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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-22
IN THE WAITER az HOUR.

Augusta, December 91.-A special to
the Journal from Athens says' Hamil,
ton Fish Of this place was walking across
Boothbay pond today when the ice broke
and let him into the water. He was
unable to extricate himself and was in
the water for over an hour before his con-
dition was discovered. When taken from
the water h9 was anomalous and there
is but little hope of his recovery. How
he remained so long on top of the water
was ty his mittens freezing to the ice
with his arms outstretched.
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WESTBROOK.

AS Mr.. Levi Wescott was returning
from Portland yesterday afternoon, when
near Higgins corner, Deering, his horse
became frightened by the electric cars
and SHE'D and carried his team outside OF
the road, throwing Mr.. Wescott out on
to his head and shoulders. His face was
badly scratched and he received bad
shaking up,although no bones were brok-
en-. The horse escaped with the forward
wheels OF the team. Mr.. Wescott took
the next electric car for his home at East
End.
Mr.. Archie Sterling of this city, who
works at the P. & R. freight shed in
Portland. had the misfortune to break
his leg yesterday afternoon while at his
work. He was brought to his home on
the 1880 p. m. train.
VIM. j. Thorne and Walter Smith left
yesterday for Bridgeport, Conn.
Johnny Bryson, while skating yester-
day, was run into by another skater and
received q severe fall. In trying to save
himself he severely sprainod his wrist
He thought at first that he had broken
his arm, but the doctor said it was a bad
sprain.
Daniel McGovern will leave tomorrow
Tor his old home at Richmond, P. O., to
pass the holidays.
The Warren avenue whist club will
meet with Miss Lena Lord this evening.
The Searchlight circle, which was to
nave held Its regular meeting Monday
evening, was postponed to next Monday
evening and will then meet with Miss
Ihlrsa Davis, S ring street.
The chairinen Of the different commit
tees of the Universalist fair met at the
Westbrook Trust oompany's rooms last
evening and rendered their accounts
The gross amount taken was $965. The
net income will be about $770. This is
about Sl00 more than they realized last
year.
The monthly meeting of tho Westbrook
school committee was held Monday eve.
ming. Although the committee was in
session until 10 80 p. M, the business was
confined mostly to two matters From
20 applicants Joseph G. Pratt was elect
ed janitor of the Bridge street gran mar
school building. There were also Is aD-
plications for the position of assistant
teacher in the High school, made vacant
by Miss Clara Jones. The position will
be filed at the next meeting, which will
probably be called for next Monday eve
ming.
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part of the Portland ward seven and odd
ing it to a part Of Dsering to make new
ward and then dividing what Is left of
Deering territory into two or more wards.
One plan which has been suggested con-
templates adding the two island wards to
Deering ward one.
The business men Of Deering as repre-
tied in the Board of Trade have ex-
pressed themselves on the subject of p
| nexation In set of resolutions which
ware read to the commissioners by Mr.
Moore. The resolutions favor the. main !.
tenance of the Deering high school and
thu placing of steam fire engine in the
Deering territory. They then take up the
question of the ward lines and declare.
''That it is the sense of the Board of
Trade of the city of Deering that the fol.
lowing division would meet the approval
of the citizens of Deering and commend
itself to all as fair and equitable ar
TanGement: *AA n
''To that portion of Portland which
would be set of by running a line from
the point where the Portland and Roches-
ter railroad i.itersects Forest avenue or
Green street in said Portland along said
railroad and the branch or extension Of
said railroad to a point where Valley
street in said Portland, If extended,
would intersect said branch or extension,
thence southerly through said Valley
street and B street in said Portland to
q point where the line of said B street ex-
tended would intersect Fore river, add
wards six and seven in the city of Deer
ing as now constituted,
"The remainder of the city of Deering
to be divided into two wards by running
line from the point where Elm street In
the said Deering interseots the shore line
of Back bay, westerly through said Elm
street to Ocean street, thence southerIy
through said Ocean street to Sawyer
street, thence westerly through said Saw
yer street and Hartley avenue to Stevens
Plains avenue, thence westerly to the
point where the main line of the Port
land and Rochester railroad intersects the
line between Deering and Westbrook,
thus creating thee new wards containing
approximately 1900 inhabitants in each
ward"
Mr.. William H. Dow, an ex-president
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BURGLARS IN BRUNSWICK.

Brunswick. December 2l.-The coal
Office of Stephen Whitmore on Cedar
street, was entered by burglars last night.
Entrance was gained by forcing in door
in the rear of the small one-story build
ing. The old-fashioned safe was drilled
into and blown open, but contained only
the books of the Office. One Canadian
plugged quarter of dollar was all the
cash it contained and that was taken.
The tools, in part, were from the black
smith shop of MIR. Ward on Middle
street.
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WORK ON YARMOUTH ROAD
ENDED.

Yesterday work ended for the season on
the Portland and Yarmouth electric
road. The long treastle across a gully
near Cumberland station, is now com
pleted and the road bed from Portland to
Yarmouth is ready for the rails. Sons
iron has been laid, but not all of it. The
road will probably lay it's remaining
track and build It's line in Portland early
next spring and the management believes
that by July 4th next, the people OF
Portland will be able to enjoy ride on
the electrics to Yarmouth.
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side of Congress street. 1t will be noulced
that this plan calls for nine wards while
the plan Of the Deering board of trade
provides for ten. Mr.. Soldiers said that
thisawas not plan which he had pro-
posed but one that he had heard suggest
ed.
Mr.. Dow In expressing his opinion OF
the scheme said that he thought it might
be well to leave the wards in Portland as
far as possible undisturbed and divide
Deering into two or three wards but he
had not given the matter sufficient atten-
ton to come to definite conclusion. MIR.
Dow said in answer to a Question by Pro
fessor Chapman that there had been some
complaint about the inequality Of the
wards In Portland. There was a move
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-22

The commission which Is to fix the
terms for the annexation Of Deering to
Portland resumed it's sessions yesterday
forenoon, Messrs. Chapman, Seiders and
Moore being present. A telegram from
Mr.. Speare announced that he was not
present because the. train did not wait for
him. During the forenoon number of
Portland and Deering citizens were ex-
amined, the discussion turning mostly
on the question Of the arrangement of the
wards in the two cities.
The commissioners have explained that
they do not deem 1t to be within their
province to discuss the question of the
advisability of the annexation of Deering
but that crops out at times and when it
does the sessions Of the commission are
apt to be enlivened byssome vigorous ex-
preston Of opinion. This happened in
several cases yesterday. The plans pro-
posed for the arrangement Of the wards
are alike in that they contemplate taking
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SHOPLIFTERs IN AUGUSTA.

Augusta December 2I.-Georgia Bolieu
of Lewiston, Flora Clouticr and Mary
Billedeau OF this city, were arrested this
afternoon by Deputy Marshal Grover on
the charge of shoplifting. Goods taken
from Stevens q Billiards. shoe store,
Hawess' shoe store and Buckley & Good
rich S dry goods store were recovered.
Misses Bolieu and Cloutier confessed and
Miss Billedeau claims to have only re-
ceived the goods. The hearing was con.
tinue6 till tomorrow,
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of the Portland common council, was the
first witness and was asked by Mr.. Seid-
ers as to his opinion Of the following plan
of division of the wards. Mr.. Seiiers
said that the number of voters in ward
seven In Portland was 1916. In ward one
in Portland there were 1897 voters, in
Guiding 254 In the two island wards. The
were about 1900 voters in Deering. If
200 voters were taken from the Portland
ward seven and added to Deering and the
254 island voters were also % ided to the
voters in the small city, both wards one
and seven in Portland would be left with
about 400 voters. Adding the number
of voters taken from the two wards to the
number now in Deering would give soma
thing over COCO SO that if Deerins was
thea made into two words they would
each contain over Thousand voters. AS
Deering is growing rapidly the tendency
would be to equalize the population OF
the whole nine wards in the enlarged city
The part of ward seven which would Be
taken out byssthis plan is the region lying
betn cen Grove street and Douglass street
including streets mostly on the northern
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Score-Portland 10; Augusta, 1. Stops
in goal-Allen, 80; Hackett, AZ. Foul
Tobin Decentralization Time keeper
Dyer. Scorer-A. S. Mari. Attendance
900. rs9
On Christmas day Portland will meet
the Bath team in the afternoon in City
hall and in the evening the Rocklands
will beEhere. These are two Of the best
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naye zen nosted al the Fisk.

Notices have been posted at the Fisk
dale cotton mills in Sou6hbrldge, Mass.
nOtif, ing the employees that ON .nd amer
January 3d the wage scale viii be lower.
The notices do not state the amount of
tbe req uction, but it is understood it
will be between ten and eleven per cent.
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ment four years ago to re-arrange the
wards. Mr.. Dow thought that the gen
eral opinion had been that the wards in
Portland should not be changed. He also
said 1t occurred to him that the distance
OF the islands from Deering might be an
objection to adding them to the Deering
wards. MIR. Dow said that apart from
the matter Of ward lines, the question
whether the city government should con-
sist of one or two boards had occurred to
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-22
FRANCE INTERESTED, TOO.

London, December 21-A special from
B1es5 says the French cruiser .Jtaa BARI
has been ordered to proceed immediately
to China.
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TERMS OF ANNEXATION,
Union Of Portland and DeeriDg Dis.
cussed.
REPRESENTATIVES OF BOTH CIT.
les BEFORE COMMISSION,

Sentiment In Favor of Making Two Wards
fthe New Territory-Deering VANS
the High School Retained and New
Steam Fire Engine.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo QUinine Tablets. al drug
gsts refund the money ii it fails to to cure. 25c
The genuine aas L. 8, g. on each tablet.
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CAMPBELL GOES TO NEW
BEDFORD.

Rookland, December 21.-Manager Bird
OF the Rockland polo team states that he
has tonight made terms with the New
Bedford manager, and Wall sell 1lrst rush
Campbell to that team. Allen of New
Bedford will come to Rockland.
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teams in the state and either one of them
can give Portland an excellent argument.
Seats for these games can now be had of
Chandler.
The amateur game last night was won
by the Forest Citys by score of to 1
over the Spauldlngs.
Portland goes to Lewiston today and
plays the team of that city in the even
ing. Quite number of Portland people
intend to go to the Spindle City to see
the game. 4
LEWISTON, 4; BATH, 0.
Bath, December 21.-Lewiston defeated
Bath in o smuggling match tonight, which
opened with scrap between j. Mooney
and Furbush. The crowd oheered when
Furbush was hit on the neck with the
ball. He left the floor in few minutes.
Both sides lost goal on fouls. Sum-
mary:
BATH. Mooney, MoGilvray, rushers;
E. Mooney, centre; Murtaugh, half back;
Burgess, goal.
Lewiston-T arrant, Walton, rushers;
Fitzgerald, centre; Furbush, half back;
White, goal.
Goal Won nv Pueh nv Caoad NV Time
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-22

The adjourned meeting Of tho league to
arrange the schedule for the rest of the
season will be held today at O'Clock at
the Exchange Hotel, Lewiston.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-22

Score-Lewiston, 4 Bath, 0. Stops,
Burgess, 40; White, 27. Fouls, j. Mooney,
|; Furbush, 8; Burgess, l. Murtaugh. /.
Beferee, Long. Timer, Fields. Atten-
dance, 523.
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a
CHRISTMAS GIFT,
Sure TO be priced by alb
sent ones who know the
city by the sea.

accompanying e a c h;
plate paper, showing
and its surroundings,
theatre, R i V r t o n
Auditorium b Ell n g
bound between beau
paper covers at SOC.
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LEWISTON, A; BATH, o.
Goal. Won by. Rush by. Gagged by. Tim

- j. Mooney, Limit
1-Lewiston, Tarrant, Walton, $40
2-Lewiston, j. Mooney, Tarrant, 80
- J. Mooney, Limit
Sd. Mooney, e. Mooney, 10
4-Lewiston, J. Mooney, Tarrant, 255
5-Iewiston, j. Mooney, Walton, SIS
6-Lewiston, j. Mooney, Tarrant, 2.15
----- j. Mooney, Limit.
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PORTLAND HIS OH MORG
Augusta's Team We're The Victims
and Easy One Zoo.
VISITORS GOT ONE GOAL AS A
CHRISTMAS GIFT.

The Home Teams Work Was Very Pretty
and the Cranks Found Lots of Comfort
in ia Eard Week Follows for the
POItlands.
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Continued on Third Page.
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The line up and summary:
Portland-Lincoln, Curtis, rushers
Whipple, center; Turnbull, half back !;
Allen, goal.
Augusta-Da Dawson, Perry, rushers;
Tobin, centre; Malone, half back; Hack
cit, goal.
Cool va, pD prrb ~, Coo,o Dr. q rr
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or in illustrated cloth at 75c There is nothing of the
sembanceeof an advertisement about the book to-
detract from its merits mar its beauty. May be
purchased at all Portland book stores or obtained
from the publishers, CHS HOLM BROS,
Portland, NE. g
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printed upon heavy
up to date Portland
even the new Jefferson
Park, the Armory and
included. These are
tifully g m b SIS e d
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buye paro Trousr for the prize o Ome.
ling Ina & ZOE nnate custome Feb
hc
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-04

Paine's c.lery compound has never yet
failed to cure.
Where all other medical treatment has
failed to relieve Paines celery compound
has succeeded time and time again.
John W. Boyd of Mi-hawaka, Ind, says
of his own case;
Last winter | was taken down with =
very severe attack of nervous and muscular
rheumatism, so bad that | could not lie
down, sit up, ar stand, without the most
excruciating pain. | was all the time under
the care of two of the Lest physicians of the
place, but did not improve. took diff
/ terent rheumatic cures and used an electric
/ battery hall hour each day for To days,
4 without any relief.
4 Finally | concluded to try Paine's
celery compound, and TO my surprise after
using one-half OF bottle | WAS able to get
out and vote on ele ton day, and before !
used the ole bottle | went to work, and
have worked eve y day since. have
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-04
Noah and Money.

''The financial situation has caused
considerable research on the subject, "
remarked the cheerful idiot to his pas
tor the other day. II suppose, he con-
tinued, that you have made a study OF
the moneys of the Bible?"
"Oh, yes" replied the minister
blandly. 81 am familiar, to be sure,
with the Biblical coins.
81 infer that paper money was used
at the time of the food, :" continued the
idiot, sparring for chance to make {
home thrust.
"What has led you to this conclu
sion?' asked the pastor.
"Well, we read Of where the dow
brought the green back to Noah. -
Washington Times.
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gained twenty pounds in weight aud am
feeling first rate.
"My wife has also been taking it for ner-
vousness. and thinks that there is nothing
like it, We beth recommend il to all OF
our acquaintance, and you are at liberty
to use this letter as you see fit, for IT truly
worked wonders in my case.
And Paine's celery compound IS working
Just such wonders il every State, county,
city and village OF the country today.
The reader must know some one who has
tried it. Ask that person if he OF she was
not at once benefited
Don't let dealer palm OH anything else
on you, however; for there is as much dit
ference between paine's cecry compound
and all the ordinary sarsaparilas, tonics,
nervines and compounds as there is between
an electric motor and boys windmill.
There is power to cure in Paine's celery
! C lmpculd.
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The ODD Telerrapher.

The old telegrapher was relating his
experiences. "Do you know" he re-
marked, "a man in my profession de-
yelops such a wonderful acuteness OF
touch and hearing that ii might we'll be
called a sixth sense. While / was corre-
spondent for the United Press at New
Haven there used to be man on the
New York end of the wire whom /
knew as we'll as know my own broth
er, and yet had never seen him. had
known him in this manner for years,
and solely by the manner in which he
licked his instrument. The moment l
opened my key and got my response !
could tell if it was he. Ill health COM
relIed him to go south. He was gone
six months. He returned Unexpectedly
one night and took his place at the key
for q few minutes to open up CONVEX
sation with me. 1t was after the mid,
night recess, and his successor had beer
on duty in the fore part of the night.
had received no intimation of his com
ing, and yet the instant he called me
knew his touch, and firmly believe
should have known it among thou
sand. New York Times.
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His Presentation.

Boerhaave, the greatest doctor Of his
time, was anxious that it should go
forth that even the most eminent doctor
is somewhat of 'humbug." He care
fully handed the key Of small diary to
his executor, babe him open it immedi-
ately after his decease and let the con-
tents go forth to the world at large.
When the notebook was opened, all its
pages but the last were blank, and on
that final one there was written In large
letters: Directions to patients: Keep
your feet warm and your head cool and
trust for the rest to Providence. San
Francisco Argonaut.
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Like An Old Clock.
SET BACK TWENTY YEARS.
DIR. WILLIAMS THE INSTRUMENT

DIR. WILLIAMS THE INSTRUMENT. /
From the Republican, Fresno Cal
A case reported from Fresno County
is that of we'll known former resident
of Kingsburg, though now residing at
Selma.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Purves is an old gentle
man of seventy, who, during his long
residence in Kingsburg, was beloved
alike by young and old. and he is
equally endeared to the people of his
new home.
1t was about July 10, 1895, that q
reporter of the Republican met Mr..
Purves, and was astonished to see such
an improvement in his appearance.
He looked ten years younger and much
stouter than when he moved away
from Kingsburg for the benefit of his
health, and he was congratulated on
his improved appearance.
81 was all run down when moved
away" Mr.. Purves said; something
liks an old clock that is worn out. but
/ have undergone such repairs as |
think will keep me in running order
for many years to come if no accident
occurs.
what was the agent that wrought
the change, Mr.. Purves?" the reporter
asked. WAS it Pink Pills They
seem to be doing all the healing in
Fresno County"
Pink Pills are the very things that
have built me up" Mr.. Purves an
swered. Il happened to read one of the
advertisements of their healing quail
| ties, and then read several more, ant
somehow there was something in thu
way the testimonials read that assured
me they were true. One in the Sai
Francisco Examiner especially i'm
pressed me, and / sent at once ant
bought some of the pills. took then
as directed, and l do not think nee'
,, tell you what they have done for me
T l am quite recovered and set back il
the journey of life at least twent
!, years. l have done more work sine
]. | have taken them than for long, Ion
time before. Indeed, may say, sine
:. long before you were born.
l took only two boxes in all. but
shall always keep them by me as Ion
!, as I live, in case of relapse"
(Signed) ]. M. PURvES.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain. i
: a condensed form, all the element
y necessary to give new life and richne'
y y to the blood and restore shattere
y nerves. They are also specific fC
lee troubles peculiar to females, such
IS suppressions, irregularities, and a
forms of weakness. They build I
lie the blood, and restore the glow I
d health to pale and sallow cheeks.
men they effect radical cure in a
cases arising from mental worry, owe
work or excuses Of whatever natur
Pink Pills are sold in boxes (never
loose bulk at 30 cents box or S
boxes fol. 30. so. and may be had OF q
druggists, or direct by mail from D
Williams Medicine Company, Sche
/ ectady, N. Y.
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Breaking 1t Gently.

Captain of Steamor-M Madam, itgives
me great pain to be obliged to tell you
that your little boy hat has blown over
board.
Fond MotheI-Why, thought it was
tied on with stringi
Captain-Yes. That was just the
trouble The string did not break. =
LONDON I 4is.
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A SOLID BASIS.

Gold Is a solid basis OF financial transAc-
ton, and for business that's the best tniig
for ms. 1t so in the physical conditions
II by some carelessness or exposure TO
svdden cold the muscles OF the back are
contracted and stifened, we have at once
Iumba0n. or lame bsek, sometimes called
:. cTick in the back" which is disabling
and nnfits ali who have it for any activity.
Vow. 10 get back to solid basis OF health
and strength, st. Jacobs OIL should at once
be used to relax the twisted muscles any
-sstors 10 their natural condition. II takes
mt a short time TO perform the cure and the
cure Is certain. The back is then on soho
basis for strength and work, and nothing
will bring about the change like this erea
remedy for pain.
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Malaria and Grip positively cured; also
all other Medical andSurgical cases guaranteed
write; confidential. DR.. CRAIG & CO., Medi-
cal Institute 1896 Market st., San Francisco, Cal
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HOME PRODUCTS AND PURE FooD

All Eastern Syrup, so-called, usually very
light eolored and of heavy body is made from
glucose - Tea Garden Drips' is made from
Sugar Cane and is strictly pure. tbs for sale by
first-class grocers, in cans only. Manufactured
by the PACIFIC COAST SYRUP Co. All genuine
name lithugrap hed on every can.
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PimpIes, blotches, boils, black heads, moth
patches and scrofulOus sores disappear never to
return by using Lashs Kidney and Liver Bitters.