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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-09

Sealer Of Weights and Msasures-Cyrus
Latham. ID.
Collsotor of TAxss-W. ID. Dow r.
ConstAhls-W. II. DOW, X.
Member Of School Committee-W. 8.
Eaton, r.
X.
sextons-Augustos Lowe. D.. K. C.
Leighton, ID.
Road Commissioner-W.A. Chapman, r.
Compensation voted road commit ssioner
% per dDy, self and horss.
Surveyors Wool and Lumbsr-F. N.
Douglass. ]. W. Morrill,, John N. Libby.
II. W Golf, ]. d. Sawyer, s. W. Foater
and Albert PsnnelI.
Appropriated 5000 for highway, $500
for snow bills, $3.50 for schools, 5000, for
town charges aud support OF poor, sac for
Meinor services.
Chose s. w. Foster, j. N. Foster and
II. l.. Clark q committee to arrange for
building q new soho olhouse at Gray
Corner. This COMMITTEES are 60 report
Saturday, March 18th, at O'Clock.
Voted 70 discount per cent on 1900
taxes paid Sept. / and . per cent Dec.
1st.
Voted to accept the list Of jurors as
revised by the Selectmen.
Voted TO authorize the sslsctmen and
tQeIT 5uCCobBuIb O4nCc uulll bu6 70 WI
shall py vote otherwise direct, release,
discharge, foreclose or assign mort
cages held or that may hereafter be held
BY the town on account OF loans made
from the Psunelf fund and to take pos-
session Of and hold property held under
such mortgages and to sell and convey
any real estate that the town may obtain
by foreclosure Of any such mortgages.
Dry Mills, March T. George W. Quinn
was visiting in Pittsfeld, MasS., last
week, returning home Thursday.
Mr.. E l.. Pennell was In the vicinity
the LPst OF toe weak.
p. W. Sawyer who has b zen visiting In
this place returned 10 Portland Monday.
The ladies of the =. w. +. Foclety fur
nished their annual town meeting dinner
at Cot b hall Monday, March 8.
laundering Is carried GU under Difficult
ii because of the varied weather.
A. p. Morrill, OF Portland has been Wis
ting at II q. Aorriil's.
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SOUTH PORTLAND.
Annual Fair Of Hose and Ladder
Company
Opened Very suceessfuIly at Opers
House Last Evening.

The flfth annual fair OF the South Port
land Hose and Ladder company, Ne. 1.
opened last evening At the Union Opera
HOUSE, the attendance bsing quite large.
The booths were neatly dsooratsd In
red. white and blue bunting, and ~ the
ice cream table were Mr.. and Mrs. b.
X. Thompson ami Mr.. and MIS-. I. J..
Willard.
Table No. Q, was for candles, etc., an
was In charge Of Mr.. and Mrs. @. N. Lee,
q. II. Upton and daughter, Miss G,orgie
Burt and A. Y. Skinner. At the punch
tsbls wers ID. =. Elliott, Miss Blanche
Elliott. Miss Agnes Fisher. There was
q handsome guess cake there which at
traotsd considerable attention.
Next In order was the nose company
table with q variety of useful goods and
q oolleotion of fancy articles which were
being sold by Mr.. and Mrs Fred Jswett
and Mr.. and Mrs. W. b. Small
Mr.. and Mrs. G. 8. Coffin and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Cribby presided over the
lunch table and q guess pole was suspend
ed just below the upper ceiling.
A contest for a very servioeabls rubber
suit 10 In progress between George g.
Cribby and II. l.. Paige, and among the
gifts TO the fair for the benefit of the
company we notice sofa pillow from
Mrs. Foster, q quilt from Mrs. Capt.
York, (sa years oid), and an opera shawl
from Mrs. ]. K. Paige. Miss Ieorais
Burtssn pretty wax flower fan.
An entertainment Ii furnished each
evening, the first Of which was given
by Prof Dill. the magician, and Honey
johnson.
Tn fair viii contin ne until Saturday
evening. The oommittse In charge are
Geo. g. Cribby, w. A. Willard and A.
A. Cole.
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cess IL could have remained all the sea-
son, bus contract previously made for
the appearance of another attraction at
that house, compelled Mr.. Frohman to
withdraw 10, when In the height Of Its
success. The production to be givsa here
will be exactly - that seen during the
New York run.
The cast oomplste 10 as follows: W.
J. Ferguson, Joseph Allen. Lewis Baker,
Alfred KIien, Paul McAllister, CHARLES
W. Lane. Robert Hickman, Edgar Haw-
ley, Royal 1hAyer. Arthur DE voy,
George Walls. Douglass stNnsfield, J. 8.
Robertson, Charles Watson, Wales Win
ter. Msrri Osborne, Fanny Addison Pitt,
Mary Realty, Mamie FORBES, Blanche
Cert. Rose Flynn. Florenos Gerald, Grace
Hanson, Margaret Kenmore and May
blanchard.
CoRsE PAXTON.
An old and very true adage IL; "A
good thing will bear repeating" and
1t Is true or will rather prove 30 In the re-
turn engagement Of the Corse Payton
Comedy company. which will commence
return engagement at the Jefferson
with Monday matinee, March 18th.
No changes have heeu made since Trey
were last here, and Miss Eta Reed still
remains the leading lady. The opening
play that will mark the return engage
mnt Is that beautiful play Of "Aristocra-
oy," which created such q favorable i'm
preston when the company was last here.
The one change that Mr.. Payton has m ade
is the adding Of several handsome sets
Of scenery to that be already had. The
prices still remain to all matinees 10 and
20 cents, and at nights 10, 20 and 30 cents.
BENNETT AND MoULToN.
Last night Portland theatre was
crowded to witness "The Black Flag"
u play that deals with prison life In the
old country and serves as . good lesson
for tie old ss well rs the young. II.
Fletcher Hoyes as Harry Glyn lon; JUS
tin Adams as Lin Lafaxus and II. j.
Corthen were olsvsr In their parts. Miss
lie Moyne and Miss Turner are srtistss of
whom nothing but praise can be said.
Special mention should be made of the
fact that Madame Flower Ia this week
With this company, was especially en-
gagged BY Manager Moulton for Portland,
and those who have not heard her sing
should make a special effort 20 near her
today or tomorrow. The play for this
afternoon 10 Gan the Comforts of
Home" and for this evening "The
Prisoner of Algiers," one Of the bsss In
repertoire today.
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MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
GRAY,

Mr.. Il. r. Webb was In town Monday.
He has secured signers for eighty acres Of
sweet corn.
MIR. Chas. Thayer has moved into the
house owned BY Mrs. Martha Mari.
Mr.. A. p. Andrews OF Powdoin Medi-
cal SCHOOL passed last Sunday Mt his home.
MIR. e. L. Pennell Of Bowdoin medical
school was the guest Of Mr.. A. p. An
drews last Sunday.
removed from the thigh three weeks ago,
Is improving rapidly.
Mrs.. j. W. Frank who has bsen In
Massachusetts, several weeks, returned last
Saturday.
Mrs. Clarics Sawyer recently received
from her sistar, .Mrs. Sarah Webster. Who
Ia passing the winter In Mexico. o sprig
of the ooffes plant with pods containing
the seed attached.
MI. Edgar o. Fosg OF Littleton. N.
H., lie visiting his brother, Mr.. frank
Fogg
The funeral OF Mr.. Warren ThAysr o.
CURED ct his late residence, Tuesday,
March Q, at one O'Clock. Mr.. ThAyer was
born on the farm now owned by Mr..
w. p. Haskell, June 10th, 1914. Mr..
Thsysr was one of the reliable and re-
spected men OF this town and has always
been an active man until two years ago.
In his younger days he was . cooper and
worked In Portland and else where, acou-
mulating q nice sum OF IN oney. He
owned several fine farms In this town and
dealt considerably in fine oxen. He
reared family of three ohildrs Mr.. II.
w. Thayey, now . resident of st. Paul,
MINI. Mrs. j. ID. Sawyer and the late
Mira. ]. d. Andsrson. After living near
iy eighty six years of activity he passed
away from the wearing out Of the human
machinery.
The most quiet town meeting that
Gray has known for years was held Mon
day, the 9th inst. The result of the
meeting 90 far as the municipal officers
are concerned, demonstrated that Mr.. ],
II. Hancock and bis associates, who have
for the past i've years managed the affairs
are sat- sf sotory to the tax payers. The
following business wAs trAnsaotsdI
Nr CF'17 Golf ID. was chosen moder.
Clerk-Mr. r. L. Clark, ID,
Saleotmen Assessors and Overseers of
che Poor-JAs. T.Hanoook. r. K. S. Cas-
well. D., W. b. Ailen, d.
Town Trsas1rer-F. l.. Clark, u.
Town ARsDt-F l.. CLARK.
TruAnt O6lceT-Jas. Leach.
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MORRILLS.

The Moreans q strong amateur cast OF
players Of Portland under the manage
ment Of Mr.. William Nickerson, popular
ly known rs BILLY" Nickerson. pre-
sented the strong dramatic play entitled
"The Two Tramps" last evening at Red
Mems hall before good sized audiences.
The entertainment was postponed from
last week on account of the storm. The
company made great hit, and succeeded
in making stronger their hold on the ap-
precistive taste of the lovers Of good
Miss Charlotte Harmon gave very
pleasing dancing party last evening to a
large party OF friends at Hoegg hall.
Deering Center.
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OWEN, MOORE & co.

work of the people Of the orisnt and this
immense population mead articles which
American farms and factories are produo-
ing cheaper ana better than these which
are produced anywhere else on earth.
The completion of the trnns-Sibsrian rail-
way and its branches, the opening Of the
Nicaragua Canal and the annexation of
the Pacific islands to the Unitsd States
will more thoroughly reYolutionize the
com mercisi relations Of the world than
has ever been done by oil other influences
combined during the last three centuries.
at seems to ms that there Is but little
limit to tbs possibilities which are before
us and we are certainly justified In the
belief and hope that the United States
is on the edge of an era of unprecedented
prosperity"
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GORHAM.

Another of tie Thursday morning ad
dresses was given before the Gorham Nor
NAL school yesterday morning. The ad :
dress. the subject Of which wns ''The
Larger Life" was given by tn Rev. VIM.
Cashmere. 1t was an inspiration 20 all
who heard 1t to struggle for the attain
ment Of the highest possibilities Of our
lives. Preceding the address was piano
solo by Miss Duokworth and the exsr
cises wore closed by q vocal trio by Misses
Murray, Dugdale and Cloudman.
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WOODFORDS.

A fine entertainment was hsl last eve
ming at the vestry Of the Clark Memorial
Methodist In recognition OF the recent an
niyersary Of the birth of the poet. Long
fellow.
Mr.. Seward Field, residing at the
corner OF Forest and Pleasant avenues has
broken up house keeping and is to move
to Harpswsll where he will reside. The
boarder and dodgers who have made their
home with Mr.. Fields family for some
years nest, as q result Of Mir. Fields re-
movaI from the city have been obliged to
seek accommodations elsewhere.
W. II. Motley, ESQ.,, who for several
months past has had room at the home
Of Mr.. Seward Field, corner Of Pleasant
and Forest avenues has moved and is
now located at the corner ofP Pleasant ave
nue. and Norwood street.
Mr. Harry Higgins who has been en-
ployed In Boston for the past two years,
has resigned his position and after spend
ing q brief vacation at the home Of his
parents, lie to locate at Hartford, Conn.,,
where he has accepted a position %
draughtsman.
Mr.. Pearl Cannon q member Of the
Woodfords Hook and Ladder company
who was injured severely by the falling
of the coping at the f. o. Bailey fire in
January is recovering slowly, and Ii now
able to get out around by the aid Of
Crutohes. His hip which was broken is
healing slowly, but is still quite weak
and will not bear the pressure required
In walking.
The pupils Of the Nsvens street school
enjoyed holiday yesterday while the
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DAVID WALLACE REV EsA

Providence. March S.-David Wallacs
Reeves. leader of the American band.
died just before o'clock this morning Of
paralysis, from which he had been suffer-
ing since New Years day. b..
MIR. Reeves was ore Of the most widely
known hand masters OF the country and
was held in high esteem BY the people
Of Rhode Island, among whom he made
his home for many years. He was born
in Oswego, n. Y, in 1888.
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SHELDON'S EXPERIMENT.
To the Editor Of the Press:

To the Editor Of the Press:
March 7th, 1900.
In the article on "Sheldon's Expert
ment' In today's issue OF tho PRESS you
asoribs to Chas. III. Sheldon these words:
81 have always denounced Sunday
newspapers as evils which should not be
tolerated, yet I contemplate printing q
Sunday edition of the Daily Capital.
do not care to say how shall do this.
ami Jet be consistent In my attitude
towarn the Sunday papeIs. 1t 30 one Of
the mysteries which shall solve be.
tween now and the time take charge of
the paper, and 1 will allow the public
to Judge whether the solution Ii oorrest.
CHARLES N. SHELDON
The Christian Endeavor World saysi
The report has teen sent out frem
Topeka-doubtless by some jealous rival
Of The CapitAl-that Mr.. sheldon would
run q Sunday edition of his Christian
ally. Several Of our subscribers there
upon wrote MS indignant letters, wanting
to knew II th at 10 the sort of thing We
recommend, and II we are lending our
influence to encourage Sunday journal
Ism. The sufficient answer to that rumor
should have bsen Mr.. Shsldon's ohaIao-
ter aud well-Known utteranoes and, II
anything more IL needed, take this tsle.
gram We have just received from him:
" There will be no Sunday paper and no
Sunday work.
CHARLES NJ. SHELDON
ELLISON X. = RDY
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RIvERTON PARTIES.

Wednesday evening, Mrs. Arthur K.
Hunt entertained party Of friends at
whist In the red room at the Rivsrton
casino. A luuoh was also enjoyed dur
Ina the evening.
Last evening o whist club of which
Mrs. W. Il. Stevens IL the president.
held Its last meeting Of the season, by
giving . social evening at whist A
dainty lunch was also served during the
evening.
.: This evening rarity for which Mr.
John J. Goody. Esq.. has made arrange
msnts, win enjoy the evening at the ca
sino.
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OBITUARY..
MISS MARGARET L. DEEHA N

MISS MARGARET L. DEEHAN.
The friends of Miss Margaret X. Dee
han will learn with surprise of her death
which occurred yesterday afternoon at
Der home on Danforth street. The excel
lent character and estimAbie qualities of
the deceased have won for her the respect
and admiration Of large circle Of friends
and acquaintanoes. She leaves AZ imme-
diate mourners, brother, Thomas ID.
Deehan and two sisters, Mrs. Thomas J.
WEIGH and Miss Lizzie u. Deehan.
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RUM DID 1T.

Lead, s. D., March s.-Fire which
broke cut this morning in theDAlkenburg
saloon. consumed 40 building and caused
a loss estimated at $500, coo. 1t was found
necessary Co blow up buildings in the
patch of the fire In order to stop its
spread.
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MUSIC AND DRAMA.
TIE Girl FROM MAx1M's.

Charles TTohwaa's produotiOn Of "Ths
Girl from MaxiD'A" win BE- seen for the
flrst time In Portland. at the Jefferson
thsAers. Friday ana Saturday, March Q
and 10, with Saturday matinee. This
fares, which IL said 10 be ons Of the fun
niest ever seen In this country. was ire
ssnt<d 1T the new Criterion theatre. last
August when 1t inst with extraordinary
successes. In fact 20 great was its sue
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DOVER DwELLINa BURNED.

Dover, March s The dwelling house
and stable known as the Burren place,
owned by W. O. Woodbury., was burned
today. The origin of the fire In unknown.
The loss was 5000; insurance $500.
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T n the linens depart
i ment today is a
very interesting
exhibit of novelties in inn
ported and domestic Bed
Spreads, Coverlids and
quilts which our buyers
have gathered from half
a dozen different sources,
and which are so different
from the generally ac-
cepted idea of a bed COW
ering as to be worth
looking at whether you
care to buy them or not.
Some very odd blue
and white dimity Spreads,
Delft designs, in delicate
porcelain blue on a fine
corded dimity, and the
same style in yellow or
pink.
Satteen quilts, the
lightest possible sort of
soft satteen, the figures
pink, blue or green
printed thereon in deli
cate fadeless tints.
White linen Quilts with
a broadly scattered fig
ure embroidered in silk,
Gall the desirable shades
of silk, Dimity Spreads,
with a ruffie all round.
Marseilles Quilts of &C.
centric weave and with
or without fringe.
This section is also
showing some new things
in Silken dimities by the
yard from which cover
lids, bolster rolls and
shams may be made to
order. Any of these
handsomely embroidered
with your own initial or
cypher or monogram.
There is also a COM
pletc new line of fancy
striped linens by the yard
for mattresses and pillow
covers. Linen sheets and
pillow cases, plain and
hemstitched, and cotton
sheets, all grades at all
prices.
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The roads are quite bad In some places
where the dra mage is poor.
wINDHAM
WINDHAM

East Windham. March S.-Mr. Albert
Knight with his daughters. Misses Lizzie
and Mabel Knight, visited relatives in
Harrison several days last week.
Mr.. VIM. ID. Allen has moved his fam
lily from Cumberland Mills into the houss
on the Plains. recently purchased Of MIR.
VIM. Stanley.
Mr.. and Mrs. John lie Grow are stay
ings few days az Mr.. LIE Grows home
here, before moving to their home near
Brunswick.
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The New York Times prints despatch
from Washington stating that ex-Prssi-
dent Harrison is to be q candidate tos
the Presidency against MCKINLEY.
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AT PINES ALLEYS.

A postpon game between the waver-
iys and Olympus was bowlsd last eve
ming, resulting in q victory for the
OlympiAs. Silva bowlsd o fine game
and was high man with ISL. Tonight
Tontines vs.. Quakers:
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Olympias.
UNDERWOOD PARTIES.

A private party of about 10 enjoyed q
trolley ride and supper last evening at
Underwood park. The party was In
charge Of q Mr.. SWEET.
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Friday and Saturday.

desire nutritious meat Lamb heads the
containing of nuimen while the time
digestion hours and Is minutes according
TO the way 1t Is cooked.
Prces
LAMB LEGS He FORE QUARTERS &C.
Stuff of RlI kinds
AM Strawberries.
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Two
Attractions.

There number draw Market
The principal prices But the absolutely clean condition of
thing that contact with the meat ne al
good housewife the prices themselves
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mar9d2t
Arizona republican., 1900-09-20
THE BUCKEYE COUNTRY
Movements of People in That Flour
 ishing Community.

Buckeye, Ariz., Sept. 1G.-(Special cores spondence of the RepublicanD Miss Frazier and Miss Melton came down on the stage Friday to commence their schools tomorrow morning. Miss Frazier teaches in district No. D and Miss Melton in the Jackson district. Ollie SeaVer returned tO Phoenix yes terday by stage, from the Montgome- ry ranch, where he has been taking an outing for a number of days.
 g. c. Dunlay. of the Capital mills of Phoenix. was down on business or Fri day.
 Jess Martin stopped Saturday for a rest, en route from Phoenix to GiIa Pend
 Wm. Chapin. the Arlington postmas- ter, came down Friday on Donning's stage.
 Rev. Nr. Albright has returned from the Tonto Basin country. He preached this morning and evening at the Col lin's school house.
 John Evans came down from Phoe- nix, Thursday, with a band of cattle. Linn Collins came from Phoenix. yesterday. with bunch of milk cows.
 
 a J. F. Norton's ranch. and will pro- Ceed to bale AIr. NorJon's crop of hay. MT. Spain's family have all returned from Agua Caliente except Mrs. Spain and their daughter. Mrs Chas. Clan ton.
 John and Charlie Henderson have re- turned from rome
 II. N. Biackmer. of the Doris Bros. furniture store of Phoenix, has secured eighty acres of land in East Buckeye. Zanjero Thos. J. Levy has a small force of men to commence work on the dam tomorrow morning, to do a small amount of repairing which the recent rise has necessltated.
 Although some of the cattle men say they have all of the feed bought in the Buckeye country, there is a large amount of sorghum still for sale, The Buckeye country has gotten too large Tor one man to control.
 BLACKMER.
Arizona republican., 1900-09-20
GLOBE SIGHTS.

When a girl thinks she is pretty, a lot of people start out to prove that she is not
 A poor brass band is a sign that the community in which it exists lacks re- finement and civilization.
 In sevan eases out of ten, when d woman starts down town to transact business. the law ought to stop her.
 Be careful not to make mistake in that weman's account" the old man said to the clerk; shes red headed"
 When a Lrid= appears with an article of clothing on that she wore before marriage, the women do lots of scream ing.
 You have perhaps noticed that in every pocr brass band there is a good bass player. Do you know why? The pass horn is easy.
 One of the mos, useless exhibitions of stiffness possible is to intensely ad- mire an old shot gun or watch, be cause you happen to own it.
 The world yer yet admired a hen pecked husband. If a woman wants to interfere in a mans ordinary duties and affairs. lie should resent it. if he hopes Tor success In He.
 Atchison men who have lately wis ited Sal; Lake City say that Rolia Gray sells neckties at his clothing store there at 8. We are glad that the idea of 8 leckties never reached Atchison. A ffty-csnt nacktie is good enough for any body, except a bridegroom. who might be pardoned for paying seventy five cents for a particularly good one.
 The daughter of a well known Atchi- son woman relates that when she was l5 years old she was sent to Nassar col lsge. Her mOthlr fixed her up q lot of clothes. and on the first Sunday after her arrival she put on her best dress and hat and went to church. The next day the president of the college sent for her. Young woman" she said. severely. where in the world cid you get that nat you had on yesterday? Surely you didn't get it in the east. And where cid you get the dress you were? l am compelled t1 give you notice that in order to attend this school. you must get a different Sun day dress and different Sunday hat" When the mother of the girl heard of this attack on h.r taste. she was in d beautiful rage and she di:likcs Vassar to this day.
 At a meeting of women this morning a sudden spell of frankness resulted in the women telling many things. One woman admitted that she would as soon have $50 q month as a husband. and another said that if on her wedding day she had been promised $zj d month for life for remaining stngie, she would have stopped the wedding. 1t would shock ceriain man in town if ta knew which woman said that. in her opinion d ten dollar bill was worth more than a husband.-Atchison Globe.