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Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07
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The recent snow has caused bad
travelling in this section. The stage
from Ellsworth TO Bluehll has been
unusually late the during the past
week, not being able to connect with
the evening western bound train at
Ellsworth The many friends Of Mr.
and Mrs. j. +. Staples met at their
home last Thursday evening. carrying
refreshments with them Although ID
Was total surprise to the worthy
couple each one was made welcome
and a most enjoyable evening was
spent by ALA new steamboat wharf
is being built at Contention cove ir
place Of the one which was carried
I away during the gallo OF last winter
Mrs. Abbie Towns, ma is having hel
house repaired inside.-Capt. and Mr..
II. e. Heirick who have been spending
the winter in the vicinity Of Boston
returned home last Wednesday night
Mrs. Emma Coulter returned with
them.-Capt, W. 5. Treworey went to
Rockland this Week to contract for .
boat for the racing yacht. Glora Anna
which he is 10 sail during the com NJ
srason.-WiG Phillips while at work
for Capt. Crockett on the new boat
wharf. strained hims eff quite severely
Or. Emery was called who spent
number of hours working on MI
Phillips, before ne could be made com
forta ble,-ReV. II. f. Day and Miss
Ida left Monday to join Mrs. Day II
Bangor. Mrs. Day is quite sick
There was donation party III the Meth
odist vestry last Wednesday evening
for the benefit of their minister. Rev
David Smith.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

Chamberlain has sent another letter
to the Transvaal government an
nouncing that the Uitlanders must
have their grievances redressed and
receive their rights 1t never seems to
occur to England that the Beers owned
and governed the IT, nsvaal long be-
fore the Uitlanders came there to get
their gold. Suppose the Turks should
emigrate to this country in large num-
bers, should interfere with our forms
Of government and insist upon the le-
galizing of polygamy. for instance, be
cause they had acquired good deal Of
property here. and we knew that they
were attempting to get control of the
government and would if their con-
cessions were granted? Then suppose
England should insist that we grant
those concessions? This would not be
an exactly parallel ease but England S
right to dictate in the Transvaal rests
almost wholly upon might and is little
better than it would be in the case sup
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07
kennebcc.
NORTH PITTSTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Whitman of
Chelsea, We're in town. Wednesday
visiting friends.-AIiss Enza Green is
quite i'll at her home-Henry Law
renee and family spent the day
Wednesday. visiting relatives an6
friends in this town.-There being nc
prospects of shipping ice for about a
month the ice men are turning THEN
wood piles into stove wood-Chas
Grady of Whtefield, was in town
Tuesday r. f. Hanson ano
j. F. Aldrich of this town. visited in
Augusta. Wednesday.
BRANCH MILLS.
The poverty sociable given by tn,
Good Templars. April list. besides fur
nishing lots of fun, netted the lodge
$13 80. The prizes were awarded to Ef
Dodge and Mrs. Alice Parmeter.-Mr
c. G. Bridgham and children are
spending d few weeks at her fathe's
Eli Worthing, prior to joining her hus
band in Connccticut-Miss Elva Dove
is improving in health.--Miss Winlfre6
Worthing of the Cony high school
after vacation of two weeks with her
parents returned to Augusta this week
| DIilSi1OIc is improving nE
dwelling house by fitting up library
Mrs. Francis Jones of Belfast ha:
been the guest of her brother w. Z
Pinkham, the past week.
RIVERSIDE.
Mrs. II. II. Robbins and Mrs. Clar-
ence Robbins of Augusta visited Mrs
j. H. Reed last Week.-Mrs. J. ~ Rus
sell has gone to Damariscotta for E
few weeks.-Miss Ola Sturgis and Miss
Lena Robbins, who have been attend
ing the Gorham Normal school, re-
turned home last Friday to spend theil
vacation. David Stone with crew of
men is finishing the new school build
ing which was partly built last season.
When completed it will probably be as
sood country school house as tn re
is in the State. 1t ought to be good
one. at least. as when finished there
will have been laid out on it $34O0-C.
f. Bragg and Miss Anice Bragg of
North Vassalboro We're in the place
last sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

Col. w. c. Breckenridge of Kentucky
Madeline Pollard got judgment against
him for $4,000 but she will be lucky if
she gets fifteen cents. Only few
weeks ago The Kentucky legislature ad-
journed without disgracing itself and
it is to be hoped that the congressional
will not smear the states honor with
such blot as he has been shown to be.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

money equal to the duty On tne 'e.a'
lyalue OF The machinE Mr. ogilvie re-
fused to pay and thf authorities kept
his machine.
A Bridgton man., attempting to Walk
when one of his legs was asleep, ieH
badly spraining an ankle Hereafter
he will see that his legs are awake DC
fore using them.
A new incentive to woman suhras'
has developed In Monsoon In tha'
town of quarries powder is cheap and
blasting powder makes big noise ana
much smoke, 50 that the eve OF fourth
of July is productive of much the same
results as would be expected were
every quarry in town TO be oIo" up
simultaneously Accordingly iZh iaties
Of Monsoon presented to the consiocfa :
tion of the recent town meeting u petl-
ton to have the streets Kept quiet un-
I'll A. NJ. July 4th. This petition
was denied by an overwhelming ma
|jority and the petitioners are cores
,ordingy itatc. IT fis certain that
their request for rest was very natural
under the circumstances and equally
certain that il was one which it would
be practit ally impossible to comply
with. The town of Monson would have
to issue bonds were il to provide a
corstabulary capable OF keeping ire
pressible young America from making
disturbance before 5 o'clock in the
morning of the glorious Fourth.
Having carefully considered the stu
alton Carbon has concluded that about
all the town needs is "A village improve
ment society.
There are comparatively few men in
this State who will be missed more
than the late William Atkinson whose
death occurred last week. He was
one OF the most kindly and companion
able of men, quaint. sincere, indelati';-
able and persistent. His belief IN the
practicability of railroad to connect
Wiscasset with Quebec and thus afford
Canada the most direct winter port
obtanable was more than hobby. Ii
was a scheme which gave him entree
TO the sanctums of the great railroad
managements, made him familiar
figure in Canada as he was in Maine.
is bearing fruit and is destined to bear
more. His fund of dry humot seemed
ineXhaustible but i. was Of a genial
quality that perVaded rather than
pierced although the almost historical
reply he gave a British officer was a
stroke which cleft from crown to sad
die 1t was at Quebec when a red
coat was showing Uncle" William the
sights. that q cannon was pointed out
with the remark: That gun. there.
we took at Bunker Hill Yes"
drawled Atkinson. ''ycu took the gun.
but. thank God. You didn't take the
HIM.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

When Carlisle says to the Demo-
cratic party. Il cannot be your preSi-
Dental candidate. | can be nothing
nearer or dearer than a sister," then it
may be assumed that he has declined.
This he has not yet done. His letter,
after careful reading, leaves the inn
that he is waiting to see whether there
is one chance in 999. .999 that the Demo-
cratic party can elect a President or
adopt a sound money platform.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07
PRESS COMMENTS.
Always Audacious.

The chiefs of the Western railway
combination are disturbed by the re-
cent judicial decisions which show
them to be law breakers: but they
hint that they will find a way to con
tinue to evade the Interstate commerce
law. If Debs and his insurgent allies
made such talk, we should call it
reasonable and anarchistic Coming
from the sources which it does, it is
more productive of anarchy than any
Jobs of professional anarchists.
AIRS. Person. the Swedish woman
who was over IS Years old when she
came to New Sweden in 1870 died a
few days ago.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

The Chicago Tribune says: Another
phenomenon, and a more striking and
significant one, is the Mckinley
attitude of the business men Of the
country. This unfriendly attitude. no.
ticeable almost at the beginning, has
become more marked as the campaign
has progressed. Earnest efforts have
been made to overcome it by the Nc
kinley managers, but without success.
Nowhere has it been found possible to
organize business mems Mckinley
clubs or to get business men to take
any part in booming that candidate" :"
This would seem to be matter OF
more immediate concern to Nh Hanna
than the New Hampshire delegates.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07
KIND WORDS
For The Journal From It's State Exchanges
In The Front Rank
tEichmond Bee)

Uichmond Bee)
The kennebec Journal has recently
added to its plant three famous
Mereenthaler Linotype composing ma
chimes. which very much improves the
typographical appearance of that
paper. The proprietors are fully
awake to the demands Of the age. and
are sparing no efforts to keep the
Journal in the front rank Of the live,
progressive papers. Within year
they have established an illustrating
department, and now with the addi-
tion of the famous Linotype machines,
they are able to furnish their readers
With a better more readable and more
valuable paper than ever before The
Bee is pleased to note their present
prosperity, and wishes them all the
success possible in the future
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07
"A Mighty Good Paper
(POrtland ArguS.)

Barring its politics. which are not of
the best, the Kennebec Journal is a
mighty good paper. b. But. being ambi-
tious, it seeks to make itself better
one; and to that end had put in i'm
proved machinery of the most modern
type. SO it is now not only good
paper, but a handsome one.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07
REPRESENTATION.

la, Fash city, town and plantation will he en-
c..aea .ae 70 one delegate, and for each 75 votes
cast for the Republican Candidate for Cover
tat ru. ~ lo9a an additional delegate; and for a
fraction f,a OF forty votes in excess of seventy
nve votes, an additional delegate. Only yo-
ters IN the County where the vacancy ex;sts
ase eilginle to fill vacancies in the delegation
VI rhy any city. town or plantation.
az T;t O,stfict Committee will be in session
The ny TsaIi ..aIi at to o'clock on the morning OF
cred dSUttvention for the purpose of receiving
rittsheld, Me-, March ,S, 1896.
j. W. BLACK, Chairman.
FRANK w. lIovEY, Secretary.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07
STATE NEWS.
Aroostook.
NORTH pERIIAM.

Thursday night and Friday snoir fell
to the depth Of Il inches.--Ernest Aiior-
son. who Is sick with lang fever is in a
critical CONDITION. Tuesday Drs
Thomas and SineoX tapped one Of his
lungs and extracted about two quarts
OF watcr.-Mrs. Geo. r. Place has re-
covered. Mrs. Inez E. Fisher paid a
visit this week TO her parents. remain
ing several days.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07
Always at the Top"
(HallOWell NeWs.)

The Kennebec journal is without
doubt the most enterprisng paper in
the State. Among their many great
improvements lately is an addition of
three Linotype machines. with which
as the operators become more efficient
they will be able to set up the entire
amount Of matter for their eight page
paper.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07
Presidential Electors Must all be
Chosen in State Convention.
HEADQUARTERS
REPUBLICAN, STATE COMMITTEE,
AUGUSTA. MAINE. JAN. "a. 1896. J

To the Republicans of Maine:-Prior to 1892
two Presidential electors at large. correspond
ing to the two United States senators, were
nominated in State convention. and the re-
manning electors, corresponding to the mem
bers OF the United States House of Represen-
tatives were nominated by the several con-
gressiOnal district conventions.
The passage Of the Australian Ballot law en-
tirely changed the procedure. Under the law,
all Conventions are portion Of our election
dtdates to be voted for by the Voters through
out the whole state must be placed in nomina-
tion by Convention representing no less a
tSSnssisdeacy tSn .nan the wnole state: Hence, all
tors must be nominated in State Convention,
and have therefore included in the cali six
electors.
J,H, MANIEY. Chairman.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

1t wasn't in Arkansas or Texas but
in Massachusetts that man was killed
in a prize fight last week. Prize fight
ing has been prohibited in the Western
and Southern states.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

The bill abolshing the theatre hat
has passed the Ohio legislature Right
before Easter, too. Such thing will
be impossible when women have an
equal share in making the laws
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07
DISTRICT CONVENTION.

The Third District Repu blican Convention
April II, 1886, at II O'Clock A. NJ, for the pur-
pose of nominating candidate for represen-
tative to the 55th Congress OF the United
states, also to select two delegates and two
aiternates to attend the National Republican
convention to be held at st. Louis, Missouri,
on tuesday, June l6, 1896. also to select Dis
trlc! committee and to transact any other
ouslness that may properly come before 1t.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07
up to Date.
Camden Iierald.D

The Kennebec Journal has recently
added to its plant three Mergenthaler
Linotype composing machines, and has
thereby much improved its typograph
ical appearance.
We have always considered the
Journal to be one of the best daily pa
pers in the State. and congratulate it
upon its always successful efforts to
keep UP to date, in all it's departments.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07
Daily Yeuutttt 5ournsl.
TERMS: $500 Per Year.

No notice whatever will be taken OF un-
signed communications.
THE JOURNAL CANNOT BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE for the preservation or
return of rejected communications.
Address all communications relating TO
subscriptions and advertisements 10
BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Publishers, Au-
gusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

Wharton Barker is out for a 50-cent
dollar party. This desire to flock to-
gether may be due to the lonesomeness
of the free silverites
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

The shrinkage in" Cuba's sugar crop
this year will be according to conserva-
tive estimates 500. .000 900. And yet
Spain declares there is no war in
Cuba
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07
FASTING AND PRAYER.

The Christian people of our State, dur
ing its long and brilliant history. have
cherished and been accustomed to OBJ
serve this day. by abstaining from all
unnecessary labor, and invoking, amid
the surroundings of the home and in
places of public worship, the blessings of
Heaven upon our Country. our State and
her institutions: and by intoxicating the
principles OF righteousness, of truth, of
amity and peace.
This revered and time -honored custom.
established by the early fathers. is still
worthy of preservation and continuance: !:
and may the day have appropriate re-
cognition and be observed in a befitting
manner by all the people of our common
wealth.
Given at the Executive Chamber. in
Augusta, this sixth day of April. in
the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-siX, and Of
the Independence of the United
States of America the one hundred
and twentieth.
HENRY =. CLEANES.
BY The Governor.
NICHOLAS FESSENDEN,
Secretary of State.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07
Intends to Keep Up With the Times.


The kennebec Journal has just add
ed typesetting machines to its equip
ment and has added another member to
its editorial force. The sun is pleased
to see its esteemed contemporary on
the kennebec showing such evident
signs of prosperity. The Journal in
tends to keep up with the times.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07
''Purty as a Pictur." :"
(Bath Times,)

Our esteemed and prosperous up
river contemporary. the Kennebec
Journal, is now as purity as a pictur''
and very much set up-by the Linotype
Here's how. Governor,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

OF course there was something sig
niicant in the fact that General and
Mrs. Harrison did not include Wash
ington in their wedding trip.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

Now that Mr.. Carlisle has declined
and Mr.. Cleveland hasn't the inevitable
inference is that the latter is the ad-
minstration'S candidate.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

German beet sugar makers .nroor
" pe the ones to profit from the
shrlnkage in the Cuban crop
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

VINO was it that said dynamite
i'aoh done mite of good in clearins
away that Kennebec ice jam?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

AS yet Chicaso's pulse has not quick
ened a beat on account of the APP
preaching Democratic national con-
vcntion.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

The Boston horse show has onar,.,
and the press critics have pronounced
It good.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

One of the richest men in Auburn Is
accused, by a local paper, of saving
his wood. AS no one has charged him
with not paying his debts when they
are due, not giving good measure, with
being interested in any trust, in short
with nothing more serious than doing
his own work instead Of hiring it done,
he should be assured that his attack
upon his own woodpile will not be gem
orally regarded as an attack upon the
decalosue.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

Bicycle tourists will do well to bear
in mind that Maine can afford therl an
abundant measure of sightseeing. and
that it will be expensive to take their
wheels across the line into the prov
inces. The Portland Advertiser has
following: On the last trip of the St
Croix eastward she carried among her
passengers Mr.. William Ogilvie, who
was on his way to make a tour on his;
bicycle. The customs authorities under
the new act in force there seized the
wheel and asked for a deposit of
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

The most noticeable costume worn AT
colonial dinner" in Pennington the
other day was worn by a lady III her
nineticth wear and was made from the
first piece of black cashmere ever
placed on sale in town.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

Gorham sand along the line OF the
Portland l. Rochester Il. X. is being
brought to Portland for filling in flats
for the proposed marginal way.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

The frequent inquiries tramps make
respecting what jails afford work for
the inmates and what ones do not are
a sure sign that the ''hobo' is deeply
interested in this subject of work Jails.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

The American Federation of Labor is
endeavoring to have its organization
extended to all branches of labor in the
city of Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

Here's another instance of awaken
ing and more general interest in town
affairs y novel feature of the Fatten
town meeting was the presence OF a
dozen or 50 bright girls from the nigh
and grammar schools with note books
and pencils. taking notes of the pro
ceedings. Many of the boys We're pres
ent also
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

Those imported Swedish game birds
are reported to be contentedly bud
ding the trees in the Aroostook forest
and thriving as surely as if in their
native woods.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

The city teamsters of Lewiston are
accredited with high sense of honor
in that they did not read but burned a
package of love letters. which it fell to
their lot to cart away to the city
dump. But. then, they handle so much
rubbish they naturally lose all interest
in it,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

A Brldgton man, attempting to walk
when one of his legs was asleep rel,
badly spraining an ankle. Hereafter
he will see that his legs are awake DC
fore using them.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

money equal to the duty on tne teta'
value of the machIna Mr.. osily'1 Ire, re,
his machine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

No one knows how it happened but a
certain Waterville gentleman actually
undertook to shovel the snow from the
sidewalk in front of his house. Before
he had finished he found it necessary
To paint this sign. Yes. l am really
working Sticking this up in con-
spicuous place he was able to continue
his work without being interrupted
with questions.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

New Sweden is getting so small that
covetous eyes are fastened upon III"
broad acres Of adjacent wild town
ships.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

Tho Office holding mania struck Old
Town hard last week There were -
applicants for the position of hostler
for the city team.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07

A subscription paper is being circu
lated in Bethel. The purpose is to oele-
brate the towns centennial, June 10Th.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-18
THE ELECTRICAL WORLD.
The Coming Loco motive.

George Westinghouse is convinced
that the steam locomotive is doomed: !:
A strong argument heretofore. used
against the adoption of the electric sys-
TEN for main lines, has been DUE" says
he. " to the fact that the investment
required to make the change would be
heavy, without materially decreasing
the consumption of fuel and other costs
or operation, an objection which il is
DeileVed can be met by the develop
inent ana use of gas engines of large
sizes. instead of steam engines fortbe
generation of the electric current. Dur.
ing the past % years gas engines of
small sizes have been manufactured NV
the thousands. and some of $50 horse
power nave already been made abroad.
the manufacturers of which are willing
10 guarantee consumption of fuel NOT
exceeding three-quarters of q pound of
coal per horse power, when the gas IL
obtained by means of gas produccrs'
OF the character commonly employed I'm
iron and steel mills. Taking into con-
sideration the Nrious losses, locomo-
tive consumes. on an average, eight
times as much coal as would be re-
quired to operate properly construct.
ed gas engine. The Pennsylvania rail-
road. today, 1t Is said. consumes about
100000 tons of coal per annum on its
lines east of Pittsburg. taking approxi-
mately, 30 loaded trains each day for
its transportation and consequently
the return of 20 empty trains, and re-
quiring for the service of the company
alone. fully 5000 cars and proportion
ate number of locomotives. II this
power were to be generated by gas en-
gines, only about One-eighth, or COG. 900
tons of coal per year would be required,
effecting a saving of over 4.OOO,O 900 tons
of coal. now costing the railway COM
pany above $5.000,00O, n saving whick
would justify large enough capital
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-18

most trembling with eagerness to ex-
plOde her torpedo of news.
Don't disturb them. I'll wait"
But she had whisked out of the room.
She had plans of her own (Derhaps re-
venges of her own. Arthur listened
He could not help it. He heard the
girls clear. distinct voice; the open
door conveyed every word to him.
IT'S Mr.. Ramsey. ma'am, to see Miss
NEWELL"
The young mans strained ears heard
the sudden pause on the click of knives
and plates. He OWNED the gasps of as
tOnishment which Mrs. Thayer's first
words Indicated
Well. l declare! Now. major, you
see what I told your
The plucky young dog!" said Saulis-
bury. in sincere admiration.
Mrs, Thayer went on. Now Mr..
Thayer, this Is the result of treating
your servants as equals"
The major laughed. MY dear, you're
little precipitate. 1t may be a mis-
take. The young man may be here to
tell me one of the colts Is sick"
You don't believe any such thing!
You heard what the girl said-Look at
Edith" There was a sudden pushing
and scraping of chairs. Arthur rose.
tense-terrified. There was little fur
ry of voices.
Here give her some wine! the poor
thing! No wonder" there was
slight pause.
shes, all right" said the major
Just little surprised. that's all"
There was a little, inarticulate MUIR
mur from the girl, and then another
pause.
by jove. this is getting dramatic"
said Salisbury.
BE quiet, SAM" said his wife. II
won't have any of your scofiing. I'm