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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-10
Bert Meeker and Several Others
Meet With Sudden Death.
"EvERYONE'S HOME" BURNED.
Careless Handling Of . Cigar stump
by n Drunken Ledger RESPONSE
BILE for the Latest Catastrophe I'm
One of Alaska's Gay Towns
Face and Arms Of One Victim.

DYEA, March s.-By the burning OF
saloon and lodging house this morning
several lives were lost and a valuable
building destroyed. A large fire was avert
ed by prompt work OF citizens and the
providentlaI lull in the wind al that time.
The dead are:
BERT MEEKER, OF Portland. Or
Two or three unknown men and one
woman are supposed to have been sleeping
in the house. and II is likely that they were
burned to death.
The injured:
GUS KAHLER. of Juneau.
The fire started about o'clock this
morning by the careless handling of a
cigar stump by a drunken iodger in the
Everyones Home house. owned by J. A.
Douglass. 1t was ;wo-story building BOX
50 feet, at River and Fifth streets.
The discovery of the fire was followed by
a wild alarm through the building. But
SO quickly did the blaze spread. famed by
a stiff breeze. that some did not have time
to get out. Several escaped In their night
clothes
Gus kahler escaped with his life. but the
doctors say he will not live The flesh
fell in large pieces from his face and
arms when he was taken out. He has
wife and child at Juneau.
In the ruins, not yet cool enough 10
make thorough examination. was found
the trunk OF what is supposed TO be Bert
Meeker, a dealer in one OF the gambling
houses Several other men are missing.
and IL is believed that other bones and
bodies VIII be found buried in the ashes
when the pile OF burning embers cools off
sufficiently 10 make an examination.
subscription was started a, once for
the relief of the fire sufferers, many men
and families having lost all they had. A
large sum Is being raised
The city will order a chemical engine nj
once 10 AFFORD some protection against
fire.
The hotel was In the center of Dyea and
had not the wind shifted when II iid fhe
entire south end OF the town would have
been burned. The bartender was sust fix
ing up things after a busy nights work.
and barely escaped with HIS life. fund
for the sufferers was started before the
flames were out, and by noon s2,60 had
been raised. large sum was also sub
scribed for the purchase of a chemical
engine and outfit.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-10
THE STEAMER WHlrRIz ANY,


great .aa1S opie A3Vs gone up ghe nv
er 10 t7e new ~reek - Development
shows up ln accordance with the pros
sret~ the creek is a beg bouanEa Some
& ;6e miners haV* c2uueuced - bugld
c4tins a. ;aey h8ve Srtat confidence in
tev cfcek
e J. Mccormack wao waz in one Of
Ihe parties thst followed Us cat had a
very narrow escape fToga sudden death
3n sAe frozen waters % fhe Yukon when
tWo days journey th.s side cs tH., mouth
- tAe stewart river l4~ feu through
TIE shia zee a13 sss glst tls1apsarfng
an&er tf~ edge RA~a hs partner krah1asi
him ~ h3s pArEie or FUR caas aua hauled
h'm og1 Th# fneFGapu7rtu@ registered Z
degrees heisW zero az the tlue Bat BY
kearlaS wsyn unt8 a eve was 035ss Nc
Cerg3ek sis nos suffer any INJURIOUS 81
TESTS from Us Involuntary ics hath us
escape was a very narrow enc a9a-evav
y corrnir formerly raa a restaurant In
FaFEla11
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-10
woEs on TuE COTTAGE CITY.
Humboldt. From Alaska. Brings the
First Detailed story OF Them

The steamer Humbo}At. which arrived
Yesterday. brings the first complete story
81 the accidents to sac Pa nc Coast Gem
I'anE's steamer Cottage cry am her last
trip north. The llu'oboidt mes The Cot
tsso tsty az Juneau 88sf before the latter
le't Tor Skasway. A. that ;irne she was
lcakioE bar Ntile and expected to Cau-
tlpus Der trip.
The Cettase city arss cane % grief in
Wallace hRat instead ~ lIikiah narrows
Is We Grst rvpovied. The present trip ia
tie nrst oae that auv % her osfleers have
rif-4e % nor bern waters NTH the exeep-
to1 ~ Fapt Carter tie had been on
wat.o 8ifue%5 continuously from she tlfne
THE vessel lcfc thc sound JHst before tnn
steamer reachsd err entrance az fIktsh
rsrruNs he went O. hfs cabin "a 81 f.,-
&c rest ghe vessel KS 81 charge 81 the
matS. ~he .vStraa - heading nr,,orrfy
fHto she narrows. ct into Wallace btvht
WheD he ssw 'aud on ali sides he called
Capt. Garter but h~fore ths latter rstta
res<a the deck th@ veese1 s'f,ack The
steamer N-ss backed ~ ans an lrerstt-a
fson - tamsgf u5aa- Tire enr-aeer r.
iof-ea fhSf e-e NJ the SIX pIrus coeLf
k0ep even WITH tn~ water. art cAs.s Car
trr t'>ss te- vat ~ tne n.Es. aud fnts the
ntrrews Pas the rrer~g ehannei
4ee t|t sEn tfF t-fr #uwr3 tt teak ts1 b.
u.s.. sst th7 Ha~e, ,se~s became alarmed
Z eeF drz7ttrdeei 'naf cart. Garter hrarn
fHe aosf ant t-utsr tHa a--ekr~ e-sr-,e
tts hesst ia e Sa a->an tss. An sssNr~rs-
erttt afa~ Nas at ft.e wh~es ana AZ a
cr.t1. ~ esHt ~a.s'tF-t.erst s.al a~ ar,2e~ Tv~a
resst e<ss f#st fhr stsa naee ssrrsE a hf.t-
den FocS p sfasa Ehls tnfe - hs-
tessf@st aca tHs saeeA broke sha Hsx
s'eH 1at eost was tnsc be rh~s ara
t0e eterva Fs~ cs repaired Use safart,i
q. "a .
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had en- board sixty passengers most az
whom are going 10 Skagway. The Signal
has a large cargo 81 general merchandise
or this trip. Following Is list Ok her pas
senGcrs-
Earuest Baisr r. Peterson. Andrew
johnson. Harry Fletcher. George Wltiatt.
J. NJ Rae NJ a Taylor II A Miller.
.. J. Ellis. ". A. Copeland Lars Euger-
SETH. II c. Lacy. jr.. I'd Finch. T =.
CaYtlre. Frank Sklaner. GeorSe Skinner.
George Dusty J. TTue%dale. Pau Gushy.
n 3 Smith. 7. NJ Alord. A Graham.
r. r. Smith. A Niely. William Dsehfrg.
Gl.bsrt Locn s Stanton. ! f8Inck .
George Boiler David Tostd. WfH8gn
Hr.sEeway. J. " Young. Thomas -
Clements Thomas Wilson. Tin Ac6,on tell.
FluEh Bailey Fred sweswiE . Z white.
Nix Ferdinand 4onn Yank Henrv Dyer.
II S-hBRe william stouet. W. n. Stouet.
" = Maekey Jack Boyd. ] King. WI
Na-a R@lwBEe. J NJ Boyd. - King joe
Matthews !. Matthews. J. Canfpn41I.
5uaas Stsupe :. W3Bef r " Tablet
4 Goldberg. Charles He.ne David An
trews SRA g.. 2. Aush.nbaaxa.
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Remains of Mrs. Johnson srou.nt
Here From Dysu

The remains % Mira Anna johnson. Wife
q T. 4. Johnson were broueh. 20 Seattle
yesterday from Uyea on tn- steamer Hum
ool0t. Mrs Johnson died February . from
spinal meningitis. Mr.. ard Mrs Johnson
formerly lived ~ Seattle. but when the
rrsh % iAe kl0u4ite commenced they were
anxious 20 Join s. They went as far as
Dyes where Mr.! johnson worked ali win
Ter 20 get Sufficient means 20 carry faefn
% Dawson. just IA NJ saw Tire dawn u
light his wife vas taken -. ard la a shor,
time dcssh had Claimed her
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-10

Wv Msil SfrYleF .--sealea proposals will
ee received AZ ithe contract .oagce. post-
cffiee department, Washington, u. G.. un-
III p ~. March * fsss fer ca-rvfoe tnr-
ter mail Only from O-ra Alaska 20 Wesrc.
near nscuth IL the Tansna river. Alaeka
sn1 hack. two round trips a month. from
Septemhey 3 Ises. Il, June a. i.F2 by a
schedule satisfactory 10 thu department.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-10
HUMBOLDT BURDENED WITH ALASKA NEWS.
Seldom Does 4 Vessel FROM the NORTH BTipg
So MAny lnPoEtapt EagicSs.


:
:
Humloldts
Friday
o
of the hold which
konersq cred the OF the mo
me o
The
Chlkoot
Rosebud fifty miles above Dawson with
81 $40
!
o. h
Of
results in the fhce
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Frost-Bistea Miners.


The first people going down the river
met by the Solid party was a man aud his
young wife at the mouth OF S.xty-Mite
creek. They had been thirty days COM
ing from he Hootalinaua river. They had
bat two dogs and were moving very slow
-. Between Lake Marsh and Lake Lee
barge many people were passed slowly
working their goods down the river.
Young MckleYnan froze his cheeks quite
badly one day near Five Fingers, and two
other members OF the party were slightly
touched by frost.
l.. F.. Brendt. H. ". Savage ard w @.
Savage, Of Saginaw. Mich. made up
party that left Dawson January =. They
had only two dogs and encountered very
bitter weather. which accounts for their
long trip. Although the three only went
In last spring, all have claims and viii
go back after a short visit az their Michi-
gan home They came from the lakes
over the Skagway wagon trail. and COM
ment on the difference from last year
when they wen. over Il through the mud.
Chris Solid reached Dawson last May
and has claims on Vanderbilt and All
Gold creeks lie sold q claim Just before
starting out for s. ooo He worked for d
time after going in At si5 day. lie ex-
rrcts 10 20 back I'm TWO weeks after max
Ing a flying trip 10 his home IA Wisconsin
II +. Peters Of Dawson. was another
Humboldt passenger. lie has been r.
pairing the watches OF the miners at CIR
Gle city and Dawson Tor the last three
years. All be made was invested n mines
ANA the matchmaker brings back a snug
little fortune.
Thr Humboldt made the round trip
from Seattle 20 Skagway In nine and one
haif days. witch r. record breaker
\. johnson. Of skagway, returned
with the body - HIS wife
The other passengers ON the Humboldt
from Dyea and juneau were:
y. r Peters. May Sudderby. J. Z En-
MS. ". VI Thompson. = Anderson Petty
grave. r J. Richards. J. Elliott. Berliusr.
ALERT Mansing Neis Swenson. = II.
Hunting George McCabe. Bella Naln.
Thomas FtzFcrsld py NJ Jay e r. Mil
Ter ard SIX In sfgcrage
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TIE weekly -Tnfelllgenezr tssg@d
today contains fun elscsloa returns. Send
= - your frea4s. Five ceEss PER copy.
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SKAGWAY, March S.-The Danube left
for Victoria last night after dischaf ginc
freight and passengers. On the return
trip she took T. Nichols. A returning paw-
son City miner, Just from the interior.
Sol BerIeiner. the hero of the Sheep Camp
disaster of last fall. was also aboard. lie
was on the way In, in charge of party,
but hearing of the death of his wife in
Seattle. he fastened back
Steamers Pasadena. Atcazar and This
tie. from Victoria. are la port discharging
freight
Steamer North Pacific arrived yesterday.
after very smooth trip of ten days. II ar
passengers speak in high terms OF the
sailing qualities of the side-wheeler. and
compliment Captain Garter. Purser Davis
and Steward McFadden for the good treat
merit accorded them.
The weather is growing very cold again,
and the wind is blowing from the noun
tains with great veloeity.s
The PAX Shan has not shown up vet.
although she was seen four days ago at
Wrangel.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-10

f1EJOR WALSH C0HIN6 BACK.
Representative Of the Canadian Government 10 the KoOssc
Gold fields kbandops His Trip to Dawson.

fields for the Cana
salmon .mHedateiy
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AENtA - - $50
mounted police reached that point
with government dispatches. The Sold
party. which arrived yesterday. passed
him al Lake Lebarge. He was max
ing his way 10 the coast with six dog ,
teams, and they figure that he reached
Skagwsy last Saturday or Sunday.
When the mail reached Walsh's
camp at the mouth of the Big Salmon |
river he was about to start 10 Dawson .
with Judge Mcclure and detachment
OF police. He received some important
dispatches. which caused him to give I
up his trip TO Dawson and start back .
up the river. Judge Mcclure contin- :.
ued towards Dawson. The Solid party
met Mcclure near the Pelly river. He
was making about twelve miles a day .
down the Yukon. The day after they .
left Mcclure the Solid party passed
three Of the judges camps. which !
shows the difference in speed OF the !
two parties.
When the Solid party met Maj. J
Walsh he had nothing 10 say as TO
what caused him TO turn back 10 the
coast. He gave them TO understand.
however. that his trip 10 Dawson was
OF for the winter. II IL believed at
Lake Bennett and Skagway that Mai. |
Waish's return has something TO do .
with the establishing OF the Canadian
customs houses on the snmrntfs az
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with supplies. Some | purchased last fall
ard when solo out my supply just before
coming out | lost heavily / bought three
sacks Of hour in the fall for 500. Just
before leay.ng ] sold two sacks for $50.
and had hard work to find a buyer. | sold
case of potatoes for $40. Just what I
gald for II after the boat arrived IN the
summer. Canned goods for which 1 paid
$50 can went begging at 81 Five
restaurants had just opened up. AT the
stores you can get butter. milk. etc, in
small quantities at regular simmer
t.yfas-s
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SAILS FOR THE NORTH.
Signal Takes Up sixty Passengers
and n Large Freight Cargo.

Steam schooner Signal sailed a 10 o'clock
last evening for Dyea and Skagway. She
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News received here yesterday from
Washington announces that the postoffice
department has made additional allow
ances for TWO clerks from March l 10
June 80 1s9s. One viii be Stationed in the
postofiice at Dyea. the other in the Skag
way postofiice.
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the postmaster. and eight or ten soldiers
were sworn in at once. They are now
learning the ropes. and when they have
reached a degree OF proficiency the Skag-
way office VIII be able 10 handle any oTdi-
nary mail that may be received.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25

were arrested. BY feeling a Toronto
lawyer literally, flaw was found in
the extraditlon papers. and they were
released and skipped to Europe. Sea-
ger went West and was lost sight of
Several months after the robbery three
members of the gang were arrested
and sent 10 the pentcntiary for short
terms. Several years later a former oil
country hotel employee recognized
Seager in a Denver MOTEL Scager had
come up from his Texas ranch with
bunch Of cattle. Bennehoff was in
formed Of the fact by wire. and his son
and n detective hurried to Denver. FIX
tradition papers We're secured, but the
arrest was never made, for Seagers
gang of cowboys warned the officers
that ii would be death To them if they
attempted to take Seager back to
Pennsylvania. They returned empty
handed, and that ended the chase.
Seager is living in Texas, owns a big
ranch. and is u law-ahiding citizen. a
few years ago lie learned that the
widow Of one Of the men who helped
him crack the Beunehon safe was des-
titute. and he sent her several thou
sand dollars.
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noor /, ,ari.,a. II ntils ~ l.r..n d.-
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railroad company would not have to
build bridge where it crossed. voted
not to make the change.
CHERRYFIELD.
Work has commenced on the tele-
phone line between Cherryfield and
Milbridge. The New England Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company of Bos-
ton, has purchased this line which will
be repaired and made metallic.
MACHIAS.
twenty-five men employed on the
railroad at East Machas by Contrac-
tor c. b. Wilkins left work Tuesday
morning without giving any notice.
taking with them many blankets. 1t
is reported that Contractor Wilkins
will bring a charge against these men
claiming they are indebted to him
in the sum of $175 for transportation,
board etc 1t is also claimed that the
men have stated that they left on ac-
count of the long hours they were
compelled to work, which were from II
to Is hours per day.
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PENoBscoT.
NEWPORT.

r. H. Libby is confined to the house
| by sickness.
Miss Rose Soper is visiting in Gull
| ford.
Dr. Nathan Springer visited his par
ents last week.
Harry Carson is building new
house on Elm street
Rev. Mr.. Boynton preached in the
Methodist church, Sunday.
Mrs Annie Dexter and Mrs. Mary
Smell go to Kineo, this week, for the
summer.
Mrs Sophia Wyman has returned to
her home after spending few months
in Corinth.
The memorial sermon will bepreached
in Meridian hall next Sunday morning,
by Rev. j. w. Webster. pastor of High
street church.
DEXTER.
| The only person to take out an mn
keepers and viCtualer's license IN DeX-
| ter, so far. is woman, member u
| the w. C. r. T., who sometimes takes
| transient boarders.
| The farm buildings of Melzar J..
| Curtis, in the Owlsboro district, this
| town, were consumed by fire Friday
| forenoon They consisted Of dwelling,
! stable and barn and were insured for
| $3.50 The fire caught on the roof from
sparks and the buildings We're RACED to
| the ground in about one hour the only
| building saved being the long hen
house situated some rods from the
| dwelling and out of range of the sparks
as blown by the gale. The only occu-
| pant of the house was Mrs. Zilpha b.
| Curtis, mother of Mr.. Curtis, Sc years
| old None of the furniture was saved.
BREWER.
! The body of Herbert Kelliher. the six
| years old son of DR.. and Mrs NJ. ;.
| Kelliher was found, about O'Clock
| Wednesday morning, in the river neaH
| the Orrington Ice Co.'S houses. Three
| men in boat who We're crossing from
| South Brewer, saw the body floating
on the water, and secured it.
BRADLEY.
| G. w Moulton of Bradley. lost a val
liable horse. one of pair, in pecul-
| lar manner. Thursday He was plough
| ing With the pair when one horse sank
| 10 the ground. Examination showed
one of the hind legs to be broken and
| there was nothing to do but to kill thu
animal. This is the third horse he has
| lost within a year.
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REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

Official list, showing the number of
delegates which the different cities,
towns and plantations are entitled to.
20 cities, 42l towns. and rs plantations,
entitled to 1926 delegates.
Republican State Committee,
Augusta, Maine, May 2. 1898
The basis of representation in the call
for the Republican State convention to
be held at Augusta, Tuesday, June g,
1898. for the purpose Of nominating a
candidate for Governor to be supported
at the September election.
Each city, town and plantation will
be entitled to one delegate and for each
- votes cast for the Republican candi-
date for Governor in 1896, an additional
delegate, and for a fraction of 40 votes
in excess Of rs votes a further addi-
tional delegate.
That there may be no misunderstood
ing. the secretary Of the committee has
made classification OF delegates based
upon this representation. The town ur
plantation which threw "A votes is. I'M
der this call. only entitled TO one dele
gate In order to get a second delegate
it must have thrown 10 votes for the
Republican candidate for Governor in
1896. The fraction of 40 votes to give
another delegate, must be in excess of
70 votes.
1t is hoped that If any errors are
discovered in the list they will be
promptly reported to the secretary so
that all mistakes may be corrected.
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SOMERSET.
MADISON.

Some one from the Arson side of the
river fired three rifle shots through the
windows of the basement of the In
dian Spring Wooden mill recent,
Three men were at work in the room At
the time and it was narrow escape
for them. Whether this was an act Of
carelessness or righteousness is not
known.
The town fathers have completed
their inventory and find the valuation
of the town of Madison for the year
1898 to be SIPS, 943. The real estate
valuation is $9l2,599; personal. $3l3,5H.
Total amount of tax to be raised, in
Guiding State and County tax. is
$50. 24o 16 There are 104 polls which
are taxed at $500 each. The money
raised from these polls will amount -
$2,1l2, leaving $lS12S.16 to be raised by
property tax. OF the 7o4 polls, "A are
within the limits of Madison Village
Corporation. In addition to the 10i
polls. there are fifty ormorc Who by age
limitation of other causes are exempt
ed from taxation, hut who have the
right of suffrage. The rate OF taxa
ton this year is $0153 or $3.50 per 81 001.
about $500. The valuation this year is
Sl,265 less than last year. and the RAJ
of taxation is zoe per 81 600 less than
last year. There are 1l5 dogs in the
town of which 80 are males ana Is fe-
males. upon which there is a tax u
$1.00 for males and $500 Tor females,
with a fee for license Of 15c. for each
dog. The total amount Of tax raised
last year was 500, $50 76 and the total
| this year is 20,240,76, $4,000 less than
was raised last year
SOLON.
| Nelson Knapp lost a pocket book re-
Gently and goods valued at So stolen.
The thieves are supposed to be the
same gang that operated in Canaan,
! some ten days ago.
The little daughter Of Herbert Lad
was run over by a bicycle Sunday, and
| seriously injured. The child was al
play in the street when the rider came
| along at full speed and struck her
square in the face badly brusing her
body. She was picked up insensibl
and carried into the house.
Charles Lttlefield who fell down
stairs at the Weston House recently.
! striking upon his head, died Saturday
afternoon. He was 50 years of ag".
| He leaves no family. H has two
brothers in Boston. The remains were
taken to North Arson, for burial
NEW PORTLAND.
Nelson Knapp lost a pocket book re-
Gently. containing notes to the amount
of 500 and S12 in cash. The original
finder took the cash and dropped the
book with remaining contents in the
road, where it was found and Re
| stored to the owner
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YORK.
SANFORD.


Wan Toy, laundry man at Sanford,
who has become violently insane, is in
the care of relatives from Boston, who
will send him to China to an asylum.
The Sanford Water Company are to
put in pumping station near tho
power house Of the electric road, where
says the Biddeford Journal n boiling
spring has been found, which analysis
shows to be very pure. The supply
seems ineXhaustible.
BIDDEFORD.
The -year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs
Andrew Whitney While playing around
the house secured a bottle which con
tanned corrosive sublimatc. used foI
killing bugs. The child put the bottle
to his mouth and drank. He must have
taken a large dose, as he was seized
with vomiting Immediately and Was
very sick when found by his parents
The cnild's stomach was badly burned
and the physician says that the over
dose was what saved his life.
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WALDO.
TROY.

TROY.
TWO of the schools are closed III
account of the measles.
The new minister is expected II
preach at the church. next Sunday.
Mrs. NJ. F. feathers has gone to Au-
susta, for a visit.
Frank Seavey, from Auburn passed
Sunday with his parents
Miss Lizzie Rhoades, died on Sunday.
May p, at the home of her brother.
Otis Roades. Funeral services on
Tuesday. attended by Rev. A. P
Hatch 1nterment in Fairvew GENE
terry. The deceased was one of the
most respected citizens of this town.
and leaves large circle of relatives
and friends, to mourn her loss