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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-26

Alrcad, l.5oo,ooo persons have studied thu
new huguagc spelled Nolapuk and pro
uounccd Noh-a-prek. 1t has only 10000
words 1t is good study if one has an
abundance of spare time: but a good authority
says that no one can master the English
language in loss than 81 years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-26

Considerable smoke and not much fire
was found at the boiler room of the En-
wants Mfg Co, Yesterday morning Some
cdEiugS for starting the fire were thrown in
from outside and lay between the wall and
boiler, ana coming in contact with the
iron door used for taking ont the ashes, took
fire. No damage was done.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-26

What was the matter with the mail Satur-
day morning? The down mail that should
have been here saturday morning dill not
yet herr. until MONDAY morning Whom
Gardiner subscribers, and those who borrow
it, do not get their Augusta Journal. they
miss ii Gatdlnsr Home Jouraai
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-26

Apple. have fallen fifty cents per barrel
and buyers are only offering ~ This de
cline however is thought 10 he only tempo
rary.
The division. Of the Uniform Rank X. Of
+. ar, to meet in Augusta February Ioth,
for the purpose Of forming rcgimentaI di-
vision.
The report Of the County Commissioner.
which has been a little delayed by reason Of
the Illness Of Treasurer Rollins will be out
in q few days.
The Vassalboro thermometer is reported AZ
registering ~ below zero yesterl.y morning
We would like 10 learn of Augusta tempera-
turc as reported in Vassalboro.
BY means of the new long distance trans
miticr which has just been put in at the
central office person il Portland can be
heard as distinctly as anyone IN the city.
Mr.. George II Gilman oiitor of the
Pioneer, and wife, were in the city yesterday
en- route for the meeting of the Press Asso-
cia''oh when rs beng h'la IN Portland io'"y-
zee n'"''r' report '''''' '''y 'f"P 81 "e '''''
- no" '''oR cut on 'o' N'''''''' 'S OF q
superior quality Better vas never known to
be cut. Ii is from sixteen 10 eighteen inche.
thick
l"'n'y i'"' h''"" "PP'S'" N''''''"i' Ut
a VI ami twenty -o"' AT > !. VI YESTERDAY
morning '"' man however ''''''AS '''''
'n't'"'"'''t, # niue ''''''r ''' '' '''''''' 1t
at '"'' \ VI '''' 1t WIS mellow
III" Episcopal aoe'riy ct Gardiner have
been $" generally "rErl t" repeat the opera
OF 90 hr merry war. '''l 'h'H nave 'I'
matter "h''r '"n''"'P'''""- '"'S nave also
received "n advantageous ohtr 10 present
The opera IN nus 'i'y'
We are sorry to record the sad death of
Whl $ Thompson. only five days after the
death of Susie Is aged five years. But We
arr pcascd to ho able To STATE that Mrs.
Thompson is out of danger.
Nr {. J.. M"r>Ion was engaged to take
last evening. a party Of t"enty-tour on
straw ride to Weeks Mills The deHtinat On
whore al were sure of most cordial wei /
couy though counting surprise party.
Mr. +. Wet urlN h"d chaIH' ct the set
ting of the table, az Tia" installation OF the I
Augusta l"iE'' v" 49, = a"' W. lnes-
dN evening lh" pleasing appearance OF
Evening journal., 1888-08-20
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

f. S. Sheppard is visiting friends in
Baltimore, Md.
Gregg Goodwin of this city is rusticating
at Atlantic City.
w. J. Dillingham; returned from Cape
May this morning.
Miss Moore of Laurel. Del, is visiting
friends in Bridgeton, n. J.
Mrs. Frank Woodward is visiting rela-
tives in Kennett Square, Pa.
Captain Samuel Johnson Jr.. and wife
have returned from Cape May.
General r. r. Kenney and son re-
turned to Dover to-day from Rehoboth.
Miss Sallie Hazard and Mrs. Richard
Venn are visiting friends in New York.
Miss Katie Plummer is spending her
summer vacation at Woodruffs Corner
Thomas G. Smedley and wife spent
Wednesday last in Kenneth Square, Pa
Mrs. f. II. Webb has returned from a
short visit to her parents in Kenneth
Square.
Miss Meta Reeves Of this city is at
Bridgeton, n. j., and as usual very
popular
Edmund Conrad. wife and son are
visiting Phineas. Andrews of Embree-
VILE Pa.
The Rev. b. F. Price Of Christiana is
still very i'll, and there has been no
change for the better.
Colonel Thomas G. Zimmerman, editor
Of the Reading Times, is stopping at
Rehoboth Beach. Del.
James Marshall, grocer at Eighth and
Bennett streets is enjoying the ocean
breezes at Atlantic City
Miss Hattie Thompson of this city has
gone to Queen Anne's county, Md, to
stay for an indefinite period.
Professor Ed. Raub and sister Of
Newark, Del, returned yesterday from a
weeks cruise on the Chesapeake bay.
Ticket. Agent Springer Of the p. w &
B. railroad returned yesterday from his
vacation. Mr.. Springer has been away
for two weeks and returns burnt and
hearty looking.
Merrill Thompson Of the Harlan and
Hollingsworth Company and Joseph Il.
Davis returned from Cape May and will
60 TO the Eastern Shore Of Virginia for a
couple Of weeks.
Frank Pierson of Milford. Del, a son
Of Nelson b. Pierson, will enter Hahne-
mann College in September Young Mr.
Pierson, who was student last year ut
Lewisburg College, Pa, is one of the
brightest young men in Southern Della
ware
party comprising Miss Mary l.
Wheeler, Miss Clara Mendenhall. Miss
Sallie NJ Jones, Miss Name Seal, Warden
r. Humphrey and Frank Sheppard re-
turned on Saturday from visit to the
Catslills All points Of interest were
visited by the party and an enthusiastic
good time was spent in the mountains.
Harry Worrall who has been engaged
for several years in Wilmington, Del
learning the drug business, Is now spend
ing his vacation with his parents here.
OF course the young lady also visiting
Harry's parents at this time has nothing
to do with his visit. Harry Is too bashful
for that. He says the walking between
DOwnington and Wilmington is a little
SLOW just now -Downington CORE
spondent of West Chester Local News.
Evening journal., 1888-08-20
ILLEGAL LIQUOR SELLING.
Cuisipe Lombardo Sells Beer Illegally
and Is Fined.

cuisipe Lombardo sells Beer Illegally
and Is Fined.
The first case before Judge Turner this
morning was Garrett Rothopse, charged
with drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
He had made himself general nuisance
at his home and for it he was fined $3and
costs
EsThe case Of Guiseppi Lombardo
charged with selling liquor without a
license, was next called City Solicitor
Ball presented his evidence about a week
ago. which was to the effect that LON
bardo had sold Clayton Massey, colored,
beer frequently, and James Sanderson
had seen men frequently carry beer away
in kettles. This morning Lombardo had
four Italian witnesses, who all testified
that they had never seen beer or any
other liquor sold in the house
Louis Porter acted as interpreter foi
the witnesses. At the conclusion of tn,
evidence Judge Turner said: This j,
the first case where l allowed the state t,
present its evidence at one time and tbs
defense at another. They must hereafter
be presented together. He then fneC
LOmbardo $50 and costs.
Evening journal., 1888-08-20
Observation-Disclosures
THE Former Defeated the Latter by
score Of to 3-Fine Hits Made During
the Afternoon.

The Former Defeated the Latter BY a
score Of to 3-Fine Hits Made During
the Afternoon.
The pitcher had little ball,
II was as white as snow.
And where the striker thought II was
The ball Il wouldn't 20.
II had a sudden in-curve shoot,
II had fearful drop
And when the striker wildly struck,
The ball Ii wouldn't stop.
Ii tells how they hit the ball on Satur-
day afternoon at the Union Street Park
The Americas made three hits, the Quick
steps two Milton Ferguson umpired as
impartialy as possible, although the
crowd growled at several points. Ameri-
Gus opened with McCafferty at the bat
He went to his base on balls, and second
and third on Duif's wild throw Thomp-
son flied out to Newell. Day hit a
grounder to Huey who threw wild to
first and Day was safe, He ran down to
second on same throw. McCafTerty
scored Campbell made base hit and
stole second Day got to third on a
passed ball Thorpe fouled out
Neither side scored in the third inning.
The only feature being Barkley's splen-
did fielding Of a ground hit and day strik-
ing out the whole side
In the fifth Foster got to first on balls
stole second and scored on McCafferty' :
base hit Quickstep did not score.
Ia the seventh, the Quicksteps made
six errors, and the Americus, three runs.
Foster struck out Mccall reached first
and second on Newell's error. He
reached third on another error OF Newell
and scored on Huey's muffed thrown ball
McCafferty struck out. Thompson goi
to first on an error, and to third on Huey's
error. Day famed the air three time but
Duff muffed the third strike and Day goi
to first. Campbell made a hit TO Elliott
and while he was fumbling with the ball
Day and Thompson scored. Campbell
got to third where he was left by Thorp,
striking out.
In the eighth Bends retired at first
Aiken was hit by pitched bali and reached
second on passed ball He got to thirc
on Days wild throw and scored on Col
Inns error Newell and Barkley flied out
In the last inning McCafferty flied out
to Newell Thompson was thrown out al
first and Day struck out.
Clarks0n flied out to Stannard Elliott
hit to Day, who threw him out at first
Huey got his base on balls. went to sec
ond on Days error, and was left on thirl
by Duff striking out The score stood {
to 3, and the record Of the Americas il
raised to 666 while Quicksteps is lowered
to g.
The score:
Evening journal., 1888-08-20
RAsE RALL GOSSIP.

The League will hold meeting this
week
The diamond has been supplied with
new bags
The Southside Grays will play the
Mountain League at Union Street Park
next Thursday.
The friends Of Higgins Of the Boston
Club, went TO Philadelphia to-day to see
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. game.
It will be for the interest Of the mana
gers to put their players under some
cheek. The kicking and growing on
Saturday was disgraceful
Out Of the six runs for the Americus,
three were made by those who got bases
on balls The Quicksteps two runs were
made in the same manner.
The Independence defeated the Ameri-
ems, Jr. on Saturday. by score Of Is to
II. This club has played two games,
winning both and is now ready to receive
challenges from any club in the state
whose players are under Is years of age
Address J. Warield
The Americus Jr.. defeated the Rest
less on Saturday by the following score
Restless .....e....0 d o Is -
The victorious team has won seven out
Of nine games played Harry Spence.
captain desires challenges from clubs
whose players are from is to 20 years Of
age,
The South Side Grays have been de-
feated AZ last The unl6nowns beat then
yesterday morning by i score Of to 4
Cannon and Clark were the battery foi
the Unknowns, and Clark and O'Tool,
for the Grays. William Quinn catcher
for the Unknowns. had his hind brok,
by being struck by a bat in the first in
ming
The Grays pulled themselves togethe
and whipped the Wawasset club III TIL
afternoon, score 8 to B Donahey an,
Hanley were the Wawaset battery.
Evening journal., 1888-08-20

watchers stood at either end of the bridge
and that he did not come ont there.
Many of the persons in the vicinity
doubted the drowning. but several men
with boats have been dragging for the
body all morning A plaid coat said to
have been the property Of the man. was
fished out, but no further success crowned
their labors The man was afterwards
seen in town this morning. He had been
bathing, and was very much afraid that
he would be arrested for creating such
excitement
Evening journal., 1888-08-20

Of that city and granddaughter Of Or.
Robert Patterson. a prominent Philadel-
phian in his day. Her husband, who has
been dead many years, was DR.. James B.
Finley Her husbands father served in
both the revolutionary war and war of
1912 being an officer in the latter as was
also his son James DIR, James Finleys
Uncle John was q distinguished soldier
Of the revolution, and one of the first men
to visit Kentucky when it was a wilder
ness Rev. DR.. Samuel Finley, the second
president of Princeton College, was the
grand uncle of Mrs. Finley's husband as
was also Rev James Finley.
Evening journal., 1888-08-20

Delaware and Maryland, p. M
Fair warmer weather
The New York Herald forecasts: The
easterly movement Of the low barometer
area in the West viii probably cause a
slight general rise Of temperature in the
Atlantic States to-day. Temperature
rose slightly in the United States yester-
day The chief minima reported were So
degrees at Marquette, 50 at PASSPORT. 60
at Rockcliife and 64 at Alpena the chief
maxima reported were Is degrees at
Jacksonville, Montgomery, Nicksbnrg.
indianapolis and Cincinnati; 80 at Hat
teras, Wilmington, Augusta, Savannah.
Cedar Keys, Bismarck, Buford and
Helena; 50 at Charleston and Browns.
vile, and 81 at Key West Atlanta.
Shreveport, San Antonio and Custer. In
the Middle States, warmer, fair to partly
cloudy weather and light southerly winds
will prevail On Tuesday in this section
fair, warmer will probably prevail Tn,
outlook for Wednesday is fair weather
with slight thermal changes.
Baynard's Thermometer: z a. M, 70
9 a. m, 70; II a. m. ~; p. m, 81.
Evening journal., 1888-08-20

Another incident Of the day of great in
terest to Catholics was the coronation
II statue of the Virgin Mary, eighteen
feet high and standing upon the dome OF
k6ter Del college, It is, next TO Bar.
theldfs Liberty" the highest statue
in the United States. Cardinal Gibbons
and large array Of bishops were pres.
emit, the cardinal conducted the eeremo.
MES, and Archbishop Ireland, of st. Paul,
Mimi, preached.
Father Sorin was born at AhriAe. near
Laval, France, Feb. 6, 1914. and came to
the United States in 1S41. proceeding at
Snce SO northern Indiana, then almost in
q state of nnture. He celebrated his first
mass in America on the Feast Of the Elk
attation Of the Holy Cross. the name by
which his congregation is identified, and
through the subsequent forty seven years
he has labored steadily TO make Notre
Dame great seat Of learning and place
for the upbuilding of character
Evening journal., 1888-08-20


Catholic priests. after which lie was sent
to school, only to be logged and expelled
soon after for writing lampoon en- the
teacher. -
He went to school next in London, read
all the British poets with delight. and
was so charmed with Dryden that he took
him for a model and records as great
event in his life that at the age Of 10 lie
saw the older poet, At the same age he
wrote the code on Solitude" At "A he
wrote Alexander" an epic, and burned it,
At the age Of 81 his productions began to
appear in print In the next ten wears
nearly all his poetical works were pro.
duced; his subsequent work consisted
chiefly of revising and correcting. Yet
his later works show ripper thought and
rather more culture than his earlier.
John Dryden died in 1900, soon after
Pope saw him, and in the reaction follow
ing the revolution of 1888 injustice was
done him; yet Pope never ceased to &C.
knowledge his Indebtedness. DRYDEN
wrote twenty-seven plays, yet only two
of them are now mentioned; but every
thing of 'Pope's, revised by himself, is az
popular as IL was a century ago. In Eng
land Dryden's "hsneidF is still highly
praised and extensively read; in the
United States it is scarcely an exaggera-
tisn TO say that it is known only to ths
curious, while Pope's "Homer" is familiar
to millions. Indeed. any attentive reader
Of fugitive poetry must see that many
young American writers have uncon.
sciously initiated that epic. What Ameri.
can Of average intelligence cannot readily
quote some passage from Popes Essay
on Mani" Is there one in hundred whc
can give. on call, any passage from Dry.
denf AS the popular taste has grown
more and more chsste and severe for fv'
Evening journal., 1888-08-20

reports that the wife Of Captain Willis Of
that town, on whom n very delicate
operation was performed on Thursday
August 2 has almost recovered and is
going about her house The News states
that Mrs j. Taylor Cause Of this city
sent a trained nurse from the Philadelphia
Nurses Training School to Take care of
Mrs. Willis. The operation was per
formed by pr 4 II Cooper Of Chester
town, assisted BIZ bis brother Dr. Peter
Cooper Of this city and DR. Crumbaugh
of Kennett square Pa Mrs. Willis had
been III for some years
Evening journal., 1888-08-20
nIr.vnnderhilt's New Device.

w X Vanderbilt owns a magnificent
country residence at Oakdale, T. Ii. and
the only drawback to its thorough enjoy
ment is the fact that the tracks Of the
railroad cross the broad carriageway from
the mansion. Mr. Vanderbilt recognized
the danger Of this and was about erecting
an iron bridge above the tracks when d
simpler and equally as good a plan was
hit upon and put in operation. by means
Of system of electric wires bell is rung
whenever train is coming from either
direction reaches point within 300 feet
Of the carriageway.
Evening journal., 1888-08-20
CITY NEWS m BRlEF-

About $50 persons went to Cape May
yesterday from this city BY the steamer
Republic. Fifty persons were taken to
the same point to-day.
The United Friends of America will 60
on an excvrsion to Augustine Pier ON
Thursday August % ON the Wilmington
The boat leaves at s. 30 a. m.
Two new first class passenger coaches
were sent out of the p. w. & b. car
shops on Saturday. Three more will be
finished and sent ont this week.
Evening journal., 1888-08-20

It is delightful place, alike to Catho-
lie and Protestant. Overlooking the
lovely Valley of the st. Joseph. secluded
from the turmoil Of business and sur
rounded by lovely parks. natural and arti-
fetal, the buildings of Notre Dame uni
versity have all the charm Of the Oldest
universities of Europe with the pleasant
est features Of new country. Very Rev.
Father Thomas Il. Walsh is president,
Father Zahn vice president, and both
with all members Of the faculty, are very
highly esteemed in the state: and rs the
years go on and successive classes Of stu
dents go out to tell the world Of their
pleasant life there, Notre Dame becomes
moro and more place Of pride to north
ern Indiana.
Evening journal., 1888-08-20
Death in an IIlustrious Family.

Mrs. Mary f. NJ Finley died at an
early hour on Saturday morning at the
home of her son Charles b. Finley. cash.
Ter Of the ElktOn National Bank. Elkton
Md. She was SO years old Mrs. Finley was
a native Of Philadelphia, being the daugh.
tor of DR. Samuel Moore for a number Of
years director of the United States mint
Evening journal., 1888-08-20

The employees Of The Diamond State
Iron Company's spikelmill went on a crab
bling excursion ON Saturday afternoon.
About 4.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon
when returning their skiif was swamped
by the swell from the City of Chester
while on her trip out No one was hurt,
but some rations were lost.
Evening journal., 1888-08-20
A Brief win.

The will Of the late General Williams c.
Wickham, of Hanover county, Va, is
model Of brevity. 1t consists Of less than
100 words, and bequeaths to his well be-
loved wife" all his property, real and per
sonal. His wife and son are made execu-
tors of the will. without security. The es-
tate is variously estimated at from $3.50,
600 to 5000, 600
Evening journal., 1888-08-20

Messrs Dugan. Barney, Jones, Lati-
mer and Smith, members of the Sunbeam
Bay Club viii camp out at Augustine
Pier and Pennsgrove for few days soon.
They win start on Tuesday night in their
skiff. Sunbeam, and spend five days at
sach place.
Evening journal., 1888-08-20

The Christian Mission Sabbath school
win give an excursion to Pennsgroye on
Thursday, August %. Boat will leave
King st. wharf at 8 a. m. and p. m.
There win be religious service IN the af-
ternoon Come and spend day with us.
Tickets IS and 25 cents; for sale at wharf.
Evening journal., 1888-08-20
FATHER soRlN,s JUBILEE.

It Was Recently Celebrated nt Notre
Dame, Ind.
Notre Dame, Ind, was recently the
scene of the most interesting event in
Catholic circles since the comforting of
the red hat on Cardinal Gibbons. This
was the celebration of the golden Jubilee
Of Very Rev Edward Sorin, G. s. c.,
the founder of Notre Dame university
and its ancillary institutions. The event
was signalized by the erection of the
church of the university into minor
hssilica-the first in the United States
b4 hnll of Pope Leo XIII. The eminent
Evening journal., 1888-08-20
Free Wool:

No tariff and no profit,
except to the purchaser, is
the way ]. t. Mullin &
Son are selling Clothing
these days. 1t needs no
argument to tell you why,
but we'll tell you it is the
end of the season. and for
us to carry one or two
suits of a kind over to
another season we think
would be foolish. ANY
way we are going to sell
them, and if you want you
can get a good bargain in
either a mans or boys
suit, and, while you will
be profited, you will
be helping us to turn them
into cash. We are selling
lots Of good Pantaloons
on the same terms and
have plenty of them yet
to offer, but at the rate
they are going they'll
soon be gone. Come and
see.
Evening journal., 1888-08-20

The only Republican department clerk
in the Capitol at Albany says the carpet
In the State Secretsrys Office is like Gro
yer Cleveland, because it has been taken
up TO be beaten.
Now is your opportunity to obtain good
cigars OF reasonable prices. Call on
CHARLES j. H. BECKETT,
No. 10S West Seventh street,
Before purchasing elsewhere.
Evening journal., 1888-08-20

Gregori has been
painting the in
t erior of the
church at inter
walls for fifteen
years.
The oldest altar
in the Unit d
States was rededi-
Gated, and the
largest bell bless
ed. for the new
basilica, the for.
mer 800 years old
and la t ely i'm
ported from Rome
and the latter,
weighing 1900
pounds, from a
French foundry,
where it has been
many years in the
Evening journal., 1888-08-20

did her father actually thrust you off
the stoop Mr.. NoodlesG asked the lawyer.
Yes, sir. II broke my heart well,
you have my sympathy II he had broken
your leg instead Of your heart you could
have sued him. Some men never have
any luck. "-Harper's Bazaar
Evening journal., 1888-08-20
A Cruel Hoax.

The drowning scare at Eleventh street
bridge has turned ont to be hoax. Mrs
John Spring says that she saw man
jump overheard about $50 last evening
and thas be did not come up. Also that
Evening journal., 1888-08-20

As many as a, 100000 Germans have re-
moved to tho United States since 1920.
In 1850 the population of the German en-
S1ire included 5,SG0000 of Polish speech,
100000 of French, $50 GOO of Danish $780,
GOO Of Lettish. 137 600 Of Wendish, and
$4,000 Of Czeckish or Bohemian. There
are at present in Europe over G0,000, GEO
of Gcrmanic speech if the 5000 600
of the Low countries be included. The
Teutonic nationality has doubled in Eu-
rope since 1910; but the increase has been
almost entirely In the urban population,
which advanced from 1A,790, 600 in 1871
to is, 720,O00 in 1880, while that Of the
rural districts remained almost stationary
during the same period, 26,219 600 and
26,5l3, 600 respectively.-once a Week.
Evening journal., 1888-08-20
DIED.

BROWN.-On August 1e. Nancy. widow of
the late DIR. J. A. Brown. in her 10th year.
HALL.-ln Philadelphia. on August Is.
Emma Jessie, daughter of G. T.. and Mary L.
Hall. aged | year.
LEMON.-After a lingering illness. David
james draham, son OF David and the late
sarah Jane Lemon, in the 37th year Of his aye.
Evening journal., 1888-08-20

generations, so the works Of Dryden have
slowly reeedcd to second and third place,
and still farther down the list, while
those of Pope are quite as familiar in
good families as they were when johnson
stood behind screen in a nobleman's hall
(his dress being too ragged for him to
face Pope) and listened with delight TO
the older poets talk.
Pope was ten years dying. slowly sink
ing, yes maintaining a cheerful activity
When so feeble that he could not stand
erect without the aid of corsets, or I'M
dress without assistance, he braced
against disease sufficiently to go into
society and charm all hearers by his con
versation. He was buried in Twickenham
parish churchyard where, seventeen
years afterwards, Warburton reared a
handsome monument to his memory.
J. II. BEADLE.
Evening journal., 1888-08-20

L. Heiss, merchant tailor, No 4 East
Third Street. win clear out the balance
of his spring and summer pants and suit
ings at cost price.