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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-14

down and others turned up by the
roots.
Misses Faustina Whitaker and Bessie
Weymouth went ito Castine, Monday, to
attend the winter term at the normal
school.
Misses Vena Myrick, Ethel Stone and
Agnes Carlton, went to Ptttsfield, Mon
day, to attend the Maine Central Insti-
tute.
Miss Evie Moore is attending the high
school in Jackson.
Albion Piper went to New York. Satur-
day, Ito assist his brother in his sale of
Christmas trees.
Miss Lutte Hunt of Unity, is teaching
school in the Bagley Hi, district.
Lewis Rhoades has returned from Oh
Town where he has been spending a fe y
weeks at the hospital.
PROSPECT
Fred Cunningham went to Biuehill last
week cunning and the result was h. shot
a buck deer said to be eight years old
that weighed 296 lbs. when dressed. Mr.
Cunningham was offered SO for it's head
by a Bucksport man, but he refused the
offer and will have the head mounted.
This is said to be the largest deer cap
tured yet in this section.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cousins are at
Somes Sound for the winter
Frank l.. Gray, a former resident of
Prospect now travelling salesman for the
Camden Wooden Company is in town.
A. w. Cummings of the City hotel, Au-
gusta, is at home, called here by the
death of his brother. II. G. Cummings,
who died. Friday
Miss Marcia NJ. Gray is at Stockton
where she will pass the holidays with her
many friends there.
Mrs. Ida Gray has full blooded tiger
cat that weighs 90 lbs. This cat came to-
Mrs Gray four years ago. No one here
has any idea where the cat came from.
Rufus p. Copp is in Hancock county
this week on business.
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OXFORD.
EAST PERT


There is quite lot of sickness about
East Peru at present. Mrs. d. w. God
ing has been quite Ill but is better now.
Mrs. Geo. A. Hutchins is quite i'll.
Horace Clark who slipped some time ago
and has been in a serious condition ever
since, has gone to the Maine General
hospital to see if there is any help for
him. Mrs. F. j. Grant is very sick.
All three stations in Peru will be quite
busy places this winter. There will be
about $500 cords of hard wood and poplar
loaded at the East Peru station and large
lots of wood, poplar and bark at Peru
and West Peru.
School commenced at the East Peru
schoolhouse. Monday. Dec 5, in charge OF
Mr.. E. B. Foster who is very much liked
by all Notwithstanding the short time he
has been here.
A. b. Griffith is gradually changing his
herd of Jerseys into fine herd of Here
fords and Durhams.
John Russell went to Portland, Tues
day. His health is much improved.
Fred Johnson has taken H. B. oldham
poplar to haul also 100 cords of wood for
e. C. Irish.
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NAVAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Will Report Fasorabiy Upon Creating Rank 81
Admiral and Vice Admiral.

Washington, Dec. 1s.-The House ma
val affairs committee. today. ordered
a favorable report upon the bill to Gre
ate the rank Of admiral and vice ad-
miral in the navy and Chairman Bou-
telle will write the report. There was
only slight opposition to the measure
in the committee. The committee also
agreed to report bill in accordance
with the recommendations of the sec
rotary of the navy to authorize him
to sell at auction sale certain of the
auxiliary ships purchased during the
war. The committee entered upon the
consideration and preparation of the
naval appropriation bill, today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-14
KNOX,
WA HINGTON

State Deputy W. E. Overlook recently
installed the following officers of Pres
colt Lodge, /. o. G. T.: Olin Sylvester,
C. H.; Aldora Mari, V. T.: Hattie Low,
S. j. r.; Irwin Hilbert, F. s.; Sarah
Marr t.; f. w. Chadwick, P. c. T.;
George Hanson M; Ella Jones, D. M. !;
hurry Carroll, Rec Sec: Lila Sylvester,
Asst. Sec; Harry A. Howes, c.; Emery
Turner, G.. Alton HILBERT, Sent.
There will be q Christmas tree at the
I. @. G. 7. haH. Razorville, Saturday
evening, Dec. oath, and an entertainment
in the c. E. chapel. Each Sabbath school
child will receive present from the tree.
w. G. Howard is at work for Q. b. Col
Inns.
John S. HILBERT has been drawn juror
to attend the December term Of Knox
county conrt.
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sEc'Y BLISS TO RESIGN.
Will Resign to Give Attention to His Large
BUSINESS Interests.

Washington, Dec. BIT is very prob
able that Secretary Bliss will tender his
resignation within a short time to the
President. He has had the step under
consideration for some time, deeming il
necessary that he should be free TO de-
vote more time to his large business in
terests
The resignation, it can be stated. will
not be due in the least TO any differences
with the President or his other advisers
but to Mr. Bliss reluctance for purely
private personal reasons to continue
longer in office as secretary of the in
terror At the time he entered the cabi-
net it was said that he did not intend 10
serve out the term of four years. 1t is
presumed that official announcement will
not be made until the President has
chosen Mr.. Bliss successor.
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WALDO.
CENTER MoNrYILLE.

CENTER MONTVILLE.
Ira d. Cram is getting his saw mill
in readiness to put in two of Frank
Benefits water wheels and a rotary
saw.
T. A. Cushman was recently in Old
Town ON business.
Elijah Gay is quite i'll.
There will be sociable at the
Grange hall on the evening of Decem-
Der IA, for the benefit of Mrs. Harry
Churchill
w. B. Jaquith is sheathing I. D.
Grams store with hard pine, and
making either improvements.
Mrs. Ephraim Davis died December
10, after long illness. She was a pa
tielt sufferer. and will be greatly
missed by her husband and the two
sons that survive her. The funeral
services We're conducted by Rev
Charles Bradstreet of Liberty, De-
cember 49,
NORTH PALERMO.
Samuel Mardsn cut his foot recently,
but the injury is doing nicely.
ClldS bOWleT. COLLECTOR Oh taxes, SOlu
land, Monday, to pay unpaid taxes, and
Wednesday settled with the town.
Edgar Wood furnished wood for the
school at Cars Corner.
w. w. Dyer's family, who were i'll.
have recovered.
q. S. Parker's singing school at
Fords Corner. Will close, this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bailey have
moved into the Frank Nutter house.
The gale of Monday morning of last
week did lots of damage in Palermo.
The mill shed at Branch Mills was
blown down. True Young's barn at
North Palermo. was twisted and sep
arated in several pieces. Gilman Tur-
mars bee house was blown over Boards
We're blown from the roof of Riley
Parmeter's barn and from Herbert
barn. Chimney tops were
blown down, and trees were broken
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PENOBSCOT.
CORINNA.

A surprise party was given Station
Agent Mcfarland in honor of his Gath
birthday. Wednesday.
A dance was given at Stewards hall,
"Wednesday evening. Forty-fve couples
participated.
The photo social held by Woodbine
Lodge recently, created much fun. Cake
and coffee were served.
Orville Hall, station agent at Kittery,
visited his parents recently.
Orville Knowles of Pressure ISLE is here
for a two weeks visit. He was formerly
a Corinna boy.
Frank Bonds party of hunters returned
with seven deer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-14

When the House met, today, the pre-
vious questions had been orderd on the
passage of the bill which was under
consideration when the House adjourn
ed, yesterday, to amend the laws fela-
ting to the shipping of seamen. and the
vote was taken by ayes and nays.
The amendments were disagreed TO.
l05-125, and the bill was passed with
out division.
On motion of Hay, (Dem., Va.) a res
olution was adopted ealing upon the
secretary of war for information as
to what towns in Porto Rico, Cuba and
the Philippines are required to be gar
risoned, how many troops will be nee
essary for that purpose and how many
soldiers will be needed for the United
States proper. Another resolution was
adopted calling upon the secretary of
state for information as TO the alleged
outrages upon Bishop Earl Cranston
at Pekin, China, in September last,
and as to what, if any step has been
taken to secure suitable redress.
The House then went into committee
of the whole and took up the District
appropriation bill
The District of Columbia appropria-
ton bill did not contain any items
that were controversial and passed
without amendment, after which, at
2.40 p. NJ, the House adjourned.
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PART OF KING PHILLIP.

Provincetown, Mass, Dec. b
Among a great amount of wreckage
which has come ashore near Wellheet
part of a vessels stern has ben found
act Great Island. 1t is badly broken
but the following letters are distin-
guishable, "hilip, Bait, Md There is
believed to be no chance for doubt that
the wreckage was a part of the four
masted schooner King Philip, which
was lost in the great storm, Nov. 26
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-14
MAINE PENSION CHANGES.

Washington, Dec. 13.-The following
pension changes are announced for
Maine.
Additional. Thomas r. Hoge, Waldo
boro, IS to $l2. Increase. Samuel Hasel-
tine. North Paris. $50 NO $50; Whliam A.
Parker, East Raymond S. to $40. Reissue,
Edward NJ. Paine, Orono. sl2 Original,
widows. etc, Aholab Nichols. father.
West Mills. $l2: Mexican War widow.
Bertha Rednot. Bristol, SIS.
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NO BODIES FLOATING.
Tuq He raid Finds No Bodies Beyond Surf OF
Drifting to Southwark.

Hyannis, Mass. Dec. 13.-The tug Her
aid, in charge of the state police made
yliligent search in the waters outside OF
Cape Cod for bodies from the Portland.
While the trip did not result in recover
ing any of the lost, YET, the survey shows
beyond the surf or drifting away to the
southwark. The Herald will continue to
follow the souther!y currents further in
the morning,
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SEARCH CONTINUED.

Provincetown, Mass, Dec. 13.-The
tug Herald with Captain Proctor of
the state district police in charge left
here, at O'Clock this morning, to con-
tinue her patrol of the Cape Cod coast
in search of bodies from the wrecked
steamer Portland. 1t is intended to go
as far as Hyannis, today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-14

Prof. G. ] Wyman OF South China,
gavefan illustrated lecture at the school
house at Razorville, wednesday evening.
consisting of "Thirty Scenes in the Life
of Jesus, "A Tour Through Palestine,
and large number of miscellaneous
views This was lie est entertainment
of the kind tat was ever given at this
place and well worth the price of aams-
sion
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-14
Vassalboro Grange.

vassalboro Grange. No. 800, P. of H.,
elected the following officers Dec. e:
Master, Frank d. Rand: overseer. Geo.
w. Taylor; steward, Coleman c. Hussey;
lecturer, Mrs. Richard Alley; treasurer,
Dana B. Marden secretary, Mrs. Chas.
Perkins; assistant steward, Everett
Brann: chaplain, Olive Marden; Pomona,
Mds Everett Brann; Flora. Mrs. Frank
Perkins; Ceres. Mrs. Frank Rand: gate
keeper, Frank Hussey: lady assistant
steward Bertha Goddard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-14
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.

Washington, Dec. 13.-The Senate to-
day, confirmed these nominations: D. J.
Hill of New York. misunderstanding OF
state. To he consul generals: F. H. Ma
son of Ohio, Berlin; +. Guenther of Wis
consin, Frankfort, Germany.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-14
MAINE PATENTS GRANTED.

Washington, Dec. 13.-Patents have
been granted Thomas H. Brosnahan. Liv-
crmore Falls, on foot propelled vehicle;
William III. Weston, Yarmouthville, ma
chine for SkiVing leather
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-14
IN THE HOUSE.

Washington, Dec. 13.-The House, to-
day, passed the District of Columbia
appropriation bill without a single
amendmenut. The bill carries s3,659,
$50 which is $176,600 less than was car
ried by the last bill and $2,S71 ,S57 less
than the stimates. The House also
passed the Senate bill which was under
consideration, yesterday, to amend the
laws relating to seamen. All the
amendments Were rejected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-14
The Cabinet Meeting.

Washington, Dec 13-The cabinet meet
ing, today, was unimportant, the Presi-
dent devot.ng a considerable share of the
time during the sitting to official callers.
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Married.
KENNEBEC.

KENNEBEC.
Readfield-By Rev. j. r. Masterman.
Lester s, Sanborn and Miss Clara II
Fairbrother, both of Readfieid.
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emf sections of the country, but Maine
has been particularly favored through
the efforts of her representatives and
senators TO have the supply of fish
large for the accommodation of the
many fishermen who whip the streams
of the State and cast a fly upon the
many blue bodies of water.
When the sessions ofCongress are re-
sumed after the holidays. lit is thought
that the Maine delegation will be here
complete. Senator Frye is expected to
sail at once for America and with Mrs
Frye, who has accompanied him to
Paris, VEIL visit Lewiston for week or
so during Christmas. Then they will
come on to Washington and take up
their quarters at the Hamilton, where
they have lived for many years.
One of the tasks of the lighthouse
board, which is under the direction Of
the secretary of the treasury, is to es-
tabish aids to navigation along the
extensive Seacoast of this country.
Lighthouses. fog bells, spars. buoys,
and numerous other means of guiding
the mariner and keeping him off the
rocks are continually being established:
The coast of Maine mas received much
attention in this regard but with the
constantly increasing shipping there.
new demands are just as frequent for
new aids. One of these demands has
been for more buoys in Gdlkey Harbor,
West Penobscot. Me. Representative
Burleigh set about sometime ago to Sc
iustcure the improvements desired. He
has lust received a letter, which is as
follows:
Treasury Department,
Office of Lighthouse Board,
Washington d. c., Dec. s, 1898.
Hon. Edwin C. Buraeigh. M. c.. House
Of Representatives, Washington, D.
c.:
Sir-Referring to your letter of Sept.
'9S, from Augusta, Me-, the board has
the honor TO inform you that 1T has
authorized the inspector of the light
house district to place a red spar buoy
at North Point. Spruce Island. a black
spar buoy at the west edge of Thrump
cap Ledge, and another black spar buoy
at the west edge of Minots Ledge, all
in Gilkey Harbor. West Penobscot, Me.
These buoys will be placed early next
spring. as there apaars 10 be no conn
mercial necessity for them before that
time.
Respectfully yours.
S. NJ. ACKLEY,
Commander L. S. N.
Naval Secretary.
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Died.
kENNEBEc.

KEN NEBEC.
East Vassalboro-Dec. II, Mrs. s
III. Crowell, aged rs years. .6 months
Oaklard-Dec. 10, John Mosher
about 80 years.
Augusta. Dec. II. William Stone
16 years; Dec. Y. Mary E., wife Of n
". Messer, aged g years, s moath1
WALDO.
MontyiEe-Dec. 10. Mrs. Patsenj
aged about . years.
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Itching piles? Never mind if physicians
have failed to cure you. Try Doan $ ONT
nlent. No failure there. 30 cents. NJ any
drug store.
mon, wed, fri &wky tt
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Born.
SOMERSET.

Harmony-Dec. 8, to the wife of r. Sin
clair. son; Dec. 8, to the wife of,Guy L.
Marble, u daughter.
Brighton--Dec TO- to the wife of Taslio
l.. Ward, a daughter.
Wellington-Dec 10. to the wife Of Will
Hamilton, daughter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-14

When tea was first brought to Eng
land the leaves We're eaten,
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The hearing will be continue. tpmor-
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down and Others turned up by the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-19
sILER MAKES REPLY.
Answers All the Questions Put Il,
HIM by Corbett.

CLEVELAND. o.. Jan. 18-George Siler,
the referee. arrived IN Cleveland yesterday
morning. When shown the Chicago dispatches
announcing the questions which James Cor
bett put TO Siler from the stage of a Chicago
theater yesterday afternoon. Sler's ire was at
once aroused. lie answered the questions
categorically, then followed with q few re-
marks about Corbett Siler said:
"Corbett asks whether 1 was a Corbett or
a FitZsimmons man before the fight I was
neither, and he knows it.
'In answer to Corbetts second question
Did 1 object to you as referee at Hot
Springs, and when FitZsimrnons would not
fight there. did not accept your l can only
whom Fitzsmmons proposed, myself includ-
ed AS to his accepting me after Fitzsimmons
had refused 20 fight it may be he did, but
don't see what credit that Is to him.
Next Corbett asks: What object did you
have in coming to my training quarters nearly
every day at Carson. and telling me how Fit
would fight me?' l did no such thing and
Corbett lies II he says | did. Fltz never told
me how he was going to fight. He had too
much sense to tell anyhody, and never tod
either man anything about the other
"Of course, | roomed with Louis House
man. of Chicago, as every one knows. We
worked together as correspondents. and this
question of Corbett's is ncrsensical
Then Corbett asks: Did [ not accuse you
ard Houseman CT sending kilograms to Nat
Goodwin. telling him to bet on Fitzsimmens?'
No. Corbett never did l sent no such tele-
grams, and if Houseman did he had as much
right to do so as did Billy Brady, who sent
plenty of messages telling the people to bet on
Corhett.
''In reply to Corbett's next question, Did
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-19

wife would pass through Washington,
and asked that Senator Mason should
take her sightseeing. Senator Mason
and his son spent the early afternoon
in escorting Mrs. Wighal through the
public buildings, and afterward dined
at the Johnson. Mrs. Wighal being
tired ard some hours remaining before
she could secure a train. Senator Ma
son engaged a room for her at the
johnson for the afternoon, paid for it
and registered her as Mrs. Wighal,
Chicago"
Returning to the cafe. where the lady
was waiting with his son, Mr. Mason
was followed by the clerk. who assert
ed that he had changed his mind about
furnishing the room, and rendered Sen
atOr Mason his money. The senator
repaired with the clerk to the lobby.
where hot words ensued. and the clerk
struck him. Before many blows pass
ed. the combatants We're separated by
friends.
Mrs. Wighal afterward was escorted
TO the Arlington, where she secured a
room for the night, being too much
wrought up over the incident to con-
tinue her journey as intended. The
proprietor of the Hotel Johnson after
ward said that his clerk had been over
jealous, and that he gree tly regretted
the Occurre nee.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-19

Julian give you $500 when you left Carson.
answer yes. 1t was understood the winner
was to pay the referee. and | took the money,
accepted the compliment and am not a bit
ashamed OF it either
"Corbett asks if he did not ask me in the
sixth round to count faster when Fitzsmmons
was down. He DID, and | properly refused TO
pay any attention to him. | wasn't going TO
have his foul perpetrated on Charley Mitchell
repeated on Fitzsmmons. His own timekeep-
er only counted UP to eight at that.
Lastly, Corbett wants to know II | was
not one of the committee which met Ftz-
simmons at the depot in Chicago. There was
no committee appointed About 500 people
went down to meet him and l was Of
them, acting as newspaper representative.
Now, then" Siler continued Il want to
say that Corbett will yet find that he has
stirred up hornets nest if he keeps bully
raging me in this matter. l never took
bluff, and | won't take one now. | have a
reputation that has taken me many years to
build up and such man Corbett is not
to try to impudentiy tear it down.
Il can tell a lot about the threats made
against me at Carson that has never yet
seen the light; of how Billy Brady told me
after the fight that If Corbett had got past
me and struck Fitzsmmons when he was
down. and that If 1 had then given the fight
to Fftzsimmons on foul. az | should have
done, he BRADY would have been the first
man into the ring to attack me, and that
there were plenty of others back Of him.
There is plenty say to Corbett and
VIII do so soon if he doesn't pursue a df-
fereEt course
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-19
PICKED UP ON THE ICE.

A new rink arrived yesterday and will con-
test in the play for the Johnson trophy. 1t
Is from New Richmond. Wis. and is skipped
by DR.. Epley.
The scene yesterday afternoon during the
contest OF the Dehel-M acDiarmid Kinks was
one one OF great interest The game attracted
skips were congratulated at its close Mr.:
MacDiarm-d. the skip of the Grante-Winni-
peg rink, said at the close of the contest
that Mr.. Defel was general in curling
and that the contest and battle Just closed
was enc Of the hardest fought contests that
ne had met in his forty years experience
with the curriers' The contest Of the De-
feel and MacDiarmd Kinks yesterday after
noon proved the most interesting event of
the day.
The Lorimer- knight Kinks had also a very
warm and spirited contest on rink five yesler-
day. but owing to the warm hustling and ex-
cellent work of Alex McCullcch the Lorimer
team won easily by score of II to 7.
j. f. Mas of the Portage team had a very
narrow escape from serious accident yester-
day afternoon III the contest for the Pfster
Kinks while sweeping stone into
position Mr.. Mas suddenly lost his foot
ing and as his heels went into the air he
said: Wells, it is ours; Scott can't beat
US"
Judge Cory, ascsisted by Secretary Dan Nc
MILAN. and Mr.. Hall, are the most sought
representatives of the bonspieI on the ground
the patience and courteous treatment of the
guests and visitors Is admired by all In at
tendance at the bonspiel from both at home
ard abroad.
The battle between McDiarmd, OF Granite
Winnipeg, and Lem DefiePs team, of st. Paul
yesterday. no doubt one of the most In
teresting events that has occurred in North
west curling circles for some time Mr.
McDiarmid and his men appeared early on
the scene with blood in their eyes They
have already two Of the three contests
necessary to claim complete ownership Of the
Pfster trophy, valued at $780, and no wonder
they fought as they did yesterday afternoon.
The contest a beautiful one, and every
inch of the way was fought and contested
by both skips.