The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-06-05
MAINE.
BURGLARY AT vAssALBORO.
Store Rroken Open and Goods and Money
Taken.

VAssALBoRo, June 4,-Wm. e. Halls store
at Getchell's Corner, Vassalboro, was broken
into Thursday morning. AS far as ascertained
twenty or thirty dollars worth of jack-knives,
thin boots and other goods were taken; also
about $50 in money from the drawer. The
burglars, not understanding how to open the
money drawer, cut it to pieces to get at the
contents. Entrance was effected by breaking
two lights of glass in a front window and the
sash between. Mr.. McKinnon, living on the
opposite side of the street, heard breaking
glass about 1 O'Clock, and looked cut of the
window, but seeing nothing unusual retired
again.
Gen. SfricExland's Funeral.
BANGOR, June 4.-Tbe funeral OF the late
Gen, Samuel P. Strickland took place Thurs
day afternoon, from the residence of his
daughter, Mrs. Charles V. Lord, in Bangor.
The death of Gen. Strickland is mourned as
public loss, and his funeral services were large
ly attended. The highest respect is universal.
ly accorded to him.
Working nm Old ID Odge.
BATH, June 4.-Tuesday evening, John
White, who halls from Burlington, Vt and
represents himself as deaf and dumb, was in
Bath soliciting money to assist him in going to
the asylum in Boston He was taken in by
Proprietor ]. B. Stickney of the Commercial
House, aAd given supper and lodging. Dur
ing the night he rsnsacked the room and car
ried away jewelry and silver to the amount of
$25. The goods were missed Wednesday
morning, and it being learned he went to
Rockland on the morning train, he was arrest
ed there Thursday with the stolen goods.
ADDISON.
B. franklin Cleaves, the well known carri-
age builder at Addison, dropped dead near
his house Wednesday evening.
AUGUSTA,
Mr.. E. G. Allen of Augusta has received an
order from Siberia for q considerable job of
printing.
There is disease prevailing among hens in
Bethel, which is making sad havoc among the
feathered tribe. Ore of our most skillfal ply
sicans, DR.. William Macomber, gives it as his
opinion that it is softening of the brain. Poor
biddy leaps into the air about six feet, comes
down yith thud and soon is no more.
HALLowELL.
One week ago two burglars broke into
blacksmith shop at Readfeld, and securing
tools, entered the Maine Central station and
attempted to tap the safe. The case was given
to Detective True of Hallowall, who took one
OF the burglars to Hallowell, Tuesday night.
The prisoner is named Edward Cunningham,
and vas captured by Sheriff Mains of Lisbon
Falls, who arrested him at Yarmouth on sus-
picion of being connected with the Lisbon
Falls burglary of Saturday, and identified
him from the description sent out by Detective
True.
LAMoINE.
The Lamoine Packing COMPANY. recentlv
reorganized, has begun operations in packing
Holsters and sardnes, furnishing employment
TO" about 75 persons.
While little three-year-old daughter of
play last week. she fell, while running with a
stick in her mouth, driving the stick into her
throat. causing injuries from which she died
on Friday.
oRoNo.
1n order to protect the graves iu the ceme-
teries, the selectmen OF Orono have been obig-
ed to offer a rewsrd OF So for the detection of
any one caught stealing flowers therefrom.
sACo.
The dead body of an infant was found Just
OFT OF Bradley street. Wednesday night, by
workman. II is supposed to be case of in
fanticide.
William Deane, one of the early settlers of
Temple, died recently, aged 81. He was a
member of the Society OF Friends.
IN GENERAL.
Heavy forest fires have been raging ia
franklin county, but the late rain has extin-
guished them, and the inhabitants feel greatly
relieved.