The Portland daily press., 1900-12-18
About $50 in Property
and Money Taken.
Cloudman Relief Corps Elects
Officers.

CIoudman Relief Corps has elected
the following Off GERS for the ensuing
year:
President-Mrs. Abbie Cousens,
Woe President--Mrs. Mary Hodsdon.
Ohapiain-Mrs. Elfreda Lowell
Secretary-Mrs. Emma L.. V. Stiles.
Treasurer-Mrs. Ellen L.. Mayhem.
Conductor-Mrs. Gertrude Leighton.
Guard-Mrs. Louisa Andrews,
Delegates--Mrs Elfreda Lowell, Mrs,
Olive Morris, Mrs. Sarah Kelley, Mrs
Lizzie d. Swan.
Alternates-Mrs. Alice Reney, Mrs.
Jennie Babb, Mrs. Emma Il. V. STILES,
Mrs. Laura j. Valentine.
The officers are to be installed January
Superintendent John Byrnes OF Port
land Water company, with his men, have
discovered on g OF the breaks in the water
main ON Main street. 1t was located in
front OF the residence OF MIR. Lewis Ed
wards. The Sc rvice pipe was broken
where It joins the main pipe. This break
was re raired, but the water still contin-
ues to ooze through the ground, and the
other brea ak has not yet been found.
MIR. Harry f. Roberts has returned
from Parsonsfleld where he went on Sat
urday with the remains Of Mrs. Martha
h, Henderson. Before reaching Parsons
field one of tbs runners on the hearse
broke SO that Mr.. Roberts was obliged
to unharness one of the horses and ride
horse back about two miles before he
could get the broken runner repaired.
BLEW GROCERS SAFE OPEN.
Burglars entered tins grocery and dry
goods store of Mr.. Il. Lebel, French
merchant, at the corner of Brown and
North streets, sometime during Sunday
night The burglars entered the store
by forcing the front door with a chisel
which was found on the door step when
the store was opened by the clerk MIR.
Ambrose Goozey, Monday morning. The
Burglars drilled hole in the safe door
and shattered the door by the use OF
nitro glycerine. The safe is a very small
one. Over the store are several tene-
ments, but not all OF the occupants
were aroused by the explosion. Mr.
Peter Kioux occupies the rooms directly
over the store, was Weakened from his
sleep about l clock, hearing two men
talking in the store below. A few min
utes after this the noise OF the explosion
came, but Mr.. Rioux thought the noise
was made by Mr. Lebel by chopping
wood. No damage was done in the office
By the explosion, The BURGLARS took
some insurance policies and several notes
belonging to Mr.. Lebel, They also took
something like $40 in Canadian bills.
The burglars entered the three money
drawers and secured from these about
81 In pennies. The thieves also took five
pair of stockings worth 40 cents Yes
terday forenoon some of the boys found
several of the papers and the life insur
anee policy OF MIR, Lele in North
street, and returned them to him. Mr..
Lebel estimates his Ioss at about $50.
A cup was found on the counter con-
tanning q small quantity of nitro glyce-
rine which the burglars did not use. Pc
lice Officer Pomerlsau told MIR. Lebel
that he was aooosted about IL O'Clock
by man who asked the officer il he
had a duplicate key to thu store so that
he (Pomerleau) could sell some tobacco
to the stranger. The eff Ger replied that
he did not, and watched the stranger
out of sight. The police are Inclined to
believe that this fellow was concerned
in the break,
Peter st. Pierre and Divide Houls, both
OF Westbrook, appeared before Judge
Tolman last evening on charge of
petty laroenv. They were charged with
the larceny OF sn all quantity of tobac-
CO from place on Main street. Each of
the parties pleaded guilty and were sent
enoed to pay fine of s. and costs each.
AT a late hour they had not paid their
finea
EAGLE CHAPTER ELECTION.
The annual election OF the officers of
Eagle Chapter, No. IL, Royal Arch