The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-27
NOT A GAME OF BLUFF,
Sheriff Gray's Crusade Against Liquor
selling-Other Knox County News-Fire
at Warren.
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RocKLAND, April 26.-Those who pre-
dicted that Sheriff Gray's liquor crusade
was only bluff are beginning to realize
the error of their Judgment. Hardly a
day passes now when the sheriff or some
of his vigilant deputies do not make a
big haul. Last night, ex-Policeman Riv-
ers, now special liquor deputy, got wind
of an intended movement and, in com
pany with Sheriff Gray, started out.
About midnight, when they were driving
along the Thomaston road, they met a
truck wagon just this side of Mill River
bridge, which was being driven slowly
toward this city. The suspicious sheriff
and deputy drew up and asked to exam
inc the cargo. The result was that they
took charge of the load, which was a big
one of beer, and instead of proceeding to
the well known saloon for which it was
destined, they drove it directly to the
court house, in the basement of which it
was shortly stored. Sheriff Gray has
issued a warrant against the teamster,
one Chas I'll. Clark of this city.
Last night, after the $50 train had ar
rived, Sheriff Gray seized half barrel of
whiskey being forwarded to drug store,
and at Thomaston Deputy Peabody seized
quantity addressed to David Peters,
Warren. Twenty-four lots have been
seized within a fortnight
Sheriff Gray made another heavy seiz-
ure at the Maine Central depot tonight
A carload of fruit from Boston arrived
with the night freight and some of the
barrels caught the suspicious eye of the
sheriff. He followed the truck wagon
containing them to their destination and
calmly ordered the driver to unload.
When this was finally done, after good
deal of hesitation, Sheriff Gray made an
examination, which resulted in the find
ing of four barrels of whiskey and beer
cleverly concealed by fruit. Then he
ordered the driver to the court house.
The affair took place on Main street and
was viewed by an excited crowd. The
sheriff's work is causing much excite
ment.
A special from Warren to the Rockland
Tribune states that Packard Bros.' new
steam mill at East. Warren has burned,
together with the stock and contents.
There was no fire in the building at the
time, the workmen having quit several
hours before. The loss is estimated at
$1,000 and there was no insurance. The
company will rebuild as soon as possible.
George A. Gilchrist and Lucius B.
Keene of this city have sold the three
masted Waldoboro schooner Agnes I.
Grace to f. w. Ayers and others Of Ban
gor. The Grace is a vessel of 377 gross
tons, built in Boston. She will be COM
manded by Capt George W. Blake of
The Thomaston selectmen have
issued a call for special
town meeting to be held next Tuesday
evening, at 7.30 o'clock. The purpose is
to see if the town will grant the Rock
land, Thomaston & Camden street rail
way a location on the side of Main street
petition which was refused at the re-
cent town meeting, but which it is now
thought will be granted. 1t seems that
when the Thomaston voters sit down on
the matter before they were given to un-
derstand that the company would build
in the centre of the street anyway. Find
ing that there is no intention of doing
any such thing, they are now going to
reconsider. There was talk once of
another electric company being formed
in Thomaston, but if the matter has not
fallen through it must be that it is being
conducted pretty silently. The location
of the local extension is meeting some
opposition.