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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-19
RlGBY RACES.
The Meet Closes With Terri!Is and Much Ado
the Days Winners.

Portland AZ, Aug. l>.-Thr Eigby
stake me,tirg wound IN with Hour
ish. this afternoon. Though there
We're rut ,Wn races On the card ana
the closing day is ant to be rather
tame, there was 4 crowd iii the grand
stand, more tickets being taken at the
entrance gaze than Ill any TWO days 81
former race meets. The sport. too.
was IF the same high class that char
arterizcd the whole weeks attraction.
The two races Wcr" both class events.
and ho;h split up, tn" I'll pace IS
pccillly 50. There Wcr" only Sin start
crS in that event. ana uuly tWo Of
them were rated extra good. but every
hcat waS filled with excitement.
Frank Rysdick. a New York stat.
hors, that went u good race ut cId or
chard, last week. heating out McJup
ana lowering his mark 10 3.loH,, was
regarded vs. the real thing when the
PAGERS first came out for the word. He
is a liz, long gated fellow. ana when
hr puts his rnudrrnuS frame in motion
M can 20 by mos. anything in this
class. but he is Inclined to be Il bad
actor ut times. ana h. INDUCED that
inclination So often. today. that he
sacrificed the race. Tcrrlls Of Whit
insyi'lc, MISS. a Kighy performer Of
LAST year, WAS hunnrnd with second
ehoicr, ana before he got through with
The races ne made the Eyalirk horse
look very cheap.
The 2.1i tr"j proved 2 comparatively
easy Va" for thc llNurit" oid-timcr
Much Ado.
The meeting has been success from
stllt 9" finish. and if the special meet
nlc in September proves proportions
atoly as good. RiEhy Viii com" out
this season quite q lit ahead of the
game. Tie summary:
21l CLASS -PAC1NG-PrKSE $500.
Tcrrills, oh g, by Strath-
NOR" CDnrtD .-............ 3321 /
Frank Tysdick, l. z. ~
Royal Rysdick UirvrD n. i112S >
+. =. Knot. Oh z, drew
SI"rD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 6 > 6 1 ;
Winfield M z, uGutcomb 6 ) 3 FRO
Palmetto Prince, br S,
tD' NciD Observation-Disclosures. : s 4 2ro
Alice Hal. g m. HowarD 5iA5 5ro
Time 21314. 2.oSa4. 2.1O, 2l3at. 214
2.154.
214 CLASS TROTTING- PURSE $500.
Much Ado. b Z. by Judge Sails
bury kcnnedyD .......... 112
Confcssor. b Z, by Constantine
GRADY Observation-Disclosures. : "
Suyottc. b m. oGiIbcrD ........ - =
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Tobacco reacted after a strong openin,
Atter the first half hour speculation nuI-
"ted down somewhat. but the undertonr
remained strong with talk in the room
bullAh The strong London market Ia
SAID TO have been brought about by bro
k"rs who have been lately prominent Ir.
prcial stocks. There IL Il bull tip out On
~. q w common: u r. talked for 5 per
ctAt. advance. The rise In Tennessee
Coal ana Iron ~ said to be a forerunner
- an important advance in Louisville x
MlshNllic. - ~ confidently stated that
PHnhdndlc common Will Sell materially
higher. The Deutsche Bank Of Berlin. Is
SAID - be heavy buyer Of Northern pa
'ihc common. we believe this Will seil
nuch higher in the fail. N our opinion
there Is no room for a biz, advance In m .
iiIh priced stocks bur we think specuIa-
non y going to run largely into stocks OF
( hr midi" class. IN previous bull markets
Y h' Ldsi year, advance has usually been
IN stocks Of this class such az those
which are now selling between 70 and 10.
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THE SHAM ROCK
Continued from page l.

light westerly and northwestcrly winds
and the Erin lowed her about 2o0o
miles. She sailed more than 1900 miles
Her best days run under canvas was
aGS knots. Most Of The towing was
done after passing the Azores Aug.
9thD.
The yacht was boarded off Quarar-
antine Ivy Deputy Health officer
L'Hommedicu ana promptly cleared.
The Erin has a passenger Chevalicr
Marine. marine painter To- the Queen.
The yachts anchored off Tnmpkins-
vile. where the crew of the Shamrock
said they were wen satisfied with the
behavior of the challenger
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Should Have a Cod lime.

Portland, Me. Aug. 1S.-The 18th annual
convention Of the Eastern Maintenance
Of Way Association. which in plain Eng
Hsh II the Association Of Roadmaste9.-
and civil Engineers of the various rail
ways in the Eastern section Of thu
nited States, will meet at the Falmouth
hotel this city, Sep-. 26 27. q. %. Ar
Engagements are under way for first class
entertainment of the visitors.
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His Neck Broken.

Portland. Me, Aug. 1S.-John NJ.
Stewart, a wcll-known farmer in the
Blackstrap section of the town of Fall
mouth. fell, from a tree, this afternoon.
and his neck was broken. The I'M
fol innate man was 81 years of age.
y widow. a son and a daughter survive
him.
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The Copeland House Burned.

Portland, Me. Aug. 1S.-The Copeland
house, popular road house On The Caps
Elizabeth shore. some five miles from
Portland. Was completely destroyed hy
fire. tonight. Lnss, Sll, so; partially III.
sEred.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-19

I
Ion, Uhe handwriting expert between
Aug Is and Sept g."
The colonel emphasized this point be
cause NJ. Bcrtillon aiiirms that he saw
| the photos in May, 1896. and made q
! note Of them, whereas the letters had
| not been written on that date. tn
| conflicting testimony of Picauart and
Bertillon on this point had been used
to dscredit the formers evidence.
col. Picquart, continuing said Patydc
clam, on seeing the writing, forthwith
declared il was that Of Matthew Drcy-
fus, the brother of capt. Drcyfus.
The witness. continuing. said: You
know he maintained. that the Dor
dcreau is the joint work of Alfred and
MatthcW Drcyfus. Mr. Bertillon said /:
That is the writing of the bnrdorcau'
NJ. Ecrtillon tried to discover where /
obtained the handwriting, but the only
information impaired was that it was
current and recent Handwriting
W. Eortllon then suggested that il
was a tracing ana ended by saying thai
if il was current handwriting it could
only have cmanat"d from some one
whom the Jews had been exercising
for a year in initiating the hurdercau
AT NJ. Ecrtillon's request left thu
photos with him When ~ returned
them he said he adhered 10 his opinion
and earnestly asked me Ia scc the
original when ! saw beyond a doubt
that tbs handwriting IF tn" bnrdercau
was EStcrhaZy'S, ANA seeing that the
Documents mentioned therein might
have been supplied hy Estrrhazy. that
Z L.
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HE That Any Good Would Win

should be provided with good health. and
everyone who would have good health
should remember that pure, rich blood
is the first requisite. Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, by giving good blood and good
health. has helped many a man to sue
cess, besides giving strength and cour-
dge to thousands of women who, before
taking it, could not even see any good
in life to win.
HOODS PILLS are gentle. yet
effective
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OAKLAND.

Miss Eva Berry of Wayne. is in town
for a few days. visiting friends.
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National League STANDING.
Other Games.

NJ llartford-tiartf"rd. ): Toronto. 4
AZ springiield-Spring1cld, .; Mon:
AZ Worces;er-Worccstcr Io; SYRIA
Al Provilencc-Ro Rochester, ;: Provl
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-19

Master George Fitzgerald, who has
been spending several weeks with his
grandparents in town, has returned to
his hrme in Winslow.
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tons he gave came as fresh light.
Before resuming his deposition, Col.
PicqlIart said: II think il necessary
to say a few words with reference to
the veritablc speech for the prosccu-
ton delivered by Gen. Roget when re
fcrrinE 10 the Queneilli case
The president Of the court. Col. Jou-
aust, here intcrpoScd, saying: lis it
Il personal natter"
II shall be very brief, colonel" re-
piled Co!. Picquart. II am. moreover.
ready tn reply To all questions the
court may ask on the subject For the
moment. | shall confinc myself to the
following explanation:
The Qupnelli case occurred between
May 20 and July II. 1896. at which
period on account of Il family bcrcavc-
ment, WAS able To pay very little at
tc3tion to my official duties. In my
absence Col. Henry acted for me.
Moreover. ! devoted the most Of July
10 a journey Of the headquarters staff
which also prevented me from attend
inc to ordinary duties was, there
fore. able To give only Intermittent at
tcntion 70 The 9ucnclli case. BESIDES
this Qucnclli was a returned convict
who had coitraNencd a decree Of OK
pulsion and had been caught red hand
"a in another criminal act. He was. at
first sight. as now, a particularly in
tCrcstinG parsonage"
At this point Gen. Roget arose ana
said: II wish to be allowed to reply. r.
gym shall .nid ,,I I,,,,,st
,,I pi,,uart c,uti,,,ino .,iI "r
,,r,t..., aIl,I,,t,I,. .,r.,t,ra.
tion Inn ! ,.one.nt..d tn tb,, ',.,,,,,,,,,t,,i
cation Of secret documents M IN.
members Of the Dreyfus courtmartial
without tho prisoners knowledge. /
never ordered such communication
ami ir ID va, dnu,, II was nor with my
,...,..,,ul b3etrn !, Ana tb,t W ,,,,-
.a-,..so.. :, would have b.en nm insult
IN wv" court tu believe its members
voulI l.nd themselves To such mach
natipns.
II am ready. | repeat 10 reply to
every question. will point out that
All Cen. Roget has rrcountod in detail
MAS punished n general terms. ~ the
''&ui"is' Jan. q
Having thus explained certain
r,,tt.r. ,yiu ,.n,tin,,n WI. do,n.i
tin, - linen III. colnraI rrnco.dnt =,
ll"-'. ,eil Hts coroner lr"c'cucd I"
'''' ''i'''E'' .''"i Ii5 III 'iic
nrcriyrcs Hr said there was M ut,as-
~ VT ~ HIVE"
''''i 20 y. '", '''i'''H N"inS ~ l'l' ma
iiuc"N I'M III 7'i'.Ili"'r. ~ IL point
80 "'I' nav ''i'c" 'iiti'
,,e.,,I ,,,.,,,,,,.,.
\rt.,. I.,Ii,,e. ,,i,b No ,ost;,,,,,,,- ~
th.. ..-ncrts nj th,. courtrnarti,I NJ 1So.
picoI,,rt rrocn,ded r. rxaninc tbn sa-
,rnt dneeirr , .lns, onoIvsie of which
II. ,....,t..I ,.,. ,,,.i.,,I,,1, ,...
...... ..,.;..'-
-, =. ,
..-t,,,i'. ,,'....;,' !, ,.;,., ,.
... ....
mn.
- '','' "'''' ~ N','"'' 90 'i''
= 'N""" a" "i''''i"' ,nr ~ ',iH -
" '''' Az ''"'"' a. i''i'"'. i'"u"'
li' PROOFS. H'INl'' Ft''rS' Hiluatl"H
dangerous Tor me with French oi1ccr.
~ Information from an officer 81 IN"
hn". Important only as coming from
"" ministry. Already S"mcWher"
tIS'.
lN"- ne u"' "'llrHi containing Inc
"".u'' ott' "halII' 4" IT.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-19

Miss Sadie Munscy. who has been
spending a twn weeks vacation at her
home in this place, will return, this
morning. to Lynn. Mass
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-19

Mrs. Joseph Giroux and two children
Arnold ana Raymond Of Waterville. spen:
Thursday with her sister. Mrs. w. A
Blake in town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-19

I'll u. IIunton ana family ana W. r
IIutchiUs and family are spending few
DAYS WI Minona cottaEe.
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I
dc Clam. 1t seems Ia me indispensa-
bic that this officer. who wrote the com
mcntaries on the secret dossicr, should
be summoned to give evidence here. He
would give us his "reminiscences, and
would help him" IaughtcrD.
But" added Picuuait. since ! am
dealing with this question of the com
mcntaries of Major du Patty dc clam
permit me to point out to you, gentle
men, that this document was not tn"
property of any particular minister. II
was classified as belonging to the in
tclligcnCe department. ana as you see
it formed part of n Wrll-dcfincd dossieI
"a doSsicr which was shut up in one
of the drawers of my desk, and which
was .ahStractrd from it. This common
tary. therefore. is upon Il secret dossicr
document which was improperly re-
moved from my department." tSensa
tionD.
Continuing, the witness remarked:
Mention was made yesterday Of the
disappearance Of documents That is
the case in point"
Turning to The second portion Of the
dossirr, Picquart described a number
of documents in il as forgcries ana said
that police reports therein contained
nothing serious against Dreyfus. He
l,.''','' ,.' '.,i, ivy ''''n''e' ~. -.
,.' II l,,,,o MI L, n''', I.,...,.,
m"nt and asserted that their informal
ton was mostly worthless. rfnbroidcr-
! ed or false and prepared in order to
make Interesting reading.
=, ''' ''''"'' ','''"' y ~ I'M H'''H
! ''i' '''' ''''' 4. 'i'' '""' n ASA
t4"h '"H'Hu'd il'Iudi'' you nav"
an excellent example of the sort of
people who can present In thu most
sp"cinus guiSr what amounts absolute
n !" h"thnE.
70" cannot imagine gentlemen
"naI p'"l Mir 1" "'urf \" WIT money H
! "H'9 H''''rS' -o-irdh' piece nave
pI"uEHt 1' 'H' 'ht'lIlSrHtr department
III Inc snap" "i S"-Cal.'t information
which examination ms proved e. To-"
".l tli,SS'
l'i'S ,,'S "'Si'.iE' 81 'h@ h.'h'S, ih''f-
s' Y. i.' 'l"'i " i'i",F''''.i '''iS+'S RI
''.., In" ''' "'''' '''''', ~
rn. ..,....,,...
,bo f,.,t,,... ,,.i,i.,..,..
,,,,,,ii,. t,,...,.s,..i nr,,.., With.
10y, ''' '''.'
.'''''' "''" |'"' '''''" " "'i' 4" i"' "''i-
| IiIln. ten. MERCER was allIti IN
civilian clothes. Near them sat NJ.
l'"rtulius. the examining magistrate.
who gave such strong testimony f"r
pirNIuS, yesterday. MING. Henry. VIA"
yesterday taxed NJ. Reriulus with be
lnE Judas, WAS not present.
Concluding his examination Of ;br
secret dossi-r. Col Picguart explained
how he had acquired Tho conviction
thdt tn hordorrau WIs written Icy
f-St'' Navy ""d now p" |1v"rtaiu"d THAI
me anii-Br'NiuS proofs Wor" worth
lgSS. he began by detailing how Nv
first learned Of tn cXistcur.. of Ester
h.Zy ana his efforts tn dierny,.r sn,,,.-
thinc about him.
The witness earnestly asserted that
The first occasion on winch H.. ea,,
F,Sterhazy's name MIS- when ne road
the address ~ th,, prtit Rlau III. 1,id
he ,y9s NOT acuiaintrd with I,.,.,b...,,.
ana newer h,d I.st.rh,zy .,,,t,,.I
pr,.,-i,t,sl,. g., ,Ii. III. ,.,,,,,.... ..,.....
MAN HAN,
"''
,.,.t..,.. III. '.i~E
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N1r. and Mrs. W. II. Moore went TO
North Arson Friday. called there by the
death of Mr.. Moorc's father.
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cticcgo Markets.

Chicago. Aug. IL.
tn Spccuiati. wheat market today
| aaskcd IN the sunshine Of an active cash
demand An advance of p. was scored N
/ September ana J.. IN December Corn
closed irregular l,Ias higher for Septem-
Ler hut barely steady Tot deferred ru-
/ lures oats closed a shade. higher. Pro
visions advanced Z1-M5c.
Ih. leading futures closed as follows:
HEAT-September. 7l"sn-I@. Decem-
rer. lS7s, Man. 7s7,.
,rDRN-- September 81 December. 28l.:
OATS sentember lg7sa29; December,
iHa. Tl@7-. May 21a,
PDkk-Sey crIB.-r &. 21-.. Octohe-
S' 4 2: January. $40
January. 5.fj.
kIBS-Scptember. $5l2l,: October
SILL; January, Ng7i2.
Cash quotations closed as follows:
FLtt' R-Firm
WHI;;AT-No. spring. e>u1a; No.
CORN-No. >. aa
>.oATs-No . 2I"2-; ND. white. 23q2a:
EYE-No . 531,
HAHLEY-No. >. 3ia3g
,FI.AASfEE-No. !. $1o4: Northwestern.
TIMOTHY SEEDS. 5pn255
LAIfIp-S5 ~ .d5.20.
PoRI\-Mess. S7.GonN-&5; ribs 81 gna5 20:
shoulders. a5-T5a4; clear sides So. SOFAS so
tiAR-T' Unchanged.
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TIL" work Of laying the piers for the
rew fish screen at the upper dam was be
nm Thursday
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Mr.. AMI Mrs. J. +. Harris have gone to
Littlcton. n. Ill. for a weeks visit with
relatives
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COL. pICouART
Continued from page ID

memory. The members of the court
martial took copious notes during Pie
quarts testimony, and it was quite
evident that several of the eXplana
tons he gave came as fresh light
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For Women,

DR. Tolman's Monthly Regulator has broueiS
happiness to hundreds OF anxious women; have
never had a single failure; longest case relieved
a, a ~, ta days without fail no other remedy wiz
no pain no danger, no interference with
work; by ma Tor at Office 40. write far furthcf
astle 9E-rs. All letters truthfully answered.
1s. y ~ PULLMAN Co., 70Trenont -, fDostsA
meNt1wUA0
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This Weeks Schedule.
NATIONAL I.EAI,I.E,

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
aiurday-BroOklyn ut Boston. PhiI,lnI
phla az New York. Washington at Rati
more, cleveland at Pittsburg.
sunday Aug. 20-St. Louis ut C:n.in
ndtI, Cleveland 1T Chicago,
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NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.

Saturday Manchester VI por,1,, 4
Newport Al Taunton.
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I.NTtIl-N5- 7 .1I5.-N
PORk-Mess. S7.GoTS.35; ribs. 81 9nq5. %
shoulders. 5a.15a4 clear sides. S55OGT560.
ItiAR-T- Unchanged
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FISHING AT MOCSEHEAD.
C. F. Porter OF Brockton. Lands Largest Laker
Several Good Catches.


MOJSchcad Lake, Me. June 9-(Spec4dll.
Several large parties which have been
,r-.,aal ,ai, ~. IVA -,.,.+ 1-bi,,o
A. -d'oseHeau IdAe loI tne P"SI lisiILHS
season have lett during the week Inc
weather has bcen very good tor fishing
1 .,. ,,.. 49,, l,, -
anu SUNNI S"'" ''''Ni'cH NAVY wv" iii""0
q. +. Porter Of Brockton. OF the CraW-
ford party. caught the largest Iaker OF
the season, this week. The fish put up
gallant fight for - minutes and weighed
p pounds. pr King ot Campeilo, also a
member OF the party caught the largest
T. Q. Caldwell caught. a squaretaiicd
trout which weisaed $l2 pounds, rms ms
party has been very successful with The
fish and during their trip nave captufed
over 3oo beauties. While fishing az Mis-
erN. Tuesday. Mr.. Porter saw large
COW moose drinking near hlm
The Thomas party OF Boston, + quar-
tered AZ kineo and from there the mem
pyrs Z" our every u3E IN me steamer
klhtp ahd afe ehJ3NlrS great luck. 1T
tNc III - ',iS r W lloIi'I' nm -,
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NINE ARRESTS
Already Made in Levant Tar
and Feathering Case.
The Men Taken to Bangor for Pre-
|iminary Hearing, Today.
officers Still at Work and Many More Ar
rests Hourly Expected.

Bangor, Me-, June S.-(SpeciaD.-
The county authorities made a vigor-
Gus move, today, towards the punish
ment of the Levant rioters. who Mon
day night, tarred and feathered the
evangelist, Geo. w. Higgins, and rode
him out of town on a rail. Nine men
were arrested, this afternoon, charged
with rioting and brought to the county
jail here, tonight, and many others will
be arrested between now and the time
set for the hearing in the municipal
court. Friday.
1t was thought the whole affair
might be allowed to pass with
out any action by the authorities
on account Of the refusal Of those most
Immediately concerned, Higgins and
his friends, to make a complaint. but
now it turns out that Reuel Clement. at
whose house Higgins has been staying.
made formal complaint, Tuesday
night, and a warrant was issued,
Wednesday.
The entire proceedings We're kept
secret, until today, when the sheriff
with four officers made trip to Lee
want ana surrounding towns and ar
rested nine men as follows:
Hiram Orf. Melvah Spencer. Frank
COokson. Of Levant; George Malone.
Carmel: Granoble Novel;. Chas. Book
er. Bernard Booker, Herman: Halsey
Wing and Fred Webber, Bangor.
About a dozen arrests are expected,
tomorrow, which will include with
those already made the chief actors in
the outrage 4 dozen witnesses have
been summoned all OF whom Were spec
tators Most Of the men arrested and
to be arrested are respectable farmers
and one of them is over 60 years Of
age.
The hearing in the municipal court
will be merely preliminary, the court
not having jurisdiction in cases Of 50
grave nature. and it is expected that
the prisoners will be held in heavy bail
for the grand jury. Their friends. who
include some of the richest men in Lee
want and surrounding towns, Will fur
nish bail in any amount.
There is great excitement in Levant,
tonight. and almost the entire popula
ton will attend the hearing. tomorrow.
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KENNEBEC |. 0. G. 7.
The District Lodge Holds Quarterly Session at
Sidney. Wednesday Iune 7.

The quarterly session of Kennebec
District Lodge, No. ), |. Q. G. T., was
held with Pleasant Hill Lodge, No. 266,
Sidney, Wednesday, June :. In the
absence of District Templar II. W.
Hunt the past district templar, f. w.
Lewis presided ut the forenoon session.
Considering the unfaVora bleness Of the
weather in the early part Of the day
q large delegation from the different
lodges was present. At report of ere
Dental committee it was found that %
delegates and 10 alternates were pres
ent. representing eight lodges.
The forenoon session was devoted TO
business ana Is delegates We're Initiated
to the district lodge. The afternoon
session was called. at 2.15, with District
Councillor H. G. Norris in the chair.
At the close of the business a mock
Initiation was given. the unWritten work
being exemplified by Grand Secretary
Grant Rogers Of Richmond. who also
presented the unwritten work of the
District degree.
Dinner and supper was served in the
1odga room by the ladies Of Pleasant
tJiU Lodge in a very bountiful man
ner.
The evening session was made public
and included music, readings, SOLOS, ad-
,l,.aesas If welcome and response.
address by Grand Secretary Grant
porars and remarks by visiting dele
rafes. The session was very enjoyable
TO all who attended. H.
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THE FRIENDS
Open Yearly Conference at Portland Will
Continue for One Week.

Portland, Ne. June S.-The New
gan in the Oak Street church here.
this morning Out Of the 81 represen-
tatives of several quarterly meetings,
% We're present and others will arrive
later in the session. Nine quarterly
meetings We're represented. Clerks
Chas II. Jones and Alice G. Maxfield
both of Amesbury. presided. Remarks
We're made by /. +. Wooten, Iowa;
Robert p. Clifford, Providence; Rev. +.
Purdy, Portland, and others.
The list Of answers to queries from
the various quarterly meetings We're
read showing that meetings mas been
regularly held. and that the work was
progressing. The establishment Of two
new churches was reported by one
representative. Two deaths We're re-
ported in the Dover quarterly meeting
and a membership of five ministers,
Is elders and 10 associate members.
The Salem quarterly meeting report
ed membership Of IA ministers, sc
elders and 20 associate members.
The Sedgwick quarterly meeting re-
ported membership OF Is ministers. ID
elders and 81 associate members. The
other quarterly meetings did not in
clude statistics in their reports.
The afternoon was devoted to a
meeting Of ministry and oversight.
The public meeting in the evening
was omitted. as the foreign mission
committee. the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sion Society and the Y. p. c. f. united
in reception to Missionaries Timothy
B. Hussey and wife Of North Berwick,
and Miss Lena Hunt.