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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-30

And it is true. Many things. as have said,
impressed me deeply; but that which
made the most marked impression upon
my mind was the absolute oneness of the
people. l heard not of Houlton, nor Of
Presque Isle, nor of Fort Fairfield, nor OF
Caribou. but only of Aroostook And
| felt like saying to the people of that
county would that my voice could reach
them alD, "see to it that that bond Of
unity be never severed; guard it as one of
your dearest possessions; and it shall
prove factor for good whose power no
man can measure.
Did | see anything to criticise? Yes ;
some things | would change, and will
surely be changed. That long row of
potato laden teams, standing thirty-six
hours it may be, waiting to be unloaded,
should give place in part, to loads of hay
those thousands of dollars invested in
phosphates had been better invested,
largely, in cattle; that broad potato patch,
yonder, had better been used for grazing
that beautiful hillside. slow sloping to
the sun; had better waved with golden
grain than have spent its substance to
feed the starch mill. There is danger in
narrowing the product to single crop;
diversity of product is far better Farmers
should raise greater variety; should
keep plenty Of stock abandon phosphates,
feed out the hay, dress the land, make
butter, kill their own beef and pork, and
realize their absolute independence. AT
no time can all crops fail, nor all income
cease if coming from various sources.
| may easily be wrong; greater men
than | have been in greater error; but it
seems to me that in the near future, when
the farmers of Aroostook fully realize the
glory Of their possessions, when they
grasp the possibilities Of their magnificent
domain, and when the giant powers
which now rush through their land in
wild freedom are chained to the wheels of
industry, then that great section of our
beloved State shall come to its own; then
it shall indeed reach the grand position
for which the God of nature designed it:
then shall its doorways all swing inward;
peace and prosperity shall sit brooding
among her hills and the New Northeast
shall be known as the Land of Plenty.
G. s. HICHBORN.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-30

Mr. G. +. Robbins. who is now farmer
in Vassalboro has been experimenting a
little, and produced new variety of po-
tatoes, which is sort of Il consolidation of
four kinds. He has been four years doing
it, and this year got about twenty bushels
Of them. They are a large, fine favored
potato, with the great qualities of all
their progenitors, and in addition are as
good at the end of a year as when dug.
He also has a new variety of sweet corn,
medium early Of extra fine flavor, and
as near frost proof rs corn can be. Mr.
Robbins was good machinist when he
was in Gardiner, and appears to be still
better farmer He expects another year
to be able to supply seed for his friends
who want it Reporter Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-30
Ladies' Misses and ChiIdren's
GARMENTS,

AL Ol6SduI dSSOIU-
ment Of Fashions
Whim. We were for
tunate in not carry
ing over a garment
Of last seasons style.
Everything is new
and up to date with
us. What do you
think Of a Ladies'
Jacket worth $500 at
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-27
Poli,s wonderInnd Theater.

Another brilliant company will appear this week, maintaining the high stand ard which MT. Poli has adopted for the permanent policy of the house. It is headed by Hat@y Leclair and Edward Leslie, who will present their brilliant travesty on the modern society woman in which they satirize the craze for mannish customs and dress that seems to possess the so-calied twentieth cen- tury girl. Mir. Leclair is admittedly America's greatest male personator of female characters, and That Woman" furnishes him opportunity for the most elaborate display of his capacities. MT. Smith and Miss Fuller present a bril- liant musical speciality. Others in the company who are recognized as leading artists in the vaudeville profession are Mays and Hunter, Charles T. Aldrich, Miss Eulalie, Miss Lillie Larkelle and the four Reveres.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-27
Grand Opera House.

"Hands Across the Sea" is the attrac- tion at the Grand opera house tonight and tomorrow night. There will be matinees to-day and tomorrow Hands Across the Sea" Is an English melodrama of the popular sort full of sensation, but also full of stir and ac- tion. It is written in Pettitt's best style -the emotions, the virtues and the lSna- veries being keyed to a. somewhat high CT pitch, the villain being by several de- grees the most impudent, determined scoundrel ever seen in a play of this kind. All the scenic details and mount ings are unusually well presented, so that there is a good deal to interest the popular eye as the action progresses, The company is an excellent one. MT. Louis Bresen is an ideal scoundrel, be- ing thoroughly detestable as Robert Stillwood," even to the half-sneer with which he emphasizes every particular bit of rascality.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-27
OBITUARY.
Denth of William E. Sanford.


 William Elihu Sanford died at his home, 16 East Sixty-eighth street, Sat urday. He was the son of the late Her. vey Sanford, who was for many years president of the old New Haven bank. He was born in New Haven November 19, 1914. He was a prominent merchant and identified with large manufacture ing interests. On December Il, 1887, he was married to Margaret L. Craney of New York city. He retired from active business thirty years ago and after that travelled for several years. He had been confined to his home with ill health for about the last ten years. He was very actively interested in Masonry and was at one time grand master of the grand lodge of Connecticut. He was also a past master of Hiram lodge He leaves a widow and the following children: George B. Sanford of the United States army, Frederick c. Sanford of Santa Clara, Cal, Mrs. Charles R. Woodruff of New York, Mrs. Morris B. Seymour of Bridgeport and Mrs. William B. Horn blower of New York.
 The wife of the late Judge Billings was a sister.
 The funeral services will be held at Trinity church tomorrow afternoon at o'clock, Rev. Dr. Harwood will off ciatea
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-27
s1oWLY IMPROVING.
The Illness of MT. H. E. Plant, tIle Rail-
 road Magnate.


 The Illness of MT. H. B. Plant, tIle Rail- road Magnate.
 MT. Fl B. Plant of southern railroad
 and steamboat fame, so largely in- terested in Florida's railroad systems
 and other large enIterprisels Is, as his
 many friends here will be pleased to
 learn, improving and likely to recover
 from a serious attack of illness with
 which he was prostrated in his return
 recently to his New York home from
 the south He came home waaried from
 the extensive work involved du the
 management of his large financial in-
 terests and was prostrated with Ser were cold and an attack of pneumonia was threatened, but late reports are that he is now gaining daily. MT. Plants career reads like a leaf from romance. Forty years ago he was with the late Washington Webb of this city, father of our towusman, Charles H. Webb, engaged in conducting the Adams express business in New Ha- ven. This dated his connection with the express business, i'm which in latter years he became prominent in the south and his business abilities and rare executive talenIt have brought him steady and rapid prosperity until he is now one of the notable multi-million- aires of the United States. He is now though we'll on in the seventies and with health never robust for years, a busy man, personally conducting the charge of his vast business interests and retains strongly his affection for his old Connecticut home dn Branford, where his boyhood and young man. hood were spent and where the Plant house, with its many acres of well cared for land Is one of the sights pointed out to all who pass that way.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-27
FoR SALE,
COMMITTEE ON STREETs.

TUJHE Committee on Streets will meet in l. Room 10 and Ii, City Hall. on Wednesday May goth, 1895, at p m, for the purpose of considering the following matters:
 Petition of II. A. Sibley ct al for the grading and ourbing of Edgewood avenue between Hobart street and the bridge.
 Petition of John Coady ct al for new street from Mansfield to Prospect street between Sachem street and Hillside Place.
 Resolution requiring street railway com- pa nies to sprinkle between their tracks, and for two feet outside their tracks, from May 1st to November lst of each year.
 Petition of J. T. Whtttlesey at al. for con- crete walk on Prospect street, east side, be- Remofstrance of Miss Isaphene Hillhouse against same.
 Petition of c. H. Kibbe ct al. for change of name of John street to Plymouth avenue Petition of Eli Mix ct al. for the change of name of Mulberry street to Scranton street. Petition of W. E. filling ct al. for the mac adnmizing of, Putnam street between De- Witt and Washington streets.
 Petition of Patrick Neskill ct al. for the draining and filling of swamp corner of North Bank and Anderson streets.
 Petition of G. B. Woolson ct al. for sidewalk and curb on Everett and Gold Spring streets. Petition of J. A. Fogarty for grading, curb ing and sidewalks on Willis street between Dixwen avenue and the City line.
 Petition of J. K. Gilbert ct al. for curb on west side of Ellsworth avenue between Whal- ley avenue and Goffe street.
 Petition of B. J. Sheehan ct al. for a side walk on Grantstreet between Kimberly ave- nue and railroad tracks.
 Petition of A. MeGinty ct al. for concrete walk on State street in front of the barn of the New Haven Street Railway company. Petition of E. F. Moeller ct al. for sidewalk and curbs on Elliott street between Mulberry street and Gilbert avenue.
 All persons interested in the foregoing are hereby notified to appear and be heard there on without further notice.
 Per order: FRANCIS s. HAMILTON,
 Chairman Attest: EDWARD A. STREET, my27 St Assistant City Clerk
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-27
DEATHS.

SANFORD-At his residence, No. 10 East 6sth street, New York city, Saturday, May 20, William D. Sanford, in tho slst year of his age.
 Funeral services ln this city at Trinity church on Tuesday, May 2S, at2p. m 2t
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-27
FUN AND JOLLIrY.
West Side Club NIinstreIs and West Side
 Boys Club.


 West Side Club NIinstrels and West Sid
 Boys Club. Following is the program to be giver by the West Side minstrels, assisted by the West Side Banjo club, at War ner hall tomorrow evening: PERSONs MIXED UP IN THIS BIC
 BLUFF. Little Willie-Nositall the Boy | Wonder ..........,,......S. B. Eedel MT. A. Hustler-You Can't Lose Him U. M. Bauer. Signor Donkey Oats-Spanish Cava- lier-I. w. Blakeslee Nr Haver Notherone--Don :carefido Frank Nicholson. MT. Wherefore Whynot-What 1t is George Bauer. MT. Heinrich Schmaltz-Th2 brownie R. M. Greenwood MT. Ed. John-Latest thing out (at night-H. w. Strack. PARTIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENDS. Deacon Hen Snatcher-Missing link W. A. Coote. Deacon A. Goodthing-Push it. Charles F. Bassett. Dusky Bill-Frorn oklahoma-St. Clair Carson. MT. All Baldup-I don't thinl1-T q. Richter. Willie Givemfitz-'N Mother purity lit- tie thing-W. G. Bauer. Hole E. Smoke-The coming man W. R. Hoppen.
 MUSICAL DIRECTOR. Paddy Whiskers-An old master w. B. Johnlson.
 PROGRAM. I 4
 Part I. Chorus-Company. Dialogue-Little Willie and DuslSy Bill. Tenor Solo---The Hustler, Dialogue-Willie, Deacon Snatcher and All. Dla1ogue-Dusky Bill and Hole b. Smoke Banjo and song-Willie Givemtltz. Dialogue-Willie and All Ba1Iup. Song and Chorus Company. Dialogue - Willie and Deacon Snatcher. Dialogpe-Willfe and Deacon Good thing. Song and Chorus-Company. If we live through the first part we will attempt the following;
 Part II. Side Banjo Club. That Well Known Orator, Br'er Rastus, will inflict you for a few minutes Bass Solo-W. R. Hopper. Mandolin Duet-F. w. Willoughby and r. D. Willis. Tenor Solo--J. M. Bauer on modern dramas
 Dramatis Personae. Irving Henry. actor, manager, author and chief supe-YC. r. Bassett. Dusty Rhodes Hobo William A. Coote Weary Wallzer-Hobo-St Clair Corson. This sketch was produced last season at Coney Island at the immense cost of fifteen cents. Baritone Solo-W. G. Bauer. Side Banjo Cluo. Song end Company.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-27
ENTERTAINMENT.
IIYperion.

1 DeWole Hopper will be seen at the
 Hyperion tonight in the funniest of
 comedies, "Dr. Syntax." The young
 and pretty school girls of the chorus
 are all dressed in the quaint gowns
 which our grandmothers wore nearly a
 century ago, and no more than trim
 ankle, we'll moulded arm or shapely shoulder will be on exhibition. The
 scenery is superbly effective, yet simple
 and modernly realistic. There is for
 est glade where real leaves fall, and
 where the hounds, horses and their rid
 CTS, in the chase, cross the stage in pur-
 suit of fox. We are shown also the
 inside and outside of young ladies Iseminary, presided over by Miss Zenobia
 Tropics, an elderly matron, and at the close of the opera we are treated to river landscape at New London and an
 exciting boat race between Yale and Harvard college crews. Sale of seats now open.
 "Trilby'' will be presented at the Fly perion on Tuesday and Wednesday eve nings. There will a special matinee on Wednesday to accommodate out of town parties and those who cannot attend the evening performances. The sale of seats Is now open for the special "Tril- by" matinee and also for the evening performances. The character of "Tril- by Is one of the most unique of this century. She is O strange, fascinating creature. And as Du Maurier himself would have 1t, in classifying the we'll bred London youth with the heroine, she has here and there some sweet old darling especially enslaved by her kind ness, grace, knowledge of life, and ten der womanly sympe thy, like the dowa- ger Lady Chiselhurst, or some sweet young one, like the lovely Duchess of Towers, by her beauty, wit, good humor and sisterlykinterest in all he did. and who In some vague, distant manner constantly reminded him of "Trilby, although she was such a great and fashionable lady.
 Announcements have already been sent out to the representative society people of the city that "The Strollers" will appear here Friday evening, May 31, when two plays will be presented - MOtner-ln-LaW lduBdple tufee- act farce comedy in which everybody seems to get mixed .fo with the plots and private history Ef everybody else, and in which there is a proper amount of love-malsing well scattered through out it all; and "Rasbery Shrub Sec" an original play by Frank c. Drake. The plays are said to be beautifully staged and every detail Is provided for with most elaborate care. As for ''The Mother-in-Law itself, it is sprightly and amusing to an unsuspected degree Sale of seats now open.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-27
WANTEIl
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-27
4 LARGE THRoNG
Will Attend the Grand Patriotic Concert on
 Thursday Night.


 Thursday Night.
 There has been very large sale of tickets for the grand patriotic celebra- ton alnd Decoration day concert. which is to be given by the Second Regiment band at the Hyperion theater on Thurs day evening of this week. The com cert will be under the management of Frank Fichtl, the leader of the band. The following we'll known artists will appear: Mrs. Alice FNechter- Gilbert, soprano; Seymour L. Spber, tenor; w. H. TIegel and Fred Guil- ford, flutes; John Lynehar1, Xylophone; and the little child wonder, Miss Re- becca Harrds. The program comprises songs, dances and recitations, together with patriotic airs and will also include several new selections. The price of the tickets are very low, only twenty, thirty and fifty cents,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-27
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
 MAY 27.

SUN RISES. 4;23 NEooN RISES HIoH WATER, SUN SETS, TIA 0A9 1949
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-27

ITS now ready to deal in oast-off clothing,car- pets, Sc. A postal directed to 697 GRAND AVE. will reeeive prompt attention. a22 05t
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-27
MAY MEETrNG

St. Paul's Church club holds Its May meeting on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. MT. D. Goffe Phipps reads a paper on Personal "Reminiscences of the Limited States Navy Before the Use of Steam"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-27
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The Portland daily press., 1895-03-12

One of the important measures which
should not be overlooked "a the hurry of
the last days of the legislative session is
that esta blishing Il road commission.
This bill, which has the endorsement of
the State Grange, State Board of Trade
and Wheelmen, and has been reported
unanimously by the Judiciary commit
tee. does not provide for any extensive
or radical innovation. The single COM
mission called for by the bill is to begin
bY ascertaining the needs of the various
portions of the State. Stated meetings
will be held in connection with the
county commissioners in tie various
counties; and after due examination a
report will be made to the next legisla-
ture. The measure is conservative step
in the direction of improving the roads
OF Maine. which are notoriously in need
OF it. Fourteen other States of the
Union have already passed legislation
similar to that now asked at Augusta
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-12
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AND
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An Explanation.

To the Editor of the Press:
wish to correct the wrong impression
given by the publication in the PRESS and
Argus yesterday morning by the statement
that was absent from the fire at st. Eliza
beth Orphan Asylum on Sunday evening.
My absence was accidental and Unavoidable.
The alarm was rung in about six o'clock Eat
that time | was Oh board the steamer
Cola. taking supper at the invitation of
Captain Mcdonald. The steamer was lying
in the stream and did not hear the alarm
and had no knowledge of the fire till came
ashore.
have cordially supported Chief jackson
during the past year, and will continue to
do so in the future. I feel much worse
about the insinuaiion that deserted the
chief at a fire when it was my duty to at
tend than / do about my defeat for assist
ant engineer, which was alleged to be the
. ca lse.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-12

dormitory which is now assured will
greatly increase It's usefulness. The May
or points out the danger of the spread of
contagious diseases by text books passed
| from one scholar to another, and hopes
| that If the bill authorizing parents to
purchase text books for the use OF their
children passes they will avail them
selves of 1T. An important recommen-
dation in relation to the schools is that
the janitors be selected only after an ex
animation as regards their knowledge OF
steam heating apparatus and proof of
their good character. An incompetent
janitor in charge of the modern heating
apparatus is constant menace to the
lives of the children in the school build
ings.
The Mayor renews his recommended
tions for the sale of SO much of Ogdens-
burg stock as may be necessary to pay
| maturing bonds when a satisfactory price
can be obtained for it, and for the dis
posal of unused city real estate.
The abandonment OF the present
almshouse and the purchase of a site and
erection of a building elsewhere the
Mayor suggests be postponed. The Mayor
recommends. the construction or purchase
| of a suitable building for armories for
the militia.
The message is quite long, but it is
| SO full of intelligent and interesting
discussion of city affairs and its recon-
mendations are Sc numerous and import
ant that nobody can afford not to read
every word.