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Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-09
MAINE DELEGATES
Leave 10 Attend International Christian Endea
vor Convention at Frisco.

Portland. Me. July S.-Rev. Luther
Freeman and a delegation from Maine
left on the O'Clock train. this morn
ing. en- route for San Francisco, to at
tend the international convention of
the Epworth League. The following
Maine people were included in the
party:
Rev. J. NJ. Frost and f. Il. Smith
Of Bangor. G. y. Morse of Columbia
Falls. and Rev. DIR. Barker of Malta
wamkeag. Mr.. and Mrs. Geergc w.
Cooper of Patten. Miss Deborah N.
Morton and Miss Agnes NJ. Stafford of
W. stbrook Seminary, Dccring. Miss
Lydia +. Moulton of Woodfords. Miss
Ida j. Crawford Of Castinc. Miss Mabel
g. Marston of Yarmouth, Miss Ella
Mclaughlin Of Spraguc's Mills. Or. w.
+. Johnson and Mrs +. II. Appleton Of
Bangor. Miss Flora Y. Lord, Mr.. and
Mrs. Holman NJ. Barnes. Miss Edith
Hunt. Mrs. &. II. Simonds. and Mrs.
Captain Johnson of Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-09
AT DEATHS DOOR.
Murderous Assault at Medway,
On July Fourth.
John LabIey Strikes Philip AveriI|
Terrible Blow on Head.
Ayerill Is Now al Point Of Death Liable,
Has Disappeared.

Kingman. Me. July Sat Midway.
about 1S miles from here. on July 4,
Philip Averill was assaulted by John
Labley, with a nail puller and now
lies at deaths door.
Averill. who is a young man much
smaller than Labley, was standing
quietly with others. saying nothing To
with the nail pullcr, knocking him
ScnselcSs. \ cash about four inches
long and two wide was cut on Avcrilf $
head just back of the forehead. At
present AvcriIl's life hangs i'll the bal
ancc.
Labley has left town and his where
aboutS are unknown.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-09
A $150,000 LOSS
By Fire in Prosperous Town
Of CoIebrook, NH.
Wirers All Down and Outside Helm
Could Not Be Called.
Most Of Business Section Burned. Marrow
Escapes--N One injured.

NO, tn StratfOrd junction, ~ H.. July
S.-A large portion Of the business see
tion OF COlebrook, a prosperous lumber
| and trading center on the Connecticut
river. IA miles north of this place. was
destroyed by fire which broke out on
Main street, about midnight. In all IS
buildings were consumed, resulting in
o direct financial loss estimated at
| $50, 900 -e4.,
There was no communication with
| Colebrook by either telegraph or tele-
phone up TO noon today, the wires hav-
/ ing been burned out. The Central tel
ephonc office at Colebrook which was
situated in the Dudley building, was
burned. Although there were several
, narrow escapes during the fire no one
/ was injured
| The blaze originated in the rear OF
Thomas J. Hills drug store on Main
street. a lively breeze aided the flames
and by the time the citizens were
aroused the fire had spread to nearby
| buildings.
| IN entire block on the north side of
| thc street was on fire before | O'Clock
and the flames had leapcd across the
, thorouGhfarc to places on the other
side. The Colcbrook fremen wer.
helpless aa they had little apparatus
outside of Il small hand engine. Ener-
| Getic efforts were made to summon
assistance from other towns. but this
| plan was cffectually blocked by the
absence Of telegraph operators at other
Offices and the burning of the Central
| tcl' phone exchange in the Dudley
| block t'ina liz hN- ha al of 70,
! part Of the male population OF the
town the fire was stopped at the ex-
| trcme end Of the long block in which
it started.
| Practically the entire loss was con-
! fined to the business men. but over
sCme OF the stores were dwelling apart
rnents. and so rapid was the spreading
OF the fire that the occupants barely
, escaped. Some Of them were carried
= cot Of the buildings by firemen and
others. Luckily. however. no one was
INJURED
| Probably half Of the destroyed struc-
Z lures contained offices of professional
men. In the rear of the burned block
| were numerous stables. sheds ware
houses and smaller buildings. nearly
all of which were consumed.
Among the business hauses DESTROYED
were the following:
Thomas ]. Hills drug store; Wesley
Wentworth building. containing his
general merchandise store. Odd Eel
lows hall and other apartments. Mr.
Wentworth carries an insurance of
$4,000; general store of W. E. & j. W.
| Drew. their loss estimated at $50, 600
partly covered by insurance; dry goods
store of Lombard Bros: F. G.. Van
cones jewelry store: Dudley's block
containing J. Fl. Dudley's law Office and
residence; New England telephone and
telegraph exchange and numerous Of
fees: Central block. containing f. S.
Royals grocery and meat store: Hi
ram c. Young's general store and resi-
denCe.
Colebrook is the shire town Of Coos
county. 1t is 115 miles north of Con
cord and is near the Canada line. Its
population is 1876. The Van Dykes and
other extensive lumber operators con-
troll the bulk of the industries.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-09
THE F0SBURGH TRIAL
Will Commence at Pittsi:eId. Mass. July 10.
Before Judge Stevens.

Pittsfield. Mass. July S.-Ex-Con-
gressman John c. Crosby. who will as
sist District Attorney Hammond in the
prosecution of the case against Rabert
S. Fosburgh. and ex-District Attorney
Charles f. Hibbard. senior counsel for
he defendant agreed, today. to ap-
pear before Justice Stevens in the su-
perior court which opened here. today.
and request that Monday, July %. be
assigned as the date for the opening of
the case.
Counsel appeared before Justice
Stevens, this afternoon. and requested
bin to assign date for the beginning
Of the trial The date of Thursday. July
Is, was then set. and the county an
nounced that it would sit on Saturday
Of that week, in order, IL possible. to
conclude the case.
Counsel for both sides agreed how
ever. today. that it will require about
four days to try the case.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-09
THREE FATAL SHOTS
Fired by Sydney Locke at His
Three Little Children.
lockeport, N. S., Shocked by Awful
Deed Of Prominent Citizen.
Is Undoubtedly Insane and Mas Been Placed
Under Restraint.

Halifax, n. s., July S.-One of the
most awful tragedies in the history of
Nova Scotia was enacted at Lockeport
this morning, when sydney Locke,
prominent citizen, sent three of his
children into eternity.
The dead children are: Ruby. aged
IA; Ermine, aged s; Howard, aged H.
Shortly before I o'clock, this morn
ing. Sydney Locke arose from his bee.
partly dressed himself and then enter
ed the room where his three children.
Ruby, Howard and Erminc, were
sleeping. He carried with him a A.
calibre revolver.
Without word he placed the muzzle
Of the revolver at the head of his old
est child Ruby and fired. In an in
slant the death dealing instrument
was placed at the forehead of little
Ermine, his favorite child Both died
instantly.
Howard. aged II. who was in bed
by himself. became alarmed and at
tempted to escape, but his father was
on him in an moment and the little fell
low, too, went down. He was also ia
tally wounded and died an hour after
wards.
1t was the deed of ono temporarily
bcreft of his senses. Sidney Locke was
loving father. but for months past
he has been mentally depressed. 1t
was thought he was improving, but
the awful deed shows that instead Of
getting better he was rapidly growing
worse.
Locke is 40 years of age and a muni-
cipal councillor for Lockeport. At one
time he conducted large gents furn-
ishing business. He has been placed in
custody pending the action Of the au-
thorities.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-09
EMPEROR WILLIAM
Assures Prince Hohenlohe that He will Eve
s Remember His Father.

Berlin, July S.-Emperor William in
his telegram of coincidence to Prince
Philip Won Hohenlote. soa of the cx-
German imperial chancellor. who died
IN switzerland, Jul 5. refers to the
marked services Prince Won Hohenlohe
rendered the unity of the fatherland
and says:
History Will accord him an honor
able place and will always keep him
in remembranG
Count Won uelow. the present i'm
perial chance4 Tor. has also telegraphed
ms condolence to Prince VoR Hohen-
lOhe's family. A
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-09
Weather Conditions and General Force aSt.

Washington. July S.-Modcrate tenn
pcratures have continued cast OF the
Mississippi river. although there has
been a general rise in the Ohio valley.
There have been showers and thunder
storms in the Atlantic coast states.
Generally fair weather with moderate
temperature will continue. Tuesday. in
the middle Atlantic states. New Eng
land and the lower lake region. on the
New England coast the winds will be-
come light to fresh east to northeast.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-09
DROPPED DEAD.
Sudden Death from Heart Failure OF 5.
Howard Of Bath.

Path. Me-. July S.-(SpeciaD .-Sher-
brook ]. Howard dropped dead. TINS
afternoon, at his home on Dummer
street. aged 65 years. He had been IN
his usual good health all day ana II
was while at work in the shed that he
fell forward lifcless. Coroner ). w.
Rallou was summoned, but deemed an
ino,,est unnecessary and DR.. Packard
nronounccd death due to heart failure.
A widow, one son, Henry, anu
daughter. Mrs. James Fish, all Oh ba'h'
survive him.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-09
DEATHS FROM HEAT.
Greater New York Mad 989 Deaths from That
Cause Last Wetk.

New York. July S.-The official re-
potts Of the deaths from heat for the
wcek ending July show that the act
nal number in the five boroughs Of
Greater New York was oS9 For the
borough of Manhattan and the Bronx
the number was 500; Richmond. Il.
Queens. "a; Brooklyn 264.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-09
the OlO DEFENDER
Will Probably Contest Tor Seawanhaka Cur
Against Grey Friar.

Montreal. July S-Lorne Campbell
CurrieS' Grey F'riar. the challenger for
the Scawanhaka cup. has arrived at
Quebec on board the Australisian and
il now on the way to Montreal. Two OF
of her crew and a rigEcr accompany
the boat. As Il result of several trials
it is proba BILE that last years defender
will be selected to defend the cup this
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-09
leipziqer Bank Official Arrested.

Leipzig July S.-Town Councillor
Rodel. president of the board of super
visors Of the Leipzigcr Bank and who
was absent in the United States when
the bank failed, arrived, yesterday
from New York. He was at once ar
rested by the public prosecutor.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-09
the CUBAN TEACHERS
Land al New York and Embark Tor Boston
and Harvard.

. New York. July S.-Thirty-six Cuban
teachers who arrived. last night. en-
route to Cambridge, Mass. TO take
course of special instruction at Har-
ward. landed. today. Staterooms were
engaged for them on the steamer Pris-
ella which left, tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-09
Summer Breakfasts Should
be Commenced with
Malt Breakfast Food
Satisfying and Comfol ting.

A partially predigested grain food
one that is easily digested. quickly as
simulated, and that yields ample nutri-
ment for the building up Of body and
brain tissues. is the diet best adapted
for a summer breakfast. Malt Break
fast Food has a delicious flavor that
old and young relish; it is satisfying,
comforting, and tcmptG the weakest
appetite. Malt Breakfast Food pleases
tie whole family; it captivates the old
and young. the strong and weak.
Your grocer has it.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-09
FAIR WEATHER.

> Washington. July S.-Forecast for
New England: Generally fair. Tuesday
ard Wednesday,; variable winds.
mostly light easterly.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-09
Boston Forecast.

Bc3ton, July S.-Local forecast for
Boston and vicinity: Tuesday. fair
W. athcr; Wednesday, probably contin-
ued fair and warmer; variable winds,
becoming southwest.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-09
THE BEST GLASS; OF
Cold. Clean. Pure
s O D A

charged from pure spring water with
FRUIT SYRUPS, at
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-09
C.k.Partridge's
Old Reliable Drug Store. Opp. p q

Egg. cream and fancy Temperance
drinks served at this fountain Agency
ior the celebrated Pine Spring ginger ale.
Families supplied by the case.
~ poIi ctntf
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-08-07
PROBATE COURT.
Proceedings at the July Term, Held
at Bluehill.

Proceedings at the July Term, Held
at BiuehiIl.
Will admit to probate: William Fox,
Bucksport.
Wills presented for probate: Maria M.
Joy, Surry; George M. Seavey, Goulds-
boro.
Administration granted on estates of
Anna B. Harding, Buehill; Rebecca M.
Young, Bucksport; Ennice Gordon.
franklin; Edward B. Rodick, Eden.
Petition ii ed for administration in es-
tate OF Jesse B. Gray, Brooksville.
Guardians appointed unto Frank w.
Howard and Lucy E. Howard, minors, OF
Deer Isle; Harriet Ann Mooney, person
OF unsound mind, of Bucksport.
Inventories returned in estates of AL
fred Mcdonald, Bucksport; Albert ii.
Gem. Bucksport; Emma Kimball, Mount
Desert; job Blac (, BrooSsvltle.
Affidayits of notice of appointment re-
turned in estates of Horace Homer Elmer
son, Ellsworth; Grant Scott, Winter
Harbor; Emma Kimball, Mount Desert
Albert II. Gem, Hezekiah Gilley and AL
fred Mcdonald, Bucksport.
License for sale of real estate granted In
estate OF AlIFeQ mCDODdlu3
Petitions fled for license to sell real
estate in estates of Robert Sturgis, OF New
York; John Dana Snow, BrocktoD, Mass.
Kendall K. Hodgdon, person of unsound
mind, of fremont.
Petition filed for authority to make
conveyance according to contract, in es-
tate OF John Paul Gordon, Franklin.
Accounts settled in estates of George L.
Gerry, Ellsworth; Giles j. Weber,
BROOKLYN; John e. Black, Brooksville;
Alfred Mcdonald, Mary A. Warren
Bucksport.
Accounts filed for settlement in estates
of Margaret Turner, Ellsworth; JOSEPH
w. Staples, Swans Island; Charles II
Macomber, franklin; Ellison Lasel
Partridge, Orland.
Petition filed in estate of Giles j. Web
| Der, Brooklin, for allowance to widow oui
| OF personal estate.
Petition for appointment of guardian
| unto Athelaine M. Hearin, minor, Ire
mont.
Representation of insolvency flied in
estate of George w. Gray, Bucksport
warrant to commissioners issued.
Petition for discharge OF guardian o.
John e. Black, Brooksviile, filed and &C
cepted.
Executors bond filed and approved and
| letters testamentary issued in estate o.
| Eliza A. johnson, Bluehill.
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Be not solicitous after pomp at my
burial nor use any expensive funeral GER
rmony.
That man were better forgotten who
had nothing of greater moment to regis
ter his name by thap grave.
Neither can l apprehend a tombstone
to add so great weight of glory to the
dead as it doth of charge and trouble to
the living.
Uuquietness importunes living body
more than a ceremony can advantage one
that is dead.
Death, if he may be guessed at by his
elder brother, Sleep, cannot be so terri
BILE a messenger, being not without much
ease, if not some voluptuousness. Be-
sides, nothing in this world is worth COM
ing from the house top to fetch it, much
less from the deep grave, furnished with
all things because empty of Desires
Francis Osborne Q593-165S).
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AT GREAT SPEED.
All Members of the Bird Family Are
Fast Travellers.

All Members of the Bird Family Are
Fast Travellers.
We talk great deal about the speed OF
our railway trains and our ocean grey
hounds, but we are apt to overlook the
fact that there are some swift travellers
where no rails have been laid and no
steamship has steered her course. The
carrier pigeon will fly at least 80 miles an
hour, and some have been known to trav-
ell at the rate of 60 or even so miles an
hour. Wild pigeons often fly hundreds
of miles a day to feed, returning to their
roosts at !. night. Audubon says they
travel a mile aiminute.
Water fowls, gulls, terms andipetrels lit
orally fly on the wings of the wind, il sur
prised in a storm. They will rise high in
the air, facing gale, and making little
progress forward as we'll as upward. Then
they will suddenly descend with rapid
flight toward one side of the storm swept
pat h, but falling off at the came time in
tue direction of the blowing wind. Once
more they will sweep around and face the
storm, ascending heavenward and strik-
ing desperately out toward the direction
OF the storm, until finally they work
themselves to one side of the storm CEN
ire.
During tremendous wind storms birds
may sometimes tie seen flying overhead at
a great height. When this is noted it may
be taken for granted that the upper air is
comparatively quiet, aud that the storm
is confined to the lower regions. 1t is
when the storm extends too high up that
they drift way with the wind or fly away
on the edge of the hurricane.
Migrating birds fly over distances SO
great that they must reeds have great
strength as well as great speed in flight
Bobolinks often rear their young on the
shores of Lake Winnipeg, and like true
aristocrats, go to Cuba and Porto Rico to
spend the winter. To do this their flight
must twice cover distance of more than
$500 miles, or more than fifth of the cir
cumference of our earth each year.
| The little redstart travels 5000 miles
| twice year, and The tiny humming birc
1000. What wonderful mechanism it il
that in stomach no larger than pei
will manufacture its own fuel from two
or three slim caterpillars, fly, moth OF
a spider, and use it with such economy a.
to be able to propel itself through the al
during the whole night at a rate Of abou
so miles an hour, and at the same tint
keep its own temperature at about 10
degrees.
| Not all the swift travellers, however
make their journeys through the air
Some fish attain great speed in the water
| The salmon and swordfish are the tastes
| swimmers of all the forked-tail fishes
Only a fast running horse could outstril
salmon, for it swims mile in less thai
two minutes, any horse could be left be
hind in a long race, for the fish can cove
80 miles an hour.
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was struck. Railroad fares are coming
down SO that all who desire can come to
Maine when tine weather is hot. The
electric road is the poor mans railroad,
and is stretching its ropes Of steel all over
the State and carrying passengers for 1
cent mile-nobody can afford to go
afoot except for exercise.
Sixty years ago where the only trail
through the woods was spotted lines, now
the horseless wagon goes humming
along. The horseless wagon is "critter"
that has come to stay. Sixty years ago
we had one mail a week, and 1t cost 25
cents to carry letter to the Missouri riv-
er by slow coach. Now we have two
mails day and it costs only cents to
carry letter 5000 miles across the con-
tinent, over great rivers, mountains and
deserts, from Chase's Mills to the Golden
Gate, and it gets there in less than week.
We have free rural delivery that brings
tine daily papers from Boston to the
farmers door in the back towns OF Maine.
and delivery Of the mails is an object les
son That shows what the people can do in
their cooperative capacity.
We talk to our city friends through
tubes and tunnels, inviting them to spend
the hot spell in the sylvan retreats Of
Maine.
The improved methods of travel, trans
portation and interchange Of products
have made all the nations of the earth
neig b bors, and spread abroad the spirit
Of brotherly love, but yet there are barri-
ers in the path OF our progress, one Of
which is the liquor saloon.
Rum-selling is as old as civilization. II
rum was thing just discovered 1t would
be wiped off the face OF the earth by the
consent OF every body; but as we grow
older and wiser in the good time coming
the liquor saloon will be eliminated from
our social fabric by common consent.
Strong men who have formed the drink
habit become crszed and lose their judg-
ment, but boys can be taught to let rum
alone. Boys begin to drink young and
are lost. When they grow up they find
themselves bound in letters they cannot
break.
When was a boy my mother said to
me: "Rum amt good for boys" That
was the first temperance lecture l ever
heard, and l received every word of it as
self-evident truth. That speech had the
merit of brevity and saved me from form
ing the drink habit. When l grew to
man hood and saw the effects OF the drink
habit on men, l made up my mind that
rum was not good for men.
| When the things that make life sweeter
and better are more equally distributed so
that the workingman in our manufactur-
| ing cities will live in a cottage home Of
| his own, he will not seek the saloon to
drive dull care away, and the mother in
| that home will tell her sons that "rum is
not good for boys"
| That speech is not long enough to be-
wilder the boy, has whole sermon in it,
and sets the boy to thinking. When the
workingman is free from the entangle-
ments of the liquor saloon, and has better
wages he can spare time in the hot wealth
er to take his wife and children and lie
| in the shade and hear the wild birds sing.
| When the people who earn their living
| by the sweat of the brow will boycott the
| liquor saloon, the saloon keepers occups-
| tion will become obsolete.
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rsNHE subscriber, residing out of the State
i of Maine, 10 wit Boston, Suffolk coun-
ty, Massachusetts,. hereby gives notice that he
has been duly appointed executor OF the last
will and testament of Mary Yardley, late of
Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts, de-
ceased, no bonds being required, or il required
having been given according to law. and that
he has appointed Hannibal +. Hamlin, of Els
worth. in the county of Hancock, and State of
Maine, his agent in said State of Maine.
All persons having demands against the es-
tate of said deceased are desired to present
the same for settlement, and all indebted
thereto are requested to make payment I'M
mediately. VINCENT Y. BowDITCH.
July IL, 1901
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
HANCOCK S.. - Bucksport, Me-, July IT,
a. d. 1901.
WYE, the undersigned, having been duly
w appointed by the Honorable o. P. Cum
ningham, Judge of Probate within and for
said county commissioners to receive and de-
eide upon the claims of the creditors of George
w. Gray, late of Bucksport. in said county
deceased. whose estate has been represented
insolvent, hereby give public notice agree
ably, to the order of the said Judge OF pro-
bate, that six months from and after the
second day of July, 1901. have been allowed to
said creditors to present and prove their
claims, and that we will attend to the duty
assigned us at the Office of o. +. Fellows, in
said Bucks port, at two O'Clock in the after
noon of each of the following days, to wit;
August 49, 1901 October l, 1901, and January
2, 1902. o. F. FELLOWS, Commissioners
G. w. MCALIsTER,
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Trust Those who Have Tried,

L suffered from catarrh of the worse kind
and never hoped for cure, but Ely's Cream
Balm seems to do even that.-Osear Ostrom, As
Warren Ave-, Chicago, Ill.
L suffered from catarrh; 1t got SO bad could
not work l used Ely's Cream Balm and am en-
tirely well.-A. c. Clarke, PAL Shawmut Ave-,
Boston, Mass.
The Balm does not irritate or cause sneezing.
Sold by druggists at so cts, or mailed by Ely
Brothers, 56 Warren St., New York.
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TWO FRIENDS.

! honor him who needs must chop the stone,
Must pluck the root up, murder beast and bird,
Then label with very butchers word
The bleeding pieces. Though he build his throne
On brittle stalks and hollow carcass bone,
Still by princely purpose is he stirred,
And such his thirst for knowledge long deferred
Kind Nature counts him in among her own.
But him love the muses. make their care,
Leading his feet wherever he may go,
To spell the gentle magic Of the air,
OF golden boughs and darkest brooks that now.
He has my heart, for perfect things and fair
He finds and leaves them fairer than they grow.
John Vance Cheney in Harper's Magazine.