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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-06
DAMARISC0TTA FAIR.
Great Success THIS Year and clesre,
Society From Debt.
ESPECIAL TO THE PRESS

DamBrlscotta, October 5.-The third
and last day of the Lincoln County IA r
,lossi today. The attendance was net a,
large as yesterday, but very satisfactory
o the society. The races on the card
were very interesting. MIR. George S
butler Of Union was starter. The Judge
we're K. k. Ware of Whitetield, James E.
Rheelman of Alma, l.. ID. Perkins o,
oamariscotta; timers, +. K. Ware, Muir
ay Ryder of North Newcastle Georg,
Singer as olerk. The summaries:
80 Glass; Purse $50.
Oewdrop, M, H. L. Turner, Union, ~
lazy Florence, g IN, q. W. Benner,
hastings, blk s, +. G. Hastings,
Damariscotta, s
lady M, b m. e. Meade, Gardiner, 4
Time. 2.3i. 2.34 IA, a.3a Ia.
Free-for-All, Trot or Pace; Purse $3.50
Merrill, oh s, by Nelson, I. J. Mer-
riil, Damariscotta, IL
Camden Boy, gg, ii. l.. Turner,
Tom Drew, N. C. Crawford, S3s
.. 4. L.. oh g, 1. j. Merrill. Dam
ariscotta, 44s
Time, 2 IS l-2, 2.s1, a.24.
ladies' race to harness, drive cne-hali
p'ile and unharness, best two in three.
Clara oyer, North Newcastle, 2If
Mrs. q. p. Cookson, Whitefield, 1879
Miss Hastings, Bristol, 333
Time. So "a, 344 3-4, 3.2s "a.
An exhibition of one half mile by M.
o., two-year-old horse.s by !. Merrill,
owned by Charles Clark, Newcastle
lime. last quarter In "a IA. This closed
one of the most successful fairs OF the
society and will clear them from aebt.
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Vessel Started Leaking and Crew
TOOk to Deck House.
Picked Up by British
Steamer Rhodesia.
Experience of the Crew Was a
Most Thrilling One.

Norfolk, Va, October 5.-The British
steamship Rhodesia, Capt, Bates, from
New Orleans to Hamburg, arrived at
Lambert's Point today, having on board
the crew Of the schooner Carrie A. Lane
OF Bath, Me-, wh, were picked up ii, the
Gulf stream, shipwrecked Tuesday. The
crew 10 composed OF Capt. ScofieId,
whose wife. is with him, and eight men.
Their experience was most thrilling
one. The Lane. which was a three-mast-
ed schooner, sailed from Apalachicola for
Noank. Conn.,, on September 10, with
load of lumbar and had good weather up
to Tuesday Of last week, when northeast
winds set in. She labored heavily In the
sea afterwards, but no accident occurred
until Sunday afternoon. All hands were
at dinner when the vessel suddenly
shipped a heavy sea and shifted her deck
load of lumber. She immediately began
to leak and when the pumps were first
put to work she had II inches OF water
in her hold. Al 8 o'clock Sunday night
there was seven and a half feet Of water
and the crew took to ths deck house.
Here they remained until Tuesday morn
ing when life boat was sent out from
the Rhcdesia in charge Of Chief Officer
Jewell and they were taken aboard the
ship. In the attempt to hoist the nIeboat
to the deck after the party had been res
eued 1t was smashed by the heavy rolling
sea and lost. Capt. Bates says TINT the
wreck OF the Lane Is right in the track
Of vessels plying along this coast and is
very dangerous TO navigation.
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SUBSCRIBERS ATTENTION.
what q. offered TO Those VINO Sign tn.
shaBers stock Co. Guarantee.

The promoters Of the Shubert Stool
company guarantee. who wish to retain
that company in Portland for the re-
rnainder Of the season. have obtained GER
tain privileges for the subscribers to this
fund from tho Jefferson theatre manage
nent. The signers Of this guarantee
agree to take q certain number Of tickets
each week for the productions offered BY
this company. To them Will be accorded
the privilege Of selecting any seat In the
house. Including the first four rows
which sell to the general public for rs
cents for 80 cents. In addition to this
box SEATS which usually cell for 81. on
each will be given to tue subscribers to
this guarantee fund at the rate Of so cents
each providing an entire box is taken
thus making the price for a box g. 90
instead Of So 90. the price charged to the
general public. II one week is taken up
by travelling combinations OF the night
on which the seats are subscribed for hap
pens to be taken j. by another attraction
the subscribers to this funa will be ac-
corded the privilege OF taking double the
number Of seats subscribed for at the
same rate for the succeeding wsek. A
free messenger service will be arranged
and tickets Will be delivered free of
charge to subscribers residences or to
their places of business. Mr.. A. K.
Wright, president of the Jefferson theatre
corporation. who has beaded this SUBJ
scription list viii welcome any sugges-
ions which may tend to the comfort and
convenience Of the Subscribers to the
guarantee fund There have already bean
TWO hundred and fifty names placed on
this guarantee agreement
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BIG CROWDS AT BRouKroN.

Brockton, Mass, October 5.-The sec
ond days attendance at the Brockton fair
broke all previous records, there being
$1,000 people on the grounds, 1000 more
than last year. The feature OF the day
was the breaking of the worlds record
Tor half mile track In the frae.fof. all
pacing. Prince Albert owned by James
Hanley of Providence, won in straight
heats In 2.07. 2.06 81 and 400 3-4. This
broke the former track record by l-2
seconds and equaled jos Patchen's sxhibi-
ton here two years ago. The first quar-
ter OF this second heat was made In
81 l-2, the other half in l % IA, the three
quarters in LA ga and the mile in
O6 "a. Chehalis came in second and
Rubenstein third,
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MOSQUITOES RETURNED.
No Sanford Is Planning Another CAM
psign Against Them.

Sanford, October sit 10 we'll remem-
bsred BY Sanford peopls that IS or 20
years ago mosquitoes became 60 numer-
GUS that the summer evenings lost all
their attractions Various schemes wero
tried for the destruction Of the spitefuI
little insects which infested the town
but to no avail, and the number only
seemed to increase with each new COM
ing Of summer, until Thomas Goodall
took Up the matter and came to the con-
clusion that the only way to get rid OF the
Insects was TO drain the swamp known
MS Old Pond, which had been a breeding
placs for the pest. The success OF the
scheme. as will be remembered, was
beyond all expectations, the mosquitoes
disappearing in Q comparatively short
time.
Old Pond was formerly a part Of the
bed OF a stream flowing from the Cold
Springs to Great Works pond. A dam
was built many years ago in the stream
at point about two-tbirds Of the way
Down to Great Works pond.
The purpose OF this dam is unknown to
the present generation. but it caused the
water to back up and form "Old Pond,"
besides turning many rich and fertile
meadows into worthless swamp.
After an expenditure of about $1,000
OF his own money, Thomas GoodaIl sue
eeeded in directing the stream into a mar
row channel which he constructed from
the pond for distance of about mile
toward Grent Works, the result being
that mosquitoes mp to tho present time
have ceased to be a burden to the villaR-
ers.
But the stream has been gradually I'LL.
ing up with vegetable growth and the
water has become stagnant so that now
the insects having chance to bre I'd over
the warm sluggish brook have again
made their appearance, and the noise
of their droning is again heard In the
air. At the first signs of their return In
foroe. Hon. E. NJ. Goodall took trip
down to the brook to ascertain the
cause, and. noting the condition of the
bed OF the channel constructed BY his
father, decided to go over the same
ground again, but in a more thorough
way. He has already commenced on the
work, starting at point within few
hundred yards of Great Works Pond,
which will make the channel he will
build about mile and half long. MIR.
Goodall's plan IL to dig the ditch from
seven to eight fest deep and three feet
wide, while the old channel was only
three feet deep and two feet wide. .Ths
sluice boards will extend foot or two
under the bank, thus preventing any
caving of the sides of the stream or the
working in of gravel under the side
pieces.
About two hundred yards of the chan
mel have already been built and judging
from the expense SO far. Mr. Goodsll
thinks that the whole mills and half of
ditch will cost about 81 200. "''
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following transfers of real estate
have been recorded In the Cumberland
registry OF DEEDS:
Lillian ID. Williams of Portland to
VIM A. p. and Anna W. Staples of Port
land, lot of land and buildings thereon,
situated on the northerly side of Casper
street, Portland Consideration, 81
Julia Nj. Callahan and Michael Gala.
han of Portland, to Waltsr Silverman,
and Abraham Robinson of Portland. for
81, lot and buildings thereon, situated
ON the westerly side of Hampshire
street, Portland.
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MAINE FREE BAPTIsrS.

Fort Fairfield. October Sat today's
session of the Maine Free Baptists' assc-
citation the following officers werf
elected: President. Hon. N. II. Purin
Ton. West Bo~doin; first vice president
Rev. Il. ID. George, Gardiner; olsrk,
kev. A. K. Cox, Lewiston; correspond.
ing secretary and state agent, Rev. s. O.
Whitcomb, Bangor; treasurer, George II
Brown, Auburn; auditor, A. X. +.
Knowlton.
The feature Of the afternoon session
vas the discussion sour State Associa
sion-Its Past achievements, Rev. K
W. Kicker, Lewiston "Its Possibilities, II
B. G. Jordan, alfred.
The afternoon session was opened by
prayer by Rev. Mr. Durkee of Augusta
Then followed short address by Prof.
Hartshorn of Lewiston, Rev. L. VI
Churchill and Rev. Lewis Malvern. Reso.
lutions were adopted In favor of a speedy
termination of the Philippine war by
suppressing the rebellion or by volun.
tary surrender of Aguinaldo; against TIN
liquor traffic, and In favor OF the enforce
ment Of the prohibitory law, and in favo,
Of appealing to President Mckinley T.,
aid in overthrowing the canteen systsm.
The election of the following officer
resulted: President, Rev. j. s. DuPkee
Lewiston; corresponding secretary and
treasurer. Miss Bertha o. Files, Pittsfield
recording secretary, Mrs. q. + Kneeland
East Corinth. An address by Rev. f. l.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-06
CAPTAIN CLAIMS SALVAGE

Sc, Johns, ME-, October s.-A soho on
pr with $50 pieces of.Iuggags belonging
to passengers of the British steamer
Scotsman. which went ashore in the
Strsits of Belle Isle, while enroute from
Liverpool. to Montreal, arrived Cathangs
Island from the wreck today. The
master OF the schooner claims $40 per
package salvage, asserting that Capt.
Skrimshire OF the Scotsman promised
him special remuneration for taking the
luggage instead of ordinary cargo. Legal
proceedings win probably be- Instituted
to compel the schooner's captain to give
op the property
The wreck of the British steamer Bay
State, which, while bound FROM Liver
POOL for Boston, went ashore near Cape
Race, Is now entirely submerged, and
sslvage operations have been abandoned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-06
COMMUTERS CHOSEN.

The Portland and suburban Sunday
school supsrintsndents and -superin-
tendents met at the Y. NJ. O. A. parlors
last evening, and appointed chairmen of
committees to provide for the proper en-
tertainment of the State 8. S. conven-
ton, October "a. 25 and 26. as
foliows' Entertainment. L. ID. Mar
shall; reception, w. j. Knowlton;
finance. ]. A. Steward; decorating. Per-
ey Clark; ushers, John Loveitt; badges.
!. N. Halliday. The organization elected
J. Wallace Noyes chairamn in charge Of
above committees. 1t Is probable that
a permanent superintendent LOCAL
Union will issue from these preliminary
meetings.
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Committee Located Sixty.three Last
Night.
Gas Company's Men
Are HustIing.
Places Where the Wellsbach
Lights viii BE Seen.

The committee on lights made another
tour of the city last evening and located
60 Of the new gas lights. In all about IS o
qf the Wellsbach gas lights have been To-
| Gated thus far, there remain 1850 more to
be placed. Ii Is ted ious work which the
| COMMITTEES is doing and 1t occupies a
great deal Of time. AS fast " the gas
lights are located the Portland Gaslight
company with display of great energy
hustles lite men about excavating and
connecting the mains to the places where
the poles are to be set. The poles them
selves have not Yet arrived but will be
placed IN position and ready for business
before November LIST when the present
contract with the Consolidated Electric
Light company expires. There has been
q great demand made upon the lighting
COMMITTEES for tbess gas burners which
seem to be very popular with the citizsns
especially Cor residential streets. The COM
mittse will make another tour within a
few days and hope to complsts their
work of locating these gas lights before
another week in ended. The gas lights
located take the place OF ipoandescen
lamps now In use, though quite a mum Der
Of new lights are being placed.
The lights located last night were as
follows:
Three on Parr Is below Portland.
1.-Two ON Paris between Gum berland and
Portland.
Three on Green below Portland.
One on Grant between High and State
streets.
One on Sherman bstwesn High and
state streets.
One on Avon between Dserlns and
Cum berland.
One on Avon, corner of Cum berland.
Two on Cumberland between State and
Mellen.
One ON Congress Place.
One on Congress court.
One on Henry street.
Two on Cumberland between Mellen
and Grove.
Two on Sherman between Grove and
Iellen.
One corner OF Grant and Grove.
One corner of sherman and Grove.
Weymouth.
One on b street near the steps of the
Promenade.
One on B street.
Two on Gilman street.
One on Russell street.
Ono III lEOub VI NJ IL SEhTl0S blTrGb.
One corner of Ellsworth and Charles.
One corner Bramhall, between Vaughan
and Brackets.
One corner Of Pine and Neal.
One between Pine and Carroll.
One between Pine and West.
Two on Neal between West a nd
Braokett
One on Trow bridge Place.
One corner Of Trowbridge Place and
Bracket.
One on Carleton between Bracket and
Congress.
One on Carleton between Braokett and
Vest.
One on Carleton between Pine and
West.
Two on Thomas between Pine and Car
roll
One on Thomas near Bowdoln.
One on Clifford between Vaughan and
Thomas.
Three on Bowdoin between Vaughan
and the Promenade.
One on Vaughan between Carroll and
Bowdoin.
One on Bowdoin between Vaughan and
Neal.
One on Neal between Bow doIn and
Carroll.
One on India between Federal and Con-
gress.
One on Pine street on the bend above
Emery. .-s. (. ...-.. -.
One on Lewis street.
One ON West between Pine and Garlic
ton.
One on Dow near Horton Place.
One on Dow corner OF Braokett.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-06
BArIsTs AT oHERRYFIELD.

Cherryfieid, October 5.-The Maine
Baptist Missionary convention adjourned
today. The attendance throughout has
been large and the. proceedings markad
by an unusual degree of interest, particu-
larly in the cause Of education. The axe
cutive committee of the Baptist Educa-
tional society acted favorably upon the
project to raise as, 900 for Colby college,
upon the assurance that $500 will be
added to that sum by endowments outside
OF hiaine
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MURDERER STILL AT LARGE.

Caribou, October 1.-The coroner's In
quest over the remains of Gustaf johnson
shot at Holmes numbering camp on
Academy Grant, were held Wednesday
afternoon. the verdict being that the de-
ceased came to his death from revolver
asld In the hands of Alfred Biorkson.
The murderer Is still at large In spite
OF determined pursuit of large posse
de was seen at Ashland Wednesday
night and an especially energetic pursuit.
is being conducted In that vicinity. Mrs
B1orkson, wife of the culprit, is in good
condition. the murderer did not shoot
her as some reports have said, but assailed
her with his hands.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-06
CROWDS GREET PRESIDENT.

Lafayette, Ind. October 5.-As the
Presidential train moved farther west
ward today, the crowds at the stations
grew larger.
The Presidential train crossed the Iudi-
ana line after dark tonight. Large
crowds had assembled at Fort Wayne,
Peru, Logansport and Lafayette. This
President declined to make speeches, bnt
shook hands with as many as he could
reach.
Illinois was crossed during the night
and tomorrow morning the party will ar
rive In Quincy.
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LOWELL WANTS TO eEr INTO IT.

Lowell, Mass, October g. The yacht
that won the first International oup.was
owned In Lowell, by General b enjamln
r Butler. If the Shamrock wins in the
coming races. Sir Thomas Upton viii
receive challenge from several Lowell
men who are willing to spent half mill
lion dollars 30 bring 10 hack. There aresaid
TO be seven men Interested ard they In
clude Alfred Z. Rose. who is himself
yachtsman. having under charter the
steam yacht Navarch, which was for MANY
ali
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-06
oAsRoF INFANTOrpE.

Attleboro, Mass, October 5.-The body
OF female child. thought TO be about
nve months OF age, was found In the
Dodgeviile pond today aud an autopsy
conducted late In the afternoon shows
that the death was due to violence. The
child was undoubtedly strangled and then
thrown into the pond. There is not the
slightest Glue to those implicated in the
murder.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-06
THAT JOYFUL REELINa

With the exhilarating sense of renewed
health and strenth and internal cleanli.
ness which follows the use of Syrup of
Figs. is unknown TO the few who have
not progressed beyond the old-time
mediciens and the cheap substitutes
sometimes offered but never accepted
by the welI-infoFmed. Buy the genuine.
Manufactured by the California Pig
Syrup Co.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-06
A RACING SURPRISE.

Lexington, KY, October 5.-The S10.-
COO Trausylvania today in which it
seemed moral certainty that Peter the
Great could not be beaten, was one o.
the greatest surprises ever witnessed in
Kentucky. After terrific battle in which
fortune was in Peters favor up to the
third heat, which he lost by break
within $50 yards of the wire, Lord vicnent
won the great stake by sheer pluck.
Two other races were on the card, but
only the betters watched them.
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90 Mrs. 2tnAA4m,
Lynn, Wass.
ILzrrER TO MRS. prNkHAx NO. 4I,sozJ

" DEAR FRIEND-A year ago was a
great sufferer from female weakness
My head ached all the time and would
get so dizzy and have that all gone
feeling in the stomach and was SO
nervous and restless that l did not
know what to do with myself.
Z" Ny food did me no good and had a
bad case of whites. Iwrote to you and
after taking Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound as directed, can
truly say that feel like new woman
and cannot tell you how grateful am
TO you.
" have recommended it to all nv
friends and have given it to my
daughter who is now getting along
splendidly, May you live many years
to help our suffering sisters,r-MRs. C.
CARPENTER, 25s GRAND ST., BROOKLYN,
N. Y.
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FARMER TOOK PARIS GREEN

Bel fast, October 5.-Dudley Clark. of
Freedom, farmer about rs years old,
committed suicide Wednesday by taking
Paiis gresn. He has been great suffer.
81 from eancerous growth on his nose.
This worried him greatly and in tit Of
dependency be took his own life. His
family were all away at the time, attend
ing Unity fair.
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DEATH OF JAMES EMERY.

Bucksport. Oebobsr 5.--Jamss Rnery,
a prominent resident Of this pla CO and
member of the firm OF Emery s. Co died
tossAv. aged eighty years.
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DEWEY EEELINs BETTER.

Washington. October b.-Admiral
Dewey expressed himsslf as benefited BY
the relaxation Of todayh quiet work
afforded him after the constant activity
Of the past week, and he vsatured the
suggestion that by merit week he will
have recovered from the fatigue incident
to the high nervous pressure he been
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PROHIBITION IN AUBURN.

Lewiston, October 5.--The total amount
Of lines collected at the term of the 5. J.
court just finished At Auburn was &c.
seo.s6, said to bs the iargsss ameunf sssr
ssalsot<d at enc term.
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DEA tn OF BowDo1N eRApUATr

Cherry field,, October b.-Edward +.
Jewett. aged So years, prominent Chic
ago lawyer and deputy sheriff In Cook
county, died suddenly here today Of heart
failure. He WAS graduate of Bowdoin
college, GLASS of 's2. He Is survived by
widow
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-06

No one would svsr be bothered with
constipation II everyone knew how natu-
rally and quickly Hurdeck Blood Bittsrs
regulates the stomach aud bowels.
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TRANSVAAL co MISSIONER
HERE.

New York, October 8 -General james
X. O'Beirne announced tonight that he
had been appointed commissioner extra
ordinary In the United States for the
Transvaal by President Kruger.
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Over eighty thousand
such letters as this were re-
ceived by Mrs. Pinkham
during 1897. Surely this is
strong proof of her ability
to help suffering women.
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GARDINER BUILDINGS BURNED.
Gardiner October 5.-Fire destroyed
tho building occupied By p. A.Houlshan
on Water street. Cause unknown; tosal
loss $1,000.
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James Harlan was born In Clarke
county, ILL.,. August %, 1920. He was
chosen superintendent of public instruc-
ton in Iowa in 1S47 and president of Wes-
leyan University In 1853 In 1854 he was
elected to the United States senate, but in
1861 his seat was declared vacant by a
iechnicality. In the same month he was
elected for the term ending In 1861. He
was reelected for the term ending 1857
but resigned to become secretary of the
interior in President Linooln's cabinet.
he was again reelected to che senate In
1866. After leaving the senate In 1879,
he became editor of the Washington
Chronicle. From 1882 until 1856, he was
presiding judge of the court OF commits
sioners OF Alabama claims. lie was the
last survivor of Linooln,s cabinet.
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Adsllss. = alasslRss7 quite a reputation as a
convention speaker
Tonight the usual reception occurrer
at the American house, Gov. Woloott,
Lieut.. Gov. Crane. speaker Bates ana all
the candidates for other offices being
there TO greet the delegates. A very en-
thusiastic assembly tomorrow was pre-
dtoted.
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DEATH OF EX-SENATOR HARLAN.

Des Moines, Ia, October b.-Ex-
United States Senator James Harlan died
at his homo in Mount Pleasant, Ia. - this
morning.