnegance ten days since. Yesterday ten
tramps were encamped under the oaks be-
tween the old and new cemeteries. Today
they were not to be found Officers House,
Tibbetts and Fife went to work on the case,
thus far without success. Without doubt the
bold burglary was the work of tramps.
This afternoon Mr.. 7. B. R. Parshley and
spouse, happy, were removed in Ed Pusk's
hack to the station house. They broke the rear
window of the carriage.
A citizen reports that thieves cleaned his
clothes-line of a weeks washing on Saturday
night.
Five tramps spent Saturday night at the
palais.
Last night three were accommodated with
food and lodging
The spruce trees in Phipsburg, Arrowsc and
other localities near this city have been attack
ed by some curious disease which begins in the
trunk, and works outward, killing the tips of
the branches last and giving to the tree pc
cuiar messy appearance. The disease has
ruined much valuable lumber in this vicinity
Last Friday mans cellar on Middle street
was broken into and half his years crop of po-
atoes stolen. Again the tramp.
By the way, lighted streets evenings and
local tramp arrangement to stop this tramp
nuisance would be excellent ways by which to
protect our citizens from Inconvenience and
possibly harm, certainly property from thieves.
Bear in mind the IL, of p. excursion to Port
land Thursday.
Mr.. JAS Aud of the M. G. r. R. has recov-
cred his health sufficiently to be out.