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visiting sick old woman. He signaled the
carriage TO stop and addressed the rector

carriage to stop and addressed the rector
"Old Spearman is dying" he said
"Poor Hannah SpearmanW the rector re-
piled, shaking his head. al have known her
many years Poor Hannah Spearmann
"Polly," tho curate remarked-"Polly
Spearman."
"Of course, it Is Polly" the rector rejoined.
"In visiting about a parish like mine"-he
turned to Mrs. Temple-"one's head gets so
full of Pollies and Sallies and Billies that one
is apt to take the name that comes first. 1
am sorry for poor Han-Polly But hat
can you do in a case of natural decayf
/" 1t is not natural decay" the curate
answered, with waggish dryness in his
manner. "She fell down stairs
"To be sure she fell down stairsw little Mr..
Brent cried, reproving his faulty memory by
a gesture of his gloved hand. "How came
to confound the two-comp idintsT
perhaps because you are suffering from
third reto rted the curate He loved a joke
and had before this broken a jest on his own
bishop. And our rector was a tempting OBJ
ject, being not apt to take offense, and not
one to inspire great respect or fear
The carriage drove on; but for once little
Mr.. Brent was downright angry.
"Rather an impertinent speech" he said,
glancing difiidently at Mrs Temple.
"ImpertinentW cried easyhumored Mrs
Temple Nothing of the sort"
"Milligan has no sense of propriety."
She gave little laugh.
al like Mr. Milligan."
AT this Mr.. Brent took heart, changed his
view of the matter, Redeemed with pleasure,
and gave himself up to laughter which lasted
until the tears were chasing each other down
his rosy cheeks. But somehow the proposal
was not made that day.
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CHAPTER II.
1MRS. BARBARA TEMPLE-THE MISSES TEN
PLEn

1MRS. BARBARA TEMPLE-THE MISSES TEN
PLEn
Something like forty years ago there fell
vacant at the other end of this town large
house with a spacious and splendid garden.
Its original proprietor had lived in it for sixty
years, and being a man of great wealth and
fine taste he had transformed what was once
a comfortable family residence into mansion,
filled with all Injuries, and surrounded with
green houses, hot houses, wineries, stables
coach houses and all the other appurtenances of
a grand house. He died, and his hundreds of
thousands ran Off in a golden river of good
luck to a nephew in the north Of England,
who had his own estate. Immediately the
question was asked in our little provincial set:
@Who will take the Beechesl" for by that
simple name the mansion was known. Every
body was afraid of the Beeches; afraid of its
gilded rooms, its noble halls, its green houses,
hot houses, wineries, stables and coach houses
aforesaid afraid Of its splendid traditions,
gone, we felt never to return; afraid Of com
parison with the former owner-a poor sickly
shadow in later days. but even then such O
lord at the head of his table, such judge Of
wines, so plentiful with his choice vintages,
too; such an expert in gardeners ard cooks,
as our town of Kettlewell never saw before,
anu was never Hkely 10 see again 30 inc
great house stood vacant month after month,
and year after year, haunted by no ghosts ex-
cept memories of magnfcence, which did in
deed seem to glide through the vast damp
rooms down the wide stairs, or through the
noble gardens now returning to wilderness
season by season, Everybody was afraid Of
the Beeches We all said, "The Beeches will
never let again"
Let it did, however There came a little
lady one day, erect commanding In her
manner and rich in her attire. She asked to
SCI the housc, She went from room to room,
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But old Sparkling, who our shrewdest
head by long way, hearing this question
asked at Miss Whifiin's house one afternoon,
remarked, with comcal face to fix our at
tention, that we had not disposed of the
mother yet. Surprising that so natural a
thought had not suggested itself before! Mrs.
Temple, as we understood, had been married
very early, and our most competent female
critics declared that she could not be more
than forty-fve or rather should say, they
put it that she could not be less. We had
several widows and spinsters of ripe years.
and these agreed that forty-fve was still a
marrying age; indeed, some of the ladies de-
clared that it the best time of all
an opinion in which Sparkling con
CURED with much vehemence and solem-
nifty, only the, old fellow was caught
winking slyly at a confidential friend
Immediately after, which aroused some Sus-
picion That Mrs Barbara Temple might be
married before any of her daughters, that
she was yet an attractive and marrying
woman, we all admitted There was that in
her manner with men which told that she had
not yet abandoned either the hope or the
methods of conquest; and it was plain to us
all that less likely women are married every
day of the year. Besides, the fortune was
undoubted testimony; and since the fortune
could not be less than three thousand year,
we began to see that for the present it was
Mrs. Temple, not her daughters, who was
likely to be the prize i'll our next matrimonial
race So having settled this in our minds
we proceeded like rational beings to choose a
husband for the animated widow; and with
scarcely dissentient opinion we came TO
the conclusion that our rector the Rev. An
thony Brent, would be the happy man. We
were not altogether wrong in this con- lecture,
as my story shall disclose. But Mr.. Brent
does not emerge on our historic page at
present.
Let me tell you here that, in the course of a
long life, | have never met q woman who
could match Mrs. Barbara Temple Cleverer
women, handsomer women, wittier women
have met in scores; but the secret Of Mrs.
Barbara Temple was her utter and hearty
love of this present world. OF this present
world she was, believe, the sincerest and
most unquestioning worshiper that ever lived.
She put no strain upon herself to become what
she was; she quenched no aspiration and re-
pressed no misgiving Worldliness was the
simple honest expression of her natural dis
position and her judgment on affairs Never
religious devotee was so completely inclosed
In creed as she for' indeed, II was creed,
and me- 100, ana mrs Barbara lemple
loved the world Just as hover loves sunlight
she ooeyed law oil her own nature but the
cheeriuhess win which she opeyed II; her
nquestonmg faith IN the power OF the
world to satisfy every want; the absence OF
suspicion that there could be any higher
motive IN hfe or, indeed any other motive
at all, and the cheerfulness and alacrity with
which she followed out her convictions,
made her OF necessity vigorous and original
character. All that makes what such people
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perform every womanly duty in the most
womanly wayi In her look there was soma
thing neither of age nor youth, but OF what
should try to describe as fullncss the me-
ridian Of the nature when the early and the
later sentiments meet, in equal strength, the
simplicity of youth, the graveness of serious
life She was fair, and her hair light brown 4;
and saw n trace of a little foot as she turned
into her pew. But when she knelt and GOV
cred her face, did the same quite uncon.
sciously. 1t seemed right after the vision of
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BEAUTY'S SECRET
By ALAN MUIR,

Author Of VANITY Hordwarc, Golden
Girls" Etc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-10-25
A COLLISSlON
OF a Passenger and Freight Train-A
Horrible Sight.

DETROIT, Mich, Oct "a.
A passenger train on the Detroit, Grand
Haven & Milwaukee railroad, consisting of a
baggage car, two coaches and a sleeper ran
into an open switch at Royal Oak, eight miles
from here last night, and collided with heav-
ilv loaded freight train.
Engineer Augustus 0'Dell of the passenger
train and his fireman, Thos. Barrett jumped,
after vsinly trying to stop the train. Simul.
taneous with the collision, which telescoped
the baggage car and one freight car, the evil
inder heads blew off and the hiss of the es-
Gaping steam. coupled with the screams and
groans of train men buried iu the wreck, ad-
jed to the horror of the scene. Both engines
were completely wrecked. Baggagemaa
John Hennessey and Jno. b. Elaxsnd,r we're
buried under the fragments of the baggage
car, badly bruised and burned, the stove hav-
Ing been emptied on their legs. Elaxsnder's
condition is critical. Jno. Smedly, fireman
of the freight engine, was taken from under
one Of the broken cylinders, steam from which
bad literally cooked the flesh off his legs,
right side and arms. He will die. Engineer
Lamb of the freight train was badly scalded
The engineer and fireman of the passenger
train, who jumped before the crash, rolled
down the embankment and were badly hurt,
the former having his shoulder dislocated and
being injured internally. Several others re-
ceived minor bruises.
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BANGOR ITEMS.

BANGOR, Oct. %.
In about six week. the term of office of
the present collector of the port of Bangor
will expire.
1t is understood that General Smith inter-
prets civil service rules to mean that he is en-
titled to the position, and he is a candidate.
There are four others who have filed petit
tions, James F. Rawson, Esq, Lewis STRAIT
on, Esq, eA-county sheriff, Hon. William
T. Pearson, and Edward Connors, Esq. The
three latter have all been extensive lumber
men, and one of them, several years ago,
was prosecuted by government for alleged
violation of the law relating to the import
ing of lumber.
On or about February 20 the term of Col
onel Farnham, the present postmaster, will
expire. and for this office there are three
prominent candidates-Hon. Fred Cum
mings, ex mayor of Bangor and author of
the celebrated veto of the standard time
bill; Frank Owen, Esq, manager of the
opera house, and Charles Bliss, Esq, the
able manager of the Western Union office.
The wife of Bangor man gave birth this
morning to twins, one weighing six and three
fourths and one eight aud three-fourths
pounds. The mother weighs 100 pounds.
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RICH NOND.

The Ellis Family were at the Opera House
Thursday evening and gave n very pleasing
entertainment to a large audience. More
piping for the main line arrived Wednesday,
on the Star. Work on the streets and at the
pumping station is being pushed.-B. S.
Clarke has navigated his fish market
on to Sturievants wharf, where he
will make his permanent headquarters.-
Closes Minstrels, local organization,
will show at Bowdoin, next Thursday eve
ninv.-The Salvation Army has again COM
menced its work here. &C. ID. Newell has
been TO Boston to see about purchasing a
uniform for the band.-The Dresden Band
gave concert and ball Thursday evening.
The attendance was good and the programme
excellent, Prof. r. B. Hall being present as
cornet soloist.-Benev olent citizens are rails
ing contributions of money and clothing for
the Eastport people.-R B. Hall leaves town
to-day for a weeks concert trip in Northern
Msine.-J. G. Whitney of Boston is visiting
his brother. w. II. Whitney MIR. G. w.
Getchell, formerly superintendent of the
shoe factory, is spending his vacation looking
after the ducks in the bsy.-Mrs. G. y. NAL
bon of Skowhegan is visiting at G.. W. Fos.
tsr's.-Fred Blanchard, artist of the Bath
Independent is visiting at h0me.-The streets
are so cut up and blocksded that mile trip
is often necessary to go quarter Of the dis
tance, drect.-Mr. Hugo GOrlitz had
the misfortune to fail into the
trench on North Pleasant street, Thursday
morning when going home. and was severely
bruised and shaken up. No bones were
broken and Mr.. Gorlitz is about his business.
A concert by home talent, assisted by the
Italians is in prospect for the near future.
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PLEURO PNEUMONIA.
A Large Number OF Herds Already AZ.
fected with the Disease.

WASHINGTON, Oct. "a.
Dr. Salmon, chief of the bureau of animal
industry, in his official report upon the out
break of plsuro pneumonia at Chicago, de-
tails his personal examination of the diseased
and infected herds, and says that it is impos.
sible to say how widely the disease has been
disseminated, but as the diseased cattle are
found in are nearly all in herds,
and as they have browsed upon
nearly all of the open pastures around
the city, the infection mus be very widely
spread, particularly as the owners themselves
has practiced incubation extensively, which
while it reduced the mortality among the cat.
tie. had tendency to spread the disease over
a vast territory.
After detailing the manner in which
the disease is supposed to have started, and
the various diti iculties in tracing it to Chca-
CO, the report continues to state that the live
stock commissioner has co-operated cordially
in the effort to discover and isolate the affect
ed and exposed cattle. but neither the State,
law, nor appropriations were made to secure
the enforcement of its provisions are ade-
quate to the emergency.
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PROBABLY MURDER.
Death the Result of a Dispute in North
Adams, Mass.

No. ADAMS, Mass Oct "a.
AT O'Clock this afternoon Jas. O'Brien
went into Welsh Bros. livery stable on State
street to get horse. While Jas. Welch was
harnessing the horse O'Brien became involved
in dispute with Edward Potter, stableman.
Both were somewhat intoxicated and were
each calling the other hard names few
moment. later o. Brien was picked up dead
and was carried into saloon in front of the
stable, also owned by Welch Bros. There
were few marks about o. Brien's temple and
face. Potter stood about exclaiming, "Why
l only pushed bin and he fell over!" Jas.
Tracy and other friends of Potter were stand
ing near at the time of the quarrel and all
claim they know nothing about the affair
Medical aid was summoned but O'Brien was
dead when picked up, Potter was placed
under arrest and will be given an hearing to-
morrow.
O'Brien leaves a widow and one child and
Potter, who has a bad reputation, has a wife
and children.
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according TO agreement when Moore said he
had keg of liquor at Monson Junction,
about six miles distant. Invent and hauled
the liquor and about IL o'clock we com.
menced to prepare for the explosion. He
gave me drink out of bottle and said there
is something nice. prepared for the occssion
be wanted me me to go into another room
and see how well he had arranged for the &C.
casion- There l found he had bored a hole
In cork through which he placed a fuse and
put it into jug containing two gallons and a
half of powder. He had coil of about so
feet OF fuse wound around the jug. He gave
me two more drinks from the same bottle. as
ne wanted me to brace up and do good JOB
de said no one will ever know il but YOU
and myself little after u o'clock took
the jug and some matches and started for the
building. l unlocked the door and went
through to another room and placed the jug
on the floor near the wall, SET fire to the fuse,
locked the door and went 10 my own home.
Sears further said IF YOU don't believe
Moore is bad men | will tell you what he
hlred me to do about year ago this month
just before that man by the name of Rams
dell swors out warrant against Moore for
selling liquor and he was fined $50, which he
paid. Moore came to me and said have
got job for you to do, and want YOU to do
II well. He said that d-n Ramsdell had
s~ore warrant against him and he wanted
me to go to his house when he was abed
and asleep and burn the buildings
with all the people in them. He said he
would give 50. | being a poor man and
needing the money, agreed to do it. | went
to his house according TO agreement. He
furnished me with the fuel and matches and
l started for the scene of action. After ar
irving there and thinking that the State
Prison stared me in the face if found out,
and the people being asleep in the house, my
heart failed me and | returned to Moore's
without completing the job Moore says
have you done it aud told him | had not.
did not dare to tell him of my weakness in
the matter. | told him | had used all the
matches and fuel and il would not burn.
Moore and Sears were brought before a
trial justice, Saturday, and both pleaded
guilty and were bound over to the Supreme
Court without bail. They were sent to the
Bangor Jail for safe keeping.
Great credit is given Detectives True and
Simpson for the able manner in which they
worked up the case and the people now feel
that they can live in safety, without fear OF
their lives and property. Moore is a very
treacherous man and had Sears completely
under his control.
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FarmingtOn's History.

Ihe village of Pennington has long since
been remarkable for its surprising natural
beauty. The town is the county seat of
Franklin, and is situated near the southern
boundary. The area of the town Is $1,000
acres. Sandy river runs through the centre
of the town and divides it into equal parts.
Most OF the surface of Pennington is high,
and considerably elevated above the valley
of the river. But the village is on low
ground, situated on . beautiful undulating
near the centre of the town. Its streets are
hard and broard, and most Of them have
double rows of shade trees. The top of
Court street affords a fine landscape view
toward the west, and from Powder House
hill, and up and down the river, are views
still more impressive.
AT the western extremity of the village are
some noble willows, which sprang from twigs
residents. From the old trees, "The Will
lows" the young ladies' seminary took its
name. Six churches before the fire adorned
the village. 1t is also the seat of the West
ern Normal School, the noted Little Blue
and the Wendall Institute. All these institu-
tions have fine buildings and we'll kept
grounds. The Little Blue is situated n an
extensive park, consisting of small bills and
dales, shaded by many old and young trees
and enli, ened by small ponds, streams and
rustic bridges.
The industries of Pennington consist of
five lumber mills, two last, blind and door
factories, grist mills, a large foundry, and
canhing, carriage, cheese, moving machine
and spool factories. The village is the pres
ent terminus of the Maine Central and the
junction Of this and the Sandy RIVER rail-
road 1t is ninety-fve miles distant from
Portland.
Pennington WAS first explored with a view
to settlement in the summer of 1776. The
exploring party, which consisted of several
men at that time prominent in this part of
the country, was guided by Thomas Wilson,
who was also acquainted with the region as a
hunter At what is now Pennington Falls,
the company found two Indian camps. A
mile above the fall. they made 8 chain of
Eastwood bark and measured much of the
land off into farms. From this time until
1884 this party, the leaders of which were
Stephen Titcomb and Robert Cover, contin-
ued to make improvements.
A post was established in 1897, and the
next year the town was represented in the
General Court by Supply Belchor. Besides
the libraries of the educational institutions
there is large public circulating library.
The leading newspaper Of the town and county
is the Pennington Chronicle, owned by Capt.
G. w. Keyes. The Chronicle office, which
was destroyed by the fire, was recently pur-
chased bv ]. NJ. S. Hunter, late of the Port
land Press. 1t was one of the best equipped
and most convenient newspaper offices in
Maine. Another weekly paper is the Jour
nal The valuation of Pennington in 1880
was 81, ,60l ,27l. At that time the population
was 3343.
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GRANTS BURIAL PLACE.
His DESIRE to Rest with His Comrades in
the Soldiers Home Cemetery.
New YORK, Oct. 23

NEW YORK, Oct. 23
There was printed in the New York Trib-
une the other day statement to the effect
that Harrison, the colored body servant OF
General Grant, who is no longer with the
Grant family, has mentioned the fact tina,
just before the general died he wrote on a
pad letter to be delivered to Mrs. Gran,
after his death, telling where he desired to be
buried. Harrison read the letter and he now
says that the generals wishes were not car
ried out
The facts, as narrated by a gentleman who
should know them, are that the letter was
written, as stated in the Tribune, on Hsrri
sons authority, and was delivered to Mrs
Grant. In the letter General Grant said that
it seemed to him appropriate that he should
be buried with his old comrades in arms in
the Soldiers Home cemetery in Washington
ard it was his desire to be buried there. The
Grant family, however, seemed to desire that
he should be burlel in Central Park, and
when that scheme failed they consented to
the selection of Riverside Park.
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Three-fourths of our people are troubled
with Dyspepsia or Liver Complaint in some
form or other, which by nature of the disease
has a depressing influence on the mind or
body, preventing them from thinking or act
ing clearly in any matter of importance.
Indigestion. coming up of food after eating,
dyspepsia, sick headache, acdity of the
stomach or any derangement of the
stomach or liver upon which the whole ac-
ton of our system depends) are speedily
and effectually overcome by the of Green's
August Flower. The most stubborn cases
have yielded to its influence, as thousands of
letters received will testify The immense
sale of this medicine ia another guarantee of
its merits, tower a million and q half bottles
sold last year, So we ask, will it pay you
to suffer from snv of the above diseases
when you can have immediate relief in Aug
ust Flower. Three doses will prove its
worth. 1t is sold by all druggists and gen.
eral dealers in all parts of the world.
Oct9d&w lynrchwky
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committee De requested, in addition to their
duties, to deliberate upon the best measure
anu methods for wise and permanent rebuild
ing the burnt district and for progressive ar
ransements for the village in years to come.
Speeches were made by l. W. Merrill, Rev.
Z. ID. Pope, Major Merrill, Capt. C. W.
keyes and others.
A resolution of thanks was unanimously
ADOPTED to the citizens of Phillips, to the
oanGy River railroad, to the fremen of
Portland and Lewiston and TO Payson Tnck
er' general manager of the Maine Central
railroad, for valuable assistance and prompt
measures for the transportation of fremen.
Inc meeting then adjourned and A session of
that volunteer contributions from outside
would be gratefully accepted. The same
may be sent to l. w. Merrill, treasurer of
the Franklin Savings bank. Religions which
lost church edifces have called a meeting
ana are looking to rebuilding. Union SER
wees have been held here today in Music
Hall by the Free Baptist and Unitarian con-
gresations. Peter Rathy, Frenchmar, had
his hand badly hurt Friday night. Some
feeble people are reported quite ill in con.
sequence of the excitement. No deaths yet
reported. No animal, were lost save one
horse. There is much kregret over the loss
OF the Town House, known to former resi-
dents as the old Centre Meeting House. 1t
was purchased by the town and village cor
poration Is months ago, and moved to Pleas
ant Street. The familiar object was an early
victim Friday evening. 1t is reported there
is no insurance.