Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-07-26

AT ten O'Clock sharp on Saturday night the
ponce made raid on the ssSmith rancho,
on Court st. They succeeded in lodging
Mrs. smith, the keeper of the place, with
Lizzie Garland and two men in Jail. There
were four other men who skedaddled. Rose
York, bashful miss of twenty-five. not being
as drunk as the others, was left to take care
OF three children belonging to Mrs. Smith.
The oldest, girl of ~ years hoped to -
that the old woman would have to lie in jail
thirty days. Rose was attired apparently tn
represent the Goddess of Liberty" but could
not be called the ''liiy of the valley" Liz
zie behaved so badly, swearing, kicking.
screaming and clawing so violently, that she
was Obliged to wear the bracelets. In the
skirmsh bottle which she carried in her
stocking was broken, the glass cutting the
limb. After that she refused to be comforted.
declaring that the officers had bled her nearly
to death by striking her with a dust pan.
Mrs. Smith wept and said that it was a.
shame for the police to NEEDLE with her bust
ness, AS she is good girl too" The women
are presumably not theworst in the world,
yet the police do not hesitate to say that for
sublime ''cussedness" they think that their
match cannot be produced in America 1t is
but fair to state that Deputy Sheriff Libby ex-
tended helping hand to the police and ap-
peared to enjoy the fracas hugely.
A Maine Man i'm California.
Major Seward Dill and wife, for many
years resident of Phillips, Maine, passed
through this city few days since on their
way back to Maine. from Saquel Santa Cruz
Co. Major Dill, who is now ~ years old
and his wife a few months younger, was born
in Maine and has lived nearly all his life
there engaged in agricultural pursuits and
stock raising, having been one of the most
active men in that line of business in the
State, serving as one ofthe Trustees ofthe State
Agricultural Society for many years. The
Major has been prosperous. as they say in
Maine, and has built one OF the most beauti-
ful places in Phillips that can be found in the
interior of the State. Some three years ago
he res lived to take a trip to our fair land.
and after spending about one year look
ing over the country, he returned to Maine.
But he could not he contented to stay there
after seeing this country-he therefore ar
ranged his business so as to leave for a while,
and taking with him some of his grandchil-
dren and some of his great-grandchildren,
together with his wife, he again arrived here
some four months ago. and purchased a
rancho in Saquel. Santa Cruz county, on the
direct road leading from Santa Cruz to Wat
sonville. about five miles from Santa Cruz.
He has during the past few months repaired
and added to the buildings and pruned up
the garden and orchards, until it is now not
only the most conspicuous, but decidedly the
prettiest place on the road. The major has
made arrangements to buy adjoining land,
and is returning to Maine to close up his
business there and take his children and chill
dren's children. and return to this glorious
country to spend the remainder of his years
in happiness We wish the major AMI his
fair lady pleasant trip, happy visit, and
shall on behalf of California, welcome them
back again soon, we hope.
AUGUSTA Boy.
San Francisco, Cal, July LIST, 1880.