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The Portland daily press., 1897-07-24
brief JoTTlNas.

Miss Katherine M. Kicker will sing
'contralto for the Williston choir tomorrow
evening, and during August, while Mrs.
Goudy is away.
The employees in the bottoming and
finishing departments OF q. A. Allen q
Co., the Plum street shoe manufacturers,
have gone out declining to accept reduced
wages of about twenty per cent.
Col. Kendall inspected the Sheridan
Rifles last evening In the Infantry Cor
poral Lidback has been appointed sergeant
and privates Henderson, burlington,
Hartwell and Moore corporals.
Yesterday was bright in the morning
and then shower threatened at noon, but
it did not materialize. There was a
shower at 8. 80 p. m. with thunder.
Arthur D. Mcdonald in the municipal
court yesterday morning was fined So
and costs for cruel treatment to a horse
which he had been driving. He was also
sentenced to 80 days in jail on charge of
intoxication. This was the only case of
Importance.
The chemical engine yesterday morn
ing responded to still alarm of fire
from the Chase Manufacturing company.
A quantity of wet sawdust used in sweep
ing the store was thrown into stove,
when it kmouldered and gaveEout great
volumes of smoke. This gave the idea
1t is understood that the striking en-
ployes of Widber's table factory have re-
ceived the wages due them in full and
that the establishment will SOON start up
again, matters having been satisfactorily
arranged.
On account of the death of Conductor
McIntire Of the Maine Central, the follow
ing changes have been made: Conductor
Mace will take McIntire's train, Frank
Gardiner Mace's train, George Richardson
Gardeners train and Baggage Master
Frank Keezer has been promoted to the
conductorship of the Lewiston Rockland
pullman.
Miss Katharine 6. M. Kicker will sing
contralto for the Williston choir tomor-
row evening and during August while
Miss Cloudy is away.
The members of Forest City lodge, A.
o. u. w., partook of ice cream and cake
and cigars after the regular business of
the lodge, Thursday evening. All had a
very enjoyable time which is to be re-
peated at the next meeting August 6l9.
The lodge meets at Orient hal. Earring
ton block, Congress street.
There will be a meeting for men only
in the Y. M. G. A. hall Sunday at 430
D. m. Rev. H. E. Dummack, pastor of
the West End NJ. E. church will speak
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-24
WAS DECLARED NO RACE.
But Had It Been Race the Schooner
Bryn1ys Would Have Won.

The race between the schooner yachts
Brynlys and Beatrice of the Portland
Yacht club was sailed yesterday afternoon
but owing to the failure of the schooners
to cross the fin ishing line inside of the
time limit it was declared no race. There
has been a great deal of speculation
among the Portland yachtsmen regarding
the merits and speed of these two schoon-
er yachts both OF which are the pride of
the club whose pennant they fly. Mr.. J..
=. Hamlen who owns the Beatrice has
had the honor Of owning the fastest first
class yacht in the Portland club for some
years, but when this spring the new
schooner yacht Brynlys was put into
commission by the Clifford brothers, Mr..
Hamlin felt that he had at last met a
foeman worthy of his steel and he was
anxious to try conclusions with the new
schooner. The course decided upon was a
triangular one and the start was to be
made off the Willard Casino. The
distance to be sailed to windward and re-
turn was something like twenty seven
miles and yesterday afternoon when the
OF smaller craft started out for the racing
ground the wind was blowing fresh and
it promised to be an ideal racing day.
The owners of the two yachts decided
that unless a finish was made inside of
four hours and thirty minutes the race
would be declared off. With everything
set and in good fresh breeze the two hand
some little vessels squared away out Ship
channel from the starting point at Willard
and headed for Half Way rock But the
wind did not prove to be of the best kind
for racing purposes. 1t would almost die
away at intervals and then spring up
again so that some of the lighter sails
proved too heavy to stagger under. The
four hours slipped away very quickly and
the two yachts were still some distance
from the finish. At about five O'Clock the
two yachts sailed the line, having been
four hours and thirty two minutes sailing
the twenty seven miles. This was two
minutes over the time limit and the race
was declared off.
AS it was the Brynlys won the race
from the Beatrice by six minutes. The
Beatrice had to allow the new schooner
fourteen minutes. 1t is very likely that
another race will be sailed again within
few days. Now that the contests have
been started and the question of which is
the better boat is still in doubt the
yachtsmen will never rest contented until
either one or the other is declared to be
the victor.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-24
Temperance Meeting at City Hall.

Francis Murphy the great temperance
worker will speak at a mass meeting in
City hall on Sunday evening. Rev Mr..
Luce will preside and blue ribbons and
badges, will be given to all who desire
them. An opportunity will also be afford
ed to all who wish to sign the pledge
with Mr.. Murphy; AS is well known he
formerly lived in Portland and has since
spoken for the cause of temperance in al
most every country In the world. The
meeting on Sunday will be an old fash
toned gospel gathering and fine oppor-
tunity will be afforded all to hear Mr..
Murphy talk. All who come are request
ed to bring along their hymn books and
help along the singing.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-24
PERSONAL.

Capt Henry S. T. Harris, assistant
surgeon, upon being relieved from duty
at Fort Preble by First Lieut.. Henry R.
Stiles, assistant surgeon, will report to
the commanding officer at Fort Washakie,
Wyoming, for duty at that post to relieve
Capt. J. Y. Clark, assistant surgeon.
Portland Virgil Clayier School. left for
New York yesterday to attend the Sum-
mer School. This will be Mr.. Rankins
third summer at the Virgil Clavier school
in New York.
ESecretary Baker of the board of overseers
of the poor has returned from a 10 days
visit to his farm in Wiscasset
Rev, DR.. Blanchard had delightful
passage from New York to Liverpool. He
found that he made very good sailor.
The passage was remarkably smooth.
There were almost 800 first cabin passen-
gers on the Campania.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-24
Annual outing.

The Grocers, Provision, Fish and Pro-
duce dealers at their twelfth annual out
ing and field day, which occurs on We'd
nesday, July 2Sth, at the Old Orchard
house, Old Orchard, promises to outshine
any time that the above dealers have ex-
perienced. Already the following firms
have sent in prizes to be given in the
sports: E. d. Pettengill & Co., J. L.
Best, D. W. Clark, Milliken, Tomlison
Co Twitchell, Champlin Co., Nelson
Morris & Co., Cummings Brothers,
Thompson & Hall, Armour & Co. I. S.
Bean. Brown & Joslyn, Lord Brothers,
Sturteyant & Norton, G. b. Varney, W.
W. Latham. Austin, Nichols Co., Morrill,
Howard W. Spur.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-24
Corey,s srid-sum mer sale.

The Walter Corey's midsummer bar
gain sale of lace draperies, portieres and
yard goods begins next Monday and con-
tinues through the week excepting Thurs
day when the store will be closed. All
curtains will be on exhibition and
marked in plain figures, and some of the
greatest bargains ever offered in Portland
will be shown at this sale. This is a
genuine mark down sale and all goods
are just as represented. IT you intend
buying drareries within the next six
months don't fail to attend this sale. A
partial list of the bargains is given in
today's issue.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-24
HARBoR DRIFT.
Items of All Kinds Picked Up Along
Shore.

The steamer Frank Jones sailed at
eleven O'Clock last night with about the
largest passenger list that she has had
this season. In all there were over 200
passengers and every state room was &C.
cupled as we'll as nearly every mattress
on board. This trip to Rockland and the
Penobscot region ON this steamer is be-
coming more and more popular every day
and the indications are that IN time a
double steamer service will be established.
The Frank Jones is carrying all of the
freight that she can handle and on her
trip out last night she was loaded very
deep.
The sloop yacht Thelma OF Boston was
in the harbor yesterday. On Thursday
there was a handsome schooner in the
harbor called the Thelma but the sloop
yacht is just as handsome as was her
larger sister.
About three o'clock yesterday after
noon the steam yacht Startling sailed in
to the port and dropped anchor off the
barge office. She is a very nice looking
steamer and seemed to have large party
on board. She halls from East Boston
and was built in 1883. Her engines are of
500 horse power.
The John Douglass arrived light and
anchored in the stream She evidently
had met with rough weather or some
slight mishap as her mainboom was
missing.
The coastwise schooner J. Chester Wood
sailed with a big load of empty kerosene
barrels.
The day trips of the International line
steamer on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays at a. M, are proving very
popular. The boats bring on an average
over 200 passengers from Boston bound
east. The two side wheel steamers were
provided with electric light plants this
season and are up-to-date in every respect.
Big freights are carried both ways.
Mr.. Carl Weber's handsome new steam
launch was launched few days ago and
Thursday was given trial. She fulfilled
all that was expected of her and proved
that Mr.. Jacobs knows his business. The
launch has been christened Fedalma and
seems to be speedy as well as slightly.
Mr.. N. A. Jacobs is now constructing
q twenty foot launch for d Portland
gentleman. The boat is five and one-ha1f
feet beam, two feet, four inches deep,
finished in oak and pine, and will be all
ready in about two weeks. The engines
will be furnished by Stickney.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-24
Royalty Entertained.

Mrs. Emma Jerauld of 1879 Spring
street royalty entertained II ladies from
West Newton lodge of Odd Ladies We'd
nesday night, and Thursday by a sail to
Peaks Island on the Island Belle, q din
ner at the Chase house, and visit to the
theatre in the evening at the island where
the play was enjoyed by all despite the
rainy weather.
The ladies in appreciation of her hos
pitality presented her with solid silver
desert spoon. They returned to Boston
on the steamer fremont on Friday.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-24
Prompt Settlement.

The insurance of the Berlin Mills fire
carried by Mr.. E. G. Jones, the well
known Portland insurance agent, to the
amount of 500, 200, has been satisfactory
ally adjusted, the amount paid being
about $4,000. Most of this has already
been paid by the companies, making one
of the promptest settlements of loss of
this magnitude ever known in New Eng
land. This speaks well for the energetic
methods of Mr.. Jones, whose business is
rapidly increasing.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-24
The East Maine Seminary.

The trustees of the East Maine Confer
ence seminary held meeting in Grace
M. E. chuEch, Bangor, on Thursday af-
ternoon for the purpose of acting upon
the selection by the employment commit
tee of W. A. Hutchinson as president of
the seminary ITO succeed Rev. A. +. Chase,
resigned. 1t was unanimously voted to
confirm the contract made with Mr..
Hutchinson, and he will take charge of
the seminary on August l. The new pre-
sident comes from Pennington, n. j..
where for four or five years he was a
member of the faculty Of Pennington
seminary
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-24
Buried Alive.

Prof Charles Mclean, NJ. D., who is
willing to be buried alive at Riverton
park, will deliver his famous lecture on
the curse and cure of intemperance at the
Gospel Mission hall Sunday evening at
7.30 o'clock. DR.. Mclean will explain
how he can be buried alive without fear
of danger. The public are cordially in
vited
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-24

The illumination of Congress street
from High down to City Hall by means
of variously colored electrics lights has
been fully determined upon by the New
England Fair management. These col
ored globes will be retained in Portland
for use on future occasions. The number
will be increased from time to time if the
plan finds favor with our people SO that
eventually there will be globes enough
for all our principal streets.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-24
SUNDAY Sail.

Do not fail to take the Sunday sail up
the beautiful Harraseekett river on the
steamer Madeleine Sunday July 25, at
p. m.
Steamer Phantom will also sail at 10
a. III. through to Harpswell Center which
is delightful sail through the most at
tractive points Of Casco Bay. The 10
a. m. boat will stop at Princes and
Mere points. For other landings see time
table. Steamers leave from west side of
Portland Pier.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-24
City COMMITTEES Appointed.

Mayor Randall and President Virgin of
the Council have appointed these COM
mittees:
Committee on New England Fair-Al-
dermen Mcdonald, Leighton Kehoe;
Councilmen Corey, Sprague, Geo. b..
Smith, Brown and Dougherty.
Firemen's Convention and Muster-Al-
dermen Ilsley and Moore, Councilmen
Barker, Woodbury. and Johnston.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-24
]. R. LIBBY.
PROPOSALS FOR COAL.

Bids will be received at the Chief Eno;.
neer's office for furnishing the Portland Ere
Department with 200 tons of hard coal. more
CT less, stove, egg ana chestnut sizes Bids
to be opened on July 31st at one O'Clock n
m. For particulars apply to Chief Engineer.
WILSON SfRAGOE.
Secretary of Committee on Fire Department
Portland, Me-, July 23rd. 1897. jyaadSt
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-24
Young women's Christian Association Dav

at Old Orchard, Monday, July 2e. Speak
ers: Miss Effine K. Price, International
general secretary, Chicago; Miss C. I.
Mace Cobb, state secretary New York; Miss
invited. For 80 reduced rates will be given.
Those desiring are privileged3to carry
luncheon. Others can get meals at hotel.
Leave station at $40 a. m.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-24

A plan of thirty years ago to improve
the water front Of the city will be de-
scribed and illustrated in the Portland
Sunday Times tomorrow.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-24
FROM LOWELL, MASS.
The Home Of Hoods sarsapariIIa :
A Wonderful Cure.

A Wonderful Cure.
GA swelling as big as large marble
came under my tongue. Physicianssa said it
was semi-transparentt umor and must be
operated upon. felt could not stand it,
and as spring came began to take my
favorite spring tonic, Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The bunch gradually decreased and finally
disappeared. have had no sign of its re-
turn. I am glad to praise Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla.n MRS. H. M. CoBURN, 8 Union St.,
lowell Mass. Get HOODS.
Hoods pills cure Sick Headache. csc.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-24
Neal Street Sewer.

Bids for building the Neal street sewer
were opened by the commissioner of pub
lie works at 10 O'Clock yesterday. Five
bids were submitted as follows:
Thomas Shannahan, s1OO.85
John CULVER, 10. 80
John Fl. Flanagan, 1O6. 60
d. F. Griffin & Bro, l44.CO
John j. Mahony, 15t rs
The contract was awarded to Thomas
Shannahan who submitted the lowest bid.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-04-24

A joint meeting of the two horticult-
ural societies will be held this afternoon
to finally try and straighten out all
differences and unite as one organic
alton. There will, undoubtedly, be a
good attendance.
A disastrous freight wreck occurred
just north of the tunnel Wednesday
evening. A number of car loads of
cattle went into the ditch and large
amount of damage done. No one was
injured in the wreck.
Will j. Neal informed us that we
were mistaken in saying there had been
snow in his neighborhood two weeks
ago. He says, though, that it was
reported to him that snow had fallen in
the Michael neighbOrhood.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Jno. Horn
came in Saturday from Wan with a
negro wanted in Lee county for murder.
The sheriff of Lee county came up after
him Monday Officer Houck was
instrumental in his arrest.
MARRIED-In Van Buren, on the eve
ming of the 21st inst. Mr.. Walter S.
Barnes and Miss May Kelton, Rev
Gresham officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes are well known
to many of our people and who together
with THE PRESS extend them hearty
congratulations in their new relations.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-04-24

Mr.. Henry A. Beneux and Miss
Lillian Kobel, both of Mulberry, were
married at that point Thursday night
Mr.. Beneux is one of the prominent
business men of that thriving village.
Felix Houck was Monday indicted by
the Sebastian county grand jury at Fort
Smith as accessory to enticing the two
Fayetteville girls, Virgie Lantripp and
Della Campbell, away from their
homes.
Hon. Jesse Turner left Wednesday on
a business visit to St. Louis. He
accompanied Mr.. Watts, who has been
visiting Mrs. Jesse Turner for month
or more, that far on his way home,
Pittsburg, Pa.
Mary Lee Chapter, U. d. c., sent
$36 90 to Little Rock last Friday for the
flood sufferers. When there is an
object deserving of charity the U. d.
G. can always be found willing to lend
a helping hand.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-04-24
GIVE US AN ORDER when in need of Job Work

Both day and night watchmen have
been taken off the Frisco bridge and
the duties of opening the draw for
passing boats has been put on the agent
and his assistant at the union depot
1t appears to us that the Frisco people
are carrying their plan of curtailing
expenses to extremes and it may cost
them damage suit before they are
done.
The Fort Smith Commercial League
is making very worthy effort in trying
to interest the farmers of western
Arkansas and the Indian Territory to
experiment in raising sugar beets.
Should the experiment prove successful
what an impetus it would give the
agricultural pursuits in this section.
The League has some imported seed
which will be sent to parties interested
for trial.
The editor of The Venture claims to
be a good church member and yet he
would establish a whipping post for
people whose only crime is that they
are out of work and unable in 70 per
cent. of the cases to procure any work.
We have no more use for the pro
fessional tramp that the editor of The
Venture, but it often is hard to tell the
professional from the unfortunate. If
You make it impossible for men to move
from place to place looking for work
you force them to become criminals.
Human nature demands its share and
if it cannot be got honestly it will be
gotten by force
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-04-24

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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-04-24
CHANGE OF LIFE PASSED WITH
SAFETY.

I write to state my experience with
G. f. P. (Gerstle S Female Panacea).
The best physicians of our community
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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-04-24

Messrs, F. G.. Kerr, Geo. Frazer H,
G. johnson, Everett Cooper and Claude
Cain attended big Masonic banquet at
Paris, Ark. Wednesday night.
w. A Briscoe purchased Mr..
Beard interest in the Arkansas
Tobacco company and not a third
interest as stated in our last issue.
Mr., and Mrs j. A. Thompson left
Wednesday for Fort Smith where Mr..
Thompson has accepted position as
express agent on the Mansfield run.
Judge Stahl, of Bentonville, passed
through the city Saturday en- route to
attend a meeting of the Republican state
executive committee at Little Rock.
Senator Douglass was up from Alma
Saturday. Our senator thinks the
legislature should be able to finish up
the business proposed in thirty days.
Cole Caldwell was released from Jail
Saturday, having been able to make a
satisfactory bond. He is charged with
the burglary of Lloyd & Tate S store.
The Argus will accept our very best
thanks for its kindly notice of the 34th
birthday of THE Press. The PRESS can
conscientiously return the compliment.
Mrs. Lewis Bryan and Miss Maggie
Wood were in attendance at the meet
ing of the federation of the Daughters
of the Confederacy at Little Rock this
week.
Joe Kempner returned from four
weeks tour of the Eastern markets
Thursday, and during his absence
purchased an extensive stock for his
establishment.
At Mondays meeting the new vestry
for Trinity Episcopal church were
elected. They are: Chas. Ribling, s.
A. Pernot, George Miller, Henry Faber
and H. A. Meyer.
The Valley House has been greatly
improved by the recent changes, and
under the efficient management of Mrs.
Wallace bids fair to become the leading
hotel of Van Buren,.
A change has been made in the time
card of the Springfield and Fort Smith
accommodation trains on the Frisco.
The first named arrives at $40 P. NJ.
and the last at :20P. NJ.
This is about the time for the Mayor
to issue his annual pronunciamento
ordering backyards and alleys cleaned
up, and as usual the city will be the
first one to honor the order-nit.
Reports are that early berries were
considerably damaged by frosts in
southern Missouri the latter part of last
week, also that berries along the eastern
seaboard were greatly damaged by
frost. This will be bad for those
growers but will be blessing to our
berry men. 1T is an i'll wind that
blows no one any good. -