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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-23
/; allowance Of $685. granted to the

ham; allowance Of $685. granted to the
widow.
Estate ofiAvis H. Mathews. Belfast;
will approved; Clara A. Morrison and
Maude E. Mathews appointed execu-
trices.
Estate of Herbert B. Devereaux
Stockton Springs; will approved; Maria
Abbie Thompson appointed executrix
F. B. Clifford. Alex Staples and S. F
Ellis appointed appraisers.
Estate of Almira Thomson. North
port; will approved; f. A. Dickey APP
pointed executor; NJ. B. Whiting, A
W. Hassan and j. E. White appointed
appraisers.
Estate of Celia Kane, Searsport; Mi
chael Ward appointed administrator;
j. A. Colson. F. A. Curtis and A. M
Kane appointed appraisers
Estate OF Harry L. Kilgore, Belfast
second and final account of guardian
allowed; resignation of guardian ac-
cepted.
Estate of Ephraim A Pitcher, Bel
fast; second and final account OF
executor allowed
Estate OF Alice ]. Davis Lewis. Lib
arty; first and final account of admin
istrator allowed; petition for distribu-
ton presented.
Estate of Ross NJ. Clarence NJ. and
Ethel NJ. Howes, Liberty; third account
IF guardian allowed.
Estate OF Matte R., Forest E., Addie
VI. and Luetta F. Howes, Liberty; final
account of guardian allowed.
Estate of Maria A. Mitchell, Free
lon; second and final account Of adj
ninistrator allowed.
Estate of John A. SeaVey, Frankfort {;
ilrSt and final account of guardian al
owed; account presented by the ad-
ninistratriN Of the deceased guardians
astate)
Estate of Adelbert w. Fletcher,
nifty: second and final account of adj
-linistratriN allowed.
Estate OF Orrin S. Written, Belfast;
'Xecutors' inventory returned; first
nd final account and private claim OF
XecutCrS presented.
Estate Of Maria 3. Manter. Winter
'ort; will presented; John Il. Nealley
i Monroe NAMED executor.
Estate Of ChGs. L. Gilmore, Burn
lam; petition presented for appoint
nent Of Eva A. Gilmore, administra-
riX.
Estate of Geo. s. Chase. Belfast: will
presented; Geo. a. Quimby named ex-
cutor.
Estate Of Adoniram II. Banks, Bel
dst; petition presented for determine
ion OF collateral Inheritance tax: first
.ccou:t of executor presented.
T,11
ccona and final account of adminis-
iatO. presented.
Estate of Elijah NJ. Pease. Belmont;
irst and final account of executor pre-
sented.
Estate of Alice e. and Gladys L.
Fernald. Lincolnville; petition present.
ID for license to sell real and personal
estate
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-23

Hook and Ladder Co. No. has re-
ceived its new runners for the truck
which will be used in the place of
wheels during the winter. The runners
have been placed on the truck. and were
given Il trial, Thursday evening, by the
committee. who found them to work
with perfect satisfaction. It viii be
4 gre II relief for the horses. which have
been obliged to haul the heavy truck
through all kinds of snow during the
past. ana will save n great deal OF
valuable time in reaching fire during
the winter months. One of the roar
runners is equipped with shoe that
is groOvel so as to prevent the truck
from sliding in turning the corners.
The runners will save many times their
cos, In Il short time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-23
A DlSASREEABLE DAY.
A kortkcaster Which Made About
Everyone Very Uncomfortable.

Friday was about as diSa agreeable Il
day on the street has has been expert
enced for the winter. With rle mer-
curry lowering around the zero point.
snow began falling at about o'clock
in the morning. and Indications seemed
TO fortell the coming of n nOrtheaster.
The storm increased IS the day aI-
VanCed. and n brisk wind aided materi-
ally in making outdoor life burden.
The mercury dropped. too. ard at 10
olcock was one degree below zero.
Cold noses ard fingers We're the order
of the day, and the man with the ear
muifs was the envy ot everyone on the
street.
Toward noon there was slight
change noticeable, very slight. The
mercury had climbed slowly up until
II rested easily ut the cipher. and the
snow did not come down quite SO thick
iy as it had during the morning hours.
Another change was that the snow was
mixed with hail. which, as the after
noon progressed. increased in percent
age to such an extent trlat the snow
became simply sidelight in the storm.
y combination of hail and snow
makes bad footing, and is not any
great aid to the successful operation
of an electric road. so that the cars or
the A. w. & G. lines had hard time
OF it. but the plows were kept at worl
all day, and good service was main
tanned.
Some of the local weather prophet
predicted a fall of foot or more o
snow. because, as one recalled. som
As or 50 years ago, about this time o
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-23
Somerset Probate Court.

The following business was transact
ID at the January term of Probate
;ourt for Somerset county:
Wills presented in the estates of Jane
D. Saliey, late OF Pittsfield; Carline Nj
Walker, late, Of New Portland; Della
Hurd, late OF Madison.
Wills allowed in the estates of James
\. Hunter. late OF Pittsfield; Sarah A
Fogs, late of COrnville; Ansel Allen
ate of Soloni Henry Leavitt, late OF
'kOW hogan; Freeman Fletcher, late OF
;kowhcgan; Napoleon, late of st. AL
BANS.
Accounts presented in the estates OF
Jennie L. Rove, late of Palmyra
Frank II. Kilkenny, late OF Madison.
Accounts allowed in the estates OF
.uth p. Hobbs, late of Canaan; George
". Martin, late Of Canaan; Annette
HGwes. late OF Pleasant Ridge; George
". Palmer, late of Norridge%ock; Geo
NJ. Boston, late of Mercer: Nathan H
Savage. late of Madison; Edwin j
Pratt, late CT New York; Thomas
Dugan, late Of Skowhegan; Nancy j.
Exits. late of New Portland.
Petitions presented for administra-
ZION in the estates of Joshua Hilton
late Of Madison; Lucy w. Lord. late
If SkOWhegan: Frank NJ. TOtman, late
f Fairfield; Charles F. Packard, late
u Canaan.
License granted to sell real estate IL
he estates of i. NJ. Triton. late OF
Smithfeld; Irene w. Eachelle:, late OF
starks: Herbert l.. SeekinS, late OF st
Adams: Selden c. Scanmon, late OF
Fairfield
Distribution was decreed and collat-
raj inheritance tax fixed in the estate
If Henry Du8an. late of Skowhegan
Representation OF insolvency was
presented and commissioners appointed
il the estate OF Harriet l.. Sanborn
late OF Palmyra.
Widows allowance was granted i!
rhe estate of Josiah Fl. Goodrich. late
of Moscow, and AlonZo II. Hartman
late OF Madison.
Alfred II. Lang was appointed guar
dian of Nancy n. Pike of SkOwhegan.
Daniel s. York was confirmed n
trustee under the will Of George w
York, late 81 Madison.
Charles 0. Small was appointed trus'
go ~ ~" estate of Aurie F. Knox, late
of Madison.
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soothes while it stimulates, heals as it
expurgates. Peruna is not q purgativc,
or cathartic, or sedative, or stimulant,
nor q vegetable or mineral poison. 1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-23
To the Honorable Board of Railroad Com


The Eustis Railroad Company, a cor
poration organized and existing under the
general laws of this State respectfully-
represents to your Honorable Body that
the extension of its railroad from a point
IN CopEn Plantation to the Village Of
Stratton in the town of EustiS. as 10
Gated and approved by your Honora BILE
Board, is laid out across certain high
WAYS in the Plantation of Coplin in the
County of Franklin. and in the town OF
Eustis in said County as appears hv the
aforesaid location now on file in Your
Office. at the points thereon hereinafter
described. and that it is impracticabe TO
so construct said railroad as to pass ether
over OF under said ways:
Coplin Plantation No. /, The County
iio:id near John Wyman's house.
Coplin Plantation, No. >. The County
Read leading past l.. Dyers mousse.
Coplin Plantation. No. T. The County
Road near the Eustis town lire.
Town of Eustis; No. >. The County
hGat at foot Of hill near Mary Potter's
Town OF EtstiS No. 6. The Comfy
Village
WHEREFORE your petitioner requests
that your Honorable Board, after notice
and hearing. will authorize the crossing
oi sad highways at grade, and also deter
mine the manner and conditions of said
crossings Of said highways. and how the
expense OF building and maintaining so
much thereof as is within the limits of
said Railway shall he borne, as by law
required. and make such decree thereon
as the law and facts may authorize and
require.
Dated January IS. 1904.
EUSTIS RAILROAD COMPANY
By: Heath Andrews & Dutton,
Its Attorneys.
On the foregoing Petition.
ORDERED: That the petitioner cause
to be published a true copy of said petit
ton and this order of notice thereon
three days successfully in the Daily Ken
nebec Journal. a newspaper published at
Augusta in the County of Eennebec. the
first publication in said paper to be at
least five days before WEDNESDAY, the
THIRD day of FEBRUARY. A. D. 1904.
or which day the Board of Railroad Com
missCners will be in session at their
office in Augusta at TEN o'clock in the
forenoon for the purposes indicated in
said petition. Said petitioner shall send
copies of the foregoing petition and or
der to the County Commissioners of
Franklin County. also to the Municipal
Officers of the Town of Eustis. five days
1T least before the date of said hearing.
J. Il. PEAKS. Chairman
For the Board of Railroad Commissioners
Of Maine.
Dated this nineteenth day Of January,
A. d. 1904.
Z, c. EARRING TON, Clerk.
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DON'T MISS THIS GREAT SALE
THIS WEEK AS IT'S A MONEY
SAVER FOR YOU.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-23

year, there was a storm that began
Just as this one did, and that one was
/ corker. But the storm Of yesterday
suffered by comparison, for late in the
afternoon, it lost all ambition and fin
lily ceased. with n total fall of about
five inches.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-23

District DEPUTY Grand High Priest
J. T.. blanchard returned. las: evening.
from an official visit to Crescent Chap
ter at Pembroke. St. Croix at Calais,
and Eastern at PASSPORT.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-23

Miss Florence Longley of Sidney,
who resides on Green street ana is 2
student at the Cony High school. has
been reported as being very i'll with
typhoid fever.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-23

| OF the 391 different kinds of British
birds, only 40 are resident all the year.
Evening journal., 1904-03-11
BO1NN WITNESSES
START WEST TOMORROW
Miss Bateman, OF Dover,
Finally Agreed to Accom-
pany the Party

Miss Josephine Bateman. one OF the
witnesses in the BotlSln case, who has
been besieged by the California au-
thorities to go to San Francisco, has
.reconsidered her determination not to
go and win cave with the Dover party
tomorrow afternoon.
Miss Bateman was with Mrs. Dunn
ing in the porch party when the box Of
poisoned candy was handed 10 Mrs.
Dunning Miss Bateman ate some of
the candy and for two days was seri-
ously 81, her symptoms being precisely
the same as were those of Mrs. Dunn
/ ing and Mrs. Deane. who died.
The party viii leave Philadelphia al
APO o'clock and win arrive in Sar
Francisco about "Wednesday The wit.
nesses In the case who will make ths
trip are DR.. T. r. Wolfe Of Newark. Dr
I p. S. Downes Of Dover. DR. l.. A. n
Bishop Of Dover, the Misses Josephine
Bateman, Elizabeth Kemp and Ethel
Millington. an Of Dov1r; Harry c.
Pennington and Bernard ]. McVey, ].
ID. Deane, Mrs Lydia Deane. J.. f.
Dunning an of Philadelphia.
The trial of Mrs Botlyin was started
IN San Francisco yesterday, when the
work of drawing the jury began.
Evening journal., 1904-03-11
FLOOD DAMAGE RUNS
INTO THE MILLIONS
High Waters Receding But
Big Ice Jams Threaten
More Disaster

Damage from the Ice packs and floods in
the territory through which the north
branch OF the susquehanna runs has
reached a sum variously estimated at
from S2OooOOO to SGo0OOO0.
Although much Of the ice has come down
the river the jams are stn numerous. and
threaten to carry greater destruction when
they break.
The big jam above Calawissa has hrok.
en-. and The residents Of towns a.ong the
main stream fear the result Of the rush
Of water and ice.
Sale Harbor was almost wiped out Of ex-
isteice by tlie Hood and few houses can
be saved. The town viii virtually have 10
be rebuilt. and many victims Of the food
have announced their intention OF finding
homes elsewhere.
Conditiors where the water has fallen
are little better than when the Hood was
at Us height. An along the banks Of the
stream ice is piled high, covering railroad
tracks and making it Impossible 20 oper-
ate rains.
Thousands OF laborers are at work clear
ing The roadbeds. but il will be some time
before the lines viii be open SO that trains
can be run regularly.
Rudolph Blankonburg and DR.. NJ. S.
French, Of the ictizens Permanent RcIci
Committee Of Philadelphia visited Md.
dletown to investigate the appeal for aid
from that place.
DR.. Pau. A Hartman, representative oi
the State Board Of HEALTH, has been COM
missioned by Secretary Benjamin Lee "a
investigate health conditions and make re.
port 10 the board.
Special prccaduon will be taken 10 pre-.
vent an outbreak of smallpox and Other
diseases among the Hood sufferers.
Evening journal., 1904-03-11
HAD NARROW ESCAPE

Jumped From Cart as Train Crashed
Into Il.
Thomas Welsh, an employe Of the VIII
mngton Gas and Electric Company had
a narrow escape from death this morning.
lie was driving cart loaded with coke
across the tracks Of The Pennsylvania
railroad at Third street when a north
bound express train struck the wagon.
Welsh saved himself by jumping from the
cart a moment before the collision. He es-
capped without injury but the horse was
hurt
For the second time within a month,
Secretary Joseph Wlgglesworth has is
sued a burial permit from a certificate
of transportation fastened to the top Of a
box inclosing a corpse. The deceased is
William V. Johnson, aged "A years, of No.
229 Broome street. He died Of consump-
tion at Denver. Colorado, and his body
was shipped to this city for burial. Inter-
ment will be made in the family plot at
OXford Ia.
Evening journal., 1904-03-11
CHESTER STATION OPEN
New Building Put in Use Yesterday
Afternoon.

New Building Put in Use Yesterday
Afternoon.
Chester, Pa. March 1.-THE new
station of the Pennsylvania Railroad
at Sixth street, was opened yesterday
afternoon for passenger traffic. As
soon as the 1904 north-bound express
began to move out from Chester the
ticket Office IN the temporary station
was closed and the clerks moved into
the-new building, where the first tickets
were sold for the north bound express
leaving at 12.5S D. m. A 0ozen people
lined up for the honor of purchasing
the first ticket sold az the new Office,
but the privilege was secured by Jo-
seph d. oliver. of the local freight de-
partment, who pocketed the piece of
cardboard for a souvenir.
The new station is on the south side
Of the elevated railroad on a plaza be-
tween Market and Welsh streets. and
is accessible from three sides on the
plaza and by a tunnel from Sixth street
1t IS two stories in height, with a peak
ed roof that gives a three-story effect
Evening journal., 1904-03-11
Nearo,s View Of Lauuers.

Several days ago," remarked a prom
inenE up town lawyer, "a eoiored man en-
ployed me to look up an estate for him
IN the South. found there was 5000 due
him, and this Information impaired 70
him I'm due time"
How much do owe you for this con-
sultation? inquired the colored man.
Wen settle that later on ] told him.
All would like to know now per-
sisted he, as l was somethJn' Of a jack
ass lawyer myself down South an / was
keen To- fees
Il told him and he went away satis-
fed concluded the lawyer who asked
chat his name be Withheld as he did not
ike the view the negro took OF the legal
profession.
Evening journal., 1904-03-11
"FIvE BABIES--C0NE HOME
Astonishing Message Received by the
Father, Who Almost tainted.

Pittsburg. Pa, March 11.-"Come
home at once. Annie has five babies
They are all boys They were born
this morning, and Annie and the bab-
les are Well"
David swope, the husband of Annie.
was Derched about 125 feet above the
Allegheny river when he received this
message. He was engaged in tying a
strand Of the Wabash bridge, and had
he not been supported by his COM
rades when he opened the message he
would have fallen into the stream.
Turning to the boss of the pob, Swope
asked that he be given his time, and
he left this afternoon for Fulton
county, Pa, to see his five boys.
Evening journal., 1904-03-11
TROLLEY 70 DELAWARE CITY
Washout Being Repaired at clarI<'s
Marsh.
sDeclal 70 tho venlng journal.

ElNAihA ~ tAN NtHiHE JNAAidls
New Castle, March 11.-Work has
been commenced on the trolley road at
.ClaIlS's marsh. The wash-out will be
repaired by a force Of men employed
by the Wilmington, New Castle and
Southern. The track VIII require con-
siderable filing before it Is ready for
the track, and the nature of the ground
makes Ii necessary 10 use piling to get
a solid foundation. II is thought that
the road will be ready for cars in a
few weeks, although operations. may
not be completed for nearly two
months.
Evening journal., 1904-03-11
FIood Losses over sfOo.o COO,

Port Deposit Md, March ll.-Prop-
erty at Port Deposit. Perfyville. Havre
de Grace, Lapidum, Conowingo and
other points within the State have
been damaged by the Susquehanna
flood and ice to the extent of 100000.
A gang Of $50 men is working along
the Columbia & Port Deposit Railroad
and trains can come as far north MS
Happy Valley Train service TO Bank
Station may be perfected BY Friday
night The tracks throughout town will
not be open untn next week. barrins
no rise In the 'river. The tracks al
Rock Run are piled upon four feet OF
ice, and have as much more on top oi
them The roads -n the heart Of towl
win be open by Sunday
Evening journal., 1904-03-11
This is Not a Fish storvI

You can get the best mackerel. 1Oc
to l5c each; Goldfish steaks. 2 ms, Csc;
sardines I'm oil mustard sauce and
spiced I no. cans. 1Oc; 10. cans mack
erel. 10c; can shrimp, 12c: 2 cans sab
mon, 25c; clam chowder. 10c and zoe
can. d. w. Lynch Co, stores 4th and
Madison, Sth and King streets. Trad
ing stamps.
Evening journal., 1904-03-11
ELLIOTT TOWER ABANDONED
High Water Pressure For Boulevard
Residents.

In consequence OF another break
down IN the pumping machinery at the
Elliott water tower the Water De-
partment has decided to abandon the
structure altogether, as a storage place
Tor water, The high pressure service
was turned on this morning. People
living in that section Of the city win
now have no cause to complain OF an
insufficient water supply.
Evening journal., 1904-03-11
RUSSIANS READY
10 BURN STORES

sengers who arrived today on the steamer
Celtic from Liverpool and Queenstown
were twenty-eight Japanese. army and
navy officers returning hRme from Euro
pean countries, and the ~. Rev. Joseph
c. Harizel, missionary Bishop OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church IN America.
The japanese officers will start immeji-
ately for San Francisco there to take ship
for Japan. They will not all go one route
several having decided to race across the
country.
Evening journal., 1904-03-11
Two RulIdina Pern,its erant.d.

Two permits for alterations were
granted this morning. The Cool Spring
Ice and Coal Company will build n
shed beyond Market street bridge at a
cost of 500 and George S. Mckee will
make alterations TO the store on the
southwest corner OF Eleventh. and
Market streets. costing 5000.
Evening journal., 1904-03-11
WATER COMMISSIONERS RETURN
Inspected FiIterins Plant at Albany and
Lawrence.

Water Commissioners Garrett and
Lindsay, Chief Engineer Theodore Lei
sen and Bacteriologist KoDn or the
Water Department have returned from
their trip to Albany and Lawrence.
Mass. The party arrived home yes
terday az noon and We're much pleased
With their visit.
Chief Engineer Leisen this morning
said that the filtration plant at Lawr-
ence was one Of the best i'm the country.
Despite the fact that there were thirty
inches OF ice IN the fltering beds. the
plant was doing excellent work.
Evening journal., 1904-03-11
Lawyer Arrested.

Late last night Mr.. VanDyke was ar
rested By Deputy Constable Williams, on
charge Of the women. He is charged with
committing assault and battery upon
them. Frank II. Davis has been retained
by the women as their counsel. James II.
Hughes appeared for Mr.. VanDyke. Mr..
Hughes waived a hearing for his client
bail being fixed at 500. J. Frank wlds
acted as bondsman.
Evening journal., 1904-03-11
SAID he stoIe FurnIsure.

Charged by Mrs. Mary E. Reynolds.
of No. si5 Walnut street. with stealing
a. bedroom suit, three pieces Of carpet
and other furniture, George w. john
son. coiored, was arrested by Constable
Buckley and arraigned before Magis-
trate We'll this morning. The man
claims that Mrs. Reynolds owed him
money. Johnson was represented by
Philip Garrett and Mrs. Reynolds by
Charles b. Evans. The case was con-
tinued until Tuesday. March Is.
Evening journal., 1904-03-11
POOL TOURNAMENT FINISHED
William E. Myers Defeats Henry Pool
at New c~sle.
SnoclaI 10 the Evening Journal,

Special TO the Evening Journal.
New Castle. March 1.-THE pool tourna-
mentw hich has been on at The rooms. OF
Company II for about three weeks was
finished last night when William f..
Myers. defeated Henry Pool by 80 points.
These two gentlemen were The last TO fin
ish' and there was considerable interest
shown I'm the result.
Evening journal., 1904-03-11
Enough Surveys said BAN.
REFUSED TO GRANT NEW TRIAL
Case Of Henry sehuchler Appealed by
His Attorneys.

Superior Court was in session but a few
minutes this morning. The court refused
TO grant new trial in the case Of Henry
Schuchler against the Robert c. Dixon
estate for board. care and attention and
Messrs. Lyman and whiteman. counsel
for the plaintin appealed the case. The
trial list was looked over and court ad-
journed until Monday.
Evening journal., 1904-03-11
JACK THE PEPPER
New Castle Residents Asitated over
Mysterious Stranger.
speelal b the Evenlng Juurnal.

Special to the Evening Journal.
Now Castle. March ia "Jack-the-
Pepper has been creating considerable
excitement in New Castle for several
nights past. lie makes his appearance
AT night and looks into the privacy Of
the family circle. His actions have been
observed by several citizens. but his
identity so far is a mystery.
Several different localities in town
have been visited by the fellow, and
women generally are u&hch wrought up
over his actions. Heads Of families are
now up in arms, and if the night prowl-
er is caught he win be given a warm
reception.