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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10

L. w. buchanan was in Augusta
Wednesday in attendance UPON the
nlcctirg of the Board Of Pharmacy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10

Mrs |. \. Enothbay left Wednesday
for Il visit With relatives AZ her for
MGR home III Dexter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10

James Jones has sold his farm t,
a man from California
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10

clayton Jones is stopping at c. f
ConfOrth's.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10

An unusually large number, Of for
eign born citizens of Somerset county
have filed with the clerk of courts for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10

man from California. He is now on the
place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10

Arthur H!ckford has gone back to work
for Daniel Bowman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10

Allie E. Longley has returned from
q short business trip to Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10
SKOWHEGAN.

William Scdgley left Wednesday for
TopSh;im To attend the fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10

Mrs. Eta Jones is staying with Mrs
William Jones for few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10

Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Hall went to
Tnpsham yesterday to attend the fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10

The hay prcsscrs are at Mr.. Spot
furds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10

Rev. and Mrs. W. 4. Smith Of Port
land are visiting relatives in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10
FAIRFIELDCENTER

Mrs. William Jones has been quite i'll
for few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10

Mrs. G. II. Hcald is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Ed Hoxie. for few days
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10

Mr. Col;;mbus Hayford is visiting Mr..
ana Mrs. A. r. Ellis and other friends
in this vicinity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10
The lineup and summary:

Score-Watervillc High ;. Cony o.
Observation-Disclosures Referee. Bank
hart. Umpire. johnson. Time. 15m. Pc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10
SUNDAYS ONLY

St' 4. NJ. leave Winslow for No. Vas
Salnoro T.. Vassalborp, Clark's. China
n Wiz %" Ghina' arriving at Weeks
40 I. NJ, leave Winslow for No. Vas
Sa:horo f. Vassalboro Clark's. China.
, ,,iE' So China. arriving at Weeks
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10
WlSCASSET, WATERVlLCE AND
PENNINGTON RAILROAD.
GOING SOIITII

OF train service IN effect
October Z, 1907.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10

ALBION TO WEEKS MILLS JUNG.
-" A. NJ: leave Albion for So. Albion.
China, Palermo. NewcIrs, arriving: NJ
Weeks Mills Jet at IT'S
g. A. NJ leave Albion for So Albion
China. Palermo. NeweITs, arriving nf
Weeks Mills Jet. at 1880.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-23
PIGS TAIL DlSRUPTS A TOWN.
Uncle Sam Called In TO Settle Curious

QnCie SGW1 Calt6O IN TO S6CGIe CURIOUS
Controversy.
A little pigs curly tail has stirred up
the town of Wellington, O., to a pitch
of excitement such as it has not expe
rienced since the Mothers club de
nounced bridge whist or since old Sim
Sedley thought he had discovered an
oil gusher in his front yard.
The town is divided into two camps
over that pigs tail One cohort main
tains and proves by the fifty seven va
rieties of logic, from Socrates down TO
Herbert Spencer. that Luella Under
wood didn't wouldn't and couldn't
send the tail to the former Mrs. Claude
Plat through the mails And if she
did, why, it served a Divorce right
anyhow
But the other legion is merciless to-
ward Luella. This camp believes and
shows conclusively why it believes that
Luella Underwood sent that pigs tail
to Mrs. Platt. And If she didn't, why,
she had no right to be trapsing around
with a divorced man, even if she was
going TO elope with him to Cleveland
tlL4u get n4StTEIeu.
Old Sim Sedley, the only man in
Wellington who hasn't yet committed
himself, said that it was funny if Luel-
la and Claude weren't going to eIope,
as they declared they weren't, why did
they send the pigs tail to ex-Mrs. Platt,
and if they didn't send it, as they say
they didn't. why were they in the post
office when ex-NrS Platt opened her
mail with that single pigtaiIed in
closured envelope the only thing in the
box?
But the former Mrs Plat blocked the
planned elopement and me- riage. if
such it was. When she opened the let
ter containing the unique Enclosure and
heard the suppressed giggle, as she
says she did, behind her she straight
way made q formal complaint to the
postmaster, and Plat and Miss I'm
derwoOd We're arrested.
When arraigned before United States
Commissioner Walther both Platt and
the young woman denied having sent
Mrs. Plat the pigs tail and the letter
accompanying it. But they were Jailed
nevertheless for a hearing
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-23

Martin Janowitz's rheumatic leg was
a pillar of fire the other day, and for
the time being his rheumatism was a
forgotten thing JanowftZ is twenty
nine years old The climate of New
York city did not agree with him.
Soon after arriving III this country
rheumatism developed Janowitz was
aroused from his slumber by pain in
his leg. He got a bottle of alcohol and
sat down near theestove to give his leg
a rub down There he fell sound
asleep. with his leg held out in front of
him like poker He sat bolt upright
with a yell, few minutes later when
the fumes of the alcohol had caught
fire and communicated the blaze to his
leg. Temporarily at least Janowitz
was robbed of his rheumatism, but the
pain Of the burns which came in it's
place were quite as bad, and he was
taken to Gouverneur hospital for re-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-23
Snake In His Mail Box.

real live rattlesnake found ia q
rural mail box on a farm near Canton,
Mo. has kept St Louis postof1ce in
spectors busy for the better part of a
year. all to the end that Inspector
Patterson recently applied to Assist
ant United States District Attorney
Horace Dyer for a warrant any
kind of warrant or information Dyer
might see fit to issue Mr.. Dyer de-
cided that as the cause Of all the trou-
BILE had long since departed this life
there was nothing doing" The in
spector reported to his chief, was as
signed to another case and convenient
" forgot the names Of the interested
parties when questioned.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-23
Made Cold slaw of wife's Lace.

4 resident of Woodbury., Conn, re-
turning home late at night, found what
he thought was cabbage in bowl in
the pantry. He cut it up and dressed
it to taste with oil. vinegar, salt and
pepper, ate it all and retired. 1.-The
cold slaw was fine" he remarked next
morning to his wife. 80 kind of you
to leave the cabbage handy" Then the
wife discovered that four yards OF
lace, worth $50, which she had left in
a bowl to starch, was gone. The hus-
hand had mistaken it for cabbage.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-23
LAUGHS EIGHT HOURS
New Jersey Girl Almost Killed by
an Ancient Joke.
SAVED BY FALLING ASLEEP.

Keen Sense of Humor Proves Nearly
Fatal to Miss Barbara Barr, Who
Had Nevec Before Heard Jest Which
Made Solomon Smile.
Because friend told her joke that
she thought the funniest she had ever
heard Miss Barbara Barr. member OF
the Baptist church choir, one of the
prettiest of the social set of Florence,
n. j.. laughed for eight hours
All kinds of things We're tried to end
her cachinnations. but it took two doc.
tors six hours 10 stop them.
This is the joke that set Miss Barr
into laughter that turned into hyster-
les:
"A man went to dentist to have
tooth pulled 1t was pulled, and it
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-23

HURT.
hurt, oh, DOCTOR said the patient.
what a blessing it would he to he
born without teeth"
But my dear man. said the den
fist, we are, you know
1t was at p. m that this jest was
sprung
Immediately Miss Barr began to gig
gle, the giggle rapidly increasing in
strength.
After she had laughed five minutes
the man who told the joke looked hurt.
When she had laughed ten minutes
he fed in anger. But 1t was no joke
then to Miss Barr
Her laughter could be heard for a
block. All kinds of remedies were
tried
They threw water in her face, put
keys down her back, endeavored to
make her angry by insults but still
she laughed.
Finally Drs Thatcher and Boyd were
summoned when signs of collapse be-
gan to be manifest
They could do little. At 8 O'Clock
Miss Barr was only semiconscious, but
still laughing At 9:30 o'clock she was
supposed to be dying from exhaustion.
Until 10 o'clock she continued to
laugh, and the physicians were desper
ate. Finally, still laughing. she sank
into doze, and the spell OF the joke
gradually passed away. When she
awoke she was in an extremely weak
ened condition
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-23
SPYGLASS CAUSES DIVORCE.
Erring Husbands infidelity Revealed
to Wife by Telescope.

The common pleas court Of Pittsburg
has developed a new method of detect
ing marital infelicity. The plan was
discovered by residents along the high
bluff overlooking the Ohio river and
extending westward from lower ALE
gheny. The new scheme to gather evil
dence for q divorce case is to follow
the suspects TO the river and then.
perched on convenient lookout, watch
the lovers through field glasses.
Mrs. Claudia Geer Van Pelt, who is
seeking Il divorce from her husband.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-23
He Sleeps Standing Up.

John Berry of Anderson; Ind, stay
ed awake barely long enough to avoid
a jail sentence in this city. He in
formed Judge Poindexter that he could
sleep standing, sitting or lying down.
Berry was found standing and snoring
in Spring street. He was taken to jail
and was aroused sufficiently to speak
his name between yawns. When he
was arraigned in police court he went
to sleep facing the court.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-23
VAN PELT AND MRS. LEWIS WERE SEEN ON
TIE OPPOSITE BANK.

Arthur Van Pelt, produced witnesses
who testified to seeing her husband in
company with the correspondent, known
as Mrs n r. Lewis, at a distance of
1900 feet The witnesses were ON the
north side of the Ohio river while Van
Pelt and Mrs. Lewis were described as
being together on the opposite bank.
Mrs. Van Pelt is well known in Allie
gheny and Bellevue and always took a
great interest in social affairs. She is
regarded as one of the prettiest women
of that section.
Attached TO the testimony was a
photograph of the correspondent attired
in blouse and a pair of soldiers trou-
sers. Her head was surmounted by a
large rough rider hat, and in her right
hand she had a small revolver.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-23

Bishop Says Married Men Are Worst.
'Taking them all around, married
men are much looser IN their morals
than single men," This affirmation by
the bishop Of London quite startled bis
hearers at meeting Of the Council For
Promoting Public Morality.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24
IRISH NAM ES.

(BOSton POSt)
Names wild the musical Tilt of a troll to
thin.
Names wild a rollickin' swing an roll to
thin.
Names wild a body an bones an soul to
thin
shure. an they're POETRY. darlint as
those.
Names wild the smell O. the praties an
wheat to Thin
Names wild the odor o dillisk an peat to
thin,
Names wild lump o. the turf hangin'
sweet TO thin
Where can yez bate thin, the whole
wurruld o'er2
Names wild a fine old Hibernian sheen to
thin.
Names wild the dewy shamrocks clingin'
green to thin,
Names wild Whit O. the honest potheen
TO thin
shure an they're beautiful. darlint
ashore.
Names wild the taste O. the, salt O. the
earth TO thin,
Names wild the warmth o. the ancisthrai
hearth to thin.
Names wild the blood o. the land o. their
birth to thin
Where can yez bate thin, the whole
wurruld o'er2
Brannigan. Flanagan. Milligan, Gilligan.
Duffy McGuffy, Mullarky, Meh2,ae,
Rafferty,, Lafferty, Connolly, Donnelly,
Deoley, O'Hooley, Muidowney, Malone;
Maddigan Cardigan. Hallahan. Callahan
Pagan. O'Hagan. O'HOulihan, Flynn,
Shanaban Lanahan, Fogarty, Hogarty,
Kelly, O SkeHy, McGinnis, McGinn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24

to the floor. lodging the angry figure
of Mason, the trolley leader. Tompkins
found his way 10 the lobby He had
voted for Williams. And his county
had voted with him, for Williams, too.
just as Williams had said they would
do: The end had come. His card
house had tumbled down about his ears.
He stumbled through the lobby bro
kenly. Members passed him. looking
at him curiousiy. The reporter with
the pad went by. A long line of men
sat against the marble baiustrade of
the lobby smoking, just as they always
had done. as he had done before he had
tried to trick the boss. One of them
laughed joviaily. But he. did not see
or hear. Before him was the angry.
flushed face of Williams. the boss of
the lobby; he could hear his voice, cold,
menacing; Mice thing that was to do
On hotel paper. too" He had played
and he had lost; he had made nothing
from either side.
y confused murmur came from the
house. Then a faint cheer and the
sharp, quick thud of the speakers
gavel. Then another cheer. and the
doors opened, letting out an excited,
cheering threng into the lobby.
He tottered and half fell. His hand
CROPPED for the wall He crept close TO
the marble walls of the corridor, ehok-
ing back a quick, passionate sob, down
the floor of the lobby, his Derby hat
damned over his head. He found the
staircase, and slowly. numbed. broken.
the great marble halls of the capitol
strange to him all at once. passed
down TO the corridor below and so into
the rain-swept park.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-24
BARRED MoNoPoLIsTS.
lPhiladelphia Ledger.l-

On a recent occasion down south
three little negroes. Moses Jackson and
Jimmy, were called into "the house" bv
Marse" John. who had owned their
grandfather. He Informed them that he
would give ten bright new cents to the
one of them who would tell him what
were the three best things i'm the world
The CONS were placed on table and the
white man held out three straWs of diff
ierent lengths. the boy who should draw
the longest straw to have the first say
Jimmy; the happy winner of this straw,
was asked:
well. what are the three best things
in the wOrld?'
Without moments hesitation he an
sWered. unctuOusiy:
Il knows. The three bestest things in
de worl' am pOssum n sweet 'taties m
gravy"
Moses and jackson made a simultan-
eous grab for the money and made off
with it. one Of them shouting back in
a belligerent tone:
He amt swine to hsb de money. too.
for denis all the bestest things in d..
worl. -
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-21
AUCTION
Having rented my farm l will sell on
Friday, November %, '07

at 10 a. m, on the farm of the late
Reuben Armstrong, in the west part
of Bennington, the following person
al property: 1 pair work horses, l
Percheron grade mare, three years old
broken and bred, sets double work
harness, single harness, l broncho
saddle, heavy team wagon, 4 farm
wagon with box, three seated surrey,
three seated canopy top wagon, l
Democrat wagon, l. dump cart, bug
gy, single cultivators, l two-horse
cultivator, l double disk harrow, l
spring tooth harrow, / scoop scraper,
Deering moving machines, l hay
rack, wheel rake, reaper l dump
box, l set traverse sleighs, | single
cutter, / grind stone, l new stone
boat, / wheelbarrow, l refrigerator,
ladders, l set bolster-springs, fan
ming mill, Oliver plows, ! fourteen
barrel kettle, sets double while
trees, three horse set whiffietrees,
quantity Of oats, quantity of oats
and barley, about 40 tons of hay, a
quantity of oat straw, forks, chains,
hoes and other articles too numerous
to mention. Terms made known on
day Of sale.--Lynn p. Armstrong.
John Robinson, auctioneer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-21
TRIED TO eRIHE eoMPERs.
Federation of Labor President Ac.
cuses Charles Brandenburg.

cukea 0nHrIeS
NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 21.--A great
sensation was created In the American
Federation of Labor by President
Gompers in his speech replying to. the
attacks upon him and other officers OF
the federation by the Manufacturers
association when he told OF an alleged
attempt to bride him at the Victoria
hotel, New York, in October by o
young newspaper man giving his name
as Charles Brandenburg.
The latter, President Gompers said
having declared that he represented
the National Manufacturers associa.
ton, was prepared TO offer him immu.
nifty from all exposure and make him
financially secure for the remainder Of
his life If he would sign a certain pa
per and otherwise aid in the Exposure
of the other leaders in the American
Federation of Labor with the view to
virtually destroying the influence Of
organized labor"
The paper, he said. was to purport to
have been signed when he (Gompers)
was III in 1895.
Mr.. Gompers said he had preserved
It, and while deathlike stiffness pre-.
vailed in the convention Mr.. Gompers
drew forth the original document and
read it. Mr.. Gompers during his re.
cital of the alleged attempt at bribery
called upon different delegates present
who were with him at times in inter.
views with Brandenburg to verify his
statements. This the delegates. rising
in their seats, did.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-21
Equity.

Until recently there was a partner.
ship existing between two darby
blacksmiths In an Alabama town. The
dissolution of this association was
made known by notice nailed upon
the door of the smithy, which notice
raE as follows:
THE kopardnershfp heretofor resist
IN between me and Nose Jenkins is
heerby resolved. All persons owing
the firm will settel with me. and all
persons that the firm owes to will
settel with Mose."-Harper's Weekly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-21

WILMINGTON, Del, Nov 21.--The
presidential boom of Judge George
Gray will be informally put in motion
at the gathering Of Democratic nation
al committeeman at French Lick
Springs, Ind. on Friday. Ex-senator
Richard II. Kenney Of Dover, Demo
cratic national committeeman from
Delaware, will attend the meeting and
conduct matters in Judge Gray's in
terests.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-21
Paying for Speed.

ut costs more to live than it used
to-" remarked the economist.
YES" answered the energetic man,
but think of how much more business
you can transact in given time and
the corresponding results you can get
mt Of life"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-11-21

You're a Good hOusekeeper
and you're proud of your home. Every
worthy daughter of Eve is in the same boat.
How about Blankets for the guest chamb-
ers? We've grand good lot of them-big
Aeecy, woody fellows.
Take look at our display Of Linens in
show window-they irresistible.
If you've Rug, Portiere or Couch
Cover need, we can fix you up at less to
pay than you would expect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13

new parasols are most fetching. so fresh, SO
new, SO bright in coloring. There are silk
parasols and lace ones also, the former the
more possible and of some real use, the
latter a charming addition to the toilet.
The silk parasols have beautiful Persian
designs in deep borders around the bottom
and in deep circular pieces around the fer
rule. On white parasol these yellow, blue
and pink Persian admixtures, softened down
to an almost indistinguishable design, are
asols carrying out the striped motive now
popular. These have bands of flowers
going around the parasol, alternating with
bands of black and white striped silk.
The lingerie parasols are no longer the
real linen CONNECTIONS which have prevailed
for two seasons trimmed with lace inser-
lions and ruffles for afternoon, or with no
trimming but embroidery for morning. The
new lingerie parasol-now that everybody is
equipped with the linen ones of course a
lace. 1t is made Of patchwork of lace In
different shapes, in diamonds, squares
stripes, &C., all fagoted together with the
narrowest possible bands of linen, about a
quarter Of an inch wide. doubled and
stitched on the lace-like braiding.
And the new silks from Paris They are
wonderfully beautiful. They are in gray
mixtures and in black and white princi-
pally, but they are no more like the black
and white silks Of last season than if they
were of an entirely different color.
Then for fresh, light evening dresses, suit
able for the south for spring and sum-
mer use, when change from the elaborate
evening frocks of the winter is so necessary
there are the most delicious new striped
gauzes, in white and the pale colors, all one
shade, but with broad satin stripe on The
gauze to make the difference in effect
These come also in two-color stripes, but it
Is the broad one-color striped designs which
are especially charming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
LONG LACE Coz WITH CLOTH N0CK-.

ing. There Is no limit to the amount Of
lace that is used on cloth waists. Often in
fact there is more lace than cloth. for APP
are made of It, with the cloth put on in
bands or in a loose over blouse effect Lace
and embroidery are combined In these eff
fects, just as in the boleros, and most ex-
Qu1site hand work in medallons or stripes
alternating with the lace are to be no.
iced. The empire and princess gowns have
also the deep yoke Of lace with sleeves to
match.
Lace Is used on velvet gowns in just the
same fashion as on the cloth and combines
equally well with 1t. There is no one kind
Of lace obligatory. only that the pattern
must be effective and the mesh fine More
Valenc1ennes Is seen all the time, but the
imitation point laces are in demand and a
host Of other limitations as we'll. Irish point
is just popular as ever and apparently
will be used with other laces on summer
gowns, but after all the lace field is appar-
emily an unlimited one as regards variety
of design and texture.
Black laces, heavily embroidered in many
instances, are smart with black cloth gowns,
and then there is the relief of white lace in
collar and pointed yoke, for it must be con-
| fessed black lace positively requires white
| against the face. A heavy lace on the order
of Cluny trims black cloth waist charm