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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-23
OBITUARY..
DR.. James III. Hanson.

DR.. James Hobbs Hanson, of Waterville.
| principal of Coburn Classical Institute, land
| one of the most eminent educators of
| Maine, died at his home at o'clock Satur-
| day morning. DR.. Hanson was born in
| China, Me-, in 1916, and educated at China
| Academy and Waterville college, where he
was graduated in the class of 1912. He was
principal of Waterville academy about ten
years, going from there to Eastport. About
this time Professor Moses Lyford resigned
from the Portland High school to accept a
professorship at Waterville. DR.. Hanson
| was then called to this city, and was princ1-
pal of the High school from 1857 to 1855. The
school was in disorderly condition when
he took it; but his mastery will and firm
| purpose soon reduced it to order.
| But DR.. Hansons rcal life work was at
Waterville, where he went after leaving
| Portland, in the up-bu1lding of Waterville
| Classical Institute, an institution that owes
| it's life and fame to his labors alone. his
| work in its behalf and in behalf OF the
| students under his care has seemed at times
almost superhuman. Although afflicted for
| several years with painful and fatal
malady, Bright's disease, his constancy
never faltered. He even kept upfhis regular
| work at the Institute until Monday, only
| yielding when he was absolutely unable to
| work longer.
| In the midst of his arduous labors. DR..
Hanson found time to complete several
Latin prose books including Caesars Com
mentaries on the Gallo War, Sallust' S
Catiline, Cicero's Orations and Letters. He
| was also one of the editors of hand book
| including selections from Ovid. Virgil and
| Horace.
| DIR. Hanson has been for many years a
] deacon of the Baptist church of Waterv1lle,
| and one of its leading members. His strong
| character, of which loyalty and fidelity
| were the dominant traits, and his deep
| religious convictions, made him leader OF
| thought and action in the part of the statesin
| which he lived. Some of the Puritan ele-
| ments in his character were SO pronounced
| that many thought him stern and ungracious
yet his heart was warm, and on occasions
when he was relieved from the pressure OF
| his duties, he was a most delightful com.
| panion.
DR.. Hanson was twice married. He leaves
widow and two children, Mrs. Sophia
| Hanson Pierce of Waterville, and Mr.. Frank
Hanson, prominent teacher of Newark, n
| j. The funeral will occur at 2 O'Clock this
afternoon. The services will be conducted
| by DR.. W. II. Spencer assisted by Pesident
Whitman of Colby, DR.. G. D. B. Pepper OF
>Colby, and Porf A. L. Lane of Coburn
Prof. Lane is to be acting principal of the
| institution for the remainder OF the year.
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Mr.. TODD ON GEN. coxEy.
He Says Coxey Is Arousing the Nation
How Mr.. Todd Would Provide Work for
the Idle.

Mr.. John M. Todd occupied the Mystic
Hall platform yesterday morning, and
gave in the vigorous way with which
the people of Portland are familiar, his
views regarding General Coxey. Mr..
Todd opened by quoting from Hon.
Benjamin Wade, Ohio, and from the
writings of Mr.. Lincoln. He said that
it seemed to him that the time dreaded
by those great statesmen had arrived,
and that Coxey's armies, soon to meet at
Washington, will prove to be the van
guard of great popular movement the
result of which can not be predicted.
He was disposed, while not fully en-
dorsing all the ideas of General Coxey, to
regard him as in some sense the John
Brown of the industrial war. Coxey is
arousing the nation and is setting men
to thinking.
General Coxey is to appeal to a Con-
gress that, in the opinion Of Mr.. Todd, is
but the agent of Wall street, and that
but the shadow of LON bard street.
There is necessity for remedy for the
existing labor troubles, and Mr.. Todd
said he would present what seemed to
him to be the best plan. In the first
place he would have free coinage of sill
yer, but that would be only a drop in
the bucket" Much more is necessary.
He would have Congress issue one billion
dollars of zen backs and base the mon
ey of the pc he on the taxes of the peo-
ple," Just as )r. franklin advised should
be done. II en- leu Congress obtain by
purchase, if possible, if not, then by
the right of eminent domain, the Erie
Canal, and make is ship canal,
SO that ships of the largest kind
can 90 from New York to Buffalo. This
would make it possible for the govern
ment to set at work all the unemployed
men in the country, and Mr.. Todd
thought it should not be overlooked
that the loss of labor of the men now out
of work will in two years equal the pres
ent national debt.
Then he would have the Mississippi
| river made safe from st. Louis to the
| Gulf, not left as at present to its I'M
| checked work of destruction. He believed
| that authority for all this and more
| would be found in that clause of the
constitution that makes it the duty of
| Congress to provide for the general well
| fare.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-23
MARRIAGES.

In this city April Dist, by Rev. s. F. Pearson,
Mr.. John F Armstrong s1I.a ana Miss Annie M.
In Portsmouth. N. H.. April 10, by Rev. Otis
Cole, VIM. R. Rowell Of Portland and Fannie E.
Rounds of Andover vt. No cards.
In Auburn, April IA, Eugene F. Lane and Miss
Sadie H. Royal.
In Warren. April IL, Sidney Z. Ames of Vlnal-
ha en- and Miss Florence Andrews of Warren.
In Mechanic Falls; April z L Eugene G. Riggs
In Somesville. April 8, Mark G. Morrison OF
Bar Harbor and Miss Myra Estelle Holmes OF
In Athens Ruel Wentworth and Christina
Gravenbrock.
In Lubec, Ralph Crowley of Addison and Miss
Mary E. Scott of Lubec.
In Pennington, April 9, Arthnr D. Ellsworth
and Miss Anna A. Ludden.
In Rockland, April II, Sidney Ames of Vinal-
haven and Miss Florence Andrews of Warren.
In Bangor. pril 10; John r. Morris OF Ban
In Bangor, April IL, W. J. Marsh and Miss
In Carmel. April 10, William u Rogers and
Gertrude Emerson.
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THE SUMMER BUSINESS.
Good Progress of the Movement to Adver-
tise Them to the World.

The association which has been formed
to bring before the world the advantages
of New England as place of summer
resort, is preparing to do some excellent
work. The officers of the association
are:
President-D. J. Flanders.
Vice President-G.L L. Conner
Secretary-T. j. Kicker.
.. Treasurer-E. P. Walker, of Poland
Senior Counsel-T. q. Tyndall.
Board of Managers-D. j. Flanders,
Geo. l.. Conner, F. Il. Brown, E. 3. Booth
by, of..Maine Central, 1. j. Walker, E.
P. Kicker, Col. G. H. Greenleaf. A. D. IS.
Bell and 4. H. Tyndal.
The plan is to open permanent bu-
reau in New York city, the expenses of
which will be about $4,000, sum
which the railroads and hotels of New
England can raise.
President Flanders, who is also general
passenger agent of the Boston & Maine,
is interesting himself actively in the
movement; and the hotel managers in
Maine are being canvassed in behalf of
the undertaking. It is believed that a
very general response will be given in
this part of New England.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-23
A Thing of Beauty.

A very attractive new spectacle in
this city just now is the new soda foun-
tain at Schlotterbeck & Foss's drug
sto1e. 1t occupies wall space of eleven
and half feet in length. 1t is made in
two sections of the most beautiful Next
can onyx that it is possible to conceive
of. The delicate colors of the precious
stone are simply fascinating, and the ar
chitecture of their arrangement is suita-
BILE to their beauty. The stone is sur
mounted by canopy of carved white
mahogany.
This is the best soda fountain that was
ever set up in the State, and will dis
pense as delicious beverages as are made
anywhere, all the syrups being made
directly from the fruits In he,aboratory
of the firm.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-23
ARBoR DAY.

May there be unity of purpose and feel
ing in the proper observance of the day, and
may it be made festal day in the schools
of the state, a day of usefulness and happ1-
ness, with such exercises as may serve to
increase our love of nature and of country.
Given at the Council Chamber. in Augusta,
this twenty-third day of April, in the
. .a, year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
bred and ninety-four, and of the INDIE
pendence of the United States of Ameri-
ca the one hundred and eighteenth.
HENRY B. CLEAVES.
By the Governor,
NICHOLAS FESSENDEN,
Secretary of State.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-23
STATE OLE. MAINEz-
BY HENRY B. CLEAvES, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION

Maine takes just pride in the beauty and
loneliness of her natural scenery, which
makes the state so attractive, not only to
our own people but to those seeking, within
our borders, pleasures and recreation and
the health giving breeze from our mountains
and sea.
And while nature, with lavish hand, has
bestowed grace and beauty and variety to
our landscape, yet it is in accord with the
sentiment of our people, to devote special
day, in the springtime, in adjoining and
identifying the homes, the public and
private parks, the school grounds and high
ways of the state. by planting trees and
shrubs and vines. 1, therefore, set apart
Wednesday. the ninth day of May, to be
observed as
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-23
DEERING.

The citizens of Deering have petit
toned the Portland Horse Railroad to
extend their tracks from Lunt's Corner
TO the. post Office. Manager Newman
says that the ma5ter will be brought up
for consideration at the next regular
monthly meeting, Wednesday.
Mr.. Daniel Brett of Morrill's Corner,
was run away with on Paris street, Port
land, Saturday, and thrown out, while
the team was badly damaged.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-23

zen-Probably the Only Object of the
Kind in the Country.
J. J. Gerrish & Co., on Commercial
street is one of the most unique and
most interesting historical relics in this
city or State. The object was made
from an oblong block of six layers of
thick leather, riveted together very
firmly with 2S copper rivets. 1t Is about
Is inches in length and five inches wide.
There are small oblong holes in each
end, of perhaps Aka inches in dimen-
sions. The following statement is past
ed upon It:
Imported, with two coach cars and
two Stephenson locomotives, by the
Bangor, Piscataquis Canal and Railroad
Company and landed in Bangor, June
1886. First trip, from Bangor co Old
town Nov. 9th, 1886. One of the loco
motives was in constant use up to Sept.
1865. The old coach cars we're turned
over to the European q North American
Railway in Nov. 1869, when the property
was purchased by the latter company"
Strange as it may seem this perforated
block of leather was car-coupling on
the first railroad in Maine, and the
fact of it's fimsiness would seem to
justify the old joke about the railroad
to the effect that it was great fun for
the passengers to test the temper of the
engineer by catching hold of the bushes
and stopping the train much as dog
is held by the tail. This coupling was
of course of English manufacture. 1t
came into Mr.. Gerrish's possession when
the old Veazie railroad was sold to the
European & North American, and he
went to Bangor to take charge of the
disposal OF the rolling stock of the old
road.
There were several of the couplings
and Mr. Gerrish regrets that he did not
secure more than one of them. He be-
lieves that the others have been de-
stroyed or vanished as old junk and that
this is the only one in existence.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-23
A LEATHER GAR COUPLING.

Unique Relic of the First Railroad in
Maine-The Property of Portland Citi-
zen-Probably the Only Object of the
Kind in the Country.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
LIBBY ITS

What a scrambling there was Sat
urday morning when the sun peeked
through his fingers and said
otis going to be warm Sunday"
A scrambling through trunks, cam
phor- bags and cedar chests for warm
weather wraps.
Most of the scramblers gave one
glance at the last years garment
that the moths had ssdeclined with
thanks shook their heads sadly and
said
"No, it won't do"
Do birds ever come back to their
last years nests?
Or their shed feathers
No more should you array your
self in a last years wrap.
Certainly not for style, for COM
pare 1898 with 1894.
! Not for economy surely, for here
are charming Capes at $500 and
| $500.
| drown, tan, black, blue, beautifully braid
| just opened. The bloom still on
| them.
Here are SO elegant Sample Capes
manufacturers Samples. Arrived
| Saturday.
/ Sample Garments are like the top
| apples in the barrel, the best Of the
lot.
Sold to us at the price Of the ma
terial, nothing for cutting, nothing
for work, nothing for profit,
Just manufacturers wind-up.
| We turn them over to you on
similarly liberal terms.
They are black, clay serges, whip
cords, diagonals- fine and wide,
wide wales.
/ The pick Of the market.
The shapes are the latest ultima
tum Of Fashion.
/ The trimmings ARE MORE ad in
finitum, Lace, broad, rich lace on
Yoke, Cape or Collar, everywhere
that Lace would be acceptable.
The prices Of these Sample Gar
ments range from $500 to s14.00.
(Add half as much again to the prices and
you have the market value)
Children's Garments are here.
Too many to describe individually,
| $3.50 to $1,000.
Not mean style among them.
Don't let the little folks see them
or they'll tease the patience out Of
you until you surrender, and make
the purchase.
(Colors tan, brown mixed. blue, red.)
The Dress Goods manager says the
| Scotch plaid Suitings at $10O sells
itself.
/ Needs but to be shown and away
it goes
| The same is true of Sc inch Suit
ings in small plaids, many compli-
mentary shades budding gregarious-
" into a IA inch plaid, used for
Tailor made Suitings. S1.00.
| Many witted, timid merchants
are coaxing for Covert Cloths and
coaxing in vain. We saw the de-
mand before it came and stocked up.
| Covert Cloth, 46 inch, $1.00.
| Covert Cloth, SO inch, $1.25.
Covert Cloth, Sd and Sc inch,
$1.25 and $1.50.
The colors That's all right,
come and see.
Tulip suitings. The only reason
we can give for calling it Tulip is,
because that's its name. It's many
colored Novelty. Good for combin-
ing with plain, and Ike flowers on a
grass lawn it eliminates monotony,
36 inch, 81 IL cents.
% cents is the price Of very
sweet Novelty Dress Goods.
(The writer had begun to take note of it as
I'd cent goods when the dress manager cor
rectod the advertisers mistake. not a bad
blunder however, you'd do the same.)
Black Dress Goods. Every day
increases the number Of spokes of the
shopping wheel that centre at this
the Black Dress Goods hub of Port
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-23
Baking
Powder.
The

This is a marked improvement over all
other powders in strength and hea1thful-
ness. Strictly pure, and beneficial to
health. Give it q trial
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-23

On Monday evening next the Haydn
association will give d miscellaneous
concert consisting of solos. duets and
choruses. The soloists will be Mr.. Arthur
Beresford of Boston, bass; Mrs. Helen
Winslow Potter, soprano; Miss Minnie
Burke, soprano; Mr.. Herbert W. Barnard
tenor; Mr.. Frank Fl Pierce, basso.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-23
OWEN, MOORE & co.
NOTIONS COUNTER.

NOTIONS COUNTER.
One lot Of fancy wood
handled Boot Buttoners,
at SC, marked down from
IOC.
TRIMMINGS COUNTER.
One lot of fancy
ivory Dress Buttons, at
&c a card, two dozen on
a card, marked down
from Ioc.
LEATHER GOODS COUNTER.
One lot of fancy kid
Coin Purses, with full
nickeled clasp, at I2c,
never sold before for
less than l8c, regular
csc goods.
.TEWET.Pv C0TTNTEP
Twelve dozen Sterling
Silver Coffee Spoons,
fancy chased handles and
gold bowls, at 3oc today,
great bargain.
STATIONERY COUNTER.
One lot of silverine
Photograph Frames, as
sorted patterns, at I8c,
marked down from 25c.
At same counter, ten
dozen Hasbrouck's "Old
Flax" Letter Paper in
blocks, ruled, at half
price today.
TOILET GOODS COUNTER. !.
Twelve dozen best
quality celluloid Soap
Boxes, with cover, at
25c, regular price 48c.
One lot DR.. Gervais
Dentrifice, at NC a BOTTLE.
regular price 25c. One
lot OF Burnishine, for.s
polishing metals, large
screw top cans at I3c a
can today. #
HABERDASHERY COUNTER.
Thirty-two dozen fine
quality pure linen COLI
lars, rolling and standingsa
odd sizes only, at soc A.
dozen, regular price 2.oo.3
Also one lot Of white
dress Shirts, unlaundered
at 3oc, all sizes. ID
HOSIERY COUNTER. 81,
An assorted lot of wo-s
mems fancy cotton
Hosiery, boot style and
stripes, at 27c today,
regular price 3oc and.
3oc. One lot of chill.
dren's Onyx black heavy,
ribbed cotton Hose,
doubled knee, at AZ, 48
and SAC, according to-
size, were 81, 81 and 74c.
Sizes 7 I-2 to 9 Ia. y
MEMS UNDER WEAR. Is
One lot of medium
weight silk finish Bal-
briggan Shirts an d
Drawers at ooc today,
other days 100.
MEN s HOSIERY.
One lot of heavy
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-23
INFANTS OUTFITS COUNTER.

To-Day, Olnef Gays 75C'
At same counter a lot of
cream lace Paras
Covers for baby car
riages, at Soc, marked
down from I.46, great
bargain.
WAISTS AND BLOUSES COUNTER
One lot Of Shirt
waists, new style, dark
colors, at 7ec, regular
price 100. In same
section, a lot of double
breasted blue and brown
Refers, for children,
plated collar and full
sleeves, at $2.3o mark
elk down from 800.
UNDERWEAR COUNTER (MUsLIN)
One lot of white mus
lin Night gowns, with
fine tucked yoke, and
wide hemstitched rufAed
collar and cuffs, at 74c,
reduced from o8c.
UNDERWEAR COUNTER, (Knitted.)
One lot Of women's
silk Swiss ribbed I'm
dervests, high neck and
long sleeves, white,
cream and ecru, to go at
72c today, other days,
100.
CHILDREN'S UNDER WEAR
COUNTER.
One lot Of children's
fancy, ribbed pantalettes,
two to ten years, at I5c,
regular price 25c.
YARNS COUNTER.
An odd lot of best
quality Columbia Ger
mantown, assorted col
ors---some skeins are
slightly soiled from
handling, to be sold at
13c a skein today, reg
ular price 2oc.
NEEDLEWORK COUNTER.
The entire stock Of
silk Cords, for fancy
work, to be sold at SC
yard today, regular price
14c. Also twelve cotton
Puffs. Bed Comforters,
assorted colors, at 1893
today, marked down
from 800.
SILKS COUNTER.
One lot of eighteen
inch Satins,. dark colors
mostly, at 1oc a yard,
been 25c and soc.
DRAPERLES ROOM
Today we'll sell nine.
teen pairs Of genuine
Nottingham Lace Cur
tains, full size and
length, assorted patterns,
at 400 a pair, regular
price from 500 to SIS.
great bargains.
UMBRELLAS COUNTER.
One lot of women's
Inverness Macintoshes,
made of all wool Scotch
cheviots, with silk lined
capes, to be sold today at
600, have always been
1900. The greatest
bargain this department
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-01-30
Great Mark Down Sale F!
THE
I'll. Webb Blue Store.

Having Y l. webb Hue store ant Tho ''u'
.. We han oser Tor the
neat Thirty o,ri touny Why hA1s
n zee than "ahuf''ar'r
pr. r the A's "Js- OF
spring anil Ctns w shall eoh'nus the custom
Department In Really cbaAns Mr. wseb has done In the
p.., Customers .il ,n webb have u b.
.ks. ons patronage live"
rs's seo'ra share Of the sane T'''
In oar Dry oosl. srr, ~heh We. formerly.
Noury very Rs.rsstuny
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-01-30
gRygBURo CENTRE

Walter IIutchins has returned "a
shsw's business college At Portland.
Mrs.. Geo. Charles entertained the
Odd Fellows circle at the hall last Wed.
ne.day night aud all unite Ia saying that
they had q good time.
Throat di.ismper 1. prevalent among
the horse. la thi. vicinity.
VI. VI. smart Loot q valuable horse last
week.
III. path of duty of every good citizen
l. pl.inly marked cut. Take care Ut ihe
unemployed thl. winter. and prepare "a
knock out the Democratic party next
fall.
4. A. Holt met With an accident last
week that will prevent him from work
Ing for some time Ia come. Tie cut hi'
foo, and Il required ten .iitche. to elo.s
the wound.
Julian Hebekah Lodge Installed their
officer. last Thursday, Mrs. Abbis
waterhou.e officiating. A large number
~ members were In attendance.
4 church social Was held at the iIar-
bor church last Wcine.diy night.
There Was vocal aud Instrumental musk
aud number of literary exercises.
The White Mountain Reporter say.
that buslnc.. was never better At Bart
lett than nov, aud " man wants work
h. will flnd u every time. This Will b.
good new. for Tired Willie and Weary
Walker.
A number of members % the Swift
River Lodge. I. u. u. y, of Conway
visited the fryeburs Lodge last Thurs
day.
Not only 1. farming the safest busl.
ness In the country, but when followed
.. q legitimate occupation, u lend.
prosperity to every surrounding busi.
ness. Go to-day, With all the cry al
hard times, to = neighborhood where the
people live on farms, and conduct them
In q legitimate way, aud hard tunes ars
not there. \ farmer can produce almost
everything he must of necessity con
| sumo, aud when be does this he eau
live aud keep out of debt even u money
{. called scarce. lie always has some
thing tn sell, and, having something u
sell, he always has some money, aud, AL
way. having some money, he pays cash,
aud, paying cash he gets goods cheap
az he raises most Of his living be has but
little to buy but "a there are . great
many like him, the merchant 10 also
| tfo.pefous.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-01-30
GREENWOOD.

On the last half 20 the winter, n We
the people reckon time, aud What win
ter thus far u has been just snow
enough Ia barley corn-thsrs one
third of an inch, you know-and the
t.mpsrstur, on exactly the right sp"t
for cut door business. 4 few wears ago
We tapped trrc. Gully three weeks later
than this aud hsd maple honey, and "
acts some a. " Ne might TIL. year. Hut
then Their. are those Who we're born
grumbling, aud should they 20 10 h.ay-
en- they would find fault With it, locs-
ton the street.. would t- too Vide or
too narrow aud too much gold or not
enough used Ia paving them. Some
thing must necessarily be wrong.
Charlie. Judkius gave his hor.. 80
strong a solution of cedar for worm med
ieine. the other day, that IL proved fatal
Ia q short time.
Ransom Cole u saving birch With a
full crew. sud sending the stock to
I0cks's Mills. They are hauling board
log. 90 hi. mill. which l. q strong indl-
cation that he Intends Ia put In board
saw In the spring
During that coolest night last week
there we're several reports liz. the dis
charge 81 musket, Que ~ which Va. 80
heavy a. Ia jar the house from sill Ia
rid. epole.
since your printer got that Prince
Edward Island msn wrong last week,
Ne will bring him Ia the front again
right here. iIis name 10 Thomas 4.
Kelly. aud a. h- stopped with u
again last saturday night be probably
thinks by thi. time that II IL Yankee
pr.rogsiiye Ia ash questions. lie say.
IN. potato bug. are a. troublesome ther.
q. here except Ia the north part Of the
Island wh.r. u !. too cold for them Ia
exist. They Keep them subdued there
With a mixture ~ Paris green aud quick
lime. Orchard. will not flourish there
aud eating apples are generally worth
one cent each. The island IL generally
level containing no hills worthy Of the
name, and the land sandy. II IL water.
ed by several small rivers, and a railroad
runs nearly the whole length of IL.
4 letter from a gentleman In New
York informs "a that he has very
superior article 81 counterfeit money
which he offers To sell chesp; and wishc.
"a. "a become an agent for the goods, s'
he calls Il. Not being made that way
"a. respectfully decline.