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The San Francisco call., 1897-11-21

ting up an entertainment for their pet
charity.
'Put me down for anything you see fit, )"
he said. And as the ladies were prepar-
ing a series OF living pictures they put the
worthy medico down for ableau vivant
So on the evening of Novemb ber 80, at the
residence OF Mrs. Waldron S. Spinney, 1G4
Hawthorne SIR ct, DR.. hottanzi will pose
N the soul-stirring tableau "Declaration
of Love-"
speculation is rife az 20 exactly which
means the doctor will employ to convey
his version OF the part.
1t is positively known that the doctor
will have on dress suit, but whether he
Will drop on one knee, press his hand to his
generous heart, or with fearful, uplifted
eyes and imploring gesture meet th gaze
OF the loved one, even the lady patron
esses know not
However, although some are narrow
minded enough to doubt the doctors
ability. arguing that he IS a single man
and lacks experience, yet the great m a.
jority expect something inspiringly mag
niticent.
The charity for which the doughty Su-
pervisor is to lend his aid is one III every
way worthy. The Old Mems Home is an
institution where the deserving poor may
for the lritling sum OF 10 cents get bed
and breakfast. Ii has commodious head
quarters al 81 Minna street, and is under
The patronage of Mr.. Hale Rix, presi-
dent, and Mrs. w. S. Spinney, Mrs. A o.
Eckman and Mrs. II. S. Robertson,
The programme arranged for the night
OF the benefit is entertaining and varied,
and is as follows:
Lantern slides. miscellaneous. Joseph Mat
toon. Tdbleauxvlvauts-Tne coal-black lady,
Madge Fa1rman; fin de secie enslaver, Miss
Fannie Sattery; enslayed, j. Edwards, Mr..
Bigelow, W. F Falls, Walter 5. lie sis. "Our
summer Girls" Misses Grace Wooll, Sadie
HarndeL, Grace StaIham. Marguerite Breen:
the most approved, Dr. Wallace, F. Potts, f.
Hall The Algerian Dancer" Miss Estelle
Baker; Declaration IF Love-" Miss Ada
Harriet WOOL, Katharine Taylor; "Embar-
rassment," Miss Louise Heppner, Miss Belle
Lipp, Victor Seawell. Musical, literary aud
saltatory selections viii b. rendered b. Miss
Grace Stathain, Mrs. Willis Dodd, Mrs. Annette
Heppner; "Verance" premiere danseuse;
quartet. V. Bakewell, b. G. Somers, +. ID.
Stringham. H. P. Veeder.
The affair is under the patronage of:
Mrs. Joseph sey mour Mattoon, Mrs. Waldron
S. opinnev. Mrs. Hale Rix, Mrs. Vo'mer A. II.
Hoffmeyer, Mrs o. II. Eckman, Mrs. Column
bus Waterhouse, the Miss Jeweil, Mrs. g. +.
Shain. Miss Baker, the Misses WOOL. Mrs John
McCord, Mrs. W. Probasco, Mrs n. berg,
Mis-, Grace Merritt Miss Clarice Moss, Mrs.
john Wool, Mrs. S Gump, Dr.. T. A. Rottanza,
DR.. A. Wallace. Andrew Thorne, Frank E.
Mayhem, w +, Fails. W. 5. Lewis j. Edwards
Bigelow, William Bates, F. Probasco, Victor
SeaWell, Lewis s. Haas, &. Z. Flagg,
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A Woman victimizsd.

Peter Finnegan, la borer by occupation.
was arrested last evening by Detectives Ryan
and o. Dea and detained at the City Prison on
a charge OF petty larceny. Several days ago
stranger went TO the home of Mrs Delaney,
52l% Howard street, and told her that her son
mad sent him for some plumbers tools that
were stored away in the house. The tools
were delivered, and when the son re turned I
was found that the old lady had bgcn hoaxed.
The case was reported to the police and last
evening Finnegan was placed under arrest
ADVANCES made on furniture and pianos, with
OF without removal. J. y conan, 10l7 -l023 Mission
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DR.. Rottanzi's Conception
of a Declaration of
Love.
The Supervisor From the
Seventh Will Be a Living
Picture.
Magnificent Entertainment for the
Benefit of the Old Mems
Home.

Soft as the proverbial oatmeal mush
and tender as spring lettuce is the heart
of the Supervisor of the Seventh Ward.
the Hon. DR.. Rottauzi.
The patronesses of that worthy charity.
the Old Mems Home, had not to plead
long with the enemy of the theater hat to
enlist his sympathy when they informed
the great City Father that they were get
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-21
BURIED WITH MASONIC RITES.
The Remains of w. A. McAfee Were
Laid AWAY,

The funeral o. William A. McAfee, who
for fifteen years was connected with the
Masonic fraternity in this city, took place
yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
Masonic Tempe. The hall where the
casket containing the body lay was filed
with the mourning relatives and friends
and the members OF Oriental Lodge No.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-21
Additional Transfers.

The Market-street Railroad Company has
added more transfer privileges FOR its patrons.
Henceforth the Ellis and OFarrell street lines
will transfer to the Misson-street line at the
junction of Mission and Fourth streets. Here
tofore transfers on the fourth, Ellis and
O. Farrell street lines were given only to the
Folsom and Bryant street lines south of Mar
ket
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-21
More Anti i-Toxine Arrives.

The second ins allment of The anti-toxine
ordered by the Board of Health from the
health authorities of Philadelph has arrived
and will be ready for dstributi o-morrow.
In cases where physicians certify that the
patients are too poor pa the precious
serum will be given free.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-21
Lecture on Education.

Professor Elmer E. Brown of the University
OF California lectured at the Mechanics In
stitute last night on Social and Individual
Ideals in Education" Next saturday evening e
Professor Edward Howard Griggswill SPEAK
on Training for American Citizenship
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-21

consid erable number at once started for
the spawning grounds, most gratifying
movement to Mr.. Wise. who believes that
within very few years the waters there
Will be teemlng with these game fish
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-21

did. The author of progress and Pow
erty" was, in the opinion OF the speaker,
a fine example OF the power OF continuous
impression.
"If we wish to accom- plsh any reform
we must keep at it until we succeed" P" said
M. RAIDER. The great trouble is that we
start right enough, but we let go too
SOON"
Ii e speaker then paid tribute to
Georges worth, and stated that he be-
ieved him the greatest citizen ever pro-
duced.
Miss Eva Carlin of Berkeley spoke on
the New democracy" Rev W. d. p.
Bliss. Rev. James Fell, DR.. Morse and
Theodore Lynch also made short ad-
dresses.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-21

Postum is the only Cereal Coffee yet discov-
cred with a coffee taste that j. pure and free
from loR-grade coffee or other drags.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-16
GOOD FOR vassAlBoRo.
Several oil Burned Out Parties will RebuiN
and Prosperity Will Return.

Vassalboro. July 15.-(Special)-
Nearly three weeks ago this little town
was visited by the terrible disaster
which swept the greater part of the
village at the station out of existence
and the losers have been slow to re-
cover from the shock ofexperience The
question that was uppermost in the
minds of those about us was xviii they
Rebuild? and it has been believed that
most OF those who lost would not
Uncle Phillip Hanson, the aged house,
holder, who saw his home go up II
smoke in few short minutes and said
he thanked it was no worse, comes to
the front and says he is going to re-
build at once. In fact Mr.. Hanson has
already ordered the lumber for his new
house.
1t Is stated on very good authority
that George Gibson will also rebuild on
the old site of the hotel that for moro
than 100 years sheltered the traveller
and spread the feast to the hungry.
1t is yet possible that others may
later determine to rebuild and that the
littie village may again bloom and
blossom as the rose
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-16
THAT PORTLAND PASTRY.
Portland Still Has Audaciy Of Accusing the
WaterviiIe Boys Of Eating II.

The Portland Argus of July Is has
the following:
Monday Prof. r. 3. Hall. conductor
of the Waterville Military Band, re-
ceived the following letter from the Of
flee of the city marshal of Portland:
To the Leader OF Waterville Band. Wa
tervile, Me.
Dear Sir-On July the bakery of 4. A.
Burns on Bracket street. this city, was
entered by some unauthorized person or
persons and the stock on hand pretty
well cleaned out. The band from Waiter
Vile or its members Jared very well al
Mr.. Burns expense and he has asked me
10 send you the enclosed bill and ask you
to kindly explain the circumstances at
tending the free delivery of his goods.
Respectfully yours,
T. L. HARTNETr Deputy Marshal.
A bill of $40 without items was en-
closed in the letter.
Prof. Hall told the facts of the case
as he understood them to a Waterville
Mail reporter as follows: 1T was in
the afternoon of the celebration" said
he, that the band made a halt on
Bracket street and watched the pro-
cession go past. We were taere about
an hour and a half. Next ahead of US
was a company of Portland fremen
who also halted and during the wait
the fremen went into the bakery and
filled their pockets with cakes and
whatever they could get The bakery
was deserted with doors open and no
one in sight.
Half the members of the band never
left their tracks, but one member went
to the door of the bakery and looked in.
When he saw that the proprietor was
absent and the firemen We're helping
themselves to whatever was in sight
he returned to where the band men
We're. Then, with two or three other
band men, he went to store on the
opposite side of the street and bought
quantity of food and all hands stood
about eating.
After the fremen had ransacked the
bakery they got out of sight to eat the
stuff they had taken and / suppose
that some one seeing our boys feasting
on dry cookies thought they pinched
them from the bakery. Nothing was
said of it at the time and / was sur
prised when l received this letter
can assure the honorable city marshal
of Portland that the members of the
Watervile Band paid for every cake
they devoured and acted during the en-
tire day as becoming gentlemen.
Il don't anticipate that there will be
any trouble about it and am confident
the matter will be dropped when the
facts become known. / have written
the officer stating the facts as / have
told them to you and think he must be
satisfied with the explanation
There must be something wrong with
Prof. Halls statement for the reason
that the procession did not go through
Bracket street. nor was the halt on
Pine street longer than half an hour
The fire companies stopped on Pine
street near Winter and the Veterans
occupied the space at the head of
Bracket street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-16

the Dawn" The Scripture lesson was
read by Rev. W. G. Stetson of North
and prayer was offered by
Rev. M. N. Reed of Oakland. DIR. g.
d. b. Pepper delivered the ordination
which was followed by the
prayer by Rev. Dr. w. RI.
Spencer of the Baptist church OF THIS
city. Tie right hand of fellowship was
extended by Rev. Arthur T. Befknap OF
Sanford. the charge to the candidate
was delivered by Rev. DIR. A. I. Dunn
OF this city and the benediction was
by Mr.. Smith.
Mr. Smith is a native of this city. lie
was educated i'm the public schools and
at the Coburn Classical Institute, and
in 1891 was graduated from Colby. For
two years after leaving college he
taught in Maine and then went to
Newton. where he took the fun dhfea
years course at the Newton Theolog
ical Institution. For the past year ne
has been engaged in study in Germany.
He has no passionate in view at the
present time, but his equipment Tor the
ministry and his ability is so marked
that he will undoubtedly soon be es-
tablished where his talents may hni
full opportunity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-16
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

John Shuman of Waldoboro, a man of
so years and more who several wears;
ago. was divorced from his wife, created
a sensation day or two ago by marrying
the lS-years-old daughter of Orrin Mank.
me ceremony was performed but the
girl was found by her parents and taken
nome the same day and is now in their
charge.
In connection with the export trade
from Bangor this season by English
tramp steamers, it is said that II. j
Stewart & Co. alone will furnish SPOOL
wood cargoes for six or more vessels.
The bulk of this wood comes the vast
tracts of birch land in upper Penob-
scot and Piscataquis counties, though
nearby stations on the Maine Central
contribute no small amount to the total.
Some of the points furnishing a con-
siderable quantity of the bars are.
kingsbury siding. 100000 feet; Shirley.
1000 feet; Sebec station, 300, 600; Rovd
lake 100000; Lagrange. 100000; Ka-
tahdin Iron Works, 100000; Norcross
$780, 900; Rowland. Corinna, Hartland and
Etna. 100000 each making a grand total
of nearly 100000 feet of spool bars
from these few places. Surely Scotland
is finding State of Maine brentwood Of
some value in these days of marvellous
increase in the thread manufactures
Ard we are getting lot of good money
in exchange for the birch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-16
DAMAGE At PINE POINT.
Cottages Undermined and Wrecked-Tide the
Highest Tor Years.

Pine Point. July 1.-THE terrific
southerly gale which has ragged in this
section since daybreak has done much
damage along the coast. The tide was
the highest for years and washed out
the road in many places. The cottage
owned by Mr.. Brown was under
mined by the tide and toppled over
this afternoon. The Horne cottage is
in danger Of being washed out to sea-
tonight. as are several other summer
houses on the sea wall. The wind blew
down telegraph wires, uprooted trees
and greatly damaged crops.
Old fishermen say that they never
saw such n destructive storm at this
season of the year. The harbor at
Biddeford Pool is full of yachts ana
fishing boats where they had put i'm
for safe anchorage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-16
STILL IN A TANGLE.
Conferees on Tariff Bill No Nearer
Agreement Than Ever.
Sugar and Stamp Tax on Stocks and Bonds
Causing Trouble.

Washington, July 1.-THE conferees
on the tariff bill found themselves. to-
day. apparently further apart than
they were at the beginning of the con-
ference. There was no immediate pros
pect of agreement and more than one
member stated that the enlargement
was such that the settlement might be
indefinitely prolonged.
Sugar is still the principal contention
The best reports represent the House
eonferees, with Speaker Reed behind
them as holding out for the House SUI
gar schedule without change whatever,
and the senators as quite determined
not to yield to this extent. The House
be definitely fixed before other ques
tons shall be again taken up.
One of the other questions shall be
again taken up.
One of the other questions of sec
ondary Importance upon which sharp
differences have arisen is the Senate
amendment for stamp tax on stock
ana bonds. The House is also resisting
strenuously the 20 per cent duty placed
upon hides.
The Senate conferees are disposed to
resent the efforts of Speaker Reed to
influence the action of the conferees.
The senators are inclined to construc
the Speakers participation in the pro-
ceedings as unwarrantcd, and are APP
parently determined that before his at
titude was made known to hold out OF
the Senate figures.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-16
OUR July FREsmET.
CONTINUED from page ~

that the mills must remain idle tho :.
mainder OF the season and The r..snIt,a.
loss TO the company be very great -
inquiry at the office of the COMPANY =.
Shawmut showed that these fears wers
groundless. The company had abot, I
10000 in the 30.D00,GGO that went dow
stream. These can be sold or exchans.s
With down-river parties at compsrs'
lively small loss. Mr.. Page himself ~
csarad that he would almost rather bava
he logs go down river than To be obIiysd
10 sort and pick taem out from the AN
which they were in at the company
boom. For he said, III they 20 dorm
river we can hire a mill somewhere AMI
saw them down there. at almost as good
profit as We can make by digging them
out from where they are and saving
them here"
The company IL accustomed to pile 10.
tween 1900 o10 and 5.oeoyD every s4ason
as a reserve. with which TO run the min
in the spring be fore new logs arrive a.
yesterdays loss will perhaps make them
start next spring later than usual bur
they will have logs enough TO run the
remainder of this season.
MssSrs. Totndn Were quite fortunate
with their lumber, for although they have
A rather bad Jam in their BOOM they los,
comparatively small number OF logs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-16
Maine veterinaries Meet.

The Maine Veterinary Medical Asso-
citation met in this city at the Elmwood
hotel, Wednesday evening, as the guests
of DR. A. Jolly of this city. DR.. F. w.
Huntington of Pennington, presided at
the meeting and DR.. w. L. West OF
Ellsworth. was secretary. Only rou-
tine business was transacted outside OF
the following resolutions which speak
for themselves:
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty
God to remove from our midst DIR. VIII
liam David w. Farnham of Rockland,
one of our best loved and most re-
speed members. therefore
Resolved, that we deeply deplore this
great calamity which has befallen the
fraternity
Resolved, that we extend our sincere
sympathy to the bereaved family of our
brother
Touching upon the matter of tuber-
cuiosis. the Vets" adopted the follow
ing:
Resolved, that we believe in the eff
cheney of the tuberculin test as the sure
method of diagnosing tuberculosis.
Resolved. that the physical examina-
ton as a means of diagnosing tuber-
culosis is false and misleading and en-
tirely unreliable and is so conceded by
all noted scientists.
Resolved, that we absolutely refuse
to make any physical examinations as
means of diagnosing tuberculosis and
believe ii to be a means of spreading
the disease by giving the public a
source of security which does not exist
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-16
Ordination Ceremonies.

AT the Baptist church in this city
Wednesday afternoon and evening
William A. Smith of this city, and {
son of DR.. and Mrs. S. X. Smith of Col.
lege avenue, was ordained as a minister
of the gospel. The council was com.
posed of the representatives of tn.
kennebec Association and Rev. A. n
Dairy of Skowhegan, was chosen mod
orator, Rev. E. N. Fletcher of Fairfield
clerk. At the council meeting, Mr.
Smith made a very intelligent state.
men Of his Christian experience an6
belief resulting in his being unanimous
ly approved by the council for ordina.
ton.
The public services were held in the
evening in the auditorium. The ser
vices were opened by prayer by Rev
W. O. Aver of Brockton. Mass; Miss
Geneive NJ. Freese sang THE Angel OF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-16

Richard Day had a narrow escape from
aeath by drowning. Thursday Mr.. Day
Is employed as cook on one of the lao
boats south of the island on the east side
OF the river Ii was while attemptinp IN
raise piece of ice from the water fl !,
faft, that the tongs being used sl;nped
and caused him to lose his balance and
fali overheard. The Kennebec is no,,
very swift and especially at this point
uoes the current run very rapidly Mr.
Day was unable to swim and sank twice
an the while being carried rapidly down
toward an immense raft Several men
saw the accident and at once realized tha
necessity of quick action, as no effort
would avail If the drowning person should
be drawn beneath the logs. They rushed
TO the edge of the raft. and a large beard
was thrown down between the logs and
caught and held to the clothes of tha
drowning man. In a moment strong hands
caught hold of him and drew him from
the water. He was seemingly about ey-
nausted and 1t was with the greatest DIFF
Hcuity mat he was resuscitated Duckine,.
are not oil rare occurrence in log-driyjnfr
waters, but never have those who wit,
messed the rescue of Tuesday seen on.
OF this decidedly miraculous order.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-16
STORM At VAUDEVILLE.
kennebec Rises Nearly " Kennebec
Log Co.'S Boom Gives Way.

Waterville, July 14.--One of the
perienced in this section for many
years, has ragged for As hours and shows
little signs of abatement. The Kenne-
bee river at this point has risen nearly
IL feet. and at one time went up at the
rate of five inches an hour.
About 5000 logs belonging to Law
renee, Newhall & Co, came down the
river. this afternoon, and, at a late
hour tonight, the Kennebec Log Co.
boom at the Hollingsworth & Whitney
dam also broke. Logs are still running
over the dam but the number cannot
he ascertained
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-16
A IAN AT MADISON.
Logs from Up River Lodge on Railroad Brides
Piers and There They Hang.

Madison, July f5.-(SpeciaD.- The
great jam at Browns island broke the
boom, yesterday, and came down as far
as the railroad bridge where it lodged
on the piers and there it remains
There were some fears that the bridge
would not hold the jam and in fact ii
was strained considerably, but the wa
ter has dropped off some and the jam
has settled to solid position. 1t will
require several week of hard work for
a large crew to remove it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-16
Schooner Florence Oismas,ed.

.ioucester. Mass, July 14.-Schoone,
= forehce, 30 tons, Captain Alfred
noudrot. lumber laden from Halifax
LOT Boston. was towed into Pigeon
Cove, Wednesday afternoon. win loss
VI mann mast and foretopmast. At the
.n''e vi the accident, the schooner was
ABOUT i've miles off Halibut Point
"nen the mast broke off at the deck
anu ieii over the side. 1t was stripne \
Oh sans as soon as possible and sat
adflit IN order it should not po,,nd a
mole in the vessels side.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-16
HesT0x's Loss Is SMALL.
The Break at Skowhesaa Not 80 Serisus .
al First Thought.

Skowhegan. July 15.-fSpeciaD. The
water in the river has begun to recede
In the night large number of logs
came down from up river and it was
believed that the jam at Madison was
coming, but it turns out that they
We're only those of the drive between
this place and Madison. l.. w. Weston
only lost what logs there were in the
sorting boom. There was but little
lumber in the boom at the time Mr..
Weston did not lose any of his sorted
logs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-16
p,sHoM's FERRY BOOM BREAKS.
Over 100000 Feet Of Logs Carried Or
by the Rise In kennebec.

Pishon's Ferry, July 15.-tSpeciaD.-
During "Wednesday and last night some
l5,000,000 feet of logs formed in the
boom at this place and at $50 A. NJ.
today. the boom broke. letting the
whole mass down river. The logs
swept everything before them taking
along the sorted logs of Lawrence,
Newhall & Co, about 1900. 900 feet. The
river rose about five feet at this point
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-16
IRA LAfFRINieR WRECKED.
Deer Isle Schooner Ashore a Nauset Bar and
Will Go 10 Pieces.

highland Light, Mass, July 1.-THE
schooner Ira Laffrinier of Deer Isle
Me, Captain Pomeroy, from Bangor for
New York, with lumber. was driven
ashore OF Nauset Bar. "Wednesday
afternoon, during the fierce gale and
downpour of rain. The captain and
crew OF four men We're rescued nv /,
volunteer crew captained by f.. y
SNOW, in the boat Of the Humane So.
ciety The schooner is in bad nosi-
tfon and is likely to go to pieces
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-16

Gardiner owns one piece of property
that is not at present attractive to the
residents in the 4neighborhood. This IS
the ruins of the Lincoln Avenue
Primary and intermediate schoolhouse.
destroyed by fire some - months ago.
AS it now stands ii is of no use and
worthless except for what timber there
is in it. The land on which ii now
stands is regarded as valuable piece
of property. At a recent meeting of the
city government it was voted to sell
this at auction. This same order was
passed by the government of 1896.