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The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11
Cumberland.

The Republicans of Cumberland are request
June 18th, at 2 O'Clock p. m, to choose dele
gates to attend the State convention. Also to
select delegates for District and County conyen-
tions. Per Order,
Town COMMITTEE.
Cumberland Center, Me-, June 4th, 1892.
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11

some men, Well
dressed, polished
in manner and
socially popular.
The latter is said
to have had the
finest pair of eyes
known to the
presidential Of
fce-keen, dark
and flashing. He
rode long dis
tances in the
country every
day, unatten ded.
Buchanan was
the first bachelor
president.
Lincoln and
jackson are the
t w o presidents
about whom the
most traditions
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11
Breakers Ahead.

"Yes, l shall embark on the sea of
matsimony myself before long"
'fThen you'll soon: be armarryin her.
wont you" Fields Washington.
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11
dec3
CAUCUS ES.
WINDHAM.

The Republicans of Windham are notified to
meet at Town Hall, on Saturday, the 1Ith of
June, at 8 p. m., to choose five delegates to at
tend the Republican State convention.
Per Order.
Town COMMITTEE.
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11

him. He liked his social glass, kept
plenty of darkies to wait on him and
loved an argument better than anything
else in the world. Jefferson was red
haired, spindle shanked, and was fond
of poetry, poets, artists and singers.
When Madison came in he discarded
Jeffersons theories of simplicity and
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11

through its his
toric apartments.
Who will be the
next man to live
and rule here?
For answer you
will have to look
to Minneapolis
and Chicago.
John A da m s
was the first pres
ident to live in
this old mansion.
Ad a m S g ave
m any splendid!
state dinners and
receptions, b u t
his own way of
living was very
plain. His inva-
riable luncheon
consisted of oat
cake and lemon
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11

The PRESS costs Only so cents month.
You want it for the Campaign.
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11

W hit e House
during the four
years preceding
his Inauguration.
He h ad be e n
Jackson's secre-
tary of state, con-
stantly at his
chiefs elbow and
was spoken to
and of by Jack
son as Matty.
He was a dapper
little man, the
pink of polite
ness and the acme
.of fashion. The
political writers
used to call him
the Amer j C a n
Talleyrand. Van
Buren, was the
frs t president
who had not been
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11
IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
Interesting Memories Haunt the
Executive Mansion.
"Reminiscences of Adams, Jefferson, Madi-
son, Monroe. jackson and Their Sue
cessors - A Presidents Wife Who
Smoked Pipe.

Especial Correspondence
WASHINGTON, June 9.-Today I called
ut the WSte House and wandered
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11
JACKSON.

on his knee. With all these peculiari-
ties he was great president.
Van Buren had almost lived in the
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11

he was there.
The mansion fair
ly slnelled of to-
bacco and liquor.
He had a great
collie c tion of
pipe s-corncob,
clay and reed.
The clay pipes he
often shattered
on the floor by
way of emphasis
to his remarks.
He used to attend
chicken fights at
Bladensburg, and
believed in the
code duello. He
was fond of story
telling and Of
cracking hickory
nuts and walnuts
on a fatiron held
The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11

jackson called his friends by their
Christian names, slapped them on the
back, and said, "By the eternal!' about
once every ten minutes. His hospitality
was SO great that his salary and the pro-
ceeds Of his farm barely paid the bills.
He couldn't sing little bit, but used to
try to do so for the sake of the amuse-
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-02-11

Little is now heard in St. Petersburg
OF the famine. The weather has been
such that no matter how large Il supply
OF grain the government had at it's dis
posal it could not be distributed, owing
TO the impossibility of conveyances of
any kind reaching the places where the
distress prevails. Heavy SHOWS have
and goods and grain may be conveyed in
sledges to all parts of the empire.
Grain has already reached the famine
stricken provinces, and according to the
reports the condition of the sufferers
has much improved. 1t is the general
opinion that the distressed provinces
will now be able to hold out till spring.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-02-11
RHODE ISLAND.

Mary A. Clarke of East Greenwich has
sued the New York, Providence and Bos.
ton railroad for 5000 damages for in
Juiies sustained by collision in Provi-
dence last September.
J. HI. Manchester of Providence, ad-
ministrator of the estate of Gen. Burn
side, has sold off all the personal prop
erty. The general sword and other
things were bought for the purpose of
placing them in Bristol memorial hall
His library was sold to Col. S 2. Colt,
sho will donate it to the Rhode Island
Soldiers Home.
Alburtus p. Moore, 10, formerly en-
rloyed by Starkweather & Williams,
druggists, in Providence, and his friend
Edgar o. Church, 81, were arrested by
Detective Parker Thursday on a charge
of forgery. NJ ,ore got Church to indorse
a check and c. llect the money at the
Roger Williams bank. They were held
10 the sum of $1,000 each for trial at tb.
March term of the court of common
pleas.
The will made by the late Mrs. Barn.
ably of Providence at Chester, Pa.
known as the "Worrell will - has been
admitted to probate at Providence. The
will was proved by Lawyer Rose. who
executed the will, and Mrs. WorreIl. one
of the witnesses. There was no opposi-
ton, but the appointment of DIR. Graves
as executor was deferred and a protest
to his appointment was entered by Mr..
Worrtll. The question of an executor
will come up on the 23d
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-02-11
MASSACHUSETTS,,

The will of Col. George Peabody o
Salem has been prObated. He was tn
richest man in salem and most of hi
money is left to relatives. The city Of
Salem gets $1,000, the interest of which il
to be used for buying fuel for the ex
IRENE poor; the Salem hospital gets
$4,000. and Peabody institute $1,000.
The full bench of the supreme court a,
Boston heard arguments in the case OF
the commonwealth against Henry Abra
hams. The defendant was convicted in
violating a city ordinance in speaking in
Franklin park, Boston, July 4, 1891. on
abor questions. G. w. Anderson ap.
peared for Abrahams and claimed that
the ordinance is unconstitutional.
Two suits against railroads have been
begun In the superior court at Boston
one by John >. Leahy to recover $25,-
OOO,OO from the West End street railu az
company for injuries caused by falling
wall and one by Samuel II. Hockaday,
switch tender, against the Old Colony
railroad, who asks for $4,000 because
OF injuries from an imperfectly con-
Quoted switch.
The case of Frank Roberts of Fitch
burg, charged with the violation of the
statutes in not sending his children to
the public schools was taken up in the
superior criminal court at Worcester.
ms is the fist case brought under the
statute andwiil 90 to the supreme court.
The defendant claims that the child was
given proper instruction at the French
parochial school. The town, however,
did not approve of the instruction given.
Gov. Russell presided at a mass-meet
n Of III L, I ~
Association hall in Boston, and spoke
eloquently against the Sweating sys-
tenn" He spoke of what had thus far
been done towards its abolition, and the
strong necessity for creating vigorous
public sentiment against them. There
should also be some radical changes in
the present laws. His remarks aroused
great enthusiasm. Rev. Louis A. Banks
also spoke upon the same topic
The executive committee of the weav-
ers' protective association met at New
Bedford and took action 10 regard to the
Russian Jews who have drifted into sew
eral of the cotton mil there. The com
nlttee will recommend to the union
that they would better not side with
these people, as they are unskilled work
ers. 1t was reported that an overseer in
Grinnell mill No. l, who refused to show
a Russian Jew how to weave, was told
that he would have to teach the person
how to weave or leave. The Jew left
day or two after.
A delegation of Russian Jews have
waited upon Mayor Coughlin of Fall
River and alleged that Agent Strasburg
had played them false by bringing them
to Fall River from New York. They
said they were told that employment
could be procured on arrival, but this
does not appear to be the case. Mayor
Coughlin has promised to write to the
Hebrew immigration society of New
I ork and demand an explicit answer as
to what the society intends to do with |
The destitute in Fall River; also if it |
proposes to make Fall River IAN asylum
Tor oppressed Russia MS.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-02-11
Mineral Products of 1891,
From Troy Times.1

In It's annual report of the mineral
production of the United States the En-
glneerlng and Mining Journal shows
That agriculture is not the only industry
which has flourished during the year. 1t
places the primary value of the mineral
products of 1891 at $500, 900 900, not
counting the less important items. With
the exception of iron, all branches show
an Increase over 1890. hon fell of. during
he first half of the year, but in the
closing six months the production
reached higher total than ever before
Tne estimated value of Il e iron at the
furnaces was $l30,00O 600. The coal
output for the year was the largest on
record, the value approaching close to
$40 DOC, 600. The g. Id output was S3I
915,994, and the silver output $50 Ga. OO4.
copper shows remarkable gain over
the previous year. The total was Dos.
$50 600 pounds, valued at $50 600 600
La 1870 the production was 264 900 600
pounds. In seven years the output has
doubled, but the consumption has in
creased in nearly the same promotion.
For the first time on record the years
output of lead exceeded 200 600 tons.
valued at about SIS 600, 900. In 1881 the
total output was only liz 900 tons. The
zinc product for the wear aggreoased
5000 tons, against 20. 749 in 1880. Salt
reached total of 1O.229 .691 barrels.
gain of nearly 100000 barrels over the
previous year. The value was about
50 600, 600. The petroleum production
was about 40, 100000 barrels. and The
quicksilver output 81 900 TASKS. 1t ap-
pears from these figures that the min
erai industry has played an imp .rtant
part In This country's industrial activity
during the year. In this as in agricui-
tnre many records have been broken. A
gratifying feature is the fact that with
most minerals the demand for consump-
llon mas Kept pace with the production. |
enabling the producers to secure fair re-
nuneration for their labor. Altogether !
m: has been a great year for the
United States.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-02-11
NEW HAMPSHIRE,

The grand jury for Sullivan county in
dicted l.. F. Gray for larceny anC
Charles Blood for mans laughter.
George Platts of Rindge recently sho
fine specimen of the Canada lynx or
the New Ipswich mountains, " hicf
weighed "a pounds.
The Amoskeag company is to begin
the construction of new mill on the
west side of the river at Manchester, tc
be run by steam. and which will furDsl
employment to 500 operatives.
Mrs. Lucy Spaulding has offered tc
give the First Congregational society OF
Nashua the 1923 900 necessary to pur-
chase the site if an amount sufficient TO
build new church thereon is raised. j.
w. White also offers to build a memorial
chapel.
j. Grace Alexander has been treasurer
of the Security Savings bank of Win
chester since 1881 and Miss Sarah C
Clark of the Union Five Cents Savings
bank of Exeter since 1888 Miss Cora A il.
Wellman has just been elected to a
slmlla" position in the bank of IIinsdale
The Home Builders union. capital
$4,000, of Nashua, and the United Woi Ids
FAR Excursion company capital $500. 900
with headquarters at Concord. have
articles of incorporation with the secre-
tary OF the state. Among the incopora-
tors OF the latter company are Ira A
chase and Senator Musgrove of Bristol.
The Rockingham Farmers Mutual
Fire Insurance company has chosen
these officers; President, John S Hobbs
of North Hampton; directors, Harrison
q. Burley of Newmarket, John A. Blake
OF kensiDgtOn, Josiah j. Folsom of
Exeter, Joseph R. Webster of East
Kingston; auditors, E. F. Gtrrish of
Nottingham, G. G. S. Stevens of Brent
wood
The Pennington News says: Herbert
j. Chelsey of Pennington and Annie M.
kimbal of Marlborough were married
Monday evening by G. II. Pitman, ESQ.,
At o'clock in the morning the brides
relatives arrived in town in search of
her, saying she had been stolen, but as
the girl was II years of age and perfect.
~ willing and the knot had been tied.
they returned home, having concluded
that what is to be will be.'''
The new 30-foot fly wheel to replace
the one which burst at the Amoskeag
corporation at Manchester last fall, has
been completed and put into position
ready for use as soon as the engine is in
readiness. Twenty thousand feet of
brown ash was used in the construction
OF the wheel, as well as 200 3-S by 3 II
IL screws, a lot of iron rods, tons of
iron, and quarts of glue. The small
wooden sections are ia tened together
by glue and the screws, and to siren CITIZEN
the whole there are stout iron rods pass
ing through the sections in addition to
this. The screws are driven by steam |
power. To make the whole mass as |
compact as possible narrow openings
were left between some of the sections. |
and into these were tightly driven well
fitting wedges soaked in boiling hot glue.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-02-11

when the railroad was burning wood and
buying by the thousands of cords. Re-
fore the engines were converted into
coalers every farmer had a quick market
for wood, and could easily get little
money whenever he wanted it in this
way. But this demand is no more. IL
will prove benefit to the country in the
end because it saves the forests. but it
removes one quick source for money and
sometimes piuches the farmers.
Gov. Knapp of Alaska writes thus
from Sitka: Our winter has been mild
and comfortable so far except some wind
and rain. The thermometer has once
settled to 26 above zero and has for a
number OF days lowered about the
young 30's. We are now ENJOYING the
slush of melting 81 ow with alternating
rain and sunshine. The days are
lengthening at the rate of five minutes a
day. Our shortest day had six hours of
the sun, according to our almanac.
though we didn't see that luminary for
week or two about that time. am now
wrestling with the problem of Alaska's
exhibit at the worlds Columbian ex-
position. | think we shall be able to
furnish very interesting exhibit. but
probably not very complete on account
OF our lack of available funds.
Wells Goodwin is not the only soldier
OF The war of 1912 living in Vermont.
Robert Sargent of Strafford, who was
born in Tunbridge March, II 1898. enlist
ed in July, 1913, in Capt. Silas Dickin-
sons company of the 3lst regiment and
was one of the youngest persons that
served in the war of 1912. He was a tall |
aud strong youth, but had never been
10 miles away from home at the date of
his enlistment, he says. He is a very in
teresting talker, and the story he tells
Of the war in which he took part he
makes very interesting by relating per-
sonal incidents of laughable nature
and sings the old songs that were cur
rent in 1872. His birthdays are celebra-
led each year by Henry Dow post, No
70, 9. A. R., and the old soldier often
sings at these times "Perry's Victory
and the songs he sung nearly so years
100.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-02-11
An Egyptian Curiosity.

IN July, 1881, there were discovered in
me ancient city of Thebes, the mummies
vi hgypts mightiest Pharaohs, among
them that of Rameses the Great. There
were also found seals, coins, statuettes,
preserved food, and few rolls of papy.
rus, some of the latter being of great
value, curiously bound toge her, and,
Notwithstanding the mould and mildew
ol ages upon them, as easily read as if
written yesterday. A queer little book
esntltied, "a Night with Rameses III. ;"
nus Deen executed so cleverly, that the
o,.xydized seal, suggestive of mould, an
tlque coloring, and partially decaved and
rI,agged-edged papyrus carry at once to
the mind the possession of veritable
rene from the dawn of civilization,
Mailed to any address on receipt of six
cents in stamps, by j. c. Aver & Co.,
Lowell, Mass.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-02-11
VERMONT
on has a foot of snow.

RlptOn mas foot OF snow.
A Hartland man has caught % foxes
since November.
Steps are being taken to build cream
cries in several towns.
The Bristol Salvation Army appears
on the streets six days a week.
The monthly pay roll of the Bristol
Manufacturing company is nearly $1,000
Over 200 passengers were carried over
the Bristol railroad the first four DAYS of
last week.
Mrs. DIR. w. l.. Hall of St. Johnsburv
has been awarded the first prize of $50
in contest with 225 comp .titors for
charcoal sketch at The Rhode Island art
exhibition at Providence.
William III. Noble of Tunbridge has
one of the first diplomas given graduates
of Dartmouth college. 1t was given his
maternal grandfather, Rev Lathrop
Thompson. who was the first settled
minister of Chelsea.
II P. Rolfe of Great Falls, Mont, a
native of Tunbridge, has heen elected
president of the Montana Bar assOcia-
|tion. He was graduate of the II AZ
|dolph normal school and. later. of Dart
mouth in the class of 1874.
Waterson post, A., G. A. R.. of Chel-
pea has started a museum of war relics.
among which is found cannon ball that
was found near Ticonderoga IS years
hgo. and is belle we'd to have been fired
fr. m some of the guns of .'Old IT,
A MeIndoes correspondent writes: The
hew snow puts life aud mettle into the
FARMERS, especially those who have wood
Ind lumber work on hand, or other
leaning to do. But there is much less
4 this business than few years ago
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-02-11

The recent meeting in New York of a
grand convention of 2OOO delegates. rep
resenting the Order of Locomotive En-
gincers, the Brotherhood of Railway
rrainmen, the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen, and the Order of Railway
Photographers has attracted much atten-
ton throughout the country. This was
due to the fact that one of the purposes
OF the meeting was to discuss plans for
the formation of a grand amalgamated
organization of all the separate bodies
represented at the convention. The
principal champion and advocate of this
idea is Grand Master F. B. Sargent, of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen.
whose home is at Terre Haute. Ind
There is an increasing probability that
the movement thus inaugurated will
eliminate in the extension of the union
idea through the establishment of CEN
trail and consolidated organization EN-.
hracing all the railway employees of the
United States.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-02-11
ALL OVER NEW ENGLAND.
MAIN E.

George W. Laid, 70, died at Bangor
Sunday night. lie was born in Augusta
and had been prominent business man
of Bangor. In 1878 he was elected 10
the 10th congress on the Greenback-
Democratic ticket, and re elected in 1880,
In 1882 he was defeated by G. A. Bou-
telle.
Judge Burgess of the probate court
has rendered decision in the contested
will case of Nehemiah Kitteredge of
Bangor allowing his widow $40, 500. Mr..
Kitteredge left his widow very small
sum by his will, leaving most of his
money to religious societies and the
widow applied to the court for $25, 900
out of the estate.
Fire broke out ia j. G. Hewitts fish
market in Augusta Sunday night, and
destroyed property valued at 900:
mostly insured. The fire caught from a
kerosene lamp. Two two story wooden
buildings, owned by E. w. Whitehousc
and w. H. Libby, were completely
ruined, and Leon Barbier's dye-house
was partially burned.
Supreme Judge Libby said recently re-
garding his action before the Augusta
registration board: ''The spqper
statement that refused to answer quas-
tions put to me by the board of registra-
ton touching my right to vote in Angus,
ia, is absolutely untrue. | declined to
sign petition in writing as condition
precedent to my right of registering, but
said to the board | was personally pres
ent and ready to answer any questions
which they desired to put, if they has
any doubt in regard to my right to vote
and asked if they had any doubt in re-
gard to it. The chairman said. None a
all | was then asked if would sign
petition. | answered, No, unless you
you will show me some authority in the
statutes requiring me to do so,' and
left"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-02-11
CONNECTICUT.

Chauncey M. Depew has accepted al
invitation to preside at the Yale-Har-
ward joint debate to be held in New
Haven March % next.
The Harvard college debating union
has Informed the Yale union that the
Following question has been accepted for
the coming joint debate: "Resolved,
that immigration to the United States
should be restricted
The excited citizens of Bridgeport,
who were going to compel Capt. Trow-
bridge of the British schooner Glennon
TO take down the English flag and hoist
the American, cooled down, and no flag
iloated on the vessel the next day
ihere is no law compelling vessels to
fioat the American flag when entering
american ports, but it is simply mat
ter or courtesy.
1t is understood that Timothy Black
stone OF Branford, president of the Chi
cage and Alton railroad company, in
tends to erect monument to his father,
tne late Capt. James Blackstone, in the
shape of public library, which will
cost from 1925 900 to Sl50.OOO. Pres
dent Blackstone began his railroad
career as a roadman on the New York
ana New Haven DAD 40 years ago, but
ne aid not stay in that position long,
gong to Vermont road as civil engineer
ana surveyor, and soon drifted to the
west, where his advance was rapid.
Col. Russell Frost of Norwalk, recent
~ elected to the command of the 4th reg
iment OF the national guard, announces
iurther appointments on his staff as fol
lows: James X. Crofut of Norwalk,
quartermaster; Edmund E. Grove of
south Norwalk, paymaster; Charles c.
Godtrey of Bridgeport, surgeon; Wilbur
o WATSON of Danbury, assistant sur
geon; Joseph ID. Goulden of Stamford.
Inspector of rifle practice; Beverl7 E.
warner of Bridgeport, chaplain. All ex-
capt James X. Crofut are reappoint-
ments.
Inc announcement Thursday morning
OF the resignation of Prof. William j.
hnapp, Street professor of modern Ian
guages in Yale university, has caused
general regret. He has always been con-
sluered one of the most prominent mem
1ers OF the ale faculty. He will sail for
Europe IN June aud remain till October.
1913. lie will spend some time at the
American historical exhibition, which
VIII open at Madrid in September. He
5 one or the committee in this country
or securing articles of exhibit for this
xmoltlon. While connected with Yale
,ro1. Knapp has published number of
spanish and French textbooks and also
zen contributor to several periodi-
ais.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-02-11
CATHERINE wHITNEY,s ESTATE

STATE OF VERMONT The Probate Court
= WESTMINSTER, SIS. for said District To
an persons interested in the estate of Catherine
ceased. GREETISc
whereas, Orrin H. Carpenter has presented to
this Court an Instrument purporting to be the
last will of said deceased for probate You are
hereby notified that this Court will decide upon
the probate of said Instrument at the session
thereof to be held at the Probate Office in Bel
lows Fails, In said District, on the 9Th day of
March A. D. 1892 when and where you may ap
pear and contest the same, If you see cause
4-6 CHARLES B. EDDY, Register.