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The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
BoWDoIN ALUMNI.
Their Twenty-Eighth Annual Gathering at
the Congress Square.

The twenty-eighth annual meeting of
the Bowdofn Alumni of Portland and
vicinity was held Saturday evening at the
Congress Square hotel.
The business meeting was called TO OF
der at O'Clock by Judge Symonds' presl-
dent of the association. Messrs Franklin
G. Payson, Joseph A. Locke and George
f. McQuillan were appointed commlt-
tee to bring in list of officers for the
ensuing year, and they reported tne
following:
PresidenfAJoseph W. Symonds.
Vice Presidents-George +. Emery,
Charles +. Libby, Clarence Hale, Angus
tus E. Moulton, Prentiss Loring.
Secretary-Hannibal FL. Emery.
Executive Committee-George +.
McQuillan, Virgil G. Wilson, DIR. e. A..
Ring.
Dinner Committee-Frederick O..
Conant, Richard G. Payson, VIM. W.
Thomas.
Orator-George f. Emery.
Poet-E. S. Osgood.
Observation-Disclosures I'll. Gerrish.
At the close of the meeting the company
adjourned to the dining hall where fine
menu was served.
After cigars were lighted President
Joseph W. SyInonds called the members
to order and introduced George M. Seiders
as toastmaster of the evening. The follow
ing toasts were offered and responded to:
The College-President William De
Witt Hyde.
The Clergy-Rev. 81. s. Whitman.
The College Graduate in Commercial
~
Our State and Her Star-Hon. Seth L..
Larrabee.
The Legal Profession-Augustus f..
The Faculty and the Faculty of the
Faoulty-Prof. Henry l.. Chapman.
The Medical Professionals. George Il.
Cummings.
The following were seated at the table:
President William De Witt Hyde, Prof.
Henry Henry L. Chapman. '66, Prof
George I. Files, 'ss. George - Emery,
Charles Sb: % II. Piokard, 81, Judge Joseph
W. Symonds. go, Fabyus M. Ray, 6l,
joseph A. Locke, '65, Russell D. Wood
man, '66, Frederick II. Gerrish, sc, DR..
@. A. Ring, '68, Rev. H. S. Whitman,
69 George M Seiders. '72, George II.
Cummings, '72. Augustus +. Mouiton,
'73, Hannibal H. Emery, -, Seth T.
Larrabee, rs, George +. McQnillan, 10,
Franklin G. Payson, '76, Charles Sar-
Henry S. Payson, 81, C. H. Gilman,
's2, S. T. 3. jackson, '83, Eben W
Freeman, 'S5, Arthur W. Morrill,, 's7,
Charles Il. Hutchinson, 80, Henry G..
Quits, '9i, Thomas H. Gately, Jr., 90,
John H. Pierce, '93, Richard G. Payson,
'93, Elias Thomas, '94, +. W. Pickard,
'94, William W. Thomas. '94, Frank W..
Dana, '94, W. VI. Fogg, '96, E. L. Bodge,
'97, Alfred P. Cook, 81.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
THE woMAN's COUNCIL.

Friends and admirers of Miss Sarah L.
Arnold will be glad to know that the
Woman's Council have engaged her to
speak on the duties of mothers to the
public schools, on February 9th. Although
the initial step in awakening public
opinion in school matters was taken
long ago by the Woman's Council, it will
not be allowed to sink into obscurity.
Fathers as well as mothers are cordially
invited to hear this woman who has made
such an enyiable reputation in educational
matters She speaks at the ST. Lawrence
street chapel in the afternoon at 8, and
repeats the lecture at the Advent church
ut o'clock in the evening.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
THE LINCOLN CLUB.

The arrangements for the annual ban
auet of the Lincoln club on February IL
are rapidly nearing completion and the
Indications are that this will be as sue
cessful as have been the similar events of
other years and that is saying a great
deal as anybody who has enjoyed tine
clubs hospitality knows. This year the
speakers will include Congressman Fred-
erick G. Stevens of Minnesota, a native
of Maine, Governor Powers, Ex-Governor
Cleaves. Mayor Randall, Hon. Herbert
M. Heath, Professor Henry l.. Chapman
and Carroll W. Morrill,, Esq.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
MARRIAGES.

in Ellsworth Falls, jan "a, George s. Red
ding of Gouldsboro and Miss Louisa Falklng-
ham of Ellsworth.
gor and Miss Blanche K. Squirting.
In Prentlss, Jan. 49, Calvin Dovers and MISS
Nina /. Curtis. .,
In Surry Capt. Albert Treworgy ard mrs.
Laura Z. Grindle of Sedgwick.
In Greenville. Jan 10, Omer S. Littlefeld ana
Miss Mesartiis b. Marsh,
In Howland. Jan. IT, Harris n. Shorey ana
Miss Mary l.. Jones. ,, r
In Richmond. Jan. / o. Lewvllle L. Proctor
and Miss Lizzie Anderson.
In PittsfeId, Jan. 13, Sylvester +. Emery ana
Miss Alice Sanford, formerly of Saco.
In Augusta, Jan Is, Eugene Ii. Robbins and
Miss Rosie H. Proctor of Richmond.
In Friendship, Jan. IA. Charles ID, Murphy
and Miss Lillian Nj. Cook.
In Bangor, Jan. 10, Michael j. Glynn and
Miss Agnes Gushing
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
TRoUBLEAT THE GAlETY.
The Ladies of the Chorus Seized Their
Tights in Lieu of Payment.

There was trouble at the Gaiety Saturday
night after the performance. The ladies
of the chorus who had not been paid
seized the tights which they wore and
which belonged to the management and
refused to give them up until the. ghost
walked. Alderman Rounds finally ap-
reared on the scene aud with him came
the ghost. The chorus was paid, the
tights were returned and the theater
closed for week when it will open under
q new management
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31

safe to say that no one familiar with the
greatest of Hardy's novels will missathe
opportunity to see the story adequately
described on the stage.
BLACK AND TAN MINSTRELS.
All the theatrical events of the week
pale before the sable shadow of the BLACK
and Tan Minstrels, to be presented by the
members of the Portland Wheel club at
the Jefferson theatre, Friday and Satur-
day, February 4th and 9th. This 1lourlsh-
ing club. which seems to have recovered
all the energy of it's earlier days, is no
novice in the art of staging minstrel
show. Their former productions have
ever received the enthusiastic support OF
the public and the concentrations OF the
press. Nothing has been spared to make
the pregent venture ring true to the
standard of former successes. The very
best talent available has been used as in
structors. Much attention has been given
to costuming, and we are assured that
the first part of the show will be more
elaborately staged than in any similar
performance yet given in Portland. Sale
of seats opens at a. IN. Wednesday, Feb
ruary 2. Half rates on the Maine Central
from Lewiston, Bath, Brunswick and in
termediate stations.
TRAVEL TALKS.
DR.. Bowker, who will deliver a series of
three travel talks at the Jefferson, the
first on The Transvaal occurring February
T. is one of the most broadly travelled
men in the world, and his interesting
"reminiscences, emphasized by splendid
illustrations, form not only one of the
most instructive, but amusing and fasoi-
mating entertainments to be procured.
PORTLAND THEATRE.
The Watson Sisters, Big Extravaganza
Company will appear at the Portland
theatre Friday and Saturday nights and
Saturday matinee, February 4th and 9Th.
This is one Of the largest companies on
the road this season, and is composed Of
American and European artists who are
considered stars in their line The COM
pany is headed by the famous Watson Sis
ters, three in number, and their act Ia
the only one Of it's kind before the public.
Among coming attractions at this
house are Bert Haverly in 'The Railroad
Ticket Rentz- -Santley Burlesque troupe
Spears Comedy company and the Wilbur
Opera ON pany.
NOTES.
Girl From Paris follows DR.. Bowker for
two nights at the jefferson. This is G.
c. Rice's sumptuous and remarkable bur-
lesque, beauty and magnifoence in one
combination. M
A pleasing feature of the m usical pro-
gramme ut the Jefferson Saturday was a
xylophone solo by Mr.. Robinson the trap
drummer of the orchestra. The selection
was given hearty and we'll deserved en-
core,
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
THE CIVIL SERVICE.

Washington, January 29.-The Senate
committee on civil service and retrench-
ment today resumed its hearings, VIM.
III. Lyons of Bellevue, Ky, secretary to
Senator Debee, testified that he had been
a gauger for twenty months He resigned
the office He said he had taken the ex-
animation provided by the civil service
commission and had failed, because he
said, the examination was thoroughly
impracticable and Of no proper application
to the services of gaugers. John R. Proc.
tor, president of the civil service commits
sion, maintained that the deputy collectors
in the Internal revenue department ought
to be kept in the classified service.
In response to an inquiry by Mr.. Lodge,
hound to accept the classification of en-
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
RECEPTION TO REV. DIR. ALLEN.

Rev. DR.. G. f. Allen held reception
at his home, 561 Cumberland street, FRI
day afternoon, the occasion being his 81
birthday anniversary. In addition to the
pastors of the Portland Methodist
churches, Messrs. Thayer, Ladd, Corey,
Clifford and Roberts, with ladies, were
among the callers. Letters from absent
friends with hearty greetings and con-
gratu ations, helped to make the occasion
o happy one. DR.. Aliens physical con-
dition is much the same as for many
months.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
DIR. BoWKER's TALKS.

One of the chief charms of DR.. Bowker's S
Travel Talks is said to lie in his ability
to condense what he undertakes. He care
fully avoids the faults of too many
lecturers in trying to skip around the
whole world in the limits of one evening
by selecting one topic which is SO
thoroughly treated that one leaves with
perfectly definite ideas of the subject pre-
sented. His views are the best products
of the finest artists in Europe, his whole
collection containing only two amateur
views of which are snap shots of Cecil
Rhodes of Africa, Genera Sir Frederick
Darlington and the Earl and Countess
Grey. First lecture on Monday, February
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
A CRASH ON THE GRAND TRUNK.

On Friday night there was rear end
collision on the Grand Trunk railroad,
near New Gloucester. A long freight
train, bound west, was standing on the
track when another freight containing
goods from the English steamers came
along and crashed into the rear end Of the
first train Iwo cars were get on fire
and destroyed. The conductor of the
train which was at staadstill, had his
years earnings in the caboose and lost
them all, the car burning up before as
sistance could arrive to extinguish the
flames
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
BOTH LEGS CUT OFF.

MIR. Charles Rich, formerly of this city,
was the victim of an accident on IIe
Grand Trunk railroad at Gorham, n. H.,
Friday, i'll which both his legs were cuo
OF. He.afterwards died. He was poln oLa
and brought up in Portland, and was n .ne
son OF the late Ebenezer Rich. be WIS
about 2S years of age and unmarried.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
OBITUARY..
MISS MATTE E. FROST.

Miss Matte E. Frost, whoss death oc-
Cured Friday at her residence on Neal
street, had for number of years been o
compositor in the Advertiser office, leav-
ing about three months ago, on account
of her rapidly failing health. She was
faithful and painstaking in her work and
was loved by all her associates, being
kind and genial in her disposition, with
ever a pleasant smile for her friends
She will be greatly missed by all who
knew her. OF her immediate family
only her mother survives her. The fu-
nera. will be held Monday afternoon at
Q. 80 o'clock.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
A WANDERER's RETURN.

Little Willie, the fve-year-old son OF +,
A. Landers of 81 Washington street, LETT
his home Saturday evening about 6.5o
O'Clock. All search for him In the neigh
borhcod proved unayailing and his par
ents started out to search the city. his
father was told that he had been seen on
Congress street noar the head of PreDje,
and at once started for that locality,
but no signs of the boy could be seen;
About 10 o'clock the youngster walked
into the house, saying he had been up
town and man sent him home in CAT
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
CANADIAN HOCKEY.

The clerks of tho English steamship
Offices will play the clerks of the Grand
Trunk Offices game of Canadian hockey
at the Portland ice rink at the foot of
Pearl street next Wednesday evening at
eight O'Clock. This is the annual game
of these two rival teams and it will be
as exciting to witness and as novel as any
sport which has been seen in Portland in
a long time.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
TO EsCORT THE PRESIDENT.

Cincinnati, January 20. Capt. E. S.
Dana of the cavalry troop received let
ter last night from j. A. Porter, secre'
tary to the President, accepting for the
President, Capt. Dana's cavalry ttooE
for his escort should he he able to attend
the National G. A. r. encampment nex'
September The selection has been ap
proved by Director Melish
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
AT THE JEFFERSON SOON.

Mrs. Fiske, who had given many tokens
of her rare ability as an actress before her
great triumph of last season in "Tees of
the D'Urbervilles, will offer perhaps
the greatest novelty of the theatrical year
in this play. The reading public Is large
ly, also III theatrical public, and itSsis
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
THE BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

The bowling tournament ended at Pines
bowling alleys on last Friday night
Following is the standing of the teams
The Tontines take first p1nze, Orients
second, Willards third. and Imperials
what is left:
uo, Din
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31

''Neglected colds make fat grave
vartls.'' Dir. Woods Norway Pine
Syrup helps men and women to happy,
vigorous old age.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31

pIoyes made by the head OF a department,
Mr.. Proctor said that it was unless q
violation of Law in that connection were
shown,
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-31
DEATHS.

In this city, Jan. 2s. Leander E. Cram, aged
sc years months days,
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26
Iedcer,s Former Greatness.

The New York Ledger is one of
the best known newspapers in
America. twas founded by Robt.
Bonner in 1882, and the success OF
the Ledger was due largely to his
shrewd advertising methods. Bon
ner thought nothing of buying a
page at a time in the leading papers
and it is said his advertising bills
amounted to at least quarter OF a
million dollars a year. An incident
in the advertising methods of Mr..
Bonner was when he sent short
sentence to the, publisher OF the
New York Tribune, with directions
to repeat IL the usua: type of the,
paper 10 fill the space OF one page
The publisher of the Tribune re,
fused to take that ad. James Cor
don Bennett learned Of the incident
and sent word to Mr.. Bonner that
he could repeat the advertisement
in any issue of the Herald in any
form and to any extent that he de-
siret. The Herald was then an
eight page paper. Mr.. Bonner
sent his ad. to the Herald with an
order for eight pages. Bennett
grasped the situation ara doubled
the SIZE of the Herald. The editor
and publisher of the Ledger bad no
further trouble in getting all the
space in the daily papers that he
chose 70 occupy. The Ledgei's
circulation grew TO tremendous
proper ions. The biggest free ad-
vertiseneDt he ever received WIS
when he offered Fanny Fern 500
a column to write for the Ledger.
The newspapers throughout the
country published his extravaganza
broadcast, and Mr.. Bonner estinjat-
ed that his paper profted at least
$4,000 by the arrangement. He
also at one time paid Henry Ward
Beecher 100000 for novel, which
was worth TO the Ledger, at least,
four times what 1t cost Robert
Bonner had the story paper instinct
strongly developed. He read him
self every word printed in hisnews-
paper and also all the manuscripts
submitted, himself selecting what
he deemed best. The contributor,
no matter how modest and humble
or how we'll known and proud, was
always courteously received by the
proprietor. who advanced from his
private office to return & story or
deliver a ck.-Fourlh Estate.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26

There is not much electioneering
going on here. Hardman has prom
ised one lawyer that he shall be the
next prosecuting attorney if he will
support Hughes. Another man,
who is also a lawyer, is to be our
representative in the House Of
Delegates, and a third nan who is
not lawyer by postoflce or two,
is to be the sheriff if these men will
support Hughes. This will be
Hughes vote here, three votes
These misguided friends of ours
will find out in two years from now
that Hardman cannot deliver the
goods that ne is promising now and
they will lose the votes Of their
frl&pds in the city aud will be de-
teated. The nominations in this
county in two years from now will
be made by primary election, so
the bosses can not say who shall
and who shall not run. Any way,
three candidates can not hope to
win from the So me town. Stick to
your own city, its people and your
own interests. More boilers have
held Offices in this county than have
straight Gut party men. Try turn
ing down a boss's m:n just once
and see if you can't accomplish
more the next time you ask for rec
ignition.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26
NEW TERRIroRY
Added TO jackson Ridge Keener De-
velopment.

Added TO jackson Ridge Keener DE.
veIOpment.
Operators and leaseholders in the
Jackson Ridge Keener sand devel-
opment, on the Ohio side of the
Sistersville field, have been keeping
La close watch on some wells drill
ing on the outside of defined linn
| its. One of the most important, the
Fisher Oil company's wildcat on
Browning's farm, located about two
and half miles west Of the devel.
opment, was drilled into the sand
yesterday and is showing for pro.
Queer. AS soon as the pay was
tapped the hole filed up 500 feet
with OIL. The indications are for a
paying producer and an extension
to the pool.
The Keener sand on that side of
the river is close and hard, and all
of the wells have to be shot before
they are at their best. The Jack
son Ridge territory is not likely to
furnish any gushers, but a large
number of small but profitable pro-
ducers with commendable staying
qualities are probable. The
Jackson Ridge country has been
tree from fake reports up to
last Tuesday, when the prevaricat-
or made his appearance at Sisters
vile and unloaded a hair raising
report that Barnsdall & Co. had
drilled in a wildcat on the Cronin
farm located two and a half miles
northwest Of the Jackson Ridge
development, and it was flowing
at the rate of 1000 barrels a
day.. 1t can be stated with a degree
of certainty, that there will be no
500 or 1000 barrel gushers at Jack
son Ridge unless there is a change
in the sand formation.-Wheellng
News.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26

We note with pleasure the inn
creased popularity of the bindefy
connected with cthe Review Office,
We are free to state that the work
there turned out can be surpassed
nowhere, and the prices at which it
Is done are more reasonable than
the same work can be secured else
where. Like every other depart
ment of this Office. that devoted TO
binding is unusually full and COM
plete, and provided with every fa-
cility for doing as good work as can
be secured in the largest cities.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26

oil business. So much is this The
case that frequently the oil man
and even his attorneys do not know
what the issue will be from certain
stated facts. We trust that this
condition will not remain in the ur-
certainty it is now in, but that very
soon all the leading questions in the
law of oil leases and oil operations
Will have been definitely settled.
and the path clearly marked out
for the future consideration Of the
same propositions.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26
A Happy Man.

81 suffered with constipation and
dyspepsia for five years, never
having a natural operation. After
eating I always felt as if there was
great lump in my stomach. Four
packages of Thompson's Tonic Tea
entirely cured net. M. Nc
Cracker, 323 Washington Avenue,
Oil City, Pa.
Said by c. w. Grier.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26

Before the war began. it looked
as if the Spanish diplomats were
somewhat ahead of tie Americans
in the game of international poll
tics. But things seem to have
changed since the sessions of the
peace commission have begun in
Paris. If the reports are to be
credited, our men are holding their
own, ard are gradually getting a
little the best of the play. But
then they have a full hand, and
against that the bluffs of The other
side do not work well.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26
Death Claim Promptly Paid.
Lima, W. Va, Oct. IS, '9S.

AlHd, w. v q. wv. 49, SO'
EDITOR Oil Review, Sistersville.
Dear Sir:--Please note in your
next issue, that the death claim of
Mr.. Thomas F. Rooney, amounting
to ST. 900 insurance and $500
sick and death benefits, was paid to
his wife and children in eight days
after the proofs were received by
the Grand Lodge of Detroit, Mich.
Mr.. Rooney was a member of tie
String,own Tent Of the Maccabees,
and had carried insurance for about
two years.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26

The price CT oil causes smile OF
great dimensions to hover around
the couutenances of the talent. The
wonder now is where it will stop.
The theorists say that if no large
pool is struck in the near future, oil
must continue to advance until the
81. 90 mark Is reached. But then
all theories fail when it comes to
the price of oil. The conditions
governing it are created in the hos
oms of the Standard Oil company
magnates, and it knows no law ex-
cept their own sweet will. As soon
as it suits their purpose the price
will go down. And their purposes
are strange and past finding out.
Mean while we will rejoice in the
present and hope for the future.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26


The completion of an oil refinery
in Texas will give quite an impe.
tus to that field, but still the peo-
pie who want to make money in
the business will have Sistersville
as their headquarters, and by the
way, those who have left us are re-
turning one by one. sorry that
they ever thought to find success
in other than the oil center of the
state.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26
The Standard Oil company's pol

The Standard Oil company's pol,
itics is for whichever man is for the
Standard. This company is sue
cess. Railroads and all large cor
porations and successful business
men vote for men who will vote
and work for their interests. We
should do likewise. Weekly and
Hughes say pointedly they are
against us; then why vote Tor them
and against our own Interests? 1t
is very foolish if you will only stop
and think of it. Try voting for
your own town just once, and if it
fails don't do so again. Try it and
you will like it.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-26
How the DOW Law v0Ik KS iR Ohio

All the counties Of the State OF
Ohio have settled with the state
auditor for the June collection OF
Dow taxes. The total number OF
saloons in the state is 1916, as
against. e3I5 last January. The
total amount paid into the state
treasury, S729,4So.I4. The total
collections this year are 1887
greater than last year.