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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-28
Maine Town Happenings
KENNEBEC.
EAST READFlELD.

+ q. Richardson Of Lewiston, spent
several days with his sister Mrs. Z. "A.
Mace, last week. He spent one day IN
company with w. T. Mace visiting the
Soldiers Home at Togus. As this was
his first visit at that institution ne was
greatly pleased and much interested in
all he saw. Mr.. Richardson was q vet
eran of the Civil War being a member
of the 18th Maine.
Mrs. Jackson of Jay, is spending Il
few weeks With her daughter Mrs.
Loren Dudley.
Will Knowles, Of Belgrade is in this
neiGhborhooG with his threshing ma
chine and is doing good work.
H. a. Hutchinson. postmaster at
Dedham, Mass. with his wife and Sis
ter Mrs. G. ). Royal. called upon his old
friends in this vicinity last Sunday.
c. c. Morrill, is hauling his stove
wood to Winthrop.
Miss Emma Mace returned to her
work Sunday.
A B. earle Of Lowell Mass, and his
granddaughter Miss Marcia Garlic,
called on Mrs. w. T. Mace. also on Mrs.
C. H. and Mrs. A. A Gordon one day
recently.
Owing to so much sickness and the
small attendance at church, it was de-
cided to close the services last Sunday.
Miss Ada Berry is visiting her BROTH
er and sister in Auburn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-28
SOMERSET.
SMITHFIELD.

Willard Doyen, only son Of Joel
Doyen of this town, passed away at the
home of his father. Monday, with con-
sumption. Mr.. Doyen's health had
been failing for some time and he came
home from Medtield in hopes to regain
his health, as he was in the prime of
life. A father and widow survive. they
having buried their only child Il few
weeks ago.
News has been received announcing
the death of Mrs. Eliza Shirley, wife of
the late Charles Shirley of this town.
George Varney has been quite sick
with serious throat trouble.
Mrs. Ann Narney has returned home
from Abbott accompanied by her
si3ter-in-law, Mrs. Nathaniel Perkins.
Charles Crowell of Oakland. was in
town. Friday, looking after farm help
v hicn is hard to find.
John Nichols was at home over sun
day from Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-28
SPRUCE LUMBER VERY HIGH.
Great Demand for Names Product ir
New York.

Never in this State has the price of
spruce lumber been so high as now, SIS
per thousand feet having been quoted
recently in heavy dimension timber in
New York city. which is equal to $25.5c
at the mill in Bangor.
Everywhere the demand for Maine
spruce is greater than for twenty years
past, New York city, in particular,
calling for lumber faster .han the mills
can saw it. AS there is every pros
ptct that the heavy demand and high
prices will continue next year, the lum-
Der men of Maine are making prepara-
tiois to cut Il much larger quantity of
logs than usual, and have already sent
into the woods all the men that they
have been able to hire. It is estimat-
ed that BY Thanksgiving time there will
be not fewer than thirty thousand men
at work in the woods of the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-28
FIVE INJURED.
Scaffoldins Gave Way in Rumford
Falls Mill.

Five men received severe injuries by
u fall OF Il feet at the oxford Paper
CO.'S mill. at Rumford Falls, where 4
crew IS ut work building a brick boiler
house. BY reason of too great a weight
being put upon a scaffolding it gave
way. precipitating the men to the earth.
Two Italians received injuries to their
chest and back and legs. Jerry
Murphy was badly damned along his
left side and leg and is unable to walk.
the injury TO his knee being the worst
feature of his hurts. c. f. y Brien re
Ceived a confusion of the left side
Lawrence Peterson, a Dane. was badly
cut about the head and hands.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-28
CAM BRIDGE

Miss Blanche Richards has returned
from her visit to friends in Guilford.
A Farmers Institute will be held
here, oct. 81.
Herbert Johnson is moving to Dexter.
DR.. NJ. F. Hamilton is very i'll. with
slight hopes of his recovery
A large number went to Wellington,
Thursday. to attend the funeral OF
Henry Pease. He had many relatives
in this town.
The new Grange stable is nearly done
a fact which the Patrons who own
horses will be glad to hear.
schools in town close, Friday.
The Grange entertainment, saturday
night, was under the direction OF Ceres,
MIS-, Agnes Nutter. and was enjoyed
by all.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-28
RIPLEY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl weeks nave re-
turned home from Palmyra Tor the VIII
ter
Mrs S. o. Skillings and Miss Louise
Hoyt have gone to Boston.
Horace and Dell Frost are moving the'r
families to Dexter.
Fred Hanson and Chas. Bryant are tiN-
ing M the Roscoe Felkcr store and Will
Keep groceries and a line of stoves ana
tin ware. and buy potatoes, apples and
everything the farmer has to sell.
Airs. Sadie Hopkins is having mlliin-
cry parlor built onto her fathers store
A number from this town attended the
Grangtic fair and baby show at Harmony
"Wednesday, Oct. %.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-28
KENNEBEC.
EAST VASSALBORO.

Three candidates were instructed in
the third and fourth degrees at Vassal-
b0ro Grange. Tuesday evening. a
bnuntiful harvest supper was served
A fine program was carefully carried
oft m much enjoyed. Visiting guests
came from WinslOw. state Master
Gardiner was present and added to the
interest ana pleasure of the evening
The next meeting will be gentlemans
night.
Miss Fanny Priest was a guest at
Mrs Anna Gates, last week.
Mi and Mrs. Everett Coombs are re-
cciving congratulations On the birth of
Il son. Richard Collins COombs.
Homer j. Coppuch of Oak Grove
Seminary spoke Sunday morning at
Friends Church. The sermon was well
chosen and claimed the attention Of the
audience throughout. Mr.. Hollins-
worth also from Oak Grove was pres
cnt.
Rev +. A. Colpitts occupied the pull
Dit 1T the Methodist Church in the
afternoon ana spoke in his usual i'm
pressive manner.
Mrs. Mary Bedding and Miss Belle
Pattee left Wednesday morning with
Miss Susie Hoyt for Natick, r. l. Miss
Hoyt had recovered 50 that she was
able to be taken to the nome of her sis
ter for the winter.
Mrs. Ida Clark is entertaining a
friend for short time.
Mrs Fred Whitney was taken seri-
ously i'll Monday, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Whitney came Tuesday from
Augusta to remain until her recovery.
Her many friends are glad to hear of
HOY Improvement.
Mr.. and Mis-. David Gates spent Sun
day, at China with Mrs. Frank Jones.
Miss Daisy DOlley. former graduate
OF Oak Grove Seminary and recent
graduate nurse from New Jersey. has
Ieen visiting friends here.
Or. Herbert Miliken of Waterville
was in the place Friday in consultation
with DR.. Mabry.
Ernest and Florence Priest were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Bragan
at Riverside Tuesday.
The work is being carried on rapidly
on the Soldiers Monument. The foun-
dation laid and the grading is progress
ing Well Tine monument will be here
this week and placed in position if
nothing happens.
WEST SIDNEY.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Scribner Of Au-
gusta We're guests Saturday and Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Scribner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Blaisden were at
their old home few days last week.
The widow of the late Hiram Abbott
will spend the winter at II. f. Corson's
Charles Hansen and Miss Gready of
Augusta called on Abbie J. Davis, Sun
day.
Mrs. Angonette Smith went to Bel
grade. last week, to visit Mrs. Laura
Gordon.
Tine shinsling Of the Baptist church
was begun Tuesday.
NORTH SIDNEY.
There will be a Halloween entertain
ncnt in Grange hall. Tuesday evening.
oct 3lst. The entertainment will con-
sist of n ghost drill at O'Clock sharp
ard fortune telling by the Pomeriam
Sisters either by cards or palm. and
corcludc with social dance and
oyster supper. Music will be furnished
by Blake's orchestra. Admission five
cents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-28
WEST WINDSOR.

Among the late arrivals are Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis j. Dickey of South Boston,
who are spending a week with Mr..
Dickey's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. VI.
Dickey.
Mrs. Gcorg e Hadden of Brooklyn,
New York. who has been visiting
friends in South Paris. Unity. and Au-
susta. is now With her mother Mrs.
Thayer visiting relatives in this vi
entity.
Mrs. Hunt of Hudson, Mass, is the
short Time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-28
NORTH WHITEFlELD.

Or f. j. Gardiner of Boston. who has
been visiting his mother for the past few
weeks. returned, last Monday.
]. w. King of East PiJtston. was call
ing on friends i'll this place. Wednesday,,
Oct. %.
Mrs. A. l.. Wellman returned from Bos-
ton, Tuesday night, Oct. a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-28
WEsTFIELD.

The rain Of last week was appre-
ciated by the farmers who desire to
pillow.
There is 4 warrant posted on the
schoolhoust door in district No. |, no
tifying the citizens Of 4 meeting to be
held at said place at six o'clock. oct
- for the purpose of organizing Il
society for building a church.
Notwithstanding the dry weather,
which makes travelling IN the woods
very noisy, quite number of deer
ana some moose are being shot in
this vicinity. Joe Barnett shot two
deer near Hedgehog mountain last week.
He is now in pursuit of Il moose.
J. Frank Taylor shot Il fine moose
near the mountain. Wednesday, oct.
rs. The first shot brought the moose
to the ground. Taylor thought him an
easy prey and advanced to cut his
throat when the monarch of the wood
rose and leaped to meet him. Taylor
sprang to one side and fired a sec
ond shot which took effect in one Of
the forelegs careering him to one side.
A third shot completed the work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-28
AROOSTO0K.
PRESQUE ISLE.

The concrete walk, just finished, in
front Of the bank and postoffice is a
great improvement to the street.
Parsons & Donaldson shipped two
car loads of potatoes, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Duncan gave
a tea. Saturday evening, oct. 81. Zeb.
Fields ana family, Lewis Duncan ana
family, |. T. Donaldson and family,
Miss French and Miss Ellis passed
very pleasant evening with this hap
py family.
Charles Bruce GibcrsOn and Louise
Moore Witham We're united in mar
riage at ?. F. NJ. Tuesday, oct. "a. at
the home of the brides parents. Mr..
and MIS-. OTIS James William on the
Houlton road The guests assembled
On the lawn in front of the house.
Rev. A. ID. Paul, the officiating clergy
man. led the bridal party which TOOK
their place under a maple tree. Charles
Whitman, brother of the bride accom-
panied the groom followed by the
bride leaning on her fathers arm.
Mary eastman, the bridesmaid. was
escorted to her place by her mother
The ring service was used and the
ceremony was earnest and impressive.
All repaired to the parlors where re-
freshments of cake. coffee. fruit and
confectionery We're served. The COM
pany broke up as the shades of night
descended. with many good wishes for
the happy couple Mr.. and MIS-.
Ciiberson We're the recipients of many
use and beautiful presents, con-
sisting of household goods, china,
glass and silverware. They will re-
side on Park street.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-11-24

r. B. Bullock, lawyer, member Of
board OF trade.
r. B. Campbell, manager Florida
Electric & Plumbing Co., member of
: board of trade.
member board of trade.
t E. n. Schlemmer, baker, member
board of trade
D. S. Anderson, manager Ocala
Foundry and Machine Shops. mem
| Der board of trade
John H. Taylor, of the Ocala Man-
ufacturing Company, member board
of trade
Packing & Ice Co., member board of
trade.
HI. c. Jones, owner of bottIing
works, member board of trade.
w. V. Newsom, NJ. D., member of
BOARD or trade
Autobiography Drug Store, Groves
( and Walters, members of board of
trade
The Blount Real Estate Company,
by E. K. Nelson, secretary and
treasurer, member board of trade.
Helvenston-Pasteur Company, mer-
chants, members board of trade.
r. L. Anderson, lawyer.
S. A. Bullock, Justice of the peace.
M. Handelsman, proprietot of the
Boston Store.
H. A. Daniel, druggist.
A. j. Beck, druggist.
Don Ford, bank clerk.
ID. G. Edwards, owner Ocala House.
w. G. Jeffords, retired merchant.
Fred G. B. Weihe, jeweler. member
board of trade.
Klein & Campbell, merchants,
members board of trade.
Frank P Gadson. proprietor of the
Bazaar Store
ii. S. Stalberg, proprietor restau-
rant.
E. j. Crook, bookkeeper at H. B,
Masters Store.
j. W. Alexander, proprietor New
Racket Store.
Frank & Harris, proprietors of the
Variety Store, members board of
trade.
Lee Miller, naval stores.
A. L. Swartz, wholesale groceries,
member board of trade,
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-11-24

when in celebration of the favor God
had shown him, imbibed too freely
one of his sons was shocked and at
tempted to erect a prohibition altar
over him and for the doing of which a
curse was placed upon him and his
offspring forever, which has afflicted
the human race ever since,
Nearly three thousand years elapsed
and the world again grew SO wicked
that God sent his own son to save it /;
yet wine drinking is not put down
as one of its evils, and Christ was
derided as ''winebibber," the pre-
sumption is because he must have
used wine in moderation.
So much for the moral aspects of
this subject.
Now as to its business aspects:
Twelve or fourteen stOrerOOms will
will be left vacant. Thus it stands
to reason will lessen rents and will
inevitably effect real estate values
If the stOrerooms are occupied by
the same class of stores that are al
ready here it will divide the trade
with our merchants and must of ne
cessity be hurtful to them.
the fifty men these saloons now
employ and WHO spend all their earn
ings here, will be thrown out of en-
ployment and their wages will be
lost from the channels of trade and
to that extent the business of the
city will be curtailed.
The argument that the money now
paid into the saloons will be saved
and used for purchasing the necssa-
ries of life will not hold good, and,
if carried to its logical conclusion,
would be fatal to any town in the
world 1t would close up all such es-
Establishments as jewelry. cigar, fancy
goods stores and our fruit and con-
fectiOnery stands, for none of these
establishments deal in the necessities
of life, and all of their goods could
be dispensed With, and the buyers
would then of course have more to
spend for actual food and raimant.
But proposition of this sort would
SO depopulate our city that we would
have very little city left, and it's de-
struction would inevitably follow.
To make city we must have a
population and all sorts of industries
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-11-24
BUSINESS MEN
TO
BUSINESS Men
Plain Talk About Coming Election
Will Voting the County Dry BE
Helpful Or NuStfui to the
0uSinoSs7

Ocala, Nov. Is, 1905.
To the Editor of the Ocaia Banner:
was greatly impressed with an ar
ticle that appeared in your paper
some time since. 1t stated that very
few, if any, of the young men of our
city, or the older ones, either, for
that matter, were addicted to the
drink habit to any considerable ex-
tent, so to advertise Ocala as being
polluted by this evil it seems to me
is more or less a reflection on the fair
name of our city. It is a palpable
wrong to our citizens.
Forbidden fruit is always tempting,
and the young man housed like a hot
house plant is less liable to escape the
snares and pitfalls he is likely to en-
counter in the great battle with the
world than the young man who has
had freer reign and has not always
been tied to his mothers apron strings.
AS a rule, the Jew is accustomed to
his wines, beer and liquors in his home
and the Jew boy is less addicted to the
drink habit when he grows to man
hood than his gentle associates who
have grown up under more restricted
and prohibitive surroundings. Ibe-
ieve this proposition is generally adj
mitted.
1t seems that as soon as the science
of agriculture was understood vine
yards were planted and the wine press
is Familiarity alluded to in the Old
Testament scriptures, but when the
world became so wicked that God
thought it necessary to destroy it to
purify it, wine drinking is not record
ed as one of the evils with which it
was afflicted.
One of the first things Noah did af-
ter the waters subsidized was to plant a
vineyard and erect a wine press, and,
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-11-24

L. E. Lang, wholesale groceries.
/ c. j. Weaver.
| Krasnoff Bros merchants.
Solomon Thrilling.
j. H. Benjamin, foreman Evening
and Weekly Star.
| E. c. Smith. merchant.
j. R. Martin & Co.. liverymen.
j. d. Pope & Co., naval stores.
j. r. Martin, farmer.
| Geo Williams, barber.
n l. Gottleib, photo artist.
G. T. Maughs, agent So. Elk. Co.
d. c. W. Smith, property owner.
Geo. II. Ford. vice president and
| cashier Central National Bank.
F. V. LeavengOod, business man.
ager Ocala Daily and Weekly Ban
ner.
A. w. Wolff, bakery.
c. r. Tydings, druggist.
H. L. Anderson, attorney and men,
Der board of trade.
J. H. Livingston, jr., real estate
and insurance.
Foraey Lancaster, insurance.
c. K. Sage, manager Western I'm
ion Telegraph Co.
Henry Gordon, sheriff Marion
ocunly-
Louis II. Dosh, foreman Ocala
Daily and Weekly Banner.
A. E Delouest, retired merceant
and member board of trade.
c. E. Taylor, confec.ioner.
E. NJ. Howard, proprietor Ocals
Steam Laundry, member of board of
trade.
R. D. Mathews, superintendent
Ocala Steam Laundry.
W. W. Condor, merchant.
Louis R. Chazal, phosphate dealer
and member board of trade
David S. Woodrow, real estate and
member board of trade.
F. T. Schneider, chemist.
Chas. S. Cullen, phosphate broker
Edward Holder. phosphate broker
and member board of trade.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-11-24

here is even higher than most prohi
bition towns of similar size can show
4. The city of Ocala has recently
incurred bonded debt of S45, ZOO
Marion county is now greatly il
debt and in need of a court houss
and other improvements. If the rev
enue derived from the licensed ga
looms be lost, it will be necessary tc
materially increase the tax rate on
property, and that rate is already
high.
1t is therefore deemed proper to
thus openly state these views as be-
ing some of the reasons for the op-
posing of any change at present
Herbert A. Ford, president of Cen
trail National Bank. president board
of trade, chairman finance commit
tee of city council.
Munroe & Chambliss, bankers,
members board of trade.
VIM. Anderson. druggist. member
board of trade.
Abe Brown & Bro, grocers, mem
bers board of trade.
B. A. Weathers, merchant, mem
Der board of trade and city council.
H. B. Clarkson, member Marion
Hardware Co., and member board of
trade.
Geo. MacKay. merchant, member
board at trade.
d. E. McIver, merchant. member
board of trade.
Rheinauer & Company, merchants,
members board of trade.
o. T. Green, lawyer, member OF
board of trade.
Chas. PeySer. cigar manufacturer,
member board of trade.
j. D. Robertson, member board of
trade and city council.
V. J. Shipman. hotel proprietor.
member board of trade.
r. r. Carroll, business manager of
Daily and Weekly Star, member of
board of trade.
0. w. Reagan, manager for HOPES
Bros. & Darlington, Inc, member of
board of trade.
5. A. RawIs, manager Marion
Farms, member board of trade.
ID. W. Davis, insurance agent,
member board of trade.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-11-24
Worm DESTROYER.

Whites Cream Vermifuge, not on
ly kills worms, but removes the mu-
Gus and slime, IN which they build
their nests; it brings, and quickly
healthy condition of the body.
where worms cannot exist. All
druggists. m
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-11-24

TO THE VOTERS OF MARION COUNTY:
In view of the present agitation of
prohibition in this county, we re-
spectfully direct your attention to
what seems to us good reasons for
voting to leave conditions as they are
in this county.
1. Past experiences in this county
and in other counties demonstrate
that it is impossible without mourning
inordinate expense to enforce pro-
hibitOry laws, and even with that
expense, the enforcement will only
be partial and Intellectual. People
will not voluntarily detect, inform
against or prosecute offenders, and
the county cannot afford to employ
sufficient officers to do this work,
even assuming that efficient ones
could be found. There is no use of
adopting law which we know in
advance cannot accomplish its pur-
pose without an expense which the
county is unable to bear.
2. Closing licensed saloons here
will not interfere with the lawful sale
of intoxicants in this county. Lia-
uors will be sold and sent here from
Tampa, Jacksonville, and points out
side of the state, without violating
the law. We see no reason for mere
ly transferring the traffic from Ocala
to other points No practical good
can come of preventing local men
from selling while others are per-
mitted to do it.
3. Present conditions in OcaIa
compare favorably with any prohibi-
tion city of the same population in
Florida or elsewhere. The degree of
sobriety and good order prevailing
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-11-24

and enterprises are absolute essen
tials, and, the cutting off of one or
more branches of trade must of ne
cessity be hurtful to the whole.
The business men of Ocala-not
the temporary sojOurners here-have
seriously considered this subject and
have issued the following address to
the sober thinking people of the
county and its careful study is re-
spectfully solicited.
See what the business men say on
this subject.