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The Portland daily press., 1899-08-22
The scorchers to be
Looked After.
Ordinance TO Prevent Fast Rid
ing Coming Up Soon.

There was short nesting OF the alder
nien last evening. Aldermen Lawrsnce,
L ties, Haskell ard Waterhouse were abb
etnt. A petition was received signed by
Daniel Conant and eight others for hy-
drant on the old Gorham road In front of
Mr.. Commits residence. Referred.
The order for 80 additional lights at
Duck Pond. appropriatlng 500 for the
same was given its final passage.
Alderman woodman reported favor
ably on the petition for sidewalk from
II. S. Babb's to the Rocky Hin school
house.
Alderman Quinby reported favorably
on the pstition Of Ira G. Strout and Others
for street lights on Forest street and rec
commended that contract be made for
four incandeseent lights on that street.
The same alderman reported favsrably
on the petition for an inuandesoent light
to he located at the corner of Garfield and
Water streets.
Alderman Quinby also reported favor
ably on the petition OF John h. Hayes
ard 10 others for an additional light on
IeuCHcbtcI stkccA 4hcee AeHoAt1 WSkO ~
cepted.
Alderman Bailey reported that the Main
and Ash street sewers were completed and
the Rochester street sewer Will soon be
finished.
An order for the assessments against
the AUDITORS of the East Valentine street
sewer was given Its first reading.
Alderman Quinby offered an order that
contract be made for four incandescent
lights ON Forest street. one on Rochester
street and one at the corner of Garfield
and Water streets. appropriating sos for
the same. Passed.
4 Alderman Horr called attention to the
fast riding which the bicyclists are guilty
OF at night. He said that he has nearly
run over several cyclists on account OF
their scorching on the streets after dark,
and as he did not wish to injure any one
he suggested that an ordinance be
adopted preventing fast riding. Alder
man Frank seconded the idea. An ordi-
nance will be presented at the next meet.
ing.
Adjourned at s.a5 y. m.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-22
MORRILLS.


Mrs. Robert Belle of Chicago has been
the guest of her sister. Mrs. N. X. Saw
yer at her home on Stevens Plains ave-
nue..
Miss Amelia Small of Auburn has been
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. @. A. Hill
Forest avenue.
Mr.. Carl Barrett, Main street, North
Deering. is enjoying brief visit in East.
ern Maine.
Mr.. Leon G. Bailey. Forest avenus.
head clerk at ]. K. Gcold's wholeials
drug store, is enjoying three weeks
vacation ab Skowhegan.
Rev. W. ii. Gould Of Dexter and wife
are visiting with their children at ths
home of DR.. and Mrs. Ii. 5. Emery, Stsy
ems Plains avenue.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-22
GORHAM.


The County fair ground is very busy
place at present. Several men are at work
under the direction of Trustee II. B..
johnson. erecting horse ana cattle stalls;
also the track Is being put in fine oondi-
ton. Several horses already are at the
park. The races this fall are expected
to be more interesting than ever before.
The trustees are determined the coming
fair shall be the best that has ever been
held upon the grounds.
Miss Binnie Clark OF South Berwick is
spending few weeks with friends in
Gorham.
William Edwards, who is in the EN-
ploy of Cyrus Abbott 10 having week.
vacation.
Miss Rounds of Wisconsin Is the CUES
Of Or. Philip Lewis, Main street.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-22
YARMOUTH.

A to-horse power gssoiene engine has
Wsbb's wood andTcoal yard.
A handsome white bronze monument
has been plaosd on the Brooks lot in the
old Baptist cemetery.
The First Parish Congregational
church has extended a call to Rev. q. ID.
Crane, pastor of the church at Machias,
to become their pastor. Rev. Mr.. Crane
full Of the Congregational pastors in
Maine, and has been successfully located
for six years with the Congregational
church at Machiaa. He has not been q
candidats for the Yarmouth passionate, SO
that the call is fiattsring compliment
to his ability and success as pastor.
Rev. Mr.. Crane preached at the First
his eloquence and worth as pastor and
preacher were seen ct once and led to
his call to the church.
The pulpit of the First Parish Congre-
gational church was occupied Sunday
by Mr.. George Putnam of Miibury.
Mass, who was pastor of the church
from 1860 to 1870. Rev. MIR. Putnam
preached an able sermon ON the subject
of character building. A feature of the
morning service was pleasing solo sung
by Mr.. George Anderson of Hayerhill,
Mass.
The ladies of the girst Parish Congre-
gational church are TO tender reception
Wednesday evening in the vestry of the
church to the ministers who In the past
have preached from their pulpit. The
list includes Rev. George Putnam of Mill
bury, Mass, who was pastor of the church
from 1860 to 1870: Rev. Charles K. Me-
Kinley OF Rockville, Conn, pastor from
1894 to 1896; and Rev. Thomas Simms of
South Manchester, Conn.,, who supplied
the pulpit during the month of August,
80. These pastors are enjoying their va
cations at Princes Point.
Mr.. Sanford p. Soule of Pawtucket, r.
l., formerly OF this town, who was in
jured recently by falling from build
ing, Is reported as improving. He is still
quite lame as q result of the accident.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-22

Mr.. Everett I'll ompson. business man
pger of the Yale Alumni Weekly, pub
lished by the Yale college students. is in
Herbert Chute. Main str set.
bliss Mary W. Griggs of Brownfleld,
who has been visiting at the home of her
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. K. Griggs
of Rocky Hill, has gone to Falmouth
Foresids for brief visit to her brother,
Mr.. Harry Griggs and wife.
Mr.. Harry II. Morris, who has been at
work in Boston for several months past,
has returned to his home in this city.
Manager e. B. Newcomb and Electri.
clan Jesse Estes of the Westbrook Electric
Light and Power company, in company
with members OF the committee on lights
of the Westbrook city government. ara to
decide this week on the location of the
twenty additional lights authorized by
the city government to be placed at Duck
Pond In addition TO those furnished free
by the Cumberland Illuminating COM
pany and those furnished by the West
brook company.
The generators in use by the Westbrook
Electric Light company for furnishing
the power for the Westbrook, Windham g.
Naples road, were bought from the Port
land company. The generators are in fine
working order and the nav road is
amply supplied with power for the opera
tion of their road.
The following are the advertised letters
at the Westhrook post office: Mason NJ.
Hatch. Mrs. +. w. Hooper. Mrs. Anna
Mckenzie. Mrs. Emelie Saint Pierre,
Charlotte K. Shaw, Fred G. Ward.
EMayor King S. Raymond has received
q prospectus from MIR. Edward Dsngley of
Lewiston who is organizing trip to the
Holy Land, and on the return to stop
over at the World's Fair at Paris in 1900.
The party contemplates trip of about
four months. Mayor Raymond has not
decided as yet as to whether he will ac-
company the party.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Barbour on re-
cent carriage drive to North Falmouth,
were entertained for the day by Miss
Alma V. Fellows of this oity, who IL
spending the summer at that place.
Mir. C. NJ. Pressey, door keeper of til
United States Senate of Washington. hal
i been the guest during the past week o.
ex -Alderman NJ. s. Babb and wife Al
their home on Marrett street.
Alderman Jesse Kstes and wife hav,
been called to Boston by the death of MIR
Edmund Knight. an uncle TO Mr.. Estes.
Rev. W. w. Jordan of Clinton, Macs.
occupied the pulpit of the Warren Con
gregational church on Sunday In til,
absence of the pastor, Rev. W. G. Mann
who Is enjoying his annual vacation.
Mrs. Frank z. Maxwell OF Rocheste
street, Cumberland Mills. died abou
seven o'clock Saturday evening" after
brief illness with consumption. Hh
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-22
a CoRRECTIoN.

One statement of Mr. Lauriston w.
Small in his speech before the farmers at
Sebago Lake was not quite correctly re-
ported. What he said in regard to aban-
donsd farms at Cornish was that ''up a
single road with two short branches,
within ten miles of the village. twenty
five houses have disappeared within my
recollection. and not as many remain
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-22
WORK AT oUsHINa's ISLAND.

A big lot OF sand has Just been received
at Crshings island, from Jonesport, and
about 1900 barrels of cement are on
hand, SO every thing Is in readiness for the
concreting, which win begin at once.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-22
Notice.

WHEREAS my wife. Susan E. Bracket. has
w left my bed and home without cause, l
shall pay no bills OF her contracting alter this
date. All persons are forbidden to harbor or
aid her at my expense.
HORACE BRAcKETT.
Witness-Arthp Q. Robinson.
New Gloucester. Aug. !. 1869. aug5dsws
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-22
CLOCK REPAIRING.

I'VE have made speciality Of clock repairing
w for years and are perfectly familiar with
It IN all Of It's branches. Oar prices are reason
able. Drop US postal and we Will call tor your
clock and return IL when done without extra
charge. MpkEENEX, the Jsweler, MQpnment
Squire. Portand iahi2au
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-22
SPOT cAsH-oLD GOLD.

We give you the highest price for Old Gold as
wo use 1t for making rings. MCKINNEY the
JeweleT. Monument square. oct27du
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-09
BREAKING A BOYCOTT,


Some weeks ago the REGISTER noted
in this column the effort being made by
the foreign ministers and ambassadors at
Washington to boycott socially Senior
Aspiroz, the new Mexican ambassador,
because of his connection with the exc
cution thirty years ago of Duke MaXa-
milan of Austria, the pretender to the
throne of Mexico. 1t is gratifying to
learn of the complete failure of the plot,
1t is told by Washington correspondent.
By the exercise of tact and the display
of dignity Senior Aspiroz has broken the
boycott, and has won the respect and
matte corps. He is Indebted, however,
to Secretary Hay and other officials of
our government for support and assist
ance which was of great service to him,
aud the American residents of Washing
ton generally made it known in an I'M
mistakable manner that they did not ap-
prove of the boycott of the Mexican
ambassador. As long as it was attempt
ed he and his wife received unusual at
tentions from the leaders of society and
were honored guests at many entertain
ments. In fact, the officials of the ad-
ministration and the army and navy and
many prominent residents went out of
their way to treat them with distinction
and they doubtless appreciated it. Last
week NJ. Aspiroz concluded that he
would put the matter to test and issued
invitations to his f, How ambassadors and
their wives to dine at the Mexican EN-
bassy. The invitations were sent out sc
far in advance that the recipients coulc
not plead other engagements, and it wa:
announced that the dinner was to bt
given In honor of Secretary and Mrs
Hay. No invitations were sent to thu
Austrian embassy, because there Is NJ
one there except an attache, and Coun
Lichtervelde, the Belgian minister, wa,
omitted. Every invitation was accepted
The dinner was unusually brilliant anC
the social position of the Mexicans il
now fully assured.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-09
rs STILL AN OPEN QUESTION"

The article which last week appeared
in our Esprit of the Press" department,
entitled us Still an Open Question,
and urging republicans at proper time
to declare against the un-American policy
of subiugating people to make colonies of
them, thus following the leadership of
such eminent republicans as Speaker
Reed, Senator Hoar, Senator Edmunds
and many others, should have been
credited to the Burlington Free Press.
This is excellent advice, especially to
the republicans of Vermont, who by ma
ture are unalterably opposed to any
policy which would appear to ignore the
fundamental principles of personal liber-
ty, upon which our government was
founded and continues to exist. At the
right time the republicans of Vermont
will be heard upon this question. At
this time it is noticeable that General
Henderson, whose selection as speaker
to succeed Mr. Reed would seem to be
assured, has from the start been a pro-
nounced opponent to the war with the
PHILIPPINES.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-09

increase of about 100000 in the value
of the product, the total reaching $685.
270,354. Every kind of stone excepting
marble shared in the increase. Penn
sylvania is credited with the biggest
output, while Vermont stands second in
the list, with Ohio third and New York
fourth. While Vermont has a number
of fine slate quarres, they appear not to
have prospered during the last year,
Judging from the shutting down of those
at Poultney. But DR.. Day shows there
was most remarkable increase in the
export of slate from this country, ST..
370,075 being the valuation In 1898,
against S7S0,112 in 1897.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-09
Estate of Mary G. COttcr.
NnIire of SefflemenI

STATE OF VERMONT The Probate
DDIsrkICT OF ADDISON. Court for the Dis
trict of Addison:
To all persons Interested in the estate of
Mary c. Cotter, late of Weybiidge, in said
district, deceased. GREETING.
By the authority of the State of Vermont,
You are hereby notified to appear before the
said probate court at the Probate Ofice in
Middlebury, in said dl strict, on the 16th day OF
June, n. ID. lsg, Mt ten O'Clock, a. m,
to show cause, if any you have, why the ac-
count of Mills j. Landon, Administrator of the
estate of said deceased, should not be al
lowed, and also why the residue Of said es.
tate should not be distributed to the parties
entitled thereto.
Dated nj Middlebury, in said district, this
9Th day of June, A. ID. 1899.
BY order of court, attest:
% JAMES NJ. SLADE, Judge of Probate.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-09
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, .

IItAS COUNTY,
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of F. J. CHENEY Il
Co doing business in the city of Toledo,
County and state aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
LARS for each and every case of CATARRII
that cannotbe cured by the use of HALLS
CATARRu CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me an subscribed In my
presence, this 9Th day Of December, A. p. lssG.
-- \. W. GLEASON.
SEAL Notary PUBIC,
Halls Catarrh Cure Is tiken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur.
faces of the system. Send for testimonials,
free.
FL. CHENEY II Co., Toledo, O..
Sold by Druggists, 15c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-09
Americas Recessional.
With acknowledgements to Rudyard
linz

With acknowledgements to Rudyard Kip
ling
Faith of our fathers, loved of old
Inspirer of their noble plan
Whose strong yet gentle hands uphold
The ever sacred rights of man
o God of Love, wipe out the blot,
We have forgot-we haYe forgot
The horrid sounds of battle rise
The captains and the hosts are red
With blood of glory's sacrifice,
On plains thick strewn with heaps of dead.
O God of Peace, wipe out that blot,
We have forgot-we have forgot
Far sail our ships to many lands,
on sea ana bay they spread death pals;
Struck 10y the power of mailed hands
Lo! Freedom in her temple falls.
Lord God of Wrath, wipe out the blot,
We have forgOt-we have forgot
Drunk with the wine of power, we loose
Tongues that eXtol imperial sway
Such boastings as the conquerors use,
Whose hearts from pity turn away.
Lord of the Law, wipe out the blot.
We have forgot-we have forgot
For british pride that puts its trust
In reeking tube and iron shard-
All valiant dust that builds on dust,
And fails the righteouj law to guard
For cruel deed and frantic word,
Have mercy on thy people, Lord,
Amen.
George s. Johns I'm the ST, Louis sunday
Post Dispatch.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-09
THE QUESTION OF EVOLUTION.

70 THE EDITOR OF TIE REGISTERS
Dear Sir-ln the sermon to which you
referred, In your last issue, did not at
tempt to pronounce either for or against
the truth of the theory of evolution. In
the passage which appears to have at
tracted attention was giving reasons for
the statement that the Old Testament Is
not read or reverenced as 1t was fifty
years ago. While endeavoring to eX.
plain the alleged detection, the following
sentence was used ut Is in large part
due to growing popular belief in the
doctrine of evolution, which has ceased
to be even so much as a subject of debate
among scientific men,"
Now | certainly have no inclination
toward discussion of the merits of evo-
luton ard, much less, am qualified for
II. | am, however, willing to stnnd by
the claim that a constantly increasing
number of people believe in these teach
ings. | also have no disposition to re-
cede from the insinuation that an over
whelmng proportion of scientific men,
throughout the world, accept the theory.
These are very simple propositions as
compared to the main issue. They
merely present matter of counting
noses. And considering the universities
of continental Europe, of Great Britain
and America, together with the host of
specialists outside the institutions of
learning, 1t is occasion for no little sur
prise that so few scientists reject the
theory of evolution. 1t is perfectly safe
70 ohnl
opponents of evolution who, today, pos
sess international regulations in depart.
ments of knowledge which give them a
right to be called experts upon the sub
ject. To be sure, there is great differ
ence of opinion as to details. Ii is
long, long road from Ernst lIaeckel, the
rank materialist, to DIR. McCosh, the de-
vout Chris tian. But all believe in an
evolution which is something more than
the conversion of the dray horse into the
trotter. They believe in an evolution
which will account for the fact that the
far-oil progentor of both dray horse and
trotter wore five tees, instead of the flint
like hOof, at the end of his leg.
Perhaps | shall be expected to say
that, personally, | do accept the doctrine
of evolution. | accept the statement
that no one man wrote all of the proph-
ecy of lsaieh-because Dean Farrar, and
DR.. Briggs, and George Adam Smith, and
mutitudes of other experts say that such
is the truth. | accept the doctrine that
it is not quite safe for man to receive
into his body a current of electricity hay
ing a 20O0-volt pOwer-because Edison,
and Tesla, and Nichols. and countless
other electricians so teach. In the same
way ! accept the theory of evolution
because those who have a right to know
proclaim it.
Stating 1t in a way to make a scientist
laugh, perhaps, | understand evolution
TO be a method of creating by which God
has brought all higher forms of life up
out Of lower, and lowest, forms; one
species passing into another endlessly.
Very sincerely, A. w. DICKENS.
Mlddlebury, W., June 5, 1893.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-09
SOLDIERS LETTERS.
Being Materials for the History of "a War
of Criminal Aggression.

Being Materials iOr tne history oil u war
of Criminal Aggression.
Sergeant Elliott, of Company G., Kan.
sas regiment:
"Most of the general officers think 1t
will take years, and large force of
soldiers, to thoroughly subjugate the
natives. And the unpleasant feature of
this is that unless the conditions change
radically there will he few soldiers who
will care to stay there. There's no use
trying to conceal the fact that many of
the men over there now, especially the
volunteers, are homesick, and tired of
fighting way of there, with nothing in
particular to gain. There Is not one
man in the whole army now in the
Philippines who would not willingly
give up his life for the flag if it was
necessary, but 1t isn't pleasant to think
about dying at the hands of a foe little
better than savage, and so far away
from home. And the thought of its not
ending for several years is not an es
pecially pleasant one, either"
Charles Bremen of Minneapolis, Kan
sas. describing the fight at Caloocan:
Company | had taken a few prison
ers, and stopped. The colonel ordered
them up into line time after time, and
finally sent Captain Bishop back to
start them. There occurred the hardest
sight | ever saw. They had four
prisoners, and didn't know what to do
with them. They asked Captain Bishop
what to do, and he said You know
the orders, and four natives fell dead
Sylvester Walker of the Twenty-third
regulars, Feb. 20:
"'There has not been night for the
last ten DAYS we have not had fighting.
Our force is too weak, and we cannot
spare any more men, and will have to
wait for more troops. Then we will
have hard fighting, for there are so
many that, no matter how many we kill
or capture, it doesn't seem to lessen their
number"
Martin Z. Olson of the Fourteenth
regulars:
1--WE can lick them, but it will take us
a long time, because there are about
10000 of the dagos back in the hills,
and as soon as one of them gets killed or
wounded there is a man to take his place
at once; and we have but few men in
the first place, but we are expecting
about 5000 more soldiers every day, and
| hope they will soon get here, or we
will all be tired out and sick. +.
This is an awful bad climate and there
I nave Dcen ITuIn TWO 10 IOur IuneraIS
every day. The boys have chronic
diarrhwa and dysentery, and 1t just
knocks the poor boys out. You mustn't
feel uneasy about me. because | don't
think there is a Spanish bullet made to
kill me; it is disease that | am most
afraid Of"
Fred d. Sweet of Utah Light Battery :
"The scene reminded me of the shoot
ing of iackrabbits in Utah, only the rab-
bits sometimes got away, but the insur-
gents did not
| Capt. Albert Otis describes his ex.
ploits at Santa Ana:
81 have six horses and three carriages
in my yard, and enough small plumber
for family of six. The house had at
Santa Ana had five pianos. couldn't
take the m, so put a big grand piano out
of second story window. You can
guess its finish. Everything is pretty
quiet about here now. expect we will
not be kept here very long now. Give
my love to all
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-09
4 Needed Reform.


State Highway Commissioner w. b.
Wall is plainly determined to impress
upon town commissioners the fact that
they must be able to show piece of per-
manent roadway before they will be
entitled to their portion of the 3 per cent.
tax under the law. The provisions of
this law have never been complied with,
fact which does not speak well for the
schemes projectors, and if Commis sioner
Wall can effect a reform in this direction
he will be entitled to the thanks of all
good citizens.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-09

The recently-established laboratory of
hygiene at Burlington, provision for
which was made at the last sitting of the
state assembly, proposes to hold a
school of instruction for local health
officers under the auspices of the State
Board of Health. The week beginning
July 10 has been fixed upon, and pre-
liminary program calculated to enlghten
local officers has been prepared. Mem
bers of the medical profession and citi-
zens interested in public sanitation also
are invited to witness the practical
demonstrations of modern methods of
fighting disease and listen to papers and
discussions on kindred subjects. The
matter of public health is one of great
public concern, and it is to be hoped that
all local health officers of the state will
have sufficient int rest in their duties to
attend the meeting and avail themselves
of the privileges offered.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-09

AS the Lord thought best to take an only
son from his sparents and IA loving husband
and father from wife and children, they wish
to thank the kind friends and neighbors who
came in to sympathize with them in their sad
bereavement, and TO the pastor for his kind
words, for the sweet singing, for the beautiful
flowers and to those who decorated the
grave with evergreens
MR. AND MRS. NJ DEPOUTEE,
MARGARET DEPOUTgE,
CECILE AND RAYMOND DEPOUTEE.