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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

An attempt was made Sunday to put 4
mercury gauge into operation at the water
works. The work was nearly completed
when one of the tubes broke and the attempt
had to be given up. A new tube has been
sent for and when it arrives the attempt to
place the gauge will be tried again
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

fNKKIsVN. VVF -7' IT
had been troubled with Neuralgia in my
face for several weeks when a ueighbor adj
yised a trial of browns Instant Relief"
which was at once made. 1t produced an
immediate abatement of the pain and think
that il will effect an entire cure. | do not
intend in the future to be without this rightly
named Instant Relief.
Mas SARAH X. Buck.
dec l2dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

careful to see that the name given should not
be open to parody--should not be susceptible
of an undesirable nickname-should not
present a ludierous combination of initial
letters, and should not date any further back
into the past than the DAYS of Adam.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

Messrs. :. II. Pullen and Chas 4. Shorey
tor number of years connected with the
harness mandatory of II. II. Hamlen. have
severed their connection with that firm, and
opened harness and custom shop in Union
Block, in the room formerly occupied by l..
T. Avery, Both these gentlemen are work
men of long experience and would be pleased
to see their friends at the new shop. They
start in today on a contract to make seventy
five fine harnesses
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

Mr., Harry Stone has number of very
pretty oil paintings in the window of W. X.
Stones shoe store. all of which are his own
work One of these representing Otter Clifs
a, Bar larbor is remarkably hfe-likc and
will be appreciated by any person who has
soj0urned at that place
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21
Local Notices.

ES-The annual meeting of the Ladies
Auxiliary of the Y. NJ. c. 4. will be held at
the rooms of the association Wednesday at
3 p NJ All ladies' interested in the work of
the association are invited to be present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

The show window at Mr.. +. W. Matthews
hat store came in for repairs and improve
ments yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

Yesterday ice made the center of the
road more popular with pedestrians than the
sidewalks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

The convention of Republican clubs for
the formation OF a State league VIII bc heid
in Portland today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

The Coolers" at the police station were
thoroughly clcansed yesterday Considerable
earhoc acid was essential to this process.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21
Socol 2notlers.

The thermometer stood forty degrees above
zero Yesterday noon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

We are happy TO announce the date of
Hon. Clarence Pulen's illustrated lecture on
the CITY of Mexico" TO be Tuesday.
Eeh Is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

An opportunity to get good kennebec
county potatoes is offered by +. w. Libby.
See his advertisement in another column.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

+. II. Getchell & Co, the house and fresco
painters have full stock of paper hangings
in all the newest styles, and at exceptionally
low prices.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

Baker & Cornish are to have a telephone
placed in their Office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

milk team ran away on Winter street
yesterday. Beyond broken whiilletree little
damage was done.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

The rain of yesterday was serious put
back to the excellent sleighing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

deputy Sheriff Stinson brought to the city
and placed in jail yesterday afternoon, a man
named Ellis from Randolph who had while
intoxicated beaten his wife.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

Miss Minnie Newcomb, who was arrested
ias' thursday in Bangor by Detective Tarbox
vi niooeford charged with having obtained
soiu watch belonging to Biddeford woman,
ny means of a forged order and who was dis
charged from the municipal court of that city
i'r want OF evidence, regards the affair as an
""eh'p' at blackmail, and many things in
connection with the affair certainly give the
"a''er mat complexion. We understand that
sue proposes to take legal steps against those
VINO have attempted to blacken her character.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

Tine of the things which seem TO be having
a run this season is white stone egg dish
representing hen or duck on nest. These
aishes are to be seen in large number of
the stores up and down the street, and al
"ough designed originally for egg dishes are
used also for butter and pickle dishes. 1--WE
sold three or four barrels of these during the
mondays, remarked merchant yesterday
ana we are having call for them now.
scarcely day goes by that we do not serl
three or four of them ;,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

The Lthgow Library is always a popular
resort for the boys on rainy days large
number of them availcd themselves of its
pleasant and good reading quarters yesterday.
Reuben Perkins. an inmate of the Soldiers
Home at Togus was arraigncd before Justice
Stevens of Chelsea yesterday for larceny OF
a rifle, the property of Chas. Irask. Perkins
WIS fined 81 aud cost
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

In response to an inquiry of the journal
man prominent lumberman said, at is
very probable that We shall all make an
average cut and indications are very favor
able ion good prices next season"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

une of the finest sights to be seen in town
is box of Florida oranges Mt the store of X.
". Soulc. The box contains % oranges the
weight of which is 81 lbs ~ of the largest
weigh Is lbs of the largest weigh . 81
pounds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

Every stranger that passed through the city
on yesterdays train was pretty sure To he
pointed out by some one as witness in the
Saiu-C romwell trial. There were several
carload, of them l. E. the strangers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

There is talk of establishing Loan and
Building Association at Pittsheld, and II is
the intention to carry out the scheme, as il is
thought that such an organization will beneht
the growth of the town, These associations
have heen very successful wherever they have
been established
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-21

The Street Commissioner began to dig
trenches beside the sidewalks none too soon
Yesterday for the rain draining off the street
onto the walks made ii appear at one time
that it would he necessary to abandon them
altogether
Hillsboro recorder., 1888-06-21
DEVASTATING STORMS.

Dispatches TO Chicago, ILL.,, from the
Michigan peninsula, report Saturdays
rain storm 10 have been 10 the nature Of
a food from the heavens Tho Calumet
and Hecla mine was nearly drowned out
The whole country was covered with
water and every railroad on the pcnin-
sula suffered from washouis and lost
bridges. The storm also did some good.
II cxtinguished fire that was destroying
the town Of Norway, before tho town
was quite swept out OF existence. As u
was, forty.seven buildings were de.
stroyed "A waterspout burst out over
the district Of ATmtiE, Indian Territory,
flooding the entiie section. All the
bridges on Big and Little Cabin Rivers
were washed away. The Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas Road loses three wooden
bridges and one iron bridge. also several
miles Of track near Blue Jacket station.
j.. Rel Lake River, Mimi, touched
eighteen feet above low voter mark, and
Il At tho top Of the bridge. Some six
ty.flye families have had 10 leave their
homes. some losing all their effects. At
Cloquet the st. Louis River IL still ris-
ing. The bridge between Junction and
Thomaston was swept away, and big
log boom Is in great danger.
Hillsboro recorder., 1888-06-21
SENSATIONAL ELoPEMENT.

Great excitement prevails in Laurens,
s. O., caused By the recent elopement OF
Rev. Joe Jones, brother Of Sam Jones,
and Miss Bassie Farrow, Of Cross An
Chor, s. q. Mr.. Jones met the lady
last Summer, while conducting series
Of religious meetings az Laurens. The
mother os the young lady was very
much opposed TO the match, but on tho
other hand Ii was favored BY her father.
ON one occasion, It Is said, thai Mr.
Jones went TO see bis afiiauccd, and was
met by her mother who ''shut the door
n his face y and refused to admit him.
Ii seems Mr.. Jones became tired OF such
obstacles, and with the aid Of friends,
secured the girl aud ran away and mar
ried her. The happy couple were ex-E
lpected 20 leave on The night train, but,
unfortunately, the bride had left home in
such haste that she neglected to carry
her baggage, and therefore they were de-
tained The mother declines to give II
up. and threatens to shoot the first man
who puts his foot inside Of the door"
Mr.. Jones Is about thirty years Of age,
iand has for sometime past been preach.
ling at Laurens, 5. Q.
Hillsboro recorder., 1888-06-21
GOssIP.

Secretary Of tie Navy Whitney will
soon retire from President Cleveland's
cabinet.
From the evident improvement OF
Gen. Sheridan, hopes are entertained that
he will recover.
Commander C. L. Huntingdon; Of the
navy, has been ordered TO Pensacols,
Fla, as commandant Of the navy yard
there, to succeed Lieutenant Commander
Gibson.
The new German minister, Count Ar
soually, was presented 10 President
Cleveland on Tuesday by the Secretary
of State. The usual exchange of court
estes was observed.
Prince Roland Bonaparte, grandson Of
Lucicn Bonaparte, brother Of the Empe-
ror Napoleon, arrived in Washington on
Monday. He Is there with the special
intention Of paying visit to the Prcsi-
dent.
Indian Commissioner Atkins will tender
his resignation, TO take effect at the pleas
ure Of the President, and will leave Wash
ington for his home ut Paris, Tenn, to
enter upon an active canvass for election
to the United States Senate.
Senator Chandler has introduced, by
request, a bin appropriating $4,000
for the development aud encouragement
Of silk culture in the United Suites. II
creates division Of silk culture in the
Department Of Agriculture, and author.
lies the establishment Of experimental
silk culture stations throughout the
country. II provides for free distribu-
ton to farmers and others Of mulberry
seed and silk worm eggs.
According 10 the crop report Of the
Department OF Agriculture, the acieage
Of cotton appears TO have increased In
every site except Florida. The increase
is largest west Of the Mississippi, as
usual. The preliminary survey OF the
acreage makes the increase 90 per cent,
and brings the aggregate planting close
10 nineteen million acres. The state ay.
erages are: Virginia 1Q5, North Caro-
lima 100, Dakota lOj. South Carolina f0l.
Georgia 101, Florida 90, Alabama 1O1,
Mississippi fOf, Louisiana 102, Texas
l05. Arkansas 102. Tennessee 1903.
The President has approved the act Of
Congress providing that pensions hereto.
fore or hereafter granted 20 widows Of
soldiers Of the War Of the Rebellion
shall commence at the date Of the death
OF their husbands. THIS Legislation "a.
yorably affects al claims Of widows Of
The late War which have been fled In the
pension Office on or after July I, 1880,
and which have been allowed TO com.
mcncc from tho date Of the fling Of the
claims; but will not fayorably affect the
cases Of such widows as were fled before
july 1, 1880, and which have been al.
lowed, pensions having already been
rranted In these cases from the date Of
their husbands death.
Hillsboro recorder., 1888-06-21
WASHINGTON NEWS.
HOW CONGRESS Is SPENDING
ITS TIME AND ENERGY.
OFFICIAL ACTS or THE PRESIDENT -4P-
EQUIPMENTS AND wHtAE
THE NATIONS MONEY GoEs--GossIP.
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
On Wednesday, Mr.. Hale called up Mr..
Morgan's resolution as to the fisheries
treaty and proceeded to address the Sen
ate on that subject. He declared that
no fishermen would surrender III this
natteri that his voice was one way and
was against the treaty. He gave it as
bis conviction that the desire Of Canada
to have the American market opened free
to their fish was at the bottom Of all the
trouble. AT the close of Mr.. Hale's
speech the resolution was postponed till
Monday, the 25th inst. The House
went into committee Of the whole. (NIr.
Springer in the chair on the tariff bill,
and Mcssrs. Bayne, of Pennsylvania,
Warner, Of Missouri, Mcmillan, of Tenn
essee, Dalzell, Of Pennsylvania, Randall,
of Pennsylvania and Wilson, of West
Va, spoke.
In the Senate on Tuesday, Mr.. Chand-
Ter offered a resolution referring the
credentials of Senator Gibson, of Louis
lana, for his new term, to the committee
on privileges and elections, instructing
that the committee inquire into all the
facts of the senatorial election, and to
ascertain and report whether or not, at
the recent state election in Louisiana,
which included the election Of a state
Legislature, and inquire and report
whether the legislature was actually and
duly elected by the people of Louisiana,
or was, in fact, solely the creation Of the
returning and canvassing officers, and
whether the state Of Louisiana had, on
the 22d Of May, 1883, Qhe day of Senator
Gibson's election), a republican form Of
government, including alegislqture, enti.
tied to choose United States Senator. =.
The House spent two hours and half,
discussing the resolution reported from
the committee on postoffices and post
roads, calling on the postmaster-general
for tabulated statement of disallowed
postmaster claims presented from the
state Of Kentucky. The contested elec.
tion cases Of Frank VS.. Glover, Of Mis-.
souri, and Lynch VS.. Vandeyer, Of Cali.
fornia, were disposed Of by concurring
in the reports of the elections committed
awarding seats to the sitting members.
The House then went into committee Of
the whole on the tariff bill.
Hillsboro recorder., 1888-06-21
LOOK ouTl

We are 10 have some weather during
the latter part Of June. After the 20ih
several storms are TO be expected. Their
paths will lie north Of or along the for
tieth parallel, and The principal disturb
ances will cross the Mississippi valley
from the Goth 10 the 22d aud from tho
goth 70 the 2eth. A storm will cross the
Mississippi between The i4th and 10Th
and rnge with considerable force In the
Eastern ktates about the 18th.
Hillsboro recorder., 1888-06-21
A BoY's WORK.

A great million-dollar fire In Buffalo
on February 1, which destroyed the dry
goods house OF Barnes, Hengerer q Co.,
and seriously damaged other property,
Is explained. The firm reopencd in a
new locality, and among It's employees Is
a cash boy named Andrew Howard, aged
fourteen. Howard was arrested for a
petty theft, and the detectives making the
arrcst suspected him Of knowledge Of
the Gre. So they questioned him. How.
ard says he set Ere TO some paper In the
basement in q &C Of anger because he
was not excused from work 10 20 to q
funeral. Howard also admitted making
two attempts to ERE the present store Of
Barnes. Hengerer & Co.
Hillsboro recorder., 1888-06-21
GREAT OIL WELL.

@. q. Harris drilled into an oil well an
the Synder farm. in Henry township,
Ohio, which filed an 500 barrel tank in
three hours, at which rate the well will
produce 6,400 barrels per day, making Il
the largest oil well yet discovered In any
field.
Hillsboro recorder., 1888-06-21
Aiabainn.

Ex.Troasurcr Harry Carter, Of st.
Joseph, has been discovered TO be about
$4,000 short in his books and has turned
over his property 70 his bondsmen. At
the last election Carter, who had been
treasurer for two terms, was elected city
auditor.
The Southern Wire Company, Of st.
Louis, which also has large factory in
Pittsburg, Pa. have concluded omoyc tho
whole concern TO that city. The presi.
dent gives ns reason for this action that
the railroads have frozen them out BY
high rates To points Of consumption, and
the cost Of bringing their crude material
10 81. Louis.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-04

one of the rich and the great whom the rest
Of the world bow down to. She will make
her husband's-yes, this man to be her hus-
band, why should she be ashamed with him
she will make his friends all envy him his
beautiful wife; and as for their faded, fash
ionable women, with limp backs and blood
less veins, how 1t will please her TO study the
signs of jealousy on their listless faces. And
Bertha Ellingsworth's proud, false heart will
ache with shame over the low born woman
whom her father has made his wife
"Has the train gone for the west!" asked a
breathless voice at tho Lockout station.
ats thirty minutes behind its time"
growled the ticket agent. 1t was Philip
Breton, who went back to the post to tie his
horse more securely. Poor Joe, poor old
boy the big white horse seemed more like
TO fall dead in his tracks than to try to break
away. "a pretty hard gallop, wasn't it, Joe,
your breath will come easier in minute, old
horsem
His time was precious, but he fingered in
an uncomfortable terror of what he had come
so far to see. He had thought he wanted to
make sure. There might be some mistake in
the note, or even now, if she had changed her
mind-but it was all folly, he saw it now.
He had forgotten all reason in one wild long
ing to sec Bertha again. But what was the
use of narrowing up his soul with new pic
lures he would pray God in vain to wipe out
of his memory But no had come SO far,
perhaps it would do no harm 20 look at her
once more. He Ind turned and was
walking along the platform, toward the
ladies' waiting room He glanced up
the long stretch of straight track and
saw in the distance the head light
of the engine, which seemed to him
pitiless monster, fastening on to seize his
darling and bear her to some hopeless region
of eternal night. He must hurry. Who
knows it might be fate had kept her rescue
till this moment, and meant him to save her.
He pushed the waiting room door open. Tho
seats appeared all vacant and expectant
big russell apple had been dropped on one OF
them by some interrupted traveller, and in
another place the carpet upholstery wdJ
specked with the white litter of cracker
and cheese luncheon Tho whole atmosphere
was too commonplace for pair of runaway
lovers Philip took two or three steps into
the room, but it was only as he turned TO go
back that he saw the settees We're not quite
deserted.
1t was group for q painters loftiest
genius, but the artist must have a faith in
love, which the world has learned to scoff.
The figure of the man may enbody strength
and dignity in unconscious perfection; it is
bent now in II beautiful protective attitude
toward the woman whose head rests on his
shoulder. Her lips are parted to reveal the
pearly CLEAN of her white teeth, but she
does not smile. She has golden hair like q
crown setting we'll down on the broad fore
head, and there is the tint of red gold in her
cheeks like perpetual glow of sunset But
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-04

evening, All, lot me put 1t on, you are not
used TO iewels-thus Now, my love, you
may run down stairs and show your pretty
present.
He turned his strangely bright eyes to the
wall at the foot OF Dertha's bed.
"My picture too How the girls heart
must have glowed night and morning over
it, He took it down and held it before him
u moment
"A foolish face he muttered between his
teeth, the wild merriment fading out of his
features, He bent and laid the picture glass
upward on the floor, then he ground it
viciously beneath the heel Of his boot, and
walked away without deigning to cast an
other look at it.
Bertha's pure bed, which hergraccful form
Had pressed 50 many years-an inscrutable
awe crept over him; it seemed impious to
look; he fell ON his knees and buried his hot
face in the pillow where he fancied her head
had rested.
"Oh; my lost darling, my lost Bertha, you
have taken all the joy and .hopo of my life
with YOU" and his slight frame shook with
fearless sobs, like the death throes of a break
ing heart.
Then he rose in bitterness of soul to hfs
feet Was there no way to drown the deep
settled pain about his breasti Were there no
other women in the world3 He had heard
times enough there was no salvc for broken
heart so quick and sure as another woman's
kisses.
lie almost stumbled over Jane Graves,
who lay across the Threshold in u dead
faint. 1t was but the work of a moment to
bend over her and lift her in his arms But
h. would not let her lie on Bertha's bed; no,
not to save her life; and he bore her through
the hall to another chamber 1t was IA slight
giT4ish form he held, and need not have been
so unpleasant a burden, But he laid her
down on the first resting place he could find,
and lifted her feet with delicate gentleness
on the bed. He removed the high pillows
from under her head, 50 that she could
breathe more easily, and, true gentleman
that he was, covered her pretty feet and
,,I.I,, ,,.;tI, Soma l;,rl,t ,.,ran
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-04
SHERIFFS SALE.

Byvirtue OF an Execution No. G,147. issued out
of the clerks office of the circuit court of Rock
Island county, and state OF Illinois, and to me
directed, whereby am commanded to make the
amount of a certain judgment recently obtained
against James First and in favor OF Claus I'm
tiedt. out of the lands, tenements goods and chat
tells OF the said defendant, James First, | have
levied upon the following property, to-wit:
All that certain tract or parcel OF land situa'ed
in the county of Rock Island and state of Illinois,
bounded and described ae follows, viz: Commence
ing at the point where the east line OF lot number
one u in block number fifteen O5l in that part of
the city of Moline known as the original town,
produced northerly would inteTsect the north line
of Third avenue. formerly known US Main street,
the nee running nOrtherly parallel with the street
formerly known as VIII street NOV Rodmau ave
nue. three hundred and twenty-three t323J feet I;
thence westerly parallel With said Third avenue
formerly Main street, one hundred and eleven
and three tenths III l0l feet; thence southerly
three hundred and twenty three and one-half
(3a3H) feet to point in The north line Of said
Third avenue formerly hain strcet) one huudTei
and thirty Cl30) feet TO the place tf beginning; ;
said tract Of land being the west part of water lot
number i've Isl and Is situated opposite TO the
double opening in the water power wall which
was on the sixth day of February, A d. 1877, fret
west of the single opening in said wall d d stu
ated in the city OF Moline, county of Rock Island,
and state of Illinois.
Therefore. according to said command, shall
expose for sale st public auction, all the right,
First, in and TO the above described prOpe " %
W. dnesday, the 18th day of February, isso, al
O'Clock d. m, at the north door OF Tee couIs
house in the city Of Rock Island, in the county "a
Rock Island and state of Illinois, fqh eAsh III Danu
to eatiHfy said execution and lee biIl. ,
Dated al Rock Island, this 51th Gay IT ~ VIC
Sheriff of Rock Island county, Illinois