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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-19

ial m, citing as to the said conditions, to-
ecthcr with amy recommendations con
corning same The committee as APP
pointed comprised, beside Ills Honor, Al
dcrmen Church and Shrk.n and Council
men Williams and Nichols.
Councilman Manner fathcrcd Il simila"
order rroviG;nG that a committee, includ
ing the mayor, be appointed to invcsti-
gate, and report at the next meeting
WAYS and means of abolishing grad
crossings in the. city. The committee
comprised Aldermen Aver and BoOthby
and Councilmen Spaulding and Maher.
An order, passed in the board of alder
men on May 10. received action last oven
ing in concurrerC" in the common coun-
Gil The order provided that the polio"
keep the entrance to the Kennebcc bridge
unObStructcd.
An order that received passage in the
board Of aldermen at the regular monthly
meeting in June was taken from the table
in the common council and indefinitely
poStprncd. Tho order provided that per
mission be granted the Granite National
Bank to erect and maintain steps from
tho west side Of their building to Com
mcrciaI street.
In the com'nnm council it WAS ordered
that the committee on clocks Ice directed
to investigate the proper operation and
to provide for proper adjustment ana
n"o,I,d repairs on tn" town clock, 80 call
cd
At I; O'Clock tho two bodies met in
joint convention. k'rvin r. Hanks wa
elected to serve tho remainder of tho m,i-
nicipal year in the capacity Of truant Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-19
START BOYCOTT ON RAILROAD.
Falls City, Neb., Citizens Angercd by
Failure to Pay Taxes.

FallS CITY, N"b, De-. &C. The Par
liTGtou Railroad WAS Denounced at .
crowded mass meeting here for its re-
fusHi to pay taxes and :: delegation Of
prominent citizens was appointed to as-
sist the attorney general in tho tax
suit. Tn" resolutions CAN on all citi.
zcnS 10 buy tickets ANA bill freight OVER
competing roads until the burlington
pays its taxes and ceases to be an out
law" All city governments are re-
qucstcd to refuse to sell water to tho
burlington while it continues in open
rebellion against the revenue law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-19
LOSS OF SKIN ALMOST FATAL
Woman Near Death as Result of Civ
ing Cuticle for Burned Boy.

Toledo. Ohio. Dec.1>.-OnIv through
the serious Illness of Mrs. Cora Samp-
son, prominent charity worker, was
1t learned that She was the woman who
recently gave large strips of her skin
in vain attempt to save the life of
John EodNaIiski. a Polish boy. who had
been terribly burned. The operation Of
removing the skin nearly proved fatal
70 Mrs. Sampson. She declared that
her only regret was that she did not
get to the hospital in time TO save the
boys life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-19
WaterviIIe Notes

Geo. W. Dorr, the enterprising drug
gist, has Just received a large stock or
Hyomei. the guaranteed cure for ca
tarrh. With every outht they give a
signed guarantee to refund the money
if Hyomei does not benefit. This is the
famous inhalation treatment that
cures catarrh without stomach dosing.
and is the only guaranteed cure TOT
that disease.
mel and dropper. The inhaler VIII
last a lifetime. and additional bottles
of Hvomei can be obtained for oo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-19

ficcr without further remuneration than
he now receives as police officer.
Z. W. LHpham was nominated to b.
elected Il weighcr of coal, ice and hay, t.
succeed the late William George. dcccaS-
ed. AS some question existed az to MI
I.apham's residence rights, the election
was deferred to the next regular meeting
Of the city council, on motion Of Alder
man Boothby.
No further business was transacted and
the city council adjourned at 1l.1J O'Clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-19

I'LL" arrivals of GraugcrE To- attend
the stat" meeting today have been
more than anticipated and it is cSii-
mated hat there will br 200 or more in
attoudaucc when the session opens to-
morrow morning. Tonight City hail
was packed 10 tho doors, to the re-
c"ptipn rendered the visitors by the
Eanepr Board Of Trade. Coz. !. *.
Stotson presided. Mayor Pierce dc<
Iivcrrd an address of welcome TO
which Worthy Master Obadiah Gard
u"r responded A reception followed
after which came II vaudeville enter
tainmcnt by local talent ami The Uni
vcrsity Of Maine Musical Clubs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-19
MAINE STATE GRANGE
Meets in 32d Annual Meeting at Ban
gor--1000 Delegates Present.

Bangor, Me, Dec. 1S.-Membcrs Of the
Maine State Grange. Patrons of Hus-
bandry, to the number Of nearly 1000
assembled in this city today for the 800
annual meeting of the order.
This evening Il reception will be ten
drred the visitors in City hall by tn,
Bangor Board Of Trade.
Tho business sessions of the Grange
will open at . O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing and it is expected the business OF
tic meeting will consume tire" whclc
days.
The election Of officers will be held
"Wednesday ANA at present there arc nt
contests in sight.
It is thought that 1000 members of the
Grange viii be in the city for the meet
lllE.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-19

You will never see your Aunt Maria
again until you get to heaven" a little
srl vas solemnly told by her mother
tine other day. according TO the London
Globe. will she ask me to wine nv
foet?" was her only response. # throws
food Of light on Aunt Maria,s char
acter and history.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-19

Augusta. Me. Dec 18TH 1905
10 the Honorable Mayor and City Council
of Augusta.
Gentlcmcn:-I have the honor to submit
herewith q statement of the expense ac-
count for the month of November 1905, to
Gctner with a statement of Resources and
Liab!lltlts ending November 3oth. 1915
10 thc fNptnSe column of the expense
account should be added the amount cor
responding on roll of accounts No. II, a
summary OF which is herewith submitted
respectfully Submitted,
ELMER f. PARKMAN,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-19
Report Of City Auditor.
City Auditors Account.

STATEMENT OF RESOURCES AND
LIABILITIES ENDING NOVEMBER
30th, 1905.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
snow Hin Commeneemnnt.

Snow Hill. May 5.-(SpeciaI. )--About 5000 people attended the commence ment here yesterday of the Normal and Industrial school. The exercises were held in large pavilion put up under the direction of Ralph Daily of Tus- kegee. class of 1903. the schoors su~ perintendent of carpentry. There werA five graduates. three young men and two young women. One of the young men Is a good carpenter and the other two are printers. The young women here had training in cooking. house. keeping, laundering and sewing. Tha address Of the graduates were prac- tical and well delivered. The va1edic- tory was by Nancy Johnson, the fourth child of Ellis Johnson, of Snow Hiil. tG graduate from the school. The di- plpmas were presented by R. V. Simp- son of Fernham. pi esident of the board of trustees. About 800 students hare attended during the year ITS of them boarding students.
 Messinger Hall was burned during the year. MT. Carnegie agreed to give $4,000 to replace this provided s4.000 was added to the schools Endowment This condition has been met and plans are already completed for the erection of the building. It is expected to be ready by next September.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
Our Daily Sport Story

confess that you've been a hateful, un- just old ogre" -
 Mrs. Chesterton let down her hair in a shining brown ca.araet, brushed 1t an drecoiled it before she answered.
 'Tm very, very sorry to sayLnot to be able to admit that" sine said grave ly.
 The girl paled quickly. T don't un- derstand you in the least" she said. Almost unconsciously, a note of cold ness had slipped into her tone.
 The older woman threw on a ki- mona, and coming over to where her niece was. sat down beside her and took one of her hands. You are not going to be angry with me, Marjorie?' she said gently.
 of course not, only-
 I'm coming to that part now. It breaks ny heart to do tnls, but-it seems to me the pnly thing left"
 Do what, Aunt E1sie?"
 What I must. dear" Mrs. Chester tons must" was usually inevitable.
 And that is-?" Marjorie crossed her hands on one knee and regarded her aunt with a certain little look of suppressed defiance.
 Expose this Houston-to you" the other replied after a pause.
 The girl drew herself up with a SuQuSn lOuCu OL QlBHllys lHe piOou pulsing to her cheeks vividly. T hope you will attempt nothing of the kind, D she broke out.
 And are you willing, my dear little girl, to rush blindfolded into untold trouble-possibly tragedy-just be- cause of an Absurd sense of loyalty?'
 Tt isn't right-nor kind in any sense of the word to interfere in such mat ters,' she retorted with quivering lips.
 Tt Is hardly probable that I should interfere with your happiness, child"
 Frank Houston is my affianced hus- band, and consequently, worthy of all trust and fidelity, on my part"
 But if I prove to you
 T cannot. for moment, listen to a word against him."
 Mrs. Chesterton contemplated her niece gravely, almost sadly. before she went on You are only twenty, Mar jorie, just a child, after all, but full of a woman's loyalty and love-and impulse. girl like you really de- serves a better fate. Cannot persuade you, for your own best interests, to compromise a little"
 "Compromise?"
 "Yes; wait-say one, two--even three years"
 T am very sorry indeed that you look at things as you do, but-our wedding day Is fixed for the 9th, of next month. and I cannot make any change now. Why, such a thing in itself, would involve suspicion of dis trust! And I could never, never think of offering him such an insult now"
 ''Tne right sort of a man would not take that view of it."
 Marjorie was silent for some time, lost in deep thought When she spoke her voice betrayed a note of finality. q hope. Auntie" she said. that this is not going to cause any feeling be- tween us. No doubt your efforts are well meant and all that, but I am a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06

woman myself. and myA mind is unai- terabIe."
 Mrs. Chesterton made no comment After an embarrassed pause. she oIew slip of folded paper from her Dsa. and held it out to the girl. Do you recognize that handwriting" she asked.
 She nodded.
 Read it through"
 The other drew back sharply. NO, she said with cool abruptness. Il couIo not be soy fdishonorable. Whateve. was, in the past; the future Is Insane mine" After an instants constraiheo silence, she rose and left the room. When tine door had closed behind her, Mrs. Chesterton smoothed out the paper, and glanced through the con tents with swiftly shadowing' naiI contemptuous face.
 "" For Gods Sake, Elsie. try to be a little less cruel. You loved me once; is 1t possible that you can so completely forget everythingF am making one last appeal II you refuse me this time, l mean 10 throw up all that makes life worth living and marry an insipid little creature down here who worships me, and whose comfortable bank account may heip to make my existence little more endurable %s ." Further on: At word from you. no matter what the circumstances, I will drop all and come"
 Mrs. Chesterton tossed the letter into the fire and leaning back, closed her eyes and drifted off into reverie of "reminiscences. What he had said was quite true. Many years ago, when they were boy and girl. she had given him the first fierce love Of ner un- tutored heart. She remembered dis tinctly the days that followed-his de- votion, her own wild happiness-then the sudden exposure of the mans real meanness dishonesty: the drab days that followed. her subsequent marriage to Marjorie's father and ner unshadowed, joyous life till death took him from her. Her life had practically come to and end with her husbands death; in a little while, it would be over literally. The girl-Chesterton's idol-was just on the brink Of hers. Providence left no alternate of course. She drew a deep breath. and the hectic flush in her cheeks grew suddenly more vivid as she rose and crossed the room to a writing desk. She sat down and arranged paper and Nk before her. Then she took up pen and un- hesitatingly wrote the following:
 T have your letter of the twenty third. One week from today. I shall be at home. Come to me there.
 Hours must have passed, for a clock striking twelve reused her. Mrs. Chesterton rose stifly and crossed the room again to her dress
 ing table. For minute she dared not lift here eyes to the mirror. When she did, the reflection it gave back caused her to atart visibly. In one night she had aged more than in all the years that had gone before. But the purpose in her eyes did not waver, and by and by the old inscrutable look came back.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
TAYLOR AT CULLMAN.
Ex-Governor "BOb" PIeases m Audi
 euce There,

Ex-Governor "BOb" PIeaseH m Audi
 ence There.
 Cullman, May 5.-(Special.) )-Ex- Governor Bob" Taylor entertained one of the largest. most appreciative and intelligent audicenes last evening ever assembled in Cullman with his fam ous lecture, "Castlesl in the Air"
 This was Mir. Taylor's first appear ance in Cullman. but judging from numerous expressions of his hearers, if it is the last. 1t will, by no means, be the fault of those who were so roy ally entertained last evening.
 The cotton acreage of this county will, on an average be about as large as that of last season. This fact was ascertained throa ( gh an interview with several of the largest supply merchants and an estimate drawn from the amount of fertilizer sold this season. But cotton is not king" with the ma tority of the farmers of this coun- ty, therefore the county is. and has always been out of debt and script is worth one hundreds cents on the dol lar.
 The town has been flooded with strawberry buyers from Northern and Southern markets the past week. some coming from as far North as Detroit. Mich, while others are here from Montgomery, Mobile and Birmingham. It is said by several of the buyers that the Cullman berry is a universal favorite on the market and that there is a growing demand for the Cullman production. Should the sun shine nice and warm for three or four days more car shipments will begin and dealers will then flock from every direction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
THE ALTERNATIVE.
BY NELLIE CRAVEY GILMORE. s.-IA D. A.,t DlI h

BY NELLIE CRAVEY GILMORE. (Copyright, 1905, By Daily Story Pup.
 Co.,
 Mrs. Chesterson's thirty-seven years rested far more lightly on her than many another wonIan's thirty, and, despite the fatal disease that had marked her for an early victim, the 6ingerprints of time had fingered on the brown-gold of her hair just long enough to thread it through with cop per. The inscrutab1e eyes below or bore scarcely a hint of the woman s andefatigability, SO deep and quiet and gentle they were withal
 As she leaned back wearily against lher pillow and watched the whirling landscape, close observer might have noticed an occasional contraction of the black-fringed lids, with every now and then a barely perceptible twitch of the finely modelled lips-in- dicative of some strong inward emo- tion.
 After a while, she took from her satchel. a bulky packet of letters and selected one from the rest, reading and re-reading extracts from the closely written pages. Auntie, dear, you can never guess how un- speakably glad I am that you are &C., tually coming at last! | do so want you to meet him. Is it possible that you are going to throw shadow across my happiness at its very ze- nth? What possible objection can there-could there--be to Frank? am certain that it must be some other Houston of whom you seem inclined to write just g bit dlsparagingly. But never mind; just wait until you see him, and I am confident I need not say another word to convince you. Ps never fully realized before what it means to be motherless. If 1t were not for you, who have always been so good and kind, how infinitely worse 1t would be. How my father must have wors snpped you" I shall surely be on hand to meet you, so don't under any circumstances think of disappointing me. :"
 Mrs. Chesterson sighed as she fold ed the letter and returned 1t to the packet. For an unguarded moment, mist of tears swan blindingly across her eyes. Poor little Majorie," she unused pityingly, ito think that l must be the one to stab her!"
 An hour dragged by; then another, an another At exactly six o'clock, the long, noisy train jerked to stand still, and the passengers for Clarks- town began to pour out on the plat form Mrs Chesterton embraced Ma torie, and after attenolhg to her lug gage they entered the hack and were toward the village.
 Marjorie lay curled up in the. sofa csuhions watching her aunt's prepara- tions for the night. T was just think ing how lovely it is to have you nere with me-" she said, after a little, "es- pecially-now." She laughed. Now
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
Another Strike On.

Because of a refusal on the part of the master electrical workers to ac- cede to demands for higher wages and shorter hours. the members Of Blr- mingham Union, United Electrical Workers, went out on strike this morn
 The workers asked for S4 per day and eight hours to constitute day. This demand was refused whereupon a compromise was offered with eight hours to constitute day and the wage to be S3,20. The master electrical ,yorkers declined to give the wage of fering instead $3.25 for eight and one nalf hours a day The strike affected every shop in town and not less than fifty men are interested.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
BRADSTREEl'S REVIEW
BREATHING SPELL IN NUMEROUS
 TRADE LINES.
Unsettled Weather. Uncertain Crop Oua- look and the Chicago strike Im~ huencing SltuatIon--Busi-
 ness Failures.

New, New York ,e,Tls May .5-Bradstreet'a to.
 What might be termed a breathing spell IS being taken in numerous lines vent of settled weather, clearer views of crop outtufn and the settlement of the Chicago strike. Heavy rains or cool weather have retarded corn land cotton crop preparations and retail trade, but have rather favored winter wheat which fully holds the magnificent promise of a month ago, while an in- creased area is certain in spring wheat, which, however, needs more moisture. Iron and steel are rather quieter as re- gards new business and increased ease Is noted in old material pig Iron and bars, but structural material is eagerly ears guarantee activity for the mills for months to come. The building trades and allied lines, such as Ium- Der, hardware. paints and glass are ap~ parentIy doing the business of their lives, unchecked and untouched by the usual May day labor disturbances.
 All statistical measures of trade showing satisfactory increases over preceding years at this date. Bank clearings are of enormous volumes next to the largest ever recorded; faii- ures are fewer and liabilities smaller than a year ago.. railway earnings are indicative of a heavw tonnage move ment, but money remains strikingiy easy.
 Wool has been active in all markets this week and some varieties of cotton and wooIen dress goods display rela- lively most activity, Metals, other than iron, are rather easier. Other staples T Business failures in the united States for. the week ending May number 193, against 193 last week and 196 in the like week in 1904. In Canada failures number 2s against IT last week and is a year ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
RuiIdinr Activity.


 Activity in building circles contin- ues good. Today permits were issued for the erection of two apartments Qf South Twentieth Street and Avenue I. which will bring about an expenditure of $25, 1000.
 Another permit of some proportions was for the erection of a four-story brick by John W. Tomlinson, at the same location where the old building stood prior to the fire on First Avenue between Twentieth and Twenty-first Streets.
 The permits issued today and the val uation of the property which will be built are as follows
 E. N. Cullom to erect one four-story apartment brick building on South Twentieth Street between Avenues H and I, to cost $10,000.
 E. N. Cullom, to erect one five-story apartment brick on Avenue I between Nineteenth and Twentieth Streets, at a cost of $15, 5,000. '
 John W. Tomlinson, to erect one four-story brick building on First Ave- nue between Twentieth and Twenty first Streets. to cost $12.000.
 J. l.. Welch, to erect one two-story frame on Euclid Avenue between St. James and Thirteenth Streets, to cost $2.000.
 Tony Hart, to erect one-story brick at No. I'll South Twenty-third Street to cost $500.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
Suits Filed.

In the office of City Clerk Gillespy, two suits aggregating s2O. 900 each were flled against the Alabama Steel and Wire Company. alleging the death Of the intestates in the Virginia miae eX- plosion The plaintiffs are.
 Matte t. simpson ct al, administra- trix of the estate Of Jim Simpson
 Hattie L. simpson ct al, adminlstra- trix of the estate of Sam Simpson.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
DennOn Trial Called.

When the case of W. A. Denson, charged with. assault with intent to murder R. L. Leatnerwood, was called in the criminal court today. Leather wood, the prosecuting witness was not present. physicians testifying that he was not able to be present In court. Denson, who was shot recently by Leatherwood. was brought into the court on a cot. He was anxious for an immediate trial while Leatherwood' 3 attorneys asked for a continuance. .The court after hearing the statement of physicians passed the case until to- morrow.
 several months ago Denson struck Leatherwood with a piece of pipe wrapped in some paper and the charge of assault with intent to murder was preferred against him. The other day the two men met on the streets and began shooting at each other Denson was struck twice. He was not fatally injured but will hardly be able to be out on foot for several days yet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06

upon the sacred message as it falls upon our ears. And 1t must not be matter of the moment. There must be coutin- uity-a lifelong continuance therein. Theory must be followed by practice: ideal must be actualized in deeds: the work described must be done. Such an one shall have the Divine benediction in the very midst of his doing as wen as in the final event.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
Head Mashed off.

Robert Crittenden, a negro, employed by the Louisville and Nashville Rail road Company. met horrible death late last night by having hiA head mashed of between an engine and coal chute at Boyles, few miles north of the city.
 The negro was looking aItet tHS loading of the engine tender with coal when tue engine moved ana thA head