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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-21

When considering the list of awful
murders in New Hampshire in later
years one is reminded that capital
punishment is still in force there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-21

They begin to sooths and absorb tpe
pain and soreness the moment you eps
ply one. Hop Plaster. The cngS
permanent and pleasing. Your peg''
cine dealer win supply yoa
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-21

No notice whatever win b taken Of un.
signed communications.
THE JOURNAL CANNOT BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE for the preservation or
return Of rejected communications.
Address all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH q FLYNT. Publishers. Au-
gusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-21

The thousands who are weak and
emaciated-craving for strength and
flesh, can find the greatest neip 20
robust health by taking Anhcuser-
Busch's Murine. At al drug
gists.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-21

.The Kelley Institute Of The Eesf
for the cure Of the LIQUOR ana
phdne habits ID located q Nc!h - ~.
way, N. H. We have M erance =
tste mar3.d1m
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-21

The general impression seems to be
that Kelley is strange mixture of the
fool and the fiend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-21
Maine GOssip.

Others than Mrs. Darlington will
agree that we've had mercurial tenn
perature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-21

Postmaster or postmistress? is tn
question agitating Bowdoinham.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-21

The Grand Trunk trainmen who were
Portland Saturday on his way to
Quebec now have opportunity to revise
their opinions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-21

TO console those who had to blow on
their fingers, yesterday, to keep them
warm We would remind them that on
the Goth of April % years ago the
heaviest snow storm of the winter
came. roads were blocked and it was
we'll along into May before the farmers
could undertake what they are accus-
toned to do in April.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-21

1t may be said that the Maine Metho.
dist Conference manifested a lively in.
terest in the Kent's Hill school.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-21

These are spring days when men Like
to congregate on the sunny street cor
ners and relate their business affairs
both prospective and retrospective
There is always vein of mirth in
their conversation and the occasional
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-21

Did you ever tear the contents of a
letter in tearing open the envelope
Well a Bath photographer has devised
an envelope having string gummed in
one side with one end hanging out and
all one will have to do to open it is to
pull the string
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-21
.r, 1at s-rs1 - +, 4,
sEARsMoNE =

Rev. w. c. Baker and wife and Rev.
E. N. Fowler are attending .fae East
Maine Conference ut Ciiaax 49, eek.
1t is expected that Mr.. Baker WIN. re-
very much pleased to he able - Mort
every cent Of the finances u fh3 S1af6e
paid in full There will be no sesv1ces -
the church. next Sunday.-W. y. Thomp-
son, in the north part Of the town, has
torn down the house formerly occupaed
new ,house.-Geo. A. jackson u building q
slaughter house. He does quite . buei.
ness. He finds q market for the most OF
his meats In Beuast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-21

NEWPORT.

Vvw0D0GOSs
NEWPORT.
Easter Sunday was observed It both
churches. The decorations were very
fine. A concert was given 1T the Meth
odist church in the evening.-Nrs r,
H. Libby went to Bangor. Ncuda1. n6r
the week.-Rev and Mr.. W. L. Brown
and Mrs. Geo. w. Stuart viii attend. the
East Maine Conference In Calais, this.
week.-The grange had . public dins
ner in their hall, last ThuudAysaud q
fine entertainment was given IN. the
afternoon. A large number Of visitors
were present.-Mrs. 8. C.. Plummer re.
turned from Boston, Friday, with her
stock of spring miiiinery-Mlss MaAtSe
Merrill had her millinery opening. FIJI
day and Saturday.
ETNA.
George Jones, who bought the j. E.
Friend farm, is moving his goods over.
and intends to get all settled, this
week. Mr.. Jones belongs with the
society Of Friends and Is q clergyman,
and will probably give some meetings
after he gets settled.-Mr. Simon Peavie
ID TepOLeO Oh tue SICK 00I.-1t- - 1C.
ported that B. F. Shaw has. sold his
farm to Charles Shaw, for 36o0.-Nr.
Charles Brown was called to VIM, last
week. by the sickness of his father. NJ.
Luther Brown, who was the oeal
for number Of years
= =.
Dr. Fred Jones, who has spent thespoet
four years In a medical college at Nh
more Nd, returned. Saturday. euo
Carter visited friends here, last Ukek-
Herbert Dearborn, who has been e1oy
since last August. returned h0me,x ri
lay.-May Grant left, Tuesday. FOR &tWO
weeks visit with friends IN Bognpns- !.
Many Patrons attended the grange qDeet-
ng at Newport, Thursday:-6evefal {netl-
,ers Of the G. A. r. attended the .elG6Up.
nent at Lewiston. last week.-The s1eo0ls
will begin, May 3. The teachers. H0l b
y follows: Village. Misses C. p. 1neU
md M, E. Hersey; No. !. Annie 1T:
Bond. Hattie Morton; Center. Core&yea
lie: PufKer, Maria Katen; Packat444eA-
,elle Emery: Town Farm. Ada flll:
Morse Corner. Bertha sSpraeue me
academy closed. Friday. -
5REwER.
Some time during Sunday nighG the
louse of o. w. Peterson An Blame rset
vas entered by. 80 1t is thought. r. ~.
Who took several dollars In mone& 1nd
valuable silvqg9E
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-21

A family Gar" resulting from a
Somerset county wife's putting cold
biscuits ON the table for breakfast was
taken to a country justice for adjust
ment. The worthy justice released the
husband from arrest, assuming, it IS
understood that cold biscuits at break
fast constituted a legitimate provoca-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-21

Hereafter let the name Chelsea be
associated with longevity. Here are \
few of the old people residing in Chel-
sea, Me-: John Davenport, 81: Colman
Sampson, as nearly as the writer can
ascertain, 81; Mrs. Littlefield, mother of
Otis, Edwin and Horace. "A; Mrs.
Martha Leighton. IS; Mrs. Alfred
Davenport, 80: Mrs. Jackson. n sister,
70; three sisters, Miss Hannah Stevens,
ST. Mrs Sibyl Mcdonald, So Miss
Caroline Stevens, 20; Mrs. Hilton, Sc;
Mrs. Hannah Packard So; Mrs. Susar
A. Dalton, 81 in August; Mrs. Ruth
Capers, "a in July; John Bishop. IS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-21

post.-Cassie Frazier is ill.-Stella
Messenger has been very sick with la
grippe. but Is teeoverinssr-F'red Know
len is visiting relatives in Pressure Isle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-21
VIENNA.

There has been made q large quantity
OF maple syrup. this spring. The snow.
however, was quite deep. making 1t
hard to get around among the trees
The leader., 1897-07-21
WELLMAN NOTES.
BY SAWDUST.

Mr.. Converse, Mr.. Ryals, Mr.. Mason
and several others made a trip to
Brookhaven one night last week to at
tend the Masonic Lodge.
Miss Gertie Scutt is visiting friends
in the Pleasant Grove vicinity.
There is some improvement in our
town; the Company is having a new
house built for our friend, Mr.. Will
liams.
Mr.. Will Lee has eight fine pigs six
weeks old which are engaged to be sold
at 81 co each. Will is in the lead for
fine pigs. There is good deal of sick
ness on the mill yard.
DIED-On Saturday morning, about
ten o'clock, Little Bob. Reed, son of
John Reed, aged about II years. He
was taken sick on Friday. DIR. Cowart
was called Saturday, but too late; the
cold hand of death had already set it's
seal on his brow before the Doctor
reached him. Bobbie was a loving,
gentle boy. We miss him very much;
all who knew him loved him. His be-
reaved father and relatives have our
deepest sympathy. Weep not, fond
parent, for Bobbie has only crossed the
river of death to wait your coming bye
and bye.
Our young people are going to learn
to write. A Mr.. RADON started writ
ing school here Monday.
The leader., 1897-07-21

The Vicksburg Post well says
the press of the State and of the
nation, if it occupies the proud at
titude of moulders of public Opln-
ion, should never mould opinion in
the direction of mob attack upon
tho constituted authorities, or mob
resistance to a military company
under the orders of the State au.
thorities, and doing its sworn duty
in upholding the officials and the
laws of the State. THE LEADER
believes the newspapers which have
openly advocated or condoned mob
violence are more responsible for
the widespread prevalence of this
terrible evil than all other causes
combined. Many of these journal.
istic mob.inciters are now realizing
their mistake and crying to the
mob, "Hold! enough;" but, having
for years sown to the wind with
reckless hand the seeds of moboc
racy, the country is reaping the
whirlwind, and now their cries
have no perceptible effect.
The leader., 1897-07-21
Senator Georges Condition,

Senator Georges Condition.
Hon. A. H. George, the eldest
sou of Senator George, publishes
the following statement relative to
bis fathers health: "During last
winter he was very seriously i'll for
several months, and fears were ell
tertained that he would not recov.
er, but he rallied and continued to
improve until about four weeks ago.
He then appeared so well that he
was allowed to take a ride OH horse.
back Of a mile in length, in a very
slow walk. He took, probably, a
half dozen rides, and then, think
ing he was strong enough, he rode
double the distance allowed by his
doctors. From that he got a set
back, or relapse, from which he has
been unable to recover. He is un-
able to attend to any business and
never leaves the house; yet neither
his family nor his physicians enter
tain any fears that he will not re-
cover. 1t will be several months
before will be able to attend to
any business"
The leader., 1897-07-21
Monticello, Miss, July IA, 1897.
Two professional alligator hunters

Two professional alligator hunters
from Florida have been the attraction
here this week, or rather, the ailigators
that they caught. 1t will be remem-
bered that mention was made in our
last issue of these gentlemen having
left jackson. Since leaving that city
they have killed 81 gators, and since
their arrival here Sunday they have
captured and killed about ten, some of
them measuring nearly nine feet. On
last Tuesday afternoon they captured
large one near the Hickman lake on
the east side of the river by putting a
slip moose over it's den and bringing
him out by an imitation of barking
dog. 1t took four men to hold him,
but finally he was subdued and tied,
and then triumphantly brought to
town, where he was an object of intense
interest for several hours to the popu-
lace. He was purchased by Mr. Jno.
S. Lambert, who will keep him at least
until after Circuit Court on exhibition.
The alligator hunters left yesterday on
the down trip.-LarreRce County Press.
The leader., 1897-07-21
Mind Your P.'S.

Says the Durant News: "This is
the way to mind your P's: Persons
Who patronize papers should pay
promptly, for the press possesses
peculiar power in pushing forward
public prosperity. If the printer
spald promptly, and his pocket
Kept plethorc by prompt paying
patrons, he puts his pen to his pa.
Per i'll peace, he paints the picture
Oipasslng events in more pleasing
eolOrs, and the pesusal of his paper
Sa pleasure to the people. His
paragraphs are more pointed. Paste
lhls piece of proverbial philosophy
III some place where all persons
can perceive it,"
The leader., 1897-07-21
HOG AND HOMINY."
How Many Lincoln and Lawrence
County Farmers Raise Enough
For Home Supply
SEND Us YOUR NAMES, THE LEADER
WANTS TO PUBLISH THEM AUG.
Is-THREE PREMIUMS.

Ever since the drop in the price of
cotton in 1891, on down through the
trying years of "hard times" and e.
nancial depression which have follow
ed to the present, it has been OBJ
served, possibly as never before, that
the man who was most happy and in
dependent during the trying ordeal,
was the farmer who owned his own
home, produced on his farm enough
corn, oats, meat, potatoes, molasses,
vegetables, milk, butter and eggs for
home consumption, and raised what
cotton he made, simply as surplus or
money crop. While there has been
crash upon crash during these years
among the financial, commercial and
manufacturing classes, from the purse
proud millionaire banker and mer-
chant to the humblest shop-owner in
village and hamlet-and while the
poor mortgage oppressed farmer who
raised little else but scent cotton,
struggled along with scarcely enough
to eat or wear, bemoaning his hard
fate-the provident farmer described
above has been able to view with q
feeling of security and composure
such as was enjoyed by no other mortal,
the wreck of fortunes and happiness
about him. Without stopping here to
inquire what part wicked class legis-
lation and grasping human greed have
played in bringing about the panic and
hard times referred to, all close OBJ
servers know we state but facts.
With a view to gratifying an ex-
pressed and pardonable curiosity, but
more especially with the hope of stim-
ulating others to emulate the example
of the successful ones, THE LEADER
wishes to secure and publish the name
of every farmer in Lincoln and Law
renee counties, who makes it rule to
raise his own provisions corn, meat,
molasses, etc.-at home, leaving cotton
as his surplus crop. These names
and the length of time each farmer
has practiced the living at home poll
cy, will be published in THE LEADER
August Is, 1897. To secure these
names, we request each reader of The
LEADER who is eligible to fill out the
blank below, according to the facts,
and mail it to this office
The leader., 1897-07-21
x.xt Session of the Legis-
lature.

r. Jackson correspondent OF the
- orleans Picayune says the
"s ,,;on is frequently asked, even
y a'' Jackson, where the legisla'
y ..,s sits and where the people are
'a0oOsed to keep up with such
matt matters, how long the special ses'
% ''ao Of the legislature which con-
''.aos ' next January can sit.
raless 'a the time shall be extended
S the governor, it ca" only SIT
thirty days, and it can' in the ao'
,epce of ofezeoutive recommendations
'ansider only appropriation bills
md revenue measures. OF course,
- !, can investigate and impeach
S,.te officers, as all sessions of the
legislature, regular, special and ex-
,raordinary, can do, as provided in
the constitution, and it can also
.ao,t amendments to the coDstitu-
.ion. to be submitted to the people.
nit cannot adopt such amend
mouts. the amendment adopted by
the special session in 1894, doing
away with the taking of a State
.ansus. which was ratified at the
mlls by an overwhelming majority,
i void. The special session can be
attended. if the Governor should
elect. as was made necessary in
1894. by the prOtracted deadlock
for Senator to fill the unexpired
term which Senator Walthall had
resigned. To extend the session,
the Governor must communicate
such extension to a day fixed in
writing to both houses. 1t cannot
touch the capitol question, nOtwith
standing the old one is dangerous
and leaks even to the ground floor,
uuless the Governor invites such
consideration.
The leader., 1897-07-21

lhe Church Witness is the name
ora neat little monthly paper, the
A's. Issue of which appeared last
week with Rev. B. +. Jones as ed.
l'or and publisher. Ir his saluta-
Jury % "To the Methodists, into
v whose Homes This Little Paper
aay TO-" Bro. Jones states that he
''e'S The need of a medium of com.
nualcation between the pastor and
p'i'Shloners other than that which
s'cOmmonly = enjoyed, and with a
We" 10 stimulate the Methodists to
aueeper : interest in the affairs of
"' church the paper is published,
'au " is strictly denominational.D .
:. warmly advocates the building
u new Methodist church in
s'O0Ahaven and is admirably got.
!, ~ up 10 meet the design for which
.saS .,'' Intended. We extend the
~''Orial grip to Bro. Jones.
The leader., 1897-07-21
Excitement I'm Lawrence,

Sheriff w. w. Williams, of Lawrence
county, brought into Summit last Tues
day morning negro by the name Of
Frank Rushing, who is charged with
killing Mr.. S. ID. Meyers, a white man,
seventeen miles northeast of Monti-
cello, Monday, July ). When Mr.. Will
liams arrived in Summit he turned the
negro over to Deputy Sheriff j. L.
Holmes, of this place, who conveyed
him to the Magnolia Jail for safe keep
ing.
The circumstances attending the
killing of Meyers, we learn, are about
as follows: The places of Meyers and
the negro adjoin in Lawrence county;
COWS and hogs had been breaking into
Meyers field, and Meyers had COM
menced killing them, although his
fences were not lawful ones. The ne
gro found this out, and went to Meyers
and told him that he thought he (Mey-
ers) was killing some of his (Rushing's) j
hogs; that lie had nothing to feed them
on, and could not keep them up, but
did not want them killed. Thereupon
Meyers threw up his shotgun to fire
and the negro started to run. After
he had run off piece, Meyers fired on
the negro striking him in the right
hip, fourteen shot lodging therein.
Meyers then pulled his pistol and ad
vanced on the negro when Rushing,
who also had his shotgun, opened fire
on Meyers, lodging the whole load of
No. shot in his breast, from the eff
fects of which Meyers died in a short
while.
Rushing, as soon as he heard that he
had killed Meyers, went in to Monti-
cello the next day aud gave himself up
to the officers of the law.
A preliminary trial was to have been
held last Monday, but large mob of
indignant citizens from the neighbor-
hood where Meyers resided had gath
cred in Monticello, and the officers
fearing violence to the prisoner, waiv-
ed this formality, rushed the prisoner
through the country at night to Sum
NIT SO that he would be placed safely
in Pike county's Jail
We learn that large and overpow-
ering mob did gather at the Jail in
Monticello Monday night and had
Rushing been found he undoubtedly
would have met death at the hands of
the mob, although from all we can
learn of the affair we don't see why the
mob desired to lynch him.
The above particulars of the unfor-
tunate affair is the negro's side of the
story, borne out by Sheriff Williams
acquiescence therein.-SummH Senti-
mel.
The prisoner above referred to will
be carried back to Lawrence the first
Monday in August, when Circuit Court
meets, and it is anticipated that the
Stonewall Guards of Brookhaven may
be called upon to servo as an escort to
Pio1eoI Hlln IIoul any lfeSn dCUelHpt al
mob violence. Meanwhile THE LEADER
hopes the sober second thought of the
would be lynchers will assert itself,
that the aw-abiding element of Law
renee will come to the front, and the
county be saved the expense and obi
um of having to call upon the State
militia to make her people respect the
law and the courts as they should.
The leader., 1897-07-21

When the list of names is published
THE LEADER will award three small
but useful premiums to
l. The farmer who has raised the
largest number of articles for home
consumption for the greatest number
of years.
2. The one making the second best
showing in this respect.
3. The one who comes third.
The list is open to all farmers of
Lincoln and Lawrence counties who
see or hear of this proposition, wheth-
er they be few or many, whether they
are subscribers to THE LEADER or not.
We want to know who the wise and
fortunate ones are, and your fellow
county-men will be interested in
knowing who you are.
Send us your name.
The leader., 1897-07-21
Camp Meeting at Crystal Springs, Miss.

Camp Meeting at Crystal Springs, Miss.
The twenty sixth annual meeting un,
der the auspices Of the Remington
Damp Meeting Association will begin
on Thursday, August 9Th, and continue
for ten days. Rev. John P. Lowry, of
Little Rock, Ark, will conduct the
services during the meeting.
Ministers of the gospel are earnestly
invited to attend and will be provided
for free of expense.
The recent improvements on the
grounds and the we'll appointed res
taurant warrants us in the statement
that all who come will find comfortable
accommodation at very low rate.
The usual reduction of rates of fare
on the L. c. II. Il. will be given during
the meeting.
We extend a cordial welcome to al
who wish to join in ''the Feast of the
Tabernacle"
j. +. SEXTON,
Chairman Elk. Com.
The leader., 1897-07-21

The gold bug boilers of Iowa,
Ohio and Kentucky have all met in
Convention and resolved to keep
up the fight against the regular
Democratic party organization.
The leader., 1897-07-21

!. .ae @ Greenville Times says there
40 80 young lady in Greenville who
i. ~ 'ae quality of mercy into act
s,sI. practice by keeping a stone
-. ~ constantly filled with fresh
a !. - aud set where it can be reach.
l,,''. y 'nlrsty animals. 1t is regu.
and -, ,esorted to by stray dogs, cats
u on'cSens, and is surrounded
dssss'eo vs' constantly by birds of all
H. ,l''p''Ons. ! The young lady says
n : more than repaid for the lit.
h, 0uole by the pleasure which
~e'ty charity gives her.n
The leader., 1897-07-21
Chairman Elk. Com.

Holly Springs will vote August
9th on the question of bonding the
town for $3.50 to be used in put
ting in system of water works
and electric lights.
The leader., 1897-07-21

We regret to note the continued
illness of Capt. Frank Burkitt. In
consequence of this his paper came
out last week reduced in size.
The leader., 1897-07-21

d - ~ roasting" the Clarion.Ledg
ua,',.' ss' Saturday gave to Traitor
y as it was timely. w
The leader., 1897-07-21

Don't be in a hurry to take the
"gold tever.n
The leader., 1897-07-21
Hotel DeneChaud,
Corner Carondelet and Perdido Sts.,
NEW ORLEANS, LA.

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The leader., 1897-07-21
Harris Business COLLEGE

a business education is necessi-
ty, and one who enters upon the
duties of life without its guiding
influence has all the chances of
success against him. We know of
no better place for young men and
young ladies to go for such train
ing than to that wonderfully pro-
gressive institution, Harris Practi-
calBusiness College, jackson, Miss.
1t is doing more for the worthy,
struggling boys and girls than any
other business college. 10 of its
students recently secured positions
in three weeks.-JdcksOn EUening
Meas.
The leader., 1897-07-21

[NoTE-Erase any article named above not
raised, and write on blank lines all others raised
and not included
The leader., 1897-07-21
Gbr 5raar1:.
Official Journal City Of Brookhavsn.

OrncE IN NAcEE BUILDING NEAR COUsr Houss.