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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-02

The following companies have filed
the secretary of State:
United Motor Corporation, organized
at Portland for the purpose of manu-
featuring motor vehicles, with $500, 900
capital stock of which $50 is paid in.
The officers are: President, G. Harold
Wheelock of Dorchester, Mass; treas
urer, Walter f. Pratt of Brockton,
Mass.
Burrows Development Co., organized
at Augusta. for the purpose of doing
all kinds of mining, with 100000 capt.
tai stock of which nothing is paid in.
ton of Augusta; treasurer, E. f. Whit
tum of Augusta.
Refrigerating Car and Ventilator Co.,
organized at Portland. for the purpose
of manufacturing vehicles of any kind
with any method or system of cold
capital stock of which nothing is paid
in. The officers are: President A. S.
Conant of Portland; treasurer j. H.
Strange of Portland
York Corporation Trust & Law Co.,
organized at York, for the purpose of
tions, with $4,000 capital stock of
which nothing is paid in. The officers
are: President, Henry c. Norton of
York: treasurer, John c. Stewart of
York
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-02

annihilating them the bounty is paid by
the State.
In 1901 the State paid bounties on
PTS SEALS and in 1900 the amount was
paid on 1879. In the year 1891 the
amount paid was Sal, thus showing
that during the past dozen years the
killing of seals has become quite a
business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-02

Insurance Commissioner Carr issued
license, May 1, authorizing the Glens
Falls Insurance Co. of Glens Falls, n.
Y, to transact the business of fire in
surance in this State. The company
commenced business in 1850 and has
paid-up cash capital of 100000. De-
cember 81, last, the cOmpany's surplus
over all liabilities, amounted to 1882
S9374.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-02

Dr.. David kennedy's Rose Jelly radical
cure Catarrh Hay Fever and Cold in
Head. soc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-02
Carpets and
MattingS

Neevr has Augusta shown up such
line of carpets, mattings and fiber
carpets as can be seen at my store at
this time. 1t is useless to quote you
prices. for they vary from 10 cents to
$3.50 per yard. When we are selling
twice as many as we ever have in the
same time we can but believe prices do
it.
Evening journal., 1903-12-22
GOOD CHEER FOR
PUBLIC WARDS
INMATES OF THE VARIOUS TITUTTONS
WILL HAVE AN ENJOYABLE TIME
ON THE HOLIDAY

Christmas will be made happy event
for the inmates Of the various charisablo
and other institutions in Wilmington and
vicinity. Everything possible will be done
TO make tho uufortunates cnjoy the yule-
tide celebration. In addition 10 a turkey
dianer, special programs OF amusements
are being arranged at nearby all eho insd-
tutions for dhe benefit OF the inmates.
At the Statc and County Hospital at
Tarnhu-st preparations for rhe Christ
mas celebration have been going on for
several days.
For week past the inmates o. the
County Hospital have been busy gather
nc holly and other evcrgrcens and the IN
tertor of the building has been fcstooned
With holly wreaths and mistlotoc. This
has also been done at the State Hospital.
Superintendent Blackburn. OF the ulms-
house. viii provide "a Christmas dinner
wath turkey as the principal item on the
bill OF fare and there will also be a
Christmas tree for the aged patients.
At ahe State Hospital Superintendent
Hancker Will give the patients a turkey
dinner. In ;he evening THE dance viii be
held which IS a feature the patients look
forward to with considerable pleasure.
Delaware Hospital.
Courtland Cause Chapter Of the Auxil-
lgary viii have charge Of the Christmas
exercises to be held at the Delaware Hos
pital on Thursday afternoon. There VIII
be am uslcal program and gifts for all
Evening journal., 1903-12-22
SPORTING NOTES

Yale's crews may take winter prac-
tice on rowing machines.
Dave Sullivan md Austin Rice will
box in Portland Christmas eve.
Benny Yanger and Jack O'<eefe are
to become partners in business in Chi
cpgo.
Null Bowser and Eddie Kennedy are
to box ten rounds near Pittsburg on
Friday night.
Perry Quillman knocked out Fred
Wyatt in three rounds at Vancouver
b. c., last week
George Dixon won from Cockney Co
hen in 10 rounds at Newcastle. Eng
land. December z.
Dick Case, the well-knowh Seattle
boxer, died Of consumption at Yakima,
Cal. the other day.
South Africa has the bicycle fever"
and last year imported wheels worth
naore- than S2,00O,O00. OF this amount
100000 worth came from the United
states
Dave Sullivan is in Boston and an
nounces that he is ready to take on
anybody at 12S pounds. Young Corbett,
Terry McGovern ana Jimmy Britt pre-
ferred.
NANAAAbt tNAAAHnAiN anu MS AIdllHIf
Charley De Ryder, have gone to Cali
fornia with a couple Of carloads Of
horses, including Judge Green, AIush
Sonsuela S. and Munroe.
Washington ID. c., will have a box
ing show on Christmas afternoon when
kid Sullivan. the local boy. will hg-
ure in a twenty-round bout with sam
my Myers, Of Baltimore at the Spa
Athletic Club.
Griff Jones has gotten entirely rid of
the grippe and he is rapidly getting
back into good form. He is open to
box and lad IN the country at lis
pounds. Hughey McGovern, Danny
Dougherty or Johnny Allen preferred.
William X. Vanderbilt, Jr. has en-
gagged a suite of eight rooms i'm the
Hotel Ormonde for the Florida. Beach
races. He win take with him to Flor
ida his hirty-horse-power Mors ma
chine and nety-horse-power Merce-
des.
Barney Oldfeld promised San Fran
ciscans to return there next season to
race. The champion was pleased with
his treatment in San Francisco. but
not so in Los Angeles. He says that
under no conditions will he again
race in Southern California.
Evening journal., 1903-12-22
Baltimore q Ohio and the Worlds

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad will
issue an elaborate Worlds Fair Folder
on the first Of the year. giving full in
formation, with illustrations. of the
great Louisiana Purchase Exposition
at st. Louis. Ticket Offices on the en-
tire system will be furnished with all
details concerning the route to st.
Louis, together with advance informa-
tion concerning hotels and boarding
houses.
The Baltimore and Ohio is the origi-
nal line from the East to st. Louis.
Early in 1927 the founders wished to
connect Baltimore and the seaboard
by the most direct line westward, with
st. Louis on the Mississippi. From
Baltimore to Cumberland the line fol-
lowed the old national pike; then a di-
rect line was built to Parkersburg on
the Ohio river; other companies built
lines from Parkersburg direct to st.
Louis and all of these lines have
merged into the Baltimore and Ohio
System. which forms the most direct
route between the East and the West.
Solid vestibule trains run daily from
New York, Philadelphia. Baltimore.
Washington. Pittsburg and Columbus
TO Cincinnati and st. Louis. 22-2:
Evening journal., 1903-12-22
AUTOMOBILE RACING

Eddie. Bald and Tom Cooper will start
soon on an automobile racing tour of
the Pacific coast under the manage
.mept Of NfsstL f,iclSena. former -nlanz
ager of Cooper In the cycle racing field.
Bald win drive the 90-horse- power car
of Tod Sloan and Cooper will drive his
new AIatheson car.
Moses Strathern, centre Of the
Minnesota football team. has been
elected to captain the 1904 team. STRAIT
hern has one more year in cV.Iege. and
his work on the gridiron this fall has
placed him in the centre position on the
all Western team, and on the second
all-American team.
F. Ala Roche, whose success in the
automobile racing fight during the last
summer was very marked, will return
from his European trip this week.
While i'm Europe with his business
partners la Roche arranged for the
manufacture of three fast cars for the
American racing circuit next season.
The good resolution recently taken
by Tommy Love to cut out the late
hours stunt and do a bit OF training
is already resulting in his favor, and
he is rapidly coming back to his old
form. Love is anxious TO get another
match with Chester Goodwin, and be
would also like to get a crack at johnny
Mario.
Nat Butler. partner OF Leander In
the late siX-day race and an active
racing man for the pass eleven years,
has announced his retirement' from
cycle racing. to take up automobiiing.
The absence OF Champion, Butler and
probably Caldwell from the middle
distance field win reduce the number
Of good pace followers just one-third.
Joe Choynski viii probably meet the
winner of the fight between Sandy Fer
guson and "Klondike" at the Chicago
Athle,ic Association. Ferguson and
Klond.ke" win meet December 26. and
Choynskl was offered the opportunity
Of fighting the better OF the pair. lie
accepted and the date Of his appear
ance Will probably be January 9.
The Eureka Athletic Club. OF Read
ins. Pa, Will give their regular semi
monthly athletic entertainment tonight
The star attraction viii be boxing
bout between KID Williams. the clever
lightweight OF Fhiladelphia, and char
Evening journal., 1903-12-22
POLICE MINISTRIES
A DECIDED SUCCESS
Large Audience Witness Per
formance and Literally APP
plaud Talents Efforts

The police mlnstrels at the Opera
House last night were conceded TO be
the best ever presented by local talent
In the city. The house was filled and
the efforts Of those who participated IN
the event were literally applauded.
Harry Heisler was the interlocutor
and manager. and the success OF the
entertainment so far as the carrying
out of the program was concerned was
largely due to his efforts. The songs
OF the first part were Well given. es-
pecially the finale. "Only "a Soldier
Boy by Frank g. Jones and the en-
tire company Walter $. Sherwood. Jr.,
scored a big hit with his Hoiig eThe
Girl / Should Have Married Long Ago. %
William Byron's singing of Ram
hle' also scored a big hit The work
of all the singers was good, and there
was liberal applause for an -s.-.
The singing Of the DelaWarc Saeh-
gerbund made a hit and was a fea
ture Of the evenings enteltainment
Many in the audience had never heard
the society sing before and Brre aiiuch
surprised AT the ability the members
Of the organization showed.
Heisler and Byrne. sidewalk conver-
sationalists created almost continued
mirth by their witty sayings. and they
had "a number of jokes up their
sleeves at the expense Of the police de-
partment. Other interesting numbers
were Gre.ner and Chance. horizontal
bar experts and William $. Byron.
eccentric dancer and comedian.
Evening journal., 1903-12-22

the patients. Turkey WIN head The menu
on Christmas Day.
Homeopathic Hospital.
AT She Homeopathic Hospital one of tlro
iady managers viii prepare the turkey
dinnnr ard there will also be ice cream
and cake. All patients Will probably re-
ceive ap resent ana ahere will be a tree
for the younger members of the family.
No Work at Workhouse.
The 1876 prisoners at thc county work.
house win be treated well on Christmas
Day. There Will be 10 labor on that day.
The prisoners will be given C. d.nnar OF
roast pork, cranberry sauce, m.nce pie
lane other goodies.
Or. Bishop has arranged to make yu,c-
lido joyful occasion, for the &c boys
there. There wild be chicken dinner with
lplcn-y Of fruit and candies In the even
ling there win be O. musical program. \
treo win be a feature. i.i
The girls ait the Delaware Industrial
School win be given turkey dinner, two
trees and useful gifts. asi
The inmates OF the florence Criaen-
ton Home, Home for Aged Women. Home
for Friendless and Destitute Children, 81.
Nichaels Day Nursery and Hospitl for
Babies. Minquadale Home for Aged
Couple and Single Men. ST. Josaph's
Home for Colored Orphans Sarah Ann
White Home and layton Home win fare
equally as well as the above montoned.
There will be a turkey dinner at the mosi
lof these places.
Evening journal., 1903-12-22
PECULIAR NOTE FOUND
IN BOTTLE IN RIVER
Gunners Discover Strange
Message in Connection
With Missing Man

New Castle is all agog over the find
ing Of a bottle, the contents of which
has to do with the drowning Of John
Proudfit of New Castle on November
3. The body has never been recovered
and some people think the man was
not drowned. J. II. Lewis Of No. 919
Tatnall street and n. J. Lannan Of No.
lOV2 Lancaster avenue, went cunning
on the marshes below Red Lion yes
terday for ducks. They We're within "A
hundred yards Of the water when Mr.
Lewis spied a flask. Looking closely
al Il he saw that it contained a note
ana was tightly corked. Taking it to
nearby stone he broke il to read the
message upon the paper. What he dis
covered was: Get your boats ready to
hunt for John Proudft"
More had been written. but the paper
upon which il was written was torn
below that The writing was in a bold
hand, but was not signed or dated.
The question now agitating those
who have learned of the discovery is
whether this was written by persons
who made way with the missing man.
who suddenly disappeared from his
nome IN New Castle on November 3.
or whether it was placed in the river
20 let the friends know he had been
thrown into the water as a joke. AT
any rate It is causing a sensation in
New Castle The sudden disappear
ance Of Proudnt was widely discussed
and searching parties secured the riv-
er, but no trace was found of him.
The people OF New Castle when
shown the note last night did not thinl;
IL was written by Proudft. as he AL
ways signed "Jno. W. Proudft." The
most intimate friends Of the dead man
think the note is n sruesome joke.
Mr.. Lewis viii confer with the au-
thorities. and II is expected an invcsii-
CATION win follow.
Evening journal., 1903-12-22
SPORTS
BALL PLAYERS NAMES
SUGGEST AMUSING IDEAS

Scanning the list Of players who ap-
pear in the scores of the various leagues,
the following very amusing classification
can be made;
Zink Of Rock Island; stecie of Pine
Blur; Nichoi, Of Kansas chy. Flint. Of
Schenectady; Stone Of Boston; Rock, OF
Providence; Cole. Of Cedar Rapids: clay,
of Meriden; Glass. OF Decatur; Wood. OF
mingham; Rush. Of Montgomery. Wedd,
of salt Lake; Pease, of Nashville, Bean,
Of Jersey city; Rice. Of Kingston; Hays
.of Concord; Reed. Of Terre Haute; Berry
.of Chicago; Pears. OF Omaha. Coffee, OF
South Bend; stroh. of Joliet; Pearree. OF
Troy; Applegate. Of Worcester: Hemphin
IF st. Louis; Tanneh!ll Of Chicago, ana
BerryEhi Of Burlington, wind up the min
erals and vegetables.
The trades, professions and titles are.
Cock, Of Des Moines; Baker, Of Mlnneap.
oils; Miller, Of New York: Cooper OF
Nashville; Turner. of Toledo; Carpenter
Of Syracuse; Weaver, of Iittsburg; Tav.
\ or Of New York: Tinker, of Chicago
Barber. Of Denver; Mason, of Washing.
ION; Slater OF Holyoke; Collier, Of Roch.
-Ster; Canter. OF Omaha: Oyler. of Mime.
1pOlls, Clymer and Walker. OF Louisville
Farmer of Providence: Butter Of shreve.
port HIllman, of Chicago: Gardner. oi
Toronto; Shepherd. of Davenport; Fisher
ot Shreveport; Hunter. of Nicksburg
Archer. Of Duluth; Cutter. of Milwaukee
Barker. Of Bloomington: Pickett of Mar
ION; Marshal, Of Pittsburg; whistler. oi
Montgomery; Christian. Of Henderson.
Pastor, OF Clcve'and Bishop. Of Cleve
land; Price, of LeMars; Earl, Of Utica
nd King. OF Meridcn.
Hoeg Of Spokane. heads the Zoo. watl
Wolfe. of New oYrk; FOX. OF Indianap,
SIS; Lyons, Of Springfield; Coons. Of Kan
as City; Doe of Lewiston: Peacock. ans
rish, OF Hudson; Guese, Of Little Rock
Evening journal., 1903-12-22

Parrott Of Nashville; Swami. of Shreve-
port; Roach, OF Butte; Partridge, of Shell
don; Leach. Of Pittsburg; Horn, of Nash
vile and Fin, of Little Rack. TO help out.
The Zoo could be decorated with Green
of Chicago; Blue. of Pine Bluff; White
Of Chicago ;sBrown. of ST. Louis; Gray, Of
AIorreal; Ruby, of Davenport; Sorren.
of Houston; Golden. OF Toronto. or Silver
OF Michigan City.
The different nations arc German, Of
To.edo; French. Of Memphis; Wales, of
Louisville. and Malay. Of Joliet.
Any sort of weather here: Freeze, at
Sheldon; Frost and Summers. at Natchez;
Hale at Memphis; Wind. at Rock Island !;
Terrence, at Evansville; Winter. ait Bos-
ton; Rainey, at Troy; and Day and Might,
.at Manchester and Greenv1lle, respect
lively.
A Flood. at Brooklyn: Poole. at cincin-
natl; Ford, at indianapolis; Falls, at St.
Joe; shour. at Rockford; Bay. at Cleve-
land Lake, at Lowell. and a Krick at
Sioux City.
Physiology is represented by Lipp OF
Colorado Springs; Chinn of st. Joe;
Beard, Of Lawrence; Hart, Of Peoria;
Bodio. Of Seattle; Mann, OF Grand Forks
Leidy, of Monroe; Peoples. Of Spokane;
Ladd. Of Derby; Chlds of Montgomery;
Parent. of Boston; and Persons. of little
Rock.
You viii got Knox at Spokane. a Rapp
at Manchester ana a Belt at Springfield.
Nashville boasts OF Wiseman; Spokane.
a Longhead; Ft. Worth, a Lockhead, and
lola has its Bankhead
Meek at Rochester; Cross. at Philadel-
phla; Grim, at Marion; Bliss, at New
York; Manners, az Montreal, and Quick
at New Yo rk, comprise the emotions.
Drill, of Washington; Phyle. of Mem
Phls; Keys, OF Sioux City; Lock, of Hav-
orhllli klock, Of lion; speer, of NIL
waukee; Shields, Of Portland; Bail. of FIT.
Scott; Cannon, of Wheeling, are a few
odd ones.
Evening journal., 1903-12-22
HaOscOm's, S,
9TH aud Market Streets.
NEWS FROM kENNETI
speelal 70 the Even.ng Jonrna.


lSclnett SQUARE, Dee. 22.-Jac0b Gregg
hns gone to Phi adelphia TO Wink.
Miss Margare. Jackson rs a. her honis
on Willow street from Stamford Conn.
whore She Is studying muse
Leon insiigs IS home from Worcester.
Nings fot tin holidays.
chaYdifr Maxwell OF Philadelphia,
spent SUNDAY here.
John Myers aur Miss lcdith Mys~s src q,
thsr 'hor On North Union -trce, The
iaitcr from Smith College. Nurthleid.
Mas
Alfs Frang ] ling. OF Mcndcu all was
visitor q town on Suurday.
=. Jackson. of Philadelphia. srsn'
SurdaS at Jas ht ne here.
Lima cha Idle. and MIR. IL iri1g. OF
Wilmington. spent Sunday here
The canlat1. Birth Of Christ." was
beautifully rendered by tho cnoir OF the
Presbyterian church on Sundng even ns
Herbert ven and wife and Mtss l.acf.
Ten. OF GeushAenamon. Pa. we.e recent
Nl.itois nere.
Evening journal., 1903-12-22
SOCIETY
MEMBERSHIP DECREASED
Annual Meeting Held Last
Night and Officers Elected
for Ensuing Year

Reports submitted at the annual
meeting of the Historical Society Of
Delaware last night showed fallina
Of In mcilhership, and Chief Justice
Lore and Bishop Coleman urged all
present to canvass for new members.
The first of the year the membership
was III. During the year there were
4 deaths, designations. II dropped
from the list and 4 left the city, maxi
ing the present membership I4f. Only
one person was elected to active mem
bership during the year.
In electing the officers Tor the enrf-
ing year Thomas +. Bayard was chosen
to ill the vacancy caused by the death
OF PennocS Plsey. The officers follow.
President, Hon. Charles b. Lore
vice-presidents. the Rt. Rev. Leighton
Coleman, bishop OF the Episcopal Dio-
cese of Delaware, New Castle county:
the Hon. Manlove Hayes. Kent county:
the Hon. Ebe w. Tunnel, Sussex coun-
ty; recording secretary, Willard Hal
Porter; corresponding secretary John
Il. Bird; treasurer. Wilmer J. Ellison.
librarian, Henry c. Conrad; historic
ropher. Thomas +. Bayard; directors
Or. John p. Wales. William A. La
Motto, the Hon. lgnatius c. Grubb
Caleb =. johnson and John NJ. Rogers
Chief Justice Lore In a few remarks
thanked the members for his re-elec-
tion.
The report Of Treasurer Ellison fol-
lows: Receipts-Balance on deposit
$29A21; amount of dues collected. s494:
interest on dividends and Investments
Sl2L2i. rent OF the society's rooms S27:
insurance dividends. $3.50; sale of old
heaters, s.; publications sold. $3.50.
Disbursements Expenses paid
N02.1S; asset deposited 20 the credit oi
the endowment fund. S205.99; rent, OF
building, $3.50; cash balance deposited
in the Security Trust and safe Deuosii
Company s2s5.5S
Librarian Henry C. Conrad IN his re-
port. paid tribute TO Pennock Pusov
saying Dc filled a niche in the society
no one else could nll He closed by
recommending an active canvass on the
part OF the membership committee. At
teution was also called TO the present
quarters Of the society and he thought
that whom the endowment fund
reached 5000 some steps should be
taken towards new quarters. The fund
nNv exceeds 81. 500
The society also held Its monthly
meeting and Chief Justice Lore and
Bishop Coleman commented on the ex-
cellent condition Of the finances.
Evening journal., 1903-12-22
.EVERSON HOLDS THE RECORD
Pitched Fourteen Straight Games, Win.
ming Thirteen, Three Years Ago.

Bert Everson holds the pitching
record Of the country. Three years ago
he pitched fourteen games in fourteen
consecutive days while playing on the
Chester team and won thirteen Of them.
No pitcher in the business ever made
such record. Two years previous 10
that Pop" pitched ten straight games
while playing in the Connecticut
League.
Everson is sull in the running and
will be seen again next season at South
Side Park doing stunts with batters.
making them twist their backs to reach
for his benders. He is keeping in
shape during the cold weather and will
be in perfect condition when the sea-
son opens. No more foxy player was
ever seen on the local grounds tian
Everson. It is he who discovers the
signals of the visiting pitchers and to
him is due a great deal Of credit for
the batting done by the A. A. team.
Evening journal., 1903-12-22
DONATIONS FOR The poor
Will Be Distributed by the consress
ton Of Union Church.

The Rey. r. II. Adams has requested
his congregation 10 make n liberal do
nation 10 the poor. Union Church will
be open from 3 TO o'clock p. m. 10
receive donations Of coal clothing.
family supplies and money.
Women VIII be ia attendance on
Thursday evening oad Friday morn-
Ing TO distribute 20 needy ANA worthy
peopie rny articles that may BE- re-
rciNrd.
Evening journal., 1903-12-22
Useful Xmas Gifts.

There is no toy that can take
the place of Rubber Boots for the
children. Nothing from a jump.
ing jack to an automobile can sat
isfy like a pair Of big Gum Boots.
We have them for the little ones
Of ? and ) years old, for the Boys
and Girls as we'll as Boots for Men
and Women.
Evening journal., 1903-12-22
LUSH SIGNED BY PHILLIES
Williamsport Pitcher Joins the Forces
Of Manager Shettsline.

Williamsport, Dec. 22.-AIanager
shettsline, OF the Phillies. left Will
Transport last night carrying in his
pocket the contract of John Lush. the
famous left-hand pitcher of the VIII
Transport Club. He spent the day with
Lush and finally persuaded the young
phenom to join his forces. As a result
the Williamsport fans are in mourning.
Last year Lush pitched 80 games.
winning % and losing 10, against the
best teams that could be secured. His
friends predict great things for him
in fast company.
Shettsline was also after Applegate,
but did not get to see him.
Evening journal., 1903-12-22
Goodyear Glove Make Only

Fancy Juliets, in velvet and
leather, fur trimmed, for Women
At 81, $r.as and 81 SO, and our
line of Mems Slippers embraces
more than 20 styles. Ali the new
est feathers. at prices from soc to
s., and every one a bargain, at