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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-09-25
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND SEPT o. t.s
ARRIVED

PORT or RICHMOND SEPT. o. f.s
ARRIVED
steamer Berkeley Shelly N-~f7-ir --r~~hs--
90 ans QasserEers. on Dom MON Line
steamer Ran don. Harret Nrrf'llr r-a-cha n
Use ana passengers. ola Don. MON Line
'n' no.. w o. r .rvar. ~I-.nrfre Klreal b.
fa. canned goods W D. Hardin COMPANY.
r'l Alre . 0-res Brown. r-r.anua "a
GAINED Ernis 3 a. s7uufs-' sons a. CO
Barge Shar-- Hi. Battery paltin-- re Goa
Nrarp G. We Coal C1mrsrr
SAILED
etean1er Brandon. Harvey. Norfolk uaerchan-
Csc ana passengers. Old Dominion Line
steamer Berkeley. Shelly N--s1.k rrerchsr-
1l - and pa s1ergers. old Dominion Lire
Sf~a s,~r fa'rrifTnta- Graves lanes Pi,-o,
la7li1gs ans y orfoik herchanffee and pas-er-
gers virginia Nat CATION Company
PORT OF W I,-T POINT SEPT . 100
ARRIVED
steamship Baltimore. short Beitn moro. pas
% nEfrs anl general cargo
SAILED
Steamship baltimore. Shor. Baltimore. pas
senEers ana general cargo
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Corrected Daiiy)

%Ew YoEh. seg,eraesl -.-.rlori..-rl
tterarcs.- Rye-s,,a ,.''' barre, r.r-.
ieeilag' - C. H-1a-9. wa.-ns 500
wAsst-F.r.7; y rst 7s-,e elevator on-
soc December s-7sr.
corn-Eass y 51y elevator opt.-ns
partly ~ net lower 8as -o-.. september.
.e--c, December. 62i.c oats1-s-ea1y. mlxet.
Heef-sfealy cat Meas-steaay Lard
Firm. western prime s. 0ys IS. refined f---
cont. nent. p g. Pork Barely s'eady. family.
Turaentiue Easy a. s7e0e4
spo, RIO. agie'; s. invoice s%c. bid.
steady. C'rdoNa. sara Fetures closed steady
Srgar-R Raw. steady: FAIR reclining es- Gem
frifugnl 81. rnoiasses sugar 3Ac.. refined.
STATE aairy. isa,sc chsese-Fir-n: sta.e' fa.i
cream. small. IN l1e. large JOB. If9c . skins.
---T i"izc. EEFs-Strong NEARBY. selected. =
o-c western hrsts. --ifE-5c-
o.h,r aores,,e ssats5 Freisat5 T. liz.
ieC Steady. cotton hy steam. l7c grain hy
stem. iiid Patatoes-Irsh. STEADY. Ma 10
pe- bag 81 So 75 I- "a, Island per barrel.
Nlf.lsud. per barrel g. 7sa- o.. Eastern Shore.
per barrel. m afI % Cahhares- Weak: 4-ang
Island and Jersey. per lr. s. so0fe'
Cottonseed Oil-Firm prfh -rafe fairly active
suiorner yellow. fsi5r prime white. 44lI45c. :
prime winter yellow H1rr.
CHICAGO. September q Small receipts Z
wheat a. Minneapolis formed the basis f,r j.
stro * market Tor wheat here to-day. At ,he
o.. lse wheat Tor December delivery vas ~
= Corn was up = ai4c oats showed a gaia
~ iac Provisions were -isa5c. 20 loal.i.c.
hisher.
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DANvILLE TOBACCO NIARKET.

INe00rfe1 ny UIhr0TI BIOS
DanviNe. Va. September g. 1905.
The receipts have been larger the past week
ana Increasing In size each DAY. Irimings are
fast @ sappearlng and the stafk-cured tobacco
ls hcRinning % be sold more freely While
there has been large proportion of Wild ami
chaffy tobacco. stiil there has been sold some
very desirable good-h1died tohacces Some
wrappers have sold hiEh as So. but sIcn
goods are very scarce Low grades have start
cd on high. bat the medium to good tohaccos
are reas 0nably low by comparison We look
f1r larger receipts this week. old tohaccus
have been quite active the past week or two.
and some large sales II old belt Jugs are re-
ported % have been made 70 domestic manu-
1---lrers tna. wore intended f1r eXnorl
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TORACCo MARkET

Lyncfhurg Va, September -. 1901.
Sales 81 tobacco on the Lynchburg market
flr the two weeks ending september 81. 1905
az reported by John T.. Ogleshy. OF Lynch >
Warehouse.
Sold week ending September ifh. 1920
pounds. sold week ending September ols,. l22 o.
90 pounds: increase for week ending September
-1et. 81 500 pounds
sold from September J. 1906 20 September
a. 1906. 80. 20 pounds, sold from September
1. 1878. 70 September o. 1905. 276 100 pounds
increase for 1919. a. 800 pounds.
The Offering were composed Of priminEs
which was Of fairly good quality and con 81
ton. and prices during the week were "a her
better. ranging from s. 81 70 $40 per leo
pounds. making the average much higher than
last week
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spot cotton ci'ses quiet. IT, points decline
rnifiling upian Is. 80; mid1.nS gulf SIS:
sales. % bales ''
Cotton. quiet middiinE $50. gross receip,s
"a5' bales sales 90 bales stock IS l33 bales
Total to-day ~ all ports-Net receipts a tOa
bales. export % Great Britain. 5.25q bales -
th- ctrtlrent $40 bales. stock 8s9 go IA 20
Consolidated az all porfs-Nor receipts 7e lfs
balcs. EXPORT 90 Great Britain. o 4ss bales. 20
France. en- bales. 90 the Continent n 2-3 ba es
Total since September fst az al ports Net
receipts f-5. $50 bales. export N Great Rritain
- cff bales 90 France. ~ S74 bales 10 the con-
tinent, l2-.sA bales 70 Japan 4i haies
NEW ORLEANS. September cotton
spot closed steady. l-l6c. lower from satur-
DAY mddlng 3-i6c. spot sales were SOY
bales with 1875 GO arrive. Futures opened
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STOCKS DROP AND
RECOVER LATER
Disturbed Sentiment Over Money
Outlook Induced Selling
Pressure Early in Day.
RALLY WIPED OUT LOSSES
Prospect for Much Smaller En-
gagement Of Gold This Week
Than Last.

NEW YORK. September 24-Disturbed
sentiment over the money outlook in
ouced considerable selling pressure on
the stock market to-day. and Il was
not unui accumulated selling orders had
been worked on 20 some extent that a
recovery set in The rally had about
wiped out the early losses by the middle
OF tho afternoon The early selling was
reinforced 70 "a considerable extent by
snort selling for account Of professional
bear traders
The weekly arrival Of South African
gold IN London furnished material for
New lorks demand. which yielded an
ada tional engagement Of about "A million
collars There were no Withdrawals
from the Rank % England for Nrw York
account anc no further supply was Sc
cured in Paris The bidding for the gold
st. London .fanccd the open market
rates another fraction Discounts har-
ocncd also in Paris and Berlin. and ee-
pectatlon WAS reported OF another rise
In the official rate Of the Imperial Rank
% Germany this week while the official
Tate az tie Bank ~ England remains at
per cent. that Institution demands
j. por cent on American bills and 5
Per cent for money. The prospect there
fore. is Tor much smaller engagements OF
gold this week than last Routine sub
treasury operations also ar. s..rt.- a
drain on the banks although not IN
the proportion suggested by the wrong
inclusion ~ me repay menf- 4r cola .r..
ports The government Institution was
a creditor az the clearing house THIS
morning - the extent Of Ss68.s3 The
principal factor tn this showing was
larg. trtnefe-s % deposits due AZ Interior
POINTS. banks oi interior drawing on their
Now York CORES ondents 10 pay ohil-
cations % tno government.
Tho late recovery became decidedly
strong. hut the ouiy stocks 70 Yield any
'onsidr rs,Dle not gains were the HAIR
man Faclfcs. Atr.'son Reading and
-ArnalEamatcd Copper
Ponds were easy Total salos par
Valae. N.Vooo United States bonds were
unchanged 800 call Total sales. stocks
were l.i-,.so shares
MONEY AND EXCHANGE CLOSE
Money on call firm sQ5 - ruling ra'c
ti-2 closing hif 3. time loans firm.
sixty days. ninety DAYS and six months
l--aI per cent prime r1c-cartile PAPER
l-2ql per cent sterling exchange a-rr.
with actual business in harioers' bills
al - s7>.fi s199 FOR demand ard at
s. 7s-ssq & 700 for sixty dav bills. postal
rates s. so i--(i4 II and Hs4I-z. CONNER
cal bills s. - l-2af-s 5-s. bar silver = -.
Mexican dollars g. "a
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RAILROADS.
- Richmond.
* + ~. Fredcricksburg q
Potomac 8. e

r. F. ca p. s s ::s:S,:s; !
Trains Leave ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
~ 4 M-Dauy-Byrd s.. ThrouEh-
. y A. ally-Main 81 Through.
30 A. M-Wees Days-Eioa- Ashland 40
s 20 a M-Daiiy-Byrd St Through Local
}. ~ no2n-Week Iays-Byrd 81. trough
so r. M-Weck iays-Byrd - Frede-iclSs-
- ourE con, notation
9 = M-Daily-Mnin st Through
's' - week Days-1ioa Ashead &c
So p M-Daiiy-Bvrf ST. through.
rains Arrive Richnno d-SouthWard
90" 4 week Days-Eioa Ashland Ac-
$50 M-wsss Day.-Byrd st. Frsder1cies-
49, FFE Accom- ofat!or-
=. - Z. M-Daiiv-Byrf 81. Through.
'1-~' = 80. NJ Week Days-Byrd 81 Through
? M-Daiiy-Main ST. through.
WV 1,-- M-Vgsels Days-Eiba- AshlsnA Ae-
aM M-Dauy-Byri 81. Through
wv N-paiiy-Byrd St. Through Local
80 r M-Daily-srain s. Through
- r.-t'1i. man Sieor ing Parlor Cars On
I've rains eN~en+ trains arriving kich-
mona non p % A. NJ. week days and local accom-
Tine 2 arrivals ana Departures and eonnse-
~ pt,EE Q " CUP W ? TAYLOR.
- p Pres'- Cent supt. Traf MET-
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TOBACCO MARKETS.

Richmond Va septer,i or e i-'S
Trhacc1-Iarl. Iref IRe~rl-re-i- 1fari,e- cone
tr-es Qa-et 90 prices quotes Receipts ana
offerings very tgn' Rr.rh-e-y nchareed.
Qu.at h-t aru Liant receipts slr- .ur~f-
ReceIp-- continue very lrl- a-5 u-arl-t active
a. uurharl-l quotations.
Note NI-- af -he -0bacrr arriving In a
fu.ragrl condition. and slcl tobacco seiis
i.s Planters are cautioned to look AFTER the
order OF the.r tobacco before senl.ng L. -
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''Hafr. ono point NJ % p points da~t1 no - tho
~ we lft The Liverpool cables we're neari-n.
" loh support va Withdraw from the mar
- tenlorarily hy the arrival 'n re city -
hryau The market closed s-tady -us
Iolntf under saturday, fna fEures
cotton future closed steady a. follows sen.
te1oer. 9 l7 bid. october 30i No,e--.her 9 -
-0oer BOG. January az. February g
Marc. f1i. April -. MAJ Ff-. June
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MISCELLANEOUS NIARKEr.

PEANUT MARKET
(Reported nv RodEere McCabe q COZ
PETERSBURG VA sept. 2f-PEANrTTS-
Spanish-Firm. 81 80 bid. stock practically ex-
hausted. No offerings. Nrsinias. sac. bid.
3i1c asked for fancy stock. machine picked.
eH62Mc. Smelling stock 1tdcEc Firm and
active. Good demand
DRY GOODS MARKET
NEW YORK. September e4-The dry goods
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET
FAT more. Nd september a resbaart
~ Line con.non and prefsrred-N1thlnE d.
irE
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ATLANTIC COAST LINE
Seaboard Air Line Railway

southbound Trains Leave Richmond Daily
$50 a M-Locai % Noriina. Raleigh. char
irtte Wilmington
80 r M.-ThrouEh Sleepers ana coaches. A.
lanta Brm'7gham. Savannah jackson
Vile ami Florida points
-N'7' j " - Through Coaches ana Sleenars Sa-
vannah Jacksonville Atlanta Rirnnlng-
ham ans Memphis
Northbou1d Trains Arrive Richmond Daily
$40 81 f5- 81 $3.50 N
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>-' YORK September q BEE E~- re
r.r'. Read steers. sac ~ one cor
oxen art stays o. .srs -r flts
g tat o.. cows 1-T7- calves Receipts
-s,+ head E.es Tas IS. clls s. tft- e..
grareer- g. iet 90. westerns. 81 e. sheep and
lambs Receipts s.fr. head Sheep. g.
. c-ii-. g. -f1f 'o. LAMBS ssfs -1t- cure s41
81 Cana Ca Iarnb- 3, Isl Moss Re.ellta 81. -
- bead S-aie ans Pe-nsr .van.a p 81 &C. .ea
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BALTIMORF. Mo. eenten1her "a ~ o1rr

BALTIMORE. MD. September - Fl OUR
steady and unchanged Wheat Firmcr. spot
contract slAaslAc., southern by sample asn
osc Corp-Steady, spot. 54AsH54izc . southern
white. 6fisn5Sc. Oats-Quiet. No 2 white sSlt
Ss.zc; No. white. 36n d31i2c. No. mixed
S6isQ5ic. Rye-Firm. 80. . western oxnor.
63i506fc.i No western. domestic. 67aSSc
Butter-FiTm and higher. fancy imitation 81
gle. do creamery, lo036c. store packed l,.-ls
lSc. Eggs-Firm at PC Checse-Activt and
higher. large he medium. i3ttc: srnuu.
1870. sugar-Steady and unchanged. coatse
granulated. . 20. fine. s. %
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Chesapeake O. Ohio Railway

~ f1~e3FNN sN5 NJIIIJ NdIIWdY
cincinnati. Indianapolis. St. Louis. chics-
90. Louisville. Nashville Memoirs.
zl5 2 ". and 100 p NJ daily
Westbound Local Trains:
$50 A " daily an1 5.is " week aav.
newport News Norfolk and Old Point.
900 A II. ana 400 ? " daily.
LEGAL Ter Newport News and Old Point
725 A NJ ana 500 p " daily.
James River Line:
l' % A st. daily, 5.ll p NJ week davs
Arrive Main Line from W-s.. - ~ A N
r9 ". '55 NJ 7;t5 2 " From
East; 'lNrb A NJ. Eli As NJ 200 p NJ
". 2. Y James River -'s N " ssl
a. ~ o-Dai y. ''Ex sunday)
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~ & &7AlsNN7ifoIk&WeStprn

ONLY ALL-RATI LINE TO NORFOLK
Leave BYRD s. station. Richmond Daily.
49, In Effect May o.. 1906
FoE NORFOLK. 's.ol A N 500 p NJ
FOR LYNCHBURG. the WEST ana M
SOUTHWEST eo5 a a. Iel0 mon 80
4. NJ Pullman Par.'r ans Sleeping cars
No-foik sii 90 A. N. - 80 p N. fr5n, re
West 10 A ". eos p N $50 p N
once s5S Main s. sFlye-. hrs 20
minutes
W p DTvIrr r Y ROsr
Gen Pass Agent. Dist pass A~e6t
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WHEAT

steady. no : spring wheat. 7sisc. 30 g. "a
lsc.; No red. 72%g73s- SO. . COM &C..
No yellow. Sc. No. oats. 73hc so
" hite. 34ls 035i4c No white 32q 23&lc 40.
rye SIC. Fair 10 choice mailing. f4d5-c NO.
! haxseed. slor9. No. northwestern. 81 ID.
prime timothyoseed. S4d430 clover. contract
grades. 81 70 Short ribs sides Oo1eel SEA
go. mess pork. per barrel sis g.. lard. per
100 pounds - 00i short clear sides ,boxed).
$ SQSS.is. Whisky. basis q high wines.
81 p Buiter-Market steady. creamorics ig8
80 diaries. Tu9i1c Eggs-S;eady. a. mark
cases included. ia Use hrsts. 91c. prime drsfs
2ligc, extras. &c. Cheese-Strong at l.0Ig@.c
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RICHNIOND GRAIN NlARKET.

Richmond. Va September a. 1916.
QUOTATIONS..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-29
Little Travellers.

ooh" cried Robbie. "see the funny
little bug on my hand."
Para looked up from his paper and
saw that the little white object that
Bobbic was holding was little seed
traveller. 1t had Circled in through the
window and was resting on his hand
very lightly, as if it We're ready to fly
away again.
THAT is a little traveller" said papa: :
and then he blew ever so lightly. and
the little whirling thing rose. and be-
ing caught by the draft of the window,
sailed away again.
Where is the little traveller going,
papa?" asked Bobbie.
ITO find his new home" said papa
1ou know that his mother has been
wise enough to start him in the right
way. AT first their home was low dow,
In the grass, Gloss to the earth .,d
mere 'heS lived in a small. round vel
LOW mouse. You call it a dandelion hrt
Is htde home full of brothers and
SISTERS. Now this seed family have VOL
TO Go III the world. They must o.
away and find place for themse,,.s
where they can bloom. and so make .
new home The mother danda,,,,
KNOWS that il they live 80 ne,r ~
ground the seed babies will not no i, \,
10 eaten the breeze as it passes g
Nhen the time for them to 90 ar. W
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ACCIDENTS OF THE WEEK.

A% John Rcardon was about 70 ston
ABOARD car ii. Portland the other dav.
n" slipped on the pavement and su.-
tanned a broken ankle.
George Ruff Of Bryant's Pond. aged
about % years, was killed recently at
west Paris while assisting in saving
wood with gasoline motor saw.
Mrs. Sahrina Watts Hall of Jones'
h"r"' who recently celebrated her 10Th
hirthcay anniversary, fell from n
lounge ut h"r home the other day and
broke her hip.
james Powell of South Portland fell
down a flight of stairs at his home the
other evening and broke one arm in
several places, and also received a bad
cut over one eye.
Il. Cormicr. a workman at the Van
Euren Lumber Co.'S mill. met with a
very serious accident last week. While
rolling logs from the pile they sluccd,
catching him, and breaking his leg be-
low the knee in two places. 1t Is
feared that he also received internal
injuries.
-tG Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel GRAHAM of
Rutland We're driving into North New
port the other day their horse became
frightened at some potato tops nyint,
about and jumped to one side throwing
Mr.. Graham out and breaking one of
hiS ribs. Mrs. Graffam was also
thrown out and was somewhat shaken
up hut had no bones broken.
Frank f. Iceland of Roseman. Mont,
formerly of FoXcroft. recently met
with a serious accident. He is travel
ing salesman for lumber concern. and
while on trip the pole strap broke.
letting the pole drop. and the driver
lost control Of his horses. Mr.. Bcland
vas thrown out and had two ribs
broken near the spine. his left arm
broken. his left foot and entire left
side terribly bruised. and his right hip
injured. He was reported killed but
at lust accounts was doing as we'll as
his injuries would permit
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empty cases with the cover. Mash the
inside very smoothly, working into Il.
while hot. butter and crcam-about half
season with salt and pepper, work it soft
With milk and put into a saucepan to
heat. stirring to prevent burning When
scaldinS hot stir in one wcll-beaten egg
for six large potatoes. Boil up once, fl!
the skins with the mixture replacing the
cans, re,urn them to the oven for three
minutes. arrange upon Il napkin i'll deep
dish the caps uppermost. cover with d
NAPOLEON CAKE
Seat 16 ounces of sugar with l6 yolks of
chopped almonds. one ounce each of cit
cloves and vanilla and four ounces of fine
breadcrumbs. At the last fold in the
whipped whites of six eggs. Bake in
creased cake forms
FRUIT CAKE WITHOUT EGGS.
Take one ard Il half cups OF brown
sugar, one-half cup OF New Orleans mo-
lasses. one and one-half cups of butter
two teaspconfuls o ( cinnamon one of
cloves. one-half of nutmeg. one half of
allspce. two heaping teaspoonfuls of
chocolate. two cups of sour milk one
pound or r3S.rs one pound Of currants
ore-fourth pound of citron. one teaspoon
itl Of soda. two table spoonfnlS of brandy:
-four. not too stiff.--Nlrs. C. A. II.
PLAIN BOILED SPINACH.
Pick over the spinach, rejecting all vel.
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near. she runs up on a long stem, and
so lifts the whole family up into The
sun and air, where the seed children
may see the world. and go away to
make home for themselves.
The wise mother dresses them all
in white. and of the thinnest material,
so they will be as light as feathers
Il think she even kisses them good
by DIS she let's them slip out of the
home. and when the breeze comes by
they sail UP, up. and out of the field
and away over the hill until they come
TO some nice soft earth. and there they
fall down and cling to the soil snugly,
and hide until all the snow of winter
has passed. Then they begin to grow.
and make dandelion of themselves
ard lot of little seed babies of their
own"
Il am glad We put that seed baby out
of the window" said Bobbie. "Now
he can find place for his home
Perhaps it will be right under your
window" said papa.
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SOME GOOD RECIPES.
FRIED POTATOES.

Pare. wash ard slice raw potatoes AZ
tngn as waIerS. This can be done with I,
sharp knife. although there $ little in
Strument for the purpose to be had at the
housei'rnishir,g stores which flutes rret-
t!iy. as well as slices evenly. Lay in ice
water for half an hour, wipe dry in two
cloths, spreading them upon one, and
pressing the other upon them. Have
ready i'll the frying pan some boiling fat
fry the potatoes to Il light brown. Spr!n-
k!r with salt and serve in napkin laid
in deeG, dish and folded over them To
rid them of the fat take from the FRYING
pan as soon as they are brown with a
perforated SKINNER put into a colandor
ana shake for an instant.
POTATO SHAVINGS.
Pare and lay in ice water for an hour.
Choose the largest and S1undest potatoes
YOU can get for this dish. AT tho end of
the hour pare with & small knife round
and ROUND in one continuous curling
strip There is also an instrument for
this purpose. which costs hut Il trife end
viii do the work deity and cxpedItiously.
Handle with care. fry--a few as a time.
for fear of cntanSlerent-in clarified fat.
dr2tr and arrange neatly upon hot
platter
POTATOES IN CASES
rake large fair potatoes bake until soft
ard cut round piece of the top OF each.
scrare out the inside carefully. 50 as not
to break the skin, and set aside the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-29

The water was turned on last week
from the GOulbourn river into the great
Waranga basin. huge volume pouring
through the siXty-mile channel TO this
immense irrigation scheme reservoir,
writes our Melbourne correspondent on
August q. An old woman named Mrs.
Cleary, whose small house stood on a
spit Of land jutting into the basin,
would not accept the compensation Of
fered her. and she refused to leave. al
though the waters We're swirling
through her home and threatening to
carry it away. In answer to appeals
she said she would remain where she
was. and the minister of Water Sup
ply could drown her if he wanted to-
She said someone would be responsible
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for murder if this sort of thing was
to go on. But the land was hers; it
never belonged to the Water Supply,
and she declared that she would never
yield an inch Of it. The Premier had to
give in. A wire was sent to say that
the terms she asked were agreed to,
and she was got out when the kitchen
and back bedroom were four feet deep
in water The whole house was soon
after swept into about eighteen feet
depth.-London Daily Mail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-29

A meeting of the mayor and board
of aldermen was held at the aldermen's
room Saturday evening to examine
Francis Cucumber and Frank Grady
as to their sanity, and it was voted to
commit the former to the Insane hos
pital for treatment. From the evil
dence submitted in the Grady case.
however. and the appearance of the
young man himself. the aldermen re-
fused to commit him and he was al
lowed to go.