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The record-union., 1897-10-26
NEW WATER WORKS.
Washington Citizens Are Now
Erecting a Plant.

Twice during the last two years the
village Of Washington cross -the-river
has been visited by disastrous fires, and
once the flames got under headway the
citizens, owing to the lack of water
works, could only stand and see their
property go up in smoke
Several attempts were made to raise
a waterworks fund by popular sub
scription, but ended in failures. and
several months ago a number of pro
gressive citizens of the village formed
joint stock company and proceeded
about the matter in a business-like
way. 1t was but a short time until
nearly every property owner in the viii
lage had subscribed for stock, and bids
for the erection of the plant were ad-
vertised for.
The contract for putting in the plant
was let several days ago, and on Fri
day last work was begun on the foun-
dation of the tank, which will stand
sixty-four feet above ground, have a
capacity of 10000 gallons, and tank
pressure, when full, of thirty-three
pounds to the square inch, which can
be raised to- two hundred by engine
pressure.
The tank will be erected near the
levee at what is known as ''the Point
Of Rocks" about a block above the
point where the old railroad bridge
crossed the river. The principal main
will be laid south from thte tank to
Fifth street, and laterals will be laid
out each street running east and west
~. mil Ia
intervals, and house connections will
be put in for all who wish to invest.
The contract stipulates that all work
must be done within twenty days, and
when it is completed the citizens of
Washington will have water not only
for domestic purposes, but also to fight
flames, provided there be any cause for
so doing.
The record-union., 1897-10-26
ONLY THING TO DO.
Sam Lees Nisdemeanor Case Was
Was Dismissed.

Wv CAS- A2AS&21SSCOs
Sam Lee, one of the smoothest of all
smooth Chinese bunco operators. was
arrested about ten days ago for rails
ing money on a worthless check, the
proprietors Of local Chinese fish mark
ct being the victims
That there should be no mistake in
his case. two complaints We're lodged
against Sam, one being a felony, the
other a misdemeanor count. Sam
was very considerate, and rather than
run up a big bill of costs against the
county he generously entered a plea of
guilty to the first-named charge and
on Saturday last was ordered sent to
Folsom, where he will linger for eight
years while he perfects his buncoing
plans.
AL this time the misdemeanor charge
had languished and grown gray on
the Police Court docket, and most of
the habitues of that tribunal had for
gotten its existence. Even the Judge
was startled when he found it staring
him in the face yesterday morning, and
he would probably have grasped at a
suggestion that it be continued until
1905, and have so ordered. had not the
young man who engineers criminal pro-
ceedings come to his assistance.
Eight years is a long time to wait,
and as at the end of that time Sacra-
mento will have grown interested in
sugar beet factories and have forgot
ten Sam Lee, the motion Of the City At
torney that the case be dismissed, was
allowed, and the pent-up agony was
over
The record-union., 1897-10-26
Only ON X Street.

Eds Record Union": There is no
body Of people in the world more pa
tient and forbearing than the people
of this city. For instance, where else
could you find the residents of a street
like K that would allow a firm of con-
tractors, or even the city officials, TO
plow up their street and leave ii in
that condition for four or six weeks,
as * street is to-day from Eighteenth
to Twenty-seyenth?
It is my understanding of the law
that no more than two blocks of any
public street can be torn up at a time,
If this is correct, there has been
bungling mess made Of K street by
some one or other that is not much TO
his credit. Tt is not enough for the
unfortunate property owners along this
street to be taxed TO almost the full
worth Of their holdings to pay for this
street assessment, but they must be
subjected to all sorts of annoyanceS in
the way of plodding through mud and
sluSh to reach their homes, and eSpe-
cially has this been so during the
storm of the past few days, when a
rowboat could have made money in
transferring pedestrians over the street
crossings. Last evening as I left the
car at Twenty-first and street on my
way home l noticed a gentleman in ad-
vance of me who was loaded with good
things, presumably for his Sunday dim
ner, and as he seemed in considerable
haste, as well as myself, we soon
reached K street, he slightly in advance
of me. The next 1 saw of him he was
ON his hands and knees in almost a
foot of water, and his packages were
scattered in all directions. AS he no
ticed me, he exclaimed: isn't this
h-l?" I said: NO sir, you are not
there yet; you are only on K street,
but the parties who left this street IN
this condition ought to be there"
Now, the question is: Is there no
remedy for this? Is there no one IN
authority in this city whose business
it is to see to these things, and who
viii see that the contract for grading
this street is carried out at once be-
fore the winter rains set in? If not,
the street might as we'll be fenced in
until spring j. G. MARITIME.
Sacramento, Oct. %, 1897.
The record-union., 1897-10-26

selves a cocoon. Out and beyond his
veil they refuse and will not look. Thy
become full of inertia stagnant mat
ter. The world to them has ceased
to move; consequently, like all inert
matter. decomposition sets in and DIS
integration takes place: their aura or
atmosphere becomes offensive. Relis-
ions are particularly noticeable in this
lne-they all individually have all the
spiritual truth; in word. they CO.
coon themselves and shut out all fur
Their light. This influence follows them
in other lines of thought.
DIR. U. SMITH
The record-union., 1897-10-26
A DANGEROUS TIME
Just Now is When You Must be
Specially Careful.

Just Now is When You Must be
Specially Careful.
There is no season of the year which
has more real dangers than the present.
This remark was made by an eminent
scientist who had been close observer
for many years. Thus continuing, he
said:
People who have passed through the
summer, even if they have taken vaca-
ton, are more or less in rundown and
exhausted condition at the opening Of the
fal season The muscles have become
relaxed, the pores of the skin are open,
and the heat of the body causes exposure
TO drafts which are none the less danger
Gus because they are not felt.
THE great danger from all this is
pneumonia, which is getting to be the
most subtle as well as most dangerous,
disease of American life. It comes quick
ly, and too often it ends quickly. 1t as
sumes many forms, but they are all seri-
Gus and too often fatal
Every man or woman who feels any
sudden change which causes a cough.
cold, tightening of the nostrils, chill or
muscular pains, should take good pure,
health-giying stimulant. Take il medic
lItally, and remember that the best in the
market is Duffy's Pure Malt Whisky,
which has been before the public for years,
and has done more to countefact pneumo-
MIA than any other preparation known 10
the world DO not let any druggist or
grocer persuade you to take anything else
that he may say is Just as good.
The record-union., 1897-10-26

the polling places fitted up for the cleo
ton was had and Davis moved that the
Building Commmittee advertise for bids
for fitting them up, but he met with
no second and it was decided that the
Building Committee receive estimates
Of cost Of fitting up the polling places
with chairs, etc, and the Trustee of
each ward attend to fitting up the rail
ings and putting UP the booths.
The matter of the lone Coal Com
pany's contract. which had been laid
over till last night, came up and De-
vine said he had consulted with the
Corporation Counsel and recommended
that the company be paid $500, as the
city had not used any coal that 1t had
not paid for.
c. C. Juster, for the company, said
that he could convince the board that
the company had been damaged to the
expense of at least 1000. as on the
strength OF the city's contract, the
company had made a contract to have
the coal mined and were to have
certain rebate on the coal mined for
the city. He hoped that the matter
would be settled as he had been forced
to come up here twice already and bring
his attorney. A motion to postpone the
matter for two weeks was carried.
Bids for the improvement of the alley
between G and H. Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth streets were ready, the bidders
being G. A. Burns and E. Twaddle
Action ON them was deferred for
Week and the bids were referred to the
City Surveyor.
Walter c. Trefry & Co., asked for a
saloon license at 1000 J street and two
remonstrances We're presented against
it, ten names being those of residents
of the block and twenty those Of resis-
dents Of the vicinity. Deyine said that
if majority of residents of th' vicinity
were opposed to the saloon he would
vote against the license.
The matter was referred to the Chief
of Police
Water Inspector Hamilton made his
final report TO the board. He estimat-
ed the waste for the month at 226,633
gallons. The sources of waste reported
since July 1st were 573, mostly from
faucets and closets. There were tWen-
ty arrests and thirteen convictions and
$50 fines collected. There were 49,
1872, 900 gallons less pumped in July
1897, than in July, 1896; 55,000000 less
in August this year than last; 43,000,-
coo less in September and 62,000,0 900
in October. He claimed that the total
amount saved over last year was ST.
229 % over the salary of the Water
Inspector. He was of the opinion that
it would pay the city to create the office
of Water Inspector.
Devine and Davis were opposed to
creating the office and the report was
received.
A resolution awarding the contract
for improving the alley between N and
o, Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth
streets to FELTON, Lowry was adopted.
A complaint that there were bad side
walks between the Railroad Hospital
and street was referred to the City
Surveyor.
The record-union., 1897-10-26
Superior Court Notes.

An order was entered in Judge
Hughes court yesterday discharging A.
n. Fish as assignee in the matter of
the insolvency of A. Aitken.
Judge Hughes yesterday denied the
motion of plaintiff in the case of John
Campbell against the Sacramento
Bank to inspect certain documents.
The case of Joseph Hosmen against
John Mahon was yesterday set for trial
by Judge Hart on November 3d.
In The same court the case of F. r.
Fuller VS.. H. J. Parks was set for No
ysmDer 11th.
The record-union., 1897-10-26
Hotel Arrivals.

Following were the arrivals yester-
day at the Golden Eagle: c. d. Hell
ing, Kansas City; William Ellolff. E. A.
Anderson, Leonard Robinson, New
York; H. d. Shackleford, Cincinnati;
w. J. Uslick, Chicago; J. H. Colburn,
Boston; G. L. McCandless, Sacramento;
r. n. Robertson, Placerville; E. B.
Castlen, I. K. Levy, S. Hollub, H. L.
Remstein. ]. c. Robbins, Henry Cowell,
w. T. Cary. E. c. EvaH and wife, Rhys
Thomas, San Francisco.
The record-union., 1897-10-26
EvERYBoDY,s COLUMN.

Under this heading the Record Union
will publish short letters from CORE
spondents on topics of interest TO the
munications will be understood 10 repre-
sent only the views of the writer's. Ali
communications must be accompanied Dy
ton unless so desired, but as a guarantee
of good faith Eds
The record-union., 1897-10-26
ChiIdrer,s Society.

The Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Children meets at Superin-
tendent Erlewine's office at 7:30 sharp
this evening. The Directors will meet
at Z o'clock
The record-union., 1897-10-26
Twenty DAYS for Riordan.

In the Police Court yesterday morn
ing Pat Riordan was found guilty of
having cholSed q French woman who
resides on lower L street, ard was fined
$50 with the alternative of spending
twenty days in the County Jail.
The record-union., 1897-10-26
For Hattering . Woman.

Michael Norton was yesterday ar
rested on complaint of Sadie Bullard,
who charges him with having commit
ted battery on her. Norton's case will
be heard in the Police Court this morn
ino
The record-union., 1897-10-26
stiII the Hosiery Goes.

Ladies' imported ox-bIood hose. for
lOc; good quality of black hose, ) pair
Tor 25c; lot Of misses extra fine black
hose, l5c; mems striped half-wool
shirts. Soc; mems cotton seamless sox
sc; sheepslxin gloves, 20c. at the as
signee's sale of the old Red House.
The record-union., 1897-10-26
Prepare for Storms.

Buggy tops, SO; storm aprons, 81 so;
side curtains, 81 so A Meister & Sons,
910-914 Ninth street, Sacramento.
The record-union., 1897-10-26
Granted . Divorce.

Mary c. Olsen was yesterday grant
ed a decree Of divorce in Judge Hughes
court from John Olsen.
The record-union., 1897-10-26

Call and see our domestic heater. Tom
Scott, agent. BOB ] street
The record-union., 1897-10-26

DR. Weldon. SOC street. extracts
teeth without pain; local anesthetic.
The record-union., 1897-10-26

Coronado water, Stockton sarsapa-
rilla and iron, champagne cider, ginger
ale, orange cider J. McMorry, agent :
The record-union., 1897-10-26

For Weilands extra pale bottled beer.
81 dozen, call up Blauth. Tel. 297.
Try McMorry's 35c tea. 5s1 M.
The record-union., 1897-10-26

See Miss Sehuberts want ad.
|
The record-union., 1897-10-26
"EUREKa. we have found # ?,

Try McMorry's Blend Coffee. 35c.
The record-union., 1897-10-26

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number o t
pairs Of lace
curtains that
YOU have TO
) week. Surely
can be suited.
The record-union., 1897-10-26
One thousand
three hundred
and forty

choose from here this
the most tickle fancy
Prices, 75c to $22 80.
The record-union., 1897-10-26

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25
Today's colo Games.

This afternoon, Portland and Angus
ia will again face each other at Coty
hal. With the prospect of new faces
in the Augusta team and with the de-
termination to wipe out the inglorious
defeat CT last Saturday night. we are
promised a battle royal. The game
will be called at 3 O'Clock. The lineup
is uncertain, as there may be several
changes in the team if the men arrive
in season.
In the evening, Bath, one of the best
teams in the league. and yet ore that
was defeated to 2 by Augusta i'll
Baths own rink, will be the attraction,
and there may be expected one of the
hottest games of the season. This
game will be called at $50. the usual
time.
We ought to see two good games
and the hall ought to be packed with
people all roofing fer Augusta.
Turn out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25
WATERVILLE.
The Papermakers' Ball.

Soper's hall was thronged with the
young ladies and gentlemen of the city
and town, last night, it being the &C.
casion of the fifth annual ball of the
papermakers. Over 100 couples held
the floor for the entire order Of dances.
Dinsmore furnished music for the
event. There was no attempt at dress
but all the young ladies and gentlemen
looked fine, and the hall presented a
very graceful appearance. The genial
Harry E. Meader was hall director and
he was assisted by H. A. Simpson. E. j.
Lunny, c. E. Boothby and G. c.
aughan. 1t was very happy party
and from the time the promenade
started to the end of the order every
thing went as smooth as one could
wish. Supper was served at the Bay
View hotel in the best style known to
Mine Host Fiske and everybody knows
that that is Just right" The paper
makers made handsome little penny
out of the affair which no one regrets.
All those who were present, last night,
will be present at the sixth annual.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25
CONDEMNED DISPATCHES.

Mcleod Stewart, the promoter of the
proposed Ottawa and Georgian Bay
Canal, has returned to Ottawa, from
England and states that the success of
the enterprise Is assured
The stables Of Cyrille Laurin at
Montreal, We're burned, Tuesday, to-
gether with several valuable horses.
Antidote, record. 2101s. valued at $20,-
OO0,. was among the number.
Daniel A. McClelland. messenger at
the Bronx Borough Bank, fremont,
New York. has disappeared with s25Ss
belonging to the funds of the institu-
lion. Detectives are hunting for MIN
According to dispatch to the Lon
don Times from Bagh, town of Beloo-
cnlstan, province of Clutch Nundaya
at the south entrance OF the Bs,ar
pass, Lieut.. Jones of the Yorkshire
regiment was killed and Lieut.. Watso-
OF the same regiment, was severely
wounded, during the operation neal
Datoi. under Sir William Leckhart.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25
A CHALLENGE to Thornton.

Manager Thayer of the w. H. S.
foot ball team hands us the following:
THE Waterville High school foot ball
team hereby issues challenge to
Thornton academy's team to play a
match game. 1t is desired that this
game be played in Waterville, as
agreed upon early in the season. but as
Thornton for some reason, yet unex-
planned, cancelled the game, the w. H.
S. is willing, if need be, to meet Thorn
ton on neutral grounds or, if necessary,
on her very own grounds at Saco L. f.
Thayer manager"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25
SHIPPING NEWS.


BANGOR-.Nov "a. ar. schs Princess,
Perkins. Boston; Frank Hall, Moore,
do: David A Story. Uimer. do.
Sid. schs Idella. Small. Boston:
Samuel Hart. Smith, Bridgeport; Telu-
NAH. Morgan. New York.
ICERORO-Nov a. sid, schs John w.
LinnelI with ice for Baltimore; Mary
e Morse. and Alice Holbrook. Ellis.
with 1883 tons Of ice for Philadelphia.
Pa.
BATH-Nov a. ar, schs James B
Pace. Garfield. Boston: c H Werner.
Howe, Boston: Ada Campbell. Camp
bell. Philadelphia.
ROCKPORT-Nov "a, ar. schs Della
ware. Portland: Antelope. Heath. Bos-
ton via Camden: Senator, Eaton. Deer
Isle.
Sid. schs Ella May, Cooper. Fail
River: Leona. Lane. Camden to load
for Boston.
PORTLAND-Nov "A. cid. blk Harriet
$ Jackson. Dodge. Gaudoloupe; sch
James S Seaman, Pendleton. Port
Spain.
Ar. sim John Englis, New York: sch
George d Perry. Flynn. Machias for
Boston: C H Trickey, Kennebec for
New York; II II Harvey. st John. n
E, for Boston.
SID schs Florence for Demerara
Cumberland. Somes Sound and New
York
MACHIAS-Nov. "a ar. sch VIM T
Kcene. Hathaway. Jonesport.
Sid. sch ] A Webster, Wade Eastport.
BOOTHBAY-Nov "a. ar. sch Louise III
Giles. Young. Gloucester.
Sid. bkt Robert Ewing, QBr). Irving.
Hilsboro S; sch Billow. Griffen. Ban
gor; Collins Howes. Jr. Portland; Native
American. Boston.
Cid, sch Bertha d Nickerson, Fortune
Bay n F. and sid.
WINTERPORT-Nov "a. ar. sch Emma
w Day. Portland.
BuCksPoRT-Nov "a. ar, sch Sadie and
Lille. Portland.
SACO-Nov p. sid, sch Muliough. Port
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25
Polo Notes.

The Maine Central will run special
from Augusta to Gardiner, Dec. 4, for
the Augusta Gardiner game.
Gardiner will play Bath, this after
noon, at the Coliseum, Gardiner. and
will play Portland at Portland, this
evening.
Lewiston Sun: Referee Snowman
made his initial appearance at the Sa--
urday evening game and made most
favorable impression. He is the best
referee we have seen this year and
will no doubt make one of the bes,
referees the league has ever had. He
has nice voice for announcements
and his decisions and general work
could not be improved upon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25
Other Dom este Ports.

PROVIDENCE, r. Nov "a. ar, sch
H F Kimball, Rockland. Me.
NEW YORK-Nov "a. cid. schs
Gypsum Princess. Windsor, n S:
Gladys. St John. n B. via Cateret, n J..
Sid, sims Kensington. Antwerp: ST
Louis. Southampton: Majestic, Liver
pool; Chicago City. Bristol; Britannia.
Marseilles.
CITL ISLAND, N. Y.-Nov "a. ar.
sim Manhattan, Portland, Me.
Psd east, sim Jamaica, Halifax, n S.
SALEM, MASS.-Nov "a, sid. schs
Break of Day. Kennebunkport; Fannie
F Hall. Oralnd: Lygonia, Bath: Jor-
dan L Mott, Rockland: Kit Carson.
Bangor: A McNichol. Hachias: V
Wellington, Sullivan: Abbie G Bole,
Portland: Sarah C Smith. Hillsboro:
Abbie and Eva Hooper, Boothbay:
Saxon (B), Vineyard Haven: Prudent
(Br), do; Cora May tB), do; Otis Mil
Ter (Br), do: Quota CBr), do; Victory
(Br), New York; Canary (Br), New
port: Centennial (Br). Ward, ST John.
HYANNIS-Nov "a. psd, sch Lewis
H Coward. Portland for Baltimore.
NEW LONDON, COMMON "a, SID
schs Z c Gates, AmbOy for Camden:
Helen for Wiscasset.
BOSTON-Nov~ "A, ar, Sims Cambria
man, I.iverpool; Prince Edward, Var
mouth, N S: schs Acacia, Closefront.
N S; George NJ. Warner and Race
Horse, Weymouth. N s; G H Smith,
Souris, p f L; Harold L Berry, Wool
wich, Me: H S Perkins. Rockport.
Me; Agricola, Bangor. Me; w Folt
p,.N ar rt,r;v,, nra
gon, Rockland, Me; Triton, Calais.
Cid. Sims Norseman. Liverpool Bar
rowmore. London Morse King. An
twerp; Bostonian. London; bg Scep-
ire, Lunenburg. N S: schs Patriot,
North Sydney. c B: F Richard. Mete-
CHAN, N S: E norris. Bear River, N S,
Ida NJ, Sackville, N b; Speedwell, S.
John. N E.
Sid, sims Armenian, Liverpool
Prince Edward, Yarmouth. N S.
NEW YORK-Nov "a ar. sim Bell
via, Naples.
VINEYARD HAVEN. MASs-Nov "a.
ar, schs Eugene Borda. Perth Amboy for
Hurricane Island; Jonathan Sawyer. Hur-
ricane Island for New York: Hattie Meg
Buck, Bangor for do; Ernest L Lee. Ca
lais for New Haven.
SID schs Chas II Wonston, Storm Pet
rel, Vienna, Fiheman. George Berry.
Adelia 7 Carleton. Ella Frances. Seth NJ
Todd, Gypsum King (Br). James A Par
sons, Right Away. John Stroup, James A
Brown, Muriel CBr). Pleasantville (Br),
Lunet. lzetta. Charles e Sears. Carrie
Belle. A & M Carlisle. HI I Carleton
Hudson and Eugene Borda.
Psd. sch w A Johnson, Philadelphia for
Bath.
LYNN. NASSAU, sch w Fl Waters,
Belyea st John. N B.
Foreign Ports.
ROTTERDAM-Nov IS. ar, sim Rot
tardam, New York.
Disasters.
Boothbay Harbor, Me-. Nov. 2.-The
schooner u. S. Lawrence. Captain IRE
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25
Maine L. aaue Games This Week.

Following is the Maine League schedule
for the week:
Nov 25-Thursday afternoon-Bath at
Gardiner, Portland at Augusta, Lewiston
at ROckland.
Eyening-Bath at Augusta, Gardiner at
Portland, Lewiston at Rockland.
Nov. 7-Saturday-Portland at Lewis
ton. Augusta at Bath, Gardiner at Rock
land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25
RockLANo, 9; PORTLAND, 5.
The Champions Have No Difficulty in Taking
Cams from Forest citYs.

Portland Me-, Nov. 24.-The Portland
team played good polo, tonight but the
boys from Rockland played better. The
visitors victory was due chiefly to the
wonderful drives made by Campbell and
OMalleys phenomenal work in the goal.
The lineup:
ROCKLAND. PORTLAND