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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-28

BRISK BLAZE
In Augusta Trust Co. Building, Sunday
DIR. Stuftevant's Office Damaqed.

Inc fire department was called out
sunday noon by an alarm which was
rung in at Ills from box Sc, at the
Masonic building. due to the discovery
of brisk fire in one of the suite IT
offices occupied by DR.. \. Fl. Sturtc-
want on the second floor Of the Angus
ia Trust Co. building. The fire was
confined to the room in which it start :
ed and was quickly cxtingushcd ny
the use of the chemicals carried on the
lre apparatus. The estimated loss on
the building and the contents is about
$500 and is covered by insurance, that
on the former being carried by the
Maconlber, Farr & Written agency
and the latter by the c. T.. Downing
agency. The about was sounded IT
1903
Inc fire was discovered by two little
girls who were passing the Market
square side of the building and saw
s.lake issuing from around the VIII
DOW castings, and who called the at :
ehtlon Of DR. G.. a. CooInDS to the
SITUATION. That gentleman Immediately
hurried To the scene Of the fire and W.
t. Partridge, who had been with him.
sent someone to ring in the alarm On
arriving at the door of the waiting
room DR.. Coombs found the fire burn
ing briskiy in 4 desk which stood at
the south side If the room and BE-
tween two windows. and with DR.. ..
w. Turner. who had !, suite OF offices
on the same floor. got the hose which
- attached to water pipes in the build
ing for fire protection. but We're unable
TO get enough water through the hose.
Witch IS Of tic tAo-inch s.zc to hil
II. An attempt was also made to get
out some Of TIN. furnishings of the
room but tn" fire WAS so hot and the
S.nok" :" dense that il WAS inpossiblr.
Nj this til!r '!i,- Tive Il. tartmrnt AZ
rived. and Will" several lines of hose
were laid 20 have iii readiness if need =
ed. the equipment of chemical eXtin-
SuiShers carried by the apparatuS
proved sufficient and tn" fire was KILL
ed out very quickly. The desk where
the fire was first seen was practically
destroyed ami the ruins We're thrown
out the window. til" other furnish
!b,3S OF the room We're also badly dam
aged. the room was blackeneI ~
smoke. and the fire worked it, vav
through the south wall Of the ot,ic".
Ii was stopped however before it had
chance 10 work its way To the Other
floors
The origin Of the fire is Il mystery.
rs from Indications it apparently
started i'll the desk where it was first
seen. DIR. Sturtevant and q gentleman
friend had been in the Office and had
left the building about 20 minutes be-
fore the alarm was sounded In going
out they did not pass through the room
where the fire was but left by another
door.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-28
STATE PRINTING.
Bids Opened at Auditor Carver's Office,
Saturday Forenoon.

Tie bids for the state printing for
the next two years were opened at the
office of +. \. Carver. auditor of State
printing. Saturday. but the awards will
not DC made until after the bids have
been submitted to the Governor and
Council and referred t" Il special con-
Ilittoc.
The bids were divided into three
classes. til" first OF which is called book
printing and includes annual or bien-
NAL reports of State officials, depart
merits, Institutions, boards or commits
si"ns. and similar books. pamphlets,
catalogues. etc. consisting of eight
pages OF more. The bidders in this
class are BurleiSh 4 Flynt of Augusta,
TIA" Sentinel Publishing Co. of Water
Vile. the Maine Farmer Publishing Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-28
ST. CECILIA LODGE. A. 8. S..
Elects Officers for Year at Friday
Evening Meeting.

At the regular meeting "f 81 cu-
celia Lodge. 30. ~. j. Il. :. h.lu
Friday evening. officers We're chosen
fnr tn ensuing YEAR as fnll"Ws: rrrej-
dent. Joseph T.. crot"an: vice rrrSi-
dent. Mrs Francis Mathi,u; orator,
Nrs Victoria Lambert: junior past
rts -idrnt, Miss Annie Dnstie: scrrt.-
t.'iH- Dominique Matthew; collect "
*i.'rg" IT, Lcc'lai,: treasurer. Mrs
tcGd I.ctIair: chaplain Miss Dcziida
Ducl"s; lnHr~ilal, Alfred Bonncau
warden. ryrille Jacpues; sentry. Ell
m"nd Jnyon. "rgani,t. Miss Lucic
H'm,!: J"puty marshal. Miss Aihrr-
tine. trustees. Edmond Goyon. Francis
Matthew and Dnlnnit!ue Mat!!i-u
"tanlin"r. Dr. Leopold ROW.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-28

Arthur Huntington Mason of this city.
instructor in English in New York Uni
versity. is now doing quite an amount
o: outside lecture work in addition to
his regular duties on the university
faculty. He lcctured on "Christopner
MarloWe. Drainatist and Poet" Oct II,
unCrr the auspices of the Bronx So
ciety Of Arts and Sciences. and on oct
i he E-ctured on "Oliver Wendell
Holmes" At the Calvary Methodist
church, Seventh avenue and 10th
street. New York. This was the first
of q series of seven lectures arranged
by the Epworth League Of this church.
The dates and subjects If the remain
ing lectures in this course are as fol-
lows: November II. "Washngton Irv-
irg;" December 10, Edgar Allan Poe"
February Is. 1908, Henry Wadsworth
LonSfeliow;' March 81, "Nathaniel
Eawthorne:" April rs. James Russell
Lowell May 26, Eugene Field"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-28
Funeral of Late Susan WaIdror.

Fho funeral of the late Mrs Susan
Waldron was held at her late home ~,
State street at ; O'Clock Saturday af-
terno"n III the presence of relatives
and friends. Rev d. Fl. Evans ufficiat-
ing. The bearers were s. g. Webster.
Daniel Whitehouse and Treby johnson
of this city and Frank = Wingatn of
Hallowell. The remains were placed
in the family tomb near Green street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-28

Of Augusta. the Times Co. of Bath and
Il. c. Bowler of Bethel
Class Is. called job printing. includes
blank books. blank forms, circulars Of
less than eight pages, printed Station
cry, Office supplies and miscellaneous
The bidders in this class are Burlniyl
e. Flynt the Maine Farmer Publishing
Co ard the Ladd Printing Co. of Au-
gnssa. the Sentinel Publishing Co. Of
Watervlle. the Times Co. of Bath, r.
Hartman of Bucksport and j. r.
kuitcr Il Co. of Boston, Mass.
The bidders in Class {, the legislative
printing. are Bur'eigh & Flynt and the
Maine Farmer Publishing Co. of Au-
gasta and the Sentinel Publishing Co
of Waterville.
Inc bIdS Tor the different classes are
as follows:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-28

a meeting of the municipal officers
was held at the aidermcn's room at
the City building Saturday evening for
the purpose of investigating as to the
sanity of Mrs. Annie Coro. and as tho.
woman was adjudgnd to he insane it
was tho decision of the board that she
be committed to the Insan" hospital TO,
treatment. Mrs. Coro had received
treatment 1T that institution several
times before.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-28

The football game which was 10 have
been played at the Driving park be-
tween teamS from Cony High and Wat
eryille High schools. was cancelled.
Whether or not Cony will play any
more games this season. is question to
he decided.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-28

Tie Bartlett house on Court street
is being shinglcd by A T.. Brown and
his crew of mon. Mr.. Brown is also
building a house for William Hcnncssy
on Prcsupct stret. and has started one
for himself on the corner OF Green and
South Chestnut streets
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-28

Among the cases which have been
allowed a discharge from bankruptcy
by the United States district court at
Portland is that of Walter G. MarcouN
of Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-28
Funeral Of Late Mrs. An
1hurber.
Angelina

me remains of the late Mrs. .\Ilgt-
I'M" Thurbrr Of Roxbury Mass. We're
brought to Augusta on train No II
SUNDAY afternoon and intermcnt was
made in the family lot in Forest Grove
cemetery. Prayers were offered at the
grave by Rev. David III. Evans
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-28
Mrs. Sarah n. Garsidc.

Mrs. Sarah II. Girside died at her
nome. - Franklin street. early Sun
day morning at the age Of IS years.
Nv" sons and one daughter survive.
Funeral services Will be held at the.
home at ) o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-28

The carcass of the COW moose Viii Il
was killed hy some hunters III Indian
pond last week. was by order of Com
missioner Carleton. forwarded to this
city and will be sold at I.ocke'- market.
It was d small cow and the meat re-
ceived weighed about 900 pounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-28

The Young Women's League "f the
Congregational church will meet IT
p. NJ. today with Mrs. w H. Fisher.
Winthrop street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-28
MARRIED..

In WASH ineion oct ., ~ Hilton B
Wright. ESQ. Charles r. M,brs ANA Miss
Ethel NJ 'lHil. both OF Washington
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-28
WILLIAMS KIDNEY PILLS

Have YOU neglected your Kidneys?
Have you overworked vour nervous So
TEN and caused trouble with your kid
novs and bladder? H:-ve YOU pains IN
loins. side, back, groins and bladder
Have yon flabby appearance Of th-
face. especially under the eyes? Too fr--
uuent desire 10 pass urine? II 50. VIII
liams' kidneys Pills will cure you,-at
T1r:irciet. Price 50c.
N-i'iiaIr-' Me-. 60. Props. Cleveland.
o14m1yr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-28
STATE HOUSE.
Farmers Institutes For
Somerset and KennebeC,
Hastings Brook Improvement
Co, Files Certificate,
Arrowsic Possible Location oil
School for Feeble Minded,
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Coun-
Gil Tuesday, Nov. II, at 10 A. Nj.

Announcement was made Saturday
at the Office of Hon. 4. w. Gilman.
commissioner of agriculture, of the
dates on which farmers institutes
would he held in Somerset and kennc-
bee counties. they being as follows:
Somerset county: At tn" Grange hall
in 81. Albans on Wednesday. Nov. IL.
al 1850 A. -. and 100 p NJ: at the
Grange han il Eas; Madison en-
Wednesday, Nov. 13. at i and 80 p.
Vi.
k,nneb"c county: At the Grange
hall in Winslow on Friday. Nov. Is. at
1880 y. NJ. and 100 2. III: at the
Grangchall in Oakland on Saturday,
Nov. IS, at $50 and 30 p NJ.
Tie speakers at these Institutes will
nr Frof. T. ". Card of Sylvania. Peni..
Andrew Elliott of Gait, Ontario. and
snrle of the practical. successful farm
ri's and agriculturalists of Maine I'm
interesting program Will be arranged
for every session.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-28
Notice to Our Customers.

We are pleased 70 announce that Fo-
Iey's Honey and Tar for coughs colds
and lung troubles Is not affected by the
National Pure Food and Drug law as it
contains 70 opiates or other harmful
remedy for children and adults. Bow
dit ii. Webster e Co.
F'olcv's Kidney Cure will cure any case
Of kidney trouble that il not beyond
rl"dic"' cid Eowd'tch Webster 4 70
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-28

i 1t is understood that there is Il pos
sibilty that the Maine School for th-
Feeble Minded may he located in Ar
rOWsic, across the kcnneb"c river from
the city of Bath. and that an option
was secured last week for the pur-
chase Of large tract Of land between
the old Emery mine and tie river. al
most directly opposite the Donncll
shipyard in Bath. 1t is reported that
the option was secured with the hope
of selling the land to the state for the
site of the new institution. The site
is well located for Il purpose of that
sort. 1t is on high ground. heavily
wooded and commands Il fine view. 1t
is located about a mile and a half from
the ferry slips on the Wnoiwich side
of the river and below the old Arrow
sic toll bridge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-28

Among tho recent corporations
" hich have been organized under a
charter granted bl 4 special act Of
the, Legislature is the Hastings Brook
Improvement Co. which flied its cpr-
titfcate Of organization III the office
Of the SECRETARY of Stat" Saturday.
:. The charter under which TIL" cor
poration. was organized was approved
March H 1895. and tie organization
was effected at the office 81 the Amcri-
can Realty Go. at Bangor Feb. -,
1897 y.
The purposes of the corporation are
to erect and maintain dams with SUIT
ablef sluices in East Hastings brook
above Big Falls. so-called. in Merrill
plantation and Township :. Range 4,
and Township Z. Range 5, in .Arooa-
tQ0k county, and to construct and
rHaintain necessary sitlc Cams. booins.
abutments and other necessary APP
pliances in said stream. remove the
rocks therefrom, widen. deepen. end
otherwise improve the same for the
purpose Of facilitating the driving Of
logs and other lumber thereon.
The capital stock of the corpora :
ton is $4,000. of which nothing is paid
in and the par value of the shares is
800 seacf. The names and addresses
of the Shareholders together with the
number Of shares subscribed for by
each are as follows: Charles +. Oak
of Bangor, one share: +. NJ. Simpson
of Bangor. one share: Fred w. Scott
Of Chester. one share Number of
shares in the treasury 81.
The president of III" corporation is
Charles f. Oak, and the treasurer is
f. w. Simpson, Th" directors arc
Charles f. Oak, #. NJ. Simpson and
Fred W. Scott
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Er1balming. the members of which are
r. : Fl. Stubbs of Augusta. Ralph Il.
White of Bangor. Frank Redinston of
Watervilie and y. G.. Young lex
NofticiD Of Augusta. will be held at the
Capitol on Tuesday, oct %. for the
purpos" of examining candidates
TIL" f,llrwing corporations have filed
their certificates Of organization at the
office # the secretary Of State:
Kern Cove Mines Co. organized at
Portland for the purpose of conducting
Il mining business and manufacturing
business and manufacturing and deal
ing in articles of gold silver, etc. with
81 900 500 capital stock of which moth
ing is paid in. Officers: President. sgd
ney 3. Larrabee Of Portland; treasurer.
4. L. Lowell of Portland. Certificate
filed Oct. 26. 1907.
American Steel Corpora ton. organ
lied at Portland for the purpose of
dealing in stocks. bonds. securities. etc.
and for other purposes. with S5Oo0.000
capital stock. of which nothing is paid
in. Officers: President. James F. Man
ter of Portland: treasurer, Clarence f..
Eaton Of Portland. Certificate filed Oct.
% 1907.
Jewett Printing Co. organized at
Portland for the purpose of conducting
a printing business with $4,000 capital
stock of which nothing is paid in. Off
GERS: President, Frederick n. Coles
worthy of Portland: treasurer, William
W Jpwett Of Portland. Certificate filed
Oct. 25. 1907.
Winthrop Gas. Light and Power Co.
organized ct Portland. for the purpose
of generating. selling and distributing
gas for lighting heating and power
purposes with $4,000 capita! stock. of
which 5000 is paid in. Officers: Presi-
dent. H. l.. Cram of Portland: treasur-
err. A. F. Durham of Portland. Certifi-
cate filed Oct. 25 1907.
Tire Rose Bud Tabule Co.. Inc. Or
ganized at kittery for the purpose of
conducting the business of druggists.
chemical manufacturers. etc. with $50
900 capital stock of which nothing is
paid in Officers: President. Albert r.
Peavey of Kittery: treasurer. Harold r.
Enow;,on If Maiden. Mass. Certificate
filed prt. %, 1907.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-12

| joe Mrs. Bowser ought to have been
here and felt the house tremble. Some
one opened the door and 1 thought it
was her. but it was a policeman. Said
he'd give me the collar If 1 didn't
hush. flushed and gave him a dose of
the Elixir to cure his cold feet We
winked at each other and laughed. He
said it was the best ever, and that I
might sing the roof off the house if I
wanted to.
Been playing the Strong Man with the
chairs. The Elixir gives a man a heap
of muscle.
look for Mrs. Bowser. Couldn't see her
anywhere, and sang The Old Oaken
told me to shut up OF they would have me
in the jug. Speaking of jug reminded me,
had drank they patted me on the i back ky
II can stand in with Elixir and stand
in with the police, and so who cares for
Don't remember whether the plumber
SAID the Elixir was good for liver com
ways give Elixir fair show and it
will give YOU one.
Have just found myself weeping. Can't
gage on the house. but wept. Cat didn't
seem to be any more astonished than
when laughed. Is there one cat or two
or three? Is 1t the room whirling around
or me? It may be that I ought to have
taken more Elixir, but"
Mr.. Bowser's memoranda ended there
The cat was in the house when reached
home, but he was not to be found The
pint of the Elixir left. Mr.. Bowser had
taken his overcoat and hat and gone. It
still no word. Any one observing a short,
fat man sitting in a snowdrift a door
to him and lead him home. Say to ohm him
on the way that there will be no row
raised over his return. There Is some
Elixir left, and he can go right on dosing
himself for consumption and appendicitis
THE MRS; BOWsER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-12

soon as possible, I guess I'll take an
other.
Have taken it and feel better-much
better. No danger now of the rash
striking in. In fact, I can feel 1t
striking out.
Much obliged to the plumber. If l
have any busted water pipes this win
ter I shall call him in.
The Elixir was just what I needed.
When 1 came home this evening 1 was
taking a gloomy view of life. Now I'm
| singing as 1 write this.
mo directions on the jug, but 1 pre-
sumo the Elixir is to be taken when
| ever a Teller feels like it. That's why
it's called Elixir.
That's why I've gone down and ia
Ken another dose. 1t seems to fill a
long-felt want. No more gloomy views
of life for me. I found myself laughing
as I came upstairs. Can't say what ]
old world and I'd like to live a thousand
years.
THE cat and I sit opposite each other.
He seems to distrust my motives, but
bless your soul, I wouldn't hurt q cat.
Cats have got a right to live and be
happy.
Have just looked for the rash and
found it all gone.
Plumber said it would knock the
rashest of all rashes into a cooked hat
In two days, and he was more than
right. shall never call him q robber
again. 1 might have been in my grave
He didn't say the Elixir was good
Tor rheumatism, but I'm going to try
IL You never can tell what an Elixir
VIII do until you've emptied the jug.
Have tried it and feel much better
Danced a Jig when I came back up
stairs. Cat looked at me in astonish-
ment, but what's a burned old cat got
to do with it? Cook has Just gone to
ped and I'm all alone down here. While
l pity the poor woman, and while she
looked at the jug appealingly, I'm not
going to peddle the Elixir around
Charity begins at home
Just had a fit of laughing Can't
say what it was about but the man
who wants to leave this rosy old world
every living thing.
suppose that after they have boil
ed the barks and roots down they put
IN hard cider, but I don't know nor
care All 1 know is that 1t has cured
my rheumatism in about fifteen min
utes- Never saw anything act like it
before
Plumber didn't say the Elixir would
cure the kidney complaint, but I'm GO
ing to try it. Never be surprised at
anything an Elixir does. Cat looks at
me reproachfully. but
have taken another dose. Warm
glow Heart large and liberal If an
old tramp should call now I'd give him
my shoes Have told the cat 1 think
JUST as much of her as If she was a
paDy, but she seems to doubt the state
ment. Got up to go over and stroke
her back, but the floor rose up under
me and had to sit down again That
may be the Elxir's way of curing kid
ney complaint, and I amt saying q
word.
Just got through singing old Black
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-12

tin Justice ''Mr. Barnes OF New
York; has probably had more readers
and been published in more different
| languages than any other novel in the
past 30 years. On the day it was issued
not a single copy was sold, but within
seven months the sales amounted to
100000 a month MI Barnes Of New
successful as play, and is still being
performed. At one time no less than
ten companies in England were giving
various versions of it, the copyright not
being protected there
1.-THE Far Horizon the first novel by
Lucas Malet since her famous story,
Sir Richard Calmady,' is causing a
great deal of discussion in England, and
will undoubtedly be one of the most
noteworthy books of the year in this
country. Dodd, Mead & Co. publish it
January u.
Everybody who cares for good laugh
come Walter Emauuels THE Dogs of
War; which may be described as the
humorous biography of two dogs of
marked individuality. In this work the
Day. and "A Gay Dog" have collabor-
ated again and produced their most
amusing book. The story begins at the
floppieSt stage of their puppyhood and
carries them to a more or less sedate
old age. 1t is an imimitable history in
which text and illustrations fit like hand
and glove. The book is published by
the Scribners.
Three new volumes of French history
are announced by the J. B. Lippincott
Co.: '-Len and Women of the French
Revolution by Philip Gibbs; Ma
poleon, King of E1ba,' translated from
the French of Paul Gruyer; and THE
Flight of Marie Antoinette," transla ted
from the French of g. Lenotre. Mr..
Gibbs book is a Quarto, illustrated with
many plates reproduced from contem-
porary prints. The two others are COM
panion octavos. Napoleon, King of
Elba'' deals with Napoleon during his
brief tenure of this office in 1914 and
1915 the author having visited the is
land and giving an account of the traces
of Napoleon remaining there. Tho
Flight of Marie Antoinette'' deals with
her fatal flight from Paris in June, 1871,
much new light being thrown on the
subject from contemporary records.
Anne Warner French, the author of
the Susan CIegg stories, has dramatized
her popular story of THE Regeneration
of Aunt Mary" and the play will be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-12

paper for three or four days. and knew
nothing of the murder. He had left
the office in the best of spirits, and the
Shylock had even wished him well.
The new note was not found among
Goldstein's papers, but, as an offset to
that, many other notes were missing.
The man to whom the revolver was
sold was found. All the chambers of
the weapon were loaded. 1t was
claimed that the prisoner had cleaned
the one he discharged before selling
the arm. The letter was produced,
and the writer swore that he wrote it,
but the inspector got over this by
calling it a coincidence He
had what he called solid
case against Hamburger when the
day of trial came on. and only one
thing saved the prisoner from the gal
lows. 1t was proved that he had had
epileptic fits, and that there were oc-
casions hen he was not responsible
for his actions Taking this into con-
sideration, the judge mercifully sent
enced him to prison for life. Accord
ing to the press and the public, there
was not the slightest doubt of the
guilt of the accused. There were sew
eral Condolences" in his favor, but
the prosecutor for the Crown swept
them aside as so much rubbish.
When Hamburger reached prison he