The Portland daily press., 1884-08-23
MAINE.
More RObbcries at Old Orchard.
(Speeial To the PraSel

OLD ORCHARD, Aug. 22-There was quite a
large robbery at the Pleasant House last night.
The guests were awakened by loud screams
from tbs room occupied by Miss Mabel w.
Bailey of Boston, and at once rushed in there.
Miss Bailey says she was awakened at about
O'Clock by a slight noise in her room which
caused her to scream loudly, when man inn
mediately rushed from the room escapin @
through the window on to the piazza, and run
ming to the rear Of the house, probably came
down by the use of the rope used in hosting
trunks, as the wheel was heard squeaking, and
fed in the darkness He escaped with a satch-
ell containing sets of diamonds and garnets,
and also breast pin bearing the name
mabel" The whole amount stolen was val
ued at $500. Officer Whittier was at once call
ed and is working up the case He is described
by Miss Bailey as having on shirt, pants and
slippers. A young man was observed going
back and forth in front of the house during the
early part OF the evening, who was p otably
the guilty party.
There was another robbery at the camp
ground the same night, the money draw in
Mr.. Washburn's restaurant containing SIT
being stolen. No clue has yet been obtained.
Go the Associated Press.)
The NOrthport Mystery.
BELFAST, Aug. 22.-The coroner's jury rem
dered verdict today that Miss Tower, who
was found drowned on Wednesday at North
port camp ground, came to her death from
causes unknown. The body bore marks of
violence.
Struck by lightning.
ELLSWORTH, Aug. 22.-The house of Fl. E.
Mayo was struck By lightning this evening
and somewhat damaged. Mrs. Mayo was
struck, her clothing paatially torn off and she
was slightly burned, but not seriously in
jured.
CHERRYFIELD
A four year old daughter of Roderick Nc
Kenze of Cherryfeld, fell from bridge near
Saltwater Mill Wednesday, and was drowned.
A company IS being formed of parties in Ad-
olson and Columbia Falls to build a mammoth
dyke 10 yards in length, at the head of the
Branch bridge: 1t is said that if this project
is carried out, hundreds of acres of marsh will
be converted into valuable grass lands.
GRAND FALLS.
One day last week eleven barrels of raspber-
ries were shipped from Grand Falls for the
Boston market.
HERMoN.
Mrs. Kent of Hermon and her little daugh-
ter were riding near Bangor, Monday evening,
when the horse took fright and began to run,
says the Wing. Miss Eva Dunning, young
lady of Bangor, seeing the perilous position Of
the lady and child, called to her to pull quick
and sharp on the right rein. Doing as she was
told, it threw the horse with great force to the
ground. The young lady then sprang upon his
head and holding him down, Embarrassed him
with some difficulty. That done, she let the
animal up and mended the harness with the
halter and barnessed the horse Into the car.
riage again.
KEzAR FALLS.
Many cows are dying about Kezar Falls from
some unknown cause. They become swollen,
and remain so for few hours, and then die
apparently in great pain.
LEEDS.
Wednesday night thief entered the dwell
ing house of Salmon Brewster, Curtis Corner.
Leeds, passed through the room where Mr.
trunk, found pocket book and took out
twenty dollar bill. He left the pocketbook on
the tabla in the sleaning ROOM He also took
sm all trunk containing papers, and carried It
into the dining room and overhauled it, but
finding nothing of value, left it on the table
In the morning the back door was found I'M
locked.
PORT CLYDE.
The fishermen of this place an6 vicinity,
report that the fishing industry on this coast
(mackerel excepted), is almost an entire failure
ant that the catch of cod, hake, &c., is not
more than one half of last year. Very many
OF the coast fishing schooners are hauled up
and the fishermen are out of employment. The
coming winter is hard looking one for them
sAco.
Charlie Tanner, three year old boy of SAco
mas recently saved two paymates from serious
injury If not death, according to the Biddeford
Times. Wednesday five-year old playmate
fell into the water and was saved from drown
ing by Charlie holding on to her clothes until
help arrived and last week he in some way
caught playmate of his own age who was
falling down stairs and saved him from going
to the bottom.
sEARsPoRT.
Bert Wentworth was severely hurt last Fri
day in saw mill at Passadumkeap saws the
Searsport correspondent of the Belfast Jour
nal He was engaged in saving heading,
when the bolt flew off the carriage and strik-
ing him in the side broke several ribs which
were pressed against his liver. His recovery is
considered doubtful.
STEEP FALLS.
S. l.. Carleton, Esq, gave iecturs in the
church, Aug. 81, on the temperance question,
as it was, as it u.s. and as ID ought to be, urging
the Importance of the constitutional amend
ment in cogent and interesting manner
Steep Falls people are all right on constitu-
tioDal prohibition.
Hon. Tobias Lord who has been ill a few
days is convalescent.
John Lord, Esq. of Baltimore, is spending
few days in this place.
wINTERPORT.
The Shaw family, descendants of the late
Thomas Shaw, held a reunion on Thursday
last at the old homestead. Three generations
of the family were present, each branch being
IN GENERAL.
The new fishways on the two dams in the
Saco ordered to be built by the Fish Commits
sioners are nearly completed. The work has
been done in the most thorough manner and
they are said to be the best in the State. Fish
Commissioner Stanley has been notified of the