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The Portland daily press., 1893-03-15
SCENE IN A WINTER PooLRooM.

SCENE IN WINTER POOLROOM.
goes. And yet numerous cases might be
cited to prove exactly the reverse. One
of the most successful lodges was re-
Gently worked in New York by a stout, !"
who bled clerks and other frequenters Of
the snowstorm poolrooms freely until his
trick was exposed.
His method was to stand in front of a
down town hotel, accost those whom he
had frequently met in the city poolrooms
and confide to them that certain horse
had just won his race at Gloucester or
Guttenburg. He stated that he had sub
sidized the operator in the hotel, who was
enabled to got the reports of the races
from to 10 minutes ahead of the pool
rooms. If the victim still doubted, the
swindler would make certain motions
with his handkerchief. These would be
answered in kind by a man standing at
window inside the building.
The "lamb" would rush off to one of
the many nearby poolrooms to put all
of his money on what he considered a
sure thing after having of course prom
ised to give large percentage of the
winnings to the rascal who had so kindly
given him the .'tip." Another victim
coming along would be given the name
of different horse, and SO on. Thus, if
Text, Blinker, Longford, Cycle and Sure
pop were the entries in the first race at
Gloucester, this tipster would give vic
tim No. /, Text; No. Q, Blinker; No. g..
Longford; No. 4, Cycle, and No. S, Sure
pop. He would thus be certain to get
percentage of the winnings and good
deal Of gratitude from one of his dupes,
no matter how the race went.
The others would generally be ashamed
to admit that they had been SO credulous
and dishonorable as to attempt to bet on
. race which they believed had already
been won, and would therefore keep
quiet. Thus this precious rascal pursued
his nefarious practices until one victim
less thin skinned than his predecessors
exposed him. This is but one of the
many tricks connected with winter rae
ing. JOHN F. WLLoUGHBY.
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MRs. W. q. GRESHAM.

MRS. W. @. GRESHAM.
daughter was still little girl. There
Matilda met Mr.. Gresham, to whom she
was married when she was but 18 years
Of age.
The giddy whirl Of Washington soci-
ETY. will have less attraction for Mrs.
Gresham than for any other Of the cab
met ladies. She is no longer young, and
life with her has never been holiday.
Her ideal has been the bee rather than
the butterfly. But she is woman of
sterling sense, and being the wife Of the
secretary Of state she will entertain in
the manner which the inexorable un-
written laws of society prescribe. Mrs.
Gresham is really charming hostess.
She is such thoroughly domestic crea-
ture herself that she succeeds without
the slightest apparent effort in making
her guests feel perfectly at home.
Mrs. Gresham is below the average in
height, and her figure is as slender as
that of schoolgirl. She is not an OBJ
trusive conversationist, but is exceed
ingly entertaining after she warns up to
the subject. Her hair is heavily tinged
with gray, and her physical appearance
would not seem to indicate that she is
able to stand a protracted season of
Washington balls, receptions, etc., but
her past experience has taught her how
to conserve her strength, and she has
done an amount Of work in the way Of
correspondence for her distinguished
husband that is almost incredible.
Mrs. Gresham believes that the social
success of the present administration is
beyond question. AS she very aptly ex-
presses it, with young and charming
woman at the head of society and num-
Der of young women whose husbands are
in the cabinet there is sure to be much
to do, and every one predicts an unusual
season Of festivities"
Mrs. Gresham's two children, Otto,
aged SO, and Mrs. W. II. Andrews, have
always lived with their parents. This
fact of itself speaks volumes of Mrs.
Gresham's tact and the effectiveness Of
her home
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RACING IN THE SNOW.

He was frugal and thrifty to the last
degree, and when he had accumulated a
little money he located in Gloucester,
just below Camden and nearly oppo-
site Philadelphia, where he started in
the liquor business and politics. He soon
after bought hotel on the Gloucester
beach, which became famous for its
planked shad and was favorite resort
Of the leading politicians of the state,
who would meet there to discuss their
plans and incidentally to eat Thompson's
tocthscne piscatorial speciality. Thomp-
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Or E. II. Reed
BeTAHie AND cLAIRvoyAaT PHYSICIAN
No sss lie Congress Street, Portland.

No $50 lie Congress Street, Portland.
For the treatment OF all chronic and eompli-
Gated Diseases that flesh y heir 70, all cases
fiven up as inourable, will take them to make
cure.
Dr, Reed will not ask you any questions in
sny way In regard 10 year diseases and after
vol, have true examination Of your case he
medicines are strickly pure and put up to suit
each case, he thinks lie can tell the difference
between person afflicted with q disease or q
has been great many people who have lost
their lives BY making The ebove mistake. Ex-
arninatons at my office every day including Sun
letter stating their name, place OF residence ahd
age and one stamp. $1.00
feb13 dim
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The scheme for cutting a canal across
the isthmus of Corinth appears to benow
rapidly approaching completion. The
contractors promise that large steam ct
will go through the canal ON the 23d Of
April next. Great errorts are being made
to render the system of lighthouses adj
equate. The Corinth canal, which viii
have cost from first to last 2,750, OG0,
will be Lit by electricity, with two power.
full lights at each end and a row of lights
through its entire length.
The PRESS is delivered mornings In Portland
and Wo0dfords at 80 cents q month
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-15
STRENGTH, VITALITY, MANHOOD.

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BosToN, MASS, chief consulting physician of the
PEABODY MEDICAL INSTITUTE ,towhom
was awarded the GOLD MEDAL by the NATIONAL
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION for the PRIZE ESSAY on
Exhausted Vitality, Atrophy, Nervous and Physical
Debility, and all Diseases and Weakness of Man,
0panr n the yoa,sg, the mfddle-agsd and old.
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OUtsLV Prospectus, with testimonials, FREE.
Large book, THE SCIENCE OF LIFE, OR
EEIF-PRESERvATIO THE PRIZE ESSAY,
800 pp 1875 invaluable prescriptions full gilt, only
: DR.. Parkers works are the best on the subjects
treated ever published, and have an enormous sale
throughout this country and England. Read them
now and learn to be STRONG, VIGOROUS and
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-15

next Thursday evening, March 10th. 10
be followed by an oyster supper and So
ciable.
The funeral services of Mrs. Moses
True occurred Sunday at the home of her
son, Elbridge True.
Richmond.
[From our Regular Correspondent
At town meeting held Monday the
following officers were chosen:
Moderator-W. H. Whitney.
Town Clerk. r. Cunningham.
Hagar, f. W. Blanchard, F. M. Yeaton. 81
TreaSurer-Wm. X. Stuart.
Supervisor of Schools--Rev. FL. A. Clifford.
Town Agent--W. s. Hagar.
AUDITOR. M. Odiorne.
Tax Coilector-H. f. Smith.
Truant Oficer-J. f. Call.
The foregoing are nearly all re-elec-
tions. Party lines were not considered.
The appropriations amounted to ST.
500, as against $3.50 for last year,
and $20,344 in 1891, the leading items
being $4,000 for highways. bridges and
lumber; $500 for schools, including
Free High School and school books;
$2050 for hydrant rental; $500 for pay
ment of town bonds; $500 for snow
bills; $1100 for salaries for town officers
$3.50 for night watch and street lights
500 for fire department; $1,000 for pur-
chase of school district No. /, interest in
the town hall and repairs on the build
ing.
1t was voted to discount per cent. on
taxes paid on or before July 1, 1898, and
to charge 9 per cent. on taxes remaining
unpaid after Feb. 1, 1894, also to pur-
chase a hook and ladder truck, and to
accept road laid out at Iceboro.
1t was also voted to exempt from taxa
ton the Sanshord mill property and
whoever may occupy 1t, together with
capital and product, for each year the
mill is run during the next ten years.
The heavy rain of Sunday swelled the
streams, overlooking the roads in manv
places and renders travel by road in some
localities difficult and dangerous.
Ice was harvested here last week
measuring twenty-five inches or more in
thickness. clear.
[From Our Regular Correspondence
At the annual election held on Monday,
March 18th, the following officers were
elected:
Moderator-William B. Newell.
Town Clerk-George E. Warren.
Selectmen Assessors, and OverSeerS OF the
Poor~Aifred Lunt. Horace NJ. Beal, Melvin
Bowie.
Superintendent School C0mmlttoe-Dr. j. l..
Wright
Treasurer-Royal A. Rich.
Constable and Collector-Wiley Z, Davis.
Road ommissioner-Joseph q. Pratt.
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-15

Owing the fact that having double dose of winter
we continue Boots Shoes for few weeks
longer the low prices after which shall put in full
Spring goods We have still excellent bargains such
shall be able to offer again. lot of ladies' slippers
ladies' Oxford sizes to T. from 75c to $1OO
ladies' Dongoa Button Boots tip and plain toe, $125
1926 $780, Value far beyond the price,
Space mentioning but few Of the bargains
have to show you.
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Portland Young Mems Christian Association,

DURSUANT to warrant to me directed 1
Il hereby give notice that meeting Of the
members OF the Portland Young Mems Christ
association on "Wednesday, March ~, 1858, at
seven and osie-half O'Clock In the evening, for
the purpose OF adopting a constitution to take
and 10 transact any other BUSINESS relating
thereto
(SEnsd) THEODORE Fl. JOHNSON.
P6ftlahd, March ID, 1893. mar14-td
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Dividend Notice.

ATa meeting of the Directors Of the Maine
n Automatic Lighting Company held On Sat
rate Of 10 per cent. per annum was declared,
payable to stockholders Of record, M irch 18th,
1888. at the office of the company, $50 Eek.
change street, Portland, Me. By order.
kmar14 e0dlW
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TO CONTRACTORS.

GEALED proposals will be received at the
- ONES Of +. II. Fassett, architect No. SO
Exchange stre6s, where plans and specifications
can be seen, for the materials and labor re-.
quised foy steam heating the West End school
O'clock m, Rr1day, March 1 zth, 1898, directed
to committee 6n public buildings. City OF Port
IaHd. The right is reserved 70 reject any or all
BIDS. Per order, Committee On Public Buildings.
Portland, March 10, 1893. marl1dtd
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-15

Persons afflicted with chilblains, so trouble
some to many, will find pleasant and perma-
nent cure in Salvation Oil. % 9.
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-15
WINTER RACETRACKS.
Where SELLING Platers" Pound
Snow Instead Of Snow.

The Extraordinary Man Who Has Made the
Confirmation Of Winter Racing Possible
In New Jersey-sThe Duke of Glouces-
ter's-Interesting Anecdotes.
The recent agitation in New Jersey
against the race tracks and the action Of
the legislature have served to attract at
tention to : feature Of speed contests be-
tween herses which is essentially fin
de steele innovation. I refer to what are
known as winter race tracks.
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-15
NORTH YARMOUTH ACADEMY
Yarmouth, Maine.

Spring term, soth year, opens March 21st
Thorough preparation for Bowdoin and other
Hoiyoke. Superior opportunities for Sciences.
Modern Languages And English branches.
Terms moderate. For full information address
REV. B. p. SNOW, A. NJ, Principal.
mar1S 9t&w1ts
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-15


A number Of articles for new roads
were dismissed"
John A. Read was kicked in the side
by horse a few days ago, and was in
jured quite badly.
Pownal.
At our annual town meeting held on
Monday, March 18th, the following list
of officers, all Republicans, were elected
by large majority:
Moderator-Harlan B. True.
Clerk-John j. Lawrence.
SeIectmen, Assessors and OverseerS of Poor
Chas. H. Hodsdon, Chas. Fl. Merrill, Chas. G.
Constables-Joh A. Snow, D. L. Estes, L. B.
Tax Collector-John A. Snow.
Compensation for the same, per cent.
For bridges. 5000; for roads, $500; for poor,
$780, contingencies. S4o0.
By vote of the town Miss Mary A.
Lawrence will take the place of Mr.. G. s..
Snow on the board of experimenting
school committee. Mr.. Shows term ex-
pired the present season and he refused
reelection.
The town meeting, by vote of the town,
was adjourned to April LIST, when action
is tc be taken regarding the erection of a
school building at North Pownal, and
also other matter considered pertaining
to our schools.
Baldwin.
[From Our Regular Correspondent
At the annual town meeting yesterday
the following were elected town officers
for the ensuing year:
Moderator-P W. Binford.
CIerk-Frank G. Sawyer.
Selectmen Assessors and Overseers OF the
Poor-Frank G. Sawyer, John E. Cartrett and
Arther P. Burnell
= Treasurer-Ch Chester F. Burnell.
Supervisor of Schools-Walter S. Mllliken.
Collector-Frank Milliken.
WEST sCARBoRo.
from Our Regular Correspondents
The roads are very bad where there is
much snow.
Durham 6 Morrill, have decided to
pack corn this season at there shop at
Dunstan Corner. There books are now
out.
They have received 100000 feet of
logs at Millikens Mills this season. That
is about one third more than received
last year.
c. H. Milliken will soon begin to pack
CLANS at his shop near the B. & NJ. r. R.
Raymond.
NORTH RAYMOND.
From our Regular Core spondent.]
The roads in this part of the town are
in very bad shape; they are impossible
for double team.
The notices are up for a school meet
ing in District No. 9. 1t is called for
Monday March goth at two D. m.
Mr.. A. II. Merrill of New Gloucester
will commence his saving Monday,
March 10. He has about three hundred
thousand feet of pine and hemlock logs
which he is ready to contract with the
right party tn be delivered next fall.
Good potatoes are very scarce and high
they bring one dollar bushel. A year
ago this month they brought twenty
five cents a bushel.
New Gloucester.
The following officers were elected at
the annual town meeting, March 18th:
Moderator-G. w. Piummer,
Clerk-Ernest True.
Blake.
Collector Benjamin w. Merrill.
Supervisor of Schools-Seth F. Sweetser.
Stevens school gave an entertainment
at the Congregational vestry, Friday eve
ming. The entertainment consisted of a
pole drill, rscitals, vocal and instrument
tai music.
New Gloucester Grange will present
the ssDeestriok Skule'' at Grange hall,
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MAINE TOWNS.
Items Of INTEREST," Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Cane Elizabeth.

Cape Elizabeth.
[From our Regular Correspondent.
The report in Mondays PRESS of the
doings in Saturdays town meeting was
incorrect in the matter of the action on
Article 20 as amended by Mr.. Hanna.
His amendment was defeated, and
motion to dismiss the article prevailed
instead.
Article 21-"To see if the town will
vote to rescind all votes by which the
assessors notices. nonresident and resi-
dent unpaid tax list, shall be published
in any newspaper" was also disposed Of
by dismissal on motion by Mr.. Hanna;
such action on the two articles being the
next most satisfactory after the failure
of the amendment.
The towns action leaves the publica-
ton of calls for town meetings, assess
ors' notices, etc., with the Sentinel and
certain Portland dailies just as it was
BEFORE
Capt. Alvin Hall of Deering, filed an
engagement the other evening by lectur-
ing before the Knightville Literary Club
in their hall in the church annex. The
audience was a select one, consisting of
members of the club and invited friends.
This arrangement excluded any but
adults, and made the audience wholly
an appreciative one. Capt. Halls lee
ture, 'Gleanings in Foreign Lands" was
finely written and well presented &C
count of his own travels and observa-
tons among the people, events and
scenes of Scotland and other countries.
His listeners who were silent with inter-
est as the topic developed, greeted the
lecturer with rounds Of applause at the
close. A rising vote of thanks was
rendered him by the club and audience,
and the club voted him an honorary
member.
The first report of the late election in
Cape Elizabeth was that ''the Democrats
have carried that Bourbon stronghold,
electing every officer, etc." The facts
are the Republicans certainly have the
three road commissioners, have elected
assessors and overseers of the poor, and
there is evidently doubt in the mind of
Town Clerk Knight as to whom he will
qualify for several of the other offices.
Boothbay.
[From our Regular Correspondent
At the annual town meeting March IS,
the following officers were elected:
Moderator-John Montgomery.
Town Clerk-Byron Giles.
Selectmen, Assessors and Oyerseers OF the
Treasurer and Collector j. R. McDougall.
Supervisor B. M. Giles.
Auditor-William E. Reed.
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next Thursday evening, March 10th. To
be followed by an oyster supper and So
ciable.
The funeral services of Mrs. Moses
True occurred Sunday at the home of her
son, Elbridge True.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-24
The yyorld,s Real Estate CONGRESS.

Mr.. E. G.. S. Kicker of this city, yester-
day received official notification of his
appointment as, a member of the Adj
visory Council of the Worlds Congress
Auxiliary of the Columbian Exposition
to worlds real estate congress to be
held in Chicago, the Esd, oath and 25th
of this month. Mr.. Kicker also received
a letter from Secretary Young of the
worlds congress urging him to attend,
and will do SO if business will permit
The object sought to attain is to estab-
lish better feeling among real estate
people, and to getsamore closely Eat actual
values of real estate at different points,
and to show actual progress made. Hon.
Charles G. Bonney, president of the
Worlds Fair Congress-, will make the
opening address and Col. Henry L. Tur-
ner, will reply for the National Real
Estate Association. Mr.. Albert G. Spann
of Buffalo, New York, will speak for the
Eastern States. The first day there will
be addresses on "The Ownership of Land,
Its Relation to the Individual, to Society
and to the State There will also be
addresses by representative real estate
men of different countries and on Real
Estate, the Ideal Asset. II Mr.. Kicker is
able to attend it is his purpose to show
the present state of real estate in Maine,
the extent it is used for investment pur-
poses, the present demand and the adj
vance in values within a few years,
having in his extensive business accumu-
lated the necessary statistics.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-24
Wheeling Notes.

At the Wheel Club Saturday evening
Frank A. Elwell delivered an entertain
ing lecture about the architects bicycle
tour in France year ago. Almost a
hundred pictures were shown upon the
screen, the, most of them taken by
cameras carried by members of the party.
The excellent roads of that country
were illustrated to good advantage in
the views, and formed the most striking
feature of the pictures from wheeling
point of view. A few pictures of scenery
on the island of Jamaica were also ex-
hibited. Mr.. Elwells contemplates organ
izing tour to that island during the
coming winter.
For week four well known citizens,
who are enthusiastic wheelmen, have
been mourning, more or less, over a
"might have been,"; well planned tour
which came to naught. They left here on
an afternoon train of the Mountain
division, and the next morning found
them contemplating a rather dubious
prospect for wheeling in the northern
portion of New Hampshire, where good
scenery abounds. But it rained. More
than that the wind blew and blew gale,
too. The furious storm of week ago
Saturday was in progress They finally
mounted their wheels, determined not to
| abandon the proposed pleasure trip. The
road was steadily rising one towards
the mountains; the gale directly in their
faces. For two miles they pushed and
puffed. Then one, in vigorous language,
declared he would go not another foot
and they didn't. The three days tour
ended right there Back to the hotel they
went in somewhat disheartened man
ner, where another declared nothing
could induce him to remain over night
again. Upon this all agreed. The hotel
was anything but alluring. Late that
night they arrived back in Portland
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-24

A MATTER OF GREAT INTEREST TC
A GREAT MANY.
And We Therefore Give the Solution o
the Whole Thing.
Facts are sometimes astonishing.

Facts are sometimes astonishing.
The following is related by Samuel n.
Fowler, Esq.,a well-known resident of
RedBank, Nj:
l am a man of 81 years. Three years
ago | was taken with pain IN the stom-
ach and bowels very severely, and had to
commence doctoring, but got only tempo
rary relief. This pain came on oftener
and worse. / tried everything and many
doctors, but still got no cure The doc,
tors called it neuralgia. The pain would
come on at night and was so severe
could scarcely breath. 1t would run up
the chest and throat with such excruciat-
ing pain that drew me almost double.
would keep my bed for days, andthe terri
bic suffering passed through cannot
express.
So after trying several doctors, and
suffering worse than death for over two
years, and spending hundreds of dollars,
] went as last resort to a medical college
and spent five days with old professors,
but they could not decide what it Was,
so could or did not do anything for me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-24
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
A New Electrical Clock for tho High
School Building.

The regular monthly meeting of the
school committee was held yesterday
afternoon. There were present Mayor
Baxter, Messrs. Mcdonald, Brownson,
MCGOWAN, Thompson, Bradley, Blake
and Superintendent Lord.
MI. Mcdonald reported that another
teacher IS needed for the Kindergarten in
the Centre street school and he was
authorized to employ such a teacher tenn
porarily.
On motion of Mr.. Blake, Miss Emma
E. Lamson was transferred from the
Monument street school to the jackson
school at a salary of $425.
Miss Christina M. Thompson was
elected regular teacher in the Monu-
ment street school at salary of $500.
Mr.. Bradley reported that it had been
necessary to transfer number of pupils
from Park street school to the Brackett
street school on account of a lack OF room
in the former school.
Mr.. Blake announced the resignation of
Miss Carrie M. Plummer from the Peaks
island school and this was accepted.
Miss Maud A. Simpson was elected a
regular teacher in tine Peaks island
school at salary of $3.50.
Charles O. Caswell was elected a
teacher in the evening school at salary
Of 81. so per evening.
1t was voted that the teacher of manual
training be granted the same rights,
privileges and powers as any other teacher
in the public schools.
1t was voted that substitute teachers
be paid at the rate Of So per day in all
cases.
On motion of Mr.. Brownson, it was
voted to buy an electrical clock for the
new High school building. This will cost
about 500. These clocks are now in use
in the best High school buildings in the
country. They require hardly any care
and will automatically ring the bells in
all the various rooms in the building
during the entire session of the school.
No ordinary clocks are required in any
school room, hence the purchase of an
electrical clock really saves money
1t was voted that the salaries of Miss
Logan and Miss Waterhouse of the North
school, and Miss Houston of the Vaughan
street school, be at the rate of $500 instead
of $3.50, for the remainder of the year.
Bills and pay roll were approved to the
amount of SO, 312SS