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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-22

The National Association of Wool Manu-
facturers has issued a circular saying that
"the changes in the woolen schedule pro-
posed by the Wilson tariff bill, are so radi-
cal that they threaten far-reaching disaster
to the manufacture in all its branches and
ramifications." To avert this danger con-
certed action is asked on the part of all
engaged in the manufacture or sale of any
kind of woolen goods A non-partisan
meeting for protestation will be held in
New York Jan. 10. Those interested are
requested to write congressman pointing
out the injurious effects of the proposed
schedule. Rufus S. Frost, of the. Halle,
Frost d Co., mills at Iinsdale is president
of the association and one of the signers OF
the circular.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-22

The dwelling house and barn of n. A.
Mcdonald near Lyndonville were burned
one day last week with contents, including
one horse. Loss, S1400; nearly covered by
insurance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-22

Judge Russell S. Taft has begun an in
teresting and valuable series of articles in
the Green Bag upon the supreme court of
Vermont. The article will be profusely
illustrated and will be a valuable contribu-
tion to the historical literature of Vermont.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-22

Another of Mr.. Cleveland's mugwump
supporters gets plum in the appointment
of Wayne MacVeagh 20 be minister to TIA
ly, which was announced Tuesday. Presi-
dent Garfield appointed Macy eagh to be
attorney general in his cabinet, and he held
the Office until Garfeld's death. For sew
eral years after this he was known as an
independent Republican in politics, but in
the last campaign he took the stump for
Cleveland. He is widely known as an able
lawyer and an agreeable and accom-
pished man. His appointment to the Of
flee which Van Allen finally refused to ac-
cept appears to be above unfriendly crit-
cism.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-22

Contrary to anticipation, Chief John Y.
McKane of Gravesend did not perform his
usual functions as superintendent of the
Methodist Episcopal Sunday school at
Sheepshead Bay Sunday. He said he need
ed rest, and spent the day home. The as
sistant superintendent offered prayers in
behalf of the absent chief. Justice Bar
nard has issued orders for the arrest of
McKane and the four Graeesend election
officers who were adjudged guilty of con-
tempt and sentenced to fine and imprson-
ment The orders have not been served,
and McKane's counsel has filed notice of
appeal from Justice Barnard's decision.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-28
In Memory of Mr.. Dewitt.

At a regular meeting of the board of
directors of the Maine State Society for
the Protection of Animals, held yester-
day afternoon, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
That by the sudden and tragic death
of our associate, John E. Dewitt, in the
prime of life and in the full activity of
his powers, this society has lost an able
director and a generous friend.
His sphere of usefulness has been large
and varied, requiring more than ordi-
nary capacity and versatility of resources
to fulfill the duties that have devolved
upon him. How faithful they have been
performed is attested by his eminent
success. His social qualities and elevated
tastes have attracted admiration, while
his genuine kindness of heart, evinced in
daily intercourse and in active benevo
lence, has won widespread regard
This society is one of the multitude
of the beneiciaries of his bounty and
thoughtful care, and we feelit to be fitting
that some expression of our grief for his
loss as well as. our..heartfelt sympathy for
his bereaved family should be, entered
upon our records.
H.B. CLEAVES,
E. DAVIES,
s.. C. STROUT,
Committee
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-28
A WINTER CARNIVAL.
The Street Riders. Skaters and Fast Horses
Out in Great Force

The ideal mild winter weather of
Maine brought out great crowd
yesterday to enjoy cold weather pass
times.
The broad Portland street avenue was
lined with spectators from Grove to
Green streets to see the constant success
sion of races, and the lakelet in the park
adjoining was alive with young people
enjoying the invigorating exercise afford
ed by the skates. The deer trotted and
browsed around their enclosure and
seemed to partake of the general hilari-
ty, but the monkeys and bears of the
geological collection of behring's Oaks
P ark had retired for the season.
The ice on Portland street had become
just enough cut up to make it in almost
perfect condition for sleigh riding and
speeding and there was great display
of the fast horses of Portland, Deering,
and other places. The honors of the road
were hotly disputed by some of our fast
est horses. The closest struggles were
between L. P. Hawkins's black trotting
mare Dinah, of Deering, and Peter Nick
erson's PAGER, Patchen, steered by J..
Scott Jordan. They came again and
again, side by side, neck and neck at a
2.SO gait and it would be hard to decide
which took the honors.
Then on the grand drive was John S.
Head with his beautiful mare; Ira
Woodbury., with Dolly H.; David Rines,
with pretty and speedy Bessie; Albert
Rines, with his splendid roadster; Irv-
ing Rowe, with Bradford B.; Fred Max
well, with Oakdale Dot; and dozens of
other fast ones.
An incident of the early afternoon was
the appearance of what seemed to be a
country hitch, with small sorrel horse
attached. Some of our fastest horses
tackled this little sorrel stranger and
were beaten almost out of sight. They
may feel better reconciled however, to
know that the little sorrel stranger has a
track record of 2.20.
no Only aCCiucHu IL ills Last cpoNI w
the street was occasioned by West
brook man attempting to turn and 60
the other way near the intersection of
State street. DR.. Cousins, the veterinary
surgeon, was coming along at rapid
pace, and the two sleighs came together
with crash, throwing one of the horses
down. Fortunately neither drivers nor.
horses were injured, bat the Westbrook
mans sleigh was completely wrecked
and DR.. Cousins's somewhat damaged.
A valuable herse was killed on this street
few years ago, and it is marvel that
accidents are so few in SO much indis-
fcriminate driving. &
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-28

In these trying times for insurance
companies we are pleased to call the at
tention of our readers to the standing Of
an old company like the Hartford Fire.
of Hartford, organized in 1894, and
whose statement appears elsewhere in
our columns today. This company
shows assets of over 100000 and is
one of the few companies that has been
successful from its starting. Palmer,
Anderson & Co., are its agents for this
vicinity.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-28
DEATHS.

In this CITY, Dec. 27, Capt. B. F. Winchester.
formerly of Boston, aged "a years 10 months
Funeral on Friday afternoon at 3 O'CLOCK.
at No. 237 st John street. Burial at Boston on
pers please copy.
IN this city, Dec. &c, Timothy j. Looney, aged
81 yerrs.
funeral this Thursday afternoon at 2 o'ck,
from late residencc..No SO Warren streen.
In this city, Dec. 27. Joseph Castell, aged 81
years.
Funeral on Sunday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
from his late residence 156 Bracket street
A. ellis, aged 30 years.
Funeral on Friday afternoon at 2 O'clock at
No. 8 Tlnkham Court "
In Ligona Village, Dec. 20, Stephen G. Ham,
aged 90 years months.
Funeral this Thursday afternoon at Q o,cJook
from Brown Hill Church.
In Fayette, Arthur NJ, son of Alonzo and the
late Martha j. French. aged % years months
aged 83 years. ~
In vinalhaven, Dec. II. Frank NJ. Calder
wood. aged Al years
In Thomaston, Dec. II, Francis NJ. Sumner,
In Bath. Dec 1s, John O. Fiske, aged "a
years.
In Bath, Dec. 81, John Melrose, aged 72 wears
In Bath, Dec. 81, Fred Q. Davenport, aged
20 years.
In Lamoine. Dec. 70, Jas. B. Fitzpatrick, aged
90 years.
In Bucksport, Mrs. Lovinia Melissa GRAY
aged 60 years. SER .9s
forth L. Allen OF Smithfeld aged CO wears
In Pawnec City, Neb. Nov. H. Mrs. Dorothy
Jordan Vickory. formerly of Danyille, Maine
aged 80 years
TThe funeral Of the late Michael Lynch will
take place this Friday morning at $50 ,o'clk.
from No. 80 Clark street. REQUIEM high mass
at st Dominics Church at o'clock.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-28
A WOMAN IN BLACK.
Who Claims to be Soliciting Aims for the
Widow of Horace Upton.

Mrs. Horace Upton, of South Portland,
makes complaint that woman, whom
she does not know is about Portland
asking in her name for donations of
clothing and money. Mrs. Upton is the
widow of Mr.. Horace Upton, one of the
six drowned in the wreck of the Mary
Lizzie last August. She has never asked
or authorized anyone to collect money
or clothing for her and has never re-
ceived any of the goods SO collected. The
woman has been described to Mrs. Upton
as a short, dark complexioned oman
dressed in dark clothes She made the
rounds about month after the disaster,
and again before Thanksgiving. She
tells pitiful story to the effect that
Mrs. Upton has four children, one of
whom is little baby. On the strength
of this she has collected some infants
clothing The fact is that Mrs. Upton S
youngest child is three years old.
Mrs. Upton has been considerably an
noyed by these proceedings, and asks
the PRESS to make public the facts.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-28
The Cadets Anniversary.

A matter of great interest to all those
who have ever been members of the
Portland Cadets, is the occasion of their
oath anniversary which occurs next
Thursday evening at the Preble House.
The committee in charge are working
hard and hope to see large attendance
of the past and active members on that
evening. They promise that the banquet
will be one of Whites finest and that the
programme will include other enjoyable
attractions. Invitations have been ex-
tended to many persons prominent both
in civil and military affairs, and include
among others Gov. ClegAes, Mayors Bax-
ter of Portland and Sawyer of Deering,
and large list of the officers of the Ma
tional Guard.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-28
A BOLD COUPLE.
How the Captain of the Schooner Oriole,
With his Brave Wife Crossed the Allan
tic in Nineteen Foot Dory.

The schooner Oriole, which is now
lying at Union Wharf to load with paw
ing for New York, is commanded by a
sailor who IS worth more than.a passing
notice. Captain Thomas Grape is a
bronzed mariner of As or so years. New
Bedford Mass, is his home, and his first
adventure was in one of the whaling
ships of that historic port. In the old
whaler Marcia he sailed from there in
1857, bound for the North Pacific. He
deserted from the ship on one of the
South Sea Islands and lived time
among the natives. But Captain
Crapo's greatest adventure occurred in
1877. when, with Mrs. Grape, who is here
in Portland with him on the present trip,
he crossed the Atlantic in little dory
only nineteen feet long. They were 40
days and 8 hours in crossing from New
Bedford to Penzance. England. Mrs.
Grape is the only woman who ever
crossed the Atlantic in so small a craft.
They had some rough experiences and
not few perils, but the little craft
weathered it all and carried them over
safely
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-28
MARRIAGES.

In Cumberland, Dec. ID, by Rev Frank W.
Davis. j. G: ST.. Hammond Of Springvaie and
Miss Mary M. Jordan of Cumberland
Bradeen of Scarboro. George II. Morse of Hal.
lowell and Miss Marietta Hawkes. of Wind
ham.
In Watervlle Dec g. Frank B. Peavey of
Wateryille and Annie l.. Emery of Norway.
In Waterville, ]. Wesley Gilman of Oaki nd
and Miss Alice Sturteyant of Waterville.
In Leeds, Dec. "a. Edwin s. Waite Of Liver
more and Miss Bertha A. Grant of Leeds,
In Boothbay Harbor, Dec. IS, Gregory Camp
bell and Miss Sophronia Brown.
In Machlasport, Dec. 16. Isaac N. Stuart and
Miss Ina p. Golf.
In York. Dec. IL, Josiah A. Wilson and Miss
Ellen N York.
: In Calais, Dec 1s. Clinton F. Hill and Miss
Nellie Bridges.
Stevenson.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-28

The Montgomery Guards drill and ball
at City Hall, Wednesday evening Janu-
airy 3d. promises to be asuccess n every
particular. The company are drillino
hard, and the public is promised the
best exhibition of the new tactics evor
witnessed in this city. Music win ha
furnished by Chandler, which Is ! -, :.
antee that it will be of the ,best and tho
dance orders, of an original desion /, -
a marvel Of the printers art. ,r;cLa+s
are selling rapidly, and may be ohta;.a,
of the members and at the door
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-28
A Tremendous Blow.

Yesterday noon, City Auditor Tobie,
Mr.. Leighton and friend were walking
up Congress street when they heard the
noise of an avalanche. They made a
rush close to the building. Another
man, Mr.. A. P. Howard, bookkeeper for
the Portland Stove Foundry Company,
was close behind, and he ran toward the
curbstone. A great block of ice fell
from the roof. struck the strong awning
in front of j. A. Merrill Sc Co.'s, and
gave Mr.. Howard a glancing blow on the
head, which smashed his stiff hat all to
pieces. He was taken into Schlotter-
beck's by Mr.. Tobie and friends, and
there Mr.. Schlotterbeck's clerk dressed
his head. He was considerably dazed.
but said he guessed he was not seriously
hurt and walked home
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-28
Children's Christmas Club.

Today at O'Clock will occur at City
Hall the festival given under the aus
pieces of the Portland Childrens Club.
There is still need of good quantity of
food A representative of the club says:
We hear from best authority that dis.
tress has already reached some families
in Portland and that there
is suffering for food. Of course
it will be worse by and bye; but
every morser sent to the Thursday Festi-
val will be distributed .{that is, the
'overplus' ITO poor families by experienced
men and women.nr,
Food can be sent to The hall during
this morning, andito will be gladly re-
ceived.
Today at - o'clock the doors of City
Hall will open to receive the children of
the city. The admission to the floor by
main staircase will be free. Admission
to the gallery will be by the gallery
staircase. Thisswill be the programme:
Grand March.
Greeting-By Mr.. Paul Goold, Presi-
dent G. G. G.
Address, Rev. Matt s. Hughes
Lunch.
Seating of Guests-By Mr.. VIM. In
graham, ex President of G. G. C.
and Aides.
Broom Brigade.
Racquet Drill. Twlve Young Ladies
Indians Clubs, Prof. Lee
Contortion Act,
News Boys" Masters Lamson and
Vose.
Character Songs.
Double Acrobatic Performance.
Second Sight"
Santa Claus.
Farewell March.
At o'clock, Mrs. Henry Taylor and
Mrs. James A. Spalding will be in Re-
ception Hall with an efficient corps of
assistants to receive supplies for the
tables.
1t is hoped that every one will remem-
Der the club this year, knowing that ev-
en- one pound Of candy or one bag of nuts
will give pleasure, while the more sub
stantial viands will be distributed with
careful oversi ght.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-28
The FirstaIsagiment.

h tits said in military circles that at the
election of field officers for the First
Regiment, M. N. g., Friday, Colonel
Kendall will preside, and that the proba-
bilities are that Major Storah of Auburn
will be elected lieutenant colonel. For
senior major the choice will be between
Captain Collins of the Cadets and Cap
tain Hogan of the Guards, and Captain
Moriarty of the gun company at Lewis
ton will probably be elected junior ma
jor,
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-28
SMELLING AT sTRoUDWATER.
AN Eager Rush to Stake Out Claims
The Most Desirable Locations in the
Channel.-How One Portland Man Makes
A Living.

If you have crossed Stroudwater bridge
the past week and seen the colony OF Is
or is smelter's houses on the ice you
have perhaps queried as to the locating
of these houses, for manifestly there
must be a preference in location and
over that narrow channel the prospects
of each of the houses cannot be equally
good. There is one spot that is better
than all the rest of the bay and when the
ice first forms there is rush to stake
out claims quite as eager, if not as ex-
treme, as when new territory is opened
In Oklahoma.
Scarcely was the ice two inches thick
this winter before the professional Fl sher-
men had ventured upon it and driven
their sta kes over and around that par
ticular best place. There are two chan
nels in the upper part, of the bay. One
is made by the water of the Stroud
water river, and the other by that which
flows under the grist MILL on the main
bridge, from the salt marshes above.
Where these two channels come together
to form the main channel is the best
place for smelter's house, because as
the smelts come up the main channel,
seeking place to spawn, they hesitate
and collect at the parting of the ways,
because whichever way they go they be-
gin to encounter the fresh water and are
likely either to GO slower or come back
and try the other channel. At this par
ticular place they have sometimes been
seen so numerous that the well in the
house was fairly alive with them.
There are only four or five men who
make business of catching smelts at
Stroudwater daily all winter long. They
make more money, as a rule, than they
could at anything else. and they of
course are natural fishermen who
would enjoy it if they didn't earn as
much. They average perhaps So nighU
during the winter. AS high as So worth
of smelts have been caught in one night.
One of these men lives in Portland. He
goes out late in the afternoon, fishes all
night, takes the first car to the city in
the morning, sells his fish and goes to
bed. If the weather is particularly bad
or the fishing good, he may stop in his
hut all the time, taking short maps dur
ing the day in narrow bunk. His first
night this winter, which was just pre-
vious to the recent warm weather, he
caught As pounds and sold them, the
next morning for 10 cents pound, and
of course felt that he had earned his S.
76 very easily and pleasantly, But the
recent warm weather has stopped such
catches as that for the present. The
other men who own houses ithere are
over 30 houses in ally either have them
for pleasure or occasional personal use
for profit, or to let them to novices from
the city.
The bait used at Stroudwater is
known as the "clam worm" 1t is
wriggling sea worm from two to four
inches long, and with legs like cent?
pede.. The entire supply comes from the
fats under Munjoy HILL.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-28
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate
IN this county have been recorded at the
registry of deeds:
Naples-Riehard W. Fogg and Minnie
5000.
Standish-Albert o. Marean to Parker
F. Paine.
Harrison-Romona S. Stanley to John
S. Wentworth, Littlejohn's island.
Joshua T. NOVEL; of Melrose To Calvin
w. Sawyer.
Standish-John P. Warren to David l..
Warren.
Standish-Samuel l.. Davis to David
L. Warren of Portland; $1,000.
standish-Samuel l.. Davis ito Harry
l.. Warren of Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-28
The Cushing Island Case.

The lawyers made their arguments in
the Cushing's Island case yesterday.
District Attorney Dyer took up some
thing over two hours for the govern
ment in the morning Hon. Orville d.
Baker then argued for the hotel com
pany an hour and a half, and Mr..
strout took half an hour arguing for
Mr.. Gushing. Mr.. Strout will have an
other hour this morning, after which
Judge Webb will charge the Jury.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-28
Pine Street Church.

As the resignation of Rev. E. L. House
left Pine street church without pastor,
the two boards of Pine street and Chest
nut street churches met, and it was de-
cided that until the end of the conference
year Pine street should be placed under
the pastoral care of Rev.Matt S. Hughes.
Mr.. Hughes will preach at the forenoon
services at Pine street, and have super
vision of the church social services.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-28
Portland Local Union.

The December meeting of the Portland
Local Union was held last evening at the
Second Parish, and was enjoyed by all in
attendance. A praise service of fifteen
minutes, led by Mr.. Albert B. Hall, was
followed by devotional service, led by
State President V. Richard Foss. The
earnest spirit Of these meetings has
made them of great value to our Chris
tian Endeavorers
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-28
OBITUARY.
Katharine Clifford.

The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. ifford
sympathize deeply with them in the loss
of their eldest daughter Katherine,
whose death occurred yesterday after
long illness, which has in fact extended
over the entire period of her life, Miss
Clifford having been from her earliest
infancy an invalid, guarded with the
most watchful care by her devoted par
ents, whose tender ministrations have
been shared in later years by the brother
and sister. Physical weakness has been
spiritual powers, and such has been the
shielding strength of her mothers care
that Miss Clifford has been enabled to
travel extensively during the res
idence of the family abroad at the
consulate, filled for SO many years by
her father; and after graduating with
high honors at the Portland High
School she entered the highest course Of
study for women abroad, and perfected
herself in three foreign languages,
which she has taught very successfully
since her return. During her last ILL
ness the gentleness and sweetness of
character won for her host of friends,
and to whom shewas conscientious, loyal
and just, was never more marked and
UGduUllul, anu Sic WaS CONSTANTLY
full of those who were SO lovingly caring
for her. At times she expressed herself
in choicest German, and i'll language
which was rare, and revealed wonderful
possibilities if recovery were permitted.
With her great desire to further advance,
yet knowing that she might not live,
she repeated often Good is love- The
sympathies of her friends go out espec-
tally to the father making haste to put
his official business in order so as to re-
turn and share the last vigils upon
whom the blow will fall with especial
severity.
Captain b. F. Winchester.
Captain B. F. Winchester died in this
city last evening, at the residence of his
son, Mr.. Stephen B. Winchester on St.
John street, at the age of 81 years
and 10 months. Captain Winchester was
an old time shipmaster, and commanded
many vessels running out of Boston in
his younger days. For some years he
filed the position of harbor master for
Boston. The past six or eight years he
has lived with his son in this city. His
wife died some years ago.
JOSeph CaSCells
The many friends of Mr.. Joseph Castell
will be panied to hear of his death,
which occurred yesterday afternoon from
typhoid pneumonia. Mr.. Castell was
born in Marseilles, France, in 1872, In
1888 he came to this country. He has
always been good citizen. In politics
he was Republican. He leaves a
widow, one son and two daughters, (the
youngest the wife of M. H. Brickett of
this city, who mourn his loss. The
funeral services will take place on Sun
day afternoon at 2 O'clock, from his late
residence 1876 Bracket street.
sgea, Notes. s3
Mrs. Cannie Baker. Milliken, wife Of
Col. Elias sMilliken of Augusta, died
Wednesday morning, of cancer of the
stomach. She was the daughter of the
late Major Harrison Baker, who was
widely known to the landlord Of the
Augusta house. She was aged about 4S
years.
Rev. Chas. Merivale. DID,, dean of Ely
Cathedral (England) is dead.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-28
Compliments Of the season.

The telegraph messengers of the West
ern Union at Jacksonville, Fla, sent this
message to the messengers of Portland
on Christmas day: A
wish you merry Christmas. We
are going swimming this afternoon"
The boys here replied:
Wish you merry Christmas. We're
going sliding"
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-28
Odd Fellow Elections.

Hadattah Lodge elected these officers
last evening:
N. &C. B. McKim.
V. CD. A. Stewart
r. S.-H. G. Milliken.
P. S.-Carl f. A. Weber.
Tt. F. Foss.
Agent-W. W. Kemp.
Trustees-F. F. Warehouse, +. M.
Strout, S. B. Perry
Unity Lodge elected these officers:
N. CD. F. Phillips.
V. CT. w. Carman.
Sd. w. Stevens.
Tt. G. Merrill.
Agent-L. F. Clark.
Trustees-Joshua Davis, H. P. Cox, L.
NJ. Cousens.