Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-05-10

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The house of Mrs. Stevens, corner of Cnm
berland and Lafayette streets, Portland. wa.
entered Monday by some unknown thief. A
lady's gold watch and chain, a ten dollar bill
four five dollar bills, one two dollar bill and
Q five dollar gold piece were stolen. The
thief must have gained admission through the
front door. which was unfastened during q
part of the day.
Tuesday evening officer Hussey went to ths
cigar store corner of Oak and Congress streets
Portland. and arrested a young man nam
ed Charles Rich for an assault with q knife
on the young woman who keeps the store
According to the story of the girl she has re.
peatedly told Rich not to hang about the store
That night she said he csme in, and when hel
sister demonstrated with him tor cutting to-
bacco on the show case Rich threatened her
Then the girl says she ordered hiIi out the
store, when he turned, drew knife. and with
abusive language. said he had killed one w0-
man and could kill another. Officer Hussey
was called and arrested Rich. On the way 10
the station he broke from the officer and ran,
but Mr.. Hussey caught him in front of Browns
new block, tripped him, ironed him and took
him to the station. The girl said, anu Capt
Black corrOborafed the statement, that Rich
had been in the Insane Asylum and was no!
considered perfectly sane now.
Last wear the ST. Vincent de Paul confer
ence of Portland. assisted over sixty families,
made over two thousand visits to the poor
and spent over $1,000 in dispensing charity.
Thirteen deaths in Portland last week
The steamer Lewiston will go on her old
route the 10th and the City of Richmond will
then be hauled off to be brushed up for her
summer business between Portland and Mt.
Desert. The Lewiston has undergone exten.
sive repairs during the winter and been sup
piled with new boilers.
PENoBscor.
Marshall Reed of Bangor, returned from
Boston. Monday evening, bringing with him
the thief who stole livery team from Mich
OILS stable on Friday last. The fellow is Jo-
siah Davis by name. lives in Searsmcnt,
Waldo county, and is % years of age.
The Wing says young son of Hiram j.
Preble, esq. of Bangor, lat week fell from a
wood pile while engaged in play with some
boys and struck on his head. Since that
time he has been in a stupor consi lerable
of the time and much alarm has been felt
concerning his condition, but the last reports
we're of more favorable nature.
SAGADAHoC.
The times says Mr.. Timothy b. Bowker
was seriously hurt Tuesday by vicious
buck, which attacked him in the pasture.
The Times says that Benjamin A. Ray,
employed as carpenter at the shipyard OF b.
W. & ii. F. Morse, Bath. was severely in
jured BY the falling of derrick
AT LARGE.
The first game of ball for the college
championship of the State will be played
next Saturday at Brunswick between the
Bowdoin and Bates mines. There is a great
deal of interest in the games between the
Maine college clubs this year. The cham
pionship last year was won by Colby. 1t is
reported that Bowdoin ami Bates both have
stronger mines than last year.
The ice in Moosehead Lake is rather weak
and it is thought that it will break up within
week. The ice does not Ego out" of the
lake, as one would infer from some news
paper paragraphs. Can't get out. 1t simply
breaks up, and is then driven ashore by the
wind, which is at times very strong at Moose
head, and there ground to pieces and wasted
away in a short time. The Lake is generally
clear on the 18th to the Goth of May.