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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-06-04
20. 4oa Shares. ea.sao. 7oo,oo in Treasury.

10, fuI SuhIte, vIyoHV, tSDV ~ AISAe4fys
In the purchase concluded, the First Pre-.
ferred Stock 10 mot disturbed, and to hold
ers Of Preferred Stock are given one and
three eighlhs shares Atchis0n Company's
Stock for one share St. Louie & San Fran.
cisco Railway Company; and to holders Of
Common Stock. three quarters Of one
share Atchison Stock for one share st.
Louis San Francisco Railway Company.
Your Company has Issued e27 .O00. 900 90
(paf value) new stock, out Of which, when
oil stock shall have been exchanged. $780,
285. 1880 par will have been delivered
for the St. Louis { San Francisco Railway
Company's stock and its equities, leaving
e7l4,s25 90. psr value. new Atchison Stock
in your Company's Treasury.
Comparison Of the Capital Stock of your
Company 10 - follows
Capital Stock. Miles Of Capital stock
Road. per unle.
acquisition s7s.oOo.Ooo 7.ii5 IL sio.s4o ss
After all exchanges
are made for new
acquisition, l0I,2s5,i75 s.s66 ~ Il.zs6 "a
Increase per Mile
Of Road, e755 40 or O7 plus pr ct.
The increased earning powers secured by
this addition to your property. combined
With ito geographical advantages and the
economy Of working under one System.
warrant. In every respect, the acquisition
of the new Lines.
BY order Of the Board,
GEORGE C. MAGOUN,
Chairman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-06-04

Only hvs Dem6crsts voted for the
original package bill ON It's passage In
the senate: Call, COlquitt, George.
Pugh, and walthall. Not Republican
vote WAS cast against II.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-06-04

The Togas Band will have = vacation
till the 10th of June.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-06-04

Last week WAS noeable for being .
great nopunspt bsilding and dsdicasins
wssk - Nsvs YoTk De corner stone
Of tie wAahisgton Memorial arch was
laid; 10 RteAmead ; stAsse In meaaosy
Of IL eoufedefste 0sa- Robert 4 Lee,
~ unyeiied; 10 indianapolis . menu
aent 70 the lste vtcs President Thomas
A. Hsnd,tcks was dedicated; in Cleve-
land the Gar6eld Memorial tomb and
stasne wss dedicated, the latter
By many compstens critics being
psosouneed the most satisfactory
monument Of ifs character yet
srscted In this country, aud In New
Yosk H. yoeisty Of the Cincinnati
ssscssd . monument 70 the Immortal
washisgton. Al tie cost Of these i've
monuments sggregated over eeo0. 900
asd are all completed almost simuItane-
ossly, It cannot BE- said that Americans
are nigyasdly people. At the same time
the little red brick vault In New York
Il the only monument that city can yet
Afford 70 tbs courageous general to
whom Lee surrendered. How long will
such bIlstsring disagraee Be allowed
70 remain aSs monument 70 the greed Of
t,e money getting American
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-06-04
Nocol 2loifcrs.

The County Commissioners were in ses.
zion yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-06-04

Mr.. Al. Thayer Of Bangor wAs in the
city yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-06-04

These are glorious days for grass-snd
the soda fountainG. -'.esess ''''' -
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s.Lous&s It's of Lines


IN the following States and Territories:
ILLINOIS, INDIAN TERRITORY,
IOWA. TEXAS,
MISSOURI, COLORADO,
ARKANSAS, NEW MEXICO,
KANSAS ARIZONA,
NEBRASKA, CALIFORNIA,
OKLAHOMA, REPUBLIC OF MEXICO.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-06-04

~ Q cost OF 9JU,OOO.
A new guide to Bar Harbor by Mr.. W.
II. Sherman, the we'll known Bar Harbor
journalist, 10 just issued. Ills an excel
lent account Of that favorite summer re.
sort, historical ~ we'll ~ descriptive.
The amusements, walks. drives and
chances for boating and fishing, As we'll ~
the society life Of the place. At cottages
and as hotels. the churches and public con-
veniencss, are accurately and comprehen.
lively described. also the routes by which
Bar HArbor may be reached. A valuable
feature Of the book for visitors 10 maj
giving the cottages occupied by non-resi-
dents and the names Of their owners.
Nature surely did her best Yesterday il
giving to the world the day Of which Lowell
sings. The sky Was without cloud and Of
. true summer blue. The chill fed from
the air and the wind which came gently
from the South, tempered the otherwise to.
ardent rays of the sun. The birds Wed viii
each other in filling the air with song. 1
vas Natures gala, when dressed in her mos
becoming costume, she held her opening
reception of the GUNNER season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-06-04

rendered at the disastrous fire which oc-
Cured 1t Pennington few years ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-06-04

Bethel 10 to have = public water supply
as Q cost Of $50, 900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-06-04

} ALSO one.half Of Railroads owned by St,
Louis L San Francisco Railway Co.. the
| other half Of which 10 owned BY Atchison
| Company, and included In ito mileage.
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OFFICE OF THE
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-08-14

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A CLERICAL ERROR.
The Barber's Pen Slipped as He Was
Making a Record,

The Barber's Pen Slipped as He Was
Making a Record.
Some years ago barber was arrested
in Paris for badly cutting customer
There was no question about the cash
and what made it seem worse the razor
wielder said, in a way, he had done it
purposely.
After the testimony was in the Judge
asked the barber had he anything to say.
"Yes, monsieur, have. justify the
cutting on the ground that it was merely
clerical error, a slip of the pen."
WHAT" cried the judge, gasping with
astonishment.
Permit me-" continued the lather
slapper. "For months the plaintiff has
been getting shaved on trust at my es-
tablishment. have no very conven-
lent means Of keeping accounts, so every
time shaved the gentleman I cut lit
tie nick in his cheek in order to guide
me in my charges when the long deferred
day of payment came. So many hicks
of course so many shaves."
The barber paused moment, and the
whole court was on the tiptoe of expecta-
ton.
"But how about the clerical errorr
asked the judge.
II am coming to that, sir. 1t SO hap
pened that the account had already az
rived at the one hundredth nick, and my
hand being somewhat unused to making
ciphers the razor turned when 1 at
tempted them, with the result known"
The entire honesty and candor of the
barber was so plain he was let off with
light fine.-Philadelphia Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-08-14

A big strike was inagurated by the
Knights of Labor on the n. Y. Cen
trail and Hudson River railroads last
Friday night, and Saturday business
was at standstll on this great rail-
way system. On Monday business
was partially resumed and it looks
at this writing as if the strike would
prove failure. The cause of COM
plant by the labor organization is the
alleged action of the railway mana
gers in discharging Knights, and it
is complained that the managers are
persistently following up this course
in order to weed out all members of
labor organizations from their en-
ploy. This the railroad officials DENY,
and assert that they will not be dicta-
ted as to whom they shall employ.
c. +. Livermore, who teams from
this place to Chester, had the misfor-
tune the other day TO loose a pail of
paint. He had the paint in his water
pail, swung under the wagon, which
became losened and droped to the
ground, and some miscreant stole the
paint, leaving the water pail. Charles
is on his track and no doubt will
overtake the scamp.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-08-14
The Democratic County Convention.

The Democratic County Convention.
The Windham County Democrats
held their County Convention at
Newfane on Tuseday and nominated
the following ticket:
For Senators, w. L. Gibson of Lon-
donderry and f. S. Allen of Whiting
ham.
Assistant Judges, c. w. Butterfield of
Rockingham and Geo. Porter of Whit
ingham
Judges of Westminster dis
trict, DIR. o. M. George; Marlboro dis
trict, F. Moore, Newfane.
States Attorney, S. d. Davenport of
Wilmington.
Sheriff, n. Ryan of Brattleboro.
High Bailiff, G. w. Metcalf of West
minister
County Commissioner, A. L. Stearns
of Brattleboro.
OF the personnel of this ticket we
have but little knowledge, and can
only speak of our townsman, who is
nominated for Senator, from the
North end. Mr.. Gibson has enjoyed
the confidence of his fellow towns
men for the past twenty years, as
shown by his repeated and constant
election to office during that period.
He has been selectman for IA years,
if we mistake not, and the last ten of
these he has served at the head of the
board. He is a farmer without any
railroad attachments, and is thor
oughly posted, intelligent gentleman.
Should the fortune of politics place
him in the senate no interests If his
constituents nor of the State would
suffer thereby.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-08-14
CRISP COMBINATIONS.

Silk from paper pulp is made smooth
and brilliant with about two-thirds the
strength of ordinary silk and about the
same elasticity.
In the handle of the newest tennis
rackets is a place for a tiny bottle of
smelling salts, which the fair players
use to invigorate themselves.
The arms of Italy have been altered
on the national seal and flags. The two
small flags are left out and the collars
of rAnnonciad and several other orders
are added.
Paint the tongues Of your fever pa
tients with glycerine, says physician,
1t will remove the sensation of thirst
and discomfort felt when the organ is
dry and foul
The owner of new tire made of hol-
low spring steel, circular, oval or square,
thinks that it will succeed rubber tires
for wagons or bicycles It can be fixed
on so that 1t can never come off.
The kingdom of Italy has a unique IL
brary in the books of travel of Its
princes, each Italian prince being bound
to write a complete account of his for
eign travels, even with such minute de-
tails as hotel bills.
The first elephant ever seen in Eng
land was sent as a present to Henry III
by the king of France about the year
1855 Numbers of people crowded to
see the curiosity, and special building
was erected for it at the tower.
A mass of pure, compact rock salt,
said to contain 90,000,000 tons of the
mineral, is located on an island 1856 feet
high, which rises from sea marsh on
the route from Brashear to New Iberia,
up the river Teche, in Louisiana.
The most successful catcher of spar
rows in the country lives in Indian
apolis. He captures $4,000 of the little
pests year in immense nets spread on
the sides of the houses, and makes good
income by selling them in the markets.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-08-14
An effort will be made to regulate

An effort will be made to regulate
railroad fares in Vermont by the
coming legislature. Here is a pointer
for the people. 1t cannot be done by
electing railroad men to the senate.
That this needs to be done and should
be done admits of no question. Then
why not? Other states do it, thereby
rendering service to the people, as
of right all States should ever be
ready to do. And sooner or later
Vermont must fall into line. There
is no earthly reason why the people
of this State should pay four cents a
mile when neighboriug States COM
pei their roads to carry for from two
to three cents mile. 1t would be no
injustice to compel our roads to car
ry passengers for two and one-half
cents mile, as the increased travel,
thereby induced, would more than
make up the seeming loss. This de-
serves to be thought of--especially
should it be factor in determining
who we support for Senators and
Representatives
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-08-14
4 LONDONDERRY, VT, THURSDAY EVENING H. 1890

Some one over the signature of A
in last weeks Phoenix, attempted to
glorify candidate Melendy, and says !:
"With his opponents it is simply a
case of sour grapes" With ga" it is
simply case of fool-in-the-head,
Take Londonderry, where ga" would
have us believe he resides, for exam
pie. There is not single voter, so
far as our observations extend, who
is opposed to Mr.. Melendy that seeks
or desires office of any kind. On the
other hand every chronic Office seeker
everyone of these fellows who are
eternally aching for office, and are
ready for anything from town repre-
sentative down to hogreeve, are sup
porters of Mr.. Melendy. We know
of no opposition to him that is not
founded upon principle, and may be
briefly summarized as follows; 1st.
Mr.. Melendy is known here as an
obedient servant ready and willing to
do the bidding of the Brattleboro po-
litical eabal that controlled the late
county convention, either honestly or
dishonesty. 2nd. Mr.. Melendy's
known connection with the Central
Vermont railroad renders him unfit,
in the opinion of as good men as
there are in this town, and elsewhere
in the county, to legislate for the peo-
pie. Sd. 1t is believed that his nomi-
nation was brought about by unfair
means and that the majority of the
delegation who voted for him grossly
misrepresented their constituents.
This is briefly the sum and substance
of the whole matter, and Mr.. Melen-
dy would do well to call off friends
like "A" who only Invites criticism
and the giving of facts that would be
very unpalatable, just now.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-08-14

A house and barn in Berlin, two
miles from Montpelier, owned by j.
Henry Carter of Barre and occupied
by Lweis Hill and family with seven
boarders, was burned about II o'clock
Saturday night. Hill awoke to find
the barn in flames. lie had hardly
time to save his family and part of
his household effects. A COW and
two hogs several tons of hay, wagons
and harnesses were burned in the
barn and most of the household eff
fects destroyed. Loss about $1,000.
The cause of the fire is unknown, but
it is believed to have been caused by
tramps in the barn.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-08-14
MEN you HEAR OF.

Ex-Governor Curtin makes it rulc 10
never travel on any other day but Sunday
if 1t can be avoided.
Gen. Crook, shortly before his death,
had consented to prepare volume Of
between 600 and 700 pages on "Indians I
Have Met"
Congressman Reyburn, of Philadel-
phia, has bought an island off the coast
of South Carolina which he intends to
stock with game.
Archibald Little, author of Through
the Yang-tse Gorges," is leading au.
thority upon western China, especially
in its commercial relations with Europe
and America.
The profits from the sale of Cardinal
Gibbons book, ''Our Christian Herit-
age" will go toward defraying the ex-
penses Of the improvements on the Balti-
more cathedral.
Young Mr.. Thurman, son of Allen G.
Thurman, is gray haired and has but
one arm. He lost the other In an acci-
dent many years ago. He is a prominent
attorney at Columbus, o.
Gen. Gordon is man of fine physique,
who looks "every inch soldier" He
has a strong face, to which scar just
below the left eye--a souvenir of Antie-
tam-adds impressiveness.
The Duke of Connaught of today is
described as standing gravely erect, a
soldier every inch of him, and all the
handsomer for the brown with which
Indian sunshine has tanned his keen face
Maj. Gen. Snowden, whom Governor
Beaver has selected to command the
Pennsylvania National Guard, is 40
years old. He is a veteran of the war,
having seen service with the Army of
the Potomac, and later with the Army
of the Tennessee.
DIR. Junker, who learned in Central
Africa to live on ants and various other
delicacies of the savage nations, says that
if white explorers would accustom them
selves to native food they would keep in
better health, and would not mind when
their European resources were exhausted.
DR.. Gatling, the inventor of the ia
nous gun, lives in handsome house on
Charter Oak hill, Hartford, Conn, built
near the spot where the historic charter
oak tree stood. The doctor goes every
morning, pleasant and stormy, to his
workshop and works until breakfast,
which in his household is at o'clock.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-08-14

New England complains that her
farms are being deserted, and that
the population of her agricultural dis
trict is dwindling. SO serious has the
situation become that more than one
State has instituted measures to pro-
mote immigration and thus fill up the
waste places, Vermont even sending
across the Atlantic aud bringing peo-
pie all the way from Sweden. Yet
at the same time the leading Journals
of New England contain flaming ad-
vertisements of land companies, Or
ganized with New England capital
and officered by New England mag
mates, which urge New England peo-
pie to abandon their present homes
and settle in the South. An Ex-
Governor of Vermont is president of
one of these companies. In this way
one may sometimes read in one col
umn of newspaper an article des-
cribing some movement to resettle
deserted farms in a New England
State, and in another column of the
same issue find an advertisement
which hold out strong inducements for
the desertion of farms that are still
cultivated. N. Y. Evening Post.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-08-14
Ask AndYou S.slI Recivee.

Gov. Smiths st. Albans Messen-
ger recently took the ST. Johnsbury
Republican to task for asserting that
the state during the last half dozen
years had squandered more of the
peoples money, foolishly than for
thirty-fve years previous, and called
for bill of particulars. The Repub-
lican gave it as follows:
with the greatest pleasure IN the
world. We would first direct the Mes
senger's searching gaze to the appropria-
ton by the last Legislature of $4,000 for
the Grand Isle bridge, which we regard
as clear, indefensible steal, and we be-
lieve it is so regarded by very large ma
joritv of the people ot the state.
The last legislature and the Governor
have devoted slO0. 900 to the new insane
ASYLUM at Waterbury-andt The SI00,00U
is only the first instailment of $500, 900
that will be required to complete the
plans. We regard this as outrageous
robbery of on overburdened people.
Commissioner Valentine is reported to
have expended $4,000 of the states
money. Every cent of this large sum is
wasted and worse than wasted.
The gift of large sums of money to
Middlebury college and the University OF
Vermont was gross outrage upon the
taxpayers of the state. consisting as il
does of tax levied upon the poor fol
the benefit of the rich.
If this isn't enough, we can give tn,
Messenger some more next week"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-08-14
Burglary at SaxtOns River.

The store of l.. f. Mayo was en-
tered by burglars Tuesday night, en-
trance being effected by breaking a
glass in the show window. Fortu-
nately the noise awoke A. II. Sabin,
who resides near by, and who on
going to the window discovered two
men crawling in. Mr.. Sabin dress
ed and went out and raised a posse,
headed by sheriff F. c. Rand, and
returning captured the thieves, and
they have been lodged in the New
fame Jail. One of them gave the
name of Powers of Carlos Me. !;
the other one refused to give his
name.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-08-14
ART NOTES.

Friths Railway Station, picture
which caused great sensation many
years ago, was sold in London recently
for 300 guineas.
A portrait of John Burns. the labor
leader, by John Collier, was one of the
features of the exhibition in the London
New Gallery this year.
One hundred boys of Phillips acad.
emy, Exeter, N. H., have presented a
stained glass window to Christ church.
1t was dedicated recently by Bishop
Niles.
The Greek government proposes to
raise monument in the form Of maus-
oleum to the French, Russian and En-
glish who fell fighting for Greece during
the war of independence.
By ministerial order number of
the streets of Paris are to be named after
famous French artists, including Etex,
Cabanel, Vigee-Lebrun, Francois Millet,
Francois Bouvin and Carpeaux.
Liverpool has japanese museum ar
ranged by Mr. Bowes, who is known for
his writings on the art of Japan. 1t con-
sists at present of the collections made by
Mr.. Bowes during his residence in Nip
pom.
From the salon of 1890 the department
of fine arts has purchased for the state,
among other things, the marble statue
called 1.-THE Siren" by Denis Puech, and
the landscape by Fernand Quignon
called THE Harvest"
The Museum of Lille has obtained a
very splendid example of Jordaens called
"a Widow Hesitating Between Vice
and Virtue" The coloring is SO power
full that it was found better not to hang
it in the room where the Rubens pict-
ures are.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-08-14

Paid attorneys of the Central Yer:
mont railroad manipulated the late
county convention and secured the
nomination of at least one Senator
who will do the bidding of that corr
poration. 1t remains with the people
to ratify or reject the work of these
attorneys. On one hand it is slavery
to boss and corporate rule, on the
other freedom and manly independ-
ence coupled with the better welfare
of the State.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-08-14

The Phoenix last week tried to
slick up the county ticket but never
once said "farmer." An intelligent
opinion of the PhHnix's efforts in
this direction is SO we'll expressed by
correspondent that we append it:
~ think the Phoenix article last week
admits so much that we have claimed TO
be true in regard to the "ring" perfor-
mances that it will help us more than it
will hurt, in spite of its vain attempt to
grease over the bitter pill to get the peo-
pie to swallow it. The people don't
swallow!"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-08-14

The formal call for a mass meeting
to be held at Newfane next Monday
to put III nomination peoples coun-
ty ticket has been issued, but, owing
to some mistake or blunder, has fail
ed to reach us. On Tuesday we re-
ce;ved the following line from Dea.
j. O. Follett of Townshend:
~ sent out the formal call yester-
day morning to the Bellows Falls
Times with directions to send copies
to all the county papers"
Either the Times misunderstood the
matter or there has been failure on
the part of the mail service. How
ever, it matters but little about the
formal call. The convention will be
held next Monday and will be open
to all who sympathise with the move
ment.
Mr.. Follett also wrote us that he
had made application for half-fare
rates on the narrow gauge, bnt had
not, at the time of writing, received
reply. OF course the road will not
depart from it's usual custom and will
grant the request.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-08-14

Brother boilers of Windham Coun-
ty, make no mistake next Monday.
Let everything be done with a delib-
Grafton becoming freemen with
principle at stake. If we take clean
sheet and write thereon names of
clean men coupled with ringing, prac-
tical resolutions, the victory is won.