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The herald., 1896-12-29
STANTON POST, G. A. r.

Stanton post, G. A. r., and Woman's
Relief Corps, held their regular monthly
social meeting last evening at their hall,
610 Spring street. Supper was served
from to o'clock. The entertainment
of the evening consisted of musical
program composed of the following Sc
lections: Banjo solo, Mrs. Hermandeen;
medley, Mr.. Hermandeen and son; song,
Captain Osgood; instrumental selection,
Mrs. Monroe; song, Master Herman
deem; songs by Mrs. Young, with auto
The herald., 1896-12-29
NOT SPEEDY ENOUGH.
Three Tramps at Burbank Who Stole a
Medical Mans Case.

Three individuals, answering to the
names of George Douglas, Thomas Nor
gan and Gidney Reed, were arraigned
before Justice Young yesterday on the
charge of grand larceny. They are prom
ising specimens OF the hobo tribe, and
The herald., 1896-12-29
THE RAIN.
Considerable Water Falling.

No leaks to the roofs covered with F.
& B. Roofing or painted with p. & r.
Paints. There are none just as good
PARAFFINE PAINT CO.,
524 South Broadway.
The herald., 1896-12-29

John S. Hale, manager of the Human
ity company and several members of the
company are registered at the Ramona
c. H. Perkins of Newark, N. j., is at
the Ramona.
The herald., 1896-12-29
Orr HOrA ReAu

Maier & Zobelein's lager. fresh from their
brewery. on draught in all the principal
saloons; delivered promptly in bottle or
kegs. Office and brewery. 440 Also street:
telephOne 81
The herald., 1896-12-29
DEATHS

Turkey guessing contest at Golden Eagle
Market, 1923 South Main street.
The herald., 1896-12-29

DIR. p. HENDRICKS. DENTIST,
Room 226 Byrne block. northwest corner
Third and Broadway.
The herald., 1896-12-29
TO CLUBS AND LODGES.

For Rent-A large room, 65x35; second
floor; suitable for club or lodge room.
Spring street; central. Apply at once
w. A. Bonynge, lis S. Broadway.
The herald., 1896-12-29

Largest variety Concord business wagons
and top delivery wagons. Hawley. King G.
Co,
The herald., 1896-12-29

1S96-19 lbs. Keatings-"365 days ahead o
them ALL" Hawley. King & Co.
The herald., 1896-12-29

Hawley. King & Co., cor. Fifth st. and
Broadway, agents genuine Columbus Buggy
company buggies and bicycles.
The herald., 1896-12-29
IOTTINGS

All prices of wallpaper greatly reduced.
A. A. Eckstrom. 324 South Spring street
The herald., 1896-12-29

Everything on wheels. Hawley. King 6.
Co.. cor. Fifth street and Broadway.
The herald., 1896-12-29
To Cure a Cold In One Dav

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money IL 1t
fails to cure. csc.
The herald., 1896-12-29

rORECAsT-ror Southern Californias Fair on
Tuesday except rain in the forenoon In south
portion; cooler in southeast portion PROBABLY
frost Tuesday night; fresh northerly Winds
The herald., 1896-12-29

All prices of wallpaper greatly reduced.
=. A. Eckstrom. a24 South Spring street.
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fore has the demand for this cooling
beverage been 50 great as it is this
year. 1t is not heralded and adver-
tiSed by signs in saloons. for the rea-
son that there is more money in beer
Nevertheless one would be surprised
at the large quantities consumed. one
bar gets away with ten gallons Il day
while another. that / know of, uses six
gallons. 1t is the greatest bug-bear to
the bars now, and the demand makes
them keep it, no matter how they may
seek to hold it in the background
The Dispatch says: Any afternoon
you can find what are now derisively
termed 'buttermilk brgades' lined up
in front of any of the larger bars guzz-
ling buttermilk, happy in the knowl-
edge that it will soon erase the expen-
sive coloring on their faces which old
King Alcohol has painted, not in wat
er-colors either
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A Communication.

Editors of the Kennebec Journal:
There are many of the inhabitants
of this town who have been greatly
surprised at certain communications
recently appearing in your paper
Your Richmond correspondent does
not appear to be conversant with the
sentiment of the better class of peo-
pie of the town. County Attorney
Rogers has not exceeded the require
ments of his oath of Office in his deal
ing with the sellers of intoxicating
drink yet he is said in your paper to
be generally censured in respect to
his enforcement of the law. From our
number of people in the town, we feel
warranted in earnestly contradicting
this impression recently given in the
journal. The people of Richmond
have put themselves on record as be-
ing favorable to the enforcement of
the prohibitory law For this purpose
a majority of our voters helped to put
the present county attorney in office.
and desire and expect to see him con-
tinue his work of enforcement and
heartily approve of his loyalty and
success.
B. r. Curtis, chairman of selectmen.
r. J. Libby, member of selectmen.
e. w. Churchill, pastor F. b. church.
James Nixon. pastor M. e. church.
S. E. McGeehon, pastor Congrega-
tiOnal church.
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Athletics have their compensations,
and the craze" for them which ex-
cites SO much wonderment in the pres
ent older generation may win the
youth from far worse things: Beer
drinking in Germany is being discred-
tied by competitive athletics. 1t is
stated that three clubs of Leipsic stu
dents have abandoned the morning
drinking bout, and that several addi-
tional university clubs are about to
take the same step. A desire to excel
in athletic sports is said to be the inn
pellfng cause of this action on their
part" The Pittsburg Dispatch reports
the proprietor of the largest bar in
that city as saying recently that IF
the demand for buttermilk increases
each year as in the last few years. 1t
will soon be rival to beer as a pop
ular drink" He added: Never be-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-30
CURIOUS CASE
That Is to Have an Airing Down in Lincoln
County.

A strange case has been brought to
light in Edgecomb by the service of
q notice upon Miss Abbie NJ Nutter
by Deputy Sheriff Seth Patterson of
Wiscasset to appear before the Lincoln
| county court and answer in proceed
ings for the appointment of a guar
dian.
For u years, since her mother died,
the girl, now young woman of %
years. has lived hidden, as it were, in
the family of Alfred Dodge in North
Edgecomb. Mrs. Dodge is the girls
second cousin.
There are two sides to this remark
able story; one the side of the inter-
| ested neighbors. whose singular allie
cations have set the machinery of the
law in operation; the other side that
of the Dodge family.
Whether the girl selects that mode Of
life or is constrained to it. the fact re-
mains that for II years she has lived
an utter recluse in the upper story of
the Dodge home, avoiding the neigh
bors and every stranger so resolutely
that there are many people in Edge
comb who not only have never seen
her, but do not know that such a per-
son exists.
The charge, boldly made, that the
girl has been hypnotized, put under
moral restraint, quelled into subjec-
ton by force of stronger wills, will
come out in the legal proceedings, and
will make the case one of Names
most singular actions of law This
charge Mr.. and Mrs. Dodge indig-
nantly deny, and they are supported
by the girl.
Miss Nutter's father died when she
was very young, leaving property
worth several thousand dollars. Her
mother died when Abbie was IL, leay-
ing her to the care of her cousin, Mrs.
Alfred S. Dodge. The property was
divided between the girl and her
brother. After her removal from Wis
casset to Edgecomb, her former friends
saw very little of her, which caused
great comment
During all these years of her minor
ity. until she was q years old in
March, 1895. the late Hon. Henry In
gals of Wiscasset was her guardian.
He paid s110 year to the Dodges for
the girls board out of her little stock
Of money deposited in the Wiscasset
Savings Bank. Mr. ingalls, heard of
the mysterious retirement of his ward.
and stories from North Edgecomb
came to him. and he called on the girl
and talked with her at various times,
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but he seemed to get no satisfactory
explanations of her actions.
When Mr.. Ingalls, discharged his
guardianship, in March. 1895, he paid
over to the girl 1927. As and one share
Of bank stock. the whole amounting
to over $1,000. The transfer was in
form merely, the money still remaining
in the bank.
Shortly after Mr.. Ingalls, gave up his
trust an order. signed by the girl and
calling for $500 was presented at the
bank by Mr.. Alfred S. Dodge The
money was paid over. In the course
of the year another order for $500, was
brought in by Mr.. Dodge and cashed.
These Withdrawals left barely $500 in
the bank to the girls credit. or
course, the community very soon
learned that Abbie Nutter had drawn
cut $500 of her money inside of a year.
and there was a revival of gossip
At the height of this gossip last fall
came Miss Ida A. Ourish of Dorches-
ter. Mass, a cousin of Abbie Nutter.
First. she went over to see the girl.
-Abbie had not met her cousin for ten
years, and did not know her until Miss
Ourish introduced herself. Mrs. Dodge
was present at the interview
But, though Abbie was shy, and re-
fused to go away with her cousin. Miss
Ourish was none the less determined
to remove Abbie from the influence of
the Dodge family. She therefore Sc
cured as counsel the Hon. George B.
Sawyer of Wiscasset and commenced
legal proceedings for again placing
Miss Abbie under guardianship
The matter came before the select
men of Edgecomb, who, on Nov. 80.
held hearing Miss Nutter. the
Dodge family and other interested
parties were present and testimony
was taken.
As result of the inquisition the Sc
lectmen returned decision to the eff
feet that, in their opinion. Abbie NJ.
Nutter is person of infirm mind and
incapable of managing her own affairs.
They. therefore. recommended to the
judge of probate that suitable guar
dian be appointed to care for her in
terests. The finding is agreed to by
two selectmen, Eben Chase and Albert
r. Baker. The third selectmen is Mr..
Frank M. Dodge. brother of Albert
S. Dodge, and he took no part in the
inOuiSitipn
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benjamin Gibbs of Bridgton. has
shipped 5000 barrels of apples to Eng
land. this season.
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument
association of South Portland. expect
the monument to be completed by the
middle of May.
Mr.. George Woods of North Troy,
vas very much surprised wood cut
ter one day recently. He felled a
white ash tree from which he secured
about 50 pounds of honey
Mrs. Hugh Chilvers, formerly Miss
Carrie Cieaves of Saco, died suddenly
in New York, Sunday, aged 81 years.
she was the only daughter of Mrs
Horace Woodman, a wealthy Saco res
ident.
A herd of young cattle owned by Grin
Brown of North Norway recently wan
dered into the forest and from some
cause became so wild as to defy all
eHorts at capture or enticing them near
French was employed to shoot them,
which was accordingly done.
The topic of the day, writes a Mt
Desert Ferry correspondent, is no
longer Mckinley" but What did you
get for that last barrel of founders?'
And the figures are getting ridiculous
ly low.
Amide, the year-old son of Mrs. Le-
mieur of Westbrook lay in critical
condition Monday, at his home in that
city. the result of drinking a cup of
potash water which his mother had
prepared as washing fluid.
Winnegance Creek will present a
busy scene at midnight, Dec. 81, when
the law is off on bass fishing. Fisher
men have been busy buying and re-
pairing nets and have everything in
apple pie order for coming catches.
The work at the Foxcroft gold mine
has stopped, the hundred dollars in
vested having been expended. A
quantity of ore will be shipped at once
to the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology to be assayed and the re-
suit will be anxiously awaited.
Major A. G. Hill has presented to the
Calais public library a number of VOL
umes of great interest and value
Among them are Napier History of the
Peninsuiar War, A Pictorial History of
Scotland in six volumes, and a set of
Sir Walter SCOTS Works. Other cc:1tri-
buttons to the library have been made
recently by John Barker and C. b. Col
Inns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy T. Gates cele-
brated their golden wedding in Boston,
Christmas eve. Mr.. Gates is native
of Thorndike and was in business in
Bangor for 20 years. Mrs. Gates was
born in Hartland, Me-, in 1928. but
when she was but three years of age
her parents moved to Bangor. Her
maiden name was Sarah L. Stiles
A store in Belfast recently was made
merry by the meeting of several old
friends and traders. A scratching
noise was heard during the evening. but
no attention was paid to it. Shortly
before leaving. the proprietor of the
store had to unlock the safe, when to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-30
STATE NEWS.
Aroostook.
WOODLAND.

" ~ ~
The first week there has been very
cold weather from zero to 80 below
The supervisor has given a vacation to
the several schools in town through
CHRISTMAS week.-ChristmaS day was
very mild and as the roads were in fine
condition the pleasure of sleigh riding
was thoroughly enjoyed-Saturday
there was an old fashioned blizzard.
saturday night being the coolest of the
, Season.-The prospect of high prices for
potatoes is not very encouraging.
Many of the farmers have raised what
wheat they will need for the next year.
some getting as high as 50 bushels to
the acres. w. Collins & Son of Carl
bou, have one of the best mills in
Aroostook county for making flour, and
they have a. they can do in that line
A roller flour mill is what is needed
and many believe that if one should
be started in Caribou that in a few
years Aroostook county would supply
its own -four and export thousands of
barrels to other parts of the State.
The cost of raising wheat is light in
comparison to that of potatoes. Even
II farmers get but 20 bushels per acre
at Sioo, they can make profit at that.
The expense for one acre of potatoes
would take care of 10 acres of wheat.
and the straw middlings and bran would
pay the expense of observation-disclosures
sutherland is doing quite a business in
railroad sleepers this winter.-Potatoes
have been moving very freely the last
week, and the quantity in this section
has been very much reduced.
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A Communication.
Editors of the Kennebec Journal:

Editors of the Kennebec Journal:
Referring to an item in the Daily
Journal of Dec. "a, allow me to say
that the portion OF it which alludes to
ar offer made by the representatives
OF Mr.. Bell, at the insolvency court.
Wiscasset. Dec. %, in Evans, Bell and
Clarke, insolvent debtors, is abso-
lutely incorrect and misleading. No
body made any offer there except Mr..
E. O. Clarke. of 30 cents, and in reply
to Geo. G. Wing. Esq, 1 expressly
stated at that meeting that Messrs.
Evans and Bell were not in a posi-
ton to make any offer whatever.
VIM. II. MILLER
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A Communication.
Readers of the Journal:

To the Readers of the Journal:
1 have been waiting for some time to
see if the reporter that reported me as
disappearing from North Vassalboro
on the 18th of December, and being
$500 short was not man enough to
apologize for such an untruth; seeing
he is not I take this chance to inform
my friends that 1 didn't know that
was expected to inform him when
was going to leave town or when
expected to return.
JOSEPH E. JEWETT. Postmaster.
North Vassalboro, Me.
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CALENDAR COMING EVENTS.
w. c.T.U. COLUMN.

MOTTO: For God and Home and
Every Land"
OBJECT: To unity the methods of
woman's temperance work the world
over.
RADGE: A knot of white ribbon.
HOUR OF PRAYER: Noon.
METHODS: Agitate. educate. organize.
DEPARTMENTS: Preventive. educa-
tiOnal, evangelistic, social and legal.
THE POLYGLOT PETITION has been
circulated throughout the world and
signed by representatives Of over fifty
countries. 1t asks for the outlawing Of
the alcohol and opium trade and the
system of legalized vice. The chief
auxiliaries Of the w. c. r. U. are the
United States. Canada, Great Britain.
Australia, South Africa, India. Japan
and the Sandwich Islands.
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Saturday afternoon looking to
still further improvements.
Somerset.

SOWeTSet.
SOUTH NORRIDGEWOCK
Miss Alice Holt of East Madison is
visiting relatives here.-Chester Hussey.
getting along nicely.-4All the schools had
Il vacation last week.-Wallace Conant
went to Boston. Monday morning. to take
q course in a business college, and also to
take pipe organ lessons.-David Staples
spent Christmas at home.-Edwin Bur
CESS is at home from New Sharon.--At
in attendance at the entertain
ment and Christmas trec.-The Congre-
gational society had u supper at the
Vestry, Thursday evening, and over 200
enjoyed their hospitality. Later an en-
tertainment and tree We're held in the
Somerset Rebekah Lodge the following
officers We're elected for the ensuing year:
y. G.. Mrs. L. A. Hilton; V. c.. Mrs.
Augusta Bailey: secretary. Mrs Janette
+. s. Miss Annie Beard. The installation
will be on the second Friday evening in
January--Mrs. James futile died at her
home on the Starks road, Dec. 10, of "a
cancer in the stomach. aged 63 years.
The funeral services Were held Tuesday
forenoon, Rev. J. A. Jones officiating.
the remains We're Inferred in Smithiield.
Mrs. Addie Spaulding and son. Harry,
of Waterville, We're the guests of Mrs.
Geo. Hussey last week. They returned
born Dec. 21.--Oosola Commandery, No.
6s4 Y. Q; Of G. C.. elected the following
Dyer; V. G.. Mrs. Julia Lessor: keeper of
records. Mrs. Caroline Ames F. X. of r.
+. Fl. Cooley herald, Fred Wade; pre-
late. Mrs. II. Otis; w. of l. c.. Ethel
Lessor; w. of o. G.. John Otis.-Mr. and
Mrs. Alvin Huff were presented with an
other son; Dec. 22:-Geo., Gilman is at
work in Madison-A car load of tin was
received at the corn factory, Monday.
and work will begin very soon.--F. G.
Holt Il Co., the clothiers. have issued u
directory of the churches and secret
societies. There are three churches and
nine secret societies in town besides the
Village Improvement society. This town
isn't large but there are many liners
here.-Fred Stevens. salesman for Bon
Ami, was in town over Christmas. with
his mother.-The coat manufacturing
outlook grows darker than ever. One OF
the men was in Boston last week. and he
thinks there will be no work until March
unless things change.-Sunday evening at
the Congregational church the cantata
1.-The Messiah was rendered
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SURRY.

me community was shocked to learn
OF the death of Fred TORY. who died nj
ms home at Morgan's Bay last week.
He was a member of the A. o. U. w. of
TINS place, and was a man highly re-
spected by all. A wife and three small
children mourn his loss, and have the
sympathy of wide circle of friends
The Christmas tree held in the Baptist
church. Thursday evening. was a decided
success. The entertainment was enjoyed
by all. The attendance was large.-Ad-
olson olson Mebber and Irving Candoge Of
week. looking for rent. They intend
TO Keep general country store-J. F..
Staples has leased the Treworgy store on
of goods.-Rev. Fl. r. Day of this place
preached to a large audience in the Ban
ust church at East Bluehill. Sunday
a art, and evening.-The high school
commenced. Monday. under the instruc-
ton OF 3. 3: Scammon of Franklin
Clarence Lord of the steamer Catherine
Is at home to spend a short vacation with
went to Brewer TO spend Christmas with
their daughter, Mrs. Henry Barbour
The little daughter of Capt and Mrs 8.
J. Treworgy. who has been so i'll with
typhoid fever. has SO far recovered as to
be able to sit up much of the day-Mrs.
Harriet Curtis of Ellsworth. returned
i,.;1as Monday: after spending Christmas
Capt. Adelbert Bellatty and family spent
Christmas week with Capt. Grin Young
at South Surry.-Messrs. Briggs, Charles
Davis and Charles Ellis shot two fine
road, about two miles from this village.
Rev. F. w. Belcher preached in the m.
+. church Sunday. The weather was
very cold; but there was a large congre-
CATION present.--Rev. A. p Gray or Wesf
Surry. preached in the NJ. e. chapel
Sunday evening. This was the conclu.
sion of the two weeks revival services
which have been held there.-The Gaspar
Bros. have leased the g. w. Anen ~ "
mill for one year. They are PREPARED ~
saw all kinds OF long and short kmber.
slaves. heading, etc.-A business taeeting
was held IN the vestry Of the new Baptist
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MS ana HIS guests surprise out jumped
the cat, which he had absent mindedly
locked into the safe.
Wintry weather makes the life of the
freight brakeman anything but pleasant
and the hardy fellows have many a mar
row escape which people in general never
hear of. most remarkable example. of
this fact was seen in the Maine Central
Yards in this city the other day, says the
WaterVille Mail. One of the brakemen
set the brakes so hard on Il box car that
the wheels Slid on the cold, frosty iron with
out turning. He then made his way from
that car, TO the next one, which was a
fat car. As he went to step from one to
another he slipped and fell between them
down on to the rail. Ordinarily he would
have been run over and cut in two in Il
1ify. but that wheel. set so hard that it
could not turn, simply showed the man
along on the rail until by the help of his
mates. who saw his dangerous position,
he was dragged out.
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Is a dangerous disease. 1t may lead
directly to consumption. Catarrh is
caused by impure blood. and the true
way to cure it is bypurifying the blood.
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures catarrh be-
cause it removes the cause Of 1t by
purifying the blood. Thousands testify
that they have been cured by Hoods
Sarsaparilla.
HOODS PILLS are purely vegetable
and do not purge. pain or grippe. All
druggists. 25c.
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No other remedy is half az quick in
relieving pain. soreness, Inflammation
or weakness as the famous HOP
Plasters. You'll ray 80 after using
Reliable medicine dealers sell M
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ANY one in possession of 25 cents
can go to the nearest dealer in med
icines and procure bottle of Saliva
ton Oil and be cured at once of rheu-
matism, neuralgia, or any pain or
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SURE cuee t. Fil,.

New remedy by q practising physi-
clan positively cures Fits. Epilepsy,
etc. Treatise and sample bottle free.
DR.. H. Herr. 331 East sd ST., New
York. dec28 eoda u,lw
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BLANKETS.
a few extra heavy, all wool,
was S.. 50...,... now 81 40 Nor nair
a few pair extra heavy,
was S2.2o- ............... now S1.29 per pair
DO not wait; come now.
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OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME
A Bona Eide Closing Out Sale.
Positively Going TO
Bush
ness In Augusta.
Now is the Time to Buy: Fur.
niture, Carpets; in Fact House
Furnishings of all Kinds.
IF in Need of a Chamber Set
Parlor Set Carpet, or Anything
Elise in Our Line it Will Pay You
to Inspect Our Stock.
Visit Our 5, 10 and 25c Counters.
Call and See Our Extension Table for $685.
You Will Be Surprised When You See
Our Chamber Set for $l0S.
Just Think; Three Fold Oak Frame Screens 5 Feet HIGH
Only $1.:89.
During This Sale we Deliver Goods in Hallowell
and Augusta Only
OPEN MONDAY and SATURDAY EVENINGS
The Atkinson Furnishing In
BIS Water. St. w. IL. Fowler.
Augusta, Me. Manager.