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The Portland daily press., 1897-08-09
WESTBROOK.

Rev. A. N. Dairy of Skowhegan is visit
ing Judge Tolman of East End.
Mr.. Charles Bragdon of this CITY has
been awarded scholarship in the Uni
versity of Maryland for the years '97 and
'9S, where Mr.. Bragdon is studying for
dentistry.
Mr.. Orrin Bailey, who met with an ac-
cident at the paper mill about year ago
and was getting better from his injuries.
became respondent and attempted suicide
by talking laudnum Thursday evening.
A doctor was summoned and his life
was saved.
Mr.. John E. Warren and family are the
guests of Mrs. Lemuel Lane at Libby
Beach.
Mrs. H. G. Starr and daughter Ella are
on weeks visit to Maiden, Mass.
Rev. H. B. Mead, formerly pastor of
the Congregational church of this city.
will preach at that church today.
Alderman Cobb and family are on a
months trip to New Hampshire.
Mrs. Clinton Eastman and child left
Saturday for her former home in
Belfast.
Mr.. E. D. Libby is visiting friends
in Melrose, Mass.
Yesterday was very quiet day in West.
brook
c. G. Phelan of the NJ. Z. church leaves
today for a three weeks vacation at
Higgins beach, He will OCCUPY the
Hazelton cottage. His pulpit will be
supplied during his absence.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-09
DEERTNG.

The linemen of the Westbrook Electric
Light and Power Company are engaged
in putting up wires on Forest avenue
near the residence of Arthur c. Frost, for
the additional lights recently contracted
for by the city to be located there.
Mr.. Lee B. Lincoln, son of Levi L.
Lincoln, Esq, and a student at the Uni
versity of Vermont in the civil engineer
Ing department., has just completed work
on the preliminary survey for the new
railroad from Rumford Falls to Bryant's
Pond on the Grand Trunk Railway, and
is now visiting his home while at. work
on the plans in Portland
Manager Newman has purchased a lot
of very comfortable settees for use at Riv-
erton Park.
Mr. Oscar MosherIand family have re-
Gently moved from Westbrook into a tene-
ment on Spring street, Woodfords. Friday
morning young child Of theirs was
missed from the house. Search was in
stituted during the forenoon, but without
results. The child wandered over toward
East Deering and was found by Mr..
Charles Dunn. When found the child was
crying bitterly, and it was with much
difficulty that Mr.. Dunn ascertained
from the child where its home was Mr..
Allen Keirstead, clerk for the Deering
Grocery Company, was driving by at the
time and upon learning that the child
lived at Wpodfords, as he was going that
way he took the child with him. The
child was returned to its home soon after
dinner, much to the relief of the anxious
parents.
The contract for wiring the new Old
Fellows Block at Woodfords has been
awarded to Mr.. w. A Derrah, of the Star
Electric Company of Portland. Mr.. +.
E. Wheeler of Woodfords was awarded the
contract for plumbing. The work on the
tower was commenced Saturday. The
roof is nearly complete now, and atten-
ton will now be given to the finishing of
the interior of the building.
The new caps and cap badges for the
Fire Department Company at Woodfords
have arrived. Every company in the city
is now equipped with the complete uni
form.
The stated meeting of Deering Lodge
f. g. A. M. will be held this evening
in Masonic Hall at 7.30. The meeting Is
one that has been called during the sum
mer vacation of the lodge, to be held on
the stated night for the purpose of oonsid-
ering the purchase of furnishings for the
new Odd Fellows Hall, which they are to
CO operate with the Odd Fellows in fitting
up.
Mr.. Arthur Burnham and Mr.. VIM.
Fult gave very pleasant lawn party
Friday evening to the members of the
local lodge of Good Templars of which
they are members. The party was held
on Mr.. #. e. Lovejoy's lawn and the
young people had very enjoyable time.
Ice cream was served during the even
ing.
A meeting of Hose /, Woodfords, was
held Saturday evening at their headquar-
tiers. No special business coming before
the meeting an adjournment was made
to Friday evening.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-09
SOUTH PORTLAND.

A special town meeting is to be held at
the town house, South Portland, next
Saturday afternoon at 2 O'Clock to take
action on the following articles:
Article Ito choose a Moderator to
preside at said meeting.
Article 2.-To see If the town will vote
to raise and appropriate sufficient money
to build the following sewers petitioned
for, viz: Summer street, High street,
Shawmut street, New street from Sawyer
to Pine street, Beach street, continuation
of Vest High street, Elm street in South
Portland village, or otherwise.
Article 3.-To see what sum of money
the town will vote to raise and appropri-
ate for reconstruction of Stanford street
sewer
Article 4.-To see if the town will vote
to reconsider and rescind the vote passed
July 18th, 1895, at special town meeting
held that day. accepting the report of the
seleotmen on widening Fort road, so
called, and to determine what action the
town will take thereon.
Article 5.-To see If the town will vote
to reconsider and rescind the vote passed
July 18th, 1896, at q special town meeting
held that day, accepting the report of the
selectmen on widening Preble street from
the junction of Fort road with Preble
street to Beach street, and to determine
Article 6.-To see what act ion the town
will take on claim of Mr.. Adam Lemont
in relation to damage to horse on Main
street, Ligonia, in 1895.
Article ITO see if the town will raise
and appropriate the sum of $500 for the
use of the s. S. Committee, to be used
for the introduction of system of music
in the schools.
Articlee 8.-To see if the town will al
low the Peoples Ferry company to erect
building on the sea wall or highway
near the Ferry slip, upon such conditions
and in such manner as the board of Sc
lectmen may deem proper, and to author
lie the board Of selectnen to make such
ARRANGEMENTS therefor as the board may
consider necessary.
Article 9.-To see if the town will vote
to raise and appropriate the sum necessary
to build New street from Main street in
Willard to Summit street as laid out and
accepted by the town at its last annual
meeting.
Vernon, the 12-year-old son of Mr..
Richard Weber is suffering from dislo-
Gated elbow, caused by jumping from a
she'd
Miss Leo Elliott, who was bitten by q
dog while on her bicycle on her way to
Higgins Beach, is rapidly recovering,
with no serious consequences.
WILLARD.
There vas no balloon ascension at Will
lard Saturday afternoon, although
all preparations had been made.
A strong wind was blowing from
the west and when the balloon was
nearly filed a sudden breeze caused 1t to
SWAY back and forth at it's fastenings
Suddenly there was flash, volume Oh
black smoke and sudden collapse and
the balloon was no more. 1t had caught
fire and was consumed in an instant.
In the carnival ut Willard Saturday
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-09
ROSY CHEEKS AND SPARKLING EYES

The Turner'S great discovery. The warning
trouble, frequent thirst. rheumatism, burning
urine dropsical swellings, irregular heart
action. Heed the warning at once. Your life
kidneys, cure all urinary and bladder troubles
surely and quickly Utah Kidney Beans, Dis
covered and Perfected by THE TURNER'S, OF
Philadelphia. THE TIL HNERS also make
FORMULATING Infants friend, the Invalid's
Benefactor. A perfect food. A new discov-
cry for the little ones and the weak.
TURNER'S LITTLE LIVER TURNER'S
A very small pill. Turns your liver:
Regular agents in Portland for The Turner's
Remedies, are:
FL. p. S. Goold, Chas. f. Landers, Goold s.
Bragdon, Frank F. Holland, Fred A. Turner,
L. Q. Fowler, Chas. E. Wheeler, Edward w.
stevens, Frank L. Pickett.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-09
FOR BREACH OF PROMISE.
An Auburn Man Wants Mrs. Hadley te
Pay $4,000.

Friday morning Judge George G. Wing
as attorney for Arthur S. Melcher of
Auburn, attached the real estate and
personal property of Mrs. Louise NJ. Had
ley, born Dingley, for $4,000 for breach
of promise.
The papers were served on Mrs. Had
ley by Deputy Sheriff Beals at her father
home on Elm street. This is the out
come of the marriage of Miss Dingley to
Mr.. W. e. Hadle.. of San Diego, Cali. !,
early in June.
Mr. Melcher claims that Miss Dingley,
who is a neice of Congressman Dingley,
became engaged to marry him on jan
usrv /, 1897 The date for their marriage
was TO be June 20, and Mr.. Meloher, in
anticipation of the event, had prepared
for the prospective bride very coy
home on Drummond street.
Early in July Miss Dingley was mar
ried to Mr.. Hadley at the Parker house in
Boston.
A reporter interviewed Mrs. Hadley at
her fathers home in Auburn Friday
evening. Mrs. Hadley declined to make
any statement for publication beyond the
act that she welded Mr.. Hadley with
the knowledge and consent of both of her
parents Mr.. Hadley, however, was
moro talkative than his wife, and said
that at the proper time they would an
swer Mr.. Mebher. He said Dir. Melcher
must have been feeling unusually bad to
sue for $25, 600.
Mr.. Hadley informed the reporter that
he and his wife would leave for Califor-
mia in the latter part of this month, and
declined to say whether he would return
for the trial of the suit, which is re-
turnable at the September term of the su-
preme court in Androscoggin county.
The suifwill probably be open for hear
ing about the middle of October.
In an interview this afternoon Judge
Wing, the attorney for Mr.. Melcher, said
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-09

afternoon the following were the events
and winners:
100 yards dash-W. Smith; prize, silver
cup.
Hop, step and jump-Mr. Fitzgerald;
prize, sweater
Running broad jump-Mr. Fitzgerald;
prize, silk umbrella.
Potato race-W. Thompson, first prize,
Smith q Weston revolver; Mr.. Robshaw,
second prize, cyclometer.
Toboggan slide-Prof. Ra Roux, Will
moth and Ralph, all having won heat
they slid off the race and went into the
finals, Wilmoth winning with the longest
slide ever made on the chute.
There was large attendance both after.
noon and evening, and the carnival week
has been successful one, there being a
large attendance nearly every day during
the week.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-09
CENTER & WELL, -. $50 Con.

tion with the fact that Mr.. Bennett was
the old man who was robbed at his Ply
mouth home several years ago, and made
brave resistance against the thieves with
an Anticipated firearm he had at hand.
The plaintiff claims as administrator of
the estate of the late Mr.. Bennett that the
the old gentleman was not in his right
mind, and that the defendant is entitled
only to her share in the property with the
other heirs.
Inhabitants of Bradley VS.. Edward T.
Spencer. On report. Report discharged.
6. T. Sewa1l; P. H. Gillin.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-09
Cases Before tho Law Court.

The following cases were brought up
before the Law court Saturday morning:
Penobscot county-James M. Sanborn,
administrator, VS.. Eliza J. Cromblite.
Motion and exception by the defendant.
Argued orally. P. H. Gillis; Danforth
g. Gould
These are two cases with the same title,
growing out of the giving of certain prop
lrty by the late Peter Bennett to his
daughter, Mrs. Eliza J. Cromblite, the
defendant, and are of interest in connec-
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-09
Longtemps Sentenced.

Julienne Longtemps. of Topsham, ar
rested for selling liquor without having
paid the United States revenue tax, was
brought before Commissioner Bradley
Saturday forenoon and pleaded guilty.
and received fine of s25. He paid MS
fine.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-09

engineers of the fire department. was held
Saturday evening at city hall. Plans for
the coming state muster were discussed,
but no definite action taken for the par
ticipation of the local companies in the
parade and other features Of the muster
The meeting adjourned to the 10th, when
he Fl nal ARRANGEMENTS will be made.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-09

If your dealer tells you that something
else is sjust as good as Doan's Oint-
ment for Hives, Pin Worms, Itching
Piles. or other itchiness of the skin, tell
him YOU want the original. 1t is safe;
never-failing."
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-09

that he felt that he had the best kind of
case against Mr.. Hadley.
Mr. Hadley has not yet retained any
counsel, but intends to do SO at once, and
informs the writer that he will fight the
case to the bitter end,
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-09

No need to suffer with rheumatism.
lumbago, neuralgia, cramps or collie.
DIR. Thomas Eclectric Oil cures all such
troubles, and does it quickly.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-06

London, April 6.-~The situation is so
grave that an explosion is possible at any
Moment said a high official of the Brit
ish foreign office, whose name, for the sake
of prudence, cannot be given.
Il thoughts fortnight ago il would blow
over he continued, but / must admit
that things have a serious aspect l have
not heard OF any hitch in the powers ar
rangenlrnts. They are fully determined to
follow the course they have agred upon
1T is the opinion of military authori-
ties that the Turkish position on the
frontier is impregnable, and that any at
tempt Of the Greeks to butt against it
VIII result in disaster to them. i be-
lieve this opinion is shared by members
OF the Greek cabinet, but the King seems
to enjoy the difficult position IN WHICH
GTeece's action places the powers"
1t is reported that the British minister
at Athens, Mr.. Z. II. Egerton, has been
instructed 10y his government TO make
overtures to Greece on behalf of the powers,
with a view of enabling Greece to favor
ably withdraw from her present position
and put All end to the existing deadlock.
If Greece should reject the proposals
made to her, it is believed that tie foreign
warships will at once establish a block
ade OF the Piraeus.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-06
EvANGELIzING THE PEOPLE.
Rev. Nj. Wilson, of New York, at the
Eastern Presbyterian Church.

An audience of about 100 church mem
bers and others gathered in the Eastern
Presbyterian Church this morning at 10
O'Clock to attend the opening session OF
an inter-denominationa meeting to be
held at the church today and tomorrow
under the auspices of DR.. Simpson, of New
York.
The exercises of the morning were leo
by Rev NJ. Wilson, also OF New York, Tor
merry an Episcopal clergyman, but VINO Is
now devoting his time to promulgaGlng
spirit OF holiness among men and women,
regardless of creed.
Atthe close of the forenoon session, which
consisted simply of prayer and discourse
by Mr. Wilson, the meeting adjourned TO
convene at o'clock, when DR.. Simpson,
who is the leading spirit of the NOV ement,
made an address in the interest or his
inter r-denominational work Dr. simpson
is OF the Divine Healing Mission CT New
York. and at q single meeting in that city
raised the sum of 5000, 900, many of the
women present tearing off their jeweiTy
and adding to the fund.
There will he an open meeting tonlght at
the church, when testimonies will he gwen
by those who choose to speak. other
meetings will he held tomorrow at lo,
2.3O, aud in the evening at 7:3o.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-06
NEW SENATOR'S WANT A CHANCE

Earle, of South Carolina, Moves Tor a
REORGANIZATION of Committees.
In the opening proceedings Of the Senate
TODAY. Mr.. Allison, chairman of the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported with
amendments the sundry civil bin, giving
notice that he would call it up some time
next week.
Mr. Earle. on behalf of thenew Senators.
asked q reorganizatio of the Senate com
mittees SO as TO give representation TO
those not now placed upon any committee
He offered a resolution, providing that
the Senate should meet at 8 O'Clock to-
morrow morning for this purpose Under
objecttcn, the resolution went over unuf
tomorrow.
Mr. Vest attempted to spring tarirf
discussion, by asking immediate considera-
ton Of a resolution calling on the Secretary
of the Treasury to state whether he had
issued any orders under the retroactive
clause of the Dingley bill, and, if so, upon
what authority.
The veteran author of the tariff of ] S62,
Mr.. Morrill, Of Vermont, promptly objected
to the resolution, and it went over until TO-
morrow.
At 1890 %. m. Mr.. Morgan called up his
resolution recognizing the existence of a
state OF public war in Cuba, and began an
extended speech thereon.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-06
Live Local HAPPENINGS.

Lung Lou Lear was the queer name
given by a young white man, native OF
this country, who was arrested last night
10y Policeman Brady for violating the
police regulations.
I DIR" Rachael Ann Jones was charged
in the police court today with practicing
medicine without license at No 3l6 c
street southwest She demanded a jury
trial and the case went over.
1 Six "soorchers," arrested by the police
bicycle squed. forfeited collateral in the
police court today. They were Lou c.
Lewis, Harry johnson, Melville Merrill
Jesse Saunders, John Jackson end Harry
i. Coon.
( John Perry, colored, twenty-seven years
OF age, who gave his occupation as "news.
boy" was arrested last night by Police
man Goss, charged with assaulting his wife,
Lulu Perry. Today Judge KiInball sent
him to Jail for two months.
! Martha Washington, colored dame, was
fined So or fifteen days by Judge KIM
ball today for invading the premises OF
Anna Wilson and running amuck through
the house Elsie Banks and Policeman Ken
nedy were witnesses against Martha.
E It is learned that MI. w. Henry Walker
is preparing To erect large apartment
house on or near the corner OF Twenty
first street and Florida avenue A loi
has been purchased, which fronts 51.S feet
on Twenty first street, and runs back tc
shout tire same depth on Florida avenue
The cost of the new structure is estimated
20 be above S10o,o 600.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-06
FLOOD OUTLOOK IMPROVED
River at st. Paul Stops Rising
and People More Hopeful.
CITY OF MANDAN In DANGER
An Ice Gorge in the Missouri Causes
the Flood to Rise Six Feet an Hour,
Threatening to Inundate the City.
Reports From Other Headwater
Points.

st. Paul, Mimi, April 6.--The Mississippi
has remained stationary at l6 feet for
several hours, and Weather Bureau off
Gals are hopeful thatit will not go much
higher The Lafayette School is surround
ed on all sides by water, and has been
closed Engineer Rundlett has built a
boom In the river 60 protect an endangered
pier of the Wabash street bridge En-
gineer Copellan has closed the Tenth
avenue bridge in Minneapolis because OF
the fear that 1t would be wrecked TIE
bridge cost 100000, is 60 feet above the
water, and 143 feet long.
AT st. Pau, staple * Kings ice house
collapsed yesterday. E. Carriers ice houye
is q twelve feet OF water, and the ice 1t
coa,ained has floated away -Four hundred
persons in the vicinity OF the Washington
avenue bridge, Minneapolis have beeuforced
to leave their homes.
At Winona, all sawmilis, except that Of
the winona Lumber Company, have had
to shut down, and foot and half more
water viii make the latter close. You
mans Bros. and Hodgins have large
crowd of en- at work moving laths from
lowlands TO a place of safety. Merchants
in Second street are moving goods out OF
their cellars and residents on low lands on
West Fourth street are leaving their houses.
The Diamond 10 dock is under water. The
second levee wall is now covered, and a
foot more rise will badly wash the levee
park, constructed at considerable expense
last year.
The bridge over the Wisconsin slough
on the road to the high wagon bridge has
gone out, cutting off travel with Wiscpn-
sin. Both the passenger bridges between
Fargo and Moosehead are closed, and
the water is two feet high in Front street
and Northern avenue, and four blocks of
paving are headed toward Winnipeg. Booms
are. being put in TO prevent further damage.
The Cheyenne river, west of Fargo, has
begun to rise, and is flowing across the
prairie, and flooding the entire west side
| of the town. Many families viii be com
| peled to move, unless the water tall'
| quickly. Nearly every basement in Fargo
| is flooded. including the press rooms of
all papers.
below Mandan, n. D., and the water is
now rising at the rate of six feet per hour
| 1t is probable that the lower part of the
! city will he inundated. The Northern
| Paci ffc tracks between this city and
Bismarck are under water The great
steamboat warehouse at the landing here is
afioat 1t lis tied to the banks by cables.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-06
GREEKS HURRAH FOR WAR
Their National Birthday Celebra-
ted With Wild Enthusiasm.
CROWDS CHEER THE KING
Anniversary of the Raising of the
Cross Against the Crescent OBJ
served Throughout Greece-Ihe
PopuIace Call for War Against
the Turks.

4 Athens, March 6.-The seyenty-sixth an
niversary Of the raising OF the standard
of the cross againstth crescent on April 8,
a821, beginning the war against the Turks,
which resulted i'll the independence Of
Greece, was celebrated throughout the
kingdom today with great enthusiasm.
An business was suspended, and popular
participation in the national fete was gen.
hraL In the forenoon the King and Queen,
she ministers and the foreign diplomats
attended religious services in the cathe-
oral, where a TIE Deum was sung, and
the remain 1er of the day was devoted to
hoiday y-making OF every description.
As. the King drove to and from the
cathedral, he wss constantly cheered by
the great crowds OF people lining the
streets and showers OF papers bearing the
inscription, "Hurrah for war, were thrown
into bis carriage. Despite the warlike
temper Of the people there were no dis
Surbances.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-06
FIREBUGS AT PORTSMOUTH.
Three More Attempts at Incendi-
arjsm Alarm Timid Residents,

Three More Attempts at Incendi-
arism Alarm Timid Residents.
Norfolk, Va, April 6.-There have been
three more attempts at inccndiarism in
Portsmouth. The first of these was
made early Monday morning. A watch
man at the Catholic church property,
which includes the ruins of st. PauTs
Church, burned Sunday week ago, de-
tected the odor of petroleum, and after a
search, found a lot OF cotton waste, sat
urated with the fluid, and stuffed in q
crevice of the chapel of the sisters OF char
ity.
An hour later Charles Eure went to his
home, corner Second and High streets,
and was told by his wife some one was
trying to enter the pantry. A few mo-
ments later he saw light in the yard.
and seiZing a pistol, got out in time to
meet a man coming down the lane. He
snapped the pistol three times before it
went off, and the man escaped. The in
cendiary had fired a woodshed at the back
of the yard. While Mr.. Eure was in the
yard, his mother saw second man leap
over the back fence.
Monday afternoon Mr. W. T. Robinson,
chief engineer of the fire department, In
passing by the hall of the Knights of Py-
thias, saw oil on the window siIIs, and in
vestigating, found a barrel of cotton regs,
saturated with kerosene and tar, in the
interior, ready to be lighted. Nervous
people are afraid to so to bed at night,
and many merchants have employed extra
watchmen to guard their establishments.