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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-30
Order OF Procession.

Augusta Police, j. F. Bean, chief.
George Doughty, marshal of the day.
P. NJ. Fog er, chief of staff, o. n. Blackington
assistant ad utant general.
Aids, R. w. Soule, j. NJ. Libby, NJ. o. Savage
Ethel H. Jones, Dr. r. j. Martin, George h
Bangs, c. E. Gannett, NJ. II. Merrill, L. j
Cooper, w. w. Jackson.
Higgins Military Band, g. L. Higgins. Leader
Co. f. LIST Regiment, N. G. S. NJ, Lieut.. Asa A
Chapman, commanding.
Henry G. Staples Camp. S. of ", Capt. L. A
Cooper, commanding.
Seth Williams Post, No. 10, G.. A. R., George
Z. Gay, commander.
st. John the Baptiste Society, Arthur Miron
president, Joseph Peltier. commander.
Eagle Drum Corps, Gardiner, accom- panying
A. o. U. w.
Highland Lodge, No. %, A. o. U. W., Joseph
Larrabee, master workman.
Augusta Lodge. No. 50, A. o. u. W., A. Hop
kins, master workman.
(The A. o. u w. lodges conducted by Green
G. Flagg, marshal.)
Augusta Fire Department, Chief Engineer
c. w. Kicker, First Assistant engineer Ell
bridge Pedder, Second Assistant Engineer
E. H. Gay.
Atlantic Hose, No. 2, Everett A. Shaw captain
tain.
Capital Hose. No. s. ]. A. Buckley, captain.
H. Il. Morse Hook and Ladder, No. Frank w
Chadwick, captain
Disabled soldiers IN carriages.
Seth Williams Ladies' Relief Corps.
Flower carriage.
Orators and president of the day.
Officers Of Saint John the Baptist Society.
United States and State officials.
Augusta City Government.
Clergy.
Citizens.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-30

The Augusta people who went to Port
land, Tuesday evening, and attended the
splendid concert given by Prof. Carl
Lamson's pupils at Kotzschmar hall, re-
turned, last evening, delighted with the
event, in which Mr.. Harry Blodgett and
Miss Lydia Higgins of this city took part.
Of Mr. Blodgett's excellent violin play
Ing. the Portland Press spoke as follows
"We were especially pleased with the fire
and animation shown In the playing OF
Mr.. Harry Blodgett, whose rendering of
DeBeriots "Fantasie, Scene de Ballet, +"
was especially noteworthy" Miss Holmes,
one of the accompanies, being Ill. Miss
Higgins of this city performed this duty
most efficiently, and the Portland Press
said: IAN especially pleasing, feature Of
the evening was the unusual excellence OF
the piano accompaniment aiding as 1t did,
the young violinists SO efficiently, round
,np ont and giving completeness to the
whole entertainment. We feel certain
that a more pleased and satisfied audicnct
has seldom filled Kotzschmar hail." Tit
concert was invitational and about S0t
people were In attendance. After TIT
concert a private reception occurred q
p.of Tamson's studio which was fol
lowed by q dance making tho whole even
highly pleasurapie.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-30
MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
Full Programme Of Today's Commemoration
OF the Patriot Dead.

The programme of the Memorial exer-
cises to be carried out today, is as follows
The line will be formed at 145 P NJ,
on Water street, the right resting in front
of the entrance to the late E. G. Allen S
Publishing House. Carriages will form
line on Commercial street, facing south.
Parties riding are requested to be at the
depot. promptly at 1.45 where carriages
will be assigned them by Aids J. NJ. Lib
by, NJ. .. Savage and K. H. Jones.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-30
auuus,a Posso.iice.

Today being q national holiday, the
general delivery, stamp and registry divi-
sions will be open between the hours OF
9 90 to 10. 80 A. NJ. and between 400 and
s. 90 P. NJ
Money order and newspapers divisions
will l,e closed for the day. There will be
q morning delivery and 800 Z. NJ. col
lection by letter carriers.
THOMAS !. LYNCH. Postmaster.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-30
Route OF Procession.

Up Water to Bridge street, up Bridge to
State street, down State to Monument
Square, where the column will mass and
Memorial ceremonies will be there OBJ
served; after which the column will re-
form and march up Western avenue to
Sewall street. Sewall to Green street, up
Green to Forest Grove, St. Mary's, Mt
Vernon and Mt Pleasant cemeteries. After
the ceremonies at the cemeteries, column
will return by way of Winthrop street to
State street, down State to Green street,
down Green to Water street, where the
parade will be dismissed.
Memorial Services at the Cemeteries.
FOREST GROVE.
PRAYER, Rev. J. NJ. Wyman'
decoration of Comrades Graves.
Seth williams Post.
ST. MARvs.
PRAYER and address. Rev. Chas. w. Doherty.
Seth Williams Post.
MT. VERNON AND MT. PLEASANT
PRAYER Rev. j. S. Williamson.
De'o'"'''A VI Seth Williams Post.
Memorial Exercises at Meonian Hall. 100.
Hon. Chas. A. Milliken, President
Higgins Military Band.
War Memories (Descriptive),
A Day in Camp in 1862. Reeves.
Higgins Military HAND.
Inyocat;op Rev. +. +. New5ert.
Reading Of tneral Orders,
Ae""'"e - VIM. McDavid, Adjutant.
c.o MAGNOLIA Missud.
Higgins Military Band.
Grafton Comrade A. =. Bangs.
Siant;nn fNaratanaA Wallace.
Higgins' Military Band.
uAner;ca Audience and Band.
panediction. Rev. j. NJ. Wyman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-30
KEN NEBEC
SAVINGS BANK.

Trustees:w. P. whitehouse, John F. Hill. p
o. Vickery, NJ. v. B. Chase Oscar Holway
John w. Chase. Geo. e. Macomber, q. NJ
Heath, T. J. Lynch.
Deposits received and placed on inter.
est the first day Of every month, and are
exempt by law from taxation. All &C.
counts are strictly confidential.
w. G. B0OTHBY, Treas.
mav2Sdtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-30
Telephone News.

Auditor Boynton of the Now England
Telephone Company, arrived in the CITY,
yesterday, and In company with Special
Agent Hanson. was looking after the In
tercsts of the New England and its pur-
chase of the Dirigo. He will audit all
bills and assist in the work of making the
change.
The Journal hears that Charles H.
O'Brien will resign his position as man
aper of the Postal Telegraph Co at this
place, and, will devote his time to tho in
terests of the New England Telephone
Co in the Kennebec valley. He has made
success of the Dlrigo and will no doubt
be valuable employee Of the New Eng
land for this section.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-30
Il is for
Your
! Interest

! to buy your summer suit
/ now.
: We have a large stock
for you to make a selec-
ton from. You can Sc
! cure your size and be well
I fitted, later when the
! stock is broken we can
: not serve you as well.
: We are selling very
: handsome all wool suits
/ for men at $50 and $12.
; That means a much
better suit for the money
than you ever bought be-
/ fore While many deal,
: ers have placed on their
4 counters cheap goods so
= that they can quote low
: prices,we have endeavor-
4 ed to place goods on our
4 counters at better value
= than ever before know
= ing that in the end it
: would be more economl-
4 cal for our customers and
! better for our reputation.
! We not only desire to
sell you your suit this sea-
son but to give you such
Z value for your money
4 that you will continue to
! trade with us.
= eff you buy your cloth
ing of Mason it fits"
= The One Price Clothier,
l and 2 Aliens Building,
= AUGUSTA, MAINE.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-30
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given that 1 shall pay no
more debts contracted by nv wife, Ads M.
from me. and this notice is given for the pur-
nose Of annulln< any rights which abe might
other wise have to contract debts or do any
nnsiness in 10Y name for which l mis- hit else
become cha .geable. ]. LESLIE JOHN son.
Vassalbo ro, Maine. May 2s, 1886
may30i2tsw4w
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-30

This is good weather for grass to 81 ow
and if you desire to keep it neatly clipped,
the Imperial Lawn Mower has some pecu-
liar features about it, which render it a
very desirable machine. J. II. Cogan &
Co. sell it, Sec adj
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-30
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS.

All persons in the city of Augusta owning
unlicensed dogs are hereby notified and
warned that after May l6 all such dogs will be
killed and SO dollars fine recovered by COM
laint against owners. JOSHUA +. BEAN.
mayl3dn City Marshal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-30

Memorial day being legal holiday. nc
Jonrnal will be issued, Friday morning
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-01-31

lived in Sumner county Kan, num-
Der Of years before going to Okla
homa. When Justice McAtee went
into office he appointed Mr.. Collins
his clerk.
1t is charged by Mr.. Collins that
soon after he received his appoint
ment as clerk Of McAtee's court that
Mr.. McAtee asked for a loan of s25,
and that he repeated the request
a number of times, the amount rang
ing from S25 to $50 each time. Final
ly, at meeting Of the justices of Ok
lahOma. Justice McAtee was given a
better district than be had had I'D to
that time. Soon after this he met
Justice McAtee on the street at King
fisher and the justice told him that he
had succeeded in gettinga much bet
ter district than he started with, and
that hereafter the clerks fees Of his
court would reach the maximum,
that being $500 annually. He would
from that time on expect him to give
him 500 a month from his fees.
Formerly he had not been hard on
him, as he had not asked him for that
much.
Mr.. Collins asserts that he replied
to Justice McAtee that he did not
know he was giving him money by
way OF holding his position; that up
to that time he had given him $3.50.
and that he would give him Just
twenty minutes in which to get that
amount and pay him. He asserts that
Mr.. McAtee went toa bank and secur
ed the money within the limited
time given and paid him his money.
He ceased at that time to be his
clerk. He states that he has in his
possession the original checks, he
having paid McAtee, when he asked
for money, in checks, which he after
wards had caShed at the bank. He
also represents that he can furnish
other cOrrOboratOry evidence in line
with his charges.
Concerning these charges, the At
torney General suggested that it
would be we'll for Mr.. Collins to make
affidavit to them, as they were of
such character that he would prefer
that they come to him additionally
fortified in this form. Mr.. Collins
was so informed by the department,
but in the meantime the inveStiga-
ton has been ordered, but it is ex-
pected that a return copy will be fur
nished the department, accompanied
by the affidavit suggested.
There are also other charges relat-
Ing to the OuSting of the county COM
miSsionerS in Beaver county, and
about Justice McAtee having changed
the court records of that county. and
as evidence it is claimed that the
Stenographer of the court can be
utilized. There are also some charges
about the appointment of a county
attorney at D county by the Justice,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-01-31
Would il Paw?

sumner county paid the mayor o.
wellington S279.S7 for his service,
in overseeing the poor during 1894
Why don't they send the poor to the
poor house, and save that outside ex.
Pense? They have some very pecu.
liar ways of spending the people's
money down in the cOunty's capital,
I-MulVane Record.
why don't they send the poor ia
the poor house and save that outside
expense?" This isa very natural and
pertinent question. Bro. Reed bases
his inquiry upon the one item of s279.-
81 paid to Mayor Savage. If he had
read farther in the same issue of the
MAIL from which he obtained his
data, he would have learned that the
total cost of maintaining the Door for
1894 was s7,O73.2O and that the total
expenditures at the poor farm were
less than $500. In other words
more than $500 were paid by the
county for the maintenance of the
poor outside of the poor house
With these facts before you, the ques-
ton; "Why don't they send the poor
to the poor farm and save that out
side expense?" comes with multiplied
force.
Why? 1t won't pay. In the large
majority Of cases it is more econom-
ical to assist the poor outside of tie
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-01-31
Applicants for Certificates.

There were a gOOdly number of
eager, interested school teachers took
the county examination last Friday
and Saturday. The following four
applied for first grade certificates: J.
j. Booth, W. II. Overholtzer f. NJ.
Cruise and D. A. Tiff. Those applying
for a second grade certificate were:
Grace Douglass, Mary Yarnall, Lee
Harrison, Lizzie Barnes, Deimer
Moore and ]. L. Taylor. Those who
were satisfied to apply for a third
grade were: O. c. Jones, Gertrude
Mark, Flora Hadler, Orpha Harper,
Charles LandeS, Jesse Rhodes. Warren
McCune, Daisy Marshall, Mary Devin,
Alicv Helbert, Mae Brown, Bertha
HILBERT, leila SkeelS, Ethel SkeelS,
Mamie o. Ward, Ida May Hubbard,
]. A. Foot, WIN. DERRICK, Lulu Nun
son, Grace Lowry and Nellie Query.
1t required considerable nerve and
showed interest and determination
for so many to attend the examina-
zion from all over the county on such
a bleak winter day as Friday or Sat
urday last.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-01-31
Court Proceedings,

DistrictcOurt spent Monday morning
hearing motions and other miscella-
neOuS business. That afternoon began
a series Of cases of great importance
which are creating much interest in
the legal circles of the city. Citizens
Of this county will remember the great
fire in Mulyane which on April u.
1893, almost destroyed the little city.
and which was started by the careless
ness and negligence of the railroad
employees there, or at least so claimed
by the plaintiffs in the cases lust
beginning. The insurance compan-
les in which the owners of the burned
property held policies, paid the insur-
ance as the policies directed and then
brought suit against the A. T. and S.
F. railroad company to recover DANA
ges sustained by their carelessness in
originating the fire. The case for this
afternoon is the Springfield Fire g.
Marine Insurance Company VS.. the A.
I. u S. F. Railroad Company. The
following is the order of the other
plaintiffs as they have filed suit
against the railroad company: The
Home, the American Central and the
Phoenix insurance companies. The
entire amouutinyolved is about Sc, 900.
of which the Home Insurance Compa-
ny claims $500.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-01-31

Nathan B. Smith, one of Eden
townships most prosperous farmers.
was in the city Tuesday on business.
During the season of '9I he raised corn
that made forty bushels to the acre.
and his wheat made an average of
twenty-one bushels per acre. He has
lived in Kansas eight years and has
never failed to raise a good crop OF
corn. He expects to plant 200 acres
this season. He lists his corn ground
In the fall and in the spring splits the
ridges with a lister and harrows the
ground until it is nearly level and
plants his corn with a oLe.horse driD
In the lister burrows. As Mr.. Smith
has Teen so successful in raising corn.
his methods are worthy Of a trial by
ther farmers Of this section.-irpo-
mia Clipper.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-01-31
Petitions to Change Boundaries.

Several petitions have lately been
submitted to the county superinten-
dent of public instruction, praying
that certain boundaries of specified
school districts throughout the
county be changed for the benefit of
patrons. The more common reason
for change in boundaries is to secure
school advantages closer to the homes
Of the petitioners.
A petition has been filed praying
that the boundaries between school
districts l04 and 100, III, 147 and 176
be changed. District No. lO4 is the
one In which Conway Springs is situa-
ted, and the people of the neighbor-
Ing country now belonging to the 9th
er districts just named but immedi-
ately adjacent to district lO4. desire
to be admitted to district lO4, 50 they
can enjoy the better school facilities
of Conway Springs. This is one peti.
ton that'will cause trouble when
action is taken on it, because there
are already several serious objections
made by patrons of each district.
The time for action upon this petition
is set for Feb. q. From q simple
study of the map without further in
sight, it certainly seems that this pe-
ton should be granted.
The next petition. set for action
February %, prayS for a change in the
boundaries between school districts
l47 and AS. This change will be less
important as it will only effect a small
area remote from any town or city.
The next change asked for is be-
tween districts IA and 1913. One land
owner desires to be transferred from
district II to l53, which is the one in
Guiding Mulyane. Here again the
change is asked to gain advantage of
the better faci:itien Of the city schools
of Mulvane. Action will be taken on
March |. There is also a chanoe asl,-
ed to be made between districts %.
and l39 and 10. This petition which
is of minor importance will have a
hearing on March 6. No doubt the
petitions of lesser significance will be
granted without opposition.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-01-31

poor house than it is to send them ia
the poor farm. There are many cases
in which limited amount of assist
ance to the poor and needy will keen
whole family out Of the poor house
We know Of widows and Others in
this city with families of four or five
children who are unable, by reason of
personal infrmity or sickness in the
family, to keep the family from want
and restitution. But with coal fur
nlshed, or, now and then, a small bill
OF groceries, they take in washing or
do sewing, or any other honest work
they can secure. In this way many
families have been kept together, the
children kept in school and the ex.
pense to the taxpayers kept far below
what it would have been had the rule
been: Go TO the poor house before
the county assists you.
Very few people through the county,
very few in the smaller towns of the
county, have any adequate con.
ception Of the hardships and prlya-
lions that the poor OF Wellington
L
have suffered during the recent ''hard
times" During last winter, the wri-
ter was member Of the "relief com.
mittee" of the A. o. U. W. in this
city, where members never become
public charges nor the objects Of pub
lie almsgiving. In this capacity we
became well acquainted with the real
situation of many poor people outside
of that order. Were Bro. Reeds i'm.
piled theory carried out, $4,000 per
year would not pay the pauper ex-
penSes Of the county.
Lie UheOry OF the county commits
SiOners in the past has been to extend
aid to poor people outside of the poor
house only when it became necessary
to do so in order to save them from
restitution and suffering and then
only in cases where it would cost less
than to send them to the poor farm.
There can be no question about this
theory being the correct one. If mis-
takes have been made, it has been in
putting this theory into practice.
Such mistakes have not come to. our
attentiOn.-Daily Mail,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-01-31
A New 1Oye.

In view of the fact that spelling is
one OF the most important and vet
one OF the most neglected branches of
American study, new move is being
made in our neighbOring county of
Harper which may be a good example
for others. ct least it is worthy
of note and will doubtless
command much attention until IFS
success or failure is demonstrated.
The county superintendent of Harper
county has inaugurated a plan for
county spelling contests. The county
is divided into districts, each usually
including several school districts.
aud from each of these divisi ms are
to be chosen the two best spoilers to
appear at the county contest which
will be held at Anthony, the county
seat. District contests must be held
on fixed date to determine dele
gates to the county contest. A COM
mlttee is appointed to prepare a
list Of words to be used in the county
contest which shall be contested in
both oral and written spelling. To
the yictOriouf district will be awarded
a Sl5 library as an inducement to
to be the best plan to create interest,
and consequently good spoilers. We
may say, by the way, that poor SPELL
ing is a great blot on the otherwise
fair record of Summers instructors
and students.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-01-31
County Exchanges.

county Commissioners Espy and
Griffith were here Monday and in
spected the bridge over the Chi
kaskia south of town. Some of the
timbers had rotted and the commits.
sloners decided to have them replaced
with new material.-Argonia Clipper.
d. A. Lewis sold some very fine
corn on the Argonia market this week
that he raised on his farm one mile
west Of town this season, getting for
the same forty cents per bushel. This
corn would compare well with the
best corn raised the best corn seasons
-Argonia Clipper.
j.. s. ChenOweth returned Tuesday
from trip to Texas. He has about
as high an opinion Of Texas as he had
OF another country that a large num-
Der Of the human family is trying to
tight shy OF, he never expects to 20
thereto Texas-unless he has to-
South Haven New Era.
c. L Crookham returned from Paris,
Texas, where he had been to inquire
into the arrest Of Frank Lawrence
and Elba Wilcox. He bailed Frank
out and the young man came home
with him. The two boys were
worked" by an old-time, all round
tough and were gotten into the diff
Guilty, which may yet prove a very
seriOns matter for them. Wilcox was
left in Paris.-South Haven New Era.
r. j. Tracy is digging a well and
making a reservoir for the purpose of
irrigation the coming season. Mr..
Tracys well is eight feet in diameter
and he has dug down seventeen feet
and thinks he will strike the sheet
water at twenty feet. His putting in
an irrigating pump depends on his
getting good supply Of water, which
we believe is almost certain. Mr..
Tracy is one of our most wealthy and
progressive farmers, and if anybody
in this country can make a success of
irrigation we believe he will.-Argo-
mia Clipper.
The Mo. Pacific has taken off the
passenger between Conway Springs
and Anthony and the only train we
have on that road is mixed train run
ming on the same time as the passen-
ger was run. So FAR as Argonia is con-
cerned we would be about as well off
if they run no train at all. The Off
Gals claim that the road is not max
ing expenses, which,nO doubt is true
of many institutions which are COM
PEELED to run. There ought to be
some way of getting damages out Of
these railroad companies when they
fail to fulfil their cor tracts. Wehave
understood that one of the conditions
upon which bonds are voted to the
road was, that we should have two
trains daily.-ArgOnia Clipper,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-01-31
Lost a Finger,

On Thursday last, Mr.. Simon Bot
kin, a prosperous farmer living about
seven miles northwest from this city.
came to town and in hitching or I'M
hitching his horses hurt the fore ang-
er on his left hand severely. He went
home and Oh Saturday called DR.. En-
ersOn to see him. On examination
the DR.. found gangrene had set in,
and Sunday in order to save the
hand or perhaps Mr.. Botkin's life. he
ampqtated the finger close up to the
hand. The operation was skillfully
performed and Mr.. Botkin is doing as
we'll as could be expected.