Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-23
BELFAST.
Creamery Office Broken in
to--Nothing Obtained.
Men Arrested Here Wanted in
Caribou, Bangor and Auburn.
In Municipal court..suprsms Court
4 Week LateF..Locals.

Belfast Me-, aug. Zz.-tSpeCldD.-
The office of H. F. Hood & Sons
creamery on Front street was entered
'again, last night. the thief or thieves
entering by way of the back door,
which was forced open. Their chagrin
may we'll be imagined when they
found the money drawer in the desk
wide open and empty and an impos-
ing safe confronting them. Not being
safe breakers. evidently, they were
safe and vented their anger at being
bafiied, by completely destroying the
money draw and otherwise kicking up
things in the office. Only three weeks
Iago the same office was entered and
lit is thought that it is the same party
lwho made the entry, last night. The
lofficials are working on he case and
have a pretty good idea, who the eul
Iprit or culprits are.
| Mike Phillips, wanted it is said in
Bangor, Auburn and Caribou, was
taken into custody, today, by officers
taken into custody, today. by Officers
Gray and Edgcombe, while walking
down the railroad track towards the
station. He had been in town some
two or three days and the officers
were on the lookout. Last fall a COM
Imunication from the chief of police in
Caribou stated that Phillips, wanted
for stealing a suit of clothes, was
thought to be in Belfast. On Sunday,
he was seen and chase given, but he
escaped. Not until today, have the
officers been able to get their eye on
him and he has not been seen in this
vicinity. Upon capturing him. today,
he was placed in the county Jail and
the police of Caribou communicated
with. They stated that they had
warrant and would phone later in the
day what disposition would be made
of him. Phillips is young man,
| some S feet I. very dark.
Sunday, Aug. "a, 1873, was an un-
fortunate day for the city of Belfast
| and the anniversary which falls, on
Sunday. of this week, is always one
OF some anxiety. especially to those
who saw the awful conflagration of 30
years ago, when practically the entire
! water front, portion of Main street
| and in fact nearly the whole territory
between the harbor and High street, as
| far south as the SibIey place now own
| ceSby Ralph d. Cooper. was wiped out
| in few hours. The fire broke out,
| about in the afternoon, in the build :
ings on Harraden's wharf at the foot
of Main street. With a fierce gale from
| the north, it was a matter of only a
| few hours when practically everything
| in radius of one-half mile, covering
| some 20 acres. was destroyed. This in
| Guided Sc buildings and blocks of
| which % we're dwellings, rendering %
| families homeless. The total loss was
/ estimated at S350,000 with s131,0 200 in
| Surance. Only one life was lost. how
| ever. that of Miss Rebeeca Prentiss,
! living in the rockingham house on
| High street She returned to the build
| ing to get some of her belongings. be
| came hewildered and was burned. In
| the confusion she was not missed un-
| til morning, when her remains were
| found.
| A vessel on the stocks was burned,
| for in those days Belfast was some
| thing of a shipbuiding center. This was
| 500ton brig, partially completed
| Two other vessels in course of con-
/ sll uNllbu were StNSh. h'Shi SHoii anu
| Castine sent timely aid the revenue
| cutter j. G. Dobbn, bringing Volun-
| teers from the latter town. The steam
| tug, Howell, lying at Fort Point, also
| came to the assistance of the city,
! throwing water from her force pumps
! on such points as she could reach. The
| origin of the fire was decided by the
| jury &c be caused by a spark from the
| funne. of schooner lying at Harra-
denis wharf The jury was made up of
| the following well-remembered Belfast
! men, the late Hiram Chase. Charles
| Moore and Seth l.. Milliken Five other
fires are reported during the remand
er of the year 1873. but nothing of
serious nature
Winnie Colby and Allie Robinson
: were before Judge Knowlton. yesterday
afternoon. on complaint of George A.
Carter. charged with assault and bat
terry. They pleaded not sGiity but We're
convicted and sentenced to pay the
| costs. amounting to s12.S4 each.
Horace Rand was in court charged
/ with two single sales. He was found