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The Portland daily press., 1897-08-26
NOT BADLY DAMAGED.
The Big United States Light House Supply
Boat Towed to Bath for Repairs.

The United States light house supply
steamer, Armeria, arrived at Bath Tues
day morning in tow of u. S. steamer
Lilac and Myrtle of the light house de-
partment and the tug Ralph Ross of Ban
gor. The Armeria is more especially
used as an inspectors rather than a sup
ply boat and she visits all light houses on
the Atlantic coast.
On the 18th of this month while cru is
ing along in the fog she struck a large
ledge of rocks to the northward Of Brad
bury Island in East Penobscot Bay. 1t
was pretty near high tide at the time and
she ran on hard. There were rocks amid
ship and forward. At low water her stern
was we'll out of water, Among the cargo
was 5000 cases Of oil which was dis.
charged and shipped to Portland and an
attempt was made to haul her off by the
.. S. S. Dolphin and the tug Ralph Ross
but failed.
All the cargo and coal were removed and
word was sent to Boston for assistance
from the Boston Towage Co. They seni
two boats, two pontoons and wreckine
outfit. which arrived last Friday night.
Capt. Perry, formerly in command o.
the cruiser Castine. inspector of this dis
trict, arrived in Eastport Thursday from
cruise in the U. S. S. Lilac, and was
ordered to proceed Immediately to thu
unfortunate Armeria.
On Saturday the pontoons were in posi-
tion under the steamer and during ths
next two tides trials to pull her off were
unsuccessful on account of the tides moi
serving well. The Sunday tide was ar
unusually good one and with the q. S.
steamers Lilac and Myrtle and tugs Ralph
Ross, Kate Jones and VIM. Sprague the
Ameria was hauled into deep water and
towed to Northwest Harbor.
A diver on examination of her bottom,
found she was not seriously injured and
Sunday start was made for place
where she could be hauled out.
She is not leaking badly. The donkey
pump is able to keep her free without
any trouble. Arrangements have been
made to haul her out on the marine rail-
way at the New England yard for exami-
nation.
The Armeria is of iron, was built in
1890 in Camden, N. j.. and measures
63l.97 net tons, 203.2 feet length, "a.
breadth and 16.2 depth.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-26
York Co. Sunday school Convention.


The annual convention of York County
Sunday School Association will be held
at the Baptist church, South WATERFORD,
September 18th. An interesting and
helpful programme Will soon be sent to
all the superintendents in York county
The following letter has been issued
and sent to all the schools:
Alfred, Me-, August 90, 1897.
Dear Brothers-The annual meeting of
the York County Sunday School Associa-
tion will be held at the Baptist church,
South WATERFORD, Sept. 18th, forenoon,
afternoon and evening. Each member of
every Sunday school in the county is a
member of the county association and en-
titled to attend and take part in this an
nual meeting.
We wish and shall expect your school to
be we'll represented. The Portland d
Rochester railroad will sell tickets at half
rates. In order to have full reports of all
schools in the county it Is absolutely nee
essary for you to see that your school is
reported by Sept. 4th according to the on
closed blank. Please have your secretary
ill in answers to all questions and for
ward the same to W. e. Youland, Secre-
tary, Biddeford, on or before Sept. 18th.
If this has already been done, of course,
it need not be repeated. -
The State Sunday School Association
expects a contribution of two cents
member from each school in the State
Ii you wish, you can pay the amount
from your school to our treasurer at. the
annual meeting above mentioned to be
forwarded by him to the State treasurer
!. We shall devote an hour of this meeting
to reports from the different towns and
district associations and hope to hear a
good report of the different schools in
your town at that time.
Respectfully yours,
SAMUEL NJ. CAME, President.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-26


ne Ladies Aid Society will give So
s''i ae Mallet Hall on Friday evening,
august 29th The last social was a great
9'ooess and for the general interest and
tph%efonage th. SO freely given by the public
th t,o society would extend their most cordial
,aSt Setrylces will be held at the church here
LIZ Iono sunday, and also for several success
past Sts9 sundays. Also in the evening at the
weaEyr vussEy the Willing Workers hold their
reody moedkly gatherings. The society has al
is iisauy na reached large membership, which
a1 ~ constantly Increasing, and such a gener-
d interest cannot fail of insuring the
most pleasing success.
mr.; Q. &. Rideout, with wife and
oaughter, from Cumberland, were in town
Lawrence.
Mrs. Katie Kenney now has at her
mouse several young friends from Massa-
Miss Linda Noyes has been absent from
nome on visit of several days.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-26


Publicity is what the people want.
It the public speak on the subject.
re has been too much claim-too
l. proof.
Claims made by strangers are not
proof.
Claims endorsed by strangers are not
proof.
There is only one kind of proof for q
Portland citizen,
The experience of people we know
When friends a1d neighbors endorse,
Make public statement of their case,
There can be no question about such
evidence. - ~
This is the proof we have.
Which backs every box of DOAN'S
KIDNEY PILLS.
No other kidney pills, no other kidney
remedy,
Can produce such proof.
Here Is one case of the many we have:
Mr.. u. W. Jones, of A Melbourne
street, says: sit is matter of interest
to many Others to know what to take for
backache or kidney complaint. I have
found it out, and am pleased to make
it known. For years 1 was sufferer
Many day after work went home to
get place to lie down after an after
noon S suffering. When was at work I
had frequently to stand at bench for a
considerable length of time with my body
stopped over enough to bring a strain on
my back. This was terribly irksorne,
and if ] caught cold it was exceedingly
painful. for colds always settled in nv
kidneys. / got Doan's Kidney Pills at
n. H. Hay & Sons drug store on Middle
street; after taking them while the
backache left, and 1t hns not returned.
They also regulated the secretions of the
kidneys, which had previously been too
frequent. Any medicine that brings
such results deserves recommending and
is worthy of confidence"
Doan'e Kidney Pills are for sale by all
dealers, price 50 cents. Mailed by Fos-
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name DOAN'S and take
no substitute
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-26
MT. VERNON.
The Report Of the Vice Regent for
Maine.

The annual report of the Mt. Vernon
Ladies' Association has been published
It includes the reports of the vice regents
from the various states. The vice regent
for Maine reports as follows:
II take pleasure in presenting to Coun-
Gil the fairly successful result of task
undertaken for the Association during
the year just past. 1t is incorporated in
three volumes which accompany this
report. The first volume contains all the
records Of the Vice Regency for Maine
up to the present time which it has been
possible to collect in authentic form; and;
In this connection, I will ask the Vice
Regents to correct the statement in the
report of 1889 as to the amount furnished
BY Maine to the original purchase of Mt.
Vernon. The amount as printed reads,
Maine, 50, 1881, but from receipts by
the regent preserved by my predecessor, it
proves to have really amounted to 49,
942. 80.
The SEE ond volume contains the record
OF the acting regency of 1S77-187S, when
had the honor of serving the association
in that office. 1t is preceded and ex-
planned by the minutes of the meeting of
the executive committee In New York
city in 1877. 1t contains the autograph
letters OF the treasurer, Mr.. Geo. Riggs,
and OF the superintendent, Col. Hollings-
worth, and other papers. Both of these
volumes contain good deal of narrative
matter by means of which l have endeav-
ored to supplement and connect the vari-
GUS documents. 4si
"The third volume may prove of more
general interest. as it is made up of q
great variety of articles concerning
Mount Vernon. 1t represents in a Ger.
tain degree the condition, work and pros
poets Of the association during the thirty
years of my vice regency, and records
some of the adverse Incidents in our
career. Its contents range from grave to
gay, from lively to severe" and some ex-
periences which in their happening
seemed to be of one sort, have been trans,
ferred to the other by the skillful fingers
Of Old Father Time, whose work upon
them may not yet be completely finished.
II trust the preparation of these vol
umes may be approved by the council.
(Signed)
MARGARET J. M. SWEAT,
Vice Regent for Maine.
May, 1897
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-26
Short Autumn Tour
May, 1897. %

To Gettysburg Luray, Washington and
Philadelphia, with opportunity to visit
Mt. Vernon, Arlington and Alexan dria.
Nine-day tour, under the personally con-
Quoted tourist system of the Pennsylvania
railroad will leave Boston September s.
Rate, covering all necessary expenses, S35.
An experienced chaperon, whose special
charge is ladies unattended by escort,
will accompany the trip throughout t.
Itinerary of D. N. Bell, Tourist Agent,
2O5 Washington street. Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-26

Hon. Parker Spofford. the civil engi-
neer who is to make the survey for the
Kennebe, and Franklin Railway com
pany, Is about to begin work. A crew of
engineers are now at work on the upper
end of the road between West Mt. Vernon
and New Sharon.
A very important railroad deal has been
consummated in Skowhegan. The
Skowhegan and Norridgewock electric
railway was bought by a local syndicate,
which was represented by R. W. Brown.
The price paid for the road was $50, 900.
Prominent among the new owners Of the
road are R. W. Brown, E. D. Page and
Albert Weston.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-26
Resolutions in Memory of Levi. L. Thurs

Resolutions In Memory of Lewis l.. Thurs
The Union Veteran Legion, Encamp-
ment No. 1877, passed the following resolu-
tions at its meeting last evening:
Whereas, Another of our comrades has
responded to the final "Roll Call" and
has been mustered out'' for promotion
to the rank Of "the army on the other
shore,
Resolved, That in the transfer of
Color Sargent Lewis L. Thurston the
comrades Of Encampment 1877, Union
Veteran Legion, have lost friend a
brother, and true comrade; the En-
campment an earnest and unfailing mem
Der, and the Union Veteran Legion an in
defatigable upholder of the principles of
fraternity, charity and patriotism. Strong
In his convictions and energetic in the
maintenance of the same, be nevertheless
bowed cheerfully to the will Of the ma
jority, and to the best of his ability
carried forward the objects of the order.
Cheerful and hearty in his intercourse
with ALL his memory will ever be en-
shrined in the hearts of his comrades.
Resolved. That we extend to the
widow and children our sympathy and
regard Hoping that the Supreme Com
mander will cherish them in his love,
and extend to them His tenderest care.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-26
YARMOUTH.
Special Town Meeting to Be Held.


saturday special town meeting is to
Dc held in Yarmouth to see about repair
ing the old dirt bridge on the lower road,
near the ledge. to accommodate the cleo
trio road.
A week from Saturday meeting will
be held to see whether the town will re
quire paving between the rails of the
electric road In the main street Of Var
mouth. The selectmen have taken the
position that the road should lay girder
rail and pave for about mile in Var
mouth village. The road says 1t would
cost $4,000 extra to do SO, and suggests
trial with planking for three years, and
then paving if required. There is con-
siderable division of sentiment among the
people of the town.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-26
Friends, Quarterly Meeting.

The Friends Quarterly meeting for the
district of Falmouth, will meet in South
Durham on Saturday and hold over Sun.
day. These meetings occur four times a
year, in May at the Brick meeting House
in Deering, in August at South Durham,
in October at Windham, and at Lewiston
in January. These meetings always be-
gin on the Saturdays after the last
Friday.
The meeting of Ministers Oversight
occurs Friday previous to the quarterly
meeting.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-26
SPEAK OUT.

The search-Light of Publicity is Pleasing
Portland People.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-26
N, Il. 0. p.

The order of the New England Order of
Protection was organized November 18th,
1887, and 1t is proposed to celebrate the
10th anniversary of the order with meet
ing at City hall next November. A COM
mittee has been appointed composed Of
the warden, vice warden and three other
members Of each of the four lodges in the
oi ty to arrange for the same. This com
m ittee will meet this evening at 7.3O
o'clock at the home of R. W. jackson, 104
Oak street.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-26
THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
Fred L. Foster Pays the Penalty of Appro.
priating Side of Beef-UsuaI List of
Troubles.

There was the usual array of troubles
before Recorder Turner In the police court
Wednesday morning.
.. The principal case was against Fred L.
Foster, not bad looking young man,
who was found Monday night with side
of beef in his possession.
The formal charge against Foster was
intoxication and larceny. He pleaded
guilty to the first charge and not guilty
to the second. Officer Craig explained
how he had found Foster intoxicated in
an alleyway. Then the charge of stealing
the beef was taken up and the following
witnesses were sworn: Howard Frank,
j. Clay Craig and John G. Quinn.
Howard Frank said that on Monday
he left his cart in front of the Portland
House on Green street for about ten min
| utes. When he returned the piece of beet
| which he had in the cart was gone.
A boy named James 9. Quinn testified
that Foster came into Saunders's restau-
rant on Federal street and wanted to sell
the piece Of beef.
| Here it became necessary to produce the
beef in order to prove that all the wit
nesses referred to one and the same arti-
Gle. The piece was brought in, some the
worse for time, and identified. Officer
Craig told how he found Foster in pos
session of the beef in the alley, very
drunk.
Foster himself testified. He said he did
not take the beef. And 1t was not in a
wagon when he got it. 1t was rolled up
in piece Of paper and a fellow>on Brat
tie street passed it to him. This was the
first he saw of 1t. He couldn't imagine
whence it came. He said he was pretty
full at the time and his recollection was
not perfect. The recorder fined him $5
and costs for intoxication and S. and costs
for larceny.
William P. Hunt, Of Bath, an old man
who was arraigned for intoxication, ex-
planned that he had been haying in Fal.
mouth and came into the city with a
watch and some money. He met young
fellow who got both. Hunt said he had
wife and children in Bath and wanted
to go to them. He was fined So and costs.
In the case Of John Wilson and Lizzie
Wilson, the government entered mol pros
because Of mistake in the name and they
were ordered to go. This was search
and seizure case.
Amos Ashnault, on search and seizure
case, appealed and gave bonds.
John II. Flaherty, intoxication, So and
costs.
Thomas e. Melrose, intoxication, ss
and costs.
William McBrady, intoxication, S. and
costs.
Charles F. Brogan, common drunkard,
80 days in Jail.
Thomas j. Godfrey, intoxication, s.
and costs.
William Smith, for intoxication on Is
land avenue, Peaks Island, So and costs
Rufus H. Reed, intoxination, So and
costs.
Michael Sperrett. intoxication, So and
costs.
Frank Heatly, for being Intoxicated on
Custom House wharf, was arraigned. He
pleaded guilty and was fined So and
costs.
Allen J. Mccormick, intoxication, 80
days.
Daniel Feeney, intoxication, So and
costs.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05
SOUTH WEST HAND.

Harvest is Ill iull blast, and every
one who wishes to work is busy.
j. l.. Arbogast is building a big
barn and b. M. Gilbert is building
one also.
Lee Arbogast purchased the f. r.
Corbin buildings and moyed them
onto his homestead.
Harry Greeves has sold his farm to
Mr.. Tusha and intends leaving S. ID.
this fall. We have not learned his
destination. W. S. Ford and @. S.
Flower intend gowing farther south
this fall.
Arc Crawford has leased his farm
to G. B. cowdy and moved to Miller
where he intends opening q livery
and feed barn. AFRO is a rustler, and
if energy and push will do it, will win
success.
The executive committee of the
South Hand Co. S. $. Association
met at the home of b. NJ. Gilbert
Sat. July 81 to arrange a program
for the convention to be held the first
Sunday in Sept. at the Congrega-
tional church in Pleasant Valley
Twp. The members of the commit
tee are b. Gilbert Pres, Mrs. NJ. B.
PenweIl Sec, Mrs. Curtis, Mrs. Mace
and Mrs. Prunner.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05
Low Rates to Buffalo and Points East

On August q and %, the Chicago
4 North Western R'y will make less
than one-half rates to b uifalo and
return at the Grand Army Encamp-
ment, tickets good returning until
September 20, by deposit with Joint
Agent at Buffalo, enabling patrons
OF this line to extend their trip to
New York, Boston, and other points
in the east, and make a liberal saw
ING in railway fares. This is the
route selected by COMMANDMENTS
Chief General Garrison. For time of
special trains and other information,
inquire OF agents. Rate from Miller
to Buffalo and return, $31.1O. to
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05
Personal Liberty.

Let me make a short plea for
personal liberty. Give your neigh
Dor the liberty heis en%titledto. Give
him full credit for all he is worthy OF,
regardless OF the question whether he
agrees with You in politics or religion
or anything else where men have the
right to differ. When you ref so you
can think us much of your neighbor
who differs with, as you do OF the
neighbor who agrees with you, you
have reached one of the supreme
ideals OF American citizenship.-Sen-
ator Mason.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05
There il Nothing so Good.

There is nothing just as good as DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, so demand it and do
not permit the dealer to sell you some
substitute. He will rot claim there is
more profit he may claim something else
to be just as good. You want DR.. Kings
New Discovery because you know it to
be safe and reliable, and guaranteed to
do good or money refunded. For Coughs,
Colds, Consumption and for all affections
of throat, Chest and Lungs, there is moth
ing SO good as DR.. Kings New Discovery,
Trial bottle free at J. D. Fitzgerald's drug
store. Regular size 80 cents and 81 90. 3
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05

The PRESS begins this week publ
cation OF Nemo's Rambling
Thoughts" which have appeared in
letters to papers throughout the
country fora year or more, and which
have attracted n great deal of atten-
ton, for the high morals and admir-
able philosophy contained therein.
The PRESS has exclusive rights OF
publication.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05

Reports OF South Dakota's crops
have brought many tramps into the
state, some seeking work in the har-
vest fields, some to beg, and others
to rob and gamble. They do not
reach this section in very greatnum-
beers, but are Numerous east OF the
Jim river, where groups OF them can
be seeu along the railroads at every
station. When they want a ride
they Just take possession ola freight
car, and the train men are forced to
carry them.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05

After all, this world is pretty much
a game of draw 1t takes a rich
man to draw a check, a pretty girl to
draw attention, a horse to draw a
cart, a plaster to draw a blister, n
topper to draw n cork, a dog fight to
draw a crowd and an ''ad' ina news
paper to draw trade.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05

The PRESS has received q request
from the Minnesota 4 Ontario Gold
Mining Co, to contract 500 worth
OF advertising for shares in thatcom-
pany, but it was declined. We have
always contemplated this idea of be-
coming suddenly rich with consider
able misgivings.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05

A Boston petition asks Congress to
appropriate enough money to send
100000 women To Alaska next
spring to civilize and humanize that
country. All those girls who want
TO go had best apply early TO avoid
the rush. No bid cages or cats al
lowed.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05

The Milwaukee road in South Da-
kata is using a weed burner alongits
track. The maciiine sprinkles Oh land
then burns the weeds, moving at the
rate of about two miles an hour.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05

The boys say that Tommy Wees
anger at Mayor Smith and the city
officers is caused by their refusal to
pass a city ordinance compelling
property owners to drive the nails
down in the side walks-as he can't
take up any more slack without
walking spanish"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05

South Dakota's wool crop brought
I'm advance of four cents per pound
over last year, and in a short time
her big wheat crop will bring anoth-
er advance over last year. Things
is lookin' up"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05

why don't the Press and Jour
nal defend Briggs and Smith and
Bushfield? "-Stockman
Defend them from what, Tommy
dear?
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05

Even Horace Greedy, i~falive, would
betos sensible to tell young men to go
to Alsska'sgold fields, where rubber
boots cost $50, coffee 1925 per
pound, meat 81 to So per pound,
eggs $3 per doz. and whiskey so cents
"A drink.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05

Harvest is on this week in full blast,
and the towns will beempty for two
or three weeks, after whichti time there
will begin a better fall business than
Miller has seen for FIVE years.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05

Some Alaskan fiend states that the
thermometer goes from 80 TO 70 be-
low zero there in the winter, but that
tits SO light and dry you don't feel
it," Ever hear that before?
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05

The attorney general says it is In
lawful to shoot prairie chickens be-
fore September first-and of course
none will be shot
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05

Prosperity news and stories OF the
klondyke gold fields in daily news
papers leaye little room for base ball
and bicycle races.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05

lankton will erect a beet sugar
factory OF 500-tons capacity.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05

Where can a man make a Lying us
easily as he can in South Dakota?
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05

Several cities are talking of taxing
bicycles one dollar per year.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-05
PAINTS.

, II your house looks old paint
1T and it will look new. Ii your
furniture looks like you had
bought tat a second hand store,
use our varnish stains, and YOU
, will be glad and your home will
look cheerful. Ourstock ofpaints
arenew and sold atlivingprices.
Call and get sample color cards
OF paints and varnish stains.
j. D. FITZGERALD,
PALACE DRUG STORE,
Miller, s. d..
"a