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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-08-11
Tree Agate.

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The Portland daily press., 1892-12-12
MISCELLANEOUS.
OFFERED This SEASON.

/ lot SO inch Mixed Dress Goods,
/ lot so inch, all wool Tricots, :
| lot all wool P1aids, fall colors,
l lot Black Figured Brilliantine,
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The Portland daily press., 1892-12-12
DEATHS.

In Deering, December 11th,. Edward New
man, aged re years and months.
Funeral Tuesday afternoon at O'CLOCK
from his late residence.
In this city, Dec. 10, Isaac Hatch, aged 81
years Ii months.
Funeral services Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock from his late residence 20 Monument
Street. Maine and Massachusetts papers
pi In this city, Dec. 10, Mehitable G., widow Of
the late Berry Long, aged 70 years 10 months
Funeral this Monday afternoon at 8 O'Clock,
from the residence of her son-in-iaw, Andrew +.
Long. 432 Congress street. Burial at Harr1ng-
IN In this city, Dec 9TH John Mcguire. aged rs
Funeral MONDAY forenoon at $50 O'Clock,
from No. rs Salem street. Requiem High Mass
AT ST Dominics Church at O'clock.
In Searsport, Nov. rs. MIS-. Rhoda Matthews,
aged 83 years. ,,,.., n, o
, In In !Norridgewock, Nov. %, ARENAS H. Wood,
aged 80 years. -,-,,,
q II North Haven, Nov. "a Mrs. Lucy E. Stone
''s In Friendship, Nov. %, David Thompson,
I'm In Camden, Nov. 81. Adelaide Delano, aged
u In Waldoboro Nov. 7, Bichard Welt, aged
y IN Bethel, Nov. 25, Pinckney Burnham, aged
rs years.
rTbe funeral service Of the late John ONeil
viii take ulace from his late residence No. 7
Salem street. Requiem high mass at st. Domi-
MICS at 10 O'Clock.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-12

The first inference from the circum-
stances surrounding this mysterious case
is that the body was that of some unfor-
tunate woman who had become discour-
aged at not getting work and made away
with herself by jumping off the lonely
bridge, the card Of the Boston Employ
ment Agency indicating that she may
have come from Boston.
The police know of no woman who is
missing from Portland.
The handwriting on the card hardly
looks like that of woman, and the first
impression Of one looking at it is that a
man little used to using pen or pencil
was the author of the message. But of
course the evidence Of handwriting in a
case like this amounts to little.
If the handwriting is that of a man the
suspicion of foul play at once asserts
itself, and there have been some sur
misses that the woman was murdered and
thrown off the bridge. In that case it is
probable that she must have been lured
to Portland on some pretext or other, for
the police would probably have been in
formed if any Portland woman was miss
ing.
A few weeks ago the police did receive
word from Boston to look out for a
young lady in delicate health who left
her friends in Boston Saturday morning,
the 10Th of November. and no trace Of
her could be found. She was about %
years old. five feet five inches in height
weighed 105 pounds, red hair in abund-
anoe and blue eyes. She was dressed in
black camel's hair cloth, double breasted
black REFER jacket, small black toque hat
with loops of gray velvet on the back,
black silk mittens, high buttoned boots.
overgaiters and rubbers. She is col
lege graduate of sound mind except on
religious subjects. She would probably
seek labor as a domestic, believing it her
religious duty to labor with her hands.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-12
->--- 1890
BROAD TIRED VEHICLES.

A Movement to Encourage Owners of
Heavy Trucks to Use Wide Wheels.
The proposed ordinance to encourage
the use Of broad tired wheels on traffic
vehicles in this city, introduced by Al
derman Mann, is to- be commended. It
is in the line Of Improvement that should
long since have been resolved upon, and
ought now to be adopted. The ordi-
nance provides that any person desiring
to use any wheeled vehicle for traffic
upon the streets in Chicago shall first
obtain license therefor, and that the
fee for such license shall be in proper
ton to the width of the tire and the
maximum load, including the wagon.
The minimum fee is 81 for all vehi-
cles, and this is all that is to be charged
for wagons and trucks having tires of
not less than ~ inches, however great
the weight they bear. But for tires of
~ inches or less the cost of the license
is S. for one ton and rises from that to
$50 for four tons. For the latter weight
on tires Of 8 and 81 inches the fee Is
$50, and for inches $40, smaller weights
being charged for in proportion.
The ordinance properly provides that
the weight Of the vehicle shall be counted
in with that of the load, but is defective
in not pointing ont some way in which
it may be ascertasped if the licensee tells
the truth when he applies for the IL
cense, or if his employees load the vehicle
beyond the specified weight without his
knowledge. Supposing that he or they
put load of 1900 or 1900 pounds on
wheels licensed to bear only half ton,
who is to tell that the terms of the ordi-
nance are being evaded, perhaps in hun
dreds of cases every day?
1t would be we'll to provide that every
licensed vehicle must carry o plainly
posted statement of the load it is allowed
to bear on it's wheels, and that it shall
be the duty of police officers or others to
watch for infringements on the limit so
stated on the vehicle. The policeman
should be instructed that in every case
where he thinks he has good reason to
believe the load exceeds the prescribed
maximum he shall cause the vehicle to
proceed to the nearest available scale
and there be weighed. II he finds the
total load to exceed the limit, it should
then be his duty to take the offender to
the nearest police station and enter COM
plant against him, so that the law can
deal with the person responsible for a
breach of the ordinance.
Bythese means the taxpayers will have
insured to them the preservation of such
payements as have been put down in
good shape; there will be an incentive to
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-12

over of her own will iii is a mysterious
case of murder. The opinion of the peo-
pie in the community living at the end
of the bridge is that tits case of suicide,
and the scanty facts which have SO far
developed point in the same direction.
On Sunday morning, week ago yes
terday, as the barge which plies be-
tween the city and Cash's Corner was
crossing the bridge on its way from the
city, man who was passenger on it,
noticed pasteboard card tucked par
TALLY beneath the board sign on the
bridge rail just this side of the draw.
Mr.. A. H. Skillings, the driver Of the
stage, stopped while the man alighted
and took the card. It was the business
card of Boston employment agency
kept at 106 Blackstone street, in that
city, by Hamor & Co. Upon the other
side of the card, written with a lead PEN
Gil, in cramped hand, and irregular
as if written in the dark or under the in
fuence of great agitation, were the
words, "My boldly will be found in this
water. am sick of life"
Neither Mr.. Skillings nor his passenger
thought seriously of this card, fac
smile of which is published herewith.
Whether it was a joke of some idle per-
sons or not they did not know. They
mentioned what they had found, and it
was talked about more or less by the
people living at the end of the bridge.
Some added weight was given to the
suspicious aroused by the card from the
fact that one or two evenings before it
was found, Miss Wilkinson. who lives in
the house on the east side of the street,
nearly opposite the blacksmith shop, had
seen a woman in black come up the
street from the direction of the bridge,
and go across the vacant lot beyond the
house of Mr.. John Cummings. 1t was
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-12
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The White Squadron.


This great spectacle will be seen at
Portland theatre this and tomorrow even
ings. AS Victor Staunton, Robert Hill
lizard has part just suited to him, and
he makes the most of it, sharing the hon.
ors in the tragic scenes with William
Harcourt as Paulo da Sivera. King He'd
ley as Demetrio de Romacia, and Ernest
Hastings as Francisco de Romacio well
portray the villain characters. Santos,
the slave, is taken in a most dramatic
manner by Herbert Carr. Miss Kate
Pearson as Hope Stanton, Miss May
Wheeler as Onesta and Graham Hender-
son as Horatio Doolistle Fritters are all
that can be desired.
i49e.
The tickets for 1902, Rice's great spec
tacular and musical drama, are selling
well at Stockbridge's. The piece will be
presented at City Hall Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings and
Saturday matinee. The Boston Her
aid says: "Rice's 1892 is a success at
the Park theatre, and the longer the COM
pany remains the more popular the per-
Torrance seems to be. Constant changes
are made in the business, specialties,
lines and funny features, SO that those
who see 1892 for the second time witness
something that is new, interesting and
entertaining. The extravaganza is staged
in the usual liberal manner of Mr.. Rice"
Mr.. Raglan leetured to good audience
on 'Alaska" in the Popular course at
City Hall Saturday night, 1t was one of
the best illustrated lectures ever seen in
Portland. and that is saying a great deal
where Stoddard has been SO popular.
The views were many Of them superb
and gave most admirable idea of that
far off possession of the United States
Mr.. Raglan was suffering from q bad cold
but was interesting in his descriptions,
Wednesday evening be viii lecture in
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-12

insist upon the proper performance Of
contracts for paving, and the taxpayers
will be saved enormous sums that are
now spent in repairing and relaying
street pavements years before they ought
to be worn to the point of repair or re-
newal.
It is notorious that the vehicle which
has narrow tires in proportion to its
heavy load breaks up pavements rapidly
and badly, and is the most destructive
to those which would be most desirable
were it not for the mischief wrought by
narrow tires and causeless tearing up of
the streets. Chicago Tribune.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-12
MARRIAGES.

In Pittsfield. Nov. "a, Alfred L. jackson and
Miss Clara E. Palmer 10th of Montville.
In Madison. Nov. rs. John R. Clark OF Athens
and Miss Annie S. Dillingham; of SkoWhegan.
In North Dixmont, Nov. %, Byron ii. Pres
colt and Miss Evalyn A. Ross.
In Chester, Nov. 81, William Clifford OF Lin
coin and Miss Nellie Kneeland Of Lee.
In Palmyra, Nov. IA, Joseph Thomas and
Miss Emm Remission
In Paris, Nov. "a, Henry B. Scribner and Miss
Mabel M. Tucker.
In Dresden. Nov. "a, Geo. I. Cotton OF Lynn
and Miss Susie NJ. Blinn of Dresden.
In Livermore Falls Nov. rs, Warren L. Smith
of Livermore Falls and Miss George A. Walton
of Leeds
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-12

too dark for Miss Wilkinson to recognize
the woman's features, or even the details
of her dress. But she was attracted by
what appeared to be her strange course
and the evident fact that she was a
stranger in that region.
These circumstances had given to the
people at the end Of the bridge the idea
that something had happened down on
the long, dark bridge. Saturday evening
their suspicious were turned to certain
ties Young Miss Gertrude Cummings.
the daughter of Mr.. John Cummings, a
girl of fourteen or more years, was cross
ing the bridge at 4.30 o'clock Saturday
afternoon. The tide was ebbing fast, high
tide having been about an hour before.
As she watched the current flowing to-
wards the bridge, she saw dark object
floating on the surface. Looking closer,
she saw black dress and the buttons on
it; then, as the object came to the bridge,
she saw above the water
The White Hand of Woman.
Inc nodu Was uuueI WateI, 81 lHsaI sAe
could not examine the features had there
been time, or had she wished to- The
body had foated under the bridge and
was moving out with the tide towards
the bridge which crosses at Knightville-
The little girl was much frightened by
what she had seen, and ran horne sob
bino and trembling to tell the story to
her mother and father.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-12
MYSTERY OF THE BRIDGE.
The Body Of a Woman Seen Floating
on the Tide.
A MYSTERIOUS MESSAGE WRITTEN
ON A CARD.

The People Living at the End OF Vaus5han's
Bridge Think There Has Been Suicide
The Sight that Sent Miss Gertrude
Cummings Home Trembling With
Fright.
The little community living near the
Kerosene Oil Works just across
Vaughan's bridge, are much excited over
a mysterious body that has been floating
in the water by the bridge. X seems
to be the body of woman, shnd she
seems to have gone over the rail into the
deep and. swift running tide th:Et is for
ever flowing and ebbing UNDER the long
and dreary bridge. # the woman went
over this rail, which is nowhere much
over four feet high, of her own will, it
was case of suicide. If she did not go
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-12
the regular Stockbridge course or
shakespeare and the Avon"

the regular Stockbridge eSs1rse on
shakespeare and the Avon"
Dockstader's nIinstrels.
Thursday night, at Portland theatre,
that prince of humorists, Lew Dockstader,
will appear, supported by an excellent
minstrel company. All that is bright,
clean, funny and meritorious in black
face comedy is combined iu the new pro-
gramme given this season by Lew Dock
stader's Minstrels.
The Haydns' Concert.
This will be the programme of the
Haydns' concert this evening,
Lost Chord. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS lliYan-Macy
Haydn Quartette.
Miss G. A. Knight
Alto Solo-"Du Bist die Ruh' &c.. Schubert
Miss Jordan,
sololsts-Mrs. o. q: Fellows, Isl ssoprano;
Mrs. Frank Bibber, I'd soprano;
81. W. Barnard, Jr., tenor.
Notes.
The Portland Fraternity gave very
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-12
change. in onacers. Beats.

Changes in 0ficers' Beats.
Marshal SWEET has made the following
changes In the beats,
Officer Riley, from Mol to No. 9; Officer
MoDonough, from No. 6 to the station;
Officer White, from the station to No.
10; Officer Heating, from No. 10 to No. !
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-12
MlLLETT, EVANS G CO.,
517 Congress Street.
dec12

charming entertainment for the benefit
of its pupils Saturday, which was fully
appreciated by those present. The en-
tertainment consisted of very fine rendi-
lions upon the either, guitar and piano
by Madame Zimmerman, Miss Varnum
and Miss Cora Presby and readings by
Mrs. Ingraham.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-12
Equal Suffrage Club.

The equal suffrage meeting held at
Browns block, Saturday afternoon. was
addressed by Miss Helen Staples, who
presented extracts from Mrs. Potter Pal
mer's report, In reference to women's
work at the Worlds Fair. after which
this work was considered by those pres
emit.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-12
SUPERIOR COURT.

BEFORE JUDGE BoNNEy.
The defence in the suit of Edna J. Bryant
against tie City of Westbrook is that the city
has done all it agreed to In reference to the
plaintiffs drain and the damages asked are ex'
cessive. On trial.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-12
RINES BROTHERS.
r., NsAtrnc FOR FUNERALS
LOsvGno in any design.
BENNETT the Florist, $40 Congress Street.
CALIFORNIA rag SH MoS

Personally conducted, Pullman I0urIsC CarS'
through to destination. If you are going to Col
orado. California, Oregon, or any. other point
west OF The Missouri River take the Phillips
Tnesday. Orr rates are the lowest to the Pacf-
fic Coast and all Nv western points. For rates,
maps and full particulars of our excursions,
calf on your nearest ticket agent. Or Write 70
Boston, Mass seplz4sooono
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-23

you the best Tea of its kind PURE of the
best the seasons and thoroughly rerng
at the oupo In Japan the best of the early
spring growth and the that the conditions growth
the most favorable Frequent showers alternating with warm
sunshine bring the buds and leaves forward rapidly tea
from this quick growth has superior eor and
But if the redrying thorough ordinarily the
case spring loses freshness early season. gradually be-
coming stale and insipd
The Tycoon tea is ALWAYS SPRING CROP; only taken
from districts noted for finest quality having special preparation
and freshness also of uni
form quality from Second crop Japan
and inferior in all respects positively pound crop
taken by G. NJ Co. for Tycoon About twofths of
but much of the latter goes crop There has
been deal of cpap and humbug about artificial
orng with Pruan blue, CLOSING with soap
stone trash tea with gift of spoons 20cen grade
cent can with story about it to account for the
peve package and various other schemes As tea
absurd to the DYENG rice beans or poa
toes and desirable The Tycoon Tea c. Co. sole i'm
pore has been the market 1879 and has constantly
increasing sale on its merit and absolute purity.
THE NECESSARY STEPPING PROCESS: Have dry thor
ough weet teapot put the dry pour the re-
quired quantity or the use of entirely supply
POSITIVELY BOILING mot smmering teapot
that the water BOLS close the teapot further heat
required In five minutes have perfect tea
the tea used will make All other Your
supply of tea must be kept tight closed box
The have with the importers
slant supply and beevets to be the imported Sold only
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-23

property owners. A majority of the
property does not ask for the improve
ment. The report was accepted and
the work was ordered.
The Board recommended that GER
tain sidewalks be condemned and be
rebuilt. Adopted.
The proposed Fifth street sewer
was again considered, but Mayor Will
ard stated that there is not the neces-
sary 81, 400 or $1,000 to spare, and that
there is scarcity of workman. 1t
should be taken up early next season.
Engineer Haynes stated that it should
be done as soon as the city can afford
it, but that it is to late in the season
now.
1t was stated by the recorder that
the Hospital trustees must be appoint
ed for three, two and one years. Mayor
Willard named ]. G. Wise for the
three years term, DR.. Harrington for
the two years term, and o. 0. Pitcher
for one year
A number of bills were allowed, in
Guiding a 500 estimate on the Lincoln
street sewer to John Mahowald, the
contractor.
The council adjourned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-23
The Localities of the Birds,

All our permanent residents among
the birds, both large and small, are COM
paratively limited in their ranges. The
crow is nearly as local as the wood
chuck. He goes farther from home in
quest of food, but his territory is well
defined, both winter and summer. His
place of roosting remains the same year
after year. Once, while spending few
days at mountain lake nearly sur
rounded by deep woods, my attention
was attracted each night, just at sun
down, by an osprey that always came
from the same direction, dipped into the
lake as he passed over it for sip of its
pure water and disappeared in the woods
beyond.
The routine of his life was probably
as marked as that of any of ours. He
fished the waters of the Delaware all
day, probably never going beyond GER
tain limit, and returned each night at
shutdown, as punctual as day labore~,
to his retreat in the forest. The sip of
water, too, from the lake he never failed
to take.
All the facts we possess in regard to
the habits of the song birds in this re-
spect point to the conclusion that the
same individuals return to the same To-
calities year after year to nest and to
rear their young.-John Burroughs in
ficrtlrrv
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-23
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.

s,TATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth.-ss. In Probate Court. Special
Term. September 18th. 1892
In the matter OF the estate of Jacob Brome-
ing, deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate of said
deceased being this day granted unto Adela s..
Bromeling of said county
it is ordered, That all claims and demands
of all persons against said estate be presented
to this courtfor examination and allowance, at
the probate office in the city OF Mankato in sa id
Blue Earth county on the following day, viz:
On Monday the 18th day of April, A. D., 1898,
at 10 o'clock, a. m, of said day.
1t is further ordered That seven months
rom the date hereof be allowed to creditors to
present their claims against said es-
tate, at the expiration of which time all claims
not presented to said court or not proven to its
satisfaction. shall be forever barred, unless for
cause shown further time be allowed
Ordered further, That notice of the time and
place OF the hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall be given by the publi-
cation OF this order for three Successive. weeks
prior to the day appointed for such examine
ton, in the Mankato Free Press, a weekly news
paper printed and published at the city of Man
kato in said county
Dated at the city Of Mankato the 18th day of
September, A. D., 1892.
By the Court,
W.B. TORREY,
THOS. HUGHES, Judge of Probate,
Attorney for Administrative.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-23
A Pretty Complexion.

The best thing in the world for the
complexion is equal parts of glycerine
and rosewater, and the best result can
be obtained by using it on the face,
hands and neck every night before
retiring. 1t is very little trouble, in
fact more { pleasure fyou wish a
pretty skin, and it prevents blotches
and freckles from appearing on the
face. When you see a lady with
pimples and other blemishes on her
cheeks you can rest assured they are
caused by impure food, and we know
this has been taken in ignorance. Use
Horsford's Baking Powder if you wish
the safest and purest article in your
cakes and bread.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-23
FREE PRESS PRINTING Con-.

Among the incidents of childhood
that stand out in bold relief, as our
memory reverts to the days when we
young, none are more prominent than
severe sickness. The young mother
wildly remembers that it was Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy cured her of
Group, and in turn administers it to
her own offspring and always with
the best results For sale by H. l.
PARRY, Druggist.