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The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25

There are some two hundred houses 2 1.I,s se5
wired for electric lights but not agnOedt nsgnnot
simply because their owners cannuS aiIa.S
afford to pay fifty or seventy-five doiaars =
year for lights they have no use ior' anu :.
do not take kindly to the idea OF paynnts 80 =
for the moderate light they wish az ,-s aa.e
so much higher than the CONTRACT , unnoi %
They don't want to take either morn u.
the dilemma between paying fer too IL
light and paying for darkness. s-,ah
Ii the Westbrook company can iurmisn uu - I
electricity to its large contract Iakers "a az =
from three to five cents per NJ. MaIss '.,e ns
new company can certainly aHoru "
supply the moderate meter takers al seVeii
or eight cents.
see no reason why q condition TO tnat s
effect can not be put In the consen1 ol
the council to the location of the wires
through our streets. 1t will simply % an
act of justice which will be of no aeurl-
ment to the company. The large users
can adopt the contract system as hereto,
fore. 1t will, however, enable the small
takers to get their lights not very mucn
higher than the large ones, and 80 Will De
doing something for the benefit OF q MMrge
class of our citizens. DEEhlN0.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25
Messengers Notice.

Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County
State of Maine, Cumberland, S., Septem-
Der 24th, A. D., 1897.
rT,HlS is to give notice, that on the 23d day
j. of September, A. D., 1897, Warrant in
Insolvency was issued out of the Court of
Insolvency for said County of Cumberland,
against the estate of
VINCENZo CESARIO, of Portland,
adjudeed to be an Insolvent Debtor, on
petition of said Debtor, which petition was
filed on the 23d day of Sept. A. D.. 1897,
to which date interest on claims Is to be
computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by
said Debtor, and the transfer and delivery
of any property by him are forbidden by
law.
That meeting of the creditors of said
Debtor to prove their debts and in case
there sufficient assets choose one. or more
assignees of his estate, will be held
at a Court of Insolvency to be holden at
Probate Court Room, in said Portland. in
said County of Cumberland. on the 4th day
OF October, A. D., 1897, at ten O'Clock IN
the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written.
Deputy Sheriff as Messenger of the Court Of
Insolvency for said County OF Cumberland.
Sept25&oct2
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25
SOMETHING NEW IN THE ELECTRIC
LIGHTING SITUATION.

A strong organization made by Deer
ngs citizens is about to be effected. The
Deering Electric Light company so long
under the control of Marsh Bros. is to be
turned over to company which twill be
q distinctly Deering institution. The
plant will be run by steam as at present
until the Sebago Power company plant is
completed. The company expect the Deer
ing city government to do all in their
power to secure a means by which this
Deering company shall be enabled to fur
nish Deering citizens both light and
power at the lowest possible cost. The
following are connected with the enter
prise, being the original subscribers. .
George W. Brown, Charles D. Brown, T.
J. Collier, d. W. Hoeg, Myron E. Moore,
]. M. Strout, M. M Bailey, A. S. viii
cox, ]. J. Frye, Jos. F. Chute, Charles
L. Goodrich, J. L. Watson, George 7.
EDWARDS, B. M. Eastman, d. Z. Kelley,
Ira S. Locke, Scott Wilson, Jos. W.
Parker, c. A. Weston, A. NJ. Austin, o.
W. Neal Henry Mosher, G. l. Riggs, W.
W. Mitchell, S. S. Boyden, A. F. Moul-
ton, S. A. Packard, W. w. Merrill, II.
A. Turner, M. L. Doten, Albert Dingley,
T. M. johnson, Chapman & Wyman, E.
L. Brown, Almon F. Hill, It. FL. Freeze,
John f. Gordon, Frank L. Winship. e.
o. Hawkes., A. T. Dean, John Mcclellan.
Over six thousand dollars has already
been subscribed.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25
OBITUARY..
David G. Drinkwater.

Mr.. David G. Drinkwater, the we'll
known painter, of the firm of d. g..
Drinkwater & Son, died at his residence
on Lincoln street, yesterday afternoon
from an attack of heart disease. Mr..
Drinkwater had experienced several
slight attacks previously, but had al
ways succeeded in overcoming them, but
on this occasion he was compelled to call
in the services Of physician. Surgical
skill, however, was unayailing, and he
succumbed to the disease
Mr. Drinkwaer was in the seventies.
He was Portland boy. His father
served in the War of 1912, was captured,
taken to England and confined in b
prison ship, and it is not SO long ago that
the PRESS published letter that he
managed to smuggle through, sent by
him to his family in Portland, describing
his sufferings.
Young David learned the painters
trade and performed great deal of work
on public buildings of this city, as he
was successful in obtaining the con-
tracts. In the Greenback times Mr.
Drinkwater was quite an enthusiastic
disciple, like many others who thought
their plans for relief would prove a
panacea for all their ills.
Mr.. Drinkwater was always found of
military surroundings. He was white
Coat" and went to Montreal when his
old company, the Infantry, invaded Can
ada in friendly spirit. After the war,
although quite mature in age. he joined
the reorganized active company of which
Gen. Charles P. Mattocks.was captain.
He was falso bold fireman in the old
hand-tub days and ran with Hydraulion.
No. s. When the Veteran Firemen's As
sociation was formed, he became mem
Der Of that organization. He was men,
ber Of the Mechanics Association, join
ing that society in 1868. and was trus-
tee in 1s73-lSS2. He belonged to the Aged
Brotherhood, and the Citizens Mutual
Relief.
Mr. Drinkwater was kindly, amiable
man, good citizen, and has lived to a
ripe old age. He leaves a widow and one
son, Mellen g., his partner in the paint
ing business,
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25
ENGLISH STEAMERS.
1t is Reported that the Allan and Domin-
ion Lines VIII Give Up Halifax as
Port of Call

A despatch from Montreal states that
Halifax hereafter is not even to be port
of call for the Dominion and Allan line
steamships.
1t is further stated that the mail sub
sides hetherto granted these companies
by the Dominion Government will be
surrendered and the vessels Of the two
lines will be employed exclusively during
the winter months in trading out OF
Portland and Boston.
If this is confirmed, it will mean
great deal to both ports. The present
Allan line mail steamers from Liverpool
to Montreal are the Partisan, Numidlan
and Californian. Over the summer route
they stop at Iiinouski and Moville to
| receive and land mail. On the Dominion
line there are the Vancouver, Scotsman
and Labrador. During the winter trip
up the St. Lawrence is, Of course, i'm
practicable and these lines make Halifax
their port of call, continuing on to Port
land for freight. The mail subsidies
paid by the Dominion Government are
paid at certain amount for each trip.
1t is understood that the Government
desires that the subsidized companies
give up their lines to Portland, making
Halifax their only port of call. 1t may
be inferred from this that the Govern
ment desires to stimulate the movement
of trade from this port over the recently
completed railroad connections of the
Canadian Pacific Railroad. 1t is evident
that the steamship lines do not regard the
subsidy worth the loss Of business which
would follow the giving up of Portland
as a terminus for the winter lines.
At the office of the Allan line in Bos-
ton it was stated that nothing had been
heard in regard to the proposed change.
At the office of the Dominion line 1t was
said that there have been many rumors
to the OBJECT that both lines would give
up Halifax as port of call, but it was
thought that the decision had not been
made for good and all. David Richards,
managing owner of the line, has been to
Montreal on this business. If the decis-
ion has been made, the lines have decided
to give up their subsidies from the Do
minion Government 1t will mean a most
important addition to the fleet of steam
ers on the Boston and Portland trade.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25

anxiety peculiar to
American life are a
severe drain upon
the vital forces. It
Is this drain which
DIR. Greene's Nerv-
nra counteracts.
Shattered nerves
are strengthened,
weakened blood is
vitalized, and the
whole physical and
mental system re-
stored to its origi-
lldl power ana ac-
tivity. Nervous
prostration and
morbid susceptible
ity to excitement
are removed by this
great remedy, to-
gether with such
symptoms as mel
ancholia, sleepless-
ness, irritability,
nervous dyspepsia
and headaches.
If you do not
fully understand
your case, call upon
or write to DIR.
Greene at his Office,
81 Temple Place,
Boston, Mass.
Consultation is en-
tirely free, person
ally or by letter.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25
The Light Question in Deering.
N the Er7;fos. of fbe Preees


The petition of the electric light COM
pany of which Mr.. Peterson is the sup
posed hacker for the privilege of extend
ing its wires along the streets of Deering
affords the city government an opportun-
lty for obtaining more reasonable rates
for electric lights for it's citizens, an op-
portunity which may not soon again
return.
AS we have no gas g(in pipes) we must
depend for light either upon kerosene,
whichs is Objectionable to many house
wives, or upon electricity. The latter
is now supplied under two methods of
payment, the contract system under
which the taker pays SO much a year for
each lamp or light tip, whether used or
not, and the meter system which allows
him to pay for the light he has at the
rate of Is cents per M. rate.
Under the contract system the taker
may keep his lights burning all night If
he wishes and as O matter of course a
light once started in house lighted n
this manner Is not usually turned off
unless to meet the exigencies of sleep.
A comparison of the amount paid by
contract takers shows that while there
is considerable discrepancy among them,
they pay for the lights they actually keep
burning at q rate not over one third the
rate paid by the meter takers. In some
cases the rate is one fifth or less. This is
the class of takers who have few lights,
usually not over three, and who keep
them running all night. These pay six
dollars a year for each light.
Now a single light of the same candle
power running for the same time at the
meter rate would cost about thirty. three
dollars, or nearly six times as much as
the contract rate.
Perhaps the largest number of takers
are those running on twenty light
plan; that is the number of lamps is
more than twenty but only that number
can be lighted at any one time. The
price for these is seventy-fve dollars
a year.
These takers have the privilege of burn
ing twenty lights continuously for about
the same sum meter taker would have
to pay for two.
OF course few if any burn 90 lights
all night Most OF them do how
ever burn some all night, perhaps five
may be a fair average, while the number
of lights burned through the evening
may average not more than ten.
The result of what observation have
made seems to be that some contract
takers get their lights, mean the ones
they actually use, at rate Of about one
fifth that of the meter takers, while
others may not get q rate much less than
half. Perhaps one third would be q fair
estimate for the average.
The people of Deering must, as matters
now stand, take their choice between
paying for more lights than they wish to
use at moderate rate, or paying very
high rate for the lights they do wish tc
kuse.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25
MARRIAG ES.

In this city, Sept %. by Rev. A. Il. Wright,
Edwin Cushman Brown and Miss Annie May
Ames. both OF Portland.
In Rochester, Sept. 8, James S. Wentworth Of
Lebanon and Grace Pillsbury of Sprngvae.
In Vinalhaven. Sept IT, James Webster and
Lottie M. Dushane.
In Vinalhaven, Sept. 1s. Harrison o. Bever
age and Alma Condor. of Matnicus.
In Bangor. Sept. 49,. Charles A. Strout Of
Glenburn and Anna A. Duren.
In Madison, Sept. II, George +. Clark of EN-
den and Miss Alice M. Later of North Anson.
In Ihomaston, Sept l5 William Trefethen o.
Pleasant Point. Cushing, and Matte Creamef o.
ThomastOn.
In Tenants Harbor, Sept. IL, Hikalia Hautals
and Selma Serventer.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25
HARBoR DRIFT.
Items of Interest Picked Up Alongshor,
Yesterday,

Thursday and Friday were pretty good
lobster days on the water front there be-
ing large number of arrivals. The
$500 for MarstoD; Chapel Bros, 450o for
Mcdonald; Lizzie May, 1000 for Willard
Electric Light, s4o0 for Skillings, and
there were also arrivals for Boothby and
the Portland Lobster Co.
The fog WAS SO dense in the harbor yes
terday that nearly allS business on the
water front was suspended.
Fish Warden Abner johnson Of Ash
land IN ade big haul of short Holsters
Wednesday afternoon at Chebeague isl
and, capturing five cars containing 1000
short Holsters. The cars were not marked
In any way SO the owner could not be
ascertained They were located by small
buoys which could not be seen at low
water The Holsters were taken outside
and liberated. This is one of the largest
hauls Mr.. Johnson has made since he
has been on duty. Last January he seized
a lot numbering 1900. He goes about in
the steamer Gem.
The Evelyn L. Smith arrived with a
large trip of mixed fish.
The Eldorado of the Casco Bay line
has been tied DIP for the winter
The HarpswelI steamer Aucosisco has
gone on thefrailway and will be put in
perfect condition for the winter work.
The steamer Enterprise arrived at
O'Clock.
Schooners Lottie May and Julietta ar
rived with mixed fish.
elevator.
The Bay State reached Portland from
Boston at about O'Clock. An hour later
the steamer St. Croix arrived.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25

In Belfast, Sept 10, Isaac II. Sherman, aged
GO years.
In Troy Sept I3, Winslow Whitaker, aged
81 years.
IN Union. Sept. IS, John Catland aged es yrs;
In Eastport, Sept. II, Nicholas Smith, aged
II years.
THE funeral of the late Mary j. Mccarthy
VIII take place this Saturday morning iat $50
from the residence Of her mother, ~ >. Eastern
OF the Immaculase Conception at 8 O'Clock.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25
DEAF Hs.

In this city. Sept. "a, David G. Drinkwater.
aged II years.
Funeral Sunday afternoon at O'Clock, at
hts late residence. 1873 Lincoln street.
In South Portland, Sept. ID, William Doughty,
aged IA years o months.
fFuneral Sunday afternoon at 1.80 O'Clock.
at his latc residence, NO. S5 Pine street. South
Portland.
In Sanford, Sept. I3. Nellie Day.
In Anson, Sept. IL, Nathan Fletcher, aged 7S
years.
In augusta, Sept. ID, Mrs. Lizzie A. Garland.
aged SO years.
In Oldtown. Sept. IA, Capt VIM. A. Tupper,
In Embden, Sept. 10, James hutchinson, aged
|'S3 Years.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25
DEERING.

Work on Forest avenue also on the ex-
cavation for the cellar of the new High
school building was suspended yesterday
owing to the damp and rainy weather.
The adjourned meeting of the aldermen
for the approval of bills and for further
hearing to the Sebago Power company
will be held this evening.
Parties have made complaints recently
to City Marshal Clark concerning depre.
dations by boys at the old power house
near MorrilPs corner. Piles Of brick have
been kno cked down there and other
mischief done. The m arshal has made an
investigation and finds that the boys have
made practice of playing there but Is of
the opinion that the knocking down of
the bricks has been accidental rather than
any malicious act. He has warned all the
boys in that community to exercise more
care while around the premi ses.
Thesold Wheeler block at Woodfords has
beon bought by Mr.. Richard Smith and
is being torn down.
The dance to have been given by the
Presumpscot band of Westbrook at
Abbott's hall, North Deering, last eve
ing, was postponed on account of the
weather to this evening.
WESTBROoK SEMINARY.
The first game of the season in the field
OF athletics for the fall, will be football
game to be played this afternoon at 3
O'Clock on the Seminary grounds between
fha Sam o,.iaS t1o Dnrt1andc
The Seminaries will line up as follows:
P. Clifford, right end; H. Hall. right
tackle; G. Roberts, right guard; F. W..
Cousens, center; S. St. John, left guard !;
A. Nash, left tackle; B. Viles, left end !;
il. Leighton, quarter back; W. Stafford,
right half back; II. Knight, full back; /;
NJ. Bennett, left half back. The coacher
of the eleven Mr. Arthur Chapman of
Bcwdoin, '94, is expected to act as referee.
At recent meeting of the athletic as
ISOLATION, M, Bennett was elected tempo
rary captain of the football eleven.
A committee has been appointed and
are now at work arranging schedule for
a series Of ball games to be played next
spring with schools in the near vicinity.
AS a rule the schedule has been made at
such a late date that all Of the games are
not properly provided for. It is hoped
that an interscholastic league can be
formed for next seasons ball games. The
students of Kent's Hill, Coburn institute,
Hebron and Fryeburg academies are in
terested in such an event.
{ The October number of the school paper
the Messenger" will be issued in about
two weeks and will contain several special
articles on the summer vacation season.
Miss Leighton, '9S, will spend Sunday
in Kittery the guest OF Miss Minenetta
Canney, former teacher in elocution
and physical culture at the seminary.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25
How to Obtain q Fair Complexion by
Natural Meaus,

The natural Carlsbad Sprudel Salt
powder form, is an excellent Abeyteat,
Lcxattve and Dtuyetzc. 1t clears tie
eOUePiexlo& and bartfes the blood. 1t
is easily soluble. pleasant to take and
permanent in action. The genuine pro-
duct of the Carlsbad Springs is imported
in round bottles. Each bottle comes in a
light blue paper cartoon. and has the
signature, "Eisner & Mepdelsan Co.,
New York" O !e;yssy b2stlss
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25
Mary southard Nash.

The.late Mary Southland Nash who died
on the Goth inst, was a sister'to the late
Hon. T. J. Southland of Richmond, Me-
She was born at Boothbay, Dec. 9th,
1906. She was the widow of Daniel Nash,
an old soldier Of the Seth Maine Regi-
ment, who, with two brothers, was on the
disastrous Red River expedition COM
manded by Gen. Banks. She was one of
a class of twenty-five young ladies to
welcome General Lafayette in the city
of Portland on his visit to this country as
the nations guest. These very many
years of life have been assiduousIy en-
ployed in making comfortable and hap
pv home for her family. To her friends
and neighbors in time of sickness and
household duties, and confer words Of
comfort to the afflicted.
How well her birthday verse ap-
plies to her life every relative, friend,
and neighbor knows. ''She looketh we'll
to the ways of her household and eateth
not the bread of idleness.
To within few hours of her death this
very aged lady retained her faculties and
took an interest in everything surround
ing herr
Mrs. Nash was the Oldest member of
the Congregational church at Gray and
was numbered among the foremost in
disseminating religious principles, md
laboring for the support Of the church.
The funeral services were held at her
lats residence. Rev. e. ID. Cousins, pas
tor OF the society, conducted the services.
Noticeable among the many beautiful
flowers were pillow marked
mother and wreath bearing the word
Grandma. Four daughters survive to
mourn the loss of this kind and noble
woman, Mrs. Julia johnson who has
tenderly and lovingly cared for her in her
declining years, Mrs. Mary E. Taylor
of Shelburne Falls, Mass. Mrs. Alonzo
Thompson and Miss Hannah Nash of
Natick, Mass; also five grandchildren.
The Strikers Are Confident.
The striking freight handlers of the
Maine Steamship Company held meet
ing yesterday afternoon and voted to
hang together for 30 cents an hour and
not to go to work for the company at
any less price. They also agreed not. to
work at any price with the Italians.
Very few of the Italians were working
yesterday and the people at the steamship
wharf said they were laying off for rest.
About 25 additional Italians arrived by
boat from Boston yesterday afternoon and
will go to work discbarging the Cottage
City when che arrives. The Manhattan
sailed for New York at o'clock yester-
day morning and the John Englis is due
to reach here sometime this afternoon.
1t was said at the steamship wharves
yesterday that the Italians struck Thurs-
day night for more pay. They wanted 80
cents an hour for day work and 10 cents
an hour for night work. 1t was refused
them and some of the Italiaos went back
to Boston yesterday by boat. The strik-
ers feel confident that the company will
agree to their demands and take them
lack to work at the old price OF 80 cents
an hour.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25
OWEN, MOORE & co.
Wanted: a Schooner

With capacity OF about 3c0 tons. draft
to 10 1-2 feet, in exchange for equity in
three two family houses at Wost Somer-
Vile, Mass. Thes houses each contain
ten rooms, baths, furnaces and all mod
ern Improvements; five rooms in each
suite, separate entrances; one minute
from electric and five minutes from
steam cars. Each lot has $500 feet Of
land. The investment will pay 10 per
cent on the equity.
For further particulars apply to L,
P. @. Box 26S5, Boston, Mass.
sep25 til ths3
Portland Wholesale tirocers and Flohr
Dealers Association.
THE annual meeting of this association viii
Il be neld at the Office of III. s. Melchey Presi-
dent on MONDAY. September 2Ttll. 1857, ate
O'Clock p. N.
Election of officers and any other business
that may regularly come beScTe 1t,
Per order,
VIZ. CHASE, Sec'y,
Portland, Sept a. 1857. sept25a2St
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25
DR.. GREENE'S
.ERVURA
For the Nerves and Blood.

The scientist who is now doing most for
his fellow-men is DR.. Greene, the distin-
guished specialist who discovered DR..
Greene's Nervura remedy for the nerves
and blood. The oyerWork and over
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25

Fans. Our line OF Fans be exceled We made
special effort to choice things for this show
many dainty designs ranging price SOO0he most
popular price being from S. 90 to $780,
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25

Distracted nerves and weakened and
vitiated blood make up the most serious
problem which this country must solve.
Scientists rather than soldiers are
needed to save the nation.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25
PROSPERITY.
Inc Bright Side of Life as Indicated
Dy BOuntiful Wheat and Cotton.
Inc Dark Side as Shown by the In
crease of Disease Greene'S
Nervura a Nation Saver.

Seven hundred
million dollars in
crease in the value
of Americas wheat
and cotton crops.
Halt as many mil
lions more added to
the value of Ameri-
can railway securi-
ties. Over a billion
dollars distributed
among the people
of this prosperous
country. Such is
the record of the
season of 1897.
This is the bright
side.
What about the
dark side?
Seventy-hve mil
lion people.
Five million men
and ten million
women suffering
from exhaustion in
cident to the strain
of the past ten
years.
Fifteen million
children weaker
than their ancestors
and worse equipped
for the increasing
severity of the bat
tie of life.
Nerves ! Nerves !
Nerves !
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25

Our New Dress Trimmings also open and show
ing many designs direct from the fashion old
wordJe YokesJet Bo.erosSIk and Mohar Yokes Cir
dies and GanueMntary FrontsJe and Mohar Jackets ETC.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25

Stories of the town told in the Port
land Sunday Times.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25
AT our LACE
Department

We showing pretty things for party and
ming Mouselne dSoie Chions figured and embroidered
Silk MuslnsCepe dChine white and delicate coors
and very choice and extensive line Of fine white and aces
for trimmings.
We carry in stock at all times elegant line Of Real Laces
ThreadD Duchesse--Po oniton Point Vaenciennes and
Applique we'll Duchess handkerches and
handkerches with embroidered and lace edge
All the fanciful arrangements aces, chffons
bons much vogue and becoming ALL
fusion The buyer fer this dept has lately returned from NJ
bringing with her collection of choice novelties that will be diff
cult to excel