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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-02
STATE NEWS.
kennebec.
READFIELD.


The Readleld Universalist. Circle held
it's annual fo"tnightly meeting at the ves-
try. Tuesday evening. A programme of
unusual interest was presented. Miss
Annie Manter. promising young violin
list, played solo and was heartily en-
cored. Mrs. j. L. Davis In q humorous
recitation, deserves special mention. Hon.
e. o. Bean;in his most happy manner, in
behalf of the parish, presented a chair and
table to Mr.. M. W. Manter the organist,
and Mrs. C. H. Hatch, the soprano singer
of the choir. These friends, by their
kindly Christian spirit have set an ex-
ample worthy OF emulation, standing by
tbs parish in its most adverse circum-
stances, proving that Christianity is more
than creed The gifts were triiles given
not Us rewards, but simple tokens Of APP
probation. New Year s evening, the citi-
zens united In giving reception to Mr..
and Mrs. K. V. Ste7ens. proprietor of the
hotel. The house is in first class condition
and has the best wishes of the community.
Lincoln. ~ -@
DRESDEN.
About so young people from Gardiner
and Richmond gathered at the home Of
Miss Bessie Durham of Dresden. Tues
day evening, to watch the old year take its
departure. The evening passed very pleas
antly with music, refreshments and
the following delightful programme; :
Spring. Miss Carrie Baker; The Song
of the Brook Mr.. Colby; g Summer, ;"
Miss Holmes; Boating Song Mr.. Rey-
nolds; Autumn Miss Cook; 'Tbc
Hunters Welcome MIR. Robert Ander-
son; winter, Miss Taylor; Departure
of the Old Year and Advent of the New, :"
(tableau). Mr.. Will Burnham and Master
Roy Fields.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-02
THE MENAGERlE.
A Merry Evening Game Which An Chill
dren Delight to PLAY

Let any one who wants to make merry
evening for the children try thu following
game which The Household fhus de-
scribcs: Tho one in charge of The affair
goes to each person in tho room, and after
advising him not to tell his new namc to
any one whispers, "You arc IL cow" To
the next che says, "You are an ELEPHANT"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-02

Why is it that one
man is old and de-
crepid at as, and
| another hale and
hearty at 8o7 The
accident of birth has
something to do
with it. Some men
are born stronger
than others, but fire.
quently the strong
man becomes weak
md the weak man
strong. It depends
IN the care he takes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-02
ACCOMMODATION TRAINS.

Throush tickets to California and all oints
South amt W est may be had If r. H, Waller
ticket agent, Augusta, the only ONCE In Aueue.
ia selling via all routes and checking boggese
free Of expense.
PAYsos TUCKER, Vice Pres. and Gen. Manager.
f.. E. BooTnBY, Gen1 Pass. and Ticket XaSnt,
PORTLAND. Oct. 2s. 1895.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-02
THE COMM I SION
Selected BY President for the
Venezuelan Matter,
Consists Of Five Men Well-known ioI.
Ability and Integrity
NJ ersai srilain csaast Qsssliss The Hon.
ssty Of 1hsir f'sSlsss.

Vasbingtop, Jan, 1.-The President,
tonight announced the composition Of the
Vene xuelon commission, which will con-
stat Of. five members, . follows:
David J. Brewer OF Kansas, assistant
Justice of the supreme court of the United
Statss
Richard II. Alvey Of Maryland. chief
iustice Of the court Of appeals Of the
District OF Columbia.
Andrew q. White OF New York.
Jfedcfick r. Coudert OF New York.
sn1el c. Gilman Of Maryland, prcsi
IA k Johns Hopkins University.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-02
All ssun Down.

Three years ago 7 had the IL. IN
vas all run down. began takf hoofi'
'ar-arariila, and it gave ine gT3 reiiei
have taken 1t since then for . l,u..
md an all gone feeling and I'll say
sivcs relief. / would not bsY hoo
Hoods Sarsaparilla aad Hoods rills.
Mrs ". c. Webster, Eueksport, e.
HOOPS PILLS cure blliousnd ind
sestion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-02
Railroad and Steamboats,.
BANGOR Z AR0oslooK & B

rulln,n Buffet Psrlor cars between fre.,.
sHn Az bsngor on trains leaving Houiton. a
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-01
NATURAL FAT.
Getting Fat is Only a Question OF
Eating Proper Food.

Thin people who want to get fat should
eat proper food and digest it.
That is the only natural way.
The trouble with most thin people is that
they suffer from indigestion.
They don't digest their food. They don't
get enough nourishment. They are slowly
Delng starved. They are poisoned by the
poducts of fermented and putrid food.
shaker Digestive Cordial, gentle, natr-
rail- vegetable digestive, attacks the food
OF your stomach just like the digestive
Juices, and turns it into healthful nourish-
ment. 1t helps your stomach naturally. 1t
makes thin dyspeptics fat. 1t makes poison
Gus blood pure. 1t tones up and cures the
stomach.
Nothing will cure Indigestion like Shaker
digestive Cordial, because nothing else goes
SO naturally about it.
This is why it has been so successful in re-
heving nausea, vomiting, dizziness, weak
ness, bad taste. fever, flatulence, constipa-
ton, loss OF appetite, headache. neuralgia.
rheumatism, ETC., by curing the disorder
which causes the symptoms.
A few doses will prove its value, but you
won't get fat on one bottle.
All druggists. Ten cents for trial bottle.
Write for book on Food and Fat to The
Shakers, 80 Reade Street. New York.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-01
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
That Narrowly Escaped Being Chronicled
AS Fatal

Merrill E. Crossman. a conductor on
the P. K G. e. electric road, met with
u serious accident yesterday afternoon.
He was running car No. IA into Port
land. This car leaves Simonton's Cove
at 3. 55 p. m. and is an open car. When
passing through Knightville. a short dis
dance beyond the power house, Mr.. Cross
man, who was passing along on the rail
OF the car collecting fares, was struck by
tree and violently thrown to the
ground, breaking his collar bone and
bruising his head quite seriously. 1t was
very narrow escape from instan Mt death
and had the car been going rapidly a
fatal accident would have been the re-
suit. R,I
A motorman who CHANGED to be riding
on the car took Mr.. Crossman's place in
to the city where Mr.. Crossman was re-
lieved by another conductor, and he was
taken to his home on Stanford street,
South Portland. DR.. J. W. Lowell was
called to set the broken bone and dress
his wounds. Mr.. Crossman had only
been in the employ of the company about
two months as spare hand and had just
com menced regular work. He is very
estimable young man and has the sympa-
thy of large circle of friends in his mis-
fortune.
At the point where the accident co.
CURED the inner rail is less than IS inches
from the base of some of the trees that
skirt Main street, KnightyiIle, and per-
son who is obliged to pass along on the
rail- of an open car is in imminent dan
ger of being struck by them; and the
trees should either be removed or the
track should be placed farther away from
them. At 7.So the reporter, in company
with Drs. Syphers and Lowell, called and
found Mr.. Crossman just recovering from
the dazed condition into which the &C.
cident had thrown him and he was quite
comfortable.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-01
May Day in Camp.

The entertainment to be given by Bos-
worth Relief Corps, in celebration of May
Day, at City Hall, this afternoon and
evening, will be entitled May Day In
Camp. 1t embraces a number of beauti-
full songs, dances, and .tableaux and an
exceedingly appropriate feature will be
the braiding of the May-pole. Miss Hat
tie Pike. who has Emade quite success
in other Grand Army pieces will assume
a prominent part and sing, and SO will
Everett Buttereld, Lizzie Pine, Frank
Bambury, Willie Adams, Ethel Thomp-
son, Ilena Moore, and others. The cadets
will be great attraction, and so will
the Girls Drill, the Minuet, the Maypole
dance, the Maids of the MIST and the
grand representation of The Nations.
Reserved seats should be secured at once
at Chandeliers Emusic store. The doors
will open for the matinee at o'clock,
and at O'Clock for the evening perform
ano6
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-01
Prevention of cruelty to Amin ais.

At the annual meeting of the Maine
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty te
Animals, the following officers were
chosen:
President-Hon. Stanley 7. Pullen of
Portland.
Vice Presidents-Mrs. L. d. M. Sweat
of Portland; John Ware of Waterville,
James f. Snow of Bangor, Charles B.
Heseltine of Belfast, Frank L. Dingley
of Lewiston.
Recording Secretary-Dr. H. G.
Vaughan of Portland.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. S. T..
Pullen of Portland.
Treasurer-Edward Woodman of Port
land.
AgenJ-Eben N. Perry of Portland.
Attorneys-Edward Woodman and
MILFORD 6. Chapman of Portland.
Veterinary Surgeons-Frederick W..
Huntington of Deering and William S.
Lord of Portland.
Finance and Auditing Committee-
Hon. William W. Thomas. Edward H.
Davies and Edward Woodman of Port
land.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-01
Team Recovered.

(. Last Saturday afternoon two men
hired team Of Edward Jordan of Boyd
street to go for a short ride. At night
they had not returned and the loss of the
team, supposed to have been stolen, was
reported to the police station. This morn
Ing Mr.. Jordan's team WAS found in the
stable Of Edward S. Libby on Cumber-
land street where it had been taken by
some one who had found it deserted OIL
the street. The men who hired the team
have not been seen since they drove out
of the Boyd street stable.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-01
The Largest Freight.

Monday the largest freight train ever
hauled over the Eastern Division of the
Boston and Maine railroad passed over
the road drawn by the big Mogul engine,
No. 56a, and was in charge of Conductor
Robinson. The train consisted of 81 long
loaded cars, and il the oaboose were Supt.
Perkins, Master Mechanic Smith, and
Superintendent of Locomotive Power
Bartlett. The long train was made UP
for the purpose of testing the hauling
capacity of the big locomotive. and the
officials expressed themselves as highly
satisfied with the run from Portland.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-01
Capt. Aliens Mission Work.

Letters have been received from Captain
Allen of the Coastwise Mission. He is at
Muscongus Island and reports very en-
couraging results. The people are all to-
gether Of one accord. Twelve have taken
a decided stand, and many others are
manifesting deep interest 1t Is hoped
that those in sympathy with the work of
Or devoted and faithful missionary work
will remember that he is carrying free
gospel to the unprivileged, and we must
stay up his hand with substantial
support. Contributions may be sent to F.
Southworth, 1903 Newbury.. sureet.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-01
Stephenson-Bush.

Mr.. W. ]. Stephenson, the we'll clerk al
the liquor agency, and Miss Matte e.
Bush, were married Wednesday evening
by Rev. A. II. Wright The wedding
was quiet one, only the Immediate rel
atives of the happy couple being present.
Mr. and Mrs. Supplements popularity
was attested by the many beautiful pres
ents which they received After we'd
ding trip to Boston, Mr.. and Mrs. Steph-
enson will take up their residence at 1877
Cum berland street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-01
OWEN, MOORE & co.
RR1AGES.

In this city. April %. oy Rev T. s. Samson,
Walter H. Kicker and May Ellen Sweeney, both
of Portland.
In this city. April 20. by Rev. A. q. Wright.
William J. Stephenson and Miss Matte L.
Bush, both of Portland.
In Elliot April 20, Walter p Perkins Of AL
fred and Miss Effie Littlefeld.
In Andover, April II. Charles I. Poor and
Mrs. Ada Merrill.
In Wilton, April 90, Newton S. Webb of Win
throp and Miss Mary E. Webster.
III Machias, April 20, Samuel Stevens and
Miss Nena B. Mcclellan.
In Machias, April 20, Charles L. Howard and
Miss Mary L.. Albee. both of Whitneyville.
In Rockland, s. A. Adams and Mrs. Minnie
B. Williams.
In Cherryfield. Clarence Nickels of Columbia
and Miss Amity Morse.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-01
DEATHS.

In this city, April 80, Madison w. Ripley
aged 80 years months.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
In Biddeford, April "a. Mrs. Anna Cousins
aged A years.
In Saco, April %, Samuel Ross. aged 81 year,
In Oceanviile, April 10, William B. Cross. aged
" years. VIZ
In Orrington Corner, April 10, George w
Brown, aged 83 Aears
In Plttsficd, April Is, Mis-. Alice M. Durgln
In Oakland Cal. April 80, A. X. P. Harmon
formerly of Portland
In Boulder. Col. April 26. Oscar W. Stone
M. D., formerly of Camden, Maine, aged "A
years.
Boston papers please copy.l
The funeral OF Mrs. William S. Perry. late Of
Portland will take place Monday afternoon al
2.3O o'clock, at the Unitarian Church, Bruins
wick
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-01
OBITUARY..
Oscar w. stone, NJ. d.

Mr.. and Mrs. l. Nj. leighton ieI1 yes
terday for their former home in CorlnnA'
Maine. to attend the funeral Oh MRS
Leighton's brother, DIR. 0. W. ooohe'
late of Boulder, Colorado. DR.. stone
was for long time one Of the leading
physicians in Camden, Me-. having
moved to Colorado about four years age
for the benefit of his health. For the nrst
year in the west he recovered raploly
SO that he resumed practice again, put
contracted severe cold, which resulted ID
pneumonia. From that time he has peen
slowly growing weaker until his oeatn
occurred on Sunday, April 26th. Dr.
Stone was a prominent member OF the
Maine Medical Association, being a
graduate of Bowdoin, also q member OF
A1nity, No. g. Masonic order of Camden.
He leaves a widow, niece of the late
Hon. Francis W. Hill, of Exeter. Me-,
and son and daughter aged fourteen
and eight years respectively, also an aged
father and mother and brother and SIS
ter to mourn his loss, besides "a large
circle of friends both here and in the
west.
Mrs. Sarah M. Sanborn.
The death of Mrs. Sarah M. Sanborn
mentioned in Thursdays PRESS de-
serves more than a mere mention from
the fact that many Of the old residents OF
this vicinity, particularly of Cape Eliza
beth. will remember her as having been
id0n f1o6 with h{ctn - he Gqna Ht
an early day, she having been born on the
old Jordan Roberts place. Sept. IL, 1904
Her first husband was Capt. David Saw
yer, who died at sea, leaving four child
rem who with their mother emigrated to
the eastern part of Maine. She was there
married to Rufus Sanborn, since de-
ceased. Two SONS. Charles w. Sawyer of
Millbridge and James 6. Sanborn of this
city survive her. She was noted for her
force of character, her gentle Christian
graoes, and her loving kindness to all her
friends, and to the poor. The esteem in
the large attendance at her funeral.
Madison w. Ripley.
Mr.. Madison W. Ripley of the firm of
Rufus Deering & Co., whose serious ILL
ness was announced in yesterdays issue,
died at his residence on High street at 4
p. m. yesterday. Mr.. Ripley had not been
in good health for several years, although
no one would have supposed it to see
him. His death resulted from Brights'
disease. He was Frustrated at his office
on Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock, and
never rallied.
Mr.. Ripley was about sixty years of
age. He came to Portland from Bar
Mills when young man about twenty
two or three years old, and entered the
business Of Mr.. Deering in which his
energy and perseverance was in time
recognized by admittanoe to the firm as q
partner. Mr.. Deering, it will be re-
membered died the past winter, and it is
singular that both partners should have
been taken within SO short time of each
other. Mr.. Ripley was never engaged in
political life. He devoted himself to his
business. He leaves widow and one
daughter. A son died some time ago
The Office was closed on the receipt of the
news of Mr.. Ripley's death from respect
to his memory.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-01
THE REFORM SCHOOL.
Bids for the Construction of the New Cot
tage Opened Yesterday.

Bids for the construction of the new
Sottage at the Reform school were opened
yesterday afternoon, at meeting Of the
trustees, held at Hon. Albion Little's
Office, and were as follows:
MASONRY.
Blackstone & Smith-To complete work
ready for plastering, S4S00; to complete
balance Of work, $685.; total, IS, 1866.
James Cunningham-To complete WORK
ready for plastering, S4790; to complete
balance of work, 5000; total, IS, $780,
S. W. Foster & Co.-To complete work
ready for plastering, $5S44; to complete
balance of work. S577; total, S6, 22l.
G. NJ. Benaon-To complete work ready
for plastering, s5515; to complete balance
of work, s649; total, Sc. 1854.
CARPENTER WORK.
John W. Barrows-To complete work
ready for plasterinS, $3.50; to complete
balance of work, $3.50; total, S5499.
E.G. Jobnson-To complete work ready
for plastoring, S2663; to complete balance
uf work, $3052; toBal, $57l5.
Jere Phil brook & Son-To complete the
work ready for plastering. $3449; to COM
plete balance of work, $2369; total So, S1S.
STATING.
N. B. Bourne & Son-S51S.
IRON AND STEEL.
Megquier & Jones, 1886.
PLASTERING.
p Feene y-$650.
. Contracts were awarded to Blacksto ne
& Smith for the masonry; John W. Bur-
rows for the carpentry; M. B. Bourne &
Son for Stating, Megquier & Jones for
for the plastering.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-01
Rossini Concert.
Broke His Leg.

A team belonging to the Portland San
itary Company backed off into the dump
last night, breaking the leg of the horse.
The driver went over with it, but escaped
injury. Manager Sargent went down
and shot the horse as the broken leg rem
dered him useless.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-01

The First district Republican conven-
ton of Vermont, yesterday elected James
B. Scully of Burlington and O. M.
Barber Of Arlington, delegates to the St.
Louis convention. the former by vote of
145 to 70 for W. N. Platt of Shoreham,
and the latter unanimously. The CON
vention adopted resolution expressing a
preference for Mckinley for Presidential
candidate.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-01
DEERING.

The public nesting of the Deering
Board OF Trade in City Hall. Woodfords,
last evening was largely attended ana
much enthusiasm manifested. The meet
ing was called to order by President John
e. Sawyer, who called for the reading of
constitution and list of members which
was done by Secretary Arthur W. Pierce.
Upon motion Of Vice President Thomas
6. Harris recess was taken to give those
present DESTROYS Of becoming Nom bers a
chance to sign the constitution.
The membership of the board before
thu meeting numbered 60. and the follow
ing names were added: ii. J. Allen,
Joseph Tyler, John It. Small, S. F.
Bearoe. e. J. Chenery, Charles S. Foss,
George W. Ward, Charles L. Lufkin,
Charles n. Pierce, Frank FL. Body,
George NJ. Leighton, A. H. Strickland,
W. W. Bragdon, d. Decelle, Walter b..
jackson. Charles S. Farnham, John
Scanlan, Fred W. Peek, e. L. Watkins,
B. G, Peabody, j. M. Sturdivant, Fred
N. Hooper. Ira S. Locke, making total
membership of SIS.
The code of bylaws as presented by a
committee appointed for that purpose,
composed of Howard Winslow, Scott Will
son, Joseph II. Hutchins, Thomas G..
Harris, Arthur W. Pierce, was read by
Secretary Pierce and adopted, one section
at time with very few amendments.
Remarks were made by several gentle
men and there being no further business
the board adjourned.
The Hesperian and Agora literary
societies of Westbrook Seminary hold
their meetings this evening.
There will be May dance this evening
at City hall, Woodfords.
The supper and entertainment at the
Woodfords Congregational church last
evening, was largely attended and very
successful.
The Maple street circle met yesterda y
afternoon with Mrs. George Leighton. at
Morrills.
Rockameecook Tribe, I. o. r. M, of
Morrills hold meeting this evening.
w. W. Merrill, ESQ.,, of East Deering,
is attending the Methodist conference in
Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr.. Ruel Small, Forest avenue, is
building an addition to his handsome
residence
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-01
Improving Kennebec River.

The appropriation for improving Ken
nebec river is increased from $40, 900 to
$55, 900, with the proviso that the Secre-
tary of War may, in his discretion. ex-
pend so much of this money as may be
necessary for repairing damages to i'm
provements heretofore made by the recent
freshet.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-01
The weather today
Is likely to be
fair.

Portland, May /, 1896
|T<H E continued
Il popu | a rity of
Florentine Silks
and their general use for
all sorts Of purposes, is
to be more extensive than
ever this year, and mas
much as they are prettier
than ever and cheaper
there's reason enough for
their universal favor.
We have recently OPP
ened dozens of new de-
signs and colorings print
ed on fine quality of
cloth, at soc a yard, and
a better one, more colors,
at CSC. We also show
model cushions, screens.
draperies, etc, all made
up.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-01

We sell a very super
ior quality plain India
Silk, in forty shades at
3oc a yard. Special, ex-
elusive patterns in i'm
ported printed Silks for
picture frames, lamp
shades, ETC., at 75c.