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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-18

Madison, April l1.-When the bill to
raise the salaries of the assistant treas
urcr and assistant secretary of state
from 1000 to 81. 800 came up In the
senate Mr.. McGilliyray spoke against
! It, but 1t passed Just the same other
bills passed were: Prohibiting the
sale of intoXlcants near the Wisconsin
| Veterans home, prohibiting conspir-
acy between employers or corporations,
etc; relating To the office of county
treasurer. reports TO county boards.
! An assembly bill was killed incorpor-
atlng butter and cheese factories ut
half price. Assembly bills were con
Cured In: Amending statutes to allow
Shcriils five dollars a day for taking
insane people to asylums; and making
| fourteen years the age OF consent and
making the punishment for rape from
ten to thirty years In the state prison.
In the assembly after n long and
spirited debate the bill locating Il
normal school at la Crosse was
passed, the Superior delegation lighting
| II bitterly. Other assembly bills passed
were; Imposing Imprisonment of from
six months To two years upon any
male person over 1G years of age who
has taken liberties with any female
child under 1 wears Of age without
! her consent and without any intention
To commit rape; permitting counties
to establish warehouses; or adjoining
counties to establish joint warehouses;;
authorizing the commissioners of public
lands To- loan $4,000 to the city of
! Eau Claire for the purchase Of a water
works system, and providng~ for the
creation of SuhsChool districts. Mr.
| Williams bill relating to excise was OK
planned Ivy it's author and Mr.. Rurdicll
MS simply placing excise elections
uudcr the Australian law MIR. PliSh
moved to table the hill AMI that was
done, 30 TO u, Mr.. Conway made Il
.rattling speech against senator Ken
ncdy's hill requiring all plumbers In
cities of over 1000 people to undergo
examination. lie declared the mcaSW
vicious from top to bottom and MS In
the interest Of worry small class at
: tho expense of the whole people. Mr.
llagcmcistr made motion to table
the bill and 1t easily prevailed. thus
killing It. Assembly bills killed were,
! Concerning the Marshhcld Night III.
/ fantry company; to create Il municipal
! court for Mautowoc county, Is loan
, money To the Tomah guard. to taN
church property; and to tax religious
bodies holding property Tho senat,
hill requiring street ears TO he vcsti
/ hulcd within three years was amends,
' to two Years and then eoncurrcd In
II now goes to the senate for action
{ on the amendment Other senate hill,
5 concurred in We're; Making the e.,
$ for filing articles of incorporation s..
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-18

Washington and resume his official
duties at once in case the income tax
suits We're set down for an immediate
hearing, and in view of this fact, it is
believed that the cases will be re
opened and an early decision be given
upon those portions of the law upon
which eight justices are now equally
divided
tbs sudden. forcing of the income
tax suit to another early trial is not
agreeable to all the parties to the last
suit and very clear intimaticn was
given here that some of counsel pre-
ferrcd waiting until next autumn, as
an impression prevails that Justice
Jackson is favorable to the income
tax law.
Cleyeland'S Statement.
The Evening Star says: "NotW it'll
standing the disagreeable state Of the
weather, President Cleveland came in
TO town this morning ard spent the
day at the White House. The main
object of his visit to the city today
was to make a return of his personal
income, in accordance with the statute
on that subject. Mr.. Miller, commits
sioner of internal revenue. called on
the president by agreement and assist
ed in filling out the personal income
blank.
Mr. Miller refuses to say anything
On the subject. He says that the law
explicitly forbids those in charge of
its execution from giving out any in
formation in regard to incomes, and
he proposes to see that the prohibition
is strictly observed. 1t is understood
that the president included his full
salary Of $4,000 as chief executive,
in his return, and leaving it for the
accounting officers of the treasury to
determine in the future whether pay,
ment of the 2 per cent upon it is in
violation of the constitution. The tax
on an income of $4,000 is $3.50"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-04
STATE HOUSE.
Brief lettings Chronicled by Journal Pencil
Pushers at the Capitol.

New corporations, yesterday, as fol-
lows:
Vinalhaven Fish Co., organized at
Vinalhaven for the purpose of conducting
general fish business. Capital stock,
$50, 600, of which $4,000 is paid in
President, Edwin Lane of Vinalhaven
treasurer. 7. G. Libby of Vinalhaven.
Secretary B. W. McKecn left for the
Maine State College at Orono, yesterday
to attend a meeting of the experiment sta
tion council, today. He was accompanied
by Mr.. Pope of Manchester, who is q
member of the council. Tomorrow, Mr.
Mckeen will attend the Farmers field
day at the college, for which oh interest
Ing programme has been prepared.
Hon. ". W. Stctson, State superintend-
ent of schools, expects that a very large
number of school teachers in this State
will avail themselves of the opportunity
of attending the meeting of the American
Institute of Instruction, at which many
very learned men will speak.
The State assessors will be in session,
today.
A Journal man was told, yesterday,
that a man came into the library and
called for the Bible, something one of the
employees in that department remarked,
that had never before happened during the
three years he has been employed there.
Bank Examiner Written left, yesterday,
for Manchester N. H., where he will
make an examination of the Granite State
Loan and Building Association, the only
foreign corporation of this kind allowed
to do business in Maine and which draws
from this State each year over $500, 900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-04
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Well Known Augusta Citizen Tells About Such
An Event in 1906.

A Journal man and one of Augusta S
prominent business men were riding
through the old cemetery, just this side
of Mount Pleasant, few days ago, when
the latter called the reporters attention
to the spot where James Purrinton,a muir
derer, is supposed to be taking that long
sleep.
"You will notice." began the driver,
that the grave is not in the cemetery,
and the reason is that people in those
olden times rightly thought that anybody
who would commit such a horrible deed
as Purinton did should not be buried
near decent people.
Continuing he said: 81 have conversed
with persons who attended the fun' Il.
and they told me that the main point
of the exercises seemed to be to impress
all in attendance with the terror of the
affair James Purrinton, as understand,
was 46 years. of age and with his wife
and eight children lived on the Belgrade
ID
good farm. 1t was on the 10Th of July,
1906, between and o'clock in the morn
ing that he rose from his bed, procured an
axe, killed his wife and all the children.
except two one of which died several days
afterward from the severe wounds. The
youngest was Is months and the eldest
go, oo,,,,ittip,, This hoa rt
rcnding deed he committed suicide with
razor by cutting his throat.
"Such q terrible tragedy alarmed the
neighborhood and for miles around peo-
pie came to attend the funeral. which was
held the day after the tragedy in the
meeting house which then sat in Market
square. Hundreds of people were present.
1t was the custom in those times to preach
sermon at every funeral and of course
everybody was anxious to hear what the
three ministers who conducted the service
| would have to say about this, the most
| horrible crime ever committed in this
vicinity.
~ Inc DOuleS Vi All INC IleIuDoio VI wiz
family were taken into the church ex
cent that OF Purrinton, whose remains
were placed in the porch outside, and on
top of the roughly made coffin were the
axe and razor, the weapons which he used
in his deadly work. When the procession
formed to march to the cemetery the coro-
ner and jury were in the lead, and next
were the bodies of the family. with the
exception of Purrinton which was placed
In a cart and hauled in the rear OF the
procession.
"You will notice that nothing marks
the place where Purrinton or the family
were buried His grave is at the corner
of Granite and Winthrop streets, outside
the cemetery, while the place of burial OF
the other members of the family is near
the old power house. 1t was rumored at
one time that his body was taken from the
grave in the stiffness of night and removed
to Bowdoin College, but l know not il
this is true "
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-04
Fibs From a Fibber.

reporter stepped into one of the of
ftces in Augusta, Saturday, as several
men sitting at one side of the room were
telling stories and as the ink singer ap
preached them he heard one remark "Wen
James ] can tell a bigger lie than that, -
and he began.
81 was out fox hunting last spring and
after chasing handsome reynard part of
the day got chance at last to shoot at
him and when did much to my surprise
l hit the red skinned animal The best
part of it was that the discharge from my
gun tore from the fox's body the hide, an d
when l came up there was the skin
stretched on o large pine tree with several
nails holding it in place When I re-
turned home l was informed that my gun
had been loaded partially with nails +"
This story broke up the company and
as they separated one of them passed to
the reporter the following clipping:
A farmer living near Pulaski, while
out walking across his farm one day last
winter shot partridge and on crossing
the Shenango where the bird fell he
stopped to pick it up, when something
warm and of a muclaginous consistency
fell upon his head. This he soon found
was honey, and examination discovered
that the bullet from his gun had pene-
trated bee tree after passing through the
partridge. He returned to the house and
secured three large tubs and two milk
pals, all of which he filled with honey
While securing the honey he noticed a pc
culiar movement of the tree, which seemed
to expand and subsdc at intervals. Pas
sing to the other side. a wide seam was
apparent and he learned that the tree was
hollow. From this he succeeded in ex-
tracing 30 coons, which had taken up
winter quarters therein, tho peculiar
movement Of the tree having been caused
by the united breathing of the coons.
Nor was this all of his remarkable ad
venture. for on attempting to cross the
river the ice gave way, and he was obliged
to swim for short distance. When he
arrived at his home, he had about As bass
in his coat pockets, and few had found
Judgment in his boots.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-04
FOWLER & HAMLEM,
IMPORTANT RESCRiPT.
Decision On Somerset Railway Case and
Judgment Rendered For Defendants.

Following is an important rescript
which is self explanatory:
Kennebec SIS. Lewis Pierce ct ais. VS..
John Aver ct ais.
Roscript. This is writ of
entry. On July /, 1871, the Somerset
Railroad Company made a mortgage of
its franchise and railroad property to
trustees to secure the payment Of bonds
The trustees under the mortgage bring
this suit to recover possession of all the
property embraced in that mortgage 1t
is brought against various servants and
officers of the Somerset Railway. The COR
ditions Of the mortgage having been
broken, the mortgage bond holders in
1888, organized new corporation, under
the statute, by the name of the Son erset
Railway. and that corporation in accord
ance with the statute took possession of
all the mortgage property on the first day
of September, 1885, aud has ever since
retained possession and operated the road
On the eighth day of July, 1884, it pur
chased, at execution sale the equity Of
redemption from the mortgage, from
which sale no redemption has been had.
BY the statute, the Somerset Railway rep
resents all the II ortgage bond-holders, and
its title to and possession of the mort
gagged property enures to their benefit.
Having acquired the equity of redemption,
once held by the mortgagor, there is no
occasion for foreclosure of the mort
gage The cestuis que trust under the
mortgage, and the real owners. now that
the equity of redemption from the mort
gage has been acquired, have sufficient
title to the property; and being in I'M
disturbed possession and use OF the same
the trustees, who have no beneficial IN
terest, cannot maintain an action to dis
possess them.
Judpment tor defendants
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-04
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS.

All persons in the city OF Augusta owning
unlicensed dogs hereby notified and
warned that after May Is all such dogs will be
killed and a $40 dollars fine recovered by COM
plant against owners. JOSHUA +. BEAN,
mayl3dtf City Marshal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-04
AMUSEM ENTs.
"A Temperance Town."

One of the cleverest pieces of character
acting which has been witnessed IN many
a day in George Ober's dclineation OF
"UncIe joe the Oldest man in town"
who is one of the principal sketches in
uovt,s new and successful comedies "A
Temperance Town" According to the
exchanges, Mr.. Ober invests the role with
AN artistic finish. which makes 1t one OF
the most attractive hits Of the whole per-
formancc his voice, mako up and action
being as true to life as the most exacting
MAY goer can reasonably expect to see.
"A Temperance Town" will be presented
here for the FIRST time Wednesday evening,
lime 5th. at tho Opera house
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-04

The Social and Literary Guild will hold
its meeting this Tuesday evening at the
residence Of E. <. Davis, on Pleasant
street This guild is an organization
the membership Of which Is scattered
from Maine to Michigan. The branch in
this city was started by young people con-
nected with the Free Baptist church and
has been pursuing the guild course In
American literature. This course. beside
tho usual advantages Of study of first rate
literature, affords one of tho best methods of
learning about the development Of our
country Thus, among other books al
ready taken up, have been Cooper's 1.-The
Pioneers, "a lifelike representation of the
process of settlement The Pilot" story
Of naval activities during the American
revolution; 1.-THE Autobiography Of
Frauklin, and Tyler's life of Patrick
Henry, affording acquaintance not only
with some of our great men, but also with
| life in the colonies, and with the steps
| that led to American independence. Frose
by no means crowds out the study and dis
cussion of poetry. In connection with the
literary work a study of Augusta is being
made by the guild, an occasional meeting
being devoted to our own city. A COM
prehensive series Of questions, prepared by
a student of sociology, is being used. The
Investigation required by these questions
brings out information about the founding
and growth and fixing the character OF
this community, its present political
condition. including everything from the
health department to the courts and
Schools also its homes its places Of bust
ness ITS social. benefit and other organiza-
tions. and its churches.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-04
Up. S. C. E. County Convention.

The county convention of the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor
will occur at East Winthrop, Friday of
this week, and probably about Is or 90
delegates from the First Baptist, Congre-
gational and Free Baptist churches of this
city will attend, going out from here by
barge.
The convention will be called to order
at P. NJ, for an afternoon and evening
session.
The address of welcome will be made by
Rev. James ID. Long of East Winthrop,
and the response will be made by J. r.
Townsend of Augusta, State president of
the Y P S. c. Z.
A paper on The Prayer Meeting, What
1t Is and Ought to Be, )" will be generally
discussed. Among other general business
will occur the annual election Of officers.
After the afternoon session a collation.
will be served by the East Winthrop
Society, after which there will be an even
ing session at which Prof. A. W. Anthony
of Lewiston, will deliver the address, this
to be followed by conservation service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-04

Mrs. Eliza Wasgatt, who has been
,ore visiting, will return to Amesbury,
Mass, tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-04
New Corporations.

There has been filed at the register of
deeds office certificate of incorporation
of the Readfeld Telephone & Telegraph
Co. organized at Readfield for the purpose
of building a telephone line from Read
field to Kent's Hill, from there to Wayne
and thence to Winthrop.
The capital stock is $40, 600 and $500
has been paid in.
The officers are: f. O. Bean, president
W. W. Norcross. treasurer; and c. W..
Gallagher, B. w. Hartman and II. f.
Trefethen, directors. The shares are SO
zach
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-04

There will be a meeting this evening, in
the GA. r. hall Of the Union Veterans
Union.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-04
! A Little
! Difference
/ Makes a
! Great
/ Difference.

! The style, fit and finish
! of a garment are very i'm
: portant points, for with
! out them you never can
: be we'll dressed.
I We have been making
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4 up a garment so that it
4 will retain these very de-
sirable qualities. L his
4 knowledge is at our GUS
: toners disposal. What
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4 of time and money costs
= you nothing. Don't you
think it good business po-
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4 this practical skill?
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=
' Manufacturer of Fine Ready
3 made Clothing.
and 2 Aliens Building,
4 AUGUSTA, - MAINE.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-03
HERBERT PEMBROKE. Trustee.

TRUSTEES SALE.-WHEREAS 30
sepn Davies and Sarah Davies, on the
Ioth day of July, 1893, executed and de-
livered to the Salt Lake Building and
Loan Association, of Utah, bond condi-
TONED for the payment CT five hundred
dollars and interest according to its
terms; and to secure the payment of the
sums of money specified in said bond, the
SAID Joseph Davies and Sarah Davies, on
he same day, executed and delivered to
Frank L. Holland, trustee, a trust deed
conveying to him in trust the following
described real estate situate in Salt Lake
county and Territory of Utah, to-wit:
north of the southeast corner of lot eight
Ss(, in block sixteen Q6), plat c, Salt Lake
City Survey; thence west eight 81 RODS;
thence south twenty-five (2O feet; thence
east eight 60 rods; thence north twenty
five (25) ieet TO the place of beginning;
which said trust deed was recorded in the
county, in Book go of Mortgages, on pages
liS and 119 of the records of said chlce;
ana, whereas, said trust aeed provided
ment of said bond or any part thereof, or
or the interest, fines and dues that may &C
crue thereon, as the same became due and
said trustee, at the request of the legal
holder or said bond. may proceed to sell
said real estate according to the terms OF
said trust deed. And, whereas default
has been made in the payment of dues,
interest and fines required by said bond
for more than six months prior to this
gate whereby the condition of said trust
has been broken. Now. therefore, notice
is hereby given that the undersigned
trustee, by virtue of the power in him
quest of the Salt Lake Building and Loan
Association Of Utah, the owner and legal
holder of said bond, will offer at public
south front door of the Joint City and
County. building, the same being the
south front door of the County Court
House, facing on Fifth South street, in
the City and County of Salt Lake, Terri
tory of Utah. on MONDAY the 9Th day of
May, A. D. 1895, at o'clock a. m, the
thereof as may be necessary. and five
shares of the stock of said association,
duly assigned to the said association, up
security for the loan described herein, to
satisfy the obligation herein recited, and
the expense Of executing this trust.
FRANK L. HOLLAND, Trustee.
Dated April H. 1895.
c. S. KINNEY. Attorney for Association.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-03
LOCAL BRIEFS.

1t is proposed to have the ogden
brass band give social concerts in one
of the city parks every Sunday even
ing.
The county court has been making
some extensive improvements in the
canyon road, so that now it is in
splendid condition
Forty men are now actively engaged
in constructing the grade for the pipe
line through the canyon for the power
plant
1t is suggested that enough money
has been paid out to the superintend-
emit and teachers of the public schools
in this city for holidays to have con-
tjnued the schools the usual length of
time had the money been saved. In
other words. it is said the holidays
for which the teachers and others
have drawn pay during the year will
equal a school month of twenty days.
Tt seems strange, yet it is fact
that some people in Ogden have been
irving to thwapt the movement to
establish the iron works here, while
others have thrown obstacles in the
way of the power plant. So far, no
one in Ogden has been asked TO put
I'D dollar towards either enterprise;
vet on more than one occasion DELHI
crate atetnpts have been made to
prejudice eastern capitalists against
both The iron works and power plant.
Such righteousness is born of pure
cussedneSs.