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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-28
How George Eliot Looked.

None of George E!tot's portraits appears
to me to be like her. The one in hooded
bonnet, said to have been sketched in ST.
James hall. is a INDUSTRIOUS caricature and
accidental impression of her face. which
was neither harsh nor masculine. The one
which prefaces her life is too sentimental.
The early photograph, on sale at Spooner's,
in the Strand. is very like, but not favor
able, and Absolutely without any art in the
arrangement. 1t is, however, the only real
Indication left to us of the true shape of
the head and of George Eliot's smile and
general bearing.
In daily life the brow, the blue eyes and
the upper part of the face had great
charm. The lower half was disproportion-
Rtely long Abundant brown hair framed
q countenance which was certainly not in
any sense unpleasing, noble in its general
outline and very sweet and kind in express
SION Her height was good, her figure re-
markably supple. At moments it had an
almost serpentine grace. Her characteristic
bearing suggested fatigue Perhaps, even
as girl, she would hardly have been ami
mated, but when she was amused her eyes
filled with laughter. She did not look
young when I first saw her, and have no
recollection of her ever looking much older.
Contemporary Review.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-28
Ancient Wedding Lore.

Tho use of the ring and cake Mt we'd
iings is almost as ancient as the ceremony
itself. In an old book, Swinburn's Trea-
tise of Spousals, F" is the following: The
first inventor of the ring, as is reported,
was one Prometheus The workman which
made it was TubalC Cain. Anciently the
wedding cake was usually broken over the
head of the bride and then thrown among
the guests to be scrambled for
''Years ago in England, when the bride
came from tho church, it was usual for
one of her friends to throw wheat on her
head, and when that newly married pair
entered their own house for some to pre-
sent them with pot of butter. OF the
most remote origin arc the nuptial gar
lands, which were as much used by tho
heathens as by the Jews, while the Ro-
mans considered no bridal costume COM
pleted until the wreath was added.
The practice of making wedding gifts
probably has it's origin in the bidding
parties" of long ago that were held the
day previous to the wedding for the avow-
ed purpose of giving friends OF the con-
tracing parties an opportunity of assist
ing them in their new undertaking.
In June, the month of roses, the birth
month of the Roman goddess Juno, more
weddings occur than in any other month
In the year. Its popularity is due to tho
pretty fiction that Juno (meaning yoke
maker) takes special interest in mar
riages and that her protecting care follows
and bleases oil those who are welded in
June. ILL.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-28
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Committees Appointed TO Make Arrangements
Tor Centennial Celebration.

The following persons have been ap-
pointed to make arrangements for the CEN
tennial celebration of the organization of
the South Parish Congregational church of
this city, which occurs this fall:
Committee of the parish-J. H. Marley,
G. f. Nash, ]. w. Chase, H. M. Heath, o.
G. Hall, f. G. Burleigh, O. d. Baker, E.
c. Dudley, +. G. Briggs, Thomas Leigh,
Jr., w. II. Fisher, w. H. johnson.
Committee of the church,. w. Brad
bury, o. Holway, S. c. Whitehouse, B. f.
Potter, II. F. Blanchard, C. F. HAYES, j.
r. Townsend, E. A. Perkins, F. S.
Lyman, J. r. Townsend, Thomas Clark,
Treby Johnson, John Parsons.
Committee of the Ladies' Society-Mrs.
o. Holway, Mrs. d. A. Cony, Mrs. L. Tit
comb, Miss S. Waldron, Miss H. T.
Wilder, Mrs. II. M. Harlow, Mrs. c. F.
Wing, Mrs. f. W. Mathews, Mrs. F. S.
Lyman, Mrs. George HewiDs, Mrs. j. M.
Haynes.
1t is expected that number of memorial
windows will be put in and other additions
added to the church. The first meeting of
these committees will be held in the chapel
of the church on Thursday, August 2, at
10 o'clock in the morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-28

eases, or drains upon the system.
excuses, or abuses, bad habits or
early vices, are treated through cor
respondence at their homes, with
uniform success, by the Specialists
OF the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical
Institute, of Buffalo, N. Y. A book
OF 1856 large pages, devoted to the
consideration of the maladies above
limited at, may be had, mailed Sc
eurely sealed from observation, in a
plain en0elobe, by sending 10 cents
IN one-cent stamps (for postage on
Book, to the Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, at the above
mentioned Hotel. For more than
a quarter of a century, physicians
connected with this widely cele-
brated Institution, have made the
treatment Of the delicate diseases
above referred to, their sole study
and practice. Thousands, have con-
suited them. This vast experience
has naturally resulted in improved
methods and means of cure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-28

GEN. THOMAS ". HYDE.
He will Be the President Of Boston Elevated
Railroad Company.

Gen. T. W. Hyde of Bath, will be the
president of the Boston Elevated Railway
Company, better known as the Meigs Ele-
waited at Boston. This was decided upon
some weeks ago, and the position was
offered Gen. Hyde. He accepted.
1t is understood that q meeting of the in
corporators of the company will be held in
day or two, and that officers will be elect
ed and the company organized in all its
branches.
Gen. Hyde is not an unfamiliar figure in
Boston. He is SO years of age, was born
in Florence, Italy, in 1s4l. His parents
were both natives of Bath, and it is there
that Gen. Hyde has lived since his infancy,
and built up one of the large ship building
industries of the country.
He graduated from Bowdoin in 1861, and
later from the Chicago university. In Au-
gust. 1861, he went to the front as major
of the 7th Maine volunteers, a mere youth
OF 20 years. During the last year of the
war he commanded brigade. Congress
awarded BIN medal for his acts of excep-
tional bravery.
Gen. Hyde is a Republican. He was
president of the Maine Senate in l876-77,
and mayor of Bath in 1889.
His home in Bath is known as ELM
hurst" and is one of the prettiest residences
in the State of Maine, with spacious lawns,
lakes and groves. He has six children.
John S. Hyde, the eldest, is superinten-
dent of the Bath Iron Works, of
which the general is the managing
owner. Edward Hyde is superin-
ten1ent of the purchasing department of
the works. A daughter, Miss Ethel, has
been studying vocal music in Paris, and is
almost as excellent singer as her cousin,
Emma Eames Story. The youngest son,
Arthur S. Hyde, is at Harvard. There are
two younger daughters.
Gen. Hyde has always been successful in
his business career, due to his superb pluck,
tact, enterprise and perseverance. At the
close of the war he leased the Bath Iron
Foundry employing seven men. He now
employs over 700.
Today the Bath Iron Works has one of
the best shipyards in the country, with work
unexcelled. United States cruisers have
been built there, and one of the last iron
steamers turned out was the City of Lowell
of the Norwich line.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-28
Reunion Of the First Maine Heavy Artillery.

While in Bangor, few days ago, Msj.
C. J. House attended meeting of the Off
GERS and executive committee of the First
Maine Heavy Artillery Association, to
make arrangements for the next annual re-
union. twas there decided to hold the re-
union in Bangor, Aug. 81, the S2d anniver-
sarv of the muster of the regiment into the
United States service. He has just re-
ceiyed card from Capt. Henry E. Sellers,
chairman of the local committee OF ar
rangements, which states that the reunion
will be held on the above date at the new
City hall in Bangor. and that half rates for
comrades and their wives have been made
with railroads and steamboat lines. The
matter of the regimental history will be re-
ported on and definite arrangements made
for publishing the same.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-28
AUGUSTA CHURCHES.
Sunday Services-AII are Cordially Invited to
Attend.

GOSPEL MEETING at 81 Capital St. on
Sunday, at 1890 A. M. and 7.30 P. NJ.
also on Wednesday at 7.55.
ST. MARKS CHuRcH: Holy Communion
at 100 O'Clock; service and sermon at
1880; evening prayer at $50.
ST.. BARNAnAs CHAPEL: Bangor street,
tenth Sunday after Trinity; Sunday school
at3.15 P. NJ; evening prayer and sermon
at 4 p. M.
FREE BAPTIST Church: Worship, with
sermon by Thomas Melvaughn Singer at
10 80 A. M; Sunday school at IL M; gen.
eral service at 7.30 2. M.
SALVATION ARMY Captain Dybing's
farewell Sunday; o'clock, kneedrill; IL
o'clock, holiness meeting; 3 o'clock, joyful
meeting; o'clock, farewell sermon.
The Rev. Julian X. Smyth of Boston,
will preach in the Unitarian church tomor-
row evening. Subject of discourse, "1n-
carnation Of God in Jesus Christ" Ser
vices to commence at 7.30 P. M.
METHODIST EpIscoPAL CHURCH: Public
worship at 1890 in the morning with ser
mon by the pastor, on where are the
Young Mem" League meeting at $50 and
general social service at $50 in the even
ing.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH: 10 30, morn
ing worship with sermon by the pastor !;
lI.45 A. NJ, Sunday school; $50, Y. z.
s. C. E. Conservation service; 7.30, even
ing service, address by the pastor, music by
the church choir.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH: Morning
worship at 1880 with sermon by the pas
tor; Sunday school at IL NJ; Junior En-
deayor meeting at 4 z. M. The meeting at
30 will be under the direction of the
Young people. Report of the Cleveland G..
+. Convention.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-28

Bion Wilson of Portland, national hank
examiner, was in the city yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-28

,ondent, nerv-
Gus, g tired
out :" men
\ those who
from
backache
( WEAKNESS,
! loss of en-
o. LII
paired men,
Dry, dizzi-
ness, nelan-
ch oily and
discourage
nent, the re-
suit of ex-
hausting dis
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Lady MoncktOn. !

Lady Monckton of London Is not only
brilliant society woman, but q successful
shopkeeper and an actress For a good
many years she was only an amateur. but
after her children were grown she made
her debut as a professional and achieved
great success. When shopkeeping became
fashionable, Lady Monckton and Miss
Firth opened small emporium of linens
and embroideries at THE Sign of the Spin
ming Wheel "-Boston Woman's Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-28
Republican Candidates for Legislature.

Certificates were received at the secre-
tary of States department, yesterday, of
the nomination of the following candidates
for the Legislature: Alonzo T. Daggett,
Smyrna; Chas. W. Folsom, Portland ;
Richard S. Stanley, Alfred; Samuel w.
Lane, Augusta; VIM. H. Williams, Au-
pllsta
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-28

Hon. George NJ. Warren of Castine, re-
ports his beautiful old town alive with sum-
mer visitors. The Acadian, w. A. Walker,
landlord, is full to overlooking, and the
guests there are delighted with the house,
its appointments and management. Mr..
Warren says that if the Acadian lad 20O
rooms they could be filled.-Bangor News.
Mr.. Walker was formerly of Hotel North
and has with him as clerk, Mr.. d. A. Hes
cock, also recently night clerk at the North.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-28

Leroy r. Folsom, a Maine State college
senior, has been chosen principe of Corinna
academy, and will not return to college.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-28

Angus Mcdonald, the fireman OF the
~,ecked Canadian Pacific train, Is uT
around the house, in which ne mas oeen
STAYING, in Greenville, but cann0t ye' yea
what be saw before the dnal crash.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-22
CALIFORNIA FRUIT ABROAD.
Peach and Pears Bring Good Price
In ENGLAND

WASHINGTON. Sept. %, 1S94.-The
State Department has received from
Consul Claude Meeker, at Bradford, a
history or ITO tons of California pears
and peaches, which arrived at South
amptcn August %, by Steamer Paris this
being the largest shipment of American
fruit that was ever received in England.
1t consisted of 5000 packages in ap-
parently good condition. The chamber
in which it was conveyed from New
York to Southampton was kept by me-
chanical means uniformly at 40 degrees.
1t was consigned to a firm in Covent
Garden Market.
Owing to the extreme heat prevailing
in the United States before the goods
were shipped much of the pears arrived
too ripe. 1t was sold at auction in Co.
vent Garden. The prices paid were
Pears (per box)-Ripe, 81 to $3.50; green,
81 to $3.50.
Plums (per half crate), $1.25 to 50.
Peaches (per half crate), $0.97 to $1.25.
Nectarines (per half crate), $3.50, in good
order.
Nectarines (per half crate). $o.97 to
s1.25, in poor order.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-22
AsHMONT MYSTERY SOLVED.
The wounded Woman is the Wife of
Swedish VIOIimlat.

BOSTON, Sept. %, 1SS4.-Eleanor Whit
field was the maiden of the woman shot
in a carpenters shed in Ashmont late
Thursday night. She was married. Her
husband, violinist of excellent educa-
tion, is now living in Stockholm, Sweden.
She separated from him and came to
this country four years ago. She was in
innate with married man in Hartford,
Conn, prior to meeting James Gilmore
Paul. the man who she says shot her,
and for whom the police are still look
ing. Paul made her acquaintance by a
Irritation in June 1892. On July 4. of that
year the woman's Hartford lover visited
her.
Paul threatened to kill her if she threw
him over for the Hartford man, and she
may have been on her way to Hartford
when Paul met her at the Old Colony
depot in Boston and once more asked
her not to leave him, and induced her to
go to Ashmont and talk over the whole
matter in the carpenters shed. The felo-
nious assault theory has no facts behind
it, Their relations had been matter
of gossip for months.
The woman was confined at one time
in an insane asylum in Stockholm. She
left her husband because she tired of
him. Evidently she had not been cured
entirely in the asylum. for her mind
wandered and she acted strangely at
times in this country. She showed her.
self tickle and expressed desperate re-
solves when in morbid moods. She kept
in her trunk a Swedish dagger to use
in case of necessity, as she expressed
it.
Within the past year she seemed infac-
tuated with Paul and begged him over
and over again to marry her. She has
been heard to threaten to kill herself
in case he did not marry her, and a
theory is advanced that she shot her
self in her lovers presence to show him
him that she could keep her word after
he had finally refused TO marry her
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-22
WILL SUCCEED 0'ROURKE.

WASHINGTON, Sept. %. 1S94.-The
post" says:-Don NJ. Dickinson has a
candidate for the vacant office of Super
vising Architect of the Treasury. He
has also a candidate for the Washing
ton Postmastership, and in addition to
these he has a contest with Secretary
Hoke Smith over a Michigan land case,
recently decided against him by the Of
ficers of the Interior Department.
Mr.. Dickinson called at the Treasury
Department yesterday and had an inter-
view with Secretary Carlisle on the sub
ject of the architects office, and recon-
mended the appointment of E. E. Meyrs.
of Detroit, who is represented by Mr.
Dickinson to be just the very man needed
to reorganize the Architects Office in ac-
cordance with the plans and speciflca-
tions that Secretary Carlisle has drawn
up for the administration of the office.
Mr.. Dickinson was somewhat disap-
pointed when he learned that Secretary
Carlisle also has a candidate for the
same office. from Louisville, Henry VOL
ters, who is said to be the probable suc-
cessor of the ex-Supervising Architect
Mr., O'Rourke.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-22
CITIZENS ORGANIZE.
New Improvement Association Form
ed On the Heights.

The Citizens Improvement Association
was organized last night in Arcanum
Hall, at Jackson and Clinton avenues.
N G. Vreeland was made temporary
chairman, and J. ]. M. Laney acted as
secretary.
The object of the new organization is
to secure improvements in that section
of the Heights and to aid in the sup
preston of nuisances. 1t is to be live
working, non-political body, the watch
words of which are organization, de-
liberation and agitation.
Mr.. Vreeland opened the meeting by
stating the objects of the association.
In speaking of the present situation of
the water question, he said
"All have seen what the results of
the agitation in the past week have
amounted to. 1t seems to me that either
the Mayor and his Commissioners have
not had the mental ability to grasp the
situation, which to everyone else had
become desperate and dangerous one,
aid to apply the remedy, or they have
shown a gross negligence. To their
shame, be it said that it required the
warning of a judge of a criminal court
to awaken them and secure from them a
| SldltuieiL Which, ali lLle pellllOHS
and remonstrances of people and the
press failed to elicit
Several of the other citizens endorsed
the movement with short addresses.
Mr.. Laney alluded to, the ,Faarised i'm
proyements accomplished by the Bergen
Improvement Association and the West
Side Improvement League, and said it
was public necessity to have such an
organization in their section of the city
Some discussion arose as to which was
the best way to induce citizens to join
the association. They concluded that
each member should appoint himself a
committee of one and bring in new
member at the next meeting. Twenty
eight citizens joined the association, and
it is believed that the number will be
doubled at the next meeting. A COM
mittee was appointed to select names
for officers and compile set of bylaws.
On special invitation, Mr.. Thomas Nc
EVAN arrived at the close of the meeting,
and in short speech heartily endorsed
the movement. He said that no country
could have poor government that had
real good taxpayers associations. Mr.
absolute enforcement of politics from city
government.
On request, Mr.. McEwen spoke on his
water bill. He believed. he said, there
were no property rights in the God-given
water, and that we might as well buy
the very air we breathe as to buy water
from the water companies. The associa-
they hope to be addressed by Lebbeus b.
Ward
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-22
VICTIM OF A LoVELAoE.
Pretty New Work Girl Hounded to
Ruin and Suicide.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. 22 1894.-Ollie
McKone of Warsaw, Wyoming Co., a
beautiful girl of nineteen years, COM
mitted suicide in an east side boarding
house yesterday to escape her shame and
the man who had brought it upon her.
The suicide was one of three daughters
of John McKone, a well-to-do resident of
Warsaw. About a year ago she came
here and secured employment as a do
nestle. She became acquainted some
months ago with young man named
George Funk, but was warned against
him and tried to discourage his visits.
Funk, however, persisted, and is said
to have vowed to accomplish her ruin
if it cost him a thousand dollars. Six
weeks ago the girl went to the Convent
of the Good Shepherd for safety, where
she remained until September II, when
she was decoyed by Funk into a hack
seen of her by her friends until they
viewed her corpse last night A week
ago she and a man, who gave his name
as George Smith, came to live at No.
159 South Division street Yesterday
morning the girl took large quantity of
opium, and despite the efforts of ply
sicians, who were speedily summoned,
died late in the afternoon. A note, evil
IDENTIFY intended for her parents, was
found in her trunk, stating that she
could not get along in this world and
considered it no sin to put an end to her
life. The police are looking for Funk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-22
STEWART AS CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, Sept. %, 1S94.-Senator
William F. Stewart, of Nevada, who is
made q correspondent in suit for di-
vorce brought in the courts of the Dis
trict of Columbia, by the man, GlasscoclS
against his wife, filed in court today
voluminous affidavits setting forth that
the case is one of conspiracy to black
mail, and that the plaintiff and respon-
dent have continued to reside together as
husband and wife after the suit was
filed. In a sworn statement furnished
by his attorney, Senator Stewart says
from the foregoing you will see that
there can be no consideration by me OF
any suggestion of a settlement of any
demand of this woman, or of her hus-
tand and there will be none. They
are certainly blackmailers, and it is
my duty to state these facts to you
frankly and truthfully that you may
know that I solemnly declare to be the
truth, namely, that 1 have no relations
whatever with the woman except as here
in stated; that there is no foundation for
any charge of any name or nature against
me-"
Some of the witnesses whose names
are mentioned in the case have previous
ly figured very prominently and urpieas-
antly In Congressional Investigations and
rRDOrtS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-22

ling; Fifth. Dark Horse; Sixth, George
Richter; Seventh, Joseph Mullins; Eighth
Emil Mehl; Ninth, William Parslow;
Tenth. Colonel Erlenkotter; Eleventh,
James Usher.
That ticket, they claim, will win.
DAVIS PRoTESTATIONS.
Hudson County," said Robert Davis,
yesterday, ''is Democratic. Democrats
who have always remained loyal to the
party before cut loose last fall. With a
strong ticket and one chosen by the vot-
ers themselves, 1 see no reason why
there should not be victory for the
Democratic party.
IT was misunderstood, apparently,
when l was quoted as saying that the
Davis Association should have ticket
of its own.
81 say now that the elective plan at
primaries is not thoroughly understood,
and it is pity that such is the case.
To make victory certainty this fall the
Democratic party must present to the
voters a strong ticket, with men who
have not been allied with politics and
who are well known and respected. 1
will support the regular ticket, tooth and
nail, all reports to the contrary not
withstanding."
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-22
FEARFUL BURGLARS.
Four Young Thieves Plead Hard to
BE Released.

A case of the second thief being the
best thief was disclosed in Justice Potts
Court this mornig. Richard and Patrick
Curtis. 8 and 16 respectively, of No. 1S5
Washington street. Patrick Fallon, IS
years old of No. 1873 Washington street
nd George Bubble, II years old of No. 10s
L. ex street, smashed window in the
grocery store of John Cunningham at
Warren and Morris streets at midnight
last night. The quartette of qoung thieves
were surprised by Cunningham's son, who
saw them making away with tobacco,
cigars, cigarettes, and pipes.
He gave chase and succeeded In cap
turing Boble, whom he took to Police
Headquarters. Boble had been in a cell
only a short time when he decided to
give the police the names of his COM
panions.
Patrolman Quinn was at once detailed
to arrest them.
After Bodies arrest his companions
ran down Washington street. At Grand
street Thomas Devine, 10 years old of
No. 70 Warren street Intercepted them.
In true Western style he made them hold
up their hands and he then proceede to
relieve them of as much of their plumber
as he could conveniently carry. He then
went home an so did the boys who had
robbed Cunningham.
At half past ten o'clock this morning
Policeman pulled them out of their beds
and escorted them to Police Headquar-
ters.
They cried when arraigned. Their par
ents pleaded for their release, but Justice
hal fop f11Y
Devine is charged with robbery by the
police, while the boys will have to an
swer a charge of breaking, entering and