The Portland daily press., 1884-08-15
MAINE,
burglary in Sanford.
Especial to Press

Especial TO PresSO
SPRNGvALE, Aug. 14.-On Sunday even.
ing the store Of HIS. Merriield & Co., at San
ford, was entered and goods to the amount of
several hundred dollaas were taken. Deputy
K. G. Murray arrested suspicious looking
character and on being brought before Trial
Justice Frost be pleaded guilty and was bound
over to await the action ofithe higher court.
The burglar gave his name as Charles E. Cof-
I'm of Boston.
Rar Harbor News
(To the Associated Press)
BAR HARBoR, Aug 14.-Governor Critteu-
den, of Missouri, arrived this morning and i'm
mediately took the transfer steamer Rockland
for South Sullivan.
A PickpOcket Held for Trial i'm Bidde-
ford.
BIDDEFoRD, Aug. 14.-Fred W. Perkins of
Saco was held in the Municipal Court today
for the action of the grand jury in the sum of
$1,000 for picking pockets during the reunion of
the Grand Army of the Republic at Old Or
chard
The State Fatr.
LEWISTON, Aug. 1.-THE trustees of the
State Agricultural Society met today to ar
range for the State Fair. new street has
been built giving another entrance to the
grounds from College street. They have re-
received many applications for space in the ex-
hibition building. $500 will be given in trot-
ting premiums
The purses on the first day are 5000 for green
horses, $3.50 for stations that have never beaten
2.40, $l00 for three gear olds and under, mile
heats, best two in three.
Second day-$200 for three minute class,
$500 for 2'3l class, 5000 for four year olds and
under.
Third day-S2OO for five year olds and un-
der, $3.50 for 2,36 class, 800 for gentlemen's
driving horses, two mile heat and repeat.
Fourth dsy-$20O for $50 class, $500 for fras
for all, $3.50 for PAGERS.
burglary i'm Carmel.
BANGOR, Aug. 14.-The store of @. K.
johnson of Carmel was entered by burglars
last night. They entered the safe by cutting
into its back with cold chisels and took about
$1,000, part of which belonged to other parties
and was deposited for safe keeping. S. S.
Pratt losses $500 which he had just received as
back pension money. No clue to the burglars
Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, Aug.-The following changes
in the mail service have been ordered in
Maine:
AtHpO3, lEou1 hSln0 OeDtrpl ha1iFOa0. From
August A. 1884, extend service to Lisbon Gen.
tire, making distance II miles, often as re.
quired, in lieu OF present service. Ellswo1th
to Cherryfeld-Fro August 10, 1884, cvrtail
service to begin at Hancock; decrease distance
miles. Shirley, from Bangor and Pscata-
quis Railroad, 1S miles, often as requiied i;
from August 4, 1884. East Baldwin to Sebago
Leave East Baldwin daily except Sundays at
2.30 p. M, or on arrival of train arrive at East
Sebago in one hour; leave East Sebago daily
except SUNDAYS at 615 a. m; arrive at East
Baldwin BY 7O5 o. M; mails to and from
North Baldwin and Sebago to be carried in
due connection.
NEW GLoUCEsTER.
Rufus S. Starbird, of New Gloucester, COM
mitted suicide by hanging Tuesday.
oLDTowN.
Tuesday evening Jnbet Nea6o,!was arrested
in Oldtown on the charge of passing a counter
felt $50 bill at the store of James Weymouth.
He had purchased fifty cents worth of glass.
ware and attempted to pass the bill in pay
ment. About two weeks ago be passed simi-
lar counterfeit bill at the millinery store of
Miss Bickmore, she turned this bill over to the
American Express office in Oldtown where it
was discovered to be a counterfeit. The bills
were. exceedingly poor specimens of counter
felt money, the face and backs easily separated
into two pieces ofstissue-like paper. The letters
and figures had an indistipct, blurred appear
ance. Neado was taken to Bangor.
sACo.
The good work of double tracking the Bos-
ton and Maine Railroad goes on. The double
track is in operation now from here to Port
land, aud the second track batween here and
West Biddeford will be completed by early
fall. This will make sixty-nine miles of
double track between Boston and Portland.
Forty-six miles, less several miles of long SIDE
tracks, is all that will have to be built to make
the entire main line double track.
The work of putting in the new iron bridges
here and at Biddeford is progressing favorably
The bridges are heavy aud are splendid speci-
mems OF the bridge builders handiwork. The
bridges are being furnished by the Boston
Bridge Works Of Boston and the Union Bridge
Company of Athens, Pa. and Buffalo, N. Y.
SMYRNA MILLS
On Tuesday, August 18th, Israel s. Vail and
Henry FL. Quint of Frank Hunter post, Hodg-
don, organized post of the Grand Army Of
the Republic at Smyrna Mills The following
officers weretslected: Commander, Alonzo P.
Enoch B. Gardner; Adit., Saml d. Philpot
Surgeon, Archibald Reed; Chaplain, VIM.
Randall; @. M, James G. Sholler o. d., Le-
mon Adams; o. G., John Corliss. The post
opens with membership of twenty and the
prospect of large additions. The post is to be
known as the James Gary Post, No ITO, 1t
is said a new hall will be built to accommodate
its meetings,
THoMAsToN.
Inspectors Porter and Bean made thorough
inspection of the State prison Thursday.
WHITE ROCK.
The Post Office at White Rock was broken
into Monday night and $40 worth of postage
stamps stolen