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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-29
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TIE MAINE w. c. T. U.
Elects Officers and Adopts Resolutions Cover
ing Long List Of Subjects.

Portland, Me, Sept ga large audi.
encc was present at the morning session,
today. After the devotional exercises.
President Stevens called the meeting u
order and the report Of the executive
committee was read and approved. Waldo
county was awarded the prize banner for
the best record during the past year. The
convention was addressed by Hon. Hiram
j. Krowlton Of Portland. and Mrs. Col.
f. d. Butterfield Of the international
Union Of the w. 4. T. IT,. after which the
report Of the credentials committee was
read and accepted. This report showed
total attendance at the convention Of 263
The following officers were elected:
Pres dent. Mrs. Lillian NJ. n. Stevens.
Portland: corresponding secretary. Miss
COrnclia NJ. Dow. Portland: recording
secretaries, Miss Clara NJ. Farweu, Rock
land, Miss Esiclle NJ. Brainrrd. China;
treasurer. Mrs. A. :. Johnston Fort Fair
field. The NEE -ingS ended, this afternoon.
At the afternoon session Of the w. q.
T. |. Of Maine, there We're a score Of
brief speeches in response TO Mrs PreSi
dent Stevens query, what 40 you pro
pose to DO ncXt?' The answers covered
all features or association work. Mrs
Crockett Of Dexter reported a long series
Of resolutions, Of which the following is
an abstract:
i-ric,iginG the ". 4. T. U. To even bet
ter work in The future than in the pas.
for lhu prnhibiiory law.
2-RccoGnzinE a. the standard Of purity
a white life for Two and picdging the bcs-
efforts of the union 10 prevent The elec-
ton of immoral men 10 office.
3-Tne W. &. T. L. viii ask for full sur
fragc and VIII pc cOntcn, with nothing
less.
i-Thc Governor to be asked to use his
Influence with judges not to show mere
when dealing VIII liquor sellers.
5-FaVurs m extension ~ the system OF
,..1fr i r.r
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NEWS NUGGETS
Brought by the Wires from the North, East,
South and West.

Imports Of specie, this week, at New
York, were $15.56i gold; and $46,269 sill
Vcr.
Tlc London Daily Mail says that
Mrs Langtry Mrs. Hugo Gerald De
Bathe) Is writing her "reminiscences
which will be published about Christ
mas.
The London Echo. Thursday, said
the Greek government was informed,
Wednesday. that the severe earthquake
shock around Smyrna killed 1000 peo-
PIE. injured 500 and demolished 1000
houses and two villages.
Mrs. Clara Rhciner at Detroit. Mich
Wednesday night, gave her three chill
drcn morphine. cut her own wrists and
children are dead. The others will re-
cover. Domestic troubles are assigned al
the cause Of the horror, also that the wo-
man is insane.
Manager Rockefeller. Thursday. ON
cially announced that Yates head foot
pan coach Tor this season will be former
Captain James Otis Rodgers. IS. He IS
now ut New Haven, and in full control.
FrGd Murphy, ~, will be. his assistant
with Walter Camp. Rodgers is now
studying at Harvard Law school
At Louisville, Ky, Thursday, Riley
i. won the klatawa stakes for 3-year-
olds, $1,000: time, 2.l71@. alta. IMPROVE
dencc won the first half of 2.14 trot.
$1,000; time, PIP. 2.15. Edna Cook won
the second half; time. 2.13la. PIP.
The town Of Madison Station, Miss.
on the Illinois Central Railroad. was
almost destroyed by fire. Thursday.
Nearly all the business houses and seven
residences were burned The loss was
about $4,000. The fire was started by
burglars who had looted the safe in
one of the stores.
Some agitation is commencing at
Kingston, ia, occasioned by the publi-
cation Of dispatch from the secretary
of state for the colonies. Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain. directing the governor to
fill up the full number of the nomnat-
ed members of the Legislature and US
ing his latent power to declare any and
every measure to be of paramount i'm
p1rtarcc' so as to over ride the repre-
sentatives. The dispatch adds: IF the
representatives do not Loyalty accept
this. wider change will be necessary"
Local politicians say it is impossible to
forecast what will happen when the
Legislature reassembles.
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Miss LOckheart's
LETTER TO MRS. PINKHAM.
LETTER TO MRS. rIxxHAM NO. 6z.Io.1

LETTER TO MRS. PINKHAM NO. 67,Io4l
~ cannot express my gratitude to
you for the good that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done
for me. I have taken five bottles of
the Compound and two boxes of Liver
Pills and feel better in every respect.
l had suffered for years with dropsy;
the veins in my limbs burst, caused
from the pressure of the water had
the worst kind of kidney trouble, faint
ing spells, and could not stand long
at time. also had female weakness
and the doctor said there was a tumor
in my left side. The pains l had to
stand We're something dreadful. A
friend handed me little book Of yours,
so got your medicine and it has saved
my life. l felt better from the first
bottle. The bloating and the tumors
have all gone and l do not suffer any
pain. am still using the Vegetable
Compound and hope others may find
relief as l have done from it's use. =
Miss N. J. LoCKuEARr, Box 16, ELIZA
BETH, PA.
Only the women who have suffered
with female troubles can fully appre-
ciate the gratitude of those who have
been restored to health
Mrs. Pinkham responds quickly and
without charge to all letters from suffer-
ing women. Her address is Lynn, Mass
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The Poultry Exhibit.

T'ha poultry exhibit at the fair. this
year. is the equal Of that Of any Of the
previous fairs ard exceeds that Of the
majority Of them. This exhibit was II
keeping With the excellence of the other
exhibits OF This fair which is the best
held at this track for number OF
years.
". l.. Stilnhen OF Dresden Mills, had
three fine White Pekin ducks which at
tracted a great deal of notice from TIE
poultry lovers.
J. A. Carter Of East Pittston, was the
exhibitor Of a coop Of brown Leghorn
chicks ana coop Of White PekiA
ducks.
webster D. Peaslee Of Whitefield,
had four nice looking geese and three
Rhode Island Red chicks.
MiIlard liant Of East Pittston, had
Whit, Pel,in ducks and George l.. Mar
sir mad Roeo Combed and Single Comb
I'd Brown Leghorns and Light Bramah
chickens.
+. Stelphcr showed some nice poultry
having in his exhibition a coop of
/ Plya,cuth Rock chickens. Golden
Wordcv chicks, Rhode Island Red
chicks and Rhode island Reds.
". r. pccslrc Of Alma, was the most
ir-.trreivc exhibitor Of any of the poul-
Try :aiacrs Of this vicinity. He had in
] Ms exhibit d coop each of the following
| varieties: Buff Leghorn. chicks and
! fowl: White Plymouth Rocks. chicks
| ara fowl: Back Leghorns, fowl; Sill
ven Spaarled Hamburg. fowl and
icI,ck- M; White Sherwood chicks;
white Pekin ducks; Light Bramah,
chicks ana fowls; Rose Combed Brown
I.oghorns. chicks and fowl; Black Min
orcos. chicks and fowl; Buff Plymouth
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-29

SET OK Mayor Alvin r. SortwelI. Cam
Dridge, Mass; J. II. Tucker, Jr., Wiscas
ST. S; Dr. Stcadman, Boston: Mrs. j. M
Hlch9is' Augusta; A. G. Munro. Augusta
Dr. l.. r. Mann, Coopers' Mills: DAME
s Moves, Coopers' Mills; Ira Perkins Wind
s S George Woodwork and family. Gar
alner, L. Z; Ballard. Gardiner; H. IT, Lee
augusta; Mrs. Charles Chisam. Augusta
Mr. ana Mrs. f. A. Coombs, Windsor; +
NJ bowman. Augusta; State Librarian L.
ID. Carver, Augusta: H. r. Lishness. Al
gusta; W. Z. Atkins, Esq, Gardiner: DR.
+. l.: Strout, Gardiner; DR.. Bert Lamb
Gardiner; II. II. Langston Augusta: G
l.. Cushman, Augusta; Geo w. Merrill
Augusta: Mrs. Peter Corron. sidney: "
f. Walker Augusta; G. S. Taylor. Gar
diner; G.. ID. Haskell, Augusta: c. A
Prescott, Hallowell; Deputy Collector OF
Internal Revenue T. 7. Viles. Skowh..
gan; ex-Sherif Charles Choate, North
WhitofieId: Benjamin Rowe Augusta: n
X. Courtcmanche. Augusta; Ralph An
derson, Hallowel; George Bryant, Au
gusta; o. j. Knight, Augusta; Everett
Priest, Augusta.
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ten seen. He has 10 varieties of apples
ana two of pears which are all of the
best.
Percy Jewett of East Pittston, must
have 4 good orchard for he here shows
20 varieties Of apples which are of the
first water. They are beauties and are
50 prettily arranged on plates with it's
sue napkins that one cannot help fail
hut like the exhibit ana be attracted
! toward it.
Charles G. Hall of Cedar Grove. has
| one Ut the most extensive exhibits Of
appIce and some of the largest fruit in
the hall is in his exhibit. 1t is excel
| lent ard nobody can dispute that ne is
one Of the kings Of apple growers. He
has on exhibition Il varieties Of as
handsome looking fruit as can be seen.
Charles Pcaslcc Of Alma. has come
with "A varieties Of apples which are
not detracting any from the excellence
If the fruit exhibit. The exhibit made
at The PiItston fair of 90 Will go down
is one of the best displays Of fruit ever
seen ut any fair and the people Of this
vicinity are justly proud of their or
chards.
u. L. Longfellow Of Whitefield, is the
king 81 potato growers. He has box
Of mammoth potatoes Of the Stray
Beauty variety. They are monsters and
easily take the cake" for large potatoes.
The majority Of them will measure
from - to l. inches around while none
Of thcm are less than 10 inches. They
are from two to four pounds in weight
ana are attracting much attention.
!. 1 f,fv
number Of years say they never saw
better potatoes on exhibition.
Mrs. William Reed Of East Pittston
is the exhibitor Of very pretty patch
work quilt. The design Of this quilt IS
very unique. There is first a light
strine and then dark stripe. This
makes a unique and pretty effect which
IS greatly admired.
Misses Florence and Ida I-amson of
Joice. have some pretty things on oN-
hibiti0n. They show 4 handsome out
line spread. crochetcd lace. fancy apron
4 lamp mat and a handsome tidy. The
whole exhibit is one OF beauty and is
attracting lot OF attention. from al
the ladies who visit the hall.
Mrs. N. p. Doyle Of North Whitefeld,
ehoy.s some very nice Battenburg lace
center pieces. a cherry dolly ana rose
ana strawberry center pieces. which
were all very nice She also exhibited
Il vcrv lice embroidered sofa pillow.
Mrs I.auratta Il. Peaslec Of Whit
field is'the exhibitor of a fancy apron
done in the rick-rack work
/ A handsome satin sofa pillow Is
shown By Mrs Hannah G. King Of
I Whitefeld This lady is s. years II
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PrtveE.ed 4 TRACE dy

Timely information given Mrs. George
Long Of New StraitsviIe. Otip. proven ed
y uICrut#- traE,us anu aSVea two nves.
frightful cough had long kept her
awake every night. She had tried many
remedies and doctors nuI sleadIy grew
worse until urged 10 try Or Kings New
Discovery. One bottle wholly cured her,
ana she writes This marvellous medicine
also cured MIR. Long If a severe attack of
Pneumonia. such cures are positive
proof Of thc matcniess Incii- 81 this grand
remedy iOr curing ali throat. chest and
lung troubles. Only zoe. ana II 90 Every
hottie guaranteed. Trial bottles free at
BpWditch a. Webster <. Augusta. ". IA.
nranrs. Gardiner: ). $. L.gntbody. Wa
terVil!c. drug stores. sapt2y, nCt24
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The Cattle Exhibition

The Cattle Exhibition.
The exhibit of cattle here Is equal TO
that Of any OF the smaller fairs and Is
much better than that at many Of tho
fairs The farmers of this section are
great cattle raisers and they had the
pride of their barns here. The cattle
shown here are certainly as good MS can
be found and the judges had hard work
making their awards.
| James Ridcout Of Newcastle, has a woke
of Jersey steer calves and yoke of / :
Frank Thompson Of East Pittston. is
the exhibitor Of yoke Of matched l.
Of matched 3-year old Herefords.
Warren T.. Cunningham Of Whitefield
shows in his exhibit nice yoke of 3
year old Holstems which are good
r. A. Marson & Son Of East Pittston
| are the exhibitors OF a yoke of 4-year old
Durham matched oxen.
Henry Moody and his son. George
| Moody of Piltston, show two yokes of 1
wear old workers. They are nice oxen ana
| are attracting much attention.
Herbert A. Elcnn of Dresden Mills
shows in the catte enclosure pair Of
| 3.vcar old nolstein steers. ana Joseph
| Knight OF Whitctield. has on exhibition a
| / year -old Hereford hcifcr.
\ large pair of steers is shown bv A. l..
Stiphen. They are Durhams ana meas =
ure : feet and > inches They are beau
ties and are greatly admired
George +. Palmer of Head Tide. has a
yoke Of working Durhams : years old,
| which are good ones.
". Z. Moody has a nice yoke of 4.year-
old workers which were complimentcd by
| many who saw them.
| w l.. Stuphen Of Dresden Mills had
| quite nice exhibit. lie showed a pair
Of 4-year-old matched Holste.ns- lie alsD
has nice 2ycar old Hereford bun which
| the people greatly admired
oscar and Ed Hilton Of Alma were the
exhibitors Of fine 2-year-old yokes Of Hoil-
1 ~ val.
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Congregational Counc:. a, Turns.

Boston. Sept. 2S.-The sessions Of the
second International Congregational
council came to an end. tonight The
final address was made by Rev Dr. Rich
5. Storrs of Brooklyn. and missionaries
from foreign fields We're upon the plat
form and many briefly spoke. Before the
final service the committee on the next
international council was announced. it
being headed by Rev. pr Mackenzie Of
London.
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TINE.
The Visitors.

Among the prominent people seen Al
the fair. today. were: j. II. Ashford.
Windsor: Deputy Sheriff Forrest War,
Whitefield; Arthur Hall. Manchester; W.
NJ. Hendee, Augusta; r. d. LINN. Al
gusta: f. ID. George, Gardiner; Or. T. w.
Kinsman, Augusta Frank Hartshorn.
Augusta: C. A. Milliken. Augusta: Miss
Mabel Rand. Augusta; y. y. Herrin, Au-
gusta: General Manager Farley. WiscaS-
set & Quebec Railroad: Clerk of Courts
T. a. Dreamer, Wiscasset; Capt. Rund
lett, Wiscasset; ". G. Hubbard Wiscas
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The Races.

Tin races were not very exciting, al
Though duit, 4 good deal III interest was
mauif, sted in the outcome IF the races.
The accident iU Won Hillcrn made the
. - class much tanner .han il othcrw'ls-
would nave. been. But for the accident ~
his hars,. the race would have been much
faster ana sammy NJ. would have had tl
step several seconds faster than he ana
In order U hold second money. .,.
Hal khtJ drew tine pole IN the hrSi hfd !
OF thc - class and was never head Il
through IN" race nor ever pm utilStI %
being headed. although the ldSt neat WI
thc closest ot any. This horse mas speed
To- burn and al no race he mas yet Nptted
Nh thr circuit has he been obliged to show
now fas, he can g.. The people wudIu
like to see just how fast he can travel
for he has done but little more than jog
mas won without amy trouble. Hc Is a
fine horse ard can travel a. nicely as ohe
could wish. lIp il pretty ana when paging
has a very pretty gait.
Hastings made several b. eahs but man
aged 10 k,pp ahead 90 Hattie J.. This lat
t,r hursr made u bad break jus; attrr
leaving the stretch ana had II 81 brought
almost tu a walk before shr could aSaia
~ sent out she did this again just atJv"
.uruin. from the back stretch and thus
'os. All hpne W. finishing third.
lu she second hcai sammy W. Shove
Yn r,IntrilHnIv well ana went steady.
While the race was not exciting, the
horses aI went steady irtt the back
stretch ana il made a Vrry prv-ty race.
Hattie went off lust after reaching the
quarter pole ana through an accident ala
not 20 amy farther in tins race.
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SHIPPING NEWS.
Maine Ports.

BATH-Sept 2S, sid. schs + G Allen.
Philadelphia: Abenaki. New York;
Florence Creadick. Philadelphia.
Ar, schs Gertrude Abbott, Philadel-
phia; G A Hunt. Boston: d l. Sturges,
Boston; Gen S L Merwin, Baltimore.
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PEABODY MEDICAL INSTITUTE,

No. Buflnch ST.. Opposite Revere Housed, Boston,
Mass Established in 1860. This renowned Institu-
ton publishes the staunch and far famed, popular
and unequaled Medical Treatise entitled
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Nervous and Physical Debility,

Premature Decline, Impotency, Atrophy, twast
ing varicocee. Structure. the Errors OF YOUTH the
EAcesses Of Mature Years. and all DISEASE and
WEAKNESSES Of MEN. from W hntevcr Cause
ARISING, scientifically treated, quickly and radi
cally cured ct the old reliable
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Rocks. chicks; White Wyandotte fowl.
Black Canshan ducks.
Mrs, Percy Jewett of Head Tide, was
the exhibitor of three nice looking
Plymouth Rock chickens
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keep keep to leeward of the patrol line.
Violation Of these rules will incur the
same penalty as the violation of the
navigation laws of the United States.
Offending vessels will be brought to
with a shot and sent back to New York
in charge Of a revenue officer
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Half tie Ills that man ~ heir 10 come
from indigestion. Burdock Blood Bitters
StrruG hens and tones The stomach
makes pdigesl ion impus.'i ~
mon. wed. frj& wky,ti
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TIME.
225 CLASS-MIXED-PTRSE $l05.

Tal Rhea. oh. S. L. ". Folsom.
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'i pamaTisc 0tf; - .. -. '7
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There were 80 new cases Of yellow fever
reported at Key West. F.a.. Thursday.
ana enc death
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rs CLAss-MINED-PURsE 500.

Stub Wilkes. b. g. Peter Corron,
sidney ........................... 1
Keel Croix. b. e. n. NJ. Cleave-
land Skowhegan ....:.....:...;... :
Lady NJ, b. m. II. f. Mcader,
Gardiner --......... ..--....-... " :
Young Harmouu. blk. =. j. II.
Hastings. Round Pond .......-.... / 1 )
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SHE'S A BEAUTY.

Continued from page ID
The times., 1899-09-13
THE TINES WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 49, 1882

of serious cast With his wife. Mr.. Van
derbilt only left for New York yesterday for
a couple of days. and was to give large
entertainment at THE Breakers the latter
part OF the week in honor of Prince Can
tacuzsne. The health of Mr. Vanderbilt
has been known to be critical for some
years. but the conditions had so much I'M
proved this summer that 1t was hoped
complete restoration might follow. He has
peen prominent in society matters this sum-
mer, giving several large entertainments IN
honor of his son, Alfred, who is now tour
ing the world, and has daily been seen on
the avenue and at social entertainments.
He has presided at all the meetings of the
Casino governors.
Mr.. Vanderbilt's Newport estate. THE
Breakers, has been for years one of the
most attractive show places of Newport, and
Its value can scarcely be surmised. Ihe
building alone is worth a million dollars,
but the value of the interior furnishings
IS inestimable. many being the work or
great masters in various arts. 1t is taxed
for S93S,O Mr.. Vanderbilt was the larg-
est taxpayer on Newport's list MIR. Nan-
derbiit owned a country place, Oakland
Farm, in Portsmouth, which was former
iy the property of August Belmont. and III
this he took great interest. AS soon as
NiiS hcho VI Tue uSdtH Vi MI uhuSl VII
reached here Cornelius Vanderbilt. jr, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, and Regin-
aid Vanderbilt hastily prepared to go to
New York, and left on the morning steam
er for Wexford, where they took the Shore
Line train for their destination. Flags are
at half mast on the Newport Casino. read
ing room, and on the yacht Carmita. own
ed by W. K. Vanderbilt. jr Mr.. Wander
blt was a member OF Trinity Church, this
city. and contributed largely to its resour-
ces. The bells of the church have been toll
ing all day.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept. 12.-Ex-
pressions of the keenest regret were made
by all the members of the Yale faculty and
officers here at the sudden death of Cor
| nelius Vanderbilt. He was regarded as a
Yale man and a Yale leader. All of his
sons have been sent to Yale, beginning
| with William H., who was a member or
the class of '93. and who died in his junior
| year. To his memory Vanderbilt Hall, the
! costliest college dormitory in America.
was erected. 1t cost more than S1.0O0,-
O00
The times., 1899-09-13
VETERANS AT BALTIMORE.
The Fourteenth Annual Encampmenr
of the Union Legion.

The Fourteenth Annual Encampment
of the Union Legion.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 12.-The fourteenth
annual national encampment of the Union
Veteran Legion will begin its sessions to-
morrow morning and continue until Fri
day. The delegates, who are from every
State in the Union will be received by
Governor Lowndes and Mayor Malster and
several speeches will be made weleom-
ing the legion to the Monumental City.
National Commander Gen. w. S. Norcross,
of Maine, will respond in behalf of the dele
gates. Tomorrow afternoon the annual
parade will take place and at night camp
fire will be given. The regular business
sessions of the legion will convene on
Thursday morning. The session will close
with an excursion on Saturday to Gettys-
burg, Pa.
Those composing the Union Veteran
Legion are men who entered the service OF
the United States during the Civil War be-
fore bounties were issued or drafts taken
They must have served at least two years
in the service or been discharged for dis
ability.