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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-12
PAWTUxET VALLEY

Eight new spinning frames have just
been placed in the mill of Robert knight
at Pontiac which will add much to the
productiveness OF the plant.
The first open air concert OF the Scam
dinavian band for the season was a great
success. rhe whole population OF Pontiac
turned out to receive them and several
hundred persons listened TO their de-
lightful music. A bountiful collation. was
given the band at the close oftthe con-
cert.
The sirst in a series of five games was
bowled last night at the Opera House
at Riverpoint and was won by the River
points by points. the score standing:
Riverpoints l347; Dreadnaughts 1889, q
The Ladies' society Of the crompton
Baptist church will serve a clambake on
the church grounds next Saturday after
noon.
The Young Peoples society of Pontiac
will hold lawn party on the extensive
grounds of S. j, Johnson next Saturday
evening. A fun band will furnish mu-
sic.
The officers OF Maid Marion Circle. G.
O. OF A.. of Riverpoint. were installed
Tuesday evening by Miss Susan Quinn,
circle deputy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-12
Amateur Games.

The Gaspees defeated the Tockwotton
Stars by score of IL to Q. The feature
OF the game was the playing of Dixsie,
pitcher, catcher Cusick and right fielder
Sullivan, all of the winning team.
The players OF the Gaspees are; w. Gu
sic, catcher; Dixsie. pitcher; Clancy, first
base: Marks. short: Cain. third base:
Sullivan. right field: Dixon, centre field,
and Harrington, left field. The Gaspees
would like TO hear from any amateur
team I'm this state under IL yesv OF age
Address all communications TO w. Gu
sick, $40 Benefit street.
Pickngs From The Diamond.
The New Yorks are at tiS, bottom of
the list in fielding.
Hart OF Chicago wants TO have the hit
by pitched BALI rule abolished
Up to last Saturdays games Flick of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-12

Clarke Griffith of the Chicago team.
certainly has pitched some grand ball of ] '
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-12
SPRINGFIELD.

Sacrifice hits. shannon, Stafford. Two
bas hit. Leahy. Three-baee hit, Smith.
Home run, Smoot. First base on balls
of Woods 1; off Friend 1. Left on bases.
Springfield 2; Providence g. Struck out
by Woods 2; by Friend g. Double play
Connor to Parent 10 Cassidy. Time, In.
20m. Umpire. O'Loughlin.
Hartford Victorious.
Hartford put IL onto the worcesters at
Hartford yesterday afternoon before
crowd of 500 people.
The winning run was made by Hem
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-12

A group OF fans were discussing the
new diamond and outfield when John
Schawb gave his ideas, 81 loaf do see dem
home runts. amt IL, Banny?" said
Schwab. "Yes l like to see home runs
when our bunch makes EN-" replied the
business manager. when the other
squad makes them though, l can't say
that feel like jumping up and cracking
my heels together" Enquirer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-12

Nichols allowed st. Louis only two hits
yesterday. Both were scratchy.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-27
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.

An examination will be held at Port
land, December IL, Is, II and 10, for po-
sitions OF ship craftsman, female indus
trial teacher, Indian service; assistant
operator, ordnance department.; inspec-
tor of textile fables, quartermaster's de-
partment at large; writer, with knowl-
edge of French and Spanish languages,
navy department; clerk, with knowledge
OF photography and surveying, engineer
department. at large; and on December
10, for position OF engineer, life saving
service. No scholastic tests are given
for Interpretations as applicants are graded
on their age. experience, character and
Intelligence. They win not be required
to appear at any place for examination.
The civil servics commission at Wash
ington will furnish blanks and In
formation on application.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-27
HARBOR NEWS.
Items OF Interests Picked Up Along
shore.

On account OF the severe storm the seas
In the harbor were very high yesterday
and the vessels rolled and tossed like
chips. But Notwithstanding this, no
disasters were reported along the coast.
1t is probable that few craft were out in
the storm. The packet schooners Hattie
Loring and Pendleton arrived in the af-
ternoon, the former having left Port
CLYDE in the morning and the latter
having left Boothbay in the morning
They encountered hard, rough weather
While oil Seguin the seas were so ter
rifle that the crew OF the Loring had
fears that they would lose their deck
load. But everything resulted all right
The steamer Hibernian OF the Allan
line, which arrived Sunday evening,
dooked yesterday morning. She LETT
Glasgow on the 9th, and the passage
was hard one. At times the seas were
SO high that they broke over the steamer.
a cargo OF about 80 tons were brought.
len returning oattlemen also came on
the steamer. They successfully passed
the examinations of the health officers.
Yesterday morning British Consul
Heating received a message from Lock
port, N. s., from E. Churchill Locke,
owner OF the schooner Alma, saying that
no tidings had been heard OF her. The
Alma Is believed to be the vessel that
collided with the steamer Numidain last
week. There are rs~rs that abe has
foundered and that all OF the crew. Of
nine men have been lost. still there is
a possibility that she may have been res
cued by some passing vessel.
The ferrybost Elizabeth City will re-
sumo hsr trips today.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-27
MORRILLS.

Tho young son OF Conductor John Bow.
doin OF the POI tland Railroad company
who has been III with the typhoid fever
is improving rapidly.
The Unity club will meet this evening
az the home OF Miss Gertrude Read, 7lt
Forest ayenus, near Saunders strest,
Woodfords.
MIR. S. q. + Smith, who recently pur-
chased the grocery business of Mr.. Albert
Dingley, Forest avenue, has had the store
put In thorough repair and has made sew
eral alterations about it.
Messrs George w. Hoegg and Harley
J. Gilman of Krsdericton, n. b are to
spend the Thanksgiving holidays at the
home of MIR. ID. W. Hosgg, stevens ave
nue., Deering Center.
The ladies' circle OF Rockameeoook
tribe OF HE'D Men, held one of their sue
cessful suppers and socials on Saturday
evening at ked Mems hall.
The old North Deering hose house
which has recently been moved from
Washington avenue to Allen avenue, near
A. q. Noyes grocery store, 10 to be re-
modelled. The lower part, it Is under
stood, Is to be made into a grocery store
and the upper floor win probably be used
as real estate office by Mesrs. Wells q
Littlefleld, the local builders and con-
tractors.
A benefit dance Is to be given by Mr..
Harry Peterson at Hoegg hall, Deering
Center, this evening
The marriage intentions of MIR. Charles
Abbott Tracey OF North Desring to Miss
Eta Mabel Osborne of Highland square,
have been recorded.
Our little neighpor, Helen Richardson
of Leonard street, who has been very
i'll, has greatly improved.
Miss Alice Il. Jones of Deering Centre
has returned TO the jackson studio for a
few weeks.
Rev. Everett S. Staokpole, ID D., OF
Cambridge, Mass., formerly pastor of the
Clark Memorial church. Woodfords, has
been in Deering lately.
Mrs. Little, corner OF Leland avenue
and Leonard street is reported better.
The p. u. Shakespeare club are now
reading "Loves Labor Lost"
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-27

an Of the faithful, A. Il. walker; second
guardian Of the faithful, II. II. Holding.
MIR. Q. Fred Berry and wife, Concord
street, have returned from very pleas
ant ten days trip TO New York and wash
ington. ID. q.
Miss Lulu Davis. president OF the Ep-
worth League OF the Clark Memorial
Methodist church has resigned her ONCE,
and has gone to Boston whore she is to
locate permanently.
Rocky Hin lodge, knights OF Pythias,
has received an invitation 10 confer the
rank OF page at the district school OF In
struction to.be held in City hall the latter
part OF December. The lodge win prob
ably take action on the matter at Its next
meeting.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-27
WOODFORDS.

Deorlng chapter, o. E. s., has received
an invitation to visit Ada chapter
OF Bid detord Friday evening, Z De-
csmber 7th. Inc invitation has been &C
cepted and 1t is expect ed that quite a
party win attend.
MIR. VIM. u. Watson, Forest avenue,
OakdaIe, q student at Bowdoin college.
who has been quite i'll at the home OF his
parents, is impr owing rapidly and is now
able to get out of doors.
The pupils of the Ocean street gram
mar school are TO hold fair early In De-
osWber at Lewis hall. The proceeds are
to be used to pay up the balance of the
debt on the piano purchased a few
months ago by the school.
Bartlett Bros, the Forest avenue
grocers, have sold out their stock to U.
II. Thompson g. Co. The goods have
been removed to the Thompson store.
Mrs James Parker, who has besn the
guests of Mrs. Fl III. Greene, Revere
street, during the summer and fall
months has gone to 30 ton. MIR. Parker
has arrived at Seattle from the Klondike.
Deering chapter. DE. s., are planning
to hold public whist party at their hall
on December 18th.
Lebanon commadery, knights of Malta,
have organized a lodge OF this Prince OF
the Order OF Caliphs The order is on
the burlesque, and the lodge has been
named "Osiris Council No. 24S.'' The
following officers have been selected:
Sultan l.. @. Goddard; Caliph, Guy &c.
Hill; Pasha, W. A. Derrah; KatIb, A. J.
Conary; viziel, Il 5. Walker; Dervish,
d. W. Hoegg. Jr.; Secretary, Lester ".
Somes; treasurer, =. Ill. Redmondi
triental guide, e. .Msrriiii first guardi-
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-27
AN IMPORTANT HEARING.

Before Judge Peabody was begun an
important hearing on the petition of
Josiah ID. Drummond, Jr., ri. +. Frank
and Dennis A. Meaher, administrators of
the estate Of the late +. D. j. Smith of
Portland, for an Order from court com-
polling George e. Bird, executor of the
will of the late Charles W. GODDARD, one
of the original administrators Of the
Smith estate, to deliver to them some s3O, :
QUO now IN a local bank and belonging
to the smith estate. The defense asks
from the court such decree as will pro-
dard estate.
Meaher, Drummond and Frank APP
psared for the petition, and Symonds.
Snow and Cook for the defenss.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-27


Mr., and Mrs. W. K, Kendall, Knight
strest, observed the 10th anniversary Of
their wedding on Saturday evening at
thslr home. The affair took the form OF
9 surprise party, number OF their
friends calling on them and giving them
q pleasant surprise. Music and games
were enjoyed and during the evening re-
freshments were served.
Miss starr, Main street, Cumberland
Mills, entertained party of three friends
at tea SATURDAY evening. Inc guests
were Miss Swan, Mr.. Tyler Wilbur Den
nett ana Mr. Frederick III swan, Jr.
Miss Swan was formerly clsssmate
with Miss Starr at the Friends school,
Providence. II. =, and the other men,
bers Of the party were Bowdoin students
who are on their way to Providence, X.
l., TO spend the holidays.
Master Hugh Babb is spending the
Thanksgiving holl lays with his parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Howard Babb, Rocky Hin.
Master Babb Is to sail for England In
Decembe Der, where he is to purs ue a pre-
paratory course OF study for entrance to
oxford university. He expects to remain
away about nine years,
The board OF directors Of the ladies'
circle of the Westbrook Congregational
church will meet in the parlors of the
church, Wednesday afternoon at three
O'Clock,
Mr.. W. &c, Aver of the Ranger-Ayer
Co, of Foxoroft, arrived in the city yes
terday whe re lie will spend Thanksgiv-
ing. His wife has been In the city for
the past ten days.
Lieut. j. NJ Akerly of Biddeford is in
the city as the guest OF DIR. A. e Cobb,
Main street.
AIr Fred Phinney, Main street, who
has recently gone into the business OF
breeding Belgian hares for the market
has received notice that an invoice OF
six hares, fine young ones, and doe OF
pure English stock, will be shipped to
him today from Canobie, n. H, the
hares were imported by en- English actor
who was In the navy during the war
with Spain, serving under Admiral
Schley. The actor Is now sick and dis
abled and has recently started in the
business OF raising the Belgian hares for
the market.
MIR. Harold IL. Boge has accepted po-
sition rs book-keeper In the offl1e OF the
Portland Company works In Portland
The marriage of MIR. j. Dennis to Miss
Mary Demas occurred yesterday morning
at st Hyaointhe church parsonage, the
ceremony boipg performed by Rev. FIR
A. u. Decelles the pastor of the church.
The marriage of MIR. Edward Jordan;
Jr., of Portland to Miss Mary Kinmond
of this city, is to occur on Wednesday OF
this week.
The S. ID. Warren paper mill company
Will in accordance with its annual and
generous custom, distribute this after
noon among their employees turkeys for
the approaching Thanksgiving day. This
year there are to be ZIG turkeys dis
tributed among the men, this number be-
ing slight increase over last year. The
employees of the mill are also to be al
lowed holiday. a notice having been
posted, that the mill will close on Thurs
DAY from eight o'clock In the morning
until midnight.
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-27
SOUTH PORTLAND.

Our city has felt the.severity OF che
recsnt storm and Sunday night the cir
WAS almost blue, violet, Grange, in fact
every color in the rainbow, where cleo
,ricity was given an opportunity to play
it's pFanks. The light on Sawyer street
went into retirement about IL O'Clock,
and all day yesterday telephone com.
munioaG ion with the city was hard TO
get. Limbs OF trees, weak and hoary
with age, couli scarcely bear the ad-
ditlonal weight of encrusted ice and fell
by the wayside. The rain, however, was
not unwelcomed to thirsty earth ana
now that has good, wholesome soak
ing, everything is IN readiness for heavy
coat of snow. Let us hope this ia next
In order. Agriculturalists will not COM
plain and again, from q sanitary point,
IL might most likely be most salutary.
UNIVERSALIST FAIR.
The circle OF the Uniyersalist churcn
viii meet this afternoon with Mrs. VIII
son, when the reports or the various COM
mittees will be heard. 1t is quite likely
that when the several receipts are tabu-
lated that the last fair by the ladies OF
the Universalist church will have reached
high water mark and even broken the
record. Net profits viii not be far from
the handsome sum OF S1o0.
NAT GoRDoN'S LOSS.
1t is truly unfortunate that a promis-
ing Westiand colt not yet two years old,
should have died by blood poisoning.
MIR. Nat Gordon had one out Of Sadie
wilkes and not long since the young
spirited animal broke away from its
pasturage, and running into a fence sus-
tanned serious outs. The colt was taken
to Mr.. Stanwood's stable and the best
OF care was given it, 1t died Sunday
much TO the regret of all lovers of good
horsetiesh.
Mrs. j. y. York. who has been quite
sick tor some time, Is Improving.
Miss Meta Hilton. stenographer at C..
n. Rice s. Co, III Portland, is passing a
few days In Boston.
There were no school sessions yesterday
because OF the very severe storm.
MIR. Anthony Rankin is quite sick at
his home on Front street
During the past week several new
families have moved into the Knightvills
district of the city. kThe two new tens-
ments In the Matthews building are be-
ing rapidly pushed to completion.
A case OF scarlet fever is reported In
the family of Mr O'Donnell at Cash
Corner. The cases at Pieasantdaie have
The Portland daily press., 1900-11-27

all recovered and the houses have been
relieved OF their cards.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-26
CLUB HOLIDAY EVENT.

Entertainments Committee Arranges for
Pleasant AFFAIR.
AS q special holiday event for its
mem bers, the entertainment commit
tee of the Rock island Club composed
of NJ. A. Loeb, Walter Rosenfield and
w. A. Sweeney, has arranged for an
extraordinary unique entertainment
for tomorrow evening. The enter
tainer is to be Delkono, the defer
of locks and bars, the genius who has
not yet found the prison cell or other
tight place from which he could not
escape. Delkono submits to being
handcuffed and shackled and then
locked in an iron cage or box from
which under penalty of heavy forfeit,
he frees himself in a half minutes
time. He claims to have broken out
Of some of the strongest cells in the
country on heavy wagers after being
securely manacled and locked in.
The entertainment will be given at
8 o'clock sharp at the club house to-
morrow evening for the enjoyment of
members.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-26
BU ,IhESS WAS BRISK
All Glasses of Merchants Pleased
With the Holiday
Trade.
BEATS THE RECORD HERE
Postoffice and Express Offices
Show the Same to be
True.

The holiday trade in Rock Island
this season eclipsed all past records
by large percentage. Merchants of
all classes are highly delighted with
the business they have done. Last Sat
urdsy and Monday were particularly
record breakers. In all the larger
stores the forces of clerks augmented
il numbers more than ever before
had all they could do.
The weather up to within day or so
of Christmas, was not as favorable as
it might have been. IL was unsea-
sonable and business men felt it. But
the Christmas shopper was out, and
the generous hearts of the people re-
sponded to the teachings of the Christ
mas tide-and the liberal advertiser
did the rest.
Many Christmas Packages Sent Away.
Postmaster T. H. Thomas speaking
of Christmas business said: While
we have not yet compiled the figures
by which a definite comparison can
be made, it is safe to say that the
amount of matter handled by this
office this year is considerably in ex-
cess of that handled last year. "
j. B. Winters, agent of the United
States Express company said: "Our
business in light packages was much
larger this year than last, while in
the heavier packages it was fully as
great. The fact that we are not
carrying c. o.. d. to Iowa this year
has the effect of reducing our business
somewhat at this point"
Agent j. +. McKibben, of the
American Express company, reports
a heavy trade, although having been
here but one year under the present
arrangement, he has no basis for q
comparison.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-26

in this line and its Office win be prin-
ciPally to handle newspapers.
In Just what form the action ending
in the train peddlers' undoing will
crystaIlize cannot, of course, be pre-
dicted, but it will come about, and
that, too, at an early day. The rail-
road officials say that, while the gen.
eral rank snd file of the passengers
will at first miss the familiar nag
ging of the insistent and none too po-
lite youngsters, and perhaps will feel
aggrieved at trying to buy books or
candy in vain, they will soon become
used to it and thank the men respon-
sible for the abolition of what is re-
garded for the most part as nui-
sance.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-26
TOPICS FOR FARMERS
AT ANNUAL INSTITUTE.


The annual meeting of the Rock Is
land County Farmers institute is to be
held at Reynolds Tuesday aud Wednes-
day, Jan. 15 and 10. The program is
to be as follows:
Tuesday. O'Clock: Music; prayer,
Rev. o. NJ. Dunlevey, Reynolds; address
of welcome, P. G. Ketzell. Edgington;
Response to Welcome, W. H. Whea-
ton, Reynolds; How to Maintain the
Fertility of the Soil, >" E Lee. Hamlet
Corn Culture. William Ringle, CISCO;
Potato Culture, w. S. McCulloch,
Taylor Ridge; Domestic Science, "
Miss Anna Bailey, Moline.
Evening Session: Music; "House
Plants and Garden Flowers" Miss
Henrietta Sherrard, Reynolds; ''Agri-
cultural Education, ''G. A. Willmarth,
president Illinois State institute,
Seneca; Capitalization of Schools -
S. j. Ferguson, county superintend-
ent schools, Rock Island.
Wednesday, $50 o'clock: Reports
of officers and committees; election OF
officers; Breeding and Care oi
Sheep" j. B. Townsend, Davenport
Breeding and Management OF
Swine," G. A. Willmarth, Seneca;
Practical Dairying on the Farm" j.
B. Mcconnell, Reynolds.
The committee adds: The session
will be interspersed with music. Each
topic will be thoroughly discussed.
Every body is expected to take part in
the discussions.
The state meeting will be held al
Jacksonville Feb. 19 to %, and dele
gates will be sent.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-26
STORIES OF THE STAGE

For her farewell appearance at the
Burtis opera house tonight it is an
nounced that Madame Modjeska will
present her much-talked-of production
OF king John" Between the closing
of last season and the opening of the
present, American play-goers were
that Modjeska would not appear this
season in this country, if, indeed, she
would ever play again on the Ameri-
can boards When this news reached
the ears of Messrs. Wagenhals and
Kemper, who have been conspicuously
successful in handling legitimate at
fractions, they sought the Polish ac-
tress and in the course of time per-
suadcd her to make one more tour.
This change of plan was accomplished
only upon the agreement on the Fart
of the managers to furnish Modjeska.
in addition to correct and adequate
Representations of her favorite old
bills. a big revival of some classic
novelty.
The great scene of the Duchess of
Richmond's ball in Becky Sharp" is
so fully peoPled that in com parison
the other scenes OF the play natur-
ally attract less attention, yet the
other scenes are in line with that his
toric accuracy that characterizes the
modern stage production of the first
class. At the time in which the first
act moves the Queen Anne style was
very popular in England, and the in
terror of Miss Crawley's house repre-
sented in Becky Sharp" is faithful
representation of the drawing room of
the period. These details, faithful to
the most artistic effort of these days
in the theatre, are lost to general
view when they are employed as they
are in Mrs. Fiske's play. owing to the
more popular interest that attaches
to the play itself as it is acted by Mrs.
Fiske and her admirable com pauy.
Mrs. Fiske comes to the Burtis Fri
day evening.
WAR on Women" the latest melo-
dramatic success booked at Har-
Per's theatre Sunday, Dec. 80, is said
to be a rare rough diamond that has
many brilliant features. 1t recalls
"M'liss" and The Lotta successes.
Hope Booth is the stellar figure of this
play. She is one of the bright and
pretty soubrettes on the stage. Be-
sides her acting in this new play she
introduces her famous poses in which
she created sensations in this country
and abroad. The scenes in this drama
are reproductions of life on the far
western prairies. They are pictur-
esque and exciting. Soldiers, cow
boys, Indians, horses and ponies and
a stage coach are required in the pro-
duction which cost $40, 900 for seen
cry, properties and electric effects.