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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-11
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEc.
LlTCHEIELD PLAINS.

Judge and Mrs. John Day Smith OF
Minneapolis, Mimi. and Rorace L.
Smith of Weymouth. Mass. who have
bee, visiting their sister. Mrs. Samuel
Smith and other relatives and friends
here, have returned home
Prof. A. w. Anthony of Lewiston did
not officiate at the Plains church Sun
day as expected and the baptismal ser
vice was postponed. The usual large
audience was in attendance, Mrs. vii
liam Smith and daughter Jessie of
Gardiner and +. F. Campbell Of Bath
Were among the guests, also Mrs. Ann
Woodbury.. Mr.. and Mrs. a. p Berry,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan True. Mrs. True's
mother. Mrs. Morse. Nettie True, Jessie
Libby and Mrs. Smith of New York
READFlELD DEPOT.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dudley of East
Winthrop were calling on relatives
Sunday.
Mrs. l.. A. Greeley returned to hel
home in Boston Friday
Miss Annie Greeley. who has been Wis
iting relatives in Mt. Vernon and Read
field. returned to her home in Port
land Saturday.
Prof. and Mrs. G. &. Williams, ac-
companied by their son Kensll. who
have been visiting relatives in thia
place. left for Portland Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Brown of Liver
more Falls, who were on their way to
Lakewood. Ellsworth. to attend the
wedding of their son. William B. Brown
and Miss May Ada Garland, Were
guests at the home of Mrs. Browns
brother. w. +. Bourne. They will pass
week with relatives in Bangor and
visit at Orono on their return.
Mrs. y. NJ. Hutchinson and Mrs. Geo.
Coleman were in Lewiston on business
Saturday.
Mrs. G. d. Whittier's mother. Mrs.
Williams. mas returned to her home
in Augusta.
BELGRADE.
The drama Saved" was recently
presented at the Lincoln schoolhouse
kty local talent. The room was crowded
| to its greatest capacity and the Y. p.
$. {. =. received a goodly sum from
the proceeds of the entertainment. The
actors have worked hard in order IN
produce the play and deserve a great
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-11
BOSTON,.
Totals

Totals ..............33 81 ii .
"Batter for Dorner in the ninth.
New York o OF
Boston 30 0 0 0 o 90
TwO-base hit-Brain. Stolen base,
Browne Double plays-Bresnehan to
Dahlen, BOwerman to Dahlen to WiltZe
First base on balIs-Om Dorner, >: off
Wiltze, 9 Struck out-By Dorner. p by
Wiltze. s. Time, LA. Umpire Ca!Nen-
ter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-11

Twelve persons We're injured. one ol
theri Il motorInan. probably fatally. il
a collision between two trolley cars al
the New York end Of the Brooklyn
bridge Monday. None Of the passen.
gers injured was dangerously hurt
though nearly all had painful cuts OF
bruises
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-11

Wurthcmberg. Germany. has $4,000
acres Of forest from which its net profit
last wear was $2,2i0,OOO. The Germans
cut tie older trees and plant enough
young ones to take their places.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-11

Heretofore the only real banner In use
in the Chinese army was the "Ta-tu"
If tie commanders of large divisions.
Hereafter every regiment is to have it's
flag. as in the armies Of other coun-
tripy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-11
NATIONAL.
Only Two Games Are
Played OF on Monday.
New York Lets Boston Down
With a -Four TO One Thud.
paikaslphia caT1ss Home Scalps Of Brook
IN Msn Eight 10 0ao.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Boston. Sept. 10.-Batting and base
gave victory to the visitors to-
iaa 81 100. Wiltze was invincibl''
IS ~, 6sen we're on bases. The score;
~ NEW YORK.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-11
AT BROOKLYN.

Philadelphia / 0 0 o C-S-i4--3
Brooklyn 80 0 0 o o o d 81
Batteries-Lush and Doom: Mcintyre.
Pastorius and Bergen. Time, 1.SG. I'm
pires, O'Day and tombstone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-11
Goes to Com. Park Of the
New York Yacht Club,
The Vim Monday Easily Wins
Last Of the Cup Series.


Narblchead Mass, Sept 1o-The Vim.
won todays race and Commodore r. l..
Park Of the American Yacht Club Of New
York becomes the owner Of the Roosc-
Welt cup presented by the Eastern Yacht
Club for the international contest be-
tween the German and American yachts
The official times mere:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-11
SMlTHFIELD.

me Italians do not seem to feel cold
when the sky is blue, no matter how
10" the temperature. 1t is only when
the sky is overcast and the air humid
that they complain of a cold spell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-11
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.
EASTERN LEAGUE.

At Bunalo-Buffalo. ;; Providence, 0.
At Montreal-Montreal, (; Newark. 10.
At Rochester-Jersey City. 2; Roch-
ester, /.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-11

Within the three years dating from
November next the Canadian Govern
nent will have to Pay off sl!o,0o0.000 ma
turing bonds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-11

and daughter Gladys in a. pony cart,
with a span of spotted ponies, cream
and white. and three more they were
leading behind making eight in all. It
was 4 very pretty sight and doubtless
VIII attract a great deal of attention
at the fair.
The Methodists held their quarterly
meeting at Palmyra church commence
ing last Thursday and ending last Sun
day. Rev. =. Russell spoke Sunday
forenoon and Rev. Mr.. Dill from New
port in the afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Dunton of Cam
bridge, Mass, were callers at j. c. NJ
let's last Wednesday afternoon. Mr..
Dunton returned home Saturday morn
ing and Mrs. Dunton will return
Wednesday morning.
Mrs. George Robinson Of Newport
has been attending the camp meeting
held at Etna last week.
/ MIR. and Mrs. ]. c. Minett were in
Etna last Friday
Mrs. Edna Perkins from Lynn Mass,
| and Mrs. Alice Furbush visited Sam
uei Homstcds family in West Hamp-
den last Friday.
sMlTHFIELD.
several from this way attended the
QuarterIy conference at Rome Sunday.
| Inc meetings were very interesting and
| instructive.
MIS- Ansel Richardson is poorly.
There will be social meeting at the
.ty sc'oolhouse next Sabbath at 2.30
Z. NJ. All are invited.
|
great many are planning to attend
the iair one OF more days this week.
Nearly all the guests have left North
pond camps.
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AT PHILADELPHIA.

Washington 30 90 0 0 O-1-4-1
Philadelphia % 0 0 X-2-5-:
Observation-Disclosures and Warner;
Coombs and Powers. Time. Las. I'm
pire, Hurst
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-11

view York CITY has. ready for duty, in
Nate militia, 1857 men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-11

Chicago .......1 0 0 0 0 0 o 0-1-5-1
Detroit .......1 0 0 y o 1-2-9-2
Batteries-Walsh and TOwne: Dona-
hue and Schmidt. TmpireS, Connolly
and Evans Time, $50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-11
WOOtWiC!i.

iston We're calling on Mrs. Edwin Ride
out Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-11

rhe official times Were:
The Washington times., 1906-04-29
Method In His Madness.

II don't believe I ever married a
couple where there were objections
on the part OF the groom's parents.
although I once married a young
man to a woman who looked to be
old enough to be his mother
1t appeared that the woman
owned the farm adjoining that
of the groom's father. The young
man was TO succeed TO the wealth of
his father. and he had a good eye for
business. The brides grown sons and
daughters very much objected to the
marriage, but she told them she had
plenty for them and that they had
nothing to do with #. The young man
looked as If he was very fond of his
bride.
"A few months ago I was called 10
private hotel on Delaware ave-
nue. northeast. early in the morning.
TO marry couple. The woman was
exceedingly handsome. in fact. one
OF the handsomest women I have
ever seen. I married them and the
couple left for Atlanta. Ga, and
thought no more Of them. A few
days afterward I received a letter
from brother minister down in vir-
ginia. acduainting me with the fact
that the woman had negro blood in
her veins. but she was so white and
had such straight hair that nobody
ever knew it. This was one OF my
strange weddings"
The Rev. J. J. Muir is credited With
performing more marriage ceremon-
les than any other clergyman in
Washington. He is quoted as au-
thority for more than one good story.
He tells Of one country bride and
groom who came to him and amused
him considerably. He says that fire.
ouently, indeed usually. the bride is
the more composed OF the two. but
never has he performed a ceremony
where the man was so evidently be-
ing married against his Will as in
this case. And II seemed so foolish
Tor the girl vas worth several Of the
man In good looks as well a in intel
Hgence and alertness- Stin il was
the man. loutish. unprepossessinE
young fellow. who apparently was
ready to bolt II he saw chance.
The girl was determined and the
ceremony was performed. And when
It was over It was the girl who took
bill from her purse and pressed IL
into the clergyman's hand. greatly TO
his embarrassment. remarkirs.
Johnnie. he amt got his purse witt
him. so I pay"
The Washington times., 1906-04-29
CYNTHIA. CYNTHIA. I'VE BEEN THINKING"

But he did not move. and At last his
wife came TO the door and. tanning
her face with her apron. said: John.
everything is getting hot from stand
ing. Do come in"
He bounded from his hammock.
Il have it. Mary, dear. have it.
will have Christmas issue that will
leave all others in the rear. 1t will be
the first OF it's Kind. and fully expect
our sales to be increased a hundred
fold"
And then he told her Of his scheme.
I'VE will bring out the magazine on
Christmas Eve, and from beginning to
end there VIII not be single mention
OF Christmas except on the cover
well. but people VIII be expecting
Christmas stuff "
What. Expecting? Yes; they viii be
expecting it. You're right: and that's
where Wen win. They won't get IT,
They will have had Christmas issues
from carly in November. and when
they realize that they can spend the
18th of December reading magazine
that has absolutely no hint of an over
worked holiday in IT they will buy 1t
and send It TO their friends all over the
world. Fold me to your bosom. little
wife. for I have at last hit on a
money-maker.'
His little wife folded him to her
The Washington times., 1906-04-29
Couple Was 1856 Years Old.

Good morning 1 said very pleas
antly. extending my hand What can
do for you. my good friend?'"
I want TO get married. promptly
responded the old gentleman. without
the slightest emotion
I told him all right and asked II he
had his marriage license He showed
il 10 me, and said he would bring his
bride 70 my study in about half an
hour OF course. I was expecting
very young woman 10 be the bride.
but imagine my surprise when he
brought an old lady, who looked as
old as himself
This IS the bride he declared. and
both smiled sweetly. I married them
without any questions. I found that
he was seventy-eight years Of age and
she was seventy-seven- The gentle
man was from a city in New York
State. while the lady came from
large Southern city"
Another clergyman tells a tale where
the joke is distinctly on himself. ana
says: Don't betray me; it happened
some years ago. but It might give Of
fense TO some good people OF my par
ish. Who don't believe in recreation for
their rector I'm bouI.d 70 respect
their preJudiees, even when I don't
share them. you know.
The Washington times., 1906-04-29
Clergyman Was Slightly Shocked

Another clergyman of the north
western section tells a good story on
4 fashionable bridegroom. party OF
the second part" IN one OF the bis
society weddings Of a year or tao ago
Both bride and bridegroom belonged 20
conducted with considerable pomp and
circumstance. After the ceremony the
bridegroom handed the clergyman n
sealed envelope. shook hands with him
warmly. and started of rejoicing on
his wedding trip. The man Of God was
The Washington times., 1906-04-29

bosom. but it was such warm weather
that he asked her to unfold him. and
she unfolded him right away. because
the way they preserved harmony in
the family was by minding each other
AT once. always.
Next day he went to the hot city
and told his associates of his plan
and they were aghast.
."W-h-a-t"' said they Nothing
about li.ue tots and their stockings?
Not a word as to the origin of the
Christmas legend" Nothing about the
genial. joviaI old saint? No Dickens
story rehashed? No peace and good
will by the yard? Not a yule log nor
reference to mistletoe and the old
maid aunt? Why. Puffcr. you're
dary""
But if Puffcr was daffy he was also
editor. and what he said went.
Oh. how happy the typesetters we're
when they learned that they would
have to spell Christmas but once,
And if they were happy. think how
more than happy the poets were who
were told that no stuff would be ac-
cepted that hinted at the glad season,
and that stockings were barred. what
ever their pattern
And the sketch and story writers.
They came t. Mr. Puffer with tears in
their eyes and said 10 him: You have
The Washington times., 1906-04-29
The "MarYVing Pdrson. "

Washington ministers, therefore, and
narticuIarly those near the Court
House. are kept pretty busy at certain
seasons Of the year. There are months
IN which high records are made. and
during these periods the experiences OF
the ministers are more varied and in
teresting.
Among the ministers who are most
popular with the young people desir-
ing 10 unite their fortunes and lives
are Rev. James B. Mclaughlin. DR..
Frank NJ. Bristol. Rector r. p. VIII
Hams. Rev. ]. ]. Muir. Rev. Donald
G. Mcleod. Rev. W. NJ. Ferguson, Or.
Samuel II Greene. Rev. John J. Hud-
die. Rev. Henoch Schroeder. and Rev.
Alexander Kent
James p. Mclaughlin. lawyer
preacher. and mission worker, mar
rIes about as many couples as any
minister in the District OF Columbia.
Mr. Mclaughlin is a registered min
lister. without any regular church,
pastors. who are Ill or are out Of the
city.
I'm the last year" said Mr.. Nc
I.aughlin. II have received a great
many couples TO marry. Already in
the present year I have married 16S
couples make no charge for the
marriage ceremony and receive what
ever the groom wishes to pay.
Thirty Of the couples 1 married
in the last year were men and women
arrested under the Edmunds law,
and 1 married them without cOmpcn-
sation to restore them to liberty and
in part mitigate their crimes and
punishment. Persons arrested under
the Edmunds law arc frequently in
formed by the trial judge that they
must either marry. or go TO prison.
The ma ajority of the thirty couples I
married came before me in the Dis
trict Attorneys Office.
The Washington times., 1906-04-29

you keep it. he'll pay me back; I
see TO that"
And she looked so capable Of see
ing TO II that he was constrained TO
take her at her word. He was aston
ished, however when he had a chance
TO look at the bill that she had
crumpled into his palm 10 ind that
it was for s.. They had not looked
like a flve-doilar couple.
Dr. Frank NJ Bristol. pastor OF the
Metropolitan Methodist Church, mar
rIes a great many couples. His study
is within a block OF the marriage
license clerks Office, and a large
number Of people seeking the Offices
Of a minister for the purpose Of get
ting the marriage knot tied are di-
rected to his Office.
Although DR. Bristol has perform
ed such a large number Of marriage
The Washington times., 1906-04-29

saved our lives Now we can write
with enthusiasm We had begun TO
hate Santa Claus and we hated TO
hate him, for he is such a nice old
fellow; but we have had 10 ring
many changes on him that the sight
Of a snowy beard and ruddy cheeks
makes US pessimistic-
And the artists. Really it was hard
TO stop the artists from drawing Chin
news and reindeers. The announce
ment that a Christmas number was
on the stocks had always meant 50
many prancing deer and so many
harefooted. nightgowned tots. and
more than one artist turned IN pic
lures OF midsummer sheep warming
their fieeccs at yule logs instead of
gamhoIing on sunny hilsides
And the public. Wei. il was even as
Mr.. Puner had prophesied. At first
they would not believe that there was
such a magazine. and so they bought
it to make sure. And it was full of
stories about every day in the year but
Christmas. and the cover had clover
and clematis on i; and little naked
boys in swimming under summer
sky. Oh. it was a great success. and
for seven days the printing of 1t went
on. and when New Year Day came
Mr.. Puffer got a six months leave of
absence and wen= with his wife TO
The Washington times., 1906-04-29

r. EW clergynen are so blase as
to be immune TO the thrill OF
human interest that a we'd
ding always provokes. They
are enough of the world 10
love lover and are always
more than pleased to act as accom-
plices 10 those who desire to commit
matrimOny. II is undoubtedly the
pIeasantest Of all the ministerial func-
tons Nor are they interested fer
revenue only" so much as for sheer
humanity's sake. Most of them, II
they can be persuaded to "reminiscences
on the subject of Couples I Have
Married" or Fees Didn't Get" can
be very amusing. for nearly all have
had funny experiences in that line at
one time or another.
Washington is a rather unusually
busy city I'm a matrimonial way. OF
nourse there are plenty of marriages
here OF the homegrown variety.
20; ng people are as attractive on the
cne hand and as impressionable on the
other as in amy other city in the
Union. And attractiveness and i'm
pressionability are the two most i'm
portant factors in matrimony the
world over. So that Cupid is as hard
working a little party here as he is
everywhere else.
But apart from all that Washing
ton is a sort of Gretna Green for elop-
ers from all the neighborlng States.
Not besause marriage is made partic-
ularIy easy here, for il isn't. The
District marriage laws are quite as
strict as in any OF the States whence
fle elorers come. But IT is the most
obvious place-a place that the young
people Of every town in Maryland or
virginia. or whatever State II may be
are yearning To visit or revisit and
since eloping couples have 20 select
some destination, they are moro likely
20 turn up in Washington for the cere-
mony than anywhere else.
Then there are Of course ever so
many impromptu elopements-mar-
riages of young couples who are them
selves as surprised as any OF their
friends can be that the matrimonial
impulse has seized them. 1t is said
that almost every excursion TO this
city from points in Virginia and Mary
land results in the marriage Of any
where from two 70 ten couples. some
of when had not decided on matrimony
when they boarded the train at their
home towns.
The Washington times., 1906-04-29
Fascinated the Groom.

81 used to be devoted to my bicycle,
and I really think I'd be in better
health today II I stiu were. One aft
ernoou I felt heavy and headachy and
wanted to get out into the open ar.
I put on my bicycle togs-as distinctly
unclericaL they were. as any other
mans bicycle togs-and went of for a
spin. I was as is usual in such cases
miles from everywhere when some
thing went radically wrong with my
wheel, had to tramp and shove IL for
ever so Ions before I could find a re-
pair shop. and then was so far from a
car line that there was nothing for It
but TO sit by while they mended II.
II got distinctly nervous when I ID.
membered that I had a big church
wedding on at o'clock. and saw the
hands Of my watch working around 10
4 Perhaps L didn't scorch' home. The
guests were already pouring in the
main entrances OF the church when
ran my wheel up to the vestry door
and let myself hurricdly IN. There
was no time TO change my clothes.
just hasty wash and my vestmentH
had to go on over my bicycle garb.
Il hoped it would not be noticed. and
don't think it was except by one
man. In the middle OF the service
the bridegroom failed 10 respond. He
seemed 10 be in trance. A little an
noyed. 1 said. Mister - with an
accent on the mister .dos't thou
john etc. Whereat he startod sr,5
said ny by, yes; yes, of course I do >
Then recovering himself. I. Job1 tska
thee. Mary. etc He had spied nv
yellow, dusty bicycle shoes polline ONT
from under my cassock. and for the
moment they hypnotized him and
threatened a serious interruption to
the CEREMONY
The Washington times., 1906-04-29

Yes" replied the mystined clergy
man
well. would you mind telling me
what was in it?"
Ee was told.
Il ks>e'y It! You see. had prepared
two saveIopes; one containing $50,
which / had intended for you; the
other containing 81, which meant
for my cabman- Ny cabman was so
abnormaliy. inordinately. out-of-au
proportion grateful that after while
II Gawned on me that 7 must have
mixed them children up. and I
hadn't the nerve TO come and ask you
about II. 50 I sent those books 10
square myself"
4 have never had any unusually
interesting marriage ceremony ex-
periences.~ said the Rev. r. p. VIII
liars. pastor Of the Trinity Epis-
copal Church. corner Of Third and c
streets northwest "The most inter
estIng experiences I ever had has
been with people who would not pay
for the marriage ceremony services.
I have had a great many Of these.
the majority being from Baltimore.
strange TO say. They would come 90
my study. or. as has been the case
frequently. come after me in a car
rIage. get married and tell me that
they did not have any money with
them, but would send a remittance as
soon as they reached home In no
instance do remember Of any Of
them ever sending the remittance
The case of one Washington man
is recalled To my mind who did not
pay for my services. The wedding
was quite an elaborate affair, the
parties being quite well known. After
the ceremony the groom. smilingly.
told me he woulG have his secretary
mail me a check the next day. The
next day came and the day after
that. and so on until a week or so
had elapsed. Finally I dropped the
man note and asked him If his sec
The Washington times., 1906-04-29
Six PenniIe6S Couples.

Il marry a great many people
from Virginia. and as a rule they are
very liberal in their donations. The
white people seldom pay less than
g and their eoiored brethren com
pete very successfully with them.
I'm the last year I married six
couples who did not have any money
at all. and l felt that the 81 which
they paid for their license was all
they could afford to pay. have often
wondered how such couples could
exist aftcrward.
"One couple which married A
short while ago were somewhat
stingy about their fees. The young
fellow asked me what was allowed
by the law for performing cere-
mony and I told him that we were
allowed ST. He promptly gave me a
81 bill and said that he thought that
was enough for the time 1 spent in
marrying them.
Il have married people in all walks
OF life. and many eloping couples.
The Washington times., 1906-04-29
PGRFOKMEDW

One Of the most interesting Of such
ceremonies was that OF young
Baptist minister in Richmond. and a
lady who was in the high school
there. They came to Washington. and
were granted a license after some
questioning on the part of-the clerks,
and came TO my Office 10 be married.
often l have had to appease the
anger Of parents who did not want
their daughters 10 marry. Once I
married a young couple from Balti-
more in the parlors OF the National
Hotel AS came out the angry
father came in. l assisted in quiet
ing the old gentleman. who finally
kissed his daughter. forgave his SON
in-law and all went home happy.