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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
KILLED HIS MOTHER.

Norwich, Conn, December 24.--Mrs.
Mary Pouch. aged So, died at her homo
in Bozrahville, little village six miles
north OF this city. yesterday afternoon,
as the result OF being accidentally shot
by her 27-year-old son James, at their
home yesterday morning. The contents
OF ono barrel of q shot gun entered the
woman's hip, and she died from the
shock about four hours later. Mrs
Pounch was conscious up to the time of
her death, and in her anUe-inortem state
ment exonerates her son from all blame.
Mr.. Pounch, ST., was also in the house
at the time, and he likewise states the
shooting was the result of an accident.
1t is said that the accident occurred as
the young man was hurriedly taking
down the gun from the pegs on which
it hung, TO get after q fox, which had
passed the house, chased by q pack of
hounds. Rumors prevailed early in the
day that the affair was the outcome of
quarrel, but the woman's statement
disDrOyeS them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
DEATH OF DIR. I. ROUNDS.

South Paris, December 24.-Dr. /.
Rounds of South Paris, who has been
critically i'll the past two weeks, died Sat-
urday morning. His daughter, Susie
Rounds, who was teaching school at West
Lebanon, was with her father during
the greater part of his illness.
Friday, there seem indications of an
improvement in DIR. Rounds's condit-
ion, but early Saturday morning he be-
gan gradually to fail and all hope was
abandoned. Besides the suffering from
his old wounds in his head, DIR. Rounds
suffered an attack of gastro-interitis.
Dr. Rounds was born in Danville, Sep
TENDER IL, 1912, and was the son of Ma
thaniel Rounds of Gray and Susan A.
(Libbey) Rounds of Poland.
He married on October IA, 1874, Lydia
A., daughter of Joseph and Sally F..
(Thurston) Haskell of Poland. They
have two children, Susie Louis and Frank
Wendell.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
OLD DAM GOES OUT.

Biddeford, December 24.-The old log
dam across the river at Benny Eagle,
went out yesterday morning and the
only industry in the place has been forced
to shut down for the winter and until q
new dam can be built, which will not
be until spring. This will throw con-
siderable number of men out of employ
ment and the loss will be severely felt at
Benny Eagle.
The dam was located at the foot of the
pond that runs the mill of Capt. j. f.
Warren & Sons, and was built of logs
many years ago.
1t was about 10. 80 o'clock in the morn
ing when the dam gave way to the pres
cure of the anchor ice in the pond, and
the logs went down stream with rush,
the water in the river being very high
for this time of year.
When the dam went the water in the
pond went also, of course, and there is
nothing left to indicate there was ever q
pond there before beyond the natural bed
of the river and the water running
through it.
The mill had good deal of work on
hand at the time and there was promise
of steady employment through the winter
and spring, but now these men will have
to seek work elsewhere.
The damage done was confined to the
dam and the consequent shutting down
of the mill.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
SPEAK OUT.
The Search Light of Publicity Is PLEASING
Portland People.

Publicity is what the people want.
Let the public speak on the subject
There has been too much cIaim-too
little proof.
Claims made by strangers are not
proof.
Claims endorsed by strangers are not
proof.
There is only one kind of proof for
Portland citizen.
The experience of people we know.
When friends and neigbbors endorse,
MAKE pubic statements of their case.
There can be no question about such
evidence.
This is the proof we have.
Which backs every box Of DOAN'S KID
NEY PILLS.
No other kidney pills, no other kidney
remedy
Can produce such proof.
Here is one case of tho many we have:
MIR. q. W. Jones. of A Melbourne ST.,
says: 1t is a matter of interest to many
others to know what to take for backache
or kidney complaint I have foundEiteout
and am pleased to make it known. For
years, I was sufferer. Many Il day after
work T went home to get place to lie
down after an afternoons suffering
When was at work had frequently to
stand at a bench for q considerable lengt
of time with my body stopped over enough
to bring strain on my back, This was
terribly irksome and if I caught cold it
was exceedingly painful, for colds always
settled in my kidneys. l got Doan's
Kidney Pills at H. FL. Hay & Sons drug
store on Middle ST., after taking them a
while the baokache left and it has not re
turned. They also regulated the SER.
lions of the kidneys which had previor sly
been too frequent. Any medicine that
brings such results deserves recommend
ing and Is worthy Of conf ence."
Doan Kidney Pills are for sale by all
dealers, price 50 cents. Mailed by Foster
Milburp Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name DOAN'S and take
no substitute.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
AN UNKNOWN WRECK.

Halifax. N. S., December 24.-The gov
ernment steamer Newfield returned to-
night from the visit to SABLE Island, and
brings advices of disaster of an I'M
known vessel wreckags from which
drifted ashore there during the first week
Of December. The officials at the island
believe that the vessel was a bark or ship
of about five hundred tons, but nothing
was found that gave q clue to her identity
or the nature of her cargo. No boats were
found amongst the wreekage. which all
drifted ashore at the cast end of the
island. On November 9th, a large bark
entine was seen to run on the Northwest
bar, when she held fast in the sand for
two hours and then drifted away. A
strong gale was blowing at the time and
the sea was so heavy that it was impos-
sible to launch life boat and go off to
the vessel. The barkentine was partially
dismasted, having lost her foretopmast
and head gear, and was evidently in bad
condition. Nothing more was seen of
her after she got off the bar.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
$500, 900 DEMANDED.

Z Springfield, ILL.,, December 24.-The
junction Mining Company has fled a
suit for damages in the Sangamon cir.
cult court against the Springfield June
tion Coal company for S4Oo, 600. The de
PENDANTS were lessees of the property for
10 years. During their leasehold, it is
charged, the defendant changed the ar
rangoments of the property by which
entries and approaches were improperly
supported and caved in, entries were
driven on land not owned by plaintiff,
tenement houses were torn down, ma
chinery and fixtures were badly dam
aged, escapment shafts were illegally con
structed, the lessees' railway switches
torn up and the escapement shaft con
verified into hosting shaft, head gear
was removed from convenience to rail
way tracks, coal was screened SO as to de-
fraud plaintiff out Of thousands OF dol
lars, and putting plaintiff TO the expense
of repairs. 1t is charged that plaintiff
will lose a large sum in inability to get
coal marketed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25

n the announcement of the payment Of
the semi-annual dividend of 4 per cent
on the earnings of the six months from
lime IA to December IL, inclusive, the
circular deals at length with the condit-
IONS affecting the industry at the present
nine and closes with novel plan by the
treasurer, Geo. A. Chace, for the forma-
tion of sick and benefit fund, for which
mills ore in Rhode Island, just across
the state line from this city, and the
treasurer has been successful manager
far beyond the average in this city. He
was formerly treasurer of the Shove mill
and went to the Bourne when that COR
noration was organized.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
ONE OF FIELDS FRANKS.
How the Rumorist Put an End to Long
MINDED Speech.


A Gene Field story, by A. ]. Fleming
in the St. Joe Times; ~ shall never for
oct the first time met Field. l was, In
1879, editor of the Caldwell Citizen, an
independent weekly paper published at
Kingston, Mo. That was the year Of ths
Greeley campaign Major Gentry of Sc
dalia was candidate for governor on ths
Tadpole ticket. Carl Schurz was stump,
ing Missouri for Gentry, Greeley & Co.
The ST. Louis Democrat, great blanket
sheet was then running, The Globe not
vet having swallowed The Democrat. This
GREAT combination was billed for Hamil-
tom Mo, for an afternoon and evening
It was day still remembered IN Caldwell
county. 1t was in October, cool and
pleasant. Hamilton was in her best, and
people came for miles to hear Schurz. B.
Gratz Brown, Major Gentry, Dink Lefet
and other noted speakers. Field long and
thin, was with this wonderful combina
ton, and was writing letters for The
Democrat-two and three long, 80 inch
columns per day. And what letters they
were-full of rich humor, sparkling sar-
casm and everything that was bright and
breezy and saucyl
<Au ulllS Ulii1O l. lGl0 Was o ilGT6 DQy
and had made no reputation. But he was
the same Gene Field. In some things he
never changed. He was always alive for a
practical joke, Gentry was a slow, poky
and wearisome speaker. He had been on
the floor half an hour and was good for a
full hour to come. Field had got weary
and quietly left the hall. In few mo-
ments the fire bell wildly rang Of course
the meeting broke up in mad rush. A
dash was made for the door, All got out.
When peace and order was declared Field
was at the hotel, the old Hamilton House
{now no more), in the parlor playing and
romping innooently with half dozen lit
tie boys and girls. Of course Field rang
the bell, but no one knew it or for mo-
ment suspected it at the time. This was
one of his practical jokes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25

great suferings, but they are mild COM
pared with those daily borne by thousands
of victims of that dread disease con-
sumption.
For centuries this relentless disease was
considered incurable. 1t is now known to
be distinctly durable. DR. Pierces Golden
Medical Discovery cures 98 per cent. of all
cases Of consumption, bronchitis, asthma,
laryngitis and diseases of the air-p passages.
1t has stood the test for thirty years. 1t
acts directly on the blood, nourishing it
with the life giving qualities of the food
1t tears down old, ha1fdead tissues and
builds up new ones in all parts of the body.
Through the blood it acts directly on the
lungs, driving out all impurities and dis
ease germs. It soothes the cough, but
facilitates expectoration 1t deepens the
breathing, supplying the system with lite
giving oxygen. 1t stimulates the appetite,
facilitates the flow of digestive juices, in
vigorates the liver and tones and builds up
the nerves. 1t is the great blood-1naker
and hcsh-builder. 1t does not make tiabby
flesh like cod liver oil, but firm, muscular,
healthy tissues.
az had been troubled with bronchitis for
several years." writes Mrs. Orlin o. ara, Box
IA, Fergus Falls, ottertail Co, MINI; In the
first place had sore throat. doctored with
different doctors and took various medicines,
but got no relief 1 raised from my throat
sticky substance like white of an egg; Gould
not sleep and had made up my MIND that l
would not live through the winter. took DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Favor
tie Prescription alternately, and in a few days
began to see that was better. / took eight bot
ties. have not felt as well in years"
The quick constipation cure - Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. Never grippe
Accept no substitutes or limitations.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
GARDINER EASILY DEFEATED.
Portland Won An Easy victory in Kepne.
bee Last Evening.

Gardiner, December 24.-In tonight's
game Portland easily defeated the locals.
1t was uninteresting from beginning to
end. The features were the playing of
Hadley and Dill and Lincoln. The line
up and summary:
Gardiner-Gay and Hadley, rushers:
Dill, center; Moran and Tobin, half
backs; Murphy and Tobin, goal.
Portland-Linooln and Curtis rushers:
Whipple and Jordan, oenters; Turnbull,
half hack; Hen, goal.
GoaIs. Won BY. Rush By. Gagged By. q
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
GRAY.

West Gray, December 24.-Georgs IL.
spending his holiday vacation at his
home in West Gray. Ia
Miss Bertha 1wombly, who has been
teaching in Easthampton, Mass, is at
home for o two weeks vacation.
Charles e. Allen went to Boston this
week with mum Der of sleighs Of his own
manufacture. /.
". S. Allen and P M. Stuart attended
the State nge meeting at Augusta this
week
e. e. Huston has returned home from
Portland Head where ne has been at work
during the summer and fall.
r. A. Allen has completed the repairs
in his mill and it is now ready for BUSH
ness.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
on ths 1ettering Of a catalogue.

The needless and importunate capital
letters Of an English printed catalogue are
a grievous eyesore to any one who has been
educated-that is, led out of insular preju-
dice--by observation of the methods pur-
sued in countries where photography has
been studied for a longer time than in
England. -" Hints by Charles F. Black
huru
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
. MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Corrcs
pondents of the Preas.
yINALHAVEN.

Vinalhaven, December 23.-Leroy S..
Bean of Portland, delivered his lecture
entitled 1.-THE Devil in Black and White
here tonight to large and appreciative
audience. All were delighted and hope to
be able to hear him again in the near
future. This is the second in tae course.
the first being J. Temple Graves of
Georgia. We are proud to place our Maine
speaker on an equal with the Southern
orator.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE.

New York. December 24.-PhiIip f.
Carter, the marine, who in June last
murdered Master at Arms Keyon aboard
the q. S. battleship Indiana, was today
sentenced to imprisonment for life, at
Clinton county state prison Carter is
only % years old. He is the first man to
be sentenced under the new law, enabling
a federal jury to find prisoner guilty
Of murder in thesfrst degree without in
flicting the death penalty.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
TREASURER CHACE's PLANS.

Fall River, December PA new feat
ure in the mill situation in this city,
the effect Of which cannot be exactly
determined at present. is the circular
issued today by the Bourne mills to it's
operatives, relating especially to the
profits sharing system inaugurated there
eight and IA half years ago. In addition
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25

Manager Burnham of the Portland polo
team has signed a new player. His name
is David Stamford, and he has been play
ing with Salem, one of the National
league teams Stamford will be sesn
with the Portland team today for the first
time and will play at centre. He is said
to be oraek-a-jack and will probably be
of considerable service in pulling the
home team up out Of the last position. =
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
The Unfair Fair.

Wife Observation-Disclosures much do
you think we took in at the hazaarF
Husband (quietly)-How many, you
mean. Adams tMass,) Freeman
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
SUICIDE OF THoMAsToN BOY.

Rockiand, December 24.-George A.
Seavey, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Seavey of Thomaston, committed suicide
shot gun about noon today. The suicide
was about eighteen years of age and no
reason for his act is known.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25

CURE, GROUP CURE, CHOLERA MoRBUs CURE,
CONSTIPATION CURE, WORM CURE, FACE AND
SKIN OINTMENT, MUNYON'S BALM AND NUN
YoN's PLAsTERs. Do not wait for the full de-
velopment of any disease, but begin treatment
8 IN accordance with directions on the appear
auce of the first symptoms.
Mrs. Thomas Sangine, 1,o4z Fourteenth ave-
nue., Detroit, Mich, says: "Please accept my
most grateful thanks for the miraculous re-
covery of our eight-months- baby girl. She
was taken with Cholera Infantum early in the
summer. and although we had the best medi-
cal attention, we fully expected to lose her.
possible to get any kind of infant food that
would be retained by the stomach, and nothing
seemed to check the diarrhoea. After the doc
yon's Remedies, and to our delight found that
the hrst bottle was sufficient to check the
diarrhcea and enable the stomach to retain
back to perfect health. My husband has also
taken Munyon's Dyspepsia Cure with wonder.
fully curative effects"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
BRIEFLY ToLRA

Lyman Robbins of North Acton, Mass,
was drowned while. fishing in Grass
Pond, Acton Centre, Thursday afternoon.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
TWO POLO GAMES HERE TODAY

TWO POLO GAMES HERE TODAY,
Portland people will have an opportu-
nifty of seeing two excellent games today
at City Hall. The teams which are
scheduled to appear here are now con-
sidered to be the strongest in the Maine
league and they may be relied upon today
to give Manager Burnham's team hard
run for victory. Previous to each of the
professional games the teams of the
amateur league will play and these con-
tests are always Interesting to Portland
people as the players are all well known
here. The afternoon game with Bath
will be called at $50 p. m. The evening
game with Rockland will be called at
s. 80 p. IN. Reserved seats may be OBJ
tanned at Chandler's.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25

TWELVE INDICTMENTS REPORTED
Skowhegan, December 24.-At 1890
a. NJ, Friday, the grand jury of the
Somerset S. j. court reported IL indict-
ments.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25

of the settlement of
the Dakotas S, the
n e wspapers fire.
quently contained
stories of the hard
ships and sufferings
and sometimes the
death of the new
settlers who were
lost in the billiards..
Tie man OF woman
who is frozen to
death in a winters
cf1r,,- ,.~J arrnoc
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25

Score-Gardiner, 8; Portland, 10. Stops
Murphy, 20; Tobin, 3; Allen, 6. Fouls
Portland, /. Rushes-Lincoln, Is; Gay,
/. Referee-Wa Wakefield. Timer-Purneil.
Attendance-400
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25

BY. Rush BY. Gagged BY. IT
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-25
Portland Office, 472 Congress 81
Fridays and Saturdays,

Office hours a. m. to p. m. Mondays
and Fridays a. IN. to p.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-12-16
The Commercial COLLEGE to Omen

Mr.. Frank Callow, who has just
completed thorough course in the
Bryant \ Stratton Business College,
of Chicago, will ON Monday, Jan. Sd,
open the Mineral Point Commercial
College in rooms over Mr.. w. j.
Penhallegon's new store. The busi-
ness department only will be opened
for the present. This Is u continual
tion of the plan mentioned last fall
for the organization of commercial
school here. Mr.. Callow has speci-
ally fitted himself for his work, hav-
ing graduated with honors. He will
teach bookkeeping and kindred
studies, which will afford fine
opportunity for all residents of this
section who desire to do so to obtain
a thorough business education.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-12-16
Fine China Goods.

A visit to the store OF Hendra Bro
theirs will convince any ono that they
are fully sustaining their reputation
as leaders in Fine China. AS YOU en-
ter, you see China to the right OF you,
China TO the left Of you, and Chine on
in front Of you. In short, their large
display tables are completely filled
with goods in the line of fine China.
a glance at their immense stock will
convince you of the truth OF the state
ments here made. Here you will find
everything you want. The stock has
been selected and purchased with the
special purpose In view OF command
ing the trade OF those who want the
very best goods obtainable. II would
be useless to undertake to enumerate
the many articles which they carry In
fine China.
Hendra Brother also carry mag
nihcent stock of Lamps OF every de-
scription. Also, the very latest now
elites. Glassware, In water sets,
table sets, and berry sets, including
selection of the richest OF cut glass;
also imported Vases, Of the most beau
tiful designs.
And In the busy selection and ar
rangenent Of their fine China, Glass
ware, etc, they have not lost sight OF
other departments OF their store, but
have purchased and placed on their
shelves and In their cases large
stock OF the Choicest OF Christmas
Confectionery, Christmas Fruits and
Christmas Groceries. A call az their
store will do you good. 1Sw3
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-12-16
Just Iseceiyc,l

a supply of New Buckwheat Flour, ut
j, A, Spratler's,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-12-16
Advertising is the Great Means

Advertising is the Great Means
To prosperous end. Over 1900
years ago advice was given to the
Jews i" not to light candle and put
it under a bushel,n and ever since the
Jewish merchants are prosperous.
Why? Because they have followed
this good counsel and let their light
shine. Now comes an opportunity for
merchants of this city to place per-
manent advertisement in every private
and business house. Judson Directory
Co., are about to compile and issue a
City Directory, and will reserve GER
tain pages for advertisers, which can
be secured at reasonable prices. 1Sw1
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-12-16
Toys. Dolls,
The Very Best Tens.

Books, games. THoMA a. LENAHAN.