The Portland daily press., 1895-12-06

oOAr'OSo aeeoo A'uANeSy iAOIAlAS RAA
evening.
Mink seem to be very scarce in Maine
this year, and but few of them have
been caught.
The schooner-rigged seine boat with
plratlcal crew OF one man and woman,
of which Knox county officers were in
quest recently at Belfast was captured
last week at Camden. The craft had
been at Belfast and some junk was sold
here which was identified as having been
stolen at Vinalhaven. The man is Mar
tin Closson. When arrested, Closson ad-
mitted that he had stolen a lot Of old
ing S25 worth of fish belonging to Lane
& Libby, which disappeared from wharf
about the same time. The woman was
released, but Closson was taken to Vinal-
haven and tried before .Justic Smithe, Fri
day. He pleaded not guilty, was bound
over and committed to the Knox county
jail.
Frank B. Flagg of Swanville, had his
hands badly injured last Friday by an
explosion when he was unloading she'll
| for his gun. The left hand was badly
lacerated, the thumb was nearly severed
from the hand and a deep wound was
made between the first and second fin
| gers. extending across the palm. DR.. Ell
| linwgood dressed the wounds and took 81
stitches in them. The forefnger of the
right hand was broken at the first joint,
but will be saved Luckily his face was
| uninjured.
The work of refunding Belfast's bonded
debt is progressing favorably. Up to
Wednesday noon $50, 900 Of the new issue
had been disposed of, and as the old bonds
are coming in freely it is expected that
the matter will be closed in few days.
The trustees of the Free Library took
$40, 600, and Woodbury. & Moulton of
Portland have bought the remainder.
| The new bonds are issued as fast as the
old ones are presented for payment, and
as interest stopped on the latter Deem
Der 1st, they will be brought in as soon as
possible.
| For some time past the officers of the
| Waldo Fish and Game Protective Asso-
citation have been aware that several per-
sons were fishing in Swan Lake with
nets, contrary to law. Last week they
employed game warden Geo. W. Frisbee
| to watch for the poachcrs, and Thursday
morning he succeeded in taking a man
| in the act. the pOachers set nets from
poles extnding out from the shore, and
| sometimes take six or eight fish at set
ting. Tuesday night Mr.. Frisbee found
one Of the nets and watched by it all
night without seeing any one. Wednes-
day night the watch was continued and
about 6 O'Clock next morning he was re-
waried by the appearance Of the owner
of the net one Melvin G. Massure OF
North Searsport. He had begun to haul
his net when he saw Mr.. Frisbee, where
| L, %1o
| but was soon oyertaken and arrested.
Massure was brought to Belfast and a
arraigned in the police court Friday,
| where he pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced to pay fine of S25 and costs, i'll
default of which he was committed.
| Another burglary was attempted at
Springale during Tuesday night Bur
glars entered the shop of S. r. Day and
obtained tools with which they gained
entrance to the grist mill owned and
operated by w. K. Mason q Co. Inc
| burgirs opened the outside door OF the
safe which had been left unlocked, then
blew open the inner door with powder.
| The books and papers which the saIe
contained, we're scattered over the floor,
but nothing of value was obtained. This
is the fourth time this place has been
entered. There is no clue.
The nedryoid branch of the P. G.
Holmes Go. IS establishment at Gardiner,
which disburses about $500 per month
among its employees, shut down Wednes-
day night. The pe6ryoid is used in shoes
for n stock lining.
,rhe sum of $780, 900 has been expended
| in extending BAY Point breakwater in
Rockiand harbor the past season, and be-
tween 45. 600 and 50, 600 tons of stone were
used in the operation The structure is
now 2, 751 feet in length and is accounted TED
New England coast. The structure is loo
Fact wide at the base and 20 feet wide al
the mark. The fieroest northeast storms
now scarce suffice to ruffie the surface Of
that harbor on the inside
HOODS FILLS cure Liver lis,