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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

If persons would bring to bear the
same amount of common sense. in buy
ing remedy for bronchitis. cough. cold
and Group. that they do in the purchase
of their family supplies. they would
never fail to procure DIR. Bulls Cough
SVrllD
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

Disguised, played out, tired and
weary because of weak aching back?
Comfort and instant soothing. invigor-
ating effect If the Hop Plasters are
used. Your backache will disappear.
TRY them. Sold everywhere.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

"Burdock Blood Bitters entirely
cured me of terrible breaking out all
over my body. 1t is a wonderful medi-
cine Miss Julia Elbridge, Box 35,
West Cornwell, Conn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

CALENDAR COMING EVENTS.


Religious.
At Garland, Oct 2sAWest Penobscot
Sunday School Association
AT South Paris, Oct. 2l-2S-Oxford Con-
gregational Conference.
Temperance.
At Rockland Nov. 1S-Knox District
Lodge Good Templars
At West Eden. Nov. 12-Hancock Dis
trict Lodge, Good Templars.
At Pressure Isle, Nov. 21-North Aroos-
took District Lodge Good Templars.
Educational.
At Portland, Oct Northumberland
County Teachers Association.
At Livermore Falls, Oct. 30-Androscog-
gin Teachers Association.
At Belfast. Nov. 6-Waldo County
Teachers Association.
AT Phillips, Oct. 23-Franklin Pomona
At West Rockport, Oct. 23-Knox and
Lincoln Union Pomona Grange.
At Newport Oct 24-Penobscot Pomona
At Durham Nov 4-Androscoggin Po-
mona Grange.
At Oakland Nov. 11-Kennebec Pomona
Grange.
land Pomona Grange.
AT Cornish, Nov. 19-York Pomona
Grange
Maine State Grange.
miscellaneous.
At Augusta. Oct. ESTATE Board of
Health.
At Auburn. Oct. 30-Annual Encamp-
At Searsport. Nov. 5-Waldo County
Veteran Association.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

points South and West may be had Of f.
H.. Walker, ticket agent. Augusta, the
only Office in Augusta selling via all
routes and checking baggage free of ex-
pense. PAYSON TUCKER, Vice Pres
and Gen. Manager: F. E. BOOTHBY,
Genl Pass. and Ticket Agent.
Portland. Sept. 2S, 1896
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

Major McKinleys lawn ought to be
in great shape for roller skating rink
by the time the campaign closes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

The put UP or shut UP" style of ar
gument continues to be all put up on
one side and all shut up on the other.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23
Maine General Hospital.
NlneSeod0

The annual meeting of the Maine Gen.
eral Hospital for the choice of officers for
the ensuing year and the transaction Of
such other business as may legally be
presented, will be held in the office of the
treasurer in Portland at four o'clock in
the afternoon of the first Tuesday, the
third day of November 1895.
BY order Of the Directors,
+. II. BARRETT, Secretary.
Portland. Oct s, 1896.
oct, dtf /.
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DEATH WARRANT

DEATH w AftkANI.
II you are caught after dark you VIII
be rode on rail out of town.
DEAR MEET
We do not know whether the recipe t
of this interesting document has re-
Trained from venturing out after dal /
or not. There will he little occasio u
however. for him to remain in doors ii
fear of being rode on a rail- by Tie
author of the above letter. As we ha K
often remarked in these columns t..t
man who sends anonymous letters te
others is invariably a coward. He L.
the instincts of Il cur. He might M
quite capable of doing mean and
treacherous things: but never those -
quiring courage. Brave men a:r
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23
AUDITORS REPORT.


We the subscribers. auditors Of a.
counts for the town of Pittston, be
leave respectively to report to Sal,
town the Situation of the pecunidTl
concerns for the political year 1911.
The State Tax for this year amount:
to $184.0S; the county Tax to $246G,
the town tax, s1753.62; making in tht
whole. $21S3.14; which sum includins
$3.50 due from Mr.. Isaac Reed las
year makes the sum of $2256.o4 in the
hands of Mr. Reed at the time the two
bills We're committed to him. OF thai
sum there is now due the town fron
the said Reed the sum $27416.
The subscribers beg leave further tc
state that there was raised for the
year 1911. for the support of the pool
and for contingencies the sum of $500.
That sum has been expended in tbs
following manner, viz:
Expenses of Thomas Coss as Select
man, Town Agent. assessor and com
nlittee to discontinue the county road
across beach Hill, and attending Il
Worromantogus bridge. se319. The
expenses of Abiathar Kendall as Select
man and assessor, $500. Expenses OF
Caleb Stevens, Jr., as Selectman &
assessor, committee &c, $4,000, making
the sum of 10. besides about $12 by
Mr.. Stevens boarding assessors While
at his house, $16419. The subscribers
further State that Notwithstanding the
expenses of the town this year has
been great. we find that after deduct
ing Capt. Agry's taxes for years past
L l.
The expenses for the support of the
poor for the year past amounts to the
sum of $191.01. There is due from D. P
Bailey $197.4S beside some interest.
There has been paid to the overseers
for attending the poor, $S7.64. There
has been paid to lawyers the following
sums: To Frederick Allen Esq, $87
to Gllegible) & Bond, $37. 90; to Thomas
Rice, Esq, $500.
There were raised the year past for
to purchase town Stock, $4,000. That
sum has been expended as follows:
Powder and balls bought of w. Bach
elor, $S5; ditto of Gay, $3.50. Camp
Kittles bought by Mr.. Stevens, $11.50;
Capt. kendali's charge for taking same
to the Parade Hallowell CD 81.
JACOB LOUD.
SAMUEL BISHOP,
SAMUEL CLARK,
Auditors of Accounts.
Following this entry are twelve en-
tries certifying that certain persons are
members of the Religious Society in
the town of Pittston called Metho-
dists."
These entries are dated 1911 and 1872
and are signed, some by Christopher
Jackins and Thomas Fuller, others by
Christopher Jackins and Nathaniel
Bailey, Committee" A. f. l..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23
Early Pittston, No. is.

At legal meeting of the town, April
1872, a Moderator, a town clerk and
the selectmen We're chosen. Voted
that the Auditors report should re-
main on file with other town records.
........ Voted to adjourn the Modera-
tors meeting and take up the Select
mems meeting
Votes for governor We're then cast.
His Excellency. Elbridge Gerry, had 81
votes: Hon Caleb Strong, 80. For
Lieut.. Governor: Hon. William Phil
lips. 6l Hon. William King. 10. For
senator's: James Parker ON. ID and
William Reed. rs: Thomas Rice, ESQ.
and Mi. Peter Grant, IS, For a Fed
eral Representative: Hon. Frances
Carr. -; Pitts Dillingham;. "a. For
County Treasurer: Maj. Samuel How
ard, A.: Joshua Gage, Esq, =.
Voted to adjourn the Selectmcn
Meeting and take up the Moderator's
Meeting. They then chose town otli-
GERS. committees, surveyors. etc. ard
then
Voted To adjourn the Modcra-
tors Meeting and take up the Select
mems Meeting to seal up the returns
for State officers.
Voted TO dissolve the selectmcn :
meeting and open the Moderator
meeting
Then they voted to raise 800 for
schools $1,000 for repairing roads and
bridges; $500 for support of poor; $3.50
FOR contingencies.
Voted To purchase town stock 50.
Voted to have a March Meeting for
the future to do town business"
Voted that wages on the Highways
Should be one Dollar per day for ma =
and the same for oxen
Voted that the meeting be dissolve /
ill MAY"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

that a town meeting will be called ana
the voters given an opportunity to ely
press their wishes I'm the matter
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In order to make this document clear
to those of our readers who may find
the chirography a triile troublesome,
we will translate:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

can get any day this week
while they last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-03
How Ii VIII BE Received.

The preparations have been. completed at
the Arlington for the entertainment of the
representative of the Emperor of China
and his extensive suite, and that means
that nothing has been left iindone that will
add to the comfort of the distinguished
party. The visitors will arrive in this city
over the Pennsylvania road at $50 o'clock,
ard the squadron of cavalry at Fort Myer
will be drawn up at the depot to receive
them.
After entering carriages, Ii Hung Chang
and mis- party will be driven up the avenue
escorted by the troops, reaching the Ar
lington about $40. The space in front of
the hotel will be cleared of vehicles and
pedestrians by force of thirty-five metro
politan police under the command of Act
ing Lieutenant Keefe of the second pre-
clrct and the carriages will be driven to
the ladies' entrance nearest I street. There
will be no ceremony at the hotel The vice
roy and his attendants will go Immediately
to the apartments reserved for them on the
second floor. These rooms are spacious and
lofty, furnished with tasteful and simple
elegance, and are sixteen in number They
will be separated from the rest of the hotel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-03

no pension can then be discontinued except
for fraud, clerical errors or mistake of fact
We are unalterably .cpposed to all frauds
and, OF course, want clerical errors and
mistakes corrected whenever found.
The payment of pensions from the sey-
eral agencies by mail having, proven a sue
cess why cannot allApensions be paid and
mailed directly frcm. the Interior; or pen
sion, Department at Washington and nv
SO doing save two-tIlrds of the exnense
now incurred in keeping up pension aren-
cles in nearly every important state.
Inc total membership of the Grand
Army of the Republic is $50. .4S5 of which
24O,1l0 are in good standing and 42,311 are
carried on the suspended list for nom
payment OF dues, decrease In this list
during the past year of 1859 The gain by
muster during the year was l3.4j7 In
this recapitulation the department of Penn
sylVania shows a loss of 6,J53 members
lnat nave been erroneously carried on the
rolis FOR several years and counted in the
last report. The total loss during the
year was II ,4O6, of which number 7.2.t3 was
by death, which is a decrease of IS from
last year.
THE Sons of Veterans are our natural
successors; they are the reserve of the
Irand army. They have all eady become
OF great assistance to our organiza lion
and are destined to exert a powerful in
nuence for patriotism and LOYALTY long
after we shall have passed away.
Memorial day was more generally and
appropriately observed this year than ever
belore. So long as the Observance Is kent
m all or Its genuineness and purity. not
given up to frivolity and amusement n
WIN impart to all a truer sense of the oh
ilgation resting upon us as citizens In
honorfng our dead we increase our devc-
ton to the living, leading ia to noh,or
deeds cf fraternity and charity that Sbau
warm the cold clothe the naked and faad
the hungry anu ieea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-03
B Y DAY. S LABOR
building Inspector Prefers This Method to
the Contract System.
recommendation Will Be Made nv
the "mmissioners to Congress.
Asking for LegisIutfon.

III presenting the needs of the District IN
congress at its next session the Commits
siohers VIII rake great fight to have
Ia" passeu giving them authority to con-
tract lor the erection Of school houses and
otner public buildings by days labor.
S"ch law has the earnest Endorsement
Vi the inspector of buildings. Perhans in
the long run the buildings will cost a little
iioie' put II Is argued that this will he
more th&n counterbaianced by the charao
ter OF the work. The District has suffered
materially in the past through the contract
system Competition of late Years has he
come 50 great that none of the old trust
worthy contractors have any chance IN
plddlns for work. They have been super
seded 1t is SAID, by mushroom growth of
builders, whose former occupations have
peeh almost anything. from shoemaker
to plasterer.
These inexperienced men bid carly and
Often and bid low. SO low, in fact that
the o!d contractors who have made a bus
mess of mating cost of work, laughed
ana shook their heads. The result was al
ways the same. Emboldened by the fail
ure OF the inspectors Office to enforce nen-
allieS Tor non-performance of contract.
Duliulhgs were seldom finished on time
recently, however. Building Inspector
Brady has declared himself in unmistak
able language that he would not brook de-
lays ana penalties would be enforced in
Every instance, unless it was clearly shown
that the delay was not the fauIf of tho
contractor ~
another bad feature of the present sys-
tein' as pointed out by Inspector Brady, is
.Iie chahce always offered dishonest con-
tractors to defraud their workmen The
records of the office of the Commissioners
contain many incidents of this kind Nor
are ar the latorers the only ones who suffer
vrnt,
cannot get a mechanics lien against his.
trict property. and the result is that they
are OFTEN unpaid. By the system of DAVIS
LABOR; as proposed, all of this will cease.
ne, me Dlstrlct VIII then assume the respon-
s1bllity and laborers and material men will
be paid VAN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-03

as absolutely as though they comprised a
different establishment, and the approaches
to them will be equally as inviolaple. The
visitors Will enter the hotel through the
corridor leading to the large ladies' rarlor.
Which Will be vacated, save for the Ires-
erce Of two police officers and two attaches
Of the hotel, and the elevator which goes
up from this apartment, and which will
be reserved exclusively for the use of the
vleeroy and his party during their sojourn
Will carry the travellers DIP to their quar-
ters.
The Menus for Tonfghfs Meals, :.
LII Hung Chang's dinrer will be served
as soon as he has divested himself of his
travelling garments. 1t will be prepared
by the cook of the Chinese minister, and
he intends giving the viceroy a revelation
In Chinese cuisine. He Is already engaged
in preparing the repast at the private
kitchen in the Arlington, being assisted
by the members Of Minister Yang Yu's
household below stairs. There will be a
rare birds nest soup of a variety that is
seldom procured, even in TIE f1owery king
dom, and boneless fish, seasoned with
variety Of condiments dear to the ceIes-
tial palate of epicurean delicacy, and gar-
nished with onions. A fat capon, with
rice, will be the piece de resistance, and
goose 1ivers will accompany it. An infant
pig boiled and chopped in fine pieces and
reed birds in various styles will also figure
IN the meal, which will be literally be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-03
Ii Hung Chang and His Party Will
Reach Washington Tonight.
PREPARATIONS FOR his RECEPTION
A Squadron of Cavalry Will Escort
the Nations Guest.
A T T H E A r LII n G TON

Flo lting from a lofty flag staff that
rises from the roof of the Arlington's s
northern wing is the national standard of
China, a red-eyed black dragon on a field
of yellow, and tonight the greatest man
OF all the many millions who pay it de-
voted allegiance will slunber beneath it.
This is the third time the Chinese flag
has waved over the Arlington, the two
former occasions being when the two Chi
nese ministers to this country partook Of
the hospitality of the hotel Further down
in the center Of the building the stars and
stripes unfold their beauties to the breeze
and to the thoughtful the two banners un-
dulating in graceful unison present a les
son we'll worth studying. The one, gro
tesque and quaint, indvidualizes the su-
perstition of countless centuries the other
poem of harmonious color, is the apothe-
oss of the progress and enlightenment
OF modern times. And the man who will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-03
BRYAN NOW IN MICHIGAN.
Ihe Democratic Candidate Addresses
1000 ut Adrian,

ADRIAN, Mich, September 3.-Canddate
Bryan left Toledo at O. clock this morning
and arrived here over the Lake Shore at
$50. Some 5000 persons were awaiting
him He was escorted to fiat car by T..
ii. Salisbury, who introduced him as the
BLACK Eagle Of Nebraska" Mr. BRYAN
said that later in the campaign he expected
TO visit Michigan more fully, because he
expected Michigan's electoral vote, and he
wanted to become better acquainted with
the people who were to help in securing a
majority in the electoral college. Mr.. Bry-
an urged citizens to vote strictly in accord
ance with their best convictions, recognize
ing the responsibilities of suffrage. Said
he:
Il expect to lose the votes of many demo-
Gratis who believe the gold standard neces-
sary to the count-y's welfare. But if
must lose the democrats who want the
gold standard to prevail until foreign ma
uons come to our relief l think I am en-
titled to the support of every citizen of
every party who believes that the Ameri-
can people are able to work out their own
Salvation.'
Mr. Bryan mounted the rear platform of
his train as it moved away, many running
behind to shake his hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-03

a Cleveland stampede that there was a.
great scare about it,
The politicians were scurrying about, and
steps were taken to have Mr. Cleveland
himself put an end TO the movement. Early
In the evening the Cleveland people wore a
smile that sank deep tcwn under their
skin and caused a sort of a dancing move
ment In their walk. Some of them were
almost exploding with their efforts to look
wise, keep quiet and at the same time hold
themselves down 10 the earth
CIevelnnd's Peremptory Refusal.
They were SO buoyant that they bounded
about the corridors, but later on il became
known that Mr.. Cleveland had been COM
municated with by the folks on the other
side and had telegraphed a peremptory re-
fusal TO let his name be used. This took
some Of the lishtness out Of the Cleveland
enthusiasts, but the mere persistent If
them were still predicting this morning
that Cleveland would be nominated
Referring TO the Cleveland enthusiasts in
THIS connection does not signify that the
rest Of the delegates are not also Cleveland
enthusiasts There are two sorts of Cleve-
land enthusiasts here-those who want To
write for him a glowing epitaph and Law
him away In honorable memory, and those
who think that his work is but Just begun.
ana that ne must still be devoted TO the
cause OF his country. There are very few
men here who are not sincere in this senti-
ment.
The day opened with the nomination still
IN doubt, though few hours off the bat
Tie was stubborn to the last. IL was hel5 to
The same lines formed yesterday The cry
was anything to beat Bragg Bragg and
Watterson, who were I'm the lead at the
start, were regarded as the only men in
the whole field who were not entirely ac-
ceptable TO Mr. Cleveland Hence the fight
made on both. An additional reason, that
most freely given, for the oppositi IN
to Bragg was that he would not be apt TO
draw votes enough from Bryan, that he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-03

The Convention at Concord Expected
to BE Entirely Harmonious.

The Convention ut Concord Expected
to BE Entirely Harmonious.
CONCORD. n. H, September 3.-The re-
publican state convention today is expec ted
to go on record as one of the most enthu-
siasttc, harmonious and largely attended in
the history of the party. Senators Chandler
and Gallinger, in ringing speeches last
evening, sounded the keynotes of the cam
paign, which was echoed today by hun
dreds of the rank and file. Almost without
exception, every prominent leader of the
party in the state was here today, and
every section is well represented. There
is no expectation Of any noticeable differ
enoe of opinion, and most of the business
was planned to be done by acclamation.
Ife only questions which arose were as
TO the wording of certain planks in the
platform, and these were settled before the
convention met .
The convention was called to- order at
ii ~ O'Clock by Chairman Jewett. Perman-
entH organizations was at once effected, and
President Quimby assumed the chair.
Judge w G. zHoist presented the name
OF George A. Ramsdell of Nassau for gov
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-03

National Committeeman Parker Tells
How the Result Was Reached

The result in Vermont is most crafty
ing. said National Committeeman Parker.
who has just returned from that state ITO
those who were familiar with the cam
paign 1t was not unexpected. The people
of Vermont are practical They don't take
much stock in getting something for Moth
ing. OF course, the state is almost entirely
agricultural, the very class of the people
the free silver idea is said to have captured
The vote is SO per cent higher than the
largest majority ever given. 1t is very
cheap talk to say that the result is not
slGnlhcant Suppose the conditions had
Deen reversed, and the majority had fallen
on 50 per cent. What would the managers
OF the Bryan party have said then?
NO extraordinary efforts were made
About the usual canvass was had No
more money was spent than in years past,
ana not dollar was furnished by the ma
uonal committee or the congressional com
mlttee. Ihe facts are, up in Vermont the
farmer, the laborer,. the pensioner, and all
otner classes, irrespective of party, want
iU cents on the dollar. not 50 cents They
DelieEe In their country and her institu-
tions. They respect the Supreme Court.
the right Of the government to put down
rlotlns and anarchy. They want honest
money and an opportunity to earn it. They
regard as rot Mr.. Bryans talk about the
classes and the masses. They have no sec
tional feelings. What they want and what
they voted to have Is sound money and -
revival of business"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-03
DEATH OF LIEUT.. BENTON.
Supposed to Have Lost His Life While
In Bathing,

supposed to Have Lost His Life While
In Bathing.
The War Department was today notified
Oh the death by drowning of First Lieut..
J. w. Benton, 9th Cavalry. Lieut.. Benton
was stationed at Fort Robinson. Nebr
but was drowned at Hot Springs, s. D..
where it is supposed he went on a hunting
excursion and probably lost his life while
bathing.
Lieut.. Benton was regarded as one of
the most promising young officers of the
army and was given important details of
duty. He was a son of Col. James G. Ben
ton of the ordnance department, L. S. A..
and was born at the Washington barracks.
while his father was in command of that
post. He remained here until his father
was ordered to the Springfield Mass }
armory, and received his earlier education
at the Springfield High School, entering the
Military Academy September l, 1881 After
graduating he was detailed to the 9th Cav
airy, with which he has been continuously.
He was stationed at Fort Mckinney, Wyo.,
from 1883 to 1880, in charge of the Hotch-
Kiss gun detachment during the Indian
campaign. He station at Fort Myer,
Va, from 1891 to 1894, when he was or
dered to Fort Robinson, Nebr., having
teen appointed regimental Quartermaster,
in which capacity he has since served
Lieut.. Benton married daughter Of Gen
Guy V. Henry.