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The Portland daily press., 1894-09-19
Robbed the Brakeman.

Kansas City, No., September ls.-The
Santa Fe train, held up near Gorin, No.,
arrived in Kansas City at nine. Engineer
Prescott was not fatally wounded. The
bullet struck him in the breast and glanced
from the collar bone, came out and fell on
his shirt front beneath the blouse. When
the train was held up j. P. Mooney, the
rear brakeman, walked up the track in the
rear of the train to flag the west bound
train. Fifty yards from the rear of the
train he saw two men holding five horses.
One OF them left the horses and walked to-
wards Mooney, and covered him with his
gun. He robbed him of Sl9 and ordered him
back to the train,
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VETERANS AT RoCKLAND.
The Fourth Maine and the Second Maine
Battery Association Reunion.
Especial to the PRESS.)


Battery Association Reunion.
Especial to the PRESS.)
Rockland. September 18.-The annual
reunion of the Fourth Maine Regiment
and Second Maine battery Association
was held in this city and at Crescent
Beach today. There was very large
attendance, and nearly all of the veter-
ans will remain over to attend the big
reunion of the Knox and Lincoln Veter-
an Association. The soldiers took the
steamer Silver Star for Crescent Beach
before noon, and they had fine shore
dinner at the Pavilion. At its conclus-
ion there was business meeting, at
which General Davis Tillson of Rock
land was temporary chairman, and 6.
S.Ingraham of Rockport secretary. The
invitation OF John II. Thomas to meet at
Union Common next year was accepted
and the following officers were elected:
John H.Thomas of Union, president;
Colonel Elijah Walker of Somerville,
Mass, vice president; from the Fourth
Name regiment; General Davis Tillson,
vice president from the Second Maine
Battery; John Turner of Rockland,
secretary, from the battery; Fred d.
Aldus of Camden, Co. A.; J. ". Packard
of Rockland, Co. B.; J. J. Conant of
Rockland, Co. c.; Edward Hall of Rock
land. c o. D.; Joseph E. Msars of Thorn
aston, Co. E.; John johnson of Brooks,
Co. F.: hela Young of Owls Head, Co. G.
Jesse Drake of South Union. Co. H.;
Wilton Witnal, Co. /. A. b. Chase of
Belfast, SECRETARIES from the regiment.
Speeches were made by Rev. W. o. Hol-
man and William A. Simmons of Rock
land. Tonight the vets. were royalty
entertained at Grand Army hall.
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LINCOLN COUNTY FAIR.

1t Opened at Damariscotta Yesterday With
Good Entries
Damariseotta, September 18.-The thirty
ninth annual exhibition of Lincoln County
Agricultural Society opened their grounds
here today. Every department shows up
well except fruit, but entries don't close
until tomorrow noon. With good weather,
successful fair is promised. The races to-
morrow and Thursday will draw large
crowds. In the two years old colt race to-
day, half mile heats, Hastings blk S
Hastings, Damarscotta. won. Best time,
LAO. In the three year old colt race F. H.
Cates's Dandy, Dresden Mills, won in
Nelson, Waldoboro, second. Best time, 500.
The four years old, purse $50, there were
seven starters and was won by D. d. Page
b G Surprise, Edgecomb, in three straight.
W. NJ Keene's Fred Winslow, Waldoboro,
was second. Best time 800.
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LOCAL Weather Report.

Portland, Me-. Sept. ls-The local Weather
Bureau office records as to the weather the
following:
sa.m.-Barometer. 3O.o57: thermometer,
$50; dew point, Sc; humidity, 81; wind, N;
velocity, 4; cloudy.
Sp. m.-Barometer. SO.023; Thermometer,
500; dew point, 81; humidity. o.; wind. calm;
velocity, O; weather. cloudy.
Mean daily thermometer. $40; maximum
thermometer. 700; minimum thermometer,
$40: maximum velocity of wind, E:
total precipitation, 0.0l inch.
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FOR rem

Store No. 100 Exchange street, in
Jose Bldg, together with shops in rear
of same, lately occupied by Nelson Ten
ney & Co. Premises consist Of Main
store containing about 1880 so. tt.
with Basement the same; rear store
containing about 1880 So. IT. with
basement the same; and work shops,
two stories high. 4Ox22 and 2Sx16
each. The above are all well lighted
s1 and aTss gesa SsrdSa SsS and n
be divided, as tenant may desire. Ap-
ply to JOHN f. A. MERRILL, Room
"a, Jose Bldg, 9S Exchange Street.
may24 dtf
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weather Observations.

Agricultural Department Weather Bureau
for yesterday, Sept. Is, taken at p. nj.
roth meridian time, the observations for
each station being given in this order
Temperature, direction OF the wind. state of
the weather:
Boston. so degrees, E, cloudy; New York.
66 degrees. S, rain; Philadelphia. 6S degrees,
E. rain; Washington. u degrees, S. cloudy;
Albany, 6s degrees, E, cloudy; Buffalo, 81
degrees, NE, cloudy; Detroit, 81 degrees,
NE. clear; Chicago, go degrees. NE, clear;
St. Paul, 70 degrees, Sc, clear; St.Vincent,
10 degrees, NE, clear; Huron. Dak.. IS de-
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UNITED FRIENDS.

The Annual Meeting Held at Agusta
Yesterday.
Augusta, September 1S.-The Grand
Council, Order of United Friends, met to-
day and chose these officers TOR the ensuing
year:
Grand Councillor Mrs. E. E. Burnham OF
Rockland.
Vice Grand Counc illor-Galen S. PoEd.
Grand RecoIder-M. G. Prentiss, Bangor.
Grand Medical Examiner-George W. Mar
tin, M. D., Augusta.
Grand Prelate-Mrs. E. M. Friend, Etna.
Grand Marshal-John Brown.
Grand Guardian-F. L. Coombs.
Grand Sentinel-E. L. Getchell.
The next annual meeting will be at Etna
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Our Crop Report.

Washington, September lS.-The weather
bureaus report of crop conditions for the
week ended yesterday contains the follow
ing: New England-The weather was favor
able and little damage is reported from
frosts. Rains were heavy in the central
and northwest portions, and light in the
east. Fall Flowing and seeding has begun
and seed is starting well. Harvesting is
underway Clanberries are very light, corn
is good and late potatoes better than ex-
acted
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Busy Looms at suncook.

Suncook, Y.N.. September lS.-Yesterday,
after being idle since the 22nd OF August.
the mills here have resumed work. The
break was made by the Pembroke and
Webster yesterday morning, when few
weavers went to work starting about
seventy-fve looms. Today two hundred
looms are running. The spinners and
others are fast returning to work. At the
largest mill, the China, nothing has yet
been done toward starting up.
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THE WEATHER.


Boston, September 18.-For New England
for Wednesday: cloudy weather; rain in
southern section and probably in the
northern sections by Wednesday or Wednes-
day afternoon or night; stationary temper
ature, northerly to easterly winds.
Washington, September 1S.-Wednesday
for New England; Showers; variable winds.
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Making Money.

Washington, September lS.-As result of
the coinage of silver bullion into standard
dollars by the Treasury Department during
July and August, the silver seignorage to
the amount of $337 ,000 has accrued, which
has .been paid into the United States
treasury as cash.
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Sb5OO for a Leg

Newburyport, September 1S.-ln the Su-
perior court today, verdict for the plain
tiff was returned in the case of Written VS..
Martin, the damages being set at S5545. The
plaintiff is a Salem man who was shot in
the leg by the defendant while on gun
ming expedition in Maine, making amputa-
tion necessary.
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Bethel on suspicion of having burned
the farm. m.builings of FIG. Lovejoy in the
town of Mason last Wednesday night.
Chaissong was held without bail for
the Supreme Judicial court of Oxford
county, to be holden at Paris on the
second Tuesday in October next, and
he was taken to Paris jail.
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A Sad Scene in the Court Room at
Augusta.
CORONORS VERDICT ON THE
ROCKLAND MURDER.
A Firebug in the Tolls at BetheI-The Uni
ted Friends Hold Their Annual Conven-
tion at Augusta and Elect Of1cers-
County Fairs in Full Swing.
Especial to the PRESs.)

Especial to the PRESS.)
Augusta, September ia very sad and
pathetic case was witnessed in the Su-
preme court this afternoon. John H.
Kittredge, business man of Augusta, was
before the court for assault. 1t seems that
a few months ago Kittridge had some diff
Guilty with neighbor and drew revolver.
He was indicted by the grand jury at this
term of court. He was on the witness
stand, and when cross-examined by the
county attorney, went into a convulsion.
From one convulsion be went into another
and was obliged to be carried from ssthe
court room ard medical aid summoned. He
was some what better tonight. The county
attorney at once nolo pressed the case
against him.
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POLITICAL RETURNS.

Figures That Are Gratifying to Governor
Cleaves and Congressman NIilliken.
Augusta, September 19.-The Kennebec
Journals canvass of the official election re-
turns up to one O'clock this morning is as
follows: Cleaves, Republican. 69,49O;
johnson, Democrat, 3O.5Sl; Bateman, j,
Peoples 5.257; Prohibition. 27l3. Cleaves's
plurality is $500. The above embraces re-
turns from the entire state with the ex-
ception of one small town and two planta-
tions, whioh will make no material change
in the footing.
Full returns from the Third district show
the following totals: Milliken, Republican,
1886; Leighton. Democrat, 6660. George c.
Sheldon. Peoples, 1890; Will S. Thompson.
Prohibition. 545. Mlllken's plurality ). 10, ,227.
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FAIR AT NORWAY.

Opening of the Exhibition of the Oxford
County Agricultural Society.
Norway. September 1S.-The fifty-second
annual exhibition of the Oxford County
Agricultural Society opened today with
auspicious weather. The forenoon was
occupied with the arrangement of the ex-
hibits, and the afternoon. .s by the thirty
seven class and three year old. Donna.
b NJ, Nelson. won the 2.37 class; Patience,
second. Best time, 2.32 IA. Lou WestlanG
of Fair View Farm, won in the three years
old; Cornelius second. The summaries:
or
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Held without Bail.

Especial to the PRESS.)
g Bethel, September 1s.-A hearing was
had today .before Trial Justice ]. G.
Rich in the case of Peter Chaissong, who
was arrested by Detective Wormell of
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Donna, Nelson, L ]
Patience, blk m, Young Bros, 2 2 3 8
Smith. 2 2
Roxy. br M Twombly, 8 8
Don Carlos, ch S, Gregg, 6 6 4
Princess Nebon. Yates, 5 5
Lon Seer, b m, Hutchins, 6 dis
Emma. p m, Jenkins, 8 8 8 s
Nellie Pratt. ch Ill, Russell, 9 8 3 Z
Time-2.34 la. 1888 IA, 2.32 3-4 2.3s IA.
Three Year Old. Purse $50.
Lou Westland. FAIR View Farm. l
Emma Westland, br filly, Barrett, 4 2
Cornealus, Ch G, Smith, 2 3
Victor E., ch g, r. O. Jordan, 3 4
Time--2.37 1-2, al.
The fair continues Wednesday and Thurs
day.
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Containing among its Ingredients the pur-
est of medicinal French brandy and the best
of imported ginger, it is vastly superior to
the cheap, worthless, and often dangerous
gingers urged as substitutes.
Ask for SANFORD'S GINGER and look
for owl trademark on the wrapper. Sold
everywhere.
POTTER DRUG & CHEM. CORP. Boston.
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grees. W, clear: Bismarck, 70 degrees, W.
clear; Jacksonville, IA degrees. W, cloudy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-20
TOO MUCH SALARY.

How 1t Was q Positive Disadvantage to q
Hard-WOrking Clerk.
The salary of a clerk is at once q
curse and a blessing. according as he
uses it. If he spends every cent of it,
knowing he is going to have just so
much to spend, it is a curse; but if he
guides his expenditures SO that he
shall save so much every year. then it
is blessing for him, for it enables him
to regulate his wants. There are men,
men of mature years, men of families,
who look upon salary as figure that
they are expected to spend yearly; an
increase of salary means an increase
in expenditure, and though it would
seem an easy matter to cut off some of
the extras should the salary grow
smaller, in reality it is by no means
easy. When one has INDUCED in lux
ury long enough he begins to consider.
it necessity.
I knew a man who, on a salary of
nine hundred dollars year, raised a
family and bought and paid for a COM
Portable little home. A change in the
firm he was with benefited him by an
increase in salary, and eventually it
reached the sum of fifteen hundred
dollars year. One would think that
if he had been able to live on nine
hundred dollars he ought to save a.
snug sum yearly on fifteen hundred
dollars; but he did nothing of the kind;
The increased salary enabled him to
get horse, his wife more expensive
bonnets, and his daughter piano and
music teacher, and the truth was he
found it harder work to make both
ends meet than he had in the old days.
And when his affairs were probated
last spring his entire property consist
ed of house and lot he had paid for
when he was working for nine hundred
dollars a year.-Hardware.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-20

came easier, and as her pitiful suffer
ing ceased she had fallen into a quiet,
refreshing sleep.
Cali danger is over now" the doctor
said, and Thank Godr' Mrs Gather
wood murmured from her heart.
You don't know how I feel" she
went on, brokenly. ''She only came
to me last night, but it seems as if she
had been sent-a Christmas gift-to be
my very own"
DR.. Harmon took Mrs Catherwood's
hand in both his own and seemed to
forget to let it go.
"Let me thank you for the conf
dence that you have shown in me to-
night" he said. 81 misunderstood
you once, and you have judged me
even more harshly than judged you;
but you are noble woman. It is
Christmas morning now" he went on.
''and with that large charity you have
shown towards this little child, will
you not give me the privilege of learn
ing to know you better, and of over
coming your dislike to me-if I camp
And Mrs Catherwood answered
Eyes. Judith Spencer, in n. Y. OBJ:
server.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-20
THE TRAVELLING STOCKING.

How One Boy Received His Share OF
Christmas Goodies.
Say, mister, Santa Claus doesn't
travel on this train?"
"Oh! really don't know" was the
reply. "WeH. suppose not"
That's what mamma said she
s'posed." with a little sigh. But
course he couldn't" with a half laugh.
''Santa Claus has too much to do
Christmas eve to be tal1in' trips"
And he doesn't travel by rail"
some one suggested.
Course he doesn'tr' with enthu-
siasm. He goes hitin' long with his
reindeer, scootin' over the roofs and
down the chimneys-myi But" with
another sigh, II don't know how he'll
find mep'
The porter now came to make up
the berths, and mamma led the bow to
another seat. The next man behind,
coming to his berth a short time later,
stopped with stare of surprise, and
then met with smile the smile of the
lady across the aisle as she nodded to-
ward the curtains which closed out
side the boy who had missed a visit
from Santa Claus. Upon the button
OF the drapery hung a small stocking.
"a poor place for that sort of thing,
I'm afraid" said the next behind to
the lady across.
perhaps not so bad as one might
Think was her answer. She had
opened a lunch basket, and just as the
man, after fumbling in his pocket,
dropped silver dollar in the toe of
the stocking, drew outa box of candy,
which followed the dollar.
But the gifts did not stop, for the
spirit of the season was fully awak-
ened. Small coins were passed along
from one hand to another and shaken
well down into the toe by the man next
behind. A woman with a bag of
Christmas gifts for a family of ex-
pectant small friends made selection
from them and brought her offering.
''Why, the stockings FULL said the
man next behind. But here-this1l
do"
He pulled out a large silk handker-
chief, and when she laid her gifts in
side it tied it by the four corners and
pinned it to the stocking.
The word had passed along and trav-
elers in the next car came through to
take peep at the travelling stocking.
Scarfs were tied around the stocking
and handkerchiefs filed out with no.
body knew what fastened on. In
short, if Santa Claus was not travelling
on that train some of his near relatives
must have been.-Harper's Young
People.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-20

drawing room with all lovers Inn
patience.
Harold Whitney had been as Mrs.
Catherwood's shadow for many
months. and his attention had pleased
and fattered her until she found that
she could no longer keep him at arms
length.
The decisive question had been upon
her lips the night before. when the en-
trance of another visitor had given
her this short and welcome respite.
But as he tenderly pressed her hand
at parting, he had murmured: ITO
morrow at dusk will come for my an
swer, for my priceless Christmas gift
But was he the man to help her up
ward to the broader. nobler life for
which she yearned, and which she
found SO hard to reach? Alas, she
knew too well that all her higher as
pirations would soon wither in his
keeping; and yeti was so sweet to
be loved, and she was so alone!
A wilder gust of wind came rushing
down upon her, and almost took her
off her feet. She caught low-hang-
ing branch to steady herself, and at
that moment she saw tiny barehead-
ed child, hurrying, STUN bling, actually
blowing toward her, helpless thing
in the power of the boisterous blast.
Mrs. Catherwood put out her arms,
as, frightened and exhausted, the little
one dropped at her very feet. In an in
slant Mrs. Catherwood was kneeling
over her. christening her costly furs.
she wrapped them around the little
shivering form, and tied a handker-
chief over the wind-tossed cur1s.
That the child had strayed away and
was lost was as evident as that she
was perishing with cold, and without
an instant's hesitation, Mrs. Gather
wood lifted her up and FASTENED upon
her way.
This piercing cold which her warm
furs had before kept from her now
stung her kneenly, and her arms ached
under their unaccustomed burden; but
the words: Zone of these little ones
Gin My name"-''ye have done it unto
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-20

BABY" she said, and pity, pity"
as the soft coal flame fared bright.
Then Mrs. Catherwood, with gentle
unaccustorned hands, gave her a warm
refreshing bath before the fire. and
had just sung her to sleep and laid her
in her own soft bed, when word was
brought that some one was waiting be-
low to see her.
Descending with-a new and almost
nervous dread, Mrs. Catherwood found
an officer with woman who had come
for the missing child. Not one of her
own, the woman explained, but the
child of a young couple-strangers in
the town, who had lived in the house
with her, and had died within a few
days of one another the month before.
She had taken the child herself then,
because. poor little soul! there had
been no one else to care for her.
LET me keep her. said Mrs. Gather
wood, land I will bring her up as if
she were my own"
So it was settled. And then, with
new sweet feeling of tenderness in her
heart, Mrs. Catherwood left the sleep
ing little one in her companions care,
and went out, accompanied by her
maid, to buy some little necessary gar
ments and toys for her Christmas
treasure.
She saw no fam liar faces among the
throng that crowded the stores that
night. But dainty Mrs. Catherwood
found actual pleasure in mingling for
once with this good-natured strug-
Cling mass of unknown Christmas
shoppers.
It was late before she reached her
home, and she was hastily opening her
various packages, and beginning to fill
the little stocl1ing-the first child's
stocking she had ever fl1ed-when her
companion summoned her in alarm. The
child had been croupy all the evening,
she said, and was now rapidly grow
ing worse.
The labored breathing and little
flushed face frightened Mrs. Gather
wood, and, late as it was, she sent at
once for her physician. Almost i'm
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-12-20
The BIessedness of Giving.

In planning Christmas enjoyment
for children the one precept to be re-
membered is that 1T is more blessed
to give than to receive" That child
does not know what truly happy
Christmas is whose whole expectation
is of gifts for himself We must give
in order to really enjoy Christmas.
And the happiest thing parents can do
for their children at Christmas-tide is
to stimulate and develop that spirit
which goes out in actions having for
their object the happiness of others
Nothing short OF the possession and
expression of this spirit can make for
anyone a happy Chicago
Saturday Evening Herald.
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for her carriage to come for her.
The Orphanage stood upon the out
=skirts of the town, and it was a long
walk from there to her beautiful home;
=and yet she had fingered after the
Christmas tree and the distribution of
the gifts, while the other patronesses
had hurried away to their home
preparations for their own children.
until now the wintry daylight was be-
sginning to grow dim.
Mrs. Catherwood shivered and
wrapped her furs more closely around
her, as she thought of the warmth and
light she had left behind her, with the
music of happy childish voices.
Mrs. Catherwood was young and
beautiful and widow. She had been
Ian old mans darling, and in return for
her faithful affection and compan-
-ionship, her dying husband had en-
7riched her with all his wealth.
In the second year of her widowhood
1she had been persuaded to reenter so
~ciety, and now for two seasons she had
-reigned queen. She was considered
"a woman to be envied, and yet to-
day the hollowness of her life had
come home to her with overwhelming
force, and she felt herself more DESC
late than even those little waits whose
happiness in their Christmas festival
sshe had just been witnessing.
I There was great void in her life,
and she felt the need of some emo
bling purpose, and of strong sus-
tanning arm to lead her on to better
things than the frivolities which
seemed to hem her in on every side.
is If anyone had been at hand to tell
Hher that her life was not at all friv-
~olous, as her numerous charities could
testify. her perfect lips would have
ecurled in scorn and she would have
made the honest answer: My chart
ties are fashionable fads; perhaps they
may be the means of helping others,
but they do not help me-"
Mrs. Catherwood had left the high
road now for the quiet footpath across
the level stretch of open meadow
which lay between the orphanage and
7the town. It was favorite walk of
hers, beautiful in spring or early au-
-itumn, and a place where her heart
seemed to throb in unison with ma
ture; but it was cold and dreary
enough to-day. The western sky
cleaned coldly upon her, and the
Shadows had already begun to gather
over the town. The biting wind came
sweeping across the meadow in vio-
lent gusts, and now and again she was
Obliged to stop and wait until it's mo-
mentary fury had been spent.
But in spite of the cold and the
.dreariness. Mrs. Catherwood seemed
in no hurry to reach her home. In
truth there was a question upon her
mind which she must decide clearly
for herself before she could give her
ANSWER to another. and for that rea-
son she had chosen to take this soli-
stary walk.
In all probability that ''other" was
even now awaiting her in her OWL