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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-16
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Lufkin is contralto singer not
soprano for Congress Square church as
enormously published.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart of Brackett street
who have been enjoying pleasure "trip
through Massachusetts, and New lamp
shire have returned home
Miss Alice earle is now the prima
donna oontralto of he Grau Opera Com
pany.
Dr.. WEIR. Evans has resumed the prac-
tice of dentistry. Office at his residence
525 New Cum berland street. Otnce
hours from to 10 a. N.
Mr. George Fl. Poor, formerly master
mechanic of the P. & o. R. r., has ao-
cepted the position of general manager
of the Register Manufacturing Company
of this CITY.
The following were among the arrivals
at the Falmouth yesterday: Q. 3. Van
Deman. Jacksonville. Fla; Mr.. and
Mrs. Singer. 4. NJ. Neal. Philadelphia;
Z. E. Proctor, Wakefield; David Nc
<Cartney, Pittsburg; Hon. Sc. Marshall.
York; A. e. Herrick. Bethel; Mr.. and
Mrs. A. A. Voorhees,, Verona, N. J.;
Leander Fisher. Toledo, Ohio; Il. B..
Oonklin, Ameria, N. Y: Hon. Charles
P. hatch, Buckfsld: S. A. Haine-, In
dianapolis: VII. Spioer. Montreal Sm.
Coleman, CA. Brown, n. F. Strout, E.G.
Falrar, Boston; Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. p.
Wiley, Mrs. Greene, 1T. Rawlins, Ell.
MADDEN, J.J. Branch, F. 81. Durmont.
New York.
Among the prominent arrivals at the
Preble house were: Mrs. Alfred Gilmore
and Miss Gilmore, Lenox, Mass. Mrs.
NJ. D. Hoyt, Miss Hoyt, Miss Ogilby.
East Orange, N. j.. A. j. Bigelow. Miss
Bigelow, Miss Dickson, E. e. Holland.
Worcester; Rev. Arthur N. Wfixom,
Presque Isle; f. Roby, +. e. Ellis. Bos-
ton.
Deputy Marshal Hartnett has gone to
Baltimore on a weeks vacation to visit
his sister, who lives in that CITY.
Gen. Mattocks has reason to be tho
roughly satisfied with the returns from
Waldo county where he spent several
weeks during the campaign and had
joint debate with the redoubtable
Hanson. Every town in the county but
one went Rep publican.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-16
Riverton Park.

The beautiful weather yesterday drew
great crowd of visitors to Riverton
park. The park was looking finely, a
result Of the late rains, that have
freshened up the grounds and made the
grass as green as in spring.
Yesterday. Mr.. Fiske Warren, of the
S. D. Warren Co., of Westbrook took q
large party in the parlor car Bramhall on
trolly ride and they had a most de-
lightful time. 1t is evident that these
trolley parties in the Bramhall will be
one of the features of the fall season.
The Brigham Concert Orchestra Is
proving great drawing card. The
orchestra is not only capital musical
organization, but its selections are
especially calculated to please the large
audiences that daily and nightly listen
to ii. Mr.. Manuel Roman, the tenor, who
appears with the orchestra has one of the
finest voices Portland people have ever
heard, and yesterday he was enoored four
and five times.
The reception room in the canoe house
is being finished in hard pine. 1t will
be a beauty.
MIR. Payson Tucker has sent to the
park from Fryeburg very artistic wire
cage, made to resemble log cabin, the
home of three of the cunningest and most
intelligent raocoons ever tanned. They
are called Zip. Punch and Juddy, and
the adults as we'll as the children, will
be delighted with their tricks and
affeotionate disposition.
Two fine skating Kinks are to be made
at the park, so that when the cold
weather comes the skaters will have a
beautiful time. One of these Kinks will
embrace two acres, and will be located
just back Of the merry -go-round, near
the children Is playground. The location
ofs.the other has not ystsbeen decided. but
will be rink of sixteen acres in extent.
The visiting King David Encampment
will 20 TO Riverton this morning.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-16
BRIEF JoTTINos.

Work has begun on grading the east
ern end of the Portland street widening.
The Ladies' Veteran Firemen's League
will hold a regular meeting at the vestry
of Preble chapel today, Sept, 16, at 7.30
p m.
The Bellows school will open this
morning at 9 o'clock.
Yesterday was warmer and more agree-
able than Monday.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Portland Marine society was held at the
board of trade rooms at Q. so o'clock yes
terday afternoon No business Of import
ance was transacted.
Several carpenters we're at work on the
fire boat yesterday placing new hose
real in position. Up to the present ii me
the hose on tho boat has been carried in
a large rate. which made it very awk-
ward to handle, and the reel will be a
much needed improvement.
The fight between BILLY" Hennesey
of this city and Tommy" Ryan which
was scheduled to take place before the
Empire Athletic club Of Syracuse, N.
Y, Septem Der 81, has been postponed.
Yesterday was spill day at the police
station and AZ barrels Of llqour were
emptied into the sewer.
The committee of arrangements for the
fold day Of Bosworth Post met last even
ing and made final arrangements for
tomorrow's celebration.
The regular meeting of Portland SEN
ste, NO. 1876, K. A. E. O. will be held
thfs evening at O'Clock at Rossini hall.
The Bitchburg band. 6. A. Patz, lead
or, gave several fine selections in the
office of the Preble house after their
regular concert in Monument square.
? The New England Telephone Company
furnished election returns to number
of clubs and organizations in this city
Monday night and gave most Salts
factory service.
The Salvation Army festival began
last evening and will last one week.
ga communication from the Fair Wealth
or Yacht Club of Portland was read by
the Boston Press Cycle Club extending
q cordial invitation to attend all outing
at Portland on September 90, and Com
modore Wardwell's invitation was ao-
copied on motion of j C. Kerrison, who
was OF the opinion that all should at
tend.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-16
SOUTH PORTLAND.

Mr.. Leslie Whitney has accepted a sit
uation with Mr.. W. e. Dyer.
Mr.. Frank Knight and family of Kel-
sey street, Pleasantdale, are visiting rela-
tives in Wisconsin.
Miss Maude Perry, who has been visit
ing her cousin, Miss May Skilliugs, has
returned to HaveIhill for the winter.
DR.. A. S. Sawyer left last week with
his wife and son Ralph, for Roslindale,
Mass, where they will make their fu-
ture home.
Misses Ada and Matte Pickett have
been visiting their sister Mrs. @. W.
Latham ON Bramb BILE street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-16
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate
In this county have been recorded in
the Registry OF Deeds:
Deering-Myron E. Moore to Fred A,
Hamblen
James A. Knowles to Grand Trunk
Railway Co.
Portland-George Trefethen to Peter
j. Morgan.
Soarboro-Eugene c. Skillin to An
drew Loggie. ct ais.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A. Kinks to John
Morrison.
New Gloucester-Frank Fl. Merrill to
Inhabitants of New Gloucester, 500.
Yarmouth-David e. Moulton to II. I.
Holland.
Westbrook-David g. Hayes to Rebec-
ca Mcfarland.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-16

Hon. E. Dudley freeman who has
done such splendid work.in his conduct
of the Cum berland county campaign,
received the following dispatch yesterday
1t is only another evidence of the wide
spread interest in the Maine contest.
''St. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 10. Hon. E.
Dudley Freeman Portland, Me-. II
congratulate you. The people Of Maine
deserve and have the congratulations of
the whole country"
THOS. WILL SOM
(Judge Wilson is enc of the most
prominent men in Minnesota and a
staunoh gold Democrat. He is former
partner OF Ex-Seo rotary Of treasury
william WindoIn.)
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-16
Bosworth Post Celebration.

Bosworth Post will celebrate it's ami
versary tomorrow. The Post will leave
Bosworth Post hall at a. M, headed by
Chandler's band and go to Long island.
Here dinner will be served at Cushing 8
at I'D. m. After dinner there will be a
rifle match for shaving brush and mug,
shooting with an auger for a bronze
statuette of Buffalo Bill. football and
baseball games. and the Post will return
in time to reach the city at six O'Clock.
The Post will 90 on the Casco Bay line.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-16
"nIrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup"

'Irs. winslow's Soothing Syrup"
Has been used over Fifty Years by millions Of
mothers for their children while Teething
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child.
softens the gums, allays Pain, cures Wind
Colo, regulates the bowels, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea whether arising from
teething or other causes. For sale by Drug
gists in every part OF the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, 20 cts.
a bottle.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-16
The THREE LINKS.
Visiting Odd Fellows From Old
Massachusetts.
THEY ARE CHARTERED AT THE
PREBLE.

Today They viii See Portland's Beauti-
fnl Environs-The Fitchburg Band
is With Them-Fine Concert in the
Square Last Evening. =
The members of the King David En-
campment of Odd Fellows of Fitchburg,
Mass, owns the Forest City. They are
here as the guests of the several Portland
Enoampments and they will lie most
royalty entertained while here.
The visitors arrived on the ste amer ST.
Croix late yesterday afternoon and being
met at the boat by committee of the
Portland noampments and headed by
the fine Fitohburg brass band the pro-
cession marched over Commercial, Park,
Spring, State and Congress to the Odd
Fellows building in Harrington block.
From here the visitors went to the
Preble. where they will be quartered
during their stay her. They are fine
looking body of men and attracted much
attention as they marched through the
streets. The following ia list of the
gentlemen who make up the party; e.
G. Stowe, Oren M. Lowe, T. s. Ogden,
H. Fl. Greenwood. George A. Harrison,
J. g. Donnelly, Charles Harrison. A.
D. Pine, E. G. Stowe, Fl. P. Whitney.
George. Jefts, E. B. Stone, L. R. Pierce,
j. @. Adams, G. L. Blanchard, E. P.
Green, George E. Kempton, F. S. Flagg,
A. Z. Whitney, John Lang, +. P.
johnson. 81. B. Dyer, ]. B. Chaffn, o.
P. Remington, NJ. W. Dow, Frank
Weston, T. E. Griswold, Robert Harley.
ST., George r. Williams. Robert Harley,
Jr., Stephen Weston. James Coleman,
j. R. Hosmer, P. W. Coleman, Irving
Choate H. S. Choate, Charles Davis,
William Chiffon, W. f. Phelps, A. NJ.
Sanderson, George Buckley, Henry J.
Kimball, 9. A. Babbett, Summer P.
Lawrence, G. l.. Fellows, W.K. Proctor,
R. 81. Allen.
The King Davids are accompanied by
the Fitchburg brass band, an organiza.
ton of the highest order Of excellence.
They play fine class of music; theiI
tempos are excellent and their tone ex.
ceptlonally good. There is no Overflow.
ing' fault SO apparent in many of the
bands of today. The band gave an open
air concert in Monument square last eve
ming which was heartily appreciated by
the immense crowd of people who lined
the square on all sides. This was the pro.
gramme render sd:
M aIch-Conde, Wettge
Ovurture-OberOn, Weber
Mr. T. Mauoh.
Medley-A Jolly Night, Boyer
Cujus Amman, from Stabat Mater,
Rossini
Waltz-Polar Star, Waldtenfeld
SeIeceion-Robin Hood, DeKoven
Finale-Shmallbenfh Wiegand
The evening after the concert was
spent in all kinds Of social enjoyment,
and the Preble and Odd Fellows hall
were the scenes of many jovial party.
Whist and cards came in their share OF
devotees, while many of the strangers
took advantage of the beautiful evening
to ride around in the electrios and see
the town.
After breakfast this morning, the
visitors will be the guests of the Port
land enoampments. The committee OF
King David Encapmment who have
charge Of their excursion are Patriarohs
E. G. Stowe, o. M. Lowe, R. G. Eaton,
c. A. Babbitt and r. Harley. E.. G.
Stowe is chief patriarch of King David
Encampment
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-16
Last Nights Fire Alarm.

A fire alarm rung from box 81 at the
corner of Maple and York streets at
about $50 last night. The fire was In an
old skow used for hoisring, owned by
Moore and Wright, and which lay near
A. R. Wright's & Co. 3 Office. The fire
caught around the boiler. A hand
grenade put it out and the stream was
not needed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-16
For Rangeley Lakes.

The Maine Central will give their
annual grand excursion to Rangeley
Lakes, lasting ten days. The tickets will
be placed at the remarkably low prioesof
So. So The excursion will take place Sat-
urday next on the regular trains leaving
at and s. 80 a. IN. By telsphoning 500.a
full particulars will be obtained.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-16

Gold Coin Mince Meat in cans Is new
departure in the canned goods line and
is q prize for the housewife. 1t is to be
introduced In our CITY this week and If
it becomes as popular here as 1t has in
Bangor, Rockland and Bath our grocers
are TO be congratulated, for it is beoom-
ing one of the great sellers Of the gro
Gerry trade.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-16

Rumford Falls and Kangeley Railroad,
The Rumford Falls and Rangeley Rail-
road company held their annual meeting
at the offices of the Rumford Falls rail-
way yesterday morning. The old officers
were reelected. President Moses Will
make report in a few days.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-16
Bids Opened.

The bids for the building Of the An
thoine Greek bridge at the Cape were
handed in yesterday, but the award was
deferred to today
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-16

F. o. Bailey & Co. will sell at 2.30 today at
Central avenue, Deering Centre, acres Of
garden land under high state of cultivation,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-16
TIE PREeTI zG55.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

NEW ADvERTIsEMENTs TODAY.
j. r. Libby.
Eastman Bros Il Bancroft.
Owen. Moore & Co.
E, G. Jones-Insurance.
Hooper, Son & leighton.
a. f. Hill g. Co.
House For Sale.
n. M. Perkins & Co.
ADJUSTMENTS.
Portland Theatre.
New Wants, To Let, For Sale, Lost. Found
and Similar advertisements will be found under
heir appropriate headson Page 6.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-06-13
ALLIGAToRS ARE CoWARDLY.
They win Not Attack Anything That
shows Fight.

They VIII Not Attack Anything That
Shows Fight.
1.-The cowardice of alligators is well
known by the people who reside along
the bayous which were at one time
frequented by the saurians," said q
gentleman from southwestern Louis
lana. "A great many persons who only
know of the alligator by reputation
swallow without qualm the stories
which are so often told about the hair
breadth escapes and remarkable adj
ventures with these reptiles. The truth
is that they do not possess sufficient
courage (the alligators, l mean) to
attack a mouse, unless it was chained
to the bank and couldn't show fight.
1 remember crossing n stream in the
Vermilion country number of years
before the craze for alligator hides had
struck the country. I entered a skiff,
and when about half way over, my dog,
which had forgotten, came bounding
after me, and leaping into the water,
began to swim across after the boat.
Almost Immediately several alligators
lying with the tips of their noses above
the surface began to move after the dog,
and soon came within few feet of the
animal. He realized that he was be-
ing chased, and proceeded to turn the
tables by chasing them. He barked and
turned to make for the gators, but
they got out of his way. Well, the dog
and the saurians kept this performance
up until the former had crossed the
stream. The alligators seemed to be
afraid to come within biting distance.
although it would have been impossible
for the dog to have injured them.
have frequently swan after an alligator
myself, and he would invariably turn
tail and get out of sight in hurry.
Courage-they have no more than n
goat."-N. o. Times-Democrat.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-06-13
AGRICULTURALHI
ABOUT HARD ROADS.

~neIr Advantages o. Farmers Set Forth
by A. q. Judd. OF Dixon, III
"A hard road is road that is by arti-
Scial means prepared with surface
Of much more permanent and solid
material than that Of its natural state.
The Kind OF material used for such arti-
f6cial surface may differ with the local
itv OF the use for which the road Is in
tended
The abundance of stone and gravel In
\ county makes it possible to build
excellent roads at q reasonably moder-
ate cost, and the probabilities are that
they are the only materials that we
shall use in constructing any OF the
country roads of Lee county.
Brick, wooden blocks, asphaltum, etc.
are used for building roads In cities,
but I shall not describe the various
modes of construction, as understand
that they are not included in this sub
ject.
Let us realize ut once that different
compositions of soil require different
treatment in order to make equally
scrviceablc roads. In this county we
have practically three classes of soil
to be recognized: First, black loan;
second, yellow clay; third, sandy loan.
There are certain conditions, such as
epringy, quicksand or mucly places,
liable to occur in localities where any
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-06-13
ference Is that the side bitches must be
deeper and the conc higher.

ference Is that the side bitches must be
deeper and the conc higher.
For sandy roads make the side bitches
more shallow and the cone wider and
fiatter. They should be built, II pos
sible, when the sand is wet, for then the
grains Of sand have q tendency to stick
together and will pack some, SO that by
getting the stone or gravel roof on
while In that condition, the road Is
much more apt TO retain it's shape and
durability.
Sometimes there are narrow or
"single-track~ hard roads built at one
side of the main road, intended to he
used only during the muddy season.
There Is no material difference In the
manner of building stone roads of diff
ferent widths.
Narrow tracks are usually adopted
only by districts remote from cities and
available material. They are frequent
ly covered with drifted snow, the
hedges or fences shading them so that
the snow does not get Oft until late,
thus rendering them unavailable when
most needed.
McAdam and Telford are the names
usually applied to stone roads. The
former is the one generally adopted in
this country, and consists of breaking
the stone fine.
Pieces larger than an egg should be
broken smaller. It is desirable to have
them range from q hickory nut to ar
egg in size.
Telford's system consists In putting
larger stones on the bottom and cover
ing with small ones.
Such roads insure level or easy grades
and equal serviceability at all seasons
OF the year. While costing some more
at the outset the expense of mainte-
completion they become actual income
producers They increase the comfort
of travel; they place the markets of the
great grain centcrs at the farmers door
every day Of the year, thus enabling
him to take advantage of the temporary
rise in the markets occasioned by
muddy roads during certain portions
of the year. They bring the farmers
family in touch with nearly all city
privileges; enable them to attend lee
lures, and various evening entertain
Inents-
A good road raises the value of the
adjoining lands anywhere from ten to
four hundred per cent. Land that
could not find buyer at $50 per acre
has sold for 5000 an acre after a stone
road was built, thus making it available
to city markets as truck farm.
The farmer is bending his every en-
orgy to the solving of the problem Of
cheaper production. When we con-
slider the facilities for quick and
economical transportation furnished by
railroads and steamships to almost
every part of the world. it behooves us
70 put ourselves in direct contact with
the push and energy of commercial
activity, and save our share of the $780,
100000 lost yearly on account of bad
roads.-Farm and Fireside.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-06-13
THE ROADS OF FRANCE.
How They Impressed Mary II. Gather
wood, the Famous Novelist

How They Impressed Mary II. Gather
wood, the Famous Novelist
Mary II. Catherwood gives a good DC
count of French highways In the At
lantic Monthlys Toll free, streets
graded and smoothed that one horse
can draw a mountainous van along their
surface, and maintained to the remot-
est edges of the provinces. Across the
Beauce, that vast green prairie, the
perfect road ribbons stretch at inter-
vals Everywhere a constant patrol is
kept over the public work. You can
trace distant road by it's double line
of poplars, standing like slim plumes.
Thought is taken for the irrigation of
he trees also, in land where drought
is almost unknown. y small channel
paved with stones, conducts the rain
fall to a depressed basin left around the
roots of each tree
"By graded do not mean monoton-
ously leveled roads. They wind up hill
and down valley, but the bed is general
ly lifted some feet above the country
surface. Red soil or clay whiteness of
the north or south Is cloven by an omni-
present causeway of powdered flint
At intervals Of few kilometers along
the way small stone tollhouses are set.
And oblong piles of beaten stone, IA
miliar to an American eye, are supple
mented by stranger sight, another
proof of the thrift of France-cords of
black blocks, pressed from coal waste,
stand ready to feed the steam roller"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-06-13

The readers Of this paper win be pleased
10 learn that there Is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure In
az It's stages ana that y CasarTh Halls
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being O constitutional disease, requires q
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure Ia taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
81 the disease and adyin me the aatient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature In doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith In its cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that II fails to cure
Send for list of testimonials.
Address +. J. CHENEY q Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-06-13
somcwhat suggestivc.

1t was Grandpa Anron's 95th birth
day, and one enthusiastic member of
the family thought to add to the joyous
ness of the reunion and celebration by
letting off a display of fireworks
81 guess I'm much obliged" said the
old man, ''but do hope this isn't any
allusion to what am coming to before
many more years."-lndianapolis Jour
nal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-06-13
Are You Going to Cripple Creek ?

The Santa Fe Route is the most direct and
only through broad-gauge line from Chicago
and Kansas City to the celebrated Cripple
Creek gold mining district Luxurious
Pullmans, free reclining chair cars, fastest
time and low rates.
A profusely illustrated book, descriptive
of Cripple Greek, will be mailed free Of
charge on application to G T. Nicholson,
General Passenger Agent, Chicago, or q
copy may be obtained from any agent OF
Atchison. Topeka 4 Santa Fe Railway.