Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-10

Make no engagement for Monday
that will keep you from voting.
Gardiner is disappointed that it is not
to have the expected pleasure of hear
ing Senator Lodge.
The Bath Masons will celebrate, to
day, the centennial of Solar Lodge
If that city.
1t is barely possible that there will
be 4 little el"ctionccrilg on the side at
tonorrow's campmectings.
A Lewiston bride and groom fled
from the rice-throwcrs in an auto
mobile, this week, and boarded the
train 1T Rumford junction instead Of
ut the home station whore their tor
mentors were waiting.
The Portland board Of registration
has had Il very busy week and as a re-
suit the city's list of voters bears COO
more names than it did year ago.
Newport boasts Of Il citizen at the
age of IS who has just taken up cigar
cite smoking.
The pilgrimage of the Shriners at Old
Orchard brought together two brothers
who had not met for 20 years, each Of
whom believed the other to be dead.
one was visiting Shriner from
Massa chusetts and the other steward
AZ the Velvet. They met by accident,
recognized each other. and it is sud to
have been an impressive scene which
ensued.
Robert L. Dunn Of Golfers Weekly
was with Senator Fairbanks as expert
photographer during his trip to Maine.
Mr.. Dunn has been in Manchuria ana
japan for the past eight months
for Golfers. He went into the
East with sympathes for the Japs. he
returned with sympathy strongly for
the Russians. And he says that this
is the general attitude of most of tho
observers in the great war of the races.
Mrs. Geo. c. Riggs, or Kate Douglass
Wiggin as everybody knows her best,
is arranging concert to be given in
the church at Buxton Lower Corner,
Thur sday evening. Sept. %, for the
benefit of the church. She will be as
sisted by Miss Nora A. Smith and other
musical talent. Mrs. Riggs will read
from her own works including her last
and most oh hrming book 'Rebecca.'
TINS annual Entertainment mas come
to be looked forward to with mucn
pleasure ana those in that section who
hay" never ate uded should not miss
this opportunity. Mrs. Riggs has a
charming personality and one thor
oughly enjoys helf readings.
Four very Interesting New Jersey
young women have spent the summer
at the st. Sauveur, Mar Harbor. They
are the Misses Emn}a. Esther. Harriet
and Helen Crawford\ who. in addition
to being attractive amid entertaining in
dividually. have the UNIQUE distinction
of being bankruptcies. fDuring the sum-
mer they have attracted considerabl
attention by their stril3ing resemblance
to each other. and thel kent the Young
mer guessing.
Brig. Gen. Harry ii Haskell. U. S.
A, retired. with Mrs. r Haskell. has been
in eastern Maine. where he has been
visiting relatives. Genl Haskell is one
of the most distinguished of American
infantry officers, aud. Ithough he en-
tered the army frd I'm TROY. N. v. has
dene credit on mahy battlefields to his
native state. MaineA HE was actively
engaged through theb Rebellion and dur
ing the long peroqt of peace follow
ing 1t. In the Spanish war he was early
at the front with Shqnf ter's army. and
was given commander the battalion
which charged the bTiockhouse at Ell Ca
ncy and captured it ;t fter a terrible and
heroic struggle through lines of barbed
wire swept by the SpA nish fire. In that
action, which marked the first step in
the American effort ton control the left
of the Spanish lines Before Santiago.
Gen. Haskell was the first to enter the
fortified blocllhouse and There received
the surrender of the STANDARDS who
begged for mercy under\ the impress
sion that they were to be Slaughtered. |
Before the fight he was urged to cut
off his handsome white Beard which |
was striking target for the Spaniards.
He declined to do so. ard led the |
charge. his course being followed anx-
iously by his friends AMONG the Off !
GERS with the troops beloy2. OF late
Gen. Haskell has been I'M "a ,mmand
mt Fort Thomas. Newport. XVI one of
the finest infantry posts iA the world. I