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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-02
THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS.
Its Birth, Struggles and Annexation, from
the Time of La Sale to Statehood.

The authentic history Of Texas is so
full OF romantic incidents that the casual
student Of 1t sometimes wonders where the
real ends and the unreal begins. From the
time its known records commenced until
it WAS admitted into the slsterhood of the
American union 1t Is a story of bold con
ceptlon and holder deeds. Its star of desti-
nv rose among crimson clouds, but. thanks
to the guiding hand Of an All-Wise Provi-
dence. 1t has reached place Of peace Sc
rene vi the cycle OF the years.
To undertake to give more Than limited
view of the great accomplishments made
by Texas heroes Ia aA few words as must
be used la newspaper article would he
as rash an effort as Madame de Stael $
desire to grasp within the short period ot
I'VE minutes u complex system Of learned
when this date NIarch ., recurs, how
ever the slxty-sxth since the band OF pa
trots net on the BRACES Mt the old town
Of Washington and declared that TeXas
should and ought to be free and
Independent, the minds OF NIL Tex
deeds that have made the territory com
prised within our STATE one Of the sacred
spots Of the majestic world; place to
which the eyes Of thOsV WHO love TO learn
of kuightly deeds and h,Noic sacrifices turn
with wondering inquiry
~
The first record we have Of the Euro
peans appearance upon TWAS soil YEAS
the landing OF La Sale ana his party at mr.
near the present site Of the old town OF
ludanoja IN thc carly part ~ 1855. Hc
established the fort Of ST. Lows On what
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orders came to Musqulz n. Nacogdoches
to capture Nolan and his men, who were
then gathering horses In the province, Mt all
hazard The MeXlcans. or probably more
properly speaking the spanards, found his
camp and attacked II immediately. They
fought desperately and Nolan was killed
The others surrendered on the promise
that they would De taken TO Nacogdoches
aud released II they would leave the uro.
vince In place Of that they were taken
to Mexican dungeons and every one OF
them persisted IA prison except Ephraim
Blackburn who WAS executed. AMI Ellis
J.. Bean. who escaped. He aftcrNurd be
came famous in Texas history
What now known gs Galveston island
was discovered by La Sallc in 1854, aud
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ton. and a large contingent OF them l3oO
under command of Milan determined 10
storm the place any way. That night they
surreptitiously mhdc their way into the
city and the next morning the lighting.
which lasted five days, began. Milan was
Killed, as was also one other man. hut the
city surrendered. the McNicans having lost
about 100. on the 9th of December Burlc-
son entered the city and made the terms
of surrender with Cos. The McNcans, after
taking an oath NOT ~ fight against Texas,
" ere allowed to go. while Iuricson retained
a large amount of valuable stores.
A small garrison was placed I'm the Alamo,
and the remainder of the volunteers scat
tered to their homes MS there were no Mex
lean soldiers in Texas.
~
Tho general consultation which met In
san Felipe IN November elected Branch I.
Archer as president temporary gov
eminent, declaring adherence to the Next
can constitution Of 1924 was organized and
Henry Smith was elected governor and
James w. Robinson lieutenant governor.
Houston was elected commuudertn-chief
Of the Texas army TO be raised Cover
nor Smith and his council made arrange.
ments for the raising and equipping Of
az army Of 1900 men and the organization
of a small navy. In December Major vii
liam Ward arrived with 300 Georgians, and
they were given commissions Colonel
Wyatt with two companies and Captain
ShackelfCrd with one company arrived
from Alabama The latter was known as
the Rod RovcrS
As the result OF auarreis Governor
Smith was dcposed and Robinson elected In
his stead. Before the council adj ru'uod.
however, It made arrangements for the
held ut Washington on the Brazo> March
!. 1856 In the latter part ~ March or
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j 'ne H'''or OF me Fost-
i"ust'n' I'Nas' February -l.-As many
If the readers Of The Post were no doubt
Interested I'm tho c,rrcsno,donca unfinished
,,, ,i,', -. ,,.,
in mus morning paper between Mrs.
Choptcr. D,urbtors Of tbc rcpnnlic Of
w '"I'''' y. WV ~ P''"'
i'A"S' ana 'olo"rI y r. j. Morse regard
INK the historic old elm Of Nacogducbcs |
venture 10 suggest the publication OF the
,,.,.,., ,,. g., s,a,i',i,,' 80 -, ,n,
'u''"Sy" 'u' u"' u'S'r V''ion o' tue ''
clipped from the Sentinel of September 20,
THE OLD ELM TREE,
<,co,,,.bo, r,,,,,,ao gont ~ ,so-
l'iNN"'' 'Vp' ',' 'o','
In StnrdcNautS cotton yard on the west
bank OF the Bauita creek and about 100
font tr,n, fin, ,yotor.s edco st,rts .,, ol.,
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tInn was Md and Sam Houston wps elect.
en- president and Mirabcau b. Lamar. ylrr
pres dent. aud on the 22d Of October they
WhF' iuaugratpd ut Columbia. Stephrp r
austin was made secretary of statp In
lA'N NuGueu B. Lamar was elected prosi.
Gent ana David G.. Burnett vice president
a.pe'j sydney Johnston was secretary o.
NN, Congress held Its sessions IN lions.
jon unJii lS.A but in the meantime Austin
had hccn ch'scn as the site for the r9Di,
iaL II met n that city for the FIRST time
~ prloner, e3' This congress adopted n
today A'N'7
In 1871 Houston was again elected prosl.
dent and Edward Burleson vice presilvlt.
lu ISL santa Anna again declared war
AGAINST Texas. and for this reason Houston
ordered the remoFal Of the public arch vcs
DICK 10 Houston ana that the next con
gross should meet there. Subsequently the
Up tu was moved to Washington an the
bra1os, ana the Texas congress met there
In lsi3 mn arnisice was signed with Alcx
lco' which left the republic Mt peace OK
cept Tor the trouble that cnsued betweap
the regulators and moderators. They were
hnally overcome by 500 miltia under Con.
ernl James Smith, who marched against
them ut the order Of President Houston.
~
In the fall OF 1914 Arson Jones was
elected president. His secretary Of state
was Dr. Ashbe Smith The question Of
annexation 10 the United States was con
stantly ogtated but the American govern.
ment refused TO consider It, The nronosl.
ton, however. Of England and France 10
Iorce Mexico to acknowledge the iudepcnd.
ehce or Texas provided the poonie ~
texas would agree never 10 mite win
any other government. caused reyolntion
OF lseHng m the United States. They
Srouid not look with complacency mon
European Interference with Americ1n ~
airs no matter how just nuh necessary
,tnagl interference, and so in the sprlng ~
20 Nc congress at Washington passed
resolution admitting Texas rs mepher
ol me union, The question was submitted
y, we people Of the new republic. and
convention met In July, 1915, AT Austin 10
, XXX q constitution fer the new State.
is46 President Jones rellnqnished hls an.
,, nor 70 j Pinckney Henderson, who had
wan this the scope OF this artlc,, Il
completed II was the Intention IN ,eIl
nulS ~ the states early history ana II hes
eeen done IN as few words ss possIhie
Only the salient features have been iThtiy
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-02

I governor at san Ftipe who disapproyed
/ aud suppressed II.
me soldiers at Sal Antonio were growing
rcstivC. ana they hDiicd with delight the
/ proposed expedition aglinst Aiatauuras
| M,Ntco 1t was headed by nn Eng ,Sh
l PHYSICIAN named Grant, Who In many of IT..
t'''N yf'utlofL 10 the a"Hllr was actually
| m>IboIGin1tc. His conduct was a source or
great pain and sorrpw to Houston, uad In
q communication dlscuSsns the occurrence
n' uS.' tIe hhSu0Sr. w save ms On.
country
On March the general conventions. ul. ~.
\yssbf.,rfcu am d.. pr,g ~
80 ,
, ''"i' "-" '""if 'u' '"'N"'"ht. N'' " RI.
l"'t oeciaFrd lNal bN'.s WAS anil lU.I.
0e free ana mdepuudnu. o.. ..H ......,
,,i.......l ..., ,.....I '''
frUoSad '-, go. suits that
So Gar ais tlr Wr.I... 'r 'IuP"tl'H't
,crErd {, those tI,t ,.,',, l'',.' Us o0u-
It.l. dotl.n.ruf ~ 40 y,. 49,, ,,t '-Vt "a NiHi
,8dolrLi, ,i,I '", WIS lptm"iH."u at il.l-
defiance tg -,.I",,,',.' '' IT,, ana NhlCd bit
stnuc, rro,,,'l--t . j'rl h'H5. In THIS in
bard, piolcc,. ia,.f.5 ,i S'u"n number OF
the Mexican brrIa, I"' 'h-.3H't OF
M Inc \,,.f ,,,. ''u Nv the Napolrpu
rifusYif .l,o ..." una IluuuiF called
.hclr .u.,l,iq- Ul lhr Texans oven
of the heroes ~ - o. ,9"'p'yle aS was tina.
prompt They know Dofbing Inn, V'Ii lu i..,,
and hight. un1 as to D1utHS "ul 10 rid"
A., ,V,e' ""'' ''l the battle OF san Jaolutu
aao convention ,,..,., ,..-,,
president ana 0reYzo H., T,,',lo u" huLhei
p gent ,,L, Thomas J Rusk was made secretary
rGr nrr,irs ~ ,i s,"e gommandcr in chief Of
We will pass over thn r,I te4aS'
ana the massacre at Goligd "a rI IL Alamo
because they are not mumputolts ana en- nu'
were tho ocra. i ou' history perhaps they
were LETT to that de yTs 4e'cSd those who
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-02

he called La Yaca river, which river
bears the same uumc uutli this day La
sale had icft France In search Of the
in his calculations 70 the extent OF land
ing IN Matagorda hay.
He made many tours Of Investigation.
trying to locate The great river which he
had seen before hut they were uusuccoss-
ful Finally on March 49, 1857 uu the
Neches river La Sale was killed by trait
ors of his own expedition who were part
Of The colony he brought over from France
He was buried whore he fell. and thus he
was laid away TO mouder In the bosom Of
the land which he discovered The colony
which he established did not last long ana
thus came 10 temporary end France's
nrst claim 20 the great territory that La
Sale had brought 10 It, 1t was IN Ia
Sales colony that, the first known mar
riage occurred In Texas, the name Of the
bridegroom being Barber the maidens
name was not given
~
Spain laid claim 10 everything that Dor.
dered on the Gulf of Mexico, ana the pres
ence Of La Sales colony was made known
by the yiceroy Of Mexico TO the king Of
Spain aud that monarch instructed his
Mexican agent to capture or destroy la
Sale. For that purpose n force Of sol
dlers was dispatched from Moncloya under
Captain De Leon. When they finally
reached the site OF Fort st. Louis they
Iound II destroyed and the colonsts rnye.
They had been attacked by the Caronka.
way Indians, and those who dil not escape
were foully murdered. INQUIRY among
the Gents, Il friendly tribe Of Indians IN
the neighborhoOd revealed a few survivors
of La Sales expedition, aud they were
finally sent back to France. Ii is said
that his kind reception by the Cents Undue.
ed De Leon to call the territory Texas"
which was the word for friend" among
those Indians.
In 1890 De Leon returned to Fort St
Louis and rebuilt 1t and took formal pos.
session of the country IN the name OF
Spain. At the same time the priests with
him established the mission OF san Fran.
cisco. In short time De Leon returned
TO Mexico and neither France nor Spain
bothered themselves about the disputed
territory for several years. In fact tho
first record we have OF the reappearauce
of Europeans In Texas was IN 1913 when d
French shin, like those OF La Salle, acci.
dentally drlfted Into Matagorda bay. No
attempt was made nc that time 10 COLOMBO
the country but in 1I2l De Gienyille made
an attempt 10 re-establish St Louis but
Il was failure ana was finally left Ia do
cay until now there Is nothing left 10 tell
Of the spot where the first settlers Of
Texas were located
In i734 Juchereau Sc. Denis rode aetoss
Texas and he WAS the first European TO
give description OF the spot where san
Antonio stnuds. fle laid out the old Sau
Antonio road, a trail well known to Texans
even down 10 comparatively late day
frhe object Of IT. Denis visit was 10 IS.
sablish commercial relations between Louis
tara aud MEXICO. and It's Importance as D
s.i-sA - fer and transportation on the ronts
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l, .,l.3 t ..
' ''I'N l' we 'NI 90 ST. LOUIS W
N"@ Huu~'pN'u'I, N""Li '~ hr l-i'nlI.
Ut WAS q. ''tN'ih gwen II" present ltiWn 40
9"h"r or Don dose '1I'"l. governor %.
l.vu .'"l,.. '' N'r occupied MIST lu ISL"
NY me- NgA'ran r'puh''r'n4 aud was iah'u
h'Lt" "' ''"Hl lH, ."u' Year hF M
'ir'hn'''r e. aN". who ..uc 0" Joe known
as tho ~" ORG OF Ir.''.tpU. brtHr" II
N'nN csiuo.i"hrl hW-e" "p thr tslnud
D" mad sewer" tight with tho 'Hro0kaNHv
Indians, lu ISIS frr0rh COLONY. br3i"d
gHud, two officer. og Napo.nou.4 drreatpI
army, landed ~ Galveston. Tho, made ihnlc
way tp The Trinity river. where luot res
HU.ishrd themselves They Ncrn suhsr.
Vucuilv uoi.tNi ug tho Spanish authorities
TO leave. which they std.
IVA fG,l Tine Hrst Protestant sermon or
Vuirh $40 have record Nus preached by n.
tN"IN"ll-I missionary Ecy. lluuyy SIZE
nurusnu. uu lhc plaza I'm Nacp-louhrg
49,
=. tyoo ..,.
'n ''-'. ""H iI' ''8'NI. h''n 0i BARON 80
BaetroP. n Fm,siuu iu nc employ Of Ncyi-
en- Nosc. Au-ifu obtiiu,d r.,r, i,.n,,..,i
Nl,rtir.., .,. -.... t.....t 49,
'"." "' ran '''''"'''' ''' '''o governor
or l'N's. '"1.1"iiN io co,upzN 300 faui-
Hos iD IeNl-. ON 'h> rr.uru .trfr ip iia
Dnuc i'm Nu.sour Austin wa. ,,i,p six
great WORK which n. had nianun. ,rnc
.a,l'r W JuIF, lN-l appeared o san A.
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Touched upon, hut it viii be found to
TAN some reliable information not ge.
ssIiI known Il might be wei to state
lT%.e Wirlling "hniII that the 'Father
her =, 1886 In his forty-third wear, vi
secretary of state OF the new republic
IlonSton's cabinet lie was buried v
military donors near Columbia.
ne writer hereof desires to acknowls
a.S Indebtedness 10 the little book "Un
nIN rags, the story OF Texas" wb
WIS compiled and written by Mrs. NJ
VI. Davis. From IL All the dates are col
ana some Of the recitals are almost
the same language. C. w MeNsl
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The Wrono Tree.

TO the Editor Of The Post
Nacogdochcs, Texas. February os-f
correspondence between Mrs. RoSine 81
and S. i. b. Morse. published in The p
of February 20 concerning the hlstorIct
Film tree, was read with great intoret
this town While the sentiment expru
by both Of them for it's preservation 7
admired and very beautiful. IL was all vi
eel on the wrong tree The historic
stands ON tho west bank Of the Ban
rls'k anu has never been In the way
cJhcr uf the railroads running Into
town. Tho gayrl Mrs RYAN speaks OF y
made from the historic rec Anl is geBuI
IN" elm tree that was saved bv Nj. IL
Huntington stands on the cast side Of
.ahiia cree i and an the property OF N
y. q. Wade in the northeast corner
the Panitn hotel yard. n was plantM
Mr. Fred Voight about tho YEAR 1915 T
rs the tree that stands IN tho right Of i
OF The Texas and Now Orleans railroad
tension and Is the one saved from des,I
tion by direction of Mr. Huntington.
citizens of this town arc dcligirted 10
form tho lady and gentleman 10 ques.
ll'l Lh'E arc both weoning under
wrong willow John S Dolghtt
THE RIGHT TREE AFTER ALE
Mrs. Ryan is in receipt Of letter h
Mr. r, W Halton, managing editor
the %acogdochos Sentinel. regarding tn,
elm tree In Nacogdochcs. 1t seems ID
the impression Of Nj. Halton that the
referred to in the late corresponding,
ibc Post between Mrs. Rosiuo RYAN
Mr.. :. r. Il. Morse was an elm, wi
stands Ia the grounds Of the Banita N
on the cast side of BDuito rrnnL
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City, were begun at n later day. bur fhoIr
completion probably 'ntadntel That OF sam
Jose, which WIS the finest OF then, yII
and I'm which sixty wears vrrn suent m
building The Mission OF san Saba, when
was built on the San S1ha riypr i'm WIND IA,
now Menard county. was hrrnn IN, ,7si
" ''
wv
About 1t20 the governor general OF McNt.
co, Maroula dc Arunvo visited San Art,-
mia Witch b,5 rom. ~, ,,, -,
'''''" "'" N'i"v /" pe I'E'iueu rs 'ns
most important point ln Texas. By the
way. Il may be of INF .rest to knov, tb,t
,bo c,,,ri..t, ..,,.... a.,
NV 'p"'''" e''e'ii"'n' oule'''N styled nc
FEAST FOR "a time. all that Territory former.
as the New Philippines, During the mar.
quls' visit he inaugurated the system Of II,
rlgatIon bitches that have Been Of such
E ,,.,.at service 70 san Antonio Nncn hg ro-
the government I'D Nmdrid thaf /. snWJ r,,n'
uists TO the New Philippine. ana acting on
I me StEseNtion 700 families were started
. at"m' tnr IanaIS lS'inds' pnly thivl"ch
sptahs some OF lhe heroes OF Texas. When
, W., lou came lhe{ cast Their fate
~ - s ~ irNSus 'l,e LeuE"l NS uooIy as amy
~ - SV't H l.nIl NtAl'' RUE
,,, vi ii tt ~ ttN'v ol. 10 nearly inc END OF
,br,Ii ~ I,tl," 'Cnt1lH lheIe We're Jew
aver h6nndaries In 10 iH-o NY no disputes
~ I,'.i,r VIuHu .ea' IN ltt' When spain and
~ ai 53iorsu s were az war, company Of
H. ssp,i, ~ s 50" - Hluu'E went 10 JON
a ipste9 IA me battles OF Natchez Mo-
their control passed from tbs cbr 1.,h IS
the civil authorities ana they lost great
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-02
A TEXAS WONDEI
HALL's GREAT DISCOVERY.

'"NIG NheRl DISCOVERY,
One small bottle Of Halls Great D
coVery cures all kidney and bladder n
ples' removes gravel, cures diabetes SCI
mai emissions, weak and lame bad
rheumatism and all Irregularities Of
Kidneys and bladder In both men and
men, regulates bladder troubles in ehlldri
II not sold By your druggist, viii be 8
by mail ON receipt Of 81. one small b0l
Is two months treatment, and viii =
any case above mentioned. DR.. +. W. b
sole manufacturer, T. o, Box 620, st. Le'
Mo, Send for testimonials. Sold BY
druggists. 3 M
~--c.a
Dangerfeld. Texas. October IT, iNI
Dr. u W. Hsll, ST. Louis: Deaf ~
have. used Halls Texas Wonder. and \
say that Il cured my little Pyear'ola
REv j. woonsov.
Formerly Of MArthia
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at last. e0' 'H'' ''''
sBBlniks-Yes, hut it's harder work thai
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He Was Better or Without II

Judge '''''0N' '"
Hewitt-Gruet is a very polite fellow
asked him II he would have cigar
ne said he would. | found didn't j
one but he thanked me Just the same
JeWett-He ought to have thanked
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The question Of : separate state govern
nent from Coahuila was stu uppeImosI
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The hrst instance Of Mexican cruelty and
tresehsry to Texans occurred In $500. when
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-08
BoWOolN JUNIOR ELECTIONS.
Ivy Day Parts Assigned and the Other
Officers Chosen.

Brunswick Me, Dec. 1.-t!SpcciaD. The
junior class at iiuwdoin College has elect
cd The following officers: President, Myr-
ton A Bryant Of Westbrook; vice preSl-
dent Ralph 5 Smith OF Ncwbufg: sec
rotary ana trca surer. George Il. Whitney
81 Hudson Mass: Ivy dly orator. Frank
Mikelsky Of Eath: IVY day poet. iona
NJ Brigham OF Dexter; chaplain. Geo.
W. Burptc uf lluulton. marshal. Henry
T.. Beverarc OF ThomIstun. Ivy Gay com
mittcr Harold w. Robinson 81 Auburh.
Willard f.. Chase of Brooks. ana Ernest
l.. Brigham Of k,nnebUnk, assembly
rormittce. Harry l.. Palmer oi Revere.
viii H. GuIld Of krnnrhunkp"rt. walter
Al. Sexton of Eillerica. Mass. Donald >.
Walker of Liberty. ana Harry {. Saih-
ders Of Portland.
The election of class popular man. Ia
he the recipient of the coveted Wooden
spoon on Ivy day. was by secret ballot
and the result will not be announced I'M
al Ivy day. This presentation is Il custom
of almost ~ years standing N Howdull
and the honor is regarded as one OF the
his college course.
Lianager Irving W. Nuttcr of the FOOT
hall eleven, was i'm Boston, StturuaS
night. as the guest of the BoWdoia 'lut
vi that city at ITS monthly dinner.
John j. O'Cunnor. the coach OF tht
eleven. is here studying in preparation '"i
the examinations of the Medical schoo
which he expects to enter. tins winter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-08
AGAINST LAMBERT.
Law Court Thinks He Was
Justly Convicted.
"verdict Of Jury Was Well Warranted
by the Evidence"
Convicted Murderer of Aliens at Shir-
ley Cannot Escape.

The following rescript in the case Of
State OF Maine VS.. Henry Lambert was
received, Saturday, by Clerk Of Courts
chcate:
Rescript, by Savage ]. In determin-
ing an appeal Of one convicted of muir
der, the single question presented is
whe Their, in viaw of all the testimony
in the case the jury We're warranted in
believing beyond a reasonable doubt,
and therefore in finding, that the de-
PENDANT was guilty of the crime charg-
ed against him.
The jury must be the final arbiters of
questions Of fact, when the evidence in
support of their conclusions, considered
N connection with all the other evil
dence is IF such a character, such a
quality and such weight as to warrant
them in believing it. :,
While evidence of single circun-
stances standing alone might not be
sufficient to Warrant the conviction of
one accused of crime. the combined
force of many concomitant and inter
lacing circumstances each insufficient
in itself, may lead a reasoning mind ir-
resistibly TO conclusion of guilt.
Having examined the record in this
case with the utmost care and solicit
tude the court is of the opinion that
the verdict Of the jury was well war
ranted by the evidence.
Appeal denied.
Judgment on the verdict
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-08
FIRE AT GUILFORD.
Principal Business Block Burn
ed, With $4,000 Loss.
All the Secret Societies in Town Left
Without Homes.
Defective Chimney the Cause-Insur
ance Partially Covers Loss.

Guilford, Me-, Dec. Fire, early
today. destroyed Guilford's principal
business block. causing a financial loss
Of fully $4,000, and left five secret so
cieties without q meeting place in this
town. The burned building was owned
by Henry Douglass and Good Chez,
Lodge of odd Fellows.
The upper two stories were occupied
by Good Cheer Lodge. Moosehead En-
campnent. Rebekah Golden Link
Lodge, Mount Kineo Masonic Society.
Syracuse Lodge. Knights of Pythias,
and Guilford Lodge, New England Or
der of Protection.
On the first floor was the United
States post office and the grocery and
general merchandise store of French
& Elliott.
Tie loss to all the tenants was total.
with partial insurance. A defective
chimney is believed to have been the
cause Of the fire.
The. heaviest individual losers We're
French & Elliott. whose stock was val
ued ut $4,000. with $1,000 Insurance.:
Henry Douglass, loss $500. insurance.
$1,000. and the odd Fellows, loss. $4,000,
insurance. $4,000.
The furnishings in Knights of Py-
th!as' hall. valued at $1,000, We're in
sured for $4,000 The property of the
other lodges was uninsured.