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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-03-27
SCROFULOUS ABSCESSES.

Mrs. BELLE SWEENEY, Of Flat TOP, Mercer
Co., w. "a, writes: About four years ago
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-03-27

"B. - Jones returned Wednesday
from the Territory, where he had been
with the u S. surveying corps the past
year.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-03-27

Rev. Stevenson has made an Innovation
in his work here it is bible lecture for
the children at the Methodist church
every Monday. The lecture for next
Monday will be based on the 9th and
9th chapter of Matthew.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-03-27

Owing to the high water in the river
the past week the ferryboat has been
able to make landing at the foot of
Main something quite unusual
since the sandbar has been making such
Entertainments on this side.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-03-27
Z Williams. who WAS Jointly implieated

Foster Williams who was Jointly implicated
! in the burglary of a car of groceries consigned
TO shibley 4 Wood Gro. Co. last fall, standing
on the track near their warehouse with q. w,
i Hill, was arrested Wednesday upon warrant
! issued by Justice Moore. Hill was arrested
/ Williams made his escape aud is supposed to
have since then been hiding in the Territory.
Wednesday he came to Van Buren,, thinking
and called on his partner in the crime In iail.
He However, reekoned without his host, for
Officer Hatfield getting wind of his being in
town armed himself with warrant and arrested
him.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-03-27

There is prospect that long needed
improvement is about to be made in the
putting in of new closets at the court
house.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-03-27

0. D. Dixon and and J. A. Huekieberry were
Constable Mcdonald for illegal netting on the
preserves of the Point Gun Club They Were
released under bond and their trial set for
Monday.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-03-27

Mrs. Colburn and daughter, of New
Boston, Tex, are visiting in the city as
the guests of Mrs. W. T. Wallace.
Mrs. Colburn formerly resided in Van
Buren,, her husband being principal of
the high school at this point.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-03-27

The agent of the Frisco railroad was
in the city Friday morning paying the
taxes on the railroad S property in the
county.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-03-27

The two Fayetteville girls who were
held by Officer Houck some weeks since
on advice from the father of one of
them and taken home, again got away
from their parents this week and got
as far as Fort Smith this time.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-03-27

THE ARKANSAS COMMONWEALTH, the
official Republican paper of the state,
has suspended publication.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-04
WEDDINGS.
Blanchard-MerrilI.

A quiet but pretty home wedding oc-
CURED at the residence of Mr.. Frank S.
Merrill the brides father, at Cumber-
land Centre. The contracting parties
were Mr.. Harry G. Blanchard, and Miss
Florence /. Merrill, one of the most
charming young ladies of the community.
At O'Clock the strains of the wedding
ma rch were heard and the bridal party
entered the parlor where they were met
by Rev. F. W. Davis, who very impress
sively performed the ceremony. Mr..
Philip L. Blanchard was best man and
Miss Rita N. Wilson, maid of honor. The
large and beautiful array of presents
testified to the esteem in which the couple
were regarded by their friends and rela-
tives. Mr.. and Mrs. Blanchard went at
once to their home followed by the good
wishes of all present.
Fogett-Sawyer.
A very quiet wedding took place We'd
nesday evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Baker in Oakdale, the con-
tracing parties being Miss Mabelle
Florence Sawyer of Oakdale and Mr..
Charles Henry Fogett of Springfield, Vt.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr..
Hack of the Second Parish. of which Miss
Sawyer was an active member. Miss
June May Whittier was the bridesmaid
and Mr.. Charles II. Mosley was best man.
After the ceremony a short reception was
held. Miss Belle G. Peterson presided
over the punch bowl, assisted by Miss
Leila B. Sands The esteem in which the
young couple are held was attested by the
many beautiful presents of which they
were the recipients. Amid q shower of
rice, good wishes and shoes the young
couple left for honeymoon in the White
Mountains, after which they will reside
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-04
BOARD OF TRADE.
Monthly Meeting of the Board o
Managers.

The June meeting of the managers of
the Board of Trade was held yesterday
morning. Reports of committees were
read and generally approved The presi-
dent was authorized to appoint such
committees as he may deem expedient to
cooperate with the city government in
the reception and entertainment of visit
ing guests, when such cooperation is de-
sired. 90
In answer to anxiety expressed by some
of the members at the delay in getting to
work on our harbor improvements the
president stated that the matter was be-
ing looked after and that he had the as
surance of the chief of the engineers de-
partment in Washington that the work
would commence as soon as possible and
be vigorously prosecuted to accomplish
the result necessary to accommodate the
large ocean steamers expected here early
in November next.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-04
THE KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL.
Graduating Exercises Held at Boswortf
Post Hall.

The graduating exercises of the Port
land kindergarten school took place yes
terday afternoon at Bosworth Post hall
There was large attendance of the
friends of the Institution and of the grad
uating class.
The programme, which consisted of the
different songs, finger plays, games and
the various features of the kindergarten
We're given by the members of the class,
thus illustrating the methods of teaching
IN the school These were the graduates
Margaret E. Blackwell, Portland; Isa-
bella E. Carter, Bath; Alice G. Eastman
Deering; Eta b. Knight, Falmouth
Mary e. Latham, Portland; Marion G.
Merrill, Portland; Octayia B. O'Connor,
Portland; Alice M. Stratton, Gorham,
N. H.; Ellen W. Thomas, Portland; Mary
II. thompson, tortland; Trulette P.
Ierfethen, Peaks Island; Harriet o.
Thoms, Fryeburg.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-04
A Much Needed Change Made.

For long time there has been com
plant in regard to the system prevailing
of requiring every person who had occa
sion to telephone to any of the engine
houses to first telephone to central fire
station and have it repeated. Many
plumbers and annoyances were caused by
this system, and in several instances
trivial fires became serious ones, owing
to the fact that more hose was wanted
and the time occupied by this round
about way of procuring it gave the fire a
marked start.
i The committee on fire department. have
had the matter under consideration fol-
some time and last night the old system
was restored by which each engine house
can be telephoned to directly.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-04
BRIEF JoTTlNos.

The company commanders of the Port
land battalion have received notice that
the companies will be inspected next
week by Gen. Newcombe as follows:
Co. B, Portland Cadets, Monday; Co. E,
Montgomery Guards, Tuesday; Co. L,
Sheridan Rifles, Wednesday; Co. A,
Light Infantry, Thursday.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Women's Christian association will occur
today at p. m. at 20 Spring street.
Shipments by the Dominion Coal COM
pany for May amounted to 1885, 900 tons,
compared with 1854 tons last year,
Tabs tons in 1895, and 1o7, 4o3 tons in
1894. This makes shipments for the first
three months of the company's fiscal
year 161 GOO tons, compared with 1872, 900
tonsssin 1896, 81 ,791 tons in 1895 and 49,
227 tons in 1894.
Yesterday was showery and muggy.
The Jewish Feast of Weeks will be
observed by all Hebrews in Portland.
The festival begins Saturday, June 5, at
sunset, and continues to sunset Monday,
June Z.
The city committee on accounts met
yesterday afternoon. and looked over the
treasurer's accounts.
Capt. Vannaman and crew of the ill
fated schooner Walter W. Rasin, which
stranded at New Brunswick Tuesday and
afterward caught fire and became total
loss, were passengers on the st. Croix
which, touched here yesterday morning
on her Way to Boston
The balcony OF the new theatre is now
ready for the ornamental stucco work
and the entire front of the theatre is be
ing rapidly transformed into artistic
lines.
The teachers of the public schools have
decidedlto decorate a barge for the Fourth
of July parade. The rges.will be filled
with school children in gay dresses and
this division will be made one of the
most attractive in the parade.
The lumber, door, sash and blind deal
ers and planning mills of Portland will
close their respective places of business on
Saturdays at IL M, during the months
of June, July, August and September.
Pine Tree lodge, K of P, will confer
the rank of knight in the long form to-
night
Next Wednesday evening Division 1, A.
O. H., Board of Erin, will hold its annual
election of officers.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-04
The Tuberculin Test.
To the Editor of the Press:

10 the Editor OF the f0reSS:
East North Yarmouth, June 2.
In this mornings issue of your paper,
my attention was called to an article on
tuberculosis, discussed by the Board
of Health, and to prove their statements
reference was made to the report of the
Agricultural Experiment Station of Min
nesota
Now, Mr.. Editor, can furnish equally
good opinions from experts without trav-
cling to the university of the far off
state of Minnesota in opposition to the
tuberculin test. Such well-known au-
thority as DIR. W. L. Zuill, formerly
chairman of the veterinary faculty
OF the University of Pennsylvania,
says:
"Tubereulin will not react in every
case OF tubercular disease and will react
where no tuberculosis exists and there
tore IS not reliable. 1t is positively dang
epous as it may arouse latent or
encysted tubercle into activity and thus
cause an aggravated tuberculosis which
will render the milk unfit for food and
hasten the cows death, whereas without
tuberculin, such COW might enjoy
milk -
And further he says:
MY position is this: I cannot, do
nate use of tuberculin as an agent for
diagnosing tuberculosis in dairy cattle. .
DIR. Noah Cressey, the noted veterina
rian of Hartford, Conn, says:
Concerning the employment of tuber-
culin as diagnostic test, / am pleased to
get the conservative side of the question.
And Notwithstanding the claims of sew
eral veterinarians of our experiment sta
tions as to it's real value in identifying
this disease in animals, there are grave
doubts in the minds of sanitarians touch
ing this new and mooted practice"
I would also call your attention to the
fact of the injurious effects Of milk from
cattle that have just been tested, upon
infants, and people with weak stomachs.
chusetts State House, that several chill
dren on the island (Nantucket), were
thrown into high fever by partaking of
milk from cattle which had just been
tested and that they were very sick and
it puzzled doctors as to what to do for
Ahet IL was Oh1J Wi4Cu >i1lh ttth0u
from COWS which had not been tested,
was fed to the infants, that the fever SUBJ
sided.
This fact has also been substantiated
by statements made by several wealthy
gentlemen who have had their cattle test
ed, near Boston, that they found the same
effect in their families, and those of their
near neighbors, and that they should
consider it a dangerous thing to do.
AS one of many milk producers, will
say that we are all DESTROYS of having
healthful animals and are willing to SUBJ
ject them to physical examination by
competent veterinarians, but shall not
submit our herds to general tuberculin
test if we can prevent it. 1t seems very
arbitrary as well as q usurpation Of
power for the Portland Board Of Health
to assume the duties of the cattle commits
sioners of the State of Maine. 1 believe
the cattle commissioners are well qualified
to perform the duties appertaining to
their office.
A MILK PRODUCER.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-04
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Alta Pease Grouse of Syracuse, N.
Y, is visiting Portland for a few days
and is the guest of Mrs. Frazier, Con-
gress street.
Capt. Herbert R.. Sargent is candi-
date for superintendent of the Reform
school.
Samuel E. Randall has been appointed
private Waterman in place of Henry P.
White, deceased.
Mr.. j. M. S. Hunter of the Farming
ton Chronicle and Mrs. Hunter, were in
town yesterday. Mr.. Hunter is looking
well after his recent severe illness.
Hon. Edward Wiggin, the master of
the Maine State Grange, has been invited
by the master of the New Hampshire
State Grange to give a series of addresses
at the meetings to be held there, August
10 to 10 inclusive. Mr.. Wiggin has ac-
cepted.
A Maine sea captain, but recently re-
turned from the west coast of Africa,
brings the report that Ex-Alderman A.
r. Yates of this city is creating the
greatest excitement of the season there
Wy N11f Ing IllC olIccbS LII d buggy
drawn by a full grown horse. This is
the first appearance of horse and car
riage in that section of the world and the
natives are lost in wonderment. Only
small donkeys have been used for trans.
portation there. The horse Mr.. Yates is
driving was raised in Fairfield and the
buggy came from J. J. Pray of this city.
--Waterville Mail
Mr.. Hugh D. Mcclellan of Belfast has
been elected principal of the Waterville
high school, Mr. Mcclellan is graduate
of the class of '95, Colby University.
Miss Sarah L. Arnold of Boston, one of
the supervisors of schools, will make the
address at the graduation exercises of the
Portland Training school at Assembly
hall, High School building, Friday eve
aing, June Rs.
Prof. S. H. Woodbridge of Boston, was
in the city yesterday.
Mr. John P True with Houghton.
4Iiflin & Co., Boston, fer the past %
year3, was in the city yesterday. He is
the son Of the late DR.. n. T. True of
Bethel.
Col. John o. Winship delivered the
Memorial day Grafton at Music hall. in
Cleveland, Ohio.
Ex-Sheriff Webb of Bridgton was in
the city yesterday.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-04
The Board of Health's Milk Ordinance
TO the Editor of the Press:

10 the E0atOr OF the PreSS:
AS much has appeared in your papers
the last few days relating to diseased
cows and the action of your City Board
Of Health I would like to write a few
lines from the producers and dealers
standpoint.
The start is from the very radical action
of the Board of Health in issuing a most
stringent ordinance requiring every COW,
good, bad and Indifferent from which
milk is sent, to be tested with tuberculin.
Now in the first place do not believe the
Board of Health have any legal right to
compel all cows to be tested. Tubercu-
losis does not exist in any degree to de-
mand it, nor do the public demand it.
Those who do demand it have axes to
grind, and no others There are about
1000 COWS from which milk is sent to
Portland. 1t is pretty fat plum for
the Vets who are combined with the
Board of Health and who have already
decided that they will allow none but
their favorite "Vets'' to do the testing
and fixed the price of testing at 81 90 per
head, when it can be done for 25c. Moth
ing could harm the milk dealers bust
ness more than this. People are afraid to
u .Hh iii1h. iHcIe Is lo llOfc HotlGnlul
drink than milk and people are not dying
by drinking it as the public are led to
conclude by the repeated printing of
such articles as the one at Blue Hill
which has been put in the papers several
days running and shows that there are
some interested parties back of it, The
farmers do not want diseased COWS in
their herds. If a COW Is wrong she is
killed. The milk business is done on Sc
close margin that he cannot afford to
keep any but the best cows. The farmers
by the proper authorities Any vetinary
who has had experience can go into a
herd of COWS and pick out the healthy
ones by a physical examination and II
there are any suspected ones those could
be tested with tllbercplin, but to inject
tubeTcu1in into all the COWS in this
county would be the ruin of the dairy in
terest. Tuberculin is violent poison
Upon cows which are healthy it causes
a great shrinkage in the milk; in very
many cases they do not recover for the
year, alsocows heavy with calves often
lose them and such a COW Is almost a
dead loss. I would no sooner drink the
milk OF tested COW or allow my family
TO than l woald drink the milk of a COW
badly diseased.
The State appoints men who are skilled
IN this business to look after the health
OF the herds in the state and they are
looking for the disease in manner ap-
proved by the producer and the consumer.
nd, Inc mllkmen hold meeting next Sat
urday to organize themselves, not that
they may be allowed to sell bad milk.
put that they must resist the enforcement
OF such rule or go out of the business.
M
Gray, June 8, 1897.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-04
Veteran Firemen.

AT q meeting of the Veteran Firemen' S
association held last evening, it was voted
to call the engine just received from
Peaks island the J. W. Plaisted in COM
pliment to the vice president of the asso-
citation, Mr.. James W. Plaisted. Mr..
Plaisted has been one of the most active
and interested members since the organi-
zation of the Veterans, and this was a
very proper recognition of his many kind
nesses. Mr.. Plaisted was visib1y affected.
1t was also voted to attend service at
Rev. Mr.. Pearson's church, the Gospel
Mission the third Sunday in June
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-04
THE HAWsER BROKE
And Two Men Were Badly Hurt Yesterday

A tug was towing the schooner Alice
Holbrook on the Kennebec yesterday
when the hawser suddenly parted and
struck two sailors on the schooner
Sugust Henderson and George Swift.
Henderson's leg was broken, and Swift's
leg was badly bruised and hurt although
the bone was not broken. The men were
brought to Portland and sent to the
United States Marine Hospital
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-04
"Mrs. winslow,s soothing syrup'

"Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup
Has been used over Fifty Years by millions Of
mothers for their children while Teething
with perfect success. 1t socthes the child,
softens the gums, allays Pain, cures Wind
Collie, regulates the bowels, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea whether arising from
teething or other causes. For sale by Drug
gists in every part of the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 25sC cts
q bottle. CIR
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-04
Inspections Next Week.

The following military companies OF
Portland will be inspected next week
Portland Cadets, Co. B, Monday night
Montgomery Guards, Co. E, Tuesday
night.
Sheridan Rifles, Co. L. Wednesday
night.
Portland Light Infantry, Co. A, Thurs.
day night.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-04
Administrators Notice

The subscriber hereby gives notice tbe no b. 8
been duly appointed Administratoro n ne 1 tia
estate ssts of 5qn IL the wda danEIR late
deceased, and given bonds as the laM S;..'
All persons having demands against the astafe
of said deceased are desired to present s' the
are requested to make payment ,en sneIeto
HENRY W. SWASEV
s,,. r,na 100, Portland
otanoi'A' '"i0 - Ao0'' je4dI aw3wF
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-04

FACSIMILE signature of cHAs. Il. FLETCHER
is on the wrapper of every bottle of cAsroRIA.
When Baby was sick, we gave her castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-04

"Burdock Blood Bitters entirely cured
me OF terrible breaking out all over nv
gody. 1t is a wonderful medicine. - Miss
5 Ta Elbridge, Box 80, West Cornwell,
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-04

David Wilson the colored murderer, was
hanged at Morristowa, N ], at 10. 08
yesterday morning. A year ago Wilson
cut his wife's head open.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-04
THE PRESS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TODAY.
j. r. Libby.
IWen. Moore & Co.
Rires Bros. Co.
I. f. Homsted.
Standard Clothing Co.
Eastman Bros. g. Bancroft.
administrators Notice.
FINANCIAL.
Casco National Bank,
ADJUSTMENTS.
Willard Casino Concert.
New Wants, To Let, For Sale, Lost Found
and Similar advertisements wiilbefound under
Heir appropriate heads on Page 6.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-04

Citizens Committee Propose to Raise
Money by Subscription to Bring This
Feature Here-Fourth of July Cele-
~ bration of '97 Will outclass Anything
Ever Attempted in This Part of
Country.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-04

Gray, june 8. 1897.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-15
sHERrFFs SALE IN cHANcERY OF

SHERTFFS SALE IN CHANCERY OF
New Jersey.
Between Sarah Emily Platt, complainant.
Fl. ia. For Sale of Mortgaged Premises.
Returnable May Term, 1897.
Besson, Stevens & Lewis, Solicitors.
BY virtue of the above stated writ, to me
directed and delivered I shall sell by public
vendue, at F.. G. WoIbert's Real Estate Sales
room, No. AZ Montgomery street, Jersey City,
THURSDAY, the twenty-ffth day of March.
A. L. 1897,
at two o'clock in the afternoon. all the fol-
lowing described land and premises, with the
appurtenances, being the same described in
said writ. that is to say
and premises hereinafter particularly describ-
ed, situate. lying and being in the City Of
jersey, described as follows, to wit:MCommenc
ing in the westerly line of Washington
street at a point distant twenty-one cd feet
and nine 90 inches northerly from the north
westerly corner Of Washington and Sixth
streets, and running thence westerly and par
allel with Sixth street ffty-four 90 feet;
thence northerly and parallel with Washing
ton street twenty-one CID feet and seven Cd
inches; thence easterly and parallel with Sixth
street hfty-four 70 feet to the westerly line
and along the westerly line of Washington
street twenty-one CID feet and seven % inches
to the point or place of beginning: and being
the same premises which were Conveyed by
John Castree and Isaac Odell, executors, and
Susan G. Currie, executrix of the last will
and testament of John Shotweil, deceased, to
the said Emily B. Shotwell, by deed dated
November 18th, 1881. and Tecorded in the Hud-
son County Registers Office, in Book 1868 of
Deeds. on pages 36S. &C., and conveyed By the
said Emily B. Shotwel to the said Richard
". Taft. by deed dated April 18th, 1852, and
office April 18th, 1852, in Book 1857 of Deeds
TOT sA'a S0'n pa WILLIAM HELLER.
Sheriff.
Jersey city News and The Observer.