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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24
A CUBAN CAPTAIN
Gives His Views on the Situation m I'm H.
happy Island


y Portland man who left thjs ci,,.
many years ago. as the r4gnr,
domestic troubles, was here. tbis ,.a,,.
on flying trip, He is now ca,t,t.
~ The Cuban army. and Will return :.
once. He said If the situation there.
Those vino are fighting apains,
Sraln, are resolved 10 BE- free Nnttt.
( eIs" Viii SATISFY them The peopie bs,a
] spain. ana do not want a singi. ,I1
+ dier, officer or official left on the island
I If Spain would withdraw every soIdja.
! on condition Of the Spanish flag 70.
! naming. the fight would be- kent M,
gu can have no possible idea ~
( thr bitter feeling against Spain. gb.
( las starved oVcIWorked ana taxed Ia
! F"ud "nduranc" the people. and no,c
+ ih"y are resolved that she shall 90
/ Ihcfr Is no doubt that the Cubans
! would pay good sum for freedom
/ hut nothing resembling the war dett
I spain has incurred in the att.np, -
break down the people
TN" Cuban army is all right Tho
health Of the men is excellent ana they
! are well paid. They need only IN y.
/ i""rganlZed according to modern IDEAS
4 IN order - he good soldiers.
+ .-y,. t.,., r,,,,1+ -
80, N7t' many DdttIeS, and
/ Killed many thousand Of the soldiers
7 Of spain. We are not killing men nov
/ but boys. II is almost pitious 10 Sac
I The poor little fellows we are coruu.lIed
( 70 shoot down. | tell you peace ana
/ tn" giving up Of Cuba, would be q
great blessing u Spain herself. She is
N''H mo ought 70 live
+ 40 br IN jest men IN the kingdom.
+ mere Is % good d'a! If lighting going
"h ven never hear ~, The Spanish sand
+ out attachments and they are pronuflv
Engaged. Ihey never nave 10 look long
Tor hEht. They h"hi To a great Jisad
vantage. We Keep under cover ana Dirk
them off ~ our leisure and then fam tact
cat 81 their WaF. They don't SEC us com
monty un3l We are upon them Tjna
after time we broken in Oh them zone
/ through their lines. striking the moor III.
q" fellows down right and leu and The,
You've W. IDEA os thr stare If rJ,in@e -.
. CUBA. Gen Sherman said ,,.a, l.. bif ~
be had ,o idr4 Of III .Gtr If =, yi', ~ Ivy
Ely III cuba. Tterr Il b,lf or.. ,hoi,.,h. ~
th- rank ANA fla. There i.n.t a sins il.
cuban .4un y,h,ra f6,,. ,,.,.'iiJ,'. 9'i'sh
doun ann man yyho yut,1d 800 sIloot
s.,I,tfr,- II, SHIN T,h,,r. i L ~ 1t'"s d,
arl tftt is r. ~, riJ ~ H.. o,, lHs.
God aud ,net n. tE,',, ,.,u ,ha - ~ VI
.tfi,.,. ''''i '"e spanish
wv ,aii Yah ~ s,,,,,f,r1 ,.:,t Il.
,...i ''@i1 - W 7die IN
1uu m. fe4Iina mr.. j.. ,,o t,i,. H. S1i'ss
rtb'G Tb 1.d i. ~ j e.? b 1l' ,t . t. be
~ '-r". 1iinez lie is
~ -'i va H'S S'i".+i ana pfHeVe IN"
+..i It-'' y ',S i ~ iir i5 gIrti
"i.' '"'t l'''l u 'u' IoilS age.
~, wac - "p WIN HIS men every time
4t'il' t4iiIFN S''int times bui We
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

Something unusual for this time of
yearWas having eight dodgers at the sta
ton. Wednesday morning. They We're
probably all of the same gang working
south one settled with the judge for
drunkenness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

Heath Relief Corps viii celebrate its
20th anniversary of its institution, and
at the regular meeting, Tuesday evening,
a large committee was appointed to look
after the arrangements. The corps of
Watervillo, Bath, Eallowell, Brunswick,
Lewiston and Auburn will be invited. The
event viii be held the 2o,h of April ana
an interesting and enjoyable programme
VIII be presented.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24
SKOWHEGAN.

the help IN some of The Departments at
The Bloomfield Shoe Company IRE now
Obliged To- work umil O'Clock at
night. owing to "a rush q orders along
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

The city assessors. James Atkins.
Frank Atkins and G. g. Wall. have
posted notices regarding their session.
which will be held in the city council
room. commencing Monday. April a.
and continuing each day until Satur-
day, April 9, inclusive from . to 7,
NJ Also from April II to 16. from to
II a. M, and from to Il. NJ,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

$ II. Taylor who has been spending the
winter with Gardiner friends. left. last
night for Cooks Inlet Alaska. where he
has been before ana where he will search
for the precious yellow metal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Haley will enter
tain the Thursday Afternoon Whist
Club, this evening, at their home IN
Autumn street This is one of the few
occasions when the men folks attend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

The steamer Ndhaunda arrived from
Bath. Yesterday afternoon at about I
o'clock, ana returned soon after to Bath.
The Nahanada took the place of the
steamer Lincoln, which thought best not
to attempt the run on account of so much
running ice in the river The Lincoln
Will probably be up. today, ANA com
mence her regular trips to Boston. in the
afternoon. Two trips a week viii be
made for while
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

Hardly a train leaves the city. now,
but what it carries away a large num-
Der of veterans from the Soldiers
Home at Togus. on their furlough.
They all seem To be happy, and are, on
the whole. very orderly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

a fun attendance of members is es-
pecially asked for at the rehearsal of
the Gardiner Festival chorus. this
evening. Members of the Augusta
chorus will be heartily welcomed
Business of interest to both choruses
viii be brought up
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

City Marshal Church took the oath
of office. Wednesday. and affixed the
shining shield to his left breast He
Will occupy the office formerly occupied
by d. X. Jewell, corner Central and
Water streets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

Mrs. a. S. Ladd of Augusta will he
present and address the ladies of the w.
G. 7, L. and all interested friends, at
their regular meeting with Mrs. {. f.
Parsons. Thursday afternoon
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24
NATIONAL HOME.

The proposed assembly of the Veteran
Social club for March 50. il postponed.
"A Stranger in New York Will b" at
the Opera house, saturday evening.
March ~.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

y meeting of the bridge committee will
he held today, and it is quite probable
that the matter OF who will be the tender
for the coming year will be settled. 1t
may be deemed advisable to let it out to
the lowest bidder, and in that case. few
days viii be necessary to allow the sey-
erai applicants to prepare their bids.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

The primary bin passed. both the New
York Assembly and Senate, "Wednesday.
by unanimous vote, the Democrats
Notwithstanding nnnnailion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

William Baker has leased the building
on Mechanic street, formerly run as .
stable, and viii run a blacksmith shop.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

c. X. Howe and daughter Miss Es-
telle. have returned from a several
days visit to Boston, where they We're
IN attendance to the Sportsmen's exhi-
biti,p
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

News Agent Pope Gibbs and sister have
gone to Boston, the latter being on her
way home tn saltwater Wl|.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

Mrs. +. NJ. Baker of Boston. arrived.
"Wednesday. 10 visit Gardiner frenG Tor
a few days
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

Mr.. George Harrington returned
Wednesday, from visit to friends al
Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

Mrs. Joshua Gray is confined to her
home on Brunswick avenue. by illness
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

Percy " init" has returned from his
school at Groton. Mass. on q short vaca-
tiun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

Miss Allie Emerson returned from
short visit NJ Portland. Wednesday,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

w. F. Studley is in New York on a
business trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

A 4. Robbins Went 10 Boston On bus
mess nip, yesterday,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

Yesterday morning at about . O'Clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

The Lenten service of St Matthew's
church Will be- held with Mrs. G. +. Dns-
moro ON Second street. his evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

Media Percival of Waterville, is visit
ing relatives in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

Arthur Iocd was in Watcrvill" on bust
ness, yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

Rev Father j. Reardon Of Bangor,
was in the city, Wednesday, and called
ON Rev. Father Nelligan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

The Univcrsalst Society IS arranging
for 4 Kitchen sale and entertainment in
Society hail. April : ana s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

IIaloWell Commanders. L. @. q. G.,
cXcmplilivd work IN the Third degree,
Tuesday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

manufacturing glue at his works in
Farmingdale.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-24

Mrs Sarah Trout suffered an apoplectic
shock at her home ON Second street, 4
few days ago.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-02-11
HOUGHTONVILLE.

Miss Myra Richardson, who has
been visiting at l., d. Salters, has re-
tur. ed to hei home in Chester.
Lorenzo Salters has moved to South
Windham. ...
Mrs. Charles Cummings lealth is
very poor
Miss Ida Buffers is better.
Z. S. Cadoret went to Chester or
business recently.
Our neighbor Wockey Bockey re
Gently gave an entertainment to Sc
lect few Of his friends, procuring A lbs
of the best honey and quantity of ice
cream they enjoyed themselves to theil
hearts content, but whether from al
excess of honey or other sweets oul
friend, Wockey Bockey, was off duty
next uay,
Can anyone tell US the difference be
tween Cleveland panic and a Nc
Kinley boom.
Everyone has had their say about
the weather the past week the Mercury
here only got down to Is below zero
then it would wander back toward zerl
only to go back at night.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-02-11
A MOTHERS CURSE.
It Drove Locomotive Fireman to an Aw
full Death,

full Death.
Joseph Williams, fireman on the
Northern Pacific coast passenger train,
In moment of insanity threw himself
into the firebox of his locomotive and
was instantly burned to death.
The frightful manner in which Will
liams ended his life brings to light
the fact that he was the victim of a
woman's curse. 1t is stated by rail-
road men that the fireman was rum
ming the switch engine in the Mandan
yards at the time young girl was run
down and crippled for life. She SUBJ
sequently came into prominence
through the appeals of her friends for
postage stamps with which to enable
her to procure artificial limbs. The
mother of the girl, who appeared in
the yard very shortly after the acci-
dent, assailed the young fireman with
all the language at her command. and
finally wound up with:
May the God above you, that loves
my girl, end your days in the firebox
of your own enginel"
This was several years ago, but the
words rang in the ears of the man who
recently leaped into the furnace to his
death. He could not forget the words;
they were with him constantly. He
seemed to hear them repeated every
moment, and it was the mothers
curse that finally drove him to take his
life. 1t was an irresistible impulse
that came over him on that fatal
morning when he was on duty in the
engineers cab; the fire charmed him
There was in the blaze a fascination
that impelled him to make his dying
bed in the live Goals.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-02-11
CHESTER.

MIR. Ravens, father of the doctor,
who has been very sick with pneumo-
MA is so as to be out again.
DR.. John A. stevenson has been
and taken unto himself q wife. We
offer our congratulations in these
words wishing
Long life and prosperity,
Good wife and posterity.
The steam mill has again started
in for business this time by four of
our young men who have rented it for
a while, Messrs. V. j. Wood, j. w.
Crandall, Ed. Lawrence and James
Lake. The firm is known by the
name of Wood & Company. Their
names are guarantee of success as
they are men of industrious habits.
A disastrous fire took place on the
evening of the 4th, which consumed
nearly all of two buildings belonging
to Edwin NJ. Carlisle. One was
used as packing house for stock and
also contained the office. The other
was saw-mill with various kinds of
machinery for getting out chair stock
The mill was operated by both water
and steam power. The fire company
did not get there until the fire was
beyond their control, but by strenu-
Gus labor the engine house was saved
containing the engine and boiler.
There was an insurance of $4,000 on
the whole thing. 1t comes hard on
Mr.. Carlisle as he was laboring tic
raise mortgage on it. Our town is
4 loser as that was one of the business
places in town.
In spite of the thermometer at &c
degrees below zero last Friday morn.
ing team containing % persons
started for Felchville, distance OF
about Is miles to attend the b. Y
Z. M. meeting held that afternoon
and evening. With a careful driver
plenty of free stones and wrappings,
the journey was made, meeting enjoy
ed and all safely returned to Chester
at 2 O'Clock Saturday morning.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-02-11

MIR. EDITOR For as much as MANY
have taken in hand to set forth in order
declaration of those things" l thought it
it best to write you, setting forth in order
and truth, and otherwise, how it was
concerning the conhagration which took
place on the night of the 4th inst.
Firstly, with all due sorrow for any
BODY who loses property by fire or flood,
our deep commiseration is extended to
Mr.. Garlic and also to the Insurance Com
panies who lost in that awful fire. Now
to the naratiAe Proper.
1t was about nine in the evening when
cry of 'fre" resounded from hill to hill,
dug out of bed soon as convenient, went
out, and looked up at our house (strange
to say then the whistle at Lovely
Georges mill sent out such sounds as
never rent the air of such frosty night
before, then the Baptist bell chimed in.
and that started up the whistle at the
Chester Steam mill, whose voice had been
silent ever since the Monday before.
1t sounded like pandemonium broke loose,
Well we all got there, except the fire de-
partment, that had not come. Now we
have splendid fire engine, all bright and
red, and we have a fire company that are
supposed to "be also ready for in such an
hour as We think not" Well here am a.
gain quoting st Luke when ought to be
telling about the fire. One thing more we
have and that is a fire tax and that is sure
to come, but the fire department did not
come as yet. The playhouse YVES in flames,
but the mill was waiting its turn, and
still the department did not come, by and
by, we heard that they were coming and
we waited and so did the mill. a road had
to be shoveled from the engine house to
the highway and the machine had to be
changed from wheels to runners, and
then there was but one pair of horses to
draw it, they came down part way and
got stuck in the snow bank. Hutchinson
came down and walked right over the en-
CINE and pair of horses and never saw
them-came down and asked where the
department was, about that time | was
standing watching the sparks that were
prone to fly upward, when was struck
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-02-11
SIMONSVILLE

Subscriptions for the Sitter will be
received by Miss Adella E. Stannard
Miss Nellie Dunbar has returned tc
her home in Jamaica.
Mrs. F. l. Graves went to Proctors
vile Tuesday.
c. P. Eldred and John Sabin arr
in Woodstock as jurymen.
Archie Fuller, one of our Simons
vile young men, sailed Monday fol
England to engage in the machinery
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Belden o
Shelburn Falls are guests of her father
G. B. Chase.
Several people are having la grippe
with its various appendices.
H. f. Virgins and wife, G. B
Forbes and wife attended the tunera
of Mrs, Phoebe Shane in Londonderry
last week Monday,
During the blizzard the wind an(
snow combined to display the beautiful
scenes of nature. The morning was s,
dark that they could not see daylight
or midday at c. T, Simmons hom
without the aid of lamp
An enjoyable time was had las
week Friday evening at j. M. Pea
body's home. He entertained forty
four people with dancing and hounti
full supper of many cakes, coffee, ic
cream, apples and oranges were served
| can testify to the culinary art de
partment, having received a deliciou
treat of the sweets.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-02-11
A Moving Mountain.

There is a mountain of dark-brown
basalt on the Columbia river, nearly
1000 feet in height, and stretching
along the stream for six or eight miles.
When the white settlers first came
into the country the Indians told them
this mountain was travelling; that
some day it would move across the
Columbia and form lake, which
would reach from the cascades to the
dalles. What the Indians said has
been found true in some respects. The
mountain is in motion. Its movement
is forward and downward. The rail-
road builders who constructed their
line along the base found the tracks
continually forced out of place. In
some places the movement has amount
ed to eight and ten feet in few years.
Biologists attribute the phenomenon
to the fact that the mountain rises on
a substratum Of conglomerate, or soft
sandstone, which is steadily being
washed away by the current of the big
river
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-02-11
Wolf Children.

The adoption of human Infants by
wild and carniverous quadrupeds has
obtained more or less credence among
the vulgar from the earliest ages, and,
while such to-day are for the most
part pooh-poohed as idle tales, the
skeptics have little idea of the evil
dence that has been offered in substan-
tiatioh thereof.
Half century ago the iconoclast
who would have dared question that
Romulus and Remus owed their nur-
turing to a she-wolf would have been
laughed to scorn by most lovers of the
classics, Twenty-Five years later the
animal was substituted, on the part Of
tutors, by woman named Lupa-a
most inglorious conclusion, derived
solely from Imagination. To-day the
tendency to ignore all sentiment caus-
es such ideas to receive scant courte-
sy, and, when sentiment SIS introduced
as evidence, is met by the undeniable
statement that the same miracle is ac-
credited with preserving the lives of
many gods and heroes of antiquity;
Consequently, if a single case of a
child being fostered and reared by ami
mails can be substantiated beyond
question, the result will be to rehabil-
itate as history much literature that
solely on this account, has been rel
egated to the realm of fiction.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-02-11
THU LONDONDERRY SITTER

on my rear side by about 200 lbs, of Chief
of the department, consequently dropped
on to my knees, finding mysolfin that pc.
sition began prayer, but had only got
out che two first words, when the thought
come to me that It was all right, that It Is
part of firemans duty TO knock down
every loose man, woman and child they
can lind at fire, and surely our boys
needed the practice, so ! got up and went
and set down in a snow drift to let my
needless displeasure cool OFF. Well the
engine was set up nearly quarter of a
mile away and hose was strung down TO
the burning buildings for both were on
fire now. But the hose was not quite long
enough to reach, so eleven strong men
got hold to stretch it, then the little whis-
tie blew to let them know they were ready,
and long shout went up from the peo-
pie, and the water began to come, but 10
and behold, it lacked just six inches of
hitting the building and yet those faithful
flremen stood right there and squirted
water right towards the burning build
ing all the during time | was glad to see,
finely a longer piece of hose was brought
and htched ON then the attention of the
department was turned towards the en-
CINE house and great work was done and
ever anon above the roar of the flames,
the crackle of the timber, and the gush
of the water, could be heard the voice of
Capt. Jack Archer, he who slew the wild
boar on Billings plains when all other
hearts quailed at the thought, yes in So
norous tones his voice rang out giving
orders which no one needed. SO when
the fire had consumed about everything it
could it was got under control. They
saved the engine and boiler, the iron
bridge and dam and part of the iron roof
ing. This goes plainly to show that we
should not set our hearts on vain and
transitory things of this world. On the
language of the poet "Theres nothing
true but heaven" and Pollard's wrapper
factory and will farther state that if
there is anybody who wishes to get
burned out they had better have it done
right off as now there is road to the en-,
CINE house, in closing will say that If |
have said anything that l am sorry for
why am willing to be forgiven.
Good by,
McDermont,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-02-11
Our Neighbors
what They are Doing-Brief1y Told by
the Sifter's Intelligent stan OF
Correspondents.
LONDONDERRY.


w. o, Childs of Springfield, Mass,
was in town the first of the week,
f. +. Davis has leased the County
House OF Newfane and will take pos
session about the goth of the month.
Mrs, Jones of Winstead, Conn,
came to her sisters, Mrs. A. T.,
Smiths, Tuesday, and report says
will occupy her home, the "Hermt.
age" for time.
The sociable given by the Ladies
Aid at the home of Geo, Shattuck
was largely attended, about fifty be-
ing present. The evening was beau
tiful with good moon and mild tenn
perature. Everyone enjoyed it.
Another will be given in about three
weeks.
There will be sleighride and do
nation Wednesday,, February 10th,
leaving here at three or half past, re-
turning in season for an oyster sup
per which will be served in Union
Hall. Mr. and Mrs. f. M. Leonard,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Curtis, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. E. Stevens and Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Shattuck have been select
ed as committee for general arrange
ments. Mr.. and Mrs. S. Nj. Hol-
den, Mr.. and Mrs. W. ID. Stowell,
Ben. Sparrow and W. l.. Gibson,
committee of invitation. The supper
will be superlntended by Mrs VIM.
Stoodley and Mrs. Harry Abbott,
which is sufficient guaranty for its
success. Everyone should consider
themselves invited and feel it their
duty to attend. A pleasant time is
anticipated,
Mr. D. D. Wait and family enter
tanned a party at the Highland House
Tuesday eve. The older people had a
general good time visiting. The chill.
dren enjoyed games and the hall was
filled with music and dancing. Over
100 were seated at the tables which
were beautifully supplied with eatibles.
All went home feeling that they had
enjoyed pleasant evening.