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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-01-18
1nE rEAcHERs. MEETING.

Arfnn ements are M progrcss Which Portend
such Success for the Coming Event.
Th meeting of the teachers Oi Iron
coun ia an institute, held nnder the
supe, vision oI County Commissioners
Conli y, ia Crystal Falls on the 25th inst
bids air To be a natteling success. AZ
ma - meeting OF the business men OF
Crye Al Falls, held az the Lockwood, on
Monday evening, il was unanimously
voted 10 extend all possible aid 20 the
commissioner IN the way Of providing
entertainment for the visitors. Looking
TO this end, the following committees
were uppointedat the meetings Arranee-
ment: J. H. Parks, Adolph Justified
and Judge w. j Brown: entertainment;
(. n. Handy, Hon. G. r. Roberts, r. y,
Webb, G. W. Mickens and Roy. Z. A.
Hemcnway. The matter oI holding
reception and banquet was all
40 discussed and IL was decided that en-
tertaiumcnt Of this sort should be pro
vided at the Lockwood. Mr. NJ. II
Moriarty was elected toastmaster.
That Commissioner Conlin Is leaving
nothing undone that can add to Tho
success OF the institute proper goes with
out saying. Following il the program
prepared
PROGRAM.
900 a. fn-Roll
Response from whites School Management
Address
| Round Tabe--"Naturc Study '..e,,.....-...''f...
Leader, CIV. Mickcns; assistants, Misse
Rowley, Roberts and Tully.
Round Table-"The study OF Current
Events ..........
Leader. Tidy McGlir; assistants. Kat
Sweeney. Jennie Grandy and Kate pineei
1900 m Noon recess.
l.aO D. m.--Round table-"Teachine History
Leader. supt II. l.. Lawyer; Assistant
Daisy Uren, Mary f.orenz, q. / Palmer, He'
Hamilton.
Papers-"sHow have graded my school. 'r''
Kate Macdonald. sarah NUNS.
"A leaf from the Commissioners notebook =.
Thos. conlin.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-01-18

A. meeting Of the township board oi
tac township 81 Crystal Falls on Satur-
day last. c. A. Roberts WAS appointed
to represent the township NJ the meeting
oj the county board ON Wednesday and
Thursday, Provision has also been
made Tor tho poor during the absence q
Supervisor Sweeney, Mr.. r. y. liollow
having been appointed by the board 70
attend 10 the township charges until
further provision should be made.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-01-18

Through the efforts OF the Crystal
Falls Business Mems Association the
following named merchants will close
their places Of business at 8 o'clock, p.
M, Saturdays excepted, commencing on
Monday next:
The Fair, Myer savlan, l.. F.Johnson,
A. l.. Bach, John Fisher and J N.
stephens 4 Company.
This IL a move in the right direction
On very rare occasions is IL necessary &c
patronize mercantile establishments
after this hour and il is certainly du'
business men and employees that they
receive lew hours rest from their duties
cnch day.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-01-18
Officers Elected.

A meeting OF the Business Mems Assoc
citation, OF Crystal Falls, was held nc the
Lockwood on Monday evening, X. u.
Webb officiating aus chairman ia the alb
sence OF the president. Secretary Lust
field stated thatn owing TO removal
from Crystal Falls OF the president oi the
aasocia ton, MIR. IA. w. iIartc, the asso-
cintion had for many months been with
out an executive and the local eondi-
tions having been al such a discouraging
nature that nothing had been brought
before the organization. For these rca-
sons the association was in n dormant
condition. Theroupon, Mr.. ]. Ii. Parks
was elected president Of the association
and Mr.. A. Lustllcld chosen secretary
The president u ,pointcd as nm executive
committee, Mcssrs. G. Il. Roberts, Frank
Scaddcn and $. T. Handy.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-01-18

Now opcratIng 10 SsippIe Greek Has Millions
Of Dollars 10 Sight.
The Rangc.Tribune sayt; Last
wednesday several citizen Of Iron Noun
tain received communication from ohm
n. wcimer, the irreprcssibe, known
FROM the Atlantic TO the Pacific for his
many gas fiirtations with nctlo Dame
Fortune.
Wcimer Il now resident ~ Cripple
Creek and appears to be floating ON the
top wnve oI the boom.
In a letter to Iricnd here Wcin'es
relates that ~ landed in Cripple Creek
from Cleveland about Ten days ago will
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-01-18

And .st Of Inner Man. 1rhus induiged Crystal
Falls Lodge on Thursday Might.

And Fcasf Of fnner Man. l1hus indulgcd Crystal
Falls Lodge on Thursday Might.
The most auepicious convocafion of
Crysial Falls Lodge, No. aS5, L. \ A.
~. Id in many months. WAS enjoyed
hN tie local brethren of the craft on
Thursday evening, The third degree
was ,xemplined in /, manner thatelicited
not little commendation by the many
visitors present. To add greatly TO the
pleasure OF the occasion, Fisher Lodge,
Of Florence, jurisdiction oi the Grand
Lodge 81 Wisconsin, was present, repre-
scnte.l hy twelve Master Masons, includ-
| ing G. g. OHn. w. NJ. The brethren oi
Crystal Falls Lodge aie always pleased
"a entertain visitors, but to be honored
by such delegation flom another state
and Jurisdiction is a privilege they donot
frequently enjoy. The following Masons
composed the visiting delegation.
&C. Olin. w. NJ; Geo. G. Youngs, w.
W. Noyes, j. +. Parry. Q. S. Simpson. X.
G. Knight, j. #. keaton, Frank Warning,
Emil Klingenberg, Andrew knutson aud
Frank Calligan.
Members Of Crystal Falls Lodge from
other cities. attended the meeting az
follows:
r. Guensburg, Florence; Alfred Ball,
Iron River; Zebina aMcColmart, Atkinson
Andrew Gnigren, Iron River and Tho
burn Gibson. Amasa.
The other visitors were:
w. w. Cayen, Escanaba Lode,; Thos
Faulkes, Escanaba Lodge; A. L. Robbins
Il. III. Abbott and DR. Il. w. Boyer.
After the work had been finished, th
; Masons repaired To the Lockwood. wher
Miss Lally had prepared lunchec n. a
they filed into the spacious dining room
OF the hotel n very pretty sight met thei
, eyes. Two tables extended the aatir
! length oi the dining hall, upon which !
! tasteful arrangement was placeda IN os
!, inviting spread. The iavors were carils
tions.
Whether or not this feature Of th
!. evenings entertainment was a surpils
to the visitors Is not known, but a lac
that stands without dispute IL that
: much prettier surprise has beenprepare
for all those present This was perp'
!. traied by the wives Of the Masons, VII
!, hnd secretly congregated in the parlo'
!. Of the Lockwood and, after tho Masor
had prepared themselves for comIor
!. able onslaught ON Miss Lally's toothson
= viands, filed into the dining room az
proceeded TO assist in serving IL IL sa
!. . that no ordinary surprise win suffice
= disolgnnize the appetite OF well-reg
= lated Master Mason. but the ecner
- !, cllnk OF forks upon the elistening servi
- when the ladies appeared on rhursd'
evening proved beyond doubt that
once, at least. this extraordinary ie
,o- had been momentarily accomplisbs
he IL was but momentary, however
II. After luncheon, an improviscd orch
II. ira was secured and an iml,romp
ST. dance wns the fitting elimination Of
,al happy affair, enjoyed by oil who delie
he Ia the art OF Terpsichorc. IL was u me
.o- delightful affair throughout and one th
IN. Crystal Falls Masons will not soon 4
di- get. while they hope that their Florer
inr brothers may soon again favor Crys'
hi + r>tiiis III Lodge ,s,EEs ;~;... ;~;... their presence
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-01-18
The County Board.

The county board OF supervisors met
on Wednesday morning at ten o'clock
aud continued the meeting until late
Thursday, holding a prolonged session
on Wednesday evening. All the TOWN
ships were represented, with the excep-
tion OF Atkinson. A considerable
amount OF business was transacted at
this meeting, although there was q very
little OF il that would make inter
esting reading for thepublic. The matter
OF the loau negotiated by G. 7. Roberts
20 care for the county poor, about
eighteen months ago, was finally dls
posed Of, after having hung fire Tor sever
al meetings. Payment oi the order
which secured the loan. now due, WA
arranged for by instructing the connt.
treasurer TO pay and take up an ordc
for $500 quarterly until paid. provision
having been mnde for taking up ~
original SO, 900 and issuing warrants 7
that amount in $500 denominations.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-01-18

Besides having always on hand
alargc and fresh stock Of the
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-19
Funeral of Letter Carrier J Jordan.

The funeral of the late Frank /. Jordan
took place at the residence of Letter Oar.
rier T. Darker, 26 Deering avenue yester-
day afternoon. There was large at.
tendance of friends for Mr.. Jordan was
very popular. The letter carriers of the
city Of Portland attended In body to
pay their last tribute of respect to one
they loved SO well, and Ivanhoe lodge,
K. of P. of which the deceased was a
member was we'll represented.
The services were conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Rogers of Pine street church. who
spoke in high terms of the admirable
character and disposition of Mr.. Jordan.
The music was beautifully rendered by
quar- tette composed Of Misses Hover
and Wilson, Messrs Morgan and Park
man. Among the floral tributes was an
elegant tablet representing letter. The
stamp was composed of pinks. and the
supersoription bore the address "Letter
Carrier No. 1872 The clerks In the Post
Office contributed beautiful anchor.
and " anhoe lodge furnished Handsome
emblem. There were other flowers from
members of the family and friends.
After the regular services the ritual Of
the Pythian order was read. The re.
mains will be sent to Cumberland today
for burial.
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-19
WESTBROOK.

A special electric car will leave here
Sunday morning at 7.30 o'clock, and run
through to the Grand Trunk station, to
accommodate persons wishing to go or
the excursion to the Mountains.
Sunday morning at the M. e. church.
the pastor will speak on Possibility. I"
In the evening Rev. G. W. Bradlee o1
Rockland, former pastor, is expected te
preach.
Peter Laundry, whose place on Brown
street was raided some months ago, an6
heavy seizure of liquor made, and who
skipped the town, was captured at Con
cord, N. H.. and returned to this city
He was brought before Judge Tolman
yesterday afternoon, and fined 500 and
costs. He was unable to meet the fine
and was committed to the county Jail fol
two months.
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-19
SUPERIOR COURT.
Before Judge Bonney.I

boIOre Judge bOnney.e
There being. NO further cases for the
jury they were dismissed yesterday
morning.
Sentences were imposed in the follow
ing cases:
Phillip Ward, nuisance, $500 and costs.
Fine and costs paid.
James Kelly, larceny in, dwelling
house, two and one half years in state
prison.
John Eldridge, assault and battery, TWO
years in state prison.
John Greene, larceny, lS months in
state prison.
: Prosoer Plaudo. breaking, entering and
larceny, four months in jail.
John J. Mears, cheating by false pre-
lenses, four months in Jail.
Alexander McClusky. larceny, IS
months in state prison.
Annie Morrill,, disorderly house, eight
months In Jail.
Annie McCollom, disorderly house,
three months In jail.
William B. Pierce, vagabond, 80 days
in jail.
Counsel in all unfinished criminal
matters, whether of bail. sentence or
completion of bail, are notified to be in
attendance at the opening of Court Sat
urday morning.
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-19
THE BOTTLE PUZZLE.
Mr.. Nathaniel Ilsley. Of Portland,
Made the First One.

Descendant In paris, France, Writes
About It.-Mr. Ilsley Made three Bot
ties, and They are In Existence Now.
When anything is printed in news
paper 1t is given to all ssthe world, and
quite likely to all time as we'll. Several
months ago the RPESS sprinted the fol.
lowing paragraph:
A MAINE FARMERS BOTTLE.
An old man-72, he said-was athe GEN.
ter of interest ON Maine Central train
reently. He. had with him complioat-
ed bottle puzzle, first invented 25 years
ago, and from that day to this SIS has
awaited the aman who could make one
like 1t. The inventor is. Mr.. Almon
Sawyer, a substantial Citizen of the good
old farming town Of Madison, Me. The
bottle might perhaps hold little less
than quart Of water. The bulk Of the
space below the neck is occupied by q
nicely constructed reel pinned together.
Tne reel ia no f1imsy affair that might
have been passed through the neck of
the botsle and then given Its present ap-
pearance, but, as a man said, Must have
been built and pinned together down
there"
The neck of the bottle was oompaotly
filed by piece Of wood extending down
almost to the reel. It WAS single piece
of wood, as Mr.. Sawyer took occasion to
| show, and yet below the neck there was
q crosspiece through this centrepieoe.
| This orosspiece extended almost to The
glass on each side and was secured by q
stout pin passing through the centre and
again on the side. This side pin passed
through one Of the arms. and in turn
was secured by pin. The crosspieces
and pins puzzled all who looked al
| them. s5lis,
This story was copied into many pa
pers, and the PRESS has heard from II
very 8 frequently. The D,ost interesting
letter was received Thursday. 1t enclosed
the paragraph and was as follows:
As Rue de Clinchy, Paris, France.
To the Editor of. the Press:
/ The enclosed clipping has attracted
my attention, from The fact that I have
in my possession one of three bottles ex
aotly similar to the one described except
| ing in size, mine holding about half 6
pint instead nf a qauTt.s They were made
by grandfather, Nathaniel Ilsley, native
Of your city, whom perhaps the oldes,
| inhabitants may Iec0llect, or at least hii
| family may be remembered. He died
20 years ago, at the age of SS. He
himself, made the bottles mentioned, fol
his children, when they were young. al
least three ct these bottles are still In
existence, and highly priced by the de.
scendants Of Mr.. Ilsley. The invention
| therefore. Is at least a hundred years
years old at the present time.
Irsmain, very truly yours,
| J. J. VAN SAEN.
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-19
APPLE TRADE.
The Shipments of Canadian Fruit to Eng
land.

Montreal, Sept. 18-The shipment of
apples from the port of Montreal this
week will not only exceed that of any
other week this season, but is far ahead
OF the export record for the past corres-
ponding dates considered. It has now be-
come mere matter Of the capacity of the
vessels sailing each week to the ports of
Liverpool. Glasgow and London. The
shipments for the week in apples already
contracted for will exceed 80. 600 barrels.
The Lake Winnipeg, of the Beaver
Line, which sailed for Liverpool yester.
day, had on board l1,5ss barrels. At
Quebec she took on AN additional 2ooC
barrels, making the premier shipmenr of
the year. The reason for this sbinment
at Quebec Is ON account of the low water
in this portion of the river, which pre-.
vents putting on the full ships caree
at Montreal.> The following additional
shipments to Liverpool are expected tc
go out this week: Allan Line STEAMSHIP
| Mongolian, 10000 barrels; Dominion
Line steamship Scotsman, 10, 600 barrels
| and the Jo hnson Liner Barnesmore 30o(
| barrels.
The shipments to Glasgow include th.
Allan Line steams hip Scandinavian
which sailed Tuesday morning with 500!
barrels, and the Warwick, r. Refort
and Company, agents, which vessel il
expected to take out 5000 barrels TODAY
Beside this feet there ara also two Lon.
| don boats, the Thomson Line steame,
Iona and the Assaye of the Elder DENIM
ster Company. Both vessels sail OF
Saturday and are expected to take fai
cargoes. The freight rate remains th,
same. To Liverpool and London. the
eonpanlees are charging as Cd and tt
Glasgow 8s.
The shipments Of apples from Boston
Mass. last week were 49, ,257 barrels x
Liverpool and 1884 barrels 10 GLASGOW
From New York TO Liverpool the ship
ments for the week were: 1887 barrel
while to London lila were sent ont anl
to Glasgow 5706 barrels.
special cable to Mr.. Arthur R.
Fowler states that the Liverpool marke1
is steady throughout the day. Canadian
frnit Is also reported to be landing i,
better order. The Liverpool quotation
for A No. sound fruit is as follows
Colverus, 10 to 1875; JennettinRs, to 10
Gragensteins, 13 to 15s; Ribstone Pip
pins. II to 13s; Twenty OF II to l3s
Kings IA to les; Baldwins, 10 to 12s
and Greenings, II to 13s.
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-19
nAINE TOWNS.

ing soeneryof the Ocean View Homestead
came in for large share of admiral on.
The neighborhood outing party at
Yarmouthville will beTgiven on Saturday
of next week If pleasant, otherwise on
the first fine Saturday.
Mrs. ). S. Brown, of Bath, State
Chaplain, inspected W. L. Haskell Re-
lief Corps on Wednesday at 6. A. R..
hall. The Corps was highly compliment
cd upon its work by the inspector. At
the close of the exercises refreshments
were served.
The schools in town opened in a pros
porous condition and with large attend
ance.
Miss Pratt. of Fram,ngham Normal
Miss Alice Balentine, of Portland. the
Ledge school and Miss Bertha Drink
water at Pratt school. The Central
Grammar school has one hundred and
sevsn pupils this ter:. The High school
has Between fifty and sixty.
Rev. A. j. Chase, of Portland, will
preach at the First Parish next Sunday,
Sept. 20. Sept. 81 there will be Sun
day school rally.
NOBLEROROUGH.
Mrs. Nancy Hatch, widow Of the late
oesA1So oo7cAp Noo AuIicu lhSD ouuudys
aged 80 years, months and 16 days. She
was the Oldest person in town.
Phineas P. Benner foil from scaf.
fold in his barn to the floor, distance
of 10 feet, striking on his back, break.
ing three ribs and otherwise injuring
him badly.
Thomas ]. York, Republican candidate
for Representative was elected by 26t
majority. The vote of Nobleboro was
Powers, 149; Frank, 80; Prohibition, l.
]. A. Perkins, is about to build a new
store on the lot where his store wat
burned last March.
Our Merchants are selling good yellow
corn in 10 bushel lots, at car tor "a cents
per bushel.
Edison. L. Dunbar has purchased the
farm of the late John ". Perkins and
will move his family there at once.
The farmers are hauling immense
quantities of sweet corn TO the Waldo
boro canning factory, they are getting q
good yeild.
Potatoes are rotting in the fields and
in the cellars.
Alvorado Sidelinger. has gone to New
York State, packing apples. Chester
Hall and Chester Fassett, will go to the
same place next Monday. They are en-
p1oyed by Portland firm.
|. There are several men from this town
that are working in the Waldoboro Can
ming factory.
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-19
DEERING.

Miss Mary Woodbury. tLeighton, soi
Oakdals, president of thhe Authors club
has returned form Medford, Conn,
where she has been visiting at the home
Of her uncle, DR.. b. B. leighton.
Five new members were received by
the Deering Lodge of Good Temp1ars at
their meeting last Tuesday evening.
Miss Emma Daggett. formerly of Deer
ing Center, now of Massachusetts. has
been visiting friends in Deering.
Tho public schools opened this week for
the fall term. Over seventy pupils en-
I tered the High school in the freshman
class.
MIR. Cobb and family have moved from
Leland street, Deering Center. to Me-
chanio street, Woodfords.
Important repairs and additions are
being made to the Ward house, Leonard
street, Dsering Center.
Miss Evelina Collins, of Mocha mic
street, has gone to Thomaston to visit
relatives.
Miss Sadie Spear. has returned from a
visit to her uncle in Windham.
The New York Home Journal for Sept.
9Th. publishes one of Isaac Bassett Gates
exquisite fower-posms, Recognition, and
The Portland Transcript Of this week
has fine sonnet on Cuba 1862 from
his pen.
Mrs. Thomas Malone Of Deering Gen.
ter, with Baby Raymond, has returned
home from New EBrunswiok. A syoung
sister hns come with her.
The Mentone club of Oakdale had a
moat delightful picnic at Pleasant bill,
Falmouth. on Wednesday by way of
Rivertou, and sail down the Presump-
SCOT. The club were invited to al piazza
party by Mrs. Uoiumbu Knight, but
the day proving rather cool they were
entertained inside this beautiful home.
TIE spacious dining room was given
them for their lunch, and the table fair
" groaned beneath the burden of good
things which the picnicers provided.
Mrs. Knight served most delicious coffee
and genuine old fashioned pumpkin pie
and fruit. After lunch they were take q
to the parlcrs and treated to several
choice selections of music by Miss Etta.
Taking the O'Clock boat for home they
all doSided Mention s picnic q big succese
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-19
Congress St. Church.

At the reopening g service in Congress
street Methodist church tomorrow the
new order of service adopted BY the Off
cial board will be introduced. 1t is az
follows:
Doxology, Congregation
Responsive Reading..
Anthem, IL
Scripture Lesson,
Prayer,
Lords Prayer, Choir
Collection,
Hymn,
Sermon, with brief prayer at close,
Hymn,
Bsnediction,
The music tomorrow will be as follows
MORNING..
Anthem-Be joyful in the Lord,
Ashford
Anthem-I will extol Thee, Sudds
AFTERNOON.
Gloria (12th m ass), Mozart.
Anthem-I will lift up mine eyes un-
to the hills, Cressy
EVENING.
Anthem-Arise, shine, Marks
Trlo-Saviour breath an evening
tlessing, Sudds
The choir is composed of Miss Cobb,
Miss Schumacher and Miss Brooks.
Organist, Miss N. Cora Webber and
conductor S. Z. Eveleth.
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-19
WEATHER FINE-cRoWD LARGE.
Tells the Story of the Final Day Of Old
OxfOrd's Fair.

Norway, September 1s.-The last day
of the Oxford County Agricultural Sooi-
ety's 54th annual exhibition had good
weather, interesting races and an at
tendance of $500. The state record on
horse pulling was broken. Willard Ma
son, Of Norway, with pair of horses,
weighing 2947 pounds. pulled "a, 02l
pounds 124 feet. inches on drag. For
the most attractive teams in the parade
the first prize was awarded to Starbird
and Bowker, six matched horses abreast
in decorated cut under second 60 Mis-
LILA A. York, of Norway, single hitchl
in decorated covered wagon; third to
c. ". Bowker OF South Paris, tandem
in decorated dog cart. !
The following were the awards on
gentlemen's driving horses: First to
Surprise Chief. bl, G. A. L. Robinson,
owner; second tossAndy, b 3. W. W. An
drews, Paris, owner; third to H.P. ch g,
81. P. Miilett, Paris, owner.
The Q. 45 trot, unfinished from Wednes-
day was finished this forenoon. requiring
eight heats The purse was $3.50, 13 en-.
tries and six starters. The purse was
won by Minnie g, NJ. by Red Wilkes.
owned by O. 4. jenkins, Auburn; Louise
Wilkes, m, by Messenger Wilkes, owned
by A. c. Roberts. Buckdeld. second;
time, 2.2o Ia.
The annual meeting Of the Oxford
County Agricultural Society elected
these officers: J. A. Roberts, Norway,
president; Henry D. Hammond. Paris
vice president; A. 9. 7. King. Paris, SO, :,
i retary.