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The Portland daily press., 1895-07-29
MISCELLANEOUS.
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
- OF
PORTLAND
Extension Railroad Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
Ihat We, the undersigned, under and in pur-
suance of an Act of the Legislature OF the
State of Maine entitled IAN act to regu.
late the Organization and Control OF street
Railroads." approved March 20, 1888, and
the acts aInendatory thereof and supple
mentary thereto, have associated ourselves
together for the purpose OF constructing,
malnt tanning and operating by electricity,
street railroad for the public use and Tor
street ira .fc for the conveyance of per-
sons and property, and Tor tnat purpose
have made signed and executed these Az
tlcles OF Association: =,
company shall be Portland Extension Rail
IOAd Company.
Article H. The gauge of the road of said
company shall be four feet and eight and
Article Iii. The places and towns from
which, in which and to which the road OF
said company is to be constructed, main
tanned and operated are, commencing at a
point on Main street in the City of West
brook opposite Saco street. thence running
over the OLD Gorbam road, SO called. IN
the city of WestErook and town OF Gorham,
to and into the village of Gornam, all IN
the county of Cumberland and State OF
Maine.
Article ". The length of such road OF
said company. as near as may be, is 10 De
four miles.
Article V. The amount of capital stock
of said company shall be fifty thousand
dollars.
Article VI. The number of shares OF
which said stock shall consist shall oe nve
hundred shares of the par value OF one
hundred dollars each.
Article VII. The names and places OF
residence of the persons who shall act as
directors of the said company. and man
age its affairs until others are chosen IN
their places, are as follows:
William g. Davis. William 4. Wood ana
Charles E. Libby, all OF Portland, Maine'
Edward A. Newman of Deerlng, maine,
and William A. Wheeler of Brooklyn. New
York.
unto respectively subscribed our names and
places of residence, and severally agree to
take the number of shares of capital stock
of said company set opposite our respective
names.
Names of Places OF Number
Subscribers. Residence. of Shares.
Wm g. Davis, Portland, Me. 100
VIM. r. Wood. Portland. Me. 100
Charles F. Libby, Portland. Me. 100
Edw. a. Newman, Deering, Me. 100
VIM. A. Wheeler, Brooklyn, N. Y, 100
State of Maine,
County of Cumberland, ST.
William G. Davis, William R. Wood,
Charles r. Libby. Edward A. Newman and
William A. Wheeler, being seyerally sworn,
each for himself doth depose and say that
he is Director named in the above Arti-
sion Railroad Company: that the amount
of stock required by said Article V has
been in good faith subscribed, and five per
cent. paid thereon in cash to the Directors
named in said Articles: that it is intended
in good faith to construct. maintain and
cles of Association.
Sworn to before me this twenty-second
day of July. A. D. 1895.
l. d.,
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-29

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Aug. 14th. 1888.
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Springfield. Green County, Mo.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-01-03

No. GAN ACT TO AMEND TWO THOUSAND EIGHT
HUNDRED SEVENTY SEVEN AND TWO THOUSAND
EIGHT HUNDRED sEVENTY-NINE OF THE REVISED
LAWS, AS AMENDED BY No. 40, LAWS OF $780, (V.S.,
AS PROPOSED, SECTIONS THREE THOUSAND ONE
HUNDRED FORTY -FOUR AND THREE THOUSAND
ONE HUNDRED FORTY SIX) srgy-
as hereby enacted by the General assembly Of the State Of
Vermont:
Section 2S of the Revised Laws amended
20 read follows
States Attorneys of his absence through ina
by attend attorney appointed by such probate court shall
the and if he finds that such not
be by the State he shall attend such of
inquiry and produce the of the State such witnesses
testimony he deems advisable for the protection of the
rights of the State. "a p zzcs--- = %o5os1 -
Section 1919 of the Revised Laws, amended M No.
40 Laws of 1880, amended read follows
In such the States Attorney such special shall
be paid by the State five dollars day the time actually
poyed in such his necessary expenses which shall be
audited and allowed by the State Auditor
Approved November 15, 1894
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-01-03

NO. GAN ACT IN AMENDMENT DISSECTION THREE
THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND NINETEEN
REVISED LAWS. (V. s. FOUR THOUSAND THREE
HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIX AND FOUR THOUSAND
THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY -sEVEN1
1t IS hereby enacted By the General assembly Of the State Of
Vermont:
Section of the Revised Laws of Vermont v
S. 1916 and 434 hereby amended to read follows
The officer shall apphend and bring forthwith before the judge
justice the and keeper and all having the custody
of exercising any control the liquor seized either pn
cpal clerk if hearing appears
such liquor intended for distribution contrary
unless such production and has been imported
and contained the original packages in which imported
quantities not less than the laws of the United States
such liquor and the casks vessels which contained shall
adudged forfeited condemned the liquor shall
royed under written order of said judge justice and in his
presence or IN the of some person by him and
named said order for that who shall join with
officer executing such order in certifying the back thereof
the execution OF the and the custom house certificate Of i'm
poraton and proof of marks the ca packages in which
such liquor contained corresponding thereto shall not
evidence that liquor contained in such packages actually
imported therein Ii the keeper of such liquor
known to the officer found IN
ody the the officer shall apphend and bring before tbs
which such liquor found known to him be by
him ascraned Upon condemnation of such liquor and all
ppehended and brought before said judge justice
der the Of this section shall be liable the
such proceeding in the Judgment of the judge justice
them by themselves clerks servants agents shall have been
gagged in aided assisted abed the keeping of such liquor for
unlawful sale distribution have been privy thereto have
knowingly permitted the of building apartments by
them owned controlled for the storing keeping of such liquor
for such unlawful sale distribution Against and all per-
said Judge justice liable such cass
ton favor the State against body or
bodies of such for such COSTS which execution shall be
certified % execution issued for the the
condemnation Intoxicating liquor kept violation of
law and committed upon such executions shall not be ad
mtted to the liberties of the jail yard.
Sec q All acts and OF acts inconsistent herewith here
Approved November ~ 1894
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-01-03

No 6s.-AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION THREE THOU
SAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX OF THE
REVISED LAWS, AND IN ADDITION TO CHAPTER
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-NINE OF THE RE
VISED LAWS, AND THE VARIOUS AMENDMENTS.
THEREOF (ELATING TO NUISANCES).
1t rs hereby ea0cted By tie General assembly Of tile State Of
VarDaoat:
SECTION l. Section of the Revised Laws SO as
to read as follows
Every saloon restaurant, grocery, cellar shop billiard hail.
drinking place used place of
every building and erection of whatever kind the ground
itself where Intoxicating liquor is unlawfuy sold, furnished
given kept for selling furnishing giving unaw
fully furniture fixtures vessels and contents and
place reorted for gambling shall be held
kept violation of law, and shall be abacd
enioined as hereinafter provided
SEC 3 The States Attorney of the county where such nuisance
EXISTS kept maintained shall commence and prosecute
the ehancery abate and perpetua
and person violating the terms of an injunction
such proceedings shall be punished for contempt by fine
than thousand dollars and not less than five hundred
dollars by Imprisonment for not than six months by
both such fine and Imprisonment the discretion of the chan
ceor
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-01-03

No CLAN ACT RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF
PROPERTY OF NONRESIDENT WARDS TO THEIR
GUARDIANS RESIDING OUT OF THIS STATE.
hereby enacted By the General assembly Of the State Of
Vermont:
SECTION L. That all where any guardian and his ward
both be residents Of other state territory of the United
States and such ward be entitled property of escrp
ton this State such guardian producing the probate court
of the probate district in which such property situated full and
complete transcript from the records of of
dcon in the territory in which he and his ward reside
duly exmpd authenticated showing that he has been
pointed guardian of such ward and that he bond and
security the state territory which he and his ward reside
in double the value the property of such ward and also showing
property such will conflict with
limitations attending the right by which the ward the
be become preudcia his interest therein then such
script be entered of record such and such guardian
shall be entitled to letters certificate OF guardianship
the estate of such ward from such court which shall authorize him
to demand for and such property and the
the place of residence of himself and his and such
may order resident guardian executor administrator
having of the estate OF such ward deliver the such
guardian provided all debts favor residents
citizens of this State known exist against such estate whether
SEC. This shall apply any where the parent
of the ward being resident of this State the of his
shall have appointed last will and testament guardian guard
an for said ward and which guardian guardians still living
and residing this State unless the of such
guardian guardians the removal of said shall be
facor shown the which application shall be made
hereinbefore provided.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect from it's passage
Approved November ~, 1894 1.-
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-01-03

No. 66.--AN ACT TO AMEND NUMBER 49, OF THE ACTS
OF 1888. (v. S.. SECTIONS 3196, 3197 AND 319s, AS
PROPOSED.)
as hereby enacted by the General assembly cfte State Of
VermoW
SECTION No. 49, of the of 1885, hereby amended
to read as follows:
An insane person residing in the State shall be sup
ported at the State Asylum the Batteboro Retreat at the
expense of the State when the income such insane
the earnings Of the husband wife and minor children of such
sufficient for the support of such insane person.
with husband or wife, and minor children
SEC q The husband wife of such insane person. if both
husband and wife insane the guardian of either the guardian
of the minor children institute court of inquiry before the
probate court the district where insane resides giving
least days notice thereof the States attorney county
Said may hearing upon appearance default and after
inquiry the income of such insane and the income and
earnings of such husband wife and children order that
said insane person be supported whole part insane
asylum at the expense of the State
SEC s. States attorney, when notified of hearing under
the preceding section shall attend and represent the State and for
such service shall receive five dollars day and
ses to be paid by the State.
Approved November "A, 1894.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-01-03

No. 6O.-AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FOUR THOUSAND
FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY SEVEN, REVISED LAWS,
RELATING TO TRANSFER OF PRISONERS IN JAIL
AWAITING TRIAL.
II hereby enacted by The General assembly Of the State Of
VernaoM:
SECTION l. Section 4427 of the Revised Laws is hereby
amended to read follows
When under arrest charged with oense punsha
BILE with death imprisonment in the State prison house of
correction the governor in his opinion such cannot be
properly safely kept the Jail of the county where such
cuon pending may by order writing direct the officer hav
ing such person in custody him to the State prison,
house of correction to county jail pending
such charge If it appears the governor that such
and in need of treatment therefor he may in like
and for the time order him removed to the Vermont asylum
for the insane.
Sec 2. This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved October 16, 1894.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-01-03

No. CAN ACT FIXING THE RESIDENCE OF INMATES
OF CERTAIN CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
hereby enacted by the General assembly Of the State Of
Vermont
No inmate of hospital, home for aged
other charitable institution this State SHALL by being
inmate of such institution gain residence in the town where
to said town.
SEC g. This act shall take effect from its passage.
Approved November ID, 1894.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-01-03

No. 65.-AN ACT RELATING TO PROCEEDINGS IN GASES
OF INSANITY AND TO REPEAL NUMBER FIFTY
FIVE OF THE ACTS OF 1888.
1t hereby enacted By the General assembly Of tho State of
VermonH:
SECTION l. No %, Of the Acts of 1885, hereby repealed
Approved November "a, 1894.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-01-03

No. GAN ACT AUTHORIZING A MARRIED WOMAN
TO BE APPOINTED EXECUTRIX, ADMINISTRA-
TRIX GUARDIAN OR TRUSTEE.
hereby enacted By the General assembly Of tile State Of
Vermont:
SECTION l. A married may be appointed execurx,
administrative guardian truee and the marriage of single
woman shall affect her authority under previous
appointment.
SEC 2 This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved November 1, 1894.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-31
Argument Begina To-day.

MACON, Ga. May 3o.-The case of the
Seaboard and Roanoke companies and
others vs.. Il. M. Conner and B. Somers
Hayes, receivers OF the Central Railroad
and Banking Company, of Georgia, i'm
yolvlng the right to existence OF the
Southern Railway and Steamship Asso-
citation came up before Judge Speer in
the United States court here to- day and
WAS adjourned over until tomorrow
morning when argument will be begun.
The fight is being made by the Seaboard
Air Line go prevent the freight combine
from boycotting 1t and great interest
attaches to the case in railway circles.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-31
ROANOKE, VA, FRIDAY MORNING. MAY 81. 1895

pcse this afternoon, the game at Peters.
ourg Will not be received in detail.
Saturdays game will be reported as
Viox is gsining multitude OF frlepds
among the crsnks by reason OF his
ability and willingness to fiji almost
any position on the nine. During his
prief connection with the team he has
oeen pitcher, catcher, third baseman
ana outhelder. Had he succeeded Gaff.
ney earlier In the game yesterday, the
to tell.
Norfolk's new management ia hust-
ing to strengthen the team and is spar.
Ing no expense 60 that end. Umplrej
hosgins has been engaged to manage
the club McGann, late Of Louisyillh.
ktssinger. one OF Baltimore's pitchers
ana we'll known in this State, and two
or three more frst-olass men have beei,
secured. The Norfolk Landmark OF
yesterday broadly hints that "Earnie"
hodge will soon be signed es catcher.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-31
THE LOST STEAMSHIP.
Further Particulars of the Sinking OF tho
ColIma

- WV VI the
Colima
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3O.-As further
particulars are being received concern
ing the Colima disaster, the outlook for
the passengers and crew not already
reported saved is very poor. The Pa
clhc Mail to. night received the follow
Ing dispatch from Its agent at Man.
camilla:
"Colima foundered going down astern,
sinking entirely in ten minutes. No
strong wind, only heavy swell. Same
swell caught Mexican schooners Jos.
tlnna. Albins and American schooner
Hayes. Captain of these vessels re
ported the swells, only entering
here for safety. Have sent steamer 20
look for wrecked persons. ARNo VEG.
ELAC."
later dispatch reads: .sColima sunk
In $50 fathoms. Steamer we sent last
night found nobody alive. Three cabin
passengers and two sailors got ashore at
Coahuayana alive. Until now twenty.
six persona saved" The Pacific Mail
officers now admit that there is hardly
any chance OF other passengers being
saved. The fact that the steamer sanH
In ten minutes would Indicate that only''
few people on board got away.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-31
The Ohicago Road Race.

CHICAGO, May 3O.-The ninth annual
Chicago road race. covering course Of
a fraction over eighteen miles from the
Grant monument. in Lincoln Park to
South Evasion and return, took place
to-day and resulted in victory for
homer Fairmon, OF the Chicago Cycling
Cong any. Fairmon started from the
five minute forty-fve seconds mark in
the handicap, anc made the run in the
riding time of tlfty-four minutes, thirty
six seconds. There were 52S entries,
and about 400 starters
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-31
COREA AND RUSSIA.
Reported Treaty by Which the Latter Be-
comes the Protector OF the Former.

Reported Treaty by Which the Latter Be-
comes the Protector OF the Former.
LONDON, May 3O.-The correspondent
OF the Daily News at Vienna, telegraphs
to that paper report that the Corean
premier has negotiated q treaty with
the Russian am bassador VIII hereby Russia
agrees to protect Corea.
I'm such emergencies Corea would
become Russias protege," the cores
pendent continues, "wishout losing her
Independence. The king of Corea re-
fuses to sanction the treaty. Japan
threatens to recall her representative
from Seoul II the treaty is sane tIoued.
The treaty contains two secret clauses
II am informed that China has given
Russia conditional permission to GROSS
the Chinese frontier, at any time the
Chinese or Tartars modest the Russian
workmen employed on the trans-SIber.
ian railway" This may explain the
reported invasion OF Manchuria.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-31
South Carolina Press association,

SUMTER. s. c.. May 3O-The annual
Grafton to the South Carolina State
Press Association, which is in session
here, was delivered tonight by Clark
Howell, editor OF the Atlanta Constitu-
ton. 1t WAS a plea for peace among
the editors. All the members of the
association are Democrats, as there are
no white Republican papers in the
State. But there Is a factional division
OF the Democracy which gives the
editors chance to fight each other.
After the Grafton q banquet was en-
joyed, rendered the association by the
citizens of Sumter
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-31
The Martin Road Race.

BUFFALO, N. Y, May 50.-Nearly 225
wheelmen started In the Martin road
race. 25 miles, to Bowmansville and re-
turn. The first man to cross the tape
was VIM. Peckham, of the Press Cycle
Club, Buffalo, with handicap of eight
and half minutes; D. Horton, of the
Oswego Cycle Club (nine minutes), was
second and H. F. Huehns. of the Press
Cycle Club, Buffalo (six mimi test third
The time prize was won by e. f. Leon
ert, OF the Press Cycle Club, who covered
the distance in one hour, ten minutes
and thirty seconds. Peckham's actual
riding time was one hour, sixteen min
utes and twenty-seven seconds.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-31
THIRTY MEN DROWNED
1he Crib on Which They We're Asleep
Broke From Its Monrinra

The Crib on Which They Were Asleep
Broke From Its Moorings.
OTTAWA. Ont, May 3O.-Details have
reached this city OF the terrible acct !.
dent which occurred on the Spanish
river by which thirty three men lost
their lives. The victims were Numbers
men. They had enosmped for the night
on crib of square timber, moored to
shore near the head OF the rapids, which
at this point are very precipitous and
rocky. All had gone to sleep without
leaving Waterman to guard the crib.
somehow during the night the crib
broke from it's moorings and carried Its
cargo of sleeping men into the surging
waters below. The crib was broken to
pieces on the rocks and not q man es-
capped to tell the tale. The Spanish
river flows into the north channel Of
Lake Huron at a point north of Mani
toulin Island. Near It's mouth is small
hamlet OF perhaps 100 inhabitants stu
asea on the 500 branch OF the Canadian
Pacific railroad. The entire country
roundabout t Is a lum boring district.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-31
victory For tho unionis,s

EDINBURGH. May 30.-The election of
member OF parliament for West Edin.
burgh, 10 succeed Viscount Wolmer.
who, by the recent death of his father,
the Earl Of Selborne, has become O.
member OF the house of lords. has re-
suited in victory for the Unionists.
The following was the vote: Mr. Lewis
McITe7. Unionist, 3,7s3; Mr. A. o. MUIR
ray. Radical, 3,075; Unionist majority,
7os The Unionist majority at the last
election in this division was SIG.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-31
Bad Treatment Leads to Suicide

CHICAGO. May 30.-Mrs. j. Hackett
Townsend, better known as Mabel Ben.
son Bellew, actress and authoregs,
slashed her throat with a razor and was
found unconscious lying across the bed
in her room. She was removed to
hospital and will probably die. Her
husband was British officer who spent
all her money and then attempted to
kill her Her voice WAS ruined and she
was compelled to leave the stage. Bad
luck seems to have pursued her.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-31
DasfardIy Outrage Mt BIuefleld.

BLUEFIELD. w. Va, May sO.-At @
O'Clock Tonight party OF four negroes
went to the home Of Engineer Morris
settle here, gained entrance and
Knocked Mrs. Morissette senseless.
They became scared and left. Later
two OF the same party assaulted a coll
ored woman who lives with Rev Shuler
here, dragged her to the woods and
outraged her after choking and beating
her. Every effort is being m ade to
secure the scoundrels tonight.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-31
Three Men Killed by an Explosion.

RALEIGH, N. c.. May 5O-The boiler
at Deals saw mill, near townsville,
Caldwell county. exploded resulting in
the instant death of Fireman Ed. Deal.
Fireman Fender Oxford and Gordon
Oxford, and fatally injuring Reuben
Jones, who died five hours later. The
other young men were badly bruised
and scalded, but will recover. The
fireman had recklessly weighted down
the safety valve. The mill for some
reason had been stopped temporarily
and all six men were standing in 6
group near the boiler when 1t exploded.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-31
Regular Kentucky Rattla.

PINEvILLE, Ky. May 80 "A battle
occurred on Straight Creek, fifteen
miles from here, in which Long John
Helton was killed and Jim Belcher and
Charles Johnson were badly wounded
Those on the other side were George
Taylor, Jim Taylor, John Arnett and a
woman named Sarah Griffith, and who
can handle Winchester with the best
OF men. The Helton crowd was sur
rounded and fired upon from Ambush
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-31
Professor Whiting and Familx Lost

BosroN, Mass, May 30.-Prof. Harold
Whiting and family, passengers on the
wrecked steamship, Colima, lost off
Manzanilla, formerly lived in Cam =
bridge, Mass, and were returning to
make their homes there. The party
consisted OF Professor whiting, his
wife. four children and nurse. Protes.
so- Whiting graduated from Harvard in
1877, and WAS TOR several years instruc-
tor in physics at Harvard. For the past
three years he has held the chair Of
physics in the University OF California.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-31
Completion OF the Bond Contract

LONDON, May 30.-Mr. w. E. Curtis,
assistant Secretary of the United States
Treasury, resched London to-day in or
der to arrange for the completion of the
bond contract He called on some Of
the subscribers to the bond issue and is
now awaiting further instructions from
the Treasury Department The bonds
are now on the ocean in charge OF Mr.
Logan Carlisle, chief clerk of the Treas
ury Department.