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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-27
STATE NEWS.
FORT FAIRFIELD.

FORT FAIRFIELD.
The house of Albert Webster in Fort
Fairfield was badly damaged by fire re-
Gently. Considerable furniture and
household goods were ruined by water
and smoke. There was an Insurance
IN the building and some on the goods
and wearing apparel but the house was
vas Under mortgage, reports the Carl
Oou Republican.
BRIDGEWATER.
Henry Worthley was arrested by
John II. Stewart at Mattawamkeag
Point, last Thursday, and lodged in the
county jail, at Houlton on charge of
stealing a fur overcoat and fur robe
from the premises of Mr.. Stewart at
Bfidgewater. about a week ago. Mr.
Stewart Traced Worthley some distance
before overtaking him.
BANCROFT
While Charles Edwards was saving
shingles at Orser MILL he accidental
Y struck his hand on the trimmer and
cut three of his fingers. off
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A Few nights ago, certain Portland
resident came nome on the late Pull
man train, and in order not to awaken
his family Che had forgotten his night
keyl crawled in through a window.
Much to his surprise a bootjack hit
him on the head. and if he had not
called out his name the contents of a
revolver would have followed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-27

Recent attempts by ladies connected
with churches in Portland to procure
clothing for distribution at foreign
missions have revealed the fact that
the Armenians here have forestalled
them. They have accumulated and
sent away to the unfortunate people of
Armenia several barrels of clothing.
The Armenians of this city bear all the
expense of transportation, which is a
considerable sum.
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,orna -
u - us, camp mat ne had made
m y eneei through the nights rain
- "' ~, was empty out few rods
,,aa n'iioaii was found nearly
saea V"' e"posure ana want Of
''o''
kennebec.
WEST GARDINER
Alfred Grover for,,ar ra.;,
this place, has been visiting his ais, vi
iMrs, .. =. babn the past week. 1t has
town.-E, d. Pcaconk 7 as ne was IN
lspcnt. Sunday with friends In town.-rbs
remains OF BenJamin Howard, who died
| were buried at the nemster,y thursday.
Friends church in this place. The IN
nsrai Was ~ me church. Sunday, at 2 r.
fathers. John Cnrtis oHwir ,.s SICK ~ her
neral of Mr.. Howard there was no sah-
u. Envn Of Ranho,nh "n ut., h ia sunday.
| ufday'
| VIENNA.
| Emulus Dearborn has ncked i'm
barrels of Baldwin apples. fret ouaI,t,,
and ten barrels of other winter fr,i,s
beside large quantity Of natural IA
| seconds among W hich he had "a huoha,s
| of sweet ones.-Mrs. Audrey 7 E,p.r,, 40
| MINNEAPOLIS MINI and Mre IT,
| Tucker of Boston. Mass and Mr.
Charles Lindsay of Lewiston mad
their uncle, William SAWYER. a visit re-
Gently. Mrs Lindsay was acconnan Mid
by her husband and grand daughter
EtheI.-Mrs. Daniel BERRY If N.u,
VINEYARD, and Mrs. EIbridee pauI ~
New Sharon. visited their old scbnoI-
mate, Mrs. VIM. SAWYER. a few dave
ago.-I,ey. freedom Starbird of We,
Pennington, has met with a great lose
in the death of his wife. which occurrea
October IA little son cam. ia the
home of Thomas G. Gilbert wae,
Pennington. October 10-Iosenb Lord
is havine, bis bonsa r.nair.d uar,,o,
Healey of Mt. Vernon, is doing the
"prk--Eugehe waite IS having good
success teachihs on the riiinah nil.
REA DFIELD.
Uunters are abundant ,bou, I'M,
game is scarce Some pot :. feu, grow
souirrels and cartridges and have tho
satisfaction of hooking nj some aa.r
now and then hut tbev ara, bu, -,
few v,oodcock bere-Nre + n nitch.n
,af, l,et yyaek for ho,. ho,,a -, LII,
ennv;1Ie ~, -Tba l,an,e,..,,, ase1,aio
tion worked on the driv.w.vs con,a
last week and win do sin n,ora ,bi,
raek sunday aft.rponn W., frraraI
services of Harry yvhi,t;.r w. hala
a, The h,;ck .brrch .rd he mo-, h,,.;'l,
hasida hi. f.,ha, -, 49, poodao,a o..
nar ,a,ae..as,, nj 80. ,,.an -.
f,nr, view, No.. ~ A., - r,'
dav lac, -.rbe Iadias, oirc,.. ,,';u 49,.
with Mrs 7 y low for . dinns, ~,
Wednesday of this week--The Univer-
sallsts organized church here last
week.-Mrs.. A. II. Wilson and son are
visiting relatives in Massachusetts,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-27
8e a5e5
what the Yves. Wind Brings Us.

What is this theWest wind bring us
From the mountains and the prairIes,
From the Land of the DakOtas,
From the distant verge of sunset?
Dollar wheat" cry all the farmers;
Golden wheat for golden money.
TO the devil with free silver!
We've no further use for Bryan.
Dollar wheat" cry all the farmers.
Philadelphia Record.
If potatoes had been as plenty and
cheap as last year many would have
remained undug, for the weather and
wet has almost discouraged the diggers,
as it is.
The State will furnish fish if the
people living about the waters where
they are to be released will see that
they are protected. This appears to be
the logic Of the commissioners, and
good logic ii is.
Can't keep Aroostook from booming
She's at it again as if hard times had
never been known.
Fish Commissioner Stanley says they
will have to forbid snelt fishing in the
tributaries as trout and salmon feed on
smeits.
The present status of that West Par
sonsfield tragedy is another of the for
tunately infrequent cases where the ut
most charity and broadcast vision are
required to avoid belief in total deprav-
ity.
Two young men of West Woolwich
climbed the church spire to fix the
weather vane. 1t was found to be
hopelessy stuck. Accordingly they
turned it in the direction of fail
weather and left it. That's making
the best of things and considering the
weather we've had was much like nail
ing the colors to the masthead of a
sinking ship.
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Not Instructed on that Point.
est. Louis Globe Democrat.)

Henry Georges estimates OF ma jorities
Tor Bryan IN ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Mich
igan and other safe Republican states ra
calls the case of the Democratic stumper
OF 1910 who went up into Maine AZ a
bearer of good tidings for his party. II
that Massachusetts will 20 for Van R,I-
rem by 10000 ma jority ana New York by
10000; but where in--the votes are coming
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TERMS: $500 PER YEAR.

signed communications.
THE JOURNAL CANNOT BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE for the preservation or
return Of rejected communications.
Address all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT. Publishers. Au-
gusta, Maine.
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the organs that make it possible. This is
wrong and need not be. If woman will
but study the physiology of the organs dis
tinctly feminine, and learn to take the prop
er care of her health Ito take the proper
remedy for weakness and disease peculiar
to her sex, motherhood will become an uu.
alleged pleasure, where now it is dreaded
and avoided for its pains and dangers.
The best medicine for a woman to take
during the period preceding motherhood is
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription 1t is the
only medicine for this purpose invented by
regularly graduated skilled and expert
specialist in the treatment of the peculiar
diseases of women. 1t cures all weakness
and disease of the organs that perpetuate
the race. It makes them strong and vigor-
Gus. 1t rids the expectant period of its
usual dlscomforts. 1t insures baby's health
ana makes Its coming easy and almost pain
less. 1t Is the discovery of DR.. r. v. Pierce.
chlef consulting physician of the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo.
~ Y. Women who wish to know more of the
Favorite Prescription +" should write him,
Frederick Frederick, of No. MA S. Second St..
Camden, N. j., writes: MY wife is Customer
OF yours. She has used Favorite Prescription to
prevent miscarriage. She had sickness last
July, and suffered untold misery from severe
pam repeatedly told her to use YOUR ,nedi-
cines but she persisted in going to socalled spe-
ciaiist whose treatment only made her more sick
Prescription and was cured"
Pleasure. 1t is matter of health alone.
Nothing else. A healthy man can't be I'M.
happy if he wants to. Much sickness is
caused by constipation. DR. Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets cure constipation. +,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-27

Altgeld has had ample opportunity
during the present campaign to learn
what the people of the country think
of him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-27

MRS. MISSIONS SOOTHING SYRUP has been used To-
over FIFTY YEARS ty MILLIONS Of MOTHERS for
their CHILDREN while TEETHING, with PERFECT
SUCCESS. 1t SOOTHES the CHILD, SOFTENS the
GUMS, ALLAYS all PAIN; CURES WIND COLO,
and Is the best remedy for DlARkHEA. Sold BY
Druggists IN every part Of the world. BE and ask
Tor .airs. wnsows Soothing Syrup" and take NO
other kind Twenty-Five cents . bottle. dAwlys
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-27

Next time says Bryan. He evil
IDENTIFY thinks it no harm to put off till
tomorrow what one can't do today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-27

Postal clerks are requested to heed
the wall of the lost Watson letter:
Tell them that you saw me-"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-27

There hasbeen genuine food of SEN
satiOnal boys literature since Bryan
went upon the stump.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-27

Iound brush camp that he had made
Tor shelter through the nights rain
The camp was empty but a few rod.
away. Mr. kimbaIl was found nearly
exhausted from exposure and want y,
food.
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Franklin.
DALLAS PLANTATION.


Belle, the little daughter of Mrs Ruel
WILCOX, fell into IA small pool of water
lear the house and came near drown
ng- The screams of the child brought
Ter mother and the. child was soon out
If danger s
HARRINGTON.
Last Tuesday the dweliing-hOuse of
he late Amos Leavitt at Fairbanks,
vas burned. supposed to have caught
rom defective chimney. in the cham
Der Mrs. Leavitt was away from
nome for the day,so nothing was saved
rom the upper part.-Last Saturday
morning before daylight the buildings
Of Lyman Fales were burned. They
were occupied by Mrs. Marion Cav
Gray. who was away for the night.
md almost all of her household pos
sessions We're burned. C. NJ. Eaton,
almost at the risk of his life broke in
4 window and secured few of her
clothes. The fire seemed to have COM
nenced in the northeast corner of the
Darn. 1t is supposed to have been a
tramp who set the fire. as one was
seen around in that vicinity after dark.
Mrs. Grey had no Insurance. Mr. Fales
had S3OO insurance.
NEW VINEYARDS.
The house owned and occupied by
Albert Leavitt of New Vineyard. was
burned recently, also a part of the
furniture. Mr.. Leavitt had $500 insur
nnce on the house and 5000 insurance
on the furniture,and this, it is thought
VIII nearly cover the loss. 1t was a
a IN lax-
iather was found dead in the woods
snort distance away from the house,
says the Pennington Chronicle.
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Hancock.
AURORA.

Moses Kimball, an S6-year-old citizap
of Aurora. one afternoon last week
started in search ofxwood for an axe
handle. AS he did not return at night
the family became alarmed and a
party OF men searched for him till after
midnight before they found trees that
Mr.. kimball had spotted with his axe.
and short distance further on they
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-27
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
FOR PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM MCKINLEY
OF OHIO:
FOR vICE-PRESlDENT,
GARRETT A. HOBART
OF NEW JERSEY.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
For Electors at Large:
JOHN F. HILL of Augusta.
IOEI. WILRIIR of Avon.

~ JOEII 7W1LBUH OF AVOH.
First District-EDWIN PARSONS Of
Kennebunk -
Second District-A. r. MCPHERSON of
Third District-TRED ATWOOD Of
Winterport.
of Calais.
The sun., 1896-08-22

Ho VIII Sue the Metropolitan Traction
Company because OF HE Arrest.

Ho VIII Sue the Metropolitan Traction
Company because OF His Arrest
Actor Robert Hi!liard. who was arrested on
Thursday night BY Policeman Eckhardt OF tho
West Thirtieth street station on the complaint
OF James Mcdonald. a conductor Of Broadway
cable car, WAS arraiRned In jefferson Market
Court yesterday q charge Of disorderly con-
duct When tho case was called Conductor Nc
Donald told Magistrate Brann that Hliliard.
who boarded the car at Twenty-third street
about mid nigh ht refused to pay his fare on the
ground that he had already paid on Lexington
avenue car. and that he was not going to pay
agaip. Mcdonald said that II was against tho
rules OF the company to accept transfers mp
town from the Lexington avenue cars at Twen-
ty-third street, and he told Hlliard that he
would either have TO pay again ,pii qr hs would put
abusive and threatened to whip him. The actors
arrest resulted.
the broadway line y asked Magistrate BrSnn.
Yes. sir." said the conductor.
many fare. do yoH want poS 70 Rn'
take the Lexington avenue road when he wants
TO go up on the west slider"
know nothing about that" said the con;
duetor. And. anyway, this man blocked
How" inquired Magistrate Brann. by
atanding In front OF the car on the tracks,"
mo. SIR" replied the conductor. when l
stopped the car he refused to get Off and so held
II you stopped the car You blocked tho
traffic" said Magistrate Brann. "Yon can't
blame him for what you did. Well HIlliard
what have you to say about this matterf"
Mr.. Hilliard asked for an adjournment. AS his
attorney, Assistant District Attorney Mcintyre
was out OF town. When tho case was called In
the afternoon Mcdonald failed to appear, Mr.
Hilllard told tho Magistrate how the conductor
had abused him and threatened to strike him
with car hook on his refusing TO pay double
fare as related in Yesterdays SUS. His testi-
mony was corrobo-ated by n friend, who was
with him at the time and another fellow pas
senRer.
Magistrate Brann. saying that McDonald's
failure TO appear showed that he knew he had o
weak case. discharged tho actor. MIR. Hilliard
snys that he will sue tho Metropolitan Traction
Company for damages.
The sun., 1896-08-22
DTED.

ADAMs.-At Bedford Station. N. Y. on Friday
morning. Aug. 81, Walker u. Adams, aged 81
years.
Funeral services at the Methodist Episcopal Church
Sunday, the 2ad inst, at q o'clock. lnterment IN
Union Cemetery.
FEHGUS.-At ST. Ninccnts Retreat, Harrison.
westcheater county. n. ". Friday Aug. 2l. 1898.
Eleanor Fergus. aged 20 years, rellct OF the late
Dr. p. O. Fergus OF this city.
Notice OF funeral hereafter. Its kindly requested
that no flowers be sent.
FITCH.-on Aug. 10. 1898. Mary A., widow OF tho
Rev. sIlas Fitch.
Funeral on Saturday, 22d inst, at s:30 p NJ. at
residence OF her son. Theodore Fitch, 450 North
Broadway. Yonk"rs
GLOyER.-On Thursday, Aug 90 Mary Emma
wife OF George Glover.
Funeral services at her late residence Fanwood, "
j., at T.. N. Friday 2lst inst lnterment In
Greenwood
HILLMAN. Suddenly, at his residence. Ell West
End av., GEORGE W. Hillman, In tho 65th year
OF his age.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
HOCHSTADTER.-A a short Illness, Sidney
e., beloved son OF Albert F. ANA Emma q. Hoch
stadter. In the 22d year OF his age.
Funeral from Temple Emanu. El 9th av. and i3d st,
on Sunday, 28d inst. at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
MATTHEwS.-At New London, Conn, on Fri
day. Aug. 81, 1895. Chester Matthews. infant son
OF Ge0rge and Grace Matthews.
THE KEHSlCO CEMETERY. loca'ed on tho Uarne
Railroad forty eight minutes Ride from the Grand
Central Depot. ONCE lU East +2l st.
The sun., 1896-08-22
KEPT child FOR BOARD.
Mrs Jackson Thought That Was . Good
Method TO Insure Payment.


Little Egbert 5. Dash. 81 months. colored.
buried except for part of his dark face, ir white
clothes and lace cap was the subject of an argu-
nent OF two colored women before Justice
Beach Of the Supreme Court yesterday. One of
th,:e women had lawyer. but both went right
on with their statements regardless of the fact
Tie child had been produced on n writ of
hAbeas corpus secured by its mother. Jessie
Dash. wife Of fgbert Dash. The mother had
been in poor circumstances soon after the birth
@the child. and she left Mrs. Melinda Jackson,
portly colored woman. take the child to
hoard. These were the two women who acted
In their own behalf. and there were several
o,het women. their friends. who scored mp the
polnls OF the argument.
Melinda Jack 1ou said that the board, amount
ny 10 ABOUT 800. was in arrears. She said she
her money
,nBat you cannot keep the child for board. A
ssra sEa cannot be held IL pawn" said the Judge.
board" '"' 01''' A'u 'uo 'of 'le
v,T Tt she hasn't anything TO sue for" returned
.oIAat is unfortunate" said Justice Beach.
~ course you can get nothing II she has moth
4. 4. 2Gt taat would not he a reason for keeping
u. ehiif from the mother"
mrs Jackson retreated, but advanced to tho
Oal again. saying:
She came for the child and fastened her
H.. se'H VI my arm. Right here, your Honor try
Mg N vain 70 pull mp the sleeve of her white
S.. Sns, She fastened her teeth in my arm and
What did you do to me?" asked Mrs. Dash,
sinsihs and glar!ng a. Mrs Jackson. "She
snat:ed too much. your Honor. 1t was first q
TTshrIan Thn tum month and then IL was more
sino sme "ho,e sun. due was first $40 ard now it's
,ies, BIT my arm right here, your Honor"
heeve; e.W; o.. she did, and
hat ga yon dO?" in'erposed Mrs. Dash,
,nn,: " "fpt her feet. Getting no answer, she an
You fred ne out"
,h he court officers pressed the women toward
ch1,a III aH1or. @ Mrs. Dash had first obtained the
sh,lu eh rom colored woman who had II in
snG GG'Ee. Mrs. Dash waited until Mrs. jackson
VEN, ner friends had left the building before she
The sun., 1896-08-22

Reseued from DrowniuE In the Sound by
George Mason and Miss smith.

CoLp SPRING HARBoR l.. l.. Aug. ol.Two
venturesome juvenile sailors from stamford,
Conn. were rescued from drowning in the
Sound this morning by George Mason and Miss
Smith, members of a camping party on Lloyd's
Neck. The Young sailors were on their way to
Lloyd's Neck to pick plums when they were cap
sized by squa!l. The elder OF the two managed
to right the Dizzy. which broke loose from tho
capsized craft, and after helping his companion
into the boat crawled IN himself. 7 hey were
exhausted and lay in the dingy which was al
most filled with water and threatened to swamp
every time II was hit by a roller.
While in this plight the shipwrecked boys
we're sighted by Miss Smith. who called for help.
Young Mason struck ont for tho dinEy. He
succeeded In partly towing and partly pushing
the water.aden boat with its unconscious crew
into the Neck. but when nearing shnre the
heavy land swell overturned tho craft, tossing
both boys back into tho water. Mason stuck to
his task. however. and dragged them both
ashore. More than an honr's hard work
CURED to bring them back to consciousness.
Later q steam yacht was signaiied and the boys
were put aboard and taken back to their home
across the Sound. In the excitement none of
the rescuing party thought to obtain the names
OF the boys.
The sun., 1896-08-22
IA uaHr OTHER BoYs TO STEAL.
Young Irish" Made Them Give Hin Part
OF What They Stole.

Young IriNh" Made Them Give Hin Part
OF what They stole.
Lawrence Lutterer, known as young Irlsh,"
n lT-year.old lad whom several boys arrested
for picking pockets around South Ferry. have
accused of teaching them to steal, was arrested
In Battery Park Thursday night by Policeman
James Whalen OF the park squad, who had been
looking for him since Sunday. About noon on
that day Martin Conway. a farm laborer, whilo
asleep in Battery Park was robbed OF SIT and q
prayer book. Inter Lutterer was seen throwing
something away after counting some money.
COnway's PRAYER book was found near where he
had been scon.
Whalen arraRned his prisoner yesterday In
the Centre Street Court before Magistrate Mott
who remanded him until to-day in order to give
the police time to produce Conway rs COM
Young Irish has sold newspapers in Rat
terry Park for four or ak years. He has been
arrested several times for picking pockets and
petty thefts.
Ten-ycnr.old Lawrence Connolly, a newsboy,
OF p5 Washington street, who was arrested n
week ago Sunday for picking mans pocket at
South Ferry and stealing a ten-dollar bill. con-
iesscd to Agents King and Murray OF the Gerry
society THAI he had been picking pockets for two
years. and that Lutterer had taught him and
other Washington street boys how TO do II. Lut-
terer exactcd from them n part OF their Ill. got
ten gains whenever he knew OF them getting
anything. Half dozen other lads arrested for
picking pockets in Battery Park have made
similar statements.
The sun., 1896-08-22
"wHERE RECoMEsIy1nEsouABBLEs'
Preu,deut Lyman says that the Irish So
nleusn Here Arc Mnrmonions.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: was amazed In
reading in THE Sun this morning an article with the
caption Irish Factions Squabbling" Somebody
an xious to create disscnson las stolen march on
journal respected by the Irish people The story from
start to fnish is tissue OF falsehooL There is no
sluasbling but the contrary perfect harmony eS-
lists on the question OF receiving the soldiers OF Ire
land now being released from prison. Tie Irish Na'
tonal Alliance s working shoulder 10 shoulder with
the other Irish organizations OF the city.
Not word OF dtssension was spoken on Tuesday
night at the meeting In independence Hall Alliance
men, Clan ma. Gael men. members Of the \. OIL aud
of several social and benevolent organizations met
together as on o committee Amnesty Committee
and set 10 work make the necessary arrangements
for the honoring Of our compHtrots, And there WAS
no change in the personnel OF the officers ON the sub
committee appointed each organization has rcpre.
Ryrne, President OF tho Limerick Mems AS,oc,ati1n
Mr. McWIiliams. National Treasurer A H.; Mr. Ed
ward O'Flaherty OF IL e independent parry ana Capt
Augustine r Costello OF the clan ma Gael.
These worthy lrlshmGn were nominated by me, SO
where comes in squat Reporters were present
during the entire proceedings, and the newspapers
the following day gave no Indication that there vas
trouble among the irish factions II THE SUI had taken
care as IL usually does. TO investigate the matter
on on It. trust that you will publish this letter IN
the in terest OF truth ami the gallant men whom every
Irishman in the city should turn ont to greet
Yours faithfully: WLLiIA Lsnhh. MH.
NEw YoRK, Aug 90