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The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13
SENT TO LAW COURT.
The Westbrook, Windham and Harrison
Electric Road.

The petition for an injunction against
the proposed subscription by the city OF
Westbrook to the stock of the Westbrookj
Windham and Harrison electric railroad
was set for hearing before Judge Strout
in the Supreme court yesterday forenoon.
A number of Westbrook citizens were on
hand to hear the arguments, but they
went home without listening to dis
cussion of the case for the counsel came
to an agreement by which the matter will
be at once sent to the law court in order
that q decision may be had at the earliest
possible moment. When the legislature
granted charter to the Railroad company
it was provided in the charter that the
towns and cities along the line might aid
the road If such aid was authorized by a
vote of the citizens. The road was granted
aid by a number of the towns through
which it will pass and on the 22d day Of
last August the question was submitted
to vote Of the citizens of Westbrook and
received @ majority. Then the objection
was made that the law requires that a
two-thirds vote shall be necessary in cases
where towns loan their credit in this
manner. The Westbrook city government,
relying on the force of the provision in
the charter of the road went ahead and
voted to subscribe for $40, 900 of the stock
in accordance with provisions set forth
in the order. This order was passed about
two weeks ago and its passage was fol-
lowed by the beginning of legal action to
secure the granting of an injunction. 1t
was on this petition that the hearing was
set for yesterday. The question which
will be submitted to the law court is
whether the provision of the charter
making it competent for towns and cities
to aid the road by a majority vote takes
precedence of the general provision of4the
statutes that two-thirds vote shall be
necessary in such cases.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13
SUPERIOR COURT.

Wednesday, The following traverse jury
was empaneled this morning:
Henry S. Jones, foreman, Scarboro.
Seth e, Berry, Bridgton.
Henry +. Boynton, Westbrook.
George P. Carssiey, Harrison.
Eward W. Corey, Portland.
Samuel M. Cummings, Gray.
Charles G. Gooding, Yarmouth.
Abel 9. Kinds, Gorham.
Albion H. johnson, Deering.
Zebulon 9. Manter, Cape Elizabeth.
Walter L. Pinkh am, Harpswell.
Daniel W. Shaw, .Windham.
Supernumeraries.
Marshall n Rich, Portland.
Willis M. Soule, Freeport.
Horace f. Colley Of Gray, who was in
dicted for selling cigarettes and old cider
to school boys paid fines and costs
amounting to $406,Os.
Z Geo. W. Snow and James Hollywood
pleaded guilty to keeping q nuisance, and
each were sentenced to pay fns Oh S2ol
and costs. Fine and costs paid.
James McBrady, indicted for nuisance,
filed demurrer and gave bail.
State VS.. John J. King. This case was
tried at thes.September term and there
was disagreement. the.jury stanalne
10 to 2 for prosecution. King ilVes II
Lewiston, and is charged with stealine
1913. 40 on the 7th of last May from an Ole
man named Ring, who lives In LOCUS
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13
HERE AND THERE.
Items of Interest Picked Up Alongshore
Yesterday,

1t was foggy, rainy, muddy and nasty
along the wharves yesterday. One could
see only little way beyond the docks.
The big steamer Scotsman, Captain
Maddox of the Dominion line arrived
about 8 pm. from Liverpool. She left
that port on January 1st. and had rough
and stormy passage, but met with no
mishaps. She brought 100 tons of freight
and sixty six passengers; nine saloon
eleven intermediate seventeen steerage
and twenty nine cattlemen.
There was large fishing fleet in yester-
day. Among them the Albert W. Black,
Amy Wixcon and Moses B. Linscott.
Other arrivals were Myra Sears, Fred A.
Emerson, lime; Winslow Morse hay and
S. E. Davis deep.
The bark Hiram Emery has been
chartered to load lumber at this port for
Buenos Ayres and will come here from
Boston to take on her cargo. Other
charters are, King Phillip, Baltimore to
Portland, and Charles hoffman, Norfolk
to Portland with coal.
Since the arrival of the schooner St.
Thomas with her cargo of hard pine for
the new wharf extension work has been
rushed. The principal cause of delay
since work first began has been lack of
material, the men being obliged to lay off
two and three weeks at a time. With the
arrival of the hard pine, however. the
remainder of material is at hand and the
work will now be completed in about
three weeks. Tho piling has been driven
the entire distance and the wharf carried
out to the harbor commissioner line.
In all thirty three rows have been driven
and all that remains to be done now is
to complete the planning and freight sheds.
The wharf is very solidly built and will
be much appreciated by the steamship
people as they have heretofore been
cramped for room.
The belt conveyor has now reached the
end of the wharf and is nearly closed in.
A portion of it has been painted and the
top is now being graveled.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13

Ring was drunk at the time. Three
witnesses testified to seeing King take
|the money from the old mans pocket IL
q vacant lot ona Cotton eet.agking aa-
nlits that he took three five dollar bills
from Ring's pocket, but claims that ne
had no intention to steal it, He says that
the old man asked him to take 1T and
keep 1t for him, being afraid that some
of the boys would get it away from him
while he was laying there in drunken
condition. King says he intended to. re-
turn the money to him after dinner. On
trial.
Geo. Libby for state.
d. A. Meaher for defendant.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13
CLEARING SALE OF MEMS FUR
NISHINGS
FIRST PLACE SETTLED.

The Will ards were easy marks for the
Tontines at Pines alleys last night and
suffered a bad defeat. While the hard
luck of the losers was very marked their
rolling was also far below their standard,
especially on spare breaks, they missing
a great many very easy ones for them, the
most of which they would usually secure.
In contrast the rolling of the winners
was the best seen at the alleys this season,
every man contributing his share to the
largest team total of the season. Pine
was high roller on both total and single,
and is now, without doubt the winner of
first prize in the individual averages.
Dookerty was good second for the eve
ming, while tho fine rolling OF Wood
should not be overlooked. The score:
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13
TO RAISE THE CORONA.

A Halifax wreoking company has
rendered for the right to salvage the
cargo of the wrecked steamer Corona.
The same syndicate is also negotiating
with the underwriters concerning the
raising of the steamer. The Merritt
Wrecking company of New York is also
making bids for raising the Corona, but
it is expected thescontraot for raising the
steamer as well as salyaging cargo will
be secured by Halifax men. AS soon as
the underwriters and company agree to
terms. a schooner with all necessary
wrecking apparatus will be despatched to
Seal Island
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13
DEATHS.

In this city jan r. Alice Evelyn, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Stevenson, aged 6
Al the Maine General Hospital, Jan. 6, Mrs.
Linda Whitman, wife of A. f. Bradbury. OF Den
mark. Maine. aged 40 years l months.
Portland and Bridgton papers please co2y.l
In Scarboro, Jan. IL, Joshua Libby, aged n
years. ,,
In Westbrcok, Jan. 9, Mrs. Hannah Dunu,
In Westbrook Jan. s, Calvin Walker, aged
40 years. ,,s.
In Hampden, Jan. 5, James Robinson aged
III years. ,.u.;o,-
10 years. 49,,
III Bangor, Jan. 6, MIS-. Emily Viola Barker.
In Rockland. Jan. s. Raymond l.. Gray, aged
II years.
In RockIand. Jan. 5, Maurice McGrath, aged
70 years.
aged 81 years.
The funeral of the late George =: Kenworthy
villa take place this afternoon at 2.So ocaosD
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13
SOMETHING GOOD COMING.

The engagement of Mr.. Hennessy
Leroyle in that charming comedy 18th
er Peoples Money''Fat The Jefferson next
Wednesday and Thursday January 10 and
20 is u matter of oongratulation to our
local theatre patrons. The appearance
of this company here last season was
such a conspicuous success from an art1s-
tic point of view that much is looked
forward to in the return engagement.
Mr.. Leroyle has this season surrounded
himself with an exceptionally clever COM
pany among whom are recognized several
well-known metropolitan professionals
whose principal work for the past two
or three seasons has been in New York
productions. Monday next is the open
inc day of the advance sale of seats.
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
Prof. Chapman has decided to have
Madam Blauvelt sing at the matinee
Friday afternoon and he has made the
price for school children under IL years
10 cents. The management will extend
courtesies to the Orphan Asylum children
NOTES.
BARLEY McCallum will go to London
next seaeon to star in Shore Acres"
and although he has received a tlatter-
ing offer from Mr.. Cooling to manage the
new Peaks Island theatre. thinks he shall
devote the summer to rest.
Madame Nordica made her debut in the
yole of Brunnhilde in Die Gotterdam-
merung," Tuesday night with the Dam
rosch- Ellis Opera company at Philadel-
phia. This was Nordica's first appear
ance in opera this season as we'll, and a
crowded and enthusiastic house greeted
her. The famous soprano was at her best,
and her performance of Brunnhilde was
an artistic triumph.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13
MARRIAGES..

1t Portsmouth, N H.. Dec. 80. by Rev. Henry
Emerson Hovey Fred w. Mcintosh and Ance
l.. Souie. both of Portland.
In Blaine, Alexander l.. Tompkins and Miss
Amanda Esty.
In Clinton, Jan. j. Harry L. Gage OF Plttsheld
and Miss Grace L. Billings of Clinton.
Mabel S. Stanley
In West Paris, Jan. /. Frank E. Davis of
Woodstock and Miss Annie c. Bryant OF Green
wood.
In Bangor, Jan. 1, George A. Washburn OF
Brewer and Miss Agnes S. Battray.
In Milo, Jan. 1. Gearge I'll. Angoye and Sarah
In Rockland Jan. /, George E. Barter and
Lottie G. McAlliSter.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13
How to Look Good.

Good looks are really more than SKIN
deep, depending entirely on a healtny
condition. of all the vital organs. Ii the
liver be inactive, you have a bilious
look; if your stomach be disordered, you
have dyspeptic look; if your kidneys
be affected, you have pinched look.
Secure good health. and you will surely
have good looks. Electric Bitters' is
a good Alternative and Tonic Acts
directly on the stomach. liver and kid
neys. Purifies the blood, cures pinples,
blotches and boils, and gives good COM
plexion. Every bottle guaranteed. Sold
att FL. p. S. Goold's Drug Store 30 cents
per bottle.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13
75c Rockers for

MARK QOWH Ia bOilo, 3laoo WdAC,
Baskets.l
China Cracker Jars,
China Chocolate Pots, Vases, &c.
Wash Goods. The Half and Tive
thirds price sale of
Imported wash goods still on.
Lawns, Scotch Ginghams, Spider
Cloths, Lappet Laces, French Or :
candies, Chimes, Checks, Plaids,
French Satines, and all man
ner of Imported was h fabrics,
dainty as the wing Of dragon fly
and almost as light.
Thrifty women are taking advan-
tage of this Half Price Sale and the
leisure of their Dressmakers, to have
their Summer Dresses all made up
and closeted ready for Spring and
Summer days,
j. n. LIBBY co.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13
guckien's Arnica salve.

THE BEST SALyE in the world for
RhsaH, D Fsses soTs s,sS Totter 's' dhapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corus and all Skin
Eraptions and positively cures Piles, or
no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refun ned.
Price 20 cents per box. For sale By H. z.
S. Gnold, 577 Congress ST., undsr Con-
gress Square Hotel
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13
MAINE PRESS ASSOCIATION.

The thirty-fifth annual meeting of the
Maine Press Association will be held al
Portland on Wednesday and Thursday,
January 20 and ~, 1895. The. following
is the special business programme:
The best method of collecting delin-
quent subscriptions-J. M. S. Hunter.
Pennington.
: Is it policy to offer discounts on hotf
time and space?-J. W. Brackett,. Phil.
lips.
Why Is the most unworthy of sensa
tional paper moro successful Financially,
than the worthy OF INSTRUMENTATION
ard Owen, Augusta.
Keeping subscription accounts-Wil'
liam Ell. Dow. Portland.
The duty and advantage of local pa
pers presenting local and family history
j. P. Cilley, Rockland.
CLEARING SALE OF MEMS FUR.
NISHINGS.
Rines Bros. Co. advertise q great clear
ing of mems furnishings to begin tomor.
row morning. Read the star advertise
ment in his paper and see how cheap
goods will he sold
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13

Special Bargain Tables.
Shawls. Wrappers. Skirts.
Fur Sets for Children. All our 1897
Spring Jackets. Shirt Waists.
Broken lots of many things in this
department..
At prices that wouldn't break the
tin Savings bank Of baby.
The Forrest City times., 1898-10-21
A New York Central Innovation.


George II. Daniels, of the New York Cen
trail & Hudson River Railroad, has made
an announcement which is of a rather start
ling nature, but it is one which ought to
please the patrons of that great system, and
particularly those who travel on mileage
books. The circular reads as follows
Mileage books, good for 500 miles and
1000 miles travel, are now on sale at all
stations on the New York Central divisions
and branches) at the rate of $40 and $40
respectively.
These tickets are good until used, and are
available for passage on the main line of the
New York Central, and all of its branches
and divisions, including the Harlem, Put
nan, Rome, WATERFOWL & Ogdensburg,
Carthage & Adirondack, Geneva & Lyons
and the Adirondack Utica to MontreaD d.
visions.
Mileage books will be issued in the name
of the head of family or firm, and will be
available for the use of any member of such
family or for any traveller for a firm, pro-
vided the name Of such member or traveller
is written in the book by the agent selling
it, in the place designated. They will be
honored for transportation by the conduct
ors of all trains, including limited trains, but
only to the end of the run of each conductor.
If the holder of such ticket desires to ride
beyond the run of conductor, or on night
train, or to a point on branch line, he
should present his mileage ticket to the
ticket agent, who will detach the proper
mileage and issue mileage exchange ticket
on which baggage will be checked to any sta
ton on the New York Central or any of it,
branch lines, thus avoiding the necessity Of
being disturbed after retiring, or of recheck
ing baggage-From the Pittsburgh Post
August q, 1893.
The Forrest City times., 1898-10-21
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The United States contains 35.467 druo
stores.
Waltham has joined several ether
Massachusetts cities in adopting a cur
few ordinance.
According to a census taken by the
Maine bureau of statistics there are
1,511,252 hens in that state.
AT the Peach day observance in the
Omaha exposition 1,5o0 baskets of Ne
braska peaches were distributed among
the visitors.
About 5000 words in the English Ian.
guage have no rhyme to them These
include such important words as honor,
virtue, gulf, month and echo.
The whisky production in North Caro-
lima last year from the ACT registered
distilleries was 620,716 gallons. 1t is
thought that the product of the illicit
distilleries was fully as large.
1t is an inexplicable fact that men
buried in an avalanche of snow hear dis
tinctly every word uttered by those who
are seeking for them, while their most
strenuous shouts fail to penetrate even
few feet of the snow.
The duke of Cambridge, who is fond OF
collecting swords, always wears on
state occasions the diamond-hilted
weapon which was presented to him by
the shah of Persia. He dislikes DOMINIC
a military uniform believing. that his
stoutness is not so apparent in evening
dress.
Many sailors believe that the frigate
bird can start at daybreak with the
trade winds from the coast of Africa
and roost the same night upon the
American shore. Whether this is fact
or not has yet to be determined, but
1t is certain that the bird is the swift
est of winged creatures and is able to fly,
under favorable conditions, 200 miles an
hour.
The Forrest City times., 1898-10-21
THAT LEGION OF HONOR.
An Insignia Is Not Worth Having I'm
less 1t Has Been Won ON n
Field of Battle.

lola, it is reported, has been ordered to
appear before the chancellerie of the
Legion of Honor and show cause why
he should not be Invested of his decora-
ton. Being man of great simplicity,
he nay find it less circuitous to return
it with thanks. He has no need of the
toy. Given on the field of battle it was
worth having. Nowadays it is patent
of mediocrity.
Aurelien Scholl used to say that, like
death, ii was unavoidable. So far a.
Frenchmen are concerned ii may he that
he was right. just prior to the incidents
which led to Sedan a review was held.
The pick of the army defiled before the
emperor. To the blare of brass the i'm
perial guard marched up. They wore
coats of crimson and helmets dazzling
with gold. All, indeed, except cor
poral.
Through some mystery, unelucidated
yet, there he was in an undress cap. A
sergeant was the first to notice it, but
already the parade had begun. "What
do you mean by wearing that cap?" he
muttered, 'I'll report YOU" Thereupon
he approached his superior. "Lieuten-
ant" he Missed, Corporal Soandso is
here in cap!" I'm cap! Give him
ten days. arrest" And the lieuten.
ant clattered up to the captain. cap
tain" he cried, Corporal Soandso is
here in cap!" "The dickens you say.
Reduce him to the ranks!" And the cap
tain galloped up to the colonel
Colonel" he shouted, ''there is non.
commissioned officer back there in a
cap!" "Thundering guns! Have him
drummed out of the regiment" And
the colonel dashed over to the marshal
"Excellency," he CRASHED, there is a
soldier in the rear in a cap!" Every
good. Have him shot" And the mar
shall wheeled to the tribune. "Sire." he
began, there is man.
But the emperor, occupied with mat.
tiers of state. and concluding that some
one had distinguished himself, cut the
marshal short. Decorate him" he muir
INJURED, and turned away.-Collier's
Weekly
The Forrest City times., 1898-10-21
HUMOROUS.

Il don't believe it's true that the
earth goes round" why nos?" BE
cause never got my share. EST. Paul's.
Hungry Tourist-"Wai,er. two eggs.
please Boil them four minutes"
Waiter-"Yes, sir; be ready in half a
second, sir."-Tit-Bits
Allowable Epoch.-"What is time i'm
memorial Uncle Jim?" thine imme-
mortal is as far back as you feel posted
on ancient history."-Chicago Record.
He-"Don't let your father put in
electric light" She-"Why not?" He
We'll. er, you can't turn it down low,
don't you see ?"-Detroit Free Press.
Judge (to wife of defendanD $50
you were present when your husband
broke into the girls high SCHOOL," 'Of
course was! Would your wife allow
you to break into a girls high school
alone ?"-Fliegende Batter.
An Affair of Honor.-Farmer SWEET
"You say you belong to the army of the
unemployed? Well, now, my friend, /
guess l kin give you something of job
to-day" Toyle Knott-What! An
have me be deserter from de army :?
Ye don't know military ethics, do yep
Puck.
According to the nebular hypothesis,
. star is made by nebulous particle
joining with countless other particles, I"
remarked the observer OF men and
things, which, of course, doesn't ac-
count for the dramatic star. A dramatic
star is made by a nebulous particle
swelling up."-Detroit journal.
The Forrest City times., 1898-10-21
THROUGH BLOCKADE TWICE.
story Of Havana Merchant Touch.
ing Success of the Steamer
Mont serrat.

Seniors l. Zero and Enrique Fayo,
Cubans, were in Havana throughout
the war. Senior Zero, who is a lead.
Ing business man of the Cuban capital,
says: "The poorer classes of the PEG.
pie in Havana were better off during
the blockade than for many months,
The Spaniards gave $4,000 free rations
to the poor every day and in every
district or ward of the city free kitch-
ems were established, with both Cuban
and Spanish cooks. The blockade was
effective enough for several hundred
miles around the coast, but they could
not stop every ship laden with food.
There was bound to be slip some
where.
'The steamer Montserrat got
through the blockade twice, to my
knowledge, and sold lots of food stuffs
to Havana merchants. Her cargo was
brought around by Cape San Antonio,
Jamaica, thence to Batabano, Cuba,
and overland to the capital by rail.
A numbsr of schooners from Mexico
with provisions for Havana managed
10 get their cargoes into the city by
this route. For some reason or other
the American warships allowed
French and English steamers to ply in
the tobacco trade at Sagua Lagrande
on the northern coast. Every ten DAYS
they would leave port and return reg.
ularly TO get another cargo of tobacco,
and this they did during the blockade
THE men of the Cuban commission
arrived in Havana harbor on the morn
ing of September II, just as we were
leaving for Key West, and l saw their
vessel entering. 1t was one of the
coolest receptions to foreigners l ever
saw. The reason for silence was the
fact that matters were in such an un.
settled condition that nobody seemed
to know whether to yell for the United
States or rot. But can tell you there
will be great rejoicing and yelling in
Havana and other cities in Cuba If this
big free country determines to annex
the island. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Forrest City times., 1898-10-21
THE MAJORS EXPERIENCE.
From the Detroit Free Press.

One of the stanchest supporters of the
deep water way from the Great Lakes to the
ocean is Major A. c. Bishop, of tbs Third
Ave-, Detroit, a civil engineer of wide expe-
profession. He was assistant engineer on the
Hudson River Railroad in 1850 and has
since conducted large engineering opera.
tons. He has been located in Detroit, since
1915, and has large acquaintance among the
business men and citizens of this city.
Two years ago, for the first time, Major
he had the best of medical attendance, but
when he was discharged he was not like the
Major Bishop of old. When asked regard.
ing his health, he said: when had my
last spell of sickness and came out of the
hospital was sorry sight, could not gain
my strength, and could not walk over block
for several weeks.
The Forrest City times., 1898-10-21

to recommend them to invalids who need
a tonic to build up their constitutions
"A. C. BISHOP"
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
eighth day of January, 1885,
ROBERT +. HULL, Jr. Notary Public.
The pure, powerful vegetable ingredients
in DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
supply the antidote for poisonous matter in
the blood and add those elements needed to
build up body and brains. Many diseases
long supposed by the medical profession to
be incurable have succumbed to the potent
influence of these pills. They can be taken
by young or old, being harmless in their
nature, but powerful in eliminating disease.
The Forrest City times., 1898-10-21
Goats MIX.

Goats milk, contrary to the general
impression, differs from cows milk not
in being more digestible, but in being
less digestible and less nutritious, al
though it contains larger amount of
solid matter than cows milk. II is, in
deed, the most indigestible of all milk
1t has a peculiar and unpleasant odor
and favor, due to hircic acid, or bircine.
1t contains an excess of fat. and is
therefore altogether too rich for an in
fant's diet.-Modern Medicine.
The Forrest City times., 1898-10-21

Never before in history was there a case
where a defeated and captive enemy re-
ceived such generous treatment as we gave
the Spaniards. Other nations are aston
ished. Equally astonishing are the cures
brought about by Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers. Never before in history has there been
so successful medicine for the weak, debili-
tated and nervous, for stomach and liver dis
orders like dyspepsia, indigestion, bliousness
and constipation. All nations have benefit
ed by it, and all praise it.
The Forrest City times., 1898-10-21

Patient-Well, doctor, do you think it's
appendicitis?
Eminent Surgeon-I never think, nv
friend; / always know.
eyes, know you always know after the
operation, but can't you break over the rule
and work up little doubt now?"-Chicago
Evening News.