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The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23
z3 SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
Semi-Annual Meeting of the Grand Divis-
ion of This City.

The semi-annual meeting of the Grand
Division, Sons of Temperance, of Maine,
was held yesterday at their hall Cd Ex-
change street. Delegates were present
from 10 divisions in the state. The Off
GERS of the Grand Lodge present were !:
6. ". A., Mrs. LIP. Darlington of Port
land; C. S., Mrs. A. L. Hayes OF Chelsea
g. c., H. j. White of Portland; c. S.,
H. F. Nesmith of Portland; P. G. W. P,
W. S. Gro wely of Westbrook.
There were also mum Der of prominent
members of the order from other states in
att enhance. The report of the scribe
showed sinoe the last convention there had
been but two divisions instituted, oce at
Freeport and one at Yarmouth, that the
order numbered at present over 1, 1OC
members in this state with % divisions,
and that all it's affairs were In most
fiourishing condition. 1t was voted to
hold the annual meeting at Waterville
the fourth Wednesday in October.
After the close of the business session
number of candidates were initiated.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23
PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
Important Change in the Courses of Study

Heretofore there have been three cours-
es of study In the High School, the Eng
lish course, English classical course and
the classical course. 1t has now been
decided by Principal Chase, after consul
tation with the members of the school
committee, to consolidate the English
and English classical courses into gen.
eral course, as follows:
4th class, term, Algebra, English,
physiology.
4th class, terms, Algebra, English,
Botany
Sd GLASS, term, Algebrat and Latin
or physics, Arithmetic, + renoht.
Sd class, 2 terms, Algebrat and Latin
or physics, arithmetic French.
I I'd GLASS, term, Geometry. Latin or
French, chemistry.
Cd class, 2 term, Geometry. Latin or
French, chemistry.
1st class, / term, Astronomy, Rhetoric,
Mental Philos, geology, physical geo.
graphy.
*French and Latin may be substituted
for these sciences.
double entry bookkeeping may be sub
stituted for algebra, provided that pu-
pills, sufficient in number, select.
Trench may be begun after one years
Latin and continued two years; or may
be begun after two years Latin and con-
tinued one year, provided that in each
case, arrangement can be perfected.
History will be taken for three years
and political economy during the last
year of tie course. In English literature
there will be readings from standard au-
thors, compositions and Rotations dur
ing the whole course.
The classical course will remain sub
stantially the same as before, the object
being to fit for college those who take it.
Thus it will be seen that hereafter there
will be but two courses of study the
general course and the classical course.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23
HABEAs CORPUS.
A Poor Debtor Discharged by Judge Has
kell

A petition for habeas corpus was
brought yesterday by ". Edwin Ulmer,
ESQ.,, before Judge Haskell, in the Su-
preme Judicial Court in behalf of Arthur
w. Herrick of this city, who was arrest
ed upon an execution issued upon judg-
ment in favor of George W. Beale and
Arthur W. Beale of this city. The facts
are briefly these:
The suit was brought in the municipal
court, and Levi b. Wentworth appeared
in the case as attorney of record for the
creditors, and judgment was recovered
for $31. 80, upon viii ch execution was is
sued, dated August 20, 1895, and return
able court Novemb Der %, 1895. On April
16, 1896. Mr.. Herrick was cited to appear
and disclose upon said Judgment before
Samuel T.. Bates. disclosure commission
er, upon petition for subpoena issued by
said Weymouth as attorney for said cred-
itors. But Mr.. Herrick lost his subpoena
and did not recall the name Of the COM
missioner until it was too late to appear
at the appointed time. When he did ap-
pear Commissioner Bates refused to take
off his default except with the consent of
Mr.. Weymouth, and as the latter refused
to give the default stood. subsequently
Mr.. Herrick was arrested on the ex-
eoution. Mr.. W. Edwin Ulmer, Mr.. Her
ric1's attorney. brought writ of habeas
corpus on the ground that Herriok's ar
rest was illegal, inasmuoh as the commits
sioner's capias was annexed to writ
after it had ceased to be in force.
The hearing was held before Judge
Haskell at cham bers at 10 O'Clock yes
on the face Of the proceedings that Mr..
Herrick was illegally held, that upon the
suggestion of the judge. Mr.. George W.
Beale Immediately signed an order for
his release and the proceedings came to a
sudden termination, Mr.. Herrick being
discharged from arrest.
In regard to this matter Mr.. George W.
Beale stated that he closed his partner
ship business with his son some time
ago and in the settlement of matters be-
tween them this claim against Mr.. Her
rick was turned over to his son Arthur
W. Beale; consequently, although the
name of George W. Beale was used in the
suit as a partner, he stated that he was
not aware that the matter was in suit.
that he did not authorize the arrest, and
il he had known it was to have been
made, he should..have forbidden it. Mr..
Herriok feels that he was unjustly treat
ed in the matter and may bring suit to
recover damages.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23
Lecture on Gladstone,

The lecture to be delivered this eve
ming in the Y. M. G. A. hall will con-
sist largely of an account of Mr.. Glad
stones school days. His public career is
SO well known that it can be reviewed
briefly. But the period during which his
character was in progress of formation
is not SO well known, and the story OF
that time will be Of peculiar interest to
all ambitious pupils of the High School.
"Children of growth" may find it inter-
esting.
Rev. DR.. Dalton will preside and intro
duce the lecturer. Tickets 25o, to be
obtained at the nall, or at the stores of
Messrs Loring, Short & Harmon, Stock
bridge, Thomas F. Donahue and Whites
shoe store.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23
She Had to Testify.

Mrs. Martin Joyce, who was assaulted
by her husband the other night and bad
ly injured by a stone he threw that
struck her IN the head, was before the
court as witness yesterday and ordered
to testify. This Mrs. Joyce refused to
Go and was removed from the court room
by the officers and threatened with pun
isbment for contempt of court. Having
bsen In retirement sufficiently long
time to cool off.and reflect upon the con.
sequences of refusal to testify, Mrs
Joyce was again brought into the court
room and told the story of her husbands
assault upon her. Joyce was bound
over to the grand jury in the sum of $500
and also sentenced to 80 days in jail for
intoxication.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23
SOMERSET RAILWAY co.
A Writ of Error Granted and the Case
Goes to U. S. Supreme Court.

In the suit in equity of the Somerset
Railroad Company against Lewis Pierce,
Herbert NJ Heath and Franklin NJ.
Drew, trustees. and others, which was be-
fore the Law Court last year, writ of
error has been granted and the case will
be carried to the Supreme Court of the
United States.
The bondholders, under mortgage CIV
en- by the old Somerset Railroad Compa-
ny, attempted to foreclose their mortgage
and reorganize as the new Somerset Rail
road Company. A large portion of the
bondholders in the old company ao-
guessed and exchanged their bonds in
the old company for stock in the new
company. There afterwards the new COM
pany took possession of the road, and,
to complete its extension, repairs and
equipments, issued new mortgage to Sc
cure bonds now outstanding that are held
by many of the savings banks in this
state. The foreclosure proceedings of
the. old mortgage were irregular, but the
new company extinguished the right of
redemption on the part of the old COM
pany by a sale of it's equity on execution,
and thereby accomplished "a complete
foreclosure of the old mortgage. The
minority bondholders declined to surren-
der their bonds, or to receive any share
in the earnings or property of the new
company, and begun suit at law in the
name of the trustees to foreclose the old
mortgage in their behalf, claiming that
the other bondholders who had surren-
dered their bonds in exchange for stock
had lost all claim under the old mort
gage, and that the same was outstanding,
and stood as security for the dissenting
bordholdsrs only.
In suit in equity on the part of the
Railway Company, the court decided that
the foreclosure of the old mortgage had
become complete and vested in the new
company composed of all the bondhold-
ers equally, in whom the title to the
property vested, and that the old mort
gage thereby became extinguished, leav-
ing the minority bondholders to share
equally with the majority bondholders,
and to have no further rights.
Disputing this decision, the minority
bondholders have sued out writ of error
to the Supreme Court of the United
States, in order that they may hold the
whole property for security of their
bonds, leaving the majority bondholders
and the new mortgage bondholders with
a Subsequent lien upon the property.
Webb & Webb, Symonds. Snow & Cook
and Drummond & Drummond for plain
tiff. D. d. Stewart Fl. M. Heath, E. M.
Drew and Cleaves & Cleaves for defend
ants,
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23

Miss Amy Hatch, A. W. &. Gray, Miss
Fannie Grant, Frank Redland, Miss Amy
smith, Frank Jackson, Edith Wilson,
q. b. Tinker, Willis Eaton, G. H. Foss,
.. z. York, M. E. Bret, Paul PEBBLE,
burton Norris, Arthur Pettengili, Miss
N. g. Robinson, Mr.. W. B. Robinson,
u. q. Blaisdell, Miss G. M. Rich, John
NJ Currie, Charles M. Bursley, Ava
Bursley, Wiletta Carman, Miss Vannie
Bennett, Miss Josie Wagg, H. G. Day.
vile and daughter frankie, Mr.. and
MRS. j. W. Stetson, e. g. Chase. r. J.
HARLOW, Henry H. Hall, Will A. ingalls,
A. L. Parsons. Elmer &. Darcy, W. r.
huston, Fl. V. Taylor. r. S. Blagden,
l.. Davis, S. g. MoWalters, D. A. Bar
rell, b. A. Chase, W. S. Coleman, frank
M. Perkins, Miss M. &. Nelson, Miss
Edith Gray, Stanley Thomas, Edgar
Berry, Charles Nye, Linn Perkins, Mrs.
Bertha Nelson, Ernest Jordan. Fl. G.
Hartley, L. l.. Thomas, Lena Yeaton,
Ada Thompson. H. Voorhees,, Jerome
II Brown and wife, Miss Parsons, Guy
Foss, Esq, A. H. Hill, Miss Alice Pres.
colt, Mrs. s. G. Damon, Miss Minnie
Abbott, Miss Nellie Cook, Mr.. Louis
Flander, Mr. Frank Sherman, f. N.
Brown and wife.
The visitors from Auburn were met at
the Grand Trunk station by delegation
from the Portland association, and spec
iai car took them to head quarters. The
entire trip was made in the same way
under similar escort.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23
A Coming Firemen,s Banouet.

Engine Company No. S, will celebrate
the 18th anniversary of its organization
by giving a supper complimentary to
Chief Eldredge and the board OF engi-
neers, and the committee on fire depart
ment, at the engine house. $50 Congress
street, next Wednesday evening. The
committee of arrangements will consist
of Captain John B. Brown, Mellen L.
Stickney, G. P. French, J. F. dillingham;.
F. E. Williams, P. II. Silva and G. P.
Cady,
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23
Maine Historical Society.

The following rapers will be read at
the meeting of the Maine Historical So
ciety to be held in its library, Baxter
hall, ON Friday afternoon, beginning at
2.30 p. H.:
The Mast Industry of Old Falmouth, +"
illustrated by original documents. Leon.
ard B. Chapman. The 18th Continental
Regiment of 1776, .Commanded by Col.
Edmund Phinney," Nathan Goold
Sketch of Thomas Davee of Fiscataqiuf
County, John f. Sprague of Monson; An
Enalishnan in Portland, 80 years since, y
or Portland in 1885," II. W. Bryant.
All interested are invited to be present
at this meeting.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23
NEW .ENGLAND FAIR,
Meeting of Directors at Boston Yesterday
Matters Relating to Fair Discussed.

Boston. April pa meeting of the
trustees of the New England Agricul-
tural Society was held at room 20, 10
Milk street. yesterday, President Francis
II. Appleton of Peabody in the chair.
Matters relating to the fair to be held
at Rigby Park and City Hall, Portland,
Me-, August 1921, were discussed. Let
tiers were presented from all the exeou-
tives of the New England states and from
the Secretary of Agriculture at Washing
ton, Hon. j. Sterling Morton. A letter
from Assistant Secretary of the Navy
McAdoo related to the movement of the
North Atlantic Squadron during the
days of the fair.
The premium list presented by the exc
cutiye committee was approved, and tho
members of the board then adjourned to
the American house, where lunch was en-
jOyed.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23
DEERING.

The committee on sewers gave pub
erage system on Forest avenue last eve
ming. which was largely attended.
Mr.. N. K. Sawyer was the first speaker
and said that a private Underground
drain had been used by several parties
| as sewer and that he was very DESTROYS
of having the proposed sewerage system
| constructed.
Mr.. Cyrus B. Varney, resident of
Maple street, and trustee Of the West
brook Seminary, said that the seminary
and residents of that portion Of the city
| were very much in need of q sewer and
that the public health demanded it.
Mr.. D. W. Hawkes. of Maple street,
spoke of the present sanitary condition
at the seminary as being about as bad
as possible.
Mr.. G. W. leighton spoke in favor OF
the sewer, as did Mr.. f. T. Miller and
Mr.. j. S. Durham.
j. H. Blake of Portland, property
owner on Forest avenue, spoke of the
proposed system as being expensive
and unnecessary. He was the only
speaker opposing the system.
The remonstrance contained about 30
names was read. 1t Is said to contain
% names Of persons who ara not residents
Of the streets named in the proposed
system. The petition for the sewer con-
tanned about rs names and was next
read.
The petition represents large number
of property owners Oh the streets men
toned.
The hearing was then closed.
/ The Westbrook Seminary bass ball
team will play the Westbrook High
School team on the Seminary grounds,
Morrills, this morning at 10 O'Clock.
The Maple street circle was entertained
by Mrs. ID. Winslow Hawkes., Maple
street, Morrills. yesterday afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Il. Thompson of
Woodfords have returned from Washing
ton.
DEERING CENTRE.
=. H. Freese, A. M. Cobb and Mr..
Marsh left yesterday for oebago Lake for
a three days. hunting and fishing cruise.
Mr.. Chas. Given, from Boston, Mass.
has been the guest of Winfield Hoegg for
few days.
| Mr.. Stephen Lock was not SO we'll yes
| terday.
Mrs. Golf is quite sick with cold. e
Mr.. q. +. Ingalls, is out again.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate
IN this county have been recorded in
the Registry OF Deeds:
Portland-,Joshua E. Waterhouse to
President etc, Bowdoin College, $4,000.
John G. Leighton to Charles A. Robin
son.
Deering-Daniel ". Hoegg to Al,nira
H. Durgin.
Standish-A. by H. Cobb to Benjamin
A. Dow.
Observation-Disclosures Dear born to Arthur
G. Dearborn, $50.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23
OBITUARY..


DR.. Edwin J. Pratt died at his home
in West Forty fifth street on Monday OF
typhoid fever. He was forty-two years
DID, was born in Portland, and was grad
uated from Bowdion college in 1877. and
subsequently from the New York Homeo-
pathic college. He was a mem Der of the
county, state and national homeopathic
medical societies. professor of anatomy
and histology in the college of the New
York Ophthalmio hospital, and as surge
on in that hospital.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23

Miss Jennie E. Reynolds's class in olo-
cution will give recital at the Friends
church, Oak street, tonight at 7.45
O'Clock Miss Reynolds is popular elo-
cutionist ana no doubt her pupils will
give an evening of rare entertainment.
Admission is free, and everybody is cor.
daily invited to come,
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23
MARRIAGES..

In this city, April 10. by Rev. 1. Luce, Frank
E. Plummer and Miss Lillian A. Dow. both of
Portland.
In Brunswick, April IA, Charles s. Elwell and
Miss Sarah B. Ward
In Brunswick April ID, Howard v. Stack
pole and Miss Cora Curtis.
In Sanford, April 6, Simon Broillard and Miss
Ida Martin.
In Rockland, April 10, Albert H. York and
Miss Emile L. Lewis, both of Belfast.
III Wells, April 4, Isaiah Chadbourne, Jr.,
and Miss Alice w. WEIGH.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23
The Motor Wagon is Here.

Mr.. Charles Fairfield's new motor
buck board, of which SO much has bean
said in the papers, arrived on the New
York boat yesterday. The new wagon is
beauty. Mr.. Fairfield expects to have
it running in day or two.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23

f. o. Bailey & Co., sold about so
horses, the property of the Portland
Railroad Company at auction yesterday
for prices ranging from $125 to S12 So
The amount OF the sale was about $500.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23

out of bed if his breakfast doesn't taste
good if he feels utterly incapable of work,
it is a pretty sure sign that his digestion is
out of order that his principal trouble is
constipation. If he let's this condition run
on, there is no telling where it will stop.
Nine tenths of all human sickness comes
from constipation. The first thing that
every doctor asks when he is called to see
patient is whether the bowels are in good
order. 1t is nonsense to call a doctor for
such a simple thing. 1t is nonsense to let
such simple thing grow into such serious
thing, as 1t always does if neglected. Dr.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipation
They not only afford immediate and pleas
ant relief from all the distressing symp-
toms, but they cure permanently and posi-
lively. There are 10, 900 medicines that can
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Pleasant Pellets are the only things that
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There are plenty of druggists who will
try to sell you something else. You know
just as well as we do that an honest
druggist wouldn't do such a thing -
that an honest druggist would give you
what you ask for. You know that when a
druggist insists on giving you something
else, there must be a reason for it. We
know what that reason is-he makes big
ger profit on the other thing. Any drug
gist in America will supply the Pellets
If you insist on it.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23
DEERING CENTRE.

A happy man IS
a healthy man, and
a healthy man is
generally happy.
You never saw a
happy man in your
life who had indi-
gestion. If a man
g e is up in the
m o n in g with a
foul aste and
fouler breath /; if
he feels listless and
sluggish if he is
dizzy and blind the
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The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23
THREE CLASSES OF MEN

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The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23

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The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23

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The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23
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The Portland daily press., 1896-04-23

Castoria cures Diarrhea and Wind Collie.
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-01-09
Galvanic Browning.

By means of recent French improve.
ment the process Of galvanic bronzing
is said to have been made not only more
simple, but capable also Of giving every
tone, from that Of barbedian bronze to
antique green, governed by the length
of timo that the copper is allowed to
remain in contact with tho liquid. Aft
or the piece has been well secured it is
covered by means of brush with o
mixture composed Of 20 parts Of castor
oil, so Of alcohol and 40 parts each Of
soft soap and water. Thus treated, tho
piece left to itself for q period Of "a
hours becomes bronzed, and if the dura.
ton OF contact be prolonged the tono
changes, q very great variety Of tones,
pleasing in their appearance, being OBJ
tainable in this manner. The drying is
finally effected with hot sawdust, the
only remaining operation being then
that of coating the piece with color
less varnish largely diluted with alco-
hol, thus insuring work Of tho finest
character. New York Sun.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-01-09

liam 1ostW the prima donna sobbed.
my years Of hard study have gone for
nothing"
"Alas, what is the matter?" asked
her maid
MY prospects are ruined, all through
q wretched accident. Just as I was up
preaching the end Of my aria q horriG
bug flew on the stage and lit on my
neck. :"
"And you screamed?"
II did. What else could I do? It was
my last scene and had no chance to re-
deem myself"
The bell sounded and the maid an
nounced man from the theater.
"Show him in," said the prima dom
ma II may as we'll meet my fate at
once. It is my dismissal from the COM
pany."
"Scuse me, ma'am, fur disturbin
you," said tho visitor, "but de manager
wants to know did you run away from
your curtain recall cause you was took
sick"
"No. I am perfectly we'll.
"All right. That'll ease his mind.
He says that screech you let out at the
wind up was tho finest high Q he's
heard in years and you've got tho town
vrazy over you. "-Washington stan
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-01-09
SOCIETY,".
I looked and saw a splendid pageantry

looked and saw a splendid pageantry
OF beautiful women and Of lordly men
Taking their pleasure in q lowery plain
Where peoples and the red anemone
And many another leaf Of cramoisy
Flickered about their feet and gave their
stain
To heels of iron or satin, and the grain
Of silken garments floating far and FREQ
AS in tho dance they wove themselves or
strayed
By twos together or lightly smiled and
bowed
Or courtsied to each other or else played
At games Of mirth and pastime, unafraid
In their delight, and all SO high and proud
They seemed scarce Of tho earth whercon
they trod.
looked again and saw that 1cwery space
Stirring, as if alive, beneath the tread
That rested now upon an old mans head
And now upon a baby's gasping face
OF girls throat, and what had seemed the
red
Offowers was blood in gouts and gushes shed
From hearts that broke under that frolic pace,
And now and then from out the dreadful floor
An arm or brow was lifted from the rest.
As II to strike In Madness or implore
For mercy, and anon some suffering breast
Heaved from the miss and sank, and as before
The jewellers above them thronged and
pressed