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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
MILES sTANDlsH's DESCENDANTS
A Large SprinkIing Of Them In
Maine.
Lincoln County News.l


Our exchanges have been telling the story
of the Standish family at Flagstaff, Me-, who
are direct descendants of Captain Miles
Standish of Puritan fame. Mr.. G. W. Stand
ish resides ON the farm covering the ground
upon which Arnold camped on his Quebec
expedition, and where he erected Flagstaff,
from which the town received its name. The
original flagstaff was cut down many years
ago when the country was wilderness. and
the fact of it being staff was not discovered
until it had been felled. Four years ago Mr..
Standish erected a flagstaff near the spot
where the original one stood.
WaldOboro is a booming town, ,and does not
intend to let any community lead her even in
the matter of Puritanical descent Miles
w. Standish, a well known citizen Of Waldo
boro, is direct descendant Of Capt. Miles
Standish, who came over In the Mayfower
in 1920.
The original Captain Miles Ssandish had
by his second wife six children. OF these
Alexander was the father of ten children.
Thomas, the eighth Of these, removed to
Marshfeld and Pembroke, and had six child
rem. David, the eldest, married Hannah
Magun in 1746, and died in 1898. of Dayid's
children, James, born in 17e2, came to War
ren, Me-, from Duxbury or Hanover, married
Elizabeth McCarter, and died June s, 1870,
aged rs.
James children were David, born Aug. 10,
17SS, married Elizabeth Weston, June 2, 1912
James, I'd, married Sarah Ludwig, drowned
in West Indies in 1896; John NJ. removed to
WaldOboro married first Eleanor McClin-
took, second Elizabeth HOffses, and third
Mrs. Turner; William, baptized June %,
1874; Ephraim, baptized April 80, 1897, re-
moved West; Hannah, baptized Oct. 21, 1898,
married Jacob Hoffses of Waldoboro, Nov.
/, 1927 Eliza, baptized Aug. 16, 1901, married
first Penta Walcot of Union, second Benz.
Clark of Union, and died Aug. 10, 1850;
Thurston W., baptized Aug. 26, 1904; Briggs,
in 1882 The mother died Oct. 4, 1923, aged
So.
David's children were James Sd, born in
1918, died July 7, 1887; Mary W., born Aug.
26, 1874; married Oscar Eaton; Abigail W,
born July 16, 1916, married Francis Fowles,
Nov. "a, 1886; Samuel and Elizabeth, twins,
born Oct. 10. 1918; Samuel removed to st.
Louis, Elizabeth married Benjamin II. Clapp
of Stoughton Dec. 80, 1919; Lucy and Cath
crime, twins; Miles, died Aug IA, 1884; Geo.
W., married Ann Creighton, of Thomaston,
Nov. 6, 1850, and removed to Bath; Hannah.
John NJ, who removed to Waldoboro, mar
ried Eleanor McClintoch for first wife, and
had five children, viz, Caroline E., Engeline
H., Lydia NJ, John .. and Eleanor. His
second wife was Elizabeth Hoffses whose
children were Mary Elizabeth, born Sept. II,
1881; John Warren, born Nov. 1s, 1882 /;
Miles Whitney, born Aug. 81, 1884; Meaubec
Mitchell, born May IL, 1886. The third wife
had one child, Sarah Malinda, born Sept l.,
1874.
Miles W., to whom we referred in the be-
ginning of this article, has several children,
among them son named Miles.
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Sporting Notes.

Telegraph Operator Lewis Of Bangor and
Mr.. 4. w. Ennis ef Bradford, have been on
a hunting trip In the Moose river region,
among the spolls being two large caribou.
Mr. George Heath OF Rangeley has bear
trap set near Spotted Mountain, and In going
to 1t one day last week he found that the
trap and clog had gone. Mr.. Heath soon
found the trail and followed it. Bruin had
cut quite trail, tearing down trees from five
to six inches through, until he came 10 one
he could not cut through with his sharp
teeth, and there he had to stop. When Mr..
Heath came up to the trap he found he had
left his foot in the trap and gone. Mr.
Heath says 1t is the largest bears foot he
ever saw, and he has caught a good many
bears.
An. Augusta despatch says: "It was de-
cidedly exasperating TO the legitimate sports
men TO see hanging in front Of our city mar
kets large punches Of that king Of American
game birds, the ruffied grouse, which have
been ANONYMOUSLY captured like vermin, In
the notorious brush fence snare, Your cor
respondent noticed during the present week
a string Of these beautiful birds displayed
for sale on either side of the Water street
market entrance. every one Of which was
minus shot marks, carrying instead a dis
graceful abrasion around the neck, remind
Ing one OF the marks Of the hangman's
nOOse"
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THEY COULD NOT HIDE
A Bride and Groom who Failed to APP
pear Like an Old Married Couple.

New YORK Sun.
One Of this years October crop of brides
was just starting forth upon her bridal jour-
ney. Every precaution had been taken to
conceal the fact that she was a bride. She
wore a plain, dark dress and a black hat.
Neither her gloves nor her boots were glaring
ly new and unwrinkled Much pains had been
taken with the groom. The new high silk hat
on which his affections were set was sent away
from him and he was forced to start in his last
years Derby and to carry his things in an old
and battered valise.
II don't think, Augustus" said the bride
complacently, as they drove to the station.
shat we could possibly attract the least re-
mark. Nobody would notice me, and you
positively look quite shabby"
Augustus did not seem so elated at this as
surance as he was expected to be, but the
bride went on cheerfully:.
"Now when we get in the train you must
make the valise very prominent, it looks so
dingy Put il where it's right in the way of
sure not to help me off with my jacket, but
let me manage the best can by myself And
oh you'd better go right out and buy a
newspaper and read it attentively. Don't
forget n0wW
Augustus promised to remember all these
instructions, but as they waited in the crowd
to get to their seats in the train, in spite of
their ostentatiously absent and Indifferent
manner, every one gave them second look.
The bride observed this and was much annoy.
ed, for she could not see why they should at
tract attention, But the mystery was solved
when the attentive porter who showed them
to their seats whispered to Augustus:
"Shall brush de lady off, san? Dere's
rice on her coat"
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mail car and two baggage cars went over the
embankment into the river. The engine,
with the engineer and fireman, crossed the
bridge ON the ties, but left them at the west
end and, tumbling over and over, half buried
itself in the embankment, killing the fireman
Alexander Brown, and severely injuring
engineer Swart. Clinton Mayne. member
of Company K, Third Regiment, who was
riding on the front end of the mail car, was
probably fatally injured. In the mail car,
ere railway clerks, G. M. Brown, j. A.
Slattery and o. r. Stevenson, all Of whom
escaped with bruises and a wetting in the
river. The passengers were shaken up, but
mot iniurpd
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AN ARKANSAS VENDETTA.
The Terrys and Wagoners Waging a
War of determination.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 27.-S. II. Gilman, repre-
senting an eastern wholesale firm, has just
returned from the Kings river district in
Northern Arkansas. He reports fresh out
break in the Terry Wagner feud in that
section. Last January three of the Terry
brothers and two of the Wagoners. father
and son, were killed. Recently Sam Meeks,
a cousin of the Wagoners, went to Indian
Territory and during his absence John and
Miles Terry brought charge Of horse steal
ing against him and secured a special ap-
pointment to go after him. They captured
and killed Meeks, reporting that he had
attempted to escape. Tuesday night last,
the Wagner faction retaliated by killing
Miles Terry and fatally wounding John.
Col. Garrett, of the Wagner crowd, was
killed and Chris W. Davis seriously wound
ed during the fight
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NEW YORK, Oct. 2S.-Policeman James
Brennan, aged 45. was shot three times and
killed at five o'clock this morning. while try
ing to arrest Harry Carlton, an ex-convict
and well known thief and general criminal
Carleton and two friends forced themselves
on Julius Rooster in saloon on Third avenue
and Thirty-third street and when he declined
to ''set 'em up" knocked him down and ran
away. Rooster pursued them, shouting for
help and officer Brennan halted Carlton,
when the desperate shot him once In the
stomach and twice in the head. Three other
policemen came up with drawn revolvers and
secured the murderer. Brennan died three
hours later. He had been on the force
eighteen years.
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AUGUSTA TO BOSTON.
A Fine Steamer to Be Built for the
Route at Bath.
Especial to tile Press I

AUGUSTA. Oct. 28.-The Kennebec Steam
boat Company has contracted with the New
England Shipbuilding Company, of Bath,
for building the hull of fine large steamer
to be companion boat for the Star of the
East The new boat will be larger than the
first-class, equaling those of any of the Sound
boats. She will be equipped with steam
heating apparatus, electric bells, electric
lights, ETC., and the number of state rooms
will exceed by some so those of the old boat
firm. and the total cost of the craft will ,eech
$4,000. She is to be completed by the first
OF next June and will ply between the Ken
Debec and Boston, the two boats making
four trips a. week. well-known Augusta
capitalist has been pushing the ENTERPRISE
for two years and tits largely through his ef-
forts that this end has been attained
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AUGUSTA MATTERS.
The Diphtheria at the Insane Hos.
pital Disappearing.
Especial to the Press.l

AUGUSTA, Oct. 27.-The officials at the In
sane Hospital are more hopeful than at any
time before since the outbreak of diphtheria
there that they have succeeded in stamping
out the contagion. There has been no case
for eleven days, and none of severity for 80
days. No cases have occurred on the female
side for six weeks. AS result the quaran-
tine has practically been raised, and an an
nouncement to that effect will soon be
made.
zCol John d. Anderson, of Gray, United
States pension agent, is mentioned as can
didate for commander of the Maine Grand
Army.
The Maine Farmers Almanac for 1889,
Capt. Chas E. Nash publisher, is printed.
the edition numbering 40, 600 copies.
Gen. III. M. Plaisted, who went West to do
duty on the stump for the Democrats, has
been assigned to Michigan.
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A Knight of the Road.

PENA, Tex, Oct. 2S.-The Pena and Rio
Grande stage was robbed about 20 miles from
here this morning at about o'clock. Sergt.
Fulmer and Mr.. d. Wante, of the United
States Army, were among the passengers, as
were also Fred W. Fruit, of J.. l.. Angles &
Co., New Orleans. These gentlemen were
compelled to hold up their hands and be
searched. All Of the occupants were made
to take off their wearing apparel. The rob-
Der had a pistol and Winchester rifle. He
was an American. He opened Fruits watch
to find the time and then put it back. One
passenger saved roll of bills by concealing
them in soiled handkerchief, which was
offered to the robber.
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Defaulting eX-Register Ranbo of Norris
town, still continues demented and doesn't
recognize even his intimate friends.
The brig Julia Blake, from San Bias, which
arrived at New York Saturday, on October
6, lat. % deg 80 min., long "a, fell in with the
German brig Venus, from Baranquilla. for
Falmouth, in sinking condition, with II
feet of water in her hold. The Blake took
tain's wife and their two children. The
brig sank 10 minutes after being abandoned.
Max Monheimer, Chicago Herald COM
positor, has broken the type setting record,
his string for the six days Of Asa hours being
101 600 ems. He worked altogether on
straight copy. The former records were:
Duquid, Cincinnati Enquirer, 117,000 ems in
seven days, including 1900 ems picked
up" and Min of the Minneapolis Tribune,
05,000 ems in seven days"
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A New Form of suIIdozing.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. 27.-The Buffalo
Central Labor Union has unanimously
adopted resolutions c0ndemning 1.-THE New
and disreputable system of bulldozng now
being resorted to by unscrupulous employers
by the use Of pay envelopes on and in which
are printed political tracts and campaign
literature, the purpose of which is to intimi-
date, frighten and influence their employees
into voting as the employers direct.
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The Ball PLAYERS.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 27.-The worlds base ball
series ended today in walk over for st.
Louis. the score being IS to Z. The worlds
ball championship cup was presented by
Thomas II. Hall, Esq, of New York city, to
the New Yorks tonight, at the Grand Opera
House. Nat Goodwin, the comedian, made
the presentation speech, and Manager Mu-
trie. on behalf of the New Yorks, received
the cup. The New Yorks disbanded tonight
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DEcATuR's APPEAL.
Aid for the Sufferers in a Fever
Stricken Town.

DECATUR, Ala, Oct 27.-There were no
new cases Of fever today and no deaths. The
sick are doing we'll. Mayor Frey has sent
out the following appeal to the people of the
United States. I'VE are supplying 600 desti-
tutes and 1000 colored and are now out of
supplies. We appeal tn the charitable peo-
the next three weeks Remit to John s.
Reed New Decatur Ala"
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The Death Roll.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. 27.-Dr. Cald-
well, a volunteer physician at Enterprise,
has issued a call for 81, 500 for the immediate
relief of the sufferers there. Sixteen cases
are now under treatment. Postmaster
Clark has received official information of the
extension of yellow fever at Baldwin. No
particulars are at hand. The disease appears
to be spreading out in various parts Of the
State. The weather is very warm here. The
cases, Is, of which are whites; deaths, 3;
total cases to date, 4059; total deaths, 348.
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At the yards of the Atchison road at Fort
Worth, Texas, Friday night, a brakeman
named Brady assaulted Engineer Corcoran
with hatchet. splitting his skull open and
killing him instantly. Brady then struck
Fireman Gregg in like manner, fatally in
juring him. The murderer fled and has not
been captured. An old feud seems to have
been the cause of the double murder.
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a Crash on the Rail.

BRAINARD, Mimi, Oct. 27.-The Portland
express on the Northern Pacih,, west bouud,
was wrecked at Crow Wing river, last night.
The train was running about forty miles an
hour to make up lost time and ran into an
open switch near the east end Of the bridge.
The engine broke loose from the tender and
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<UdTfI TOF6pdU6n . SUIt
ISnecial 10 the Press.l

AUGUSTA, Oct, 2S.-In tue suit of Adam
Forepaugh against the Maine Central Rail-
road Company, which was brought to recover
$4,000 for alleged damage to the circus
equipments in the Vassalboro accident, the
depositions ! of witnesses will be taken in
Boston next Saturday, Hon. Orville ID.
Baker, of Augusta and Richard Olney, Esq,
of Boston, appearing for the company and
Robert 7. Morse, Jr., of Boston, for Fore
paugh.
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Reviewed by the President.

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.--The weather for the
man demonstration this afternoon was any,
thing but very favorable. The wind contin-
ued in the northeast and everything was wet
and uncomfortable Broadway was covered
with pools of water and mud, and now and
then The rain fell quite fast.
The President, Colonel Lamont and Sec
retary Whitney left for the reviewing stand
the afternoon at AS. Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs.
Folsom and Mrs. Lamont left for the Alber-
marie hotel where rooms had been engaged
for them to view the imposing demonstra-
tion.
The general opinion Is that while the num-
ber of paraders was reduced by the rain at
least 5000 were in line, The Democratic
members Of the various exchanges paid but
little attention to business this morning and
were getting ready for the parade.
Shortly after O'Clock the President and
Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Folsom, Mrs. Harmon
and Miss Ward drove in covered carriage
to Desbrasse street ferry, where the carriages
crossed to the depot in Jersey City. Col.
Lamont accompanied the party as far as the
train, then returned to New York. The
remainder of the Presidents party boarded
the private car in which they arrived Friday
night, and at o'clock started for Washing
ton.
Echoes of the Canvass
Saturday afternoon Col. A. M. Swope,
Republican candidate for Congress in the
Lexington, KY. district, spoke in joint de-
bate here with Col. w. G. P. Breckenridge,
the Democratic candidate. The speaking
lasted three hours and was listened to with
interest by large crowd of representative
citizens. Col. Breckenridge leaves next
week by request of the national Democratic
committee to speak during the remainder of
the presidential campaign in New York
state
Miss Louie HAT, 16-year-old Indiana
high school girl, has taken the stump in
favor of Cleveland and Thurman. Much OF
her speech is devoted to the tariff, which she
handles in an able manner.
John G.. Carlisle opened the canvass in
Indiana Saturday evening, speaking to an
audience of about 5000 people at Terre
Haute.
Postmaster General Dickinson spoke at
Grand Rapids, Mich, Saturday night in the
same place where Blaine some days since
vigorously assailed him. After discussing
the Michigan campaign somewhat Mr..
Dickinson replied to Mr.. Blaine.
The Superior Court judges conferred citi-
zenship upon 10,6O5 persons in New York
during the recent year, or more than double
the number of naturalization certificates
granted in any year since 1884.
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MAIN {.
Post office Robbery.
Especial to the Press.l

Especial 10 Jhe PfeSS.I
SPRINGvALE, Oct. 27.-The post office here
was robbed during the night the safe being
drilled and blown open. The contents, con-
sisting of stamps. money orders, and cash to
the value of three hundred and fifty dollars
was taken. The grist mill office of H. o.
Witham was also robbed and the safe blown
in the same way. The loss was eighteen
dollars. The Richley house at Rochester
was also entered by professional burglars.
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men by the new road, and this region will
undoubtedly be visited by a great numbers
Of the lovers Of the gun and dog The
whole journey was an enjoyable one, and the
Canadian gentlemen made il very pleasant
for all the party.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
1t is now reported that the Monson Slate
has been bought not by the Piscataquis OBJ
server but by John +. Sprague, Esq. and
others OF Monson by whom IL will be pub
llsned In the future. Mr.. Sprague Is the
present able editor Of the paper.
Omar Clark, the lumber king of Carratunk,
will cut this season about 100000 feet OF
LUMBER In the vicinity OF Moosehead Lake,
and has already about GO men in the woods.
WALDO COUNTY.
The suit brought by Mr.. George Mayo.
formerly Of Rockland. against six Prominent
members Of the Belfast branch Of the Gran
lte cutters union, came to trial Monday, and
resulted In the defeat Of the plaintiff. Mr..
Mayo sued to recover damages which he
claimed to have sustained by reason OF the
action of the defendants, representing the
union, in causing him to lose sub-con tracts
from the granite working firm Of Hall e Co.
Hon. @. K. Littlefe!d appeared for the de-
PENDANTS.
The Belfast Ago says the Pendieton
brothers of lslesboro. are having the old
records at Ellsworth and other places search
ed relating to the past and present owner
ship Of all the islands in the East Penobscot
Bay. All Of these islands were bought and
held by deed by their grandfather, Mark
Pendleton, Sr., but through a mistaken
knowledge Of their future value were left for
squatters to utilize. His descendants and
heirs will now claim the most Of these
islands, some Of them very valuable. Only
two or three OF them are inhabited
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Willis Y. Patch, of Bangor, u. s. consul al
| St. Stephen, was married last week to Miss
| Fannie Pike Foster, daughter Of G. H. Fos-
| ter, ESQ Of Calais.
YORK COUNTY.
The York county wheelmen are holding a
series Of six dancing parties.
The Sanford Siftings Is the title Of a new
paper about to be published at Sanford by j.
Ii. & +. A. Goodall. 1t will be a seven col
umn sheet, issued weekly, at S1.25 per year.
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LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-. Oct. %, 1888.

Mean daily bar. 29.711 Maximum ther. ..65.O
Mean daily ther...52.5 Minimum ther....470
Mean daily hum $3.50 Total precip.... Joy in
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
tOct 2S, 1888. 500 PM
Observations taken at the same moment OF time
at all stations
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THE WEATHER.
SIGNAL OFFICE. WAR Dept,

SIGNAL OFFICE, WAR Dept,
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
Oct. 2s. 1888, pm.
The indications for the next "a hours for
New England are fair, cooler weather, west
erly winds, brisk to high ON the coast
Cautionary northeast signals are ordered
to be displayed at Woods HolI, Woods Holl
section, Boston, Boston section, Portland
Portland section and Eastport.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND Me-. Oct % 1899
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The Refuge Of the pIseusted.

New YORK, Oct. 2S. Alexander Jonas,
Socialist candidate for mayor, in his letter of
acceptance, admits that there is no chance
of election but says it is wise for the party to
present candidates to the people as nucleus
numbers from year to year, those who are
disguised with the corruptions and injustices
of the existing system and finally these will
form q maturity of the cnmmnnitv
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