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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-08

1t is nothing new for wives to give
their husbands a roasting. but that
Scranton Penn. woman. who soaked
with kerosene the bed where her
drunken husband was sleeping and
then applied match, will easily get
first prize. The inconsidcrate authori-
ties, however, seem determined to keep
her from getting the husband whom
she had set her heart upon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-08
Maine Gossip
THE GRADUATE.

A few short days ago he stood
And laughed to scorn lifes stormy sea
With eyes unsha dowcd this fair youth
GaZed, llnafraid. at destiny;
The nights looked near, the slopes no
steep,
No thorny bush fame's flowers hid;
But now-ah. pity him, poor chap
The world looks larger tEan it did.
But yesterday he sought to charge
AMI capture some redoubt of wrong;
His pulses leaped, his feet kept step.
To youths triumphal. martial song;
Eut now, since cXultation'S DER,
And to no glorious war he's bid,
Disturbing thoughts are creeping in
The world looks larger than it did.
o radiant youth, full soon you learn
How steep and full of toll the way.
How few the upward steps We've made
When camp is pitched at close of day;
And yet the ones who gained the nights
Have stood as you, grim doubts amid,
And in first days of strife have said
Tie world looks larger thar ii did,
Denver Republican.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-08

Workmcn have commenced quarry
ing stone at Hurricane Isle and NiGal-
haven for the new Museum of Fine
Arts building of Boston. The contract
for the stone is in the hands of the
Booth Bros. and Hurricane Isle Gran
tic Company and the BOdwell Granite
Company. A portion of it will also he
cut at Spruce Head. 1t will take nine
months to complete the job.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-08

bacco. Mexico's sisal, pig copper. hides
and skins, and Brazils coffee and rub
Der.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-08

One Bangor man Of wealth, solid
sense and unqu"stioncd vcracity de-
clarcS that twcnty-one Bangorcans
have this year mortgagcd their dwell
ing houses to buy automobiles. An
other man. who also stands high, says
tWcnty-linc Bangor residences have
been "hockcd.' so to speak to raise the
price of gas wagons. Now, do you
suppose these men know what they
are talking about. or are merely guess
ing, or estimating total upon the
basis of one or two known cases? Of
course. man has perfect right to
raise money in that way to buy an
automobile. but what do you think of
his judgment? If the price of the auto
car was tho only thing to be considered
lots of people who now walk or use the
street cars might ride in style. but it
costs lot of money to maintain ana
operate the machincs-more money
than most men can afford, or even find
wen, the craze for automobiles is pro-
babiy aggravated largely by vanity
tSom" would say pridcl and a spirit OF
social competition. and it may be ex-
pccted to have a long and expensive
rum Mrs. A, walking down town. sees
Mrs. fash past in cushioned
chariot. The world at once takes on d
grefnlsh tinge. Mr. \ may have his
hands full to keep along as he is. but
his wife is miserable if they can't put or
as much style as the BIS do. and 50
perhaps much against his will and hi,
so"d sense. manages to dig up the
price and the AS race along on n leve
| with or trifle better than the Rs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-08

Biddeford is already talking up q
suitable celebration of its tercentcnnial
which will occur in 1916.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-08
In commenting upon the announce

III commencing UPTTI tHC d1I1G0UHCt-
ment that the Bath girls are preparing
cadets who will visit the city in Au-
gust, Rockland editor remarks, "Thc
boys are martyrs ever" We venture q
guess that the Rockland editor has
viewer been entertained by the buds Of
the Shipping City.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-08

The Bath Independent modestly re-
marks: "None of the Maine celebra-
tons on Thursday could hold a candle
to the big show Bath will have in
August"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-08

The Maine State Dentists Associa-
ton will hold its annual outing at
Rockiand, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. July 16 II and 18th. A large
number of the dentists of the state and
members of the association and large
number with their ladies are expected
will attend. A pleasing program for
the three days convention and outing
has been arranged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-08

1t is rough on the small boy to have
the big circus come along just as the
Fourth has bankrupted him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-08

This second table shows our imports
from them and exports to them in
1860
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-08

Vacant cottages are very few at the
lakes or along the shore.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-08

Phillip X. Greene, the North Bridg-
ton young man who was drowned in
the Connecticut river Tuesday, was the
second member of the class of 1905,
Bowdoin College, to suffer death in this
way. by Il curious coincidence both
young mems first name was Phillip.
The other member of the class to be
drowned was Phillip ]. FeSsendcn.--
Exchange.
Fcsscndcn did not meet his death
by drowning but by the accidental dis
charg" Of his gun while he was hunt
ing game birds on the Maine coast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-08

Prof. Bogert Of Columbia, president
of the American Chemical Society. the
second largest organization of the kind
mer home ut Belgrade Lakes from the
meeting of this society in Toronto.
During his stay at that city, he was
th" guest Of the venerable Prof. Gold
win Smith ut the famous estate known
as "Thc Grange
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-30

John NJ. Gardner and Bert Kel-
ly. doing business rs Gardner and
Kelly Wedesjly morning filed Il
petition against the Layton Oil
and Gas company, in which ii is
alleged that the company is in
debted in the sum of $S16.1O for
labor and material in the drilling
of d gas or oil well. The well is
located in Crane township in Wy
andot county. a. j. Staekhouse
represents the plaintiffs.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-30

The Lepka girl, the physicians say,
cannot live.
"The house was damaged to the
extent of $780,"
The other benzlne explosion oc-
Cured in crowded Sergwick street
ear, when the car became filled
with flames. The car, an old one,
was equipped with a coal stove
which had been smeared with ben
zine stove polish. The polish caught
fire and endangered those near 1t.
"A womans y gave the larm.
The stampede Jr the doors began.
Several of the women passengers
jumped to the street.
'Fircmen succeeded in extinguish-
ing the blaze with chemical appli-
ances. t
The only moral seems to be, Don't
use liquid stove polishes containing
benzinc.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-30

in the wall in the banana cellar
where the shotgun was found
The state then put on Victor
Churches, the Columbus police ser
geant who ne;ped to secure the ev-
idence and acted as interpreter the
Sunday afternoon when the accused
admitted on his second "sweatin'
and after Theodore Grasso had told
him the gun had been found, that
the gun belonged to him (G.oTritta.)
| Mr.. Churches testimony was prin-
cipally about what occurred at these
Examinations, and he explained that
but very few questions asked in
accused man, therefore the ncces-
lsity fol an interpreter.
It was just few minutes before
noon when this last witress was
lcx9ulined and Prosecutor Clark an
nounced tha. the state rested.
twenty-five witnesses have been
examined by the state and but four
had been subpoenaed by the defense
| up to noon.
Matters we're finished up in short
lorder Wednesday afternoon, when
much TO the surprise of everyone
who lad been watchin the case
closely, the defense called but two
witnesses. The first was Dan Ev
ans, formerly Captain of Company
d. the local military organization
MIR. Evans testimony had TO do
with the scattering effect of gun
at various ranges. He related sew
eral instances and the effect shot
would have on a target at different
distances.
Schiller Fogelson was called and
asked whether or not it woud be
possible to tell by the condition of
the inside OF a gun barrel how re-
Gently II had been shot. Chief
Cornwell had testified that when
the gun was found 1t was dirty and
greasy inside aud Mr.. Fogeson
said this condition might exist with
in an hour or as long as "a or As
hours after 1t hal been fired. This
completed the testimony for the de
Tense. Court adjourned fifteen min
utes and the arguments were start
ed.
1t is the general impression among
attorneys who have heard the case,
that the State has proven northing
more than that Gioifritta bought a
16-guage shotgun. shells and buck
shot. No motive has, they claim,
been proven, and the principal case
rests purely upon a bunch of sus-
picious circumstances. At adjourn
ment this afternoon, the court room
was crowded as usual.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-30

dresser. At this information, she
says. Giuseppe Goiffritta excitedly
requested her to hide them, or dis
pose Of them in some manner. lie
wanted her to get them out Of sight
Immediately.
Objection to this sort of testimony
was taken by the defense, on the
ground that it was what Is legally
known as privileged communication;
that any conversation between the
accused and his attorney was neces-
sarily secret and inviolable, and
therefore should not be allowed TO
go to the ujiy as prcjudicial to the
defendant. The court sustained this
objection, but the jury had already
heard the testimony and 1t might
prove point against the defense.
notwithstanding the court will prob
ably charge the jury to give no
weight to iris evidence.
Just before adjournment, another
little tochnlcality of the same char
acter, vas iDterposed by the attor-
ncys ioi the defense. This occurred
when Antony Matraja was intro
duced as witness by the state
AIatraja acted us Interpreter between
The Mayor and the police and the ac-
cusCd as witnesses, during the sew
cral sweatbox proceedings at police
several arrests were made and the
next day after the crime was COM
mitted.
The defense objected to Matraja
testifying for the same reason as
that offered to Evangelne Gioffrit-
ta's testimony. The defense claimed
that ehything Matraia could testify
20, would necessarily be in the ma.
ture of an Interpretation of commun-
ications made by the accused man.
and was therefore privileged COM
munication. Judge Young did not
pass on this objection at the time.
but gave the attorney until Wednes-
day morning TO look up and submit
any law that would tend to prove his
that this was privileged
communication. and therefore could
not De admitted as evidence.
Co irt adjourned at five o'clock.
AS the afternoon wore on. the crowd
increased until people were stand
ing IN their seats, every available
inch Of floor space being occupied
The crowd, although orderly, pushed
and jostled until it became mat
ter of much difficulty for the bail
ifs TO set witnesses in and out. The
trial is attracting more attention
than it was supposed would attach
to it, because of the fact that the
principals were foreigners and that
not more than one-third of those
who attend, can hear OF understand
a word of testimony.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-30
LIQUID STOVE
POLISH EXPLODES
Benzine Polish Blows up and
Burns Two Girls in Home
Passesgers Scorched in a Car.

Stove Polish is polish except when
it's Benzine Polish, and then it's
dynamite and fireworks in deadly
combination The latest examples
of the deadly energy of Benzine
stove Polish are furnished by n
couple uf news items from the Chi
cago American: Martha Lcpka,
age fourteen. % Curricr street, and
Catharine Morz, twelve years old,
% Curricr street, were blackenug
the range in the Kitchen of Mrs.
Morz's home and placed the stove
polish too near the fire. The polish,
containing benzinc, exploded, and the
sheet Of namc set fire to the Lepla
childs dress.
"The NlOrz girl suffered severe
burns in attempting 20 save her
playmate, but is expected to recover.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-30
PAVING PETITION
Will be Presented to Council by
Girard Ave. Residents.

About two thirds OF the property
owners along Girard Avenue have
signed peti.,on TO have that
street paved from Columbia street
south TO Bellefontaine avenue and
the petition will in all probability
60 TO the city council for acticn
next Monday evening. But few
property owners have refused TO
sign and it is bel eyed that coun-
ell will make no objection to paw
ing the street
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-30
EVERETT SUICIDES
According to Story Coming From
FindIay Today.

WocJ was received in the city to-
day, telling of the suicide last night
at Findlay of wink" Everett, who
formerly made his home in this city
The story could not be confirmed.
Everett was about 21 years Of age.
He was brought to this city a num-
bcr of years ago by l.. II. Everett,
of South Prospect street, who took
him from childrens home in Indi-
annapolis. He lived with Mr.. Ev-
erett for a number Of years. Until
about u year ugo, ile was employed
as Il Lar tender by Charles Koch.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-30
SETS A DATE TO VOTE
ON THE SMOOT CASE

Washington. Jan. 80. The SEN
ate this afternoon agreed TO take
Il vote on the Smoot ease ut 1
p. m. February 20,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-30

Dade's Little Liver Pills thoroughly
clean the system good for lazy livers,
makes clear compilations, bright eyes
and happy thoughts.
Sold by FlockeD's Dug Store.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-30
Dissolution Notice.

BY mutual consent the firm Of
Keeler Bros. jewelers. and Bicycle
dealers. West Church street, Marion.
Ohio, is hereby dissolved by Mr.. A.
y. Keeler retiring from the business.
Dated January 80, 1907.
1-30.tf KEELER BROS.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-30
WEDNESDAYS SESSION.

The crowd, which attended the
Gioffritta murder trial Tuesday af-
ternoon was fair index to what
might have been expected Wednes-
day morning, when as early as eight
o'clock at least 100 persons were
occuo Dying the front seats in the
court room, prepared TO sit there all
forenoon. When court opened at
nine O'Clock, every seat and all the
available standing room was occu-
pied, and the court baiiifs resortcd
to expedient of roping off passage
way 10 and from the witness stand,
so that witnesses could be gotten
through with facility.
Attorney George Is. ScCGcld, for
the defense, waived his objection Of
the afternoon before, TO the testl-
mony of Antony Matraja and he was
allowed to take the stand Matraja
simpl. testified that he had acted as
interpreter between the police and
the accused on the Sunday following
the murder About all the state
got out Of Nlatraja was a statemen,
that Gioffritta had acknowledged
to him that he had purchased the
l6-guage shotgun but further than
this the witness had nothing to say.
l.. w. Booth. G.. B. Killing, r. J
Ryan and Fred rhibaut, all dealers
in arms and ammunition testified
that hey did not sell the particular
| hIn ~ oh ubi. at
the scene of the murder.
! Frank Schafier, merchants po-
llceman, testified that he had been
discharged by The Gioffrlttas few
| days before the murder and had been
! told by Tano Grasso, that he need
not watch their hack door after that
date. He said that in patroling his
beat on North Main street suisse
quently, ne saw Grasso in the place
and thought he must have been
sleeping there.
JOIN iioffritta, brother of the
accused and brother OF the mur-
dered man, said that the accused had
been staying with him: that the
morning of the murder he had got
ten up first and didn't know where
Giuseppe was at the time of the
murder, but he supposed that he
was still sleeping, He said that
Tano Grasso, had called Giuseppe,
but he didn't know whether he was
in the room or not. His testimony
threw little light on the subject.
Fred Kramer told about the
sweating" process employed at
police headquarters Sunday follow
ing the murder, but Mr.. Kramer
not being familiar with the Sicilian
tongue, his testimony was not oil
such character that 1t added much
to testimony already adduced.
Fred Haberman, Jr., remembered
the occasion when Clarence Scribnel
had teeL trying to sell a gun tc
two Italians, one of whom he iden
titled as Theodore Grasso, but h,
did not know whether or not Serb
ner had sold them any ammunition
Coroner E. l.. Brady was recalled
by the state and asked TO identif,
some empty shells fornd at tn,
scene OF the murder, and whel
Chief Cornwell again took th'
} stand, he introduced as evidence
ten 1a-guage and one 16-guage shell
loaded, which were found in hol'
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-30
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH
FREE SOCIAL

The plemberS OF the Central Chris
tian Church viii give social at the
church cn Thursday evening, Jan
uary 81 at 7:3O All the members
and friends arc invited to attend
Also cordial invitation is extended
TO all those who assisted us in the
Luther" entcl taInmcnt. 1-2S-3t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-30
FAMINE CONDITIONS
APE BECOMING WORSE

Washington, Jan, 50, Further
advices received ri the state de-
partment toda.J indicate that con
dit,ons in the ITiplnc districts of
China are growing worse rather
tlPH better.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-30
Court happenings

Probate Judge Foster Wednesday
appointed H.. G. Donnenwirth of
Caledonia, guardian of aged Ed
ward Trayer whose stepson. W. S.
kimble, last week made applica-
tion for this purpose. Mr.. Tray
cr is satisfied that matters will 90
better with him under a guardian
ship than otherwise. and therefore
made no protest.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-30

A petition was filed in the court
ofc ommon pleas Wednesday morn
ing by Mouser & Quigley, for An
thony Parish against George Ever
EFT, John d. Cutlery and William
Osborne, trustees of Montgomery
township.
The petition relates that the plain
tiff performed certain repair work
on culverts and made fills on road
for which the trustees are indebted
to him in the sum of $36 Is with in
terest from August II, 1906. The
case comes to the common pleas
court on appeal from the court of
Justice A, Amerine, of Montgomery
township.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-06
ROOSEVELT IS FEATURE
President Center of Attraction at
jamestown Opening.

Norfolk, Va, April 6.-President
Roosevelt is to be the feature of the
opening day of the jamestown centen-
NAL exposition, the official program of
which was announced today. The
opening exercises, which will take
place Friday, April 26, will begin at
sunrise with a salute of 800 guns by
the Norfolk light artillery blues. COM
memorating the Booth anniversary of
the first English settlement of America.
The president is to reach the expo
sition grounds at 1880 O'Clock after
passing on the Mayf1ower through col
can warships in Hampton Roads. He
will be escorted to the reviewing stand
on Lees parade in the rear of the
auditorium building. After an invo-
cation by Rev. Alfred Magill Randolph
Harry St. George Tucker, president of
the exposition company, will Introduce
the president. When the president has
concluded his remarks he will press
gold button and imm ediately the ma
chinery of the great power will be in
motion, a thousand flags will be I'M
furled on the exposition buildings, and
salute to the nation will be fired
by the foreign and American ships in
the Roads and by the garrison at Fort
Monroe. At the conclusion of the
salute the exposition bands will play
the "Star-Spangled Banner" and the
troops will present arms" and the
concourse will stand with uncovered
heads.
The parade of soldiers and sailors of
the United States under Major General
Frederick D. Grant will be the next
feature. The president will review the
parade from a grandstand, where also
will be gathered the honored guests
of the occasion, including the diplo-
matte corps. the official committees of
the senate and house of representa-
tives and the governors of states,
twenty of whom have accepted invi-
tations to be present.
The day will close with a reception
to President Roosevelt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-06
CAPTAINS GOODNESS.
1t Saved the Passengers on the Purn-
ing City of Troy.

New York, April 6.-Seven pas
sengers and a score of the crew of the
steamboat City of Troy which was
burned in the Hudson river at Dobbs
Ferry, arrived in the city early today.
The passengers looked little the worse
of their experience. All agreed that
Captain Bruder. skipper of the City
of Troy had acted wisely in the crisis
and was the brayest man on the boat
1t was not until the last person had
been safely Landed that he made his
way through the smoke to the pier at
Dobbs Ferry.
ST was in the engine room watching
the machinery" said Carl Catron,
s'when the fire was discovered 1 i'm
rnedfately ran on deck and made my
way to the bridge, where I informed
Captain Bruder. l never saw a cooler
man. He called his officers to him and
then ordered every man to the place
assigned to him in the fire drill
''Then he made his way to the sa-
loon where the passengers were and
begged them to keep cool and trust to
him to get them to land. He said
that we were In danger, but that the
greatest danger of all was a panic.
Then the skipper rushed back to the
bridge and guided the boat to the
pier"
There We're IS passengers and a
crew of 48 men on board sRd every
one escaped in safety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-06
WORD FROM SHELDON.
He Has a Busy Time Mapped Out for
Him in England.

A copy of the Alliance News and Tenn
perance Reformer, which is the organ of
the United Kingdom Alliance and which
is published at Manchester, England,
bearing the date of March 81, has been
received in Topeka by friends of DR..
Charles NJ. Sheldon who is participating
in a serious of evangelical temperance
services in England. An article in this
paper gives a list of the meetings that
DR.. Sheldon has already addressed and
his engagements for the future. He has
already spoken at Manchester, Warning
ton, Burnley, Liverpool, Southport, Up
per End, near Buxton, Dunfries, Fall
kirk, Stirling, Edinburgh, Glasgow. Be-
ginning on Monday of next week DR..
Sheldon will speak on succeeding days
at Sheffield, Buxton, Preston, Bolton.
Blackpool, Burslem Wolverhampton
Llanelly, Cardiff, Merthyr, Lowestoft,
Darwen, Ramsey, Douglas, Middles-
borough, Darlington, Newcastle-on-
Tyne, Leeds, Lincoln and Dover. Four
engagements have been arranged for
him in London, as follows: Whitfield's
Church, Tottenham Court Road, May
IA; Great Assembly Hall, Mile End, May
Is; Lyndhurst Road church. Hampstead,
May 16, and Christ Church, Westmin-
ster May II.