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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-31
RECEPTION TO HEATING,
Former A. o. n. President Warmly
Received at New York,

New York, July 30.-John T. Heating
of Chicago, formerly national president
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
was given reception by the Gamma
Gael, tonight, at Cooper Union. Mr..
Heating, who arrived from Ireland, to-
day, on the steamship Teutonic, deliv-
cred the address at the annual Pilgrim
age to the grave of the leader of the
United Irishmen in 1893, Theobald
Wolfe Tone, at Bodenstown, Ireland.
on June 21st last, upon the invitation
of the Nationalist of Ireland, and was
attacked for the speech by the organs
of the Parliamentary party. which de-
clared that Mr.. Heating did not speak
as the representative of any one in
America. Tonight's meeting was in
tended as an answer to that charge,
which was formally denied by the
adoption of resolutions that contained
also declaration of policy for the Or
ganized Nationalist of the United
States,
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who lives just across the

Simpson, who lives just across the
road.
There are also three grandchildren.
Mildred Barton Marian Learned and
Frank Learned. All OF these were
present to help celebrate the happy oc-
casion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barton are widely
known all through Winslow and almost
as much in Waterville Their lifelong
residence in the town has made them
a host of friends who will be delighted
to congratulate them. They are held
in high esteem by every one. Mr..
Barton has made a success of farming
and the homestead is one of the pref
test places in the town. Surrounded
by their children, grandchildren, other
relatives, neighbors and friends they
could thoroughly enjoy the occasion.
looking back contentedly to the past
and forward to the future with courage
and confidence. Few indeed have been
able to celebrate their golden wedding
under more suspicious circumstances.
Mr.. Barton was born in Brooks rs
years ago this coming September and
Mrs. Barton is but three years younger,
being IS next October. SO they are
still young people in spite of wedding
anniVerSa ries and will see many more,
as their friends sincerely hope they
may.
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able on the whole as it would have
been out of doors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barton were assisted
in receiving by Mrs. Arthur Robinson
and Mrs. Evander Gilpatrick, while
Misses Marian Learned and Hattie
Simpson acted as ushcrs. There was
a very large attendance of friends and
neighbors, both of WinsloW and Water
vile and few from out of town. Mr..
and Mrs. Barton were fairly showered
with congratulations and best wishes
There were large delegations present
from the Relief Corps and the Grange.
After the reception there was a short
and very pleasing program, consisting
of readings by Mrs. Saunders, vocal
solos by Marian Stanley and phono-
graph selections. A delightful feature
of the evening was the reading of
poems written by DR.. G.. D. B. Pepper
and Mrs. Pepper. Refreshments, con-
sisting of ice cream and cake and punch
were served.
The parlor where Mr.. and Mrs. Bar
ton received was beautifully decorated
with golden rod, OK eye daisies and
ferns. There We're other decorations
also through the rest of the house. A
large list of very beautiful presents
in silver ware, gold coins and china
ware We're received and an elegant
couch. These came from friends every
where who remembered the anniver-
sary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barton We're among the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-31
ELOPEMENT ALLEGED.
A Warrant Out for South Thomaston
Man and Girl.

Rockland Me. July 30.-Sheriff Tolman
left Rockland, Wednesday afternoon,
armed with a warrant for the arrest of
Fred Curtis. a South Thomaston fisher
man, who is alleged to have eloped with
Grace f. Rivers. the adopted daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Rivers
Curtis is SO and Miss Rivers has but re-
Gently passed her 14th birthday. Under
an enactnent of the Legislature at the
recent session. Curtis is held to be Grim
inally responsible for the girls absence
from home.
Curtis alleged attachment for the little
girl is said to date back some months.
and his affection appear to have been
finally reciprocated, in spite of his senior
ity.
Tuesday morning. the girl went to a
spring near the seashore, apparently after
a pail of water. She was dressed in her
everyday garments, and her departure on
such an errand naturally occasioned no
comment
When several hours passed and she did
net return, Mrs Rivers became anxious
and made inquiries. She finally met a
neighbor who said that the girl had been
seen with Curtis in boat near Ash is
land.
The couple are now believed to be on
one of the islands of the outer bay.
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CARELESS If NOT CRIMINAL.
Little Eastport Girl Shot by Boy Of
About Same Age.

PASSPORT. Me-. July 30.-Harry. the 49,
year-old son of b. De Grasse. living in
the west part of the city of PASSPORT has
been taken into custody for shooting Ma
ry. the 12-yearold daughter of Eugene
Chlds. a near neighbor The little vic
Tins wounds are severe but not neces-
sarily fatal. A shotgun was used.
According to the girls story the shoot
ing was premeditated. as she says he had
threatened to shoot her before, and, Mon
day last loaded the shotgun before her
and after telling her he was going to
shoot, pointed it at her and fired.
The Childs family has lived on their
farm for a number of years past and the
lie Grasse family had recently moved
into the neghborhood since which time
the children have often quarreled among
themselves. There is pasture at the
latter property which the Childs children
had used occasionally and had been or
dered out frequently. The little girl was
to leave, but feeling that she was doing
no harm and that she could play there
she refused the request of the boy. She
says that he brought out the, gun, and
slip something into it that resembled a
she'll and after telling her that he was
going to shoot took aim at her and fired.
When the smoke cleared away she was
on the ground ard bleeding from several
wounds and was quickly removed into her
house and DR.. Byron called.
He extracted two of the shots from her
right shoulder blade, one from the upper
part of the right thigh, one from the
lower part of her back near the spinal
column, and one of the shot that had en-
tered her right cheek had passed through
her ear and lodged in the tissues in the
back of her neck. There were two more
shots under her right shoulder blade
which he was unable to remove, and she
had several bruises on other parts of her
body where the shot had struck and
glanced off At the time she had on
heavy clothing which probably saved her
life and prevented more of the shot from
entering vital parts of her body
An entirely different story is told by
the boy and his parents, claiming that
the shooting was accidental and that at
the time he fired he was looking for
snipes and had not even threatened the
her
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CHARGES AND CHARGES
Over South African Situation Made in
British House.

London, July 3O.-In the House of
Commons, today, during the discussion
of the Colonial office vote, replying to a
bitter attack on the governments poll
cy and Lord Miners administration of
South Africa, by Mr. Markham, Liberal,
in the course of which he charged that
affairs were growing worse, Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain lengthily de-
Tended the administration of South
African affairs. He said the greatest
difficulty was not the reconciliation of
the Beers and Britons, but the reconcil
iation of the Beers with the Beors. Mr..
Chamberlain admitted that much re-
manned to be done and said that if it
was found that the work of pacification
was prevented by irreconclables the
government would not hesitate to use
its strong power to deport the mischief
makers
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ADRIFT IN DORY.
A Close Call for Mrs. Clara
Carter, Monroe's Island.
Rowing to Mainland, Oar Broke,
Boat Blown Off Shore.
Afoat About 48 Hours and Nearly Dead
When Rescued.

Rockland, Me-, July 3O.-News was
brought to Rockland, Thursday morn
ing, of the rescue of Mrs Carter, for
merly Clara Pease of Bangor, from a
terrible experience in the open sea in
an ordinary dory, she having been
blown some IS miles from her home and
been adrift As hours before being picked
up. When rescued she was half dead
from exposure and delirious.
The Woman'S rescue was performed
by the fishing schooner Hazel Oneta of
GlaScoe, Capt. w. Malonson, who COM
ing east from Georges banks, Tuesday
afternoon, While about 80 miles east
from Mt. Desert rock, saw a dory
adrift. The boat was picked up and in
the bottom was found lying woman's
body. All efforts to revive her We're
at first fruitless, but she gained con-
seriousness enough to give her rescuers
the information that she had fallen
asleep in the dory after drinking CO.
piously of salt water.
She was taken to Long Island and a
doctor worked over her several hours.
She revived, Wednesday, sufficiently
to tell her story in fragmentary way
from which in substance it was learned
tht she was Mrs. Carter of Owls Head,
Me, and that, last Sunday afternoon
she started to row from Monroe's is
land, three-fourths of a mile from the
mainland. A heavy wind was blow
ing and one of her oars broke and she
rapidly drifted toward the sea. 1t was
about dusk and the bay was filled with
returning pleasure boats which she
signaled for assistance, but which
signs of distress were evidently unno-
ticed.
At night she became hysterical and
in the storm which became on Monday
a gale of some rs miles velocity, she
was borne to sea very rapidly and she
abandoned all hope.
Inquiry made at Owls Head, Thurs
day morning, showed that Mrs. Carter
lives on Monroe's Island, a fishing is
land, and was formerly Clara Pease of
Bangor, AZ years old. She came to the
island two years ago. 1t is said her
husband is dead.
After she disappeared, Sunday
search was made and continued until
Wednesday, when all hope was aban-
doned.
She was blown a distance of Is miles
from Owls Head and was adrift 4S
hours before being picked up.
The news was brought to Rockland
by the steamer Vinalhaven from
Swans Island, near Long Island, where
the Oneta called and left her.
She remembered seeing several
schooners, but was unable to attract
their attention. A great thirst came
upon her and she drank quantities of
sea water. Monday night, she became
delirious and at nightfall she laid down
in the boat and remembered no more.
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most active in the enjoyment of the
evening and saw to it that all the
guests had a pleasant time. 1t was
one of the most pleasing golden we'd
ding celebrations that any of those
present ever attended. Mrs. Ella F.
Morse and Mrs. Mary Proctor of
Brookline, Mass, were among the
guests. as were all the children and
grandchildren of Mr.. and Mrs. Barton.
In July, 1853, Mrs. Barton, then Miss
Eliza Jane McCausland, the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McCausland
of Pittsfield, was the guest of a sister
in Bingham. She was joined there by
Mr.. Barton and they We're married.
After remaining a few days they re-
turned to Winslow and set up house.
keeping in the house just across the
road from the one they now occupy
and in which their daughter, Mrs. Les
ter Simpson, now lives. They lived a
time a few miles down the river at
the fort in Winslow, but all of their
married life has been spent in that
town.
Mr.. Barton was employed on the river
for many years and always had some
land under cultivation. With the de-
cline of the lumber business on the
Kennebec, he made farming his occu-
patton, moving onto the farm which
he now occupies in 1865.
All of the three children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Barton are now living in homes
of their own within short distance
of their parents. They are: Charles
H. Barton, engineer on the Maine Gen.
trail and alderman from Ward 1 in
Waterville: Mrs. George L. Learned.
also of Waterville, and Mrs. Lester
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-31
GOLDEN WEDDING
Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Barton
Celebrated at WinsIow.
Married, so Years Ago, at Home Of
Brides Sister in Bingham.
Large Gathering Present and Most De-
IiahtfuI Time Enjoyed.

Waterville, Me-, July 30.-(SpeciaD
Just so years ago, Thursday, Will
liam Brainard Barton and Miss Eliza
Jane McCausland were married at the
home of the brides sister in Bingham,
and, Thursday evening, the golden an
niversary of this event was celebrated
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Barton
in Winslow. 1t had been the intention
to have a lawn party in the old orchard
just back of the house, but the showers
during the day prevented these plans
from being carried out. So the re-
ception and entertainment was held in
the house and was perhaps as enjoy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-31
AT GOOD WILL.
Wednesdays Rain Could Not
Even Suppress Enthusiasm.
The Annual Spelling Match-Lecture
and Stereopticon Exhibition.
Address by Rev. Mr.. McElveen-Base
ball Game-PersonaIs.

Good Will Pines, East Fairfield, Me-,
July % Speciality rain of Mon
day afternoon was a summons for
general rough house in the auditorium.
piano, cornct, fife, drum, etc, caused
much amusement for the crowd assem-
bled there. After many musical num-
bers had been rendered the annual
Assembly spelling match was held.
Herbert w. Holmes of Good Will Farm,
was the most successful speller, BUS
teri Crosby of Bangor, coming in Sec
ond.
In the evening, Prof. Leslie w. Lee of
Bowdoin College, entertained a large
audience with a stereopticon lecture on
1.-The Birds of Maine" The lecture was
good one and was a fitting ending to
the exercises of Audubon Day.
The Thursday morning devOtions
wera led by ]. o. Sharman, secretary of
the boys department in the Charles
town, Y. M. C. A. His remarks along
the line Of personal responsibility We're
very helpful.
of the Shawmut church of Boston, adj
dressed the assembly. His theme was
The Cumulative Life" and his manner
of presenting it was intensely interest
ing. More than one was heard to say
that it was the best address of the kind
ever given at an Assembly.
The last game of base ball between
the Good Wills and the Visitors was
played, this afternoon.
The register shows the following late
arrivals: I. B. Mower, So. Berwick;
Stanwood Mower, SO. Berwick; Warren
w. Trenholm, Walter ]. Tronholm,
Charlestown, Mass; Arthur Wood,
Skowhegan; w. l.. Hutchins, Bowdoin-
ham; Arthur Ingersoll, Waterville;
ivan P. Flood, Boston, Mass; J. o.
Sharman, Charlestown, Mass; Hugh C.
Leggatt, Lynn, Mass. III. w. Baker,
New York City; Thos. w. Hall, New
Canaan, Conn; Fl. c. Evarts, New
buryport; G. w. Buchanan, Dorchester,
Mass: Walter d. Starbird,. Boston,
Mass; Ray Sampson, Everett T. Samp-
son, I.orin Sampson, Waterville; John
p. Dane, Skowhegan; H. w. Kimball,
Ralph e. Bailey, Skowhegan.
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HANDTUBS PLAYED.
Big Crowd Watched the Sport, Thurs
day, at Haverhill.

Haverhill, July 30.-Eight thousand
people. today, witnessed the playout be-
tween 10 hand tubs from various parts
of Massachusetts for prizes offered by
the Old Home Week Association. A
strong wind blowing down the fields
made record work impossible, and five
of the competitors We're unable even to
reach the paper. The Tigers of New
buryport won the first prize of $3.50 with
a distance of ISL feet, IL inches; sec
ond prize 5000 went to the Columbus of
Winchendon, with 1T feet, IL inches;
Gardner, No. 4, Of Gardner, third prize
of 500, with ia feet, ga inches; Law
renee Veteran Fireman's Association of
Lawrence, fourth, $50. with 173 feet, 9
IL inches.
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AFTER OUR PLANTS.
No Letup or Mercy for the Companies
in Maine.

Trenton. N J.. July 30.-A summons
was served in Newark, today, on former
United States Senator James Smith, re-
ceiver for the United States Shipbuild-
ing Co., in proceedings instituted by
the Mercantile Trust Co. of New York
to foreclose a $16.000.00 mortgage in
the shipbuilding property. The suit is
similar to a suit instituted in Maine
and is designed to reach the company's
is returnable Sept. II.
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THEY RAN AWAY.
Two Massachusetts, Boys Held Up by
Portland Officers.

Portland, Me-. July So-Two boys,
about 16 years of age. were taken into
custody. today, and afterward admitted
they had run away from their homes in
Massachusetts. They gave their names
and residences as Wilfred Dart of Cam
bridgeport. and Bertrand V. Chapman of
Franklin Park No response has vet been
received to notifications sent their pa
rents and they are still detained at the
pOlice station.
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AN ELECTRIC DYNAMlTED.
DastardIy Attempt to Wreck and Main
at Richmond, Va.

Richmond, Va, July 3O.-A Broad
street electric car was dynamited, to-
night, by the western limits of the
city. 1t ran over the explosive and the
latter went off, tore a big hole in the
ground and damaged the car to con-
siderable extent, lifting the front part
from the trucks and shattering the
glass in the windows and doors. There
were Il passengers on the car. There
is no clue to the perpetrators of the
outrage.
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TWO LIVES LOST
By Burning Of the Sea View
House, Old Orchard.
Mrs. H. L. Martin and Mrs. E. A.
Stevens, Sisters, Sufocated.
Other Guests Barely Escape-Several
Very Close Calls.

Old Orchard, Me-, July 30.-Mrs. Hell
en- l.. Martin and Mrs. E. A. Stevens,
sisters, who resided at East Grafton,
N. H., were suffocated and their
bodies burned to a crisp, early today,
in the fire which destroyed the Sea
View House, a summer hotel, contain
ing IL guests, near the campground.
The room was in the third story. Mrs.
E. D. Hooper of Paris, Me-, who oc-
cupied room on the same floor. barely
escaped suffocation, after making her
way to the second story where she was
found by firemen. Several other in
mates just escaped in their night cloth
ing, Boston young lady jumping
from a thirdstory window to veran-
da and thence to the ground.
The fire caught around the kitchen
range. The property loss was $4,000 and
the insurance, $500. In addition to
John F. Woodbury. of Waterville. the
proprietor, his wife and six children,
and Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. Martin. the
following were in the hotel when the
fire started:
Thomas S. Wiley, Winthrop, Mass.
Mrs. c. w. Dawson, Boston.
Miss Una Wawson, Boston.
Mrs. G. Wilton Lewis, Maiden, Mass.
S. f. Packard, Brockton, Mass.
Mrs. Sarah Kimball, Brockton, Mass.
Mrs. Caroline NJ Hooper, Manches-
ter, N. H.
Mr.. and Mrs Jos. Terrill, Manches-
ter, n. II.
Mrs. E. D. Hooper, Paris, Me.
The dead women were elderly ladies
of considerable wealth who for several
summers have passed their time at the
Sea View.
When Mr.. Woodbury. alarmed the
people in the house just after the fire
broke out, he pounded in the door of
their room and shouted to them. He
did not look to see if they were in the
room. but presumed that they were.
They were not seen by anybody during
the fire and have not been located
since. There is little doubt that they
persisted in the flames.
Mrs. Hopper of Paris, Me-, came down
from the top story and sank uncon-
scious on a landing on the second floor.
She was found by the firemen and TAX
en- out through one of the second-story
windows. S. e. Packard, a wealthy
resident of Brockton, Mass, got be-
wildered and fell or stumbled on the
second floor. badly cutting leg. He
was taken through the second-story
window and down a ladder. Miss Della
Lawson, daughter of a Boston physi-
clan, jumped from a third-story WIN
dow to the veranda and thence to the
ground. She was not hurt.
j. Fl. Terrill of Manchester N. H.
carpenter had $1,000 in bills in his
trunk on the second floor. This was
lost with all his other effects.
Very little was saved from any of the
rooms and the guests had just time to
flee in light clothing.
The fire started around the kitchen
range, but the exact nature of the ORR
gin could not be determined. At one
time the neighboring cottages and
other buildings We're threatened and
assistance was summoned from Bidde-
ford. The Biddeford department pre-
pared to respond, but it's services were
not found necessary.
The property belonged to the John
Woodbury. estate and was valued at
about $4,000. 1t was insured for $500.
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RUSSIA'S BUSINESS
Will Be Conducted During Summer at
Bar Harbor.

Washington. July 30.-Theodore
Hansen, the Russian charge, will leave
here, tomorrow. for Bar Harbor, Me.
where the affairs of the embassy will
be conducted during the rest of the
summer. Mr.. Hansen will return to
Washington toward the end of Septem-
Der. At the Russian embassy nothing
whatever is known regarding the pub
lished report that Count Cassini was
about to resign his seat in Washington.
On the contrary he is fully expected
to return in September
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CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
Bath Man Alleged to Have Fraudulent
" Taken Comrades Pay.

Quincy. Mass. July 30-Asa w. Sulli-
van of Bath, Me-, arraigned. today be-
fore Judge Avery charged with forgery
pleaded not guilty and was held in $1,000
for hearing. tomorrow.
sullivan was employed at the Fore Riv-
err shipyard and it is alleged that he
forged the name of Alexander c. Stew
ard to an order for the latters wages
later Sullivan went to Batht where he
WAS arrested
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Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, July 30.-Numerous
thunder storms have occurred during
the last "a hours in New England and
the middle Atlantic states. Lower tenn
peratures will prevail, FRIDAY and Sat
urday, in the middle Atlantic states
and New England. On the New Eng
land and middle Atlantic coast the
winds will be fresh northwest, dimin-
ishing, Friday night.
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RECOVERY is DOUBTFUL.
D. r. Collins of Bangor, Struck by
Train Near Schoodic.

Bangor, Me, July 30.-While walking
on the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad
tracks at Sckoodic, Thursday forenoon,
Daniel F. Collins of this city, was struck
by freight train and terribly injured
He was brought to this city or the after
noon express from over the B. & A. and
was sent to the hospital. The doctors say
that his injuries are SO severe and the
shock was so great that his recovery is
doubtful.
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Another Lowell Mill to Close.

Lowell, Mass, July 30.-Announce-
ment was made, today, that the Mid
dlesex wooden mills here would close,
tomorrow night, for two weeks. During
the shut down repairs will be made to
the plant. About 600 hands are aft
fected.
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FAIR AND COOLER.

Washington, July 30.-Forecast for
Friday and Saturday: New England
fair and cooler, Friday; Saturday, fair;
continued cool; fresh northwest winds
diminishing.
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Gen. A. P. Stewart Very III.

Chattanooga, Ten, July 30.-Gen. A.
P. Stewart, one of the surviving lieu
tenant generals of the Confederate
army and a member of the Chickamau-
ga park commission, is not expected to
live. He is suffering from paralysis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-31

The three-tenement house and barn at,
tached in Saco. owned by H. n. Leavitt
of Sanford. and occupied by the families
of Dorance d. Hill. George L. Armstrong
and Thomas Paraday, were damaged by
fire. Wednesday morning. The loss on the
buildings is estimated at 5000.