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The Portland daily press., 1895-10-19
SOUTH PORTLAND.

Mrs Ellen Willard was burned quite
badly Thursday evening by the cover of
a coffee dish bursting just as she bent
over it. The hot liquid spurted out on
her hands and face, scalding them.
Wednesday Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Jordan received their friends from to
10 O'Clock, it being the 10Th anniversary
of their wedding Refreshments were
served to the guests who left many sub
stanital tokens of their friendship.
Mrs. Robert Fielding is quite i'll at her
home on Main ST., Willard.
Mrs. Louisa Haines. who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Fields at Deep
Brook, has returned to her home in
Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augusta Huston, who
have been spending the summer at viii,
lard, returned to their home last week.
The History Club met with Mrs Free
man Willard last evening. The evening
was very pleasantly spent discussing cur
rent events and other topics of interest.
Mr.. Chas. Willard has begun to remove
the old "Deake'' house, which has stood
SO many years in Willard. 1t is one OF
the Oldest houses now standing in this
town The spacious lot on which it stood
was number of years since divided into
house lots and large streets were laid out
through it. With the removal OF the
house the last trace of an old and arlsto-
cratic family passes away.
A good many people are going to invest
in the Stock bridge course hereabouts this
year on account Of the electric road. Not
many have been able to avail themselves
of this privilege before on account
the poor accommodation furnished for
travel.
Mr.. Daniel. has had the Strout
place put in fine repair. All the build
ings have been painted, which makes a
oraat innroyement
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-19

the few pennies he could earn and what
the neighbors brought in. Comfortable
homes will at once be provided for the
children.
City Clerk Webb and ex-Mayor Cord
we'll returned Thursday evening from a
cunning trip in the eastern part OF the
state. They secured an abundance OF
small game, but no deer.
Mr.. Guy P. Woodman and Miss Clara
Woodman entertained party of friends
at Mr. Woodrnan's house, 2l Church
street, Thursday evening.
Races at the Gorham track today.
The Westbrook High school football
team will play the Yarmouth High school
team at Warren Park this afternoon. This
will be the first regular game for the
home team. The Westbrooks will line up
as follows. Murch, centre; 2. Leighton,
right guard Chaffin. right tackle; Mor+
ris right end; Brown, left guard; Water.
house, left tackle; L. Leighton, left end
Bryson, quarter back; Porter, right
half back; Hodgkins, left half back;
Henderson. full back.
Mr. Lemuel Lane, treasurer of the
Haskell Silk Company, was in Boston
yesterday on business. The S. d. War;
rem Company have received the second
locomotive for use on their tramway.
They are building an engine house in
the rear of Capt. Chase's stable.
Louis ST. Pierre has openedrra meat
market i in the Pride block on Fitch
street.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-19
If

If you want to preserve
apples, don't cause a break
in the skin. The germs Of
decay thrive rapidly there.
So the germs of consump-
ton find good soil for work
when the lining of the throat
and lungs is bruised made
raw, or injured by colds and
coughs. Scott's Emulsion,
with hypophosphites, will
heal inhamed mucus mem
branes. The time to take
it is before serious damage
has been done. A 5o-cent
bottle is enough for an or
binary cold.
so cents ard $i.00
SCOTT s. BOVINE, Chemists, New York.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-19
DEERING.

The Deering fire department. have invit-
ed the mayors of Portland, Westbrook and
Deering, together with the chief of the
fire department of those cities to be pres
emit at a dinner TO be given by the Deer
ing Fire Dcpartm emit in the City Hall,
this evening in celebration OF the ire
alarm system.
Ingraham, who was arrested by the
Portland police Wednesday evening for
the Deering officials on the charge of
committing the burglary at Pearson s
shoe store early Wednesday morning. was
before the municipal court Thursday
morning, and Judge Hopkins bound
him over to the January term of the Su-
nerior Court. In default of bail he was
com mitted.
sThe Deering fire department. have been
for some time making preparations for
their celebration and banquet which will
take place in City Hall this evening at
$40 This is to show how much the de-
partment appreciates the new fire alarm
system which the city has just completed
at an expense of $1,000.
The mayor and members of the city
government will be present. ana Chlet
Moody is expected to return from At
lanta in time to participate.
The committee who have charge OF the
affair is composed of the following gen
tlemen George W. ST. John, Perry Il.
Simmons and Richard G. Smith, who
will probably make the affair a success
in every particular.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-19
A rIOTHER'S LOSS.
From the Republican, Meriden, Conn

From the Republican, Meriden, Conn.
81 will most willingly tell you what
DIR. Williams Pink Pills have done for
me-" said Mrs. Helena E. Duke, wife of
william L. Duke, of Ga Lewis Avenue,
Meriden, Conn, to a reporter on the
evening of May 7, 1895 Mrs. Duke,
although busy with her housework at
the time the reporter called, did not hest
tate moment to grant an interview
when the object of the visit was ex-
planned
The good housewife, whose husband is
a we'll known joiner, admitted that a
medicine of merit ought TO be made
known to the world. 1t was duty that
one benefited by /, medicine owed to him
self, his friends and all interested in the
medicine. This Is what she just felt
like doing for DIR. Williamas' Pink Pills
for Pale People.
Without hesitancy or prompting Mrs.
Duke had this to say: ~ first com
menced to take DR.. Williams Pink
Pills year ago last August for general
debility and marked NERVOUSNESS. Pre-
viously had tried lots of patent medI-
cines and course after course from special
ISIS. They were all of no use, and be-
came thoroughly discouraged. From the
very first dose / took of DIR. Williams
remedy l realized that / would be cured. /
felt SO we'll that first evening that when
my dear husband came home to supper l
had to tell him of the good it had done
me, and he naturally reJoiced with me as
he mad also given up all hope OF my inl-
proving. I have used nearly ten boxes
SO far and even now have three boxes
in the house. Why couldn't think of
living without them, and it | was to die
without box of DR.. Williams pills in
the house I should blame it all to my
carelessness.
eyes, ever since my boy was burned to
death four years ago up to the time l
commenced to take j the pills l was IN
bad condition; my nerves being terribly
unstrung. With me they act directly on
the blood and nerves and they are doing
me sight of good. / recommend them
to all my friends All who have tried
them say that there is nothing better
than DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. -
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills contain in
condensed form, all the elements neces-
sary to give new life and richness to the
blood and restore shattered nerves. They
are an unfailing specific for such dis
eases as locomotor ataxia. partial paraly-
els. ST. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neuralgia.
rheumatism, nervous headache. the after
effect of La grippe, palpitation OF the
heart, pale and sallOw complex1ons, all
forms of weakness in male or female.
and all diseases resulting from Initiated
humors in the blood Pink Pills are sold
BY all dealers, or will be sent post paid
on receipt of price go cents box, or six
boxes for So 5O) by addressing DR.: Will
liams' Medicine Co.. Schenectady, N. Y.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-19
THE KINGFIELD CASE.
Postmaster Gilbert's Case Continu ed Until
Monday.

In the U. S. Commissioner Court be-
fore Commissioner Bradley, Ossian W.
Gilbert, postmaster at Kingfeld was ar
raigned on charge of embezzlement
The particulars of the case were published
yesterday.
Gilbert is man Of perhaps So years of
age. blonde and appeared impressed with
the seriousness of the charge.
Post Office Inspector Joseph M. White,
was nut on the stand and testified to find
inc a shortage in Mr. Gilberts accounts
He said that Gilbert told him he lost
ont of his pocket while on the way to
Pennington in August 1894 a large
amount Of money, the exact sum he could
NOT state, somewhere in the vicinity of
5000. aMr. White said Gilbert told him
further that he kept the post office funds
,pixed with his own funds.
At the request of the defendent's attor-
nov. Hon. Geo. e. Bird, the case was
continued until Monday next at 2
o'clock,
District Attorney Bradbury appeared
for the government and Mr.. Bird for de-
fence.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-19
JUNCTION
MIDDLE, CROSS & FREE SITS.
PROBATE COURT.

First Tuesday of October, A. D., 1895.
WILLS ALLOWED.
John Lamb, Naples, Frank e. Lamb
executor
Sarah j. King, Brunswick, Frank E.
Lamb, executor.
Daniel Brazier, Portland, Nellie L..
Brazier, exeoutrix.
ADMINISTRATION GRANTED.
. : Daniel B. Ferguson, Portland, Susie B.
Ferguson, administrative.
Harriet A. Stodder, Portland. Charles
A. Strout, administrator.
John II. Murphy, Portland, Henry j..
Conley, administrator.
4 Harriet L Vinton, Gray, Warren ID.
Vinton, administrator.
Emery Allen, Gray, Charles E. Allen,
administrator.
Mary ]. Cocmbs, Brunswick, Charles
+. Townsend. administrator
jeremiah Staples. Freeport, Abble 3.
Torrey, administrator.
GUARDIANS APPOINTED.
Peter Herwood, Portland, VIM. II.
Fay, guardian.
Patrick Murphy, Portland, George NJ
Seiders, guardian.
Arthur M Wallace ct ais, Portland,
JOnn n. Nooptiy, Euthu. -. +,
Leona Frances Ryder, Cape Elizabeth,
Leonard H. Bean and Eben Ryder,
guardians
John e. O'Donnell, Portland, Nellie
Z. O'Donnell, guardian.
INVENTORIES RETURNED.
Kingsley A. Ballantyne ct ais. Port
land.
Mary A. Champlin, Portland.
"A xyiId do w Portland
Joseph Patten, Sheldonville, Mass
Edith Marian Skillain, North Var
mouth.
George Goodridge, Deering.
John FL. Adams, Deering.
George M. Farwell, Cumberland.
Lillian Day, Cape Elizabeth.
Hezekiah Whitney, Gray.
Thomas Skillin, Gray.
Carrie e. Morton, Windham.
Jacob B. Morrill,, Windham.
jeremiah Staples, Freeport.
Charles E. Body, Westbrook.
Clarissa M. Colby, Brunswick.
Andrew Z. Campbell, Brunswick.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
Clarissa M. Colby, Brunswick.
Andrew r. Campbell, Brunswick.
Charles B. Will, Brunswick.
Rachel ii. Motley, Portland.
MARY w. Oio4eeAtN.
Francis H. Whitman, Harrison.
Rufus Durham, Deering.
Patrick j. Hession, Portland.
Caroline H. Hanscom, Windham.
James Lucas, Deering
sHSylvester Suorer, Harpswell.
Walter S. Higgins, Scarborough.
Della e. True, Yarmouth.
William Fl. Stedman, Bridgton.
jeremiah H. Lord, Standish.
Eliza A. Staples, Standish.
Eleanor L. Holt, Denver, Col
LICENSES r. E. GRANTED.
Eliza Libby, Portland.
Samuel Skillins, North Yarmouth.
Jeremiah H. Lord, Standish.
LICENSES p. e. GRANTED.
John n. Adams, Deering.
Samuel Williams, Falmouth.
Thomas Skillin, Gray.
ALLOWANCE OUT OF P. E. APPOINTED.
Anna s. Anderson, Gray.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-19
St. Dominic's Conference.

St. Domlnic's conference, of the st.
Vincent dc Paul society, will give their
annual coffee party at City hall next
Tuesday evening Dancing will COM
menoe at g. Is O'Clock sharp, and delicious
refreshments will be served in Reception
hall These conferences are deserving of
the largest patronage. The amount of
money taken goes far, during a severe
winter to relieve great deal of suffering
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-19
Cumberland County Conference.

The Cumberland County Conference OF
Congregational churches will be held
with the Bethel church of this city next
Wednesday. The evening service will he
of public interest from the fact that Rev.
]. Il. Pierce for many years missionary
in Eastern Turkey, will occupy the
greater part of the time in speaking of
Turkey and the Armenians,
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-19
Lots of Big Game.

Several railroad men visited the police
station last evening and were showed
about the premises. One of them said
that he was told in Bangor yesterday
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-19

Edward L. o. Adams, Portland.
James Lucas. Deering.
Simeon H. Libby. Portland. "a
Della e, True, Yarmouth.
DISTRIBUTION ORDERED.
Charles 3. Will, Brunswick.
TRUSTEE APPOINTED.
Ida f. Ryder, Cape Elizabeth, Leonard
II. Bean and Eben Ryder, trustees.
S. Jane Cox, Portland, Henry 2. Cox,
trustee.
COMM RS. IN INSOLVENCY APP.
George W. Dyke, Raymond, Gideon P.
Davis and George M. Leach, commits
cinnArS
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-19

At Fridays corporation meeting at
Camden, it was voted to contract with
the Knox Gas and Electric Light COM
pany for nineteen street lights.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-19

that the total shipments of big game at
the Maine Central station up to date in
cluded 1922 deer, II caribou and SO moose.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-19
$1,000.

1t means many a
hard earned dollar for
the POOR MAN. It
means a good half
weeks work to THE
M E C HI A MIC. Tt
means the interest ON
a good many dollars
TO THE RICH MAN.
This s AL E Is
EV E r Y BOD IS
FRIEND. It's like
finding money.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-19

500 Overcoats made
from the finest MEL
TONS, BEAVERS and
KERsEYs, will be
offered in this sale
without reserve or
restriction at
Mesa free press., 1895-08-23

Since the Peralta grant was de-
clared to be fraudulent by the U !.
3. Court of Private Land Claims,
there have been many inquiries for
land in Pinal county by people who
had no desire to possess land with
a clouded title. Every foot of
Pinal county was claimed by Baron
Reavis, who still fingers in the
Santa Fe bastile for his crimes.
Tribune.
Mesa free press., 1895-08-23

The abundant rainfall in this
section during the past few weeks
has assured the stockmen OF an ex-
cellent range and plenty of water.
Cattle are now in fair condition
and with plenty of grass and water
which are now assured, stock of all
kinds will go into the winter
rolling fat, and the percentages of
loss will be small indeed compared
to that of other years.
Mesa free press., 1895-08-23

The Colorado river drains the
whole Territory of Arizona; every
stream within it's borders being
tributary to it. In the Grand
Canyon district it has eaten into
the bowels of the earth from 5000
to 5000 feet. The drclivity Of the
river bed through the Grand Gam
yon, q distance of 2l8 miles, is
l,640 feet-an average of 7.52 feet
per mile Sentinel
Mesa free press., 1895-08-23

In fruit growing as in business
iack-aas labor does not pay. Mix
brains with your work; think as
you 60 along. Intensive culture
means small farms well titled and
fertiIized. less manual and more
mental labor-a happy combina-
tion of brain and Drawn to which
in time bank will bs coupled
Bank, brain and Drawn are trio
that will win anywhere.
Mesa free press., 1895-08-23

The big engine which was placed
in the forty-stamp mill at Pinal a
number Of years ago at an expense
of about $45, 900, and which was
used but short time previous to
the shutting down of the mill, is
being moved to new property
now being developed on the San
Pedro. Prospe.tor.
Mesa free press., 1895-08-23

The Old Dominion copper mine
at Globe will soon join the pro-
ducers. 1t has lain idle all sum-
mer but last week number of
men were placed in the mines.
The s,nolter at Globe has as a rule
turned out 100000 pounds of
copper annually without effort
Prospector.
Mesa free press., 1895-08-23

I'VE are trying to conduct oar
hotel in saca = way AS TO ,pak~ it
an aud to the extension Of Christ's
Kingdom, : is the advertisement of
the proprietor Of q "Private Chris
,san TemperAuce Hotel"in London.
Mesa free press., 1895-08-23

Probably the very largest Gre
Insurance policy in existence or
ever written is that covering the
property Of the Santa F. Railway
Company. Il was issued by the
Phoenix Fire Of London, E ,gland,
. a.n,unt $l7. 100000, aud takes
. premium Of $l70, 900 to carry.
Mesa free press., 1895-08-23

The difference between this year
and the few years past is shown by
the way they do down OF the San
Simon. The rough, ill-shapen
animals which were cut back time
after time by cattle buyers are new
gathered and sold as beef at fig
ure twice as great ms smooth 3.
year-old formerly sold for. This
is the difference between grass and
q sand waste. This. year it is
grass -Stockman.
Mesa free press., 1895-08-23
Tbs sbest friend is -ofsen soonest
deserted.

II IS said that the fossilliaed re-
mains of IN Irish giant, about II
feet 10 height, are lying anclalmtd
ct Ecudsn railway station.
The herald., 1895-02-06

laiEHPLES, blackheads, red, rough chapped, and
r lIW oily skin cured by CUrIcURA SOAR.
The herald., 1895-02-06
A SKELETON WANTS FOOD.
PitiabIe Condition OF . Famous Dim
Museum Freak.

PitisbIe Condition of . Famous Dim .
Museum Freak.
CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-In a cherries room
in the rear OF the second story of 157
CLARK street. without food, money or
FIRE lies Emma Sohaller, aged q. Until
three months ago she was for seven
years a principal attraction of dime
museums throughout the country. She
was known as the Skeleton woman"
the "ossified woman" and the 'skele-
ton BRIDE" and in the days Of her great.
est drawing power ss q dime museum
freak, commanded a salary Of $75 q
week. Her mother, Mrs. Lizzie Schsl-
Ter, in applying to the police for assists
ance. stated that she and her daughter
had been without food for "a hours and
had no money. Her daughter. because
OF the increasing Justification OF her body.
had become nearly helpless aud could
no longer earn money in museums.
Every joint in her body with the excep-
ton OF the hip joints and the arms up to
the shoulders had become rigid. She ia
able to move her jaw but very little.
and it Was found necessary q short time
ago to pull her teeth that she might
have less difficulty in taking food into
her mouth.
The herald., 1895-02-06
THE SALARY CLIPPING MACHINE,
Legislators Want to See It in
Operation.
Bills to Reduce Pay Of Prison War
dens' and Others.
The Harbor Memorial Anne ded by the
Southern Pacihc-rhe State
Fair Bill.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. SIN the senate
today bill was introduced by Seymour.
chairman Of the committee on retrsnch-
ment. reducing the salaries OF the war
dsns OF both penitentiaries, and super-
intendents and medical directors of all
the hospitals and insane asylums, and
superintendents OF the several state re-
fc.matory institutions to tho uniform
salary of $4,000 a year, and also reducing
nearly all the clerks and secretaries
from one to two hundred dollars.
Senator Toner introduced q bill re-
vising the pilot regulations for San
Francisco, Mare Island and Bspicia. II
is identical with the bill which was
before the last Legislature and which
was so stubbornly fought by the pilots.
The assembly bill sppropriating $751;
600 for the contingent expenses OF the
senate was taken up out OF order and
passed.
Chairman Voorhees, of the senate
finance committee offered q partial re-
port. including an itemized statement OF
all the appropriations carried by bills
introduced in the senate mp to date.
The proposed allowances for claims, i'm.
provements, repairs, deficiencies and
new buildings amount TO IS, S2i, 464.
The general appropriation bill calls for
S6,177. 484. For schools the law pro-
vidss that "a. 800, 9lS must be used. For
the state university the l per cent tax
authorized BY law will produce $228. 900.
For interest and sinking fund the sum
of $282,270 will be required, These
sums aggregate sl3, 403, 1876. The 30
cent limit on the valuation OF 1894 will
produce $1,000. 769. Thus, the report
explains, the appropriations proposed
exceed the 30 cent limit by 81, 1853. 347.
The Assem- bly, committee on retrenoh.
ment agreed tonight to recommend the
passage OF the bill reducing the salaries
of members of the state board OF rail-
road commissioners from $4,000 to $4,000
q year, and to reduce the allowance to
the commission for Office rent to $50
MONTH
The herald., 1895-02-06
THE STATE FAIR BILL.

Strong Opposition to the Measure b efore
the Com itteo.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. s. --Pendleton's bill
to provide for the holding OF Southern
California state fair at Los Angeles WAS
strongly opposed today before the as
aembly committee on agriculture. Th
opposition won the day and tomorrow
the committee will report the bill back
with Q recommendation that it do not
pass. Assem- blymsn Robinson of Tulare
will, however, submit . minority report
favorable to the passage of the bill, and
the question will be settled on the
floor OF the assembly. The majority Of
the committee on agriculture opposed
the measure from an economical stand
point, arguing that it would be unwise
to appropriate money for such q state
fair until the heavy expense OF the nu-
merous district fairs should be stopped.
The plan to abolish the district fairs and
to center the appropriations in two or
three or four big state fairs 10 meeting
with strong opposition. A largely signed
petition from Orange county against
such legislation was read before the
committee on agriculture this afternoon.
Senator Gleaves introduced a bill ap-
propriating $4,000 to defray the expenses
of q congressional delegation of tho
rivers and harbors committee in the
event OF their visiting California during
the coming recess. A resolution invit-
ing congress to send such delegation
to inspect the inland rivers and hsrbors
OF the state has been introduced.
In accordance with . resolution In.
troduced by Senator Wilmington last
week and adopted, President Flint
named Senators Wilmington. Lsngford
and Holloway as a special committee ON
retrenchment. The Wilmington resolu-
ton contemplates tho cutting off OF a
large number of needless attaches, as it
has already been attempted to do in the
assembly.
The assembly committee on retrench-
ment also had tho fair question under
consideration. After . long discussion
it was agreed to report favorably Timo-
thy Guy Phelps bill repeating the act
under which the various district agri-
cultural associations were created, and
authorizing the formation of county
fair associations. The Phelps bill aus
thorizos boards Of supervisors, If they
shall deem it advisable, to appropriate
for fair purposes per cent OF the taxea
collected by the county. Reid of Trim
ity and Tshsma and Wade OF Nspa gave
notice that they would present . mi
nority report against the passage OF the
bill. Wade declared that he was will
ing to cot of all appropriations for fairs,
but that he was opposed to allowing
Sacramento county SIC, 1000 q year for a
state fair and denying all other sections
of the state any aid whatever, Reid
expressed a willingness to cut all the APP
preparations one-third. but insisted on
maintaining the dietrict fairs.
The herald., 1895-02-06
In THE ASSEMBLY.
Several Importsnt Measures Adopted.
Tho Voting Machine.

Several Important Measures Adopted.
Tho Voting Machine.
SACRAMENTO. Feb. 5.-In the assem-.
bly,. this morning, Hatfield introduced
proposed constitutional amendment
looking to the modification OF the
amendment adopted at the last election.
by which aliens are prevented from ac.
quiring land in the stats, except they
shall have resided in the state five years
and taken ont their naturalization pa.
pers. Hatfield's proposed amendment
extends the right to all aliens who are
bona fide residents of the state and oil
gible to become citizens. 1t 10 9 practi-
cal repeal Of the present section.
McKelvey's proposed constitu tional
amendment exempting from the pay
ment Of state poll tax all members Of
the National guard and of volunteer fire
companies, whether on the active or 70
tired list. and all honoiably discharged
soldiers OF the regular army, was adopted.
Hstfield's proposed constitutional
amendment to limit the liability of
stockholders in corporations was
adopted by vote of So to 8.
Reed gave notice of reconsideration.
Cutters proposed constitutional
amendment to permit the use OF voting
machines in all elections was adopted.