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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-29
FAIRFIELD.

Miss Mamie Stackpole of Bangor is
visiting friends in town.
A. r. Hatch and family are at Win
necoOk on a weeks outing.
Mrs. Thomas Henderson and daugh-
ter Lula are visiting in Boston,
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Purinton are at
Peaks Island for a few weeks.
Mrs. Frank Smith of Clinton is WIS.,
iting friends in town for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs George Rich are at
Webber pond for a few days outing.
George Poland is at his home. after
two-weeks' vacation with friends In
Athens.
]. A. Towle, designer in the Ameri-
can wooden mill, is in Dover. N. H., On
his vacation.
Services were held in the Fairfield
Mission hall last Sunday by Elder G..
Helma of Dexter.
Miss Susie Fogg left town Saturday
for Portland. and Somerville. Mass,
where she will pass her vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Williams are
at home after q weeks visit with
friends in Boston, Mass.
The Second degree will be worked
at the regular meeting tonight of the
Fairfield Lodge, No. 6S l. o. o. F.
Mrs. Louise Newhall will leave to-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-16
DONS HIS WIFE'S
THINGS; ARRESTED
Detroit Travelling Man Declares
He Cannot Tell Them From
His Own.
GOES INTO PARTICULARS
WHEN BROUGHT IN COURT
Jurist Bashful and Hastily Dis
charges Prisoner When Lat
ter Got TO Details.

Wearing a woman's riding derby, a
shirtwast and jacket, Fred Gray
hearst, a Detroit travelling salesman,
was nrraigned in police court, Cleve-
land, o., on charge of intoXlcation.
"Oh. hook who S here!N exclaimed
Judge Fielder, when Grayhearst appear
ed before him. He S wearing lady s
clothes -
'Sell for % cents if | haven { got
my wife clothes on again replied
the prisoner, with look of chagrin
Nou see, Judge, continued the
prisoner, "there doesn Z seem TO be any
difference these days between man s
clothes and woman S, except in the
trousers, of course.
81 have been embarrassed. ave, deep
~ shamed. upon more than one occasion
by Just such an occurrence as this.
am constantly wearing my wife 8
shoes. Her. divided skirt, that she uses
when riding bicycle. seems so swagger
and college boy like that ! am frequent
lY taken for a student of the Univer-
sty of Michigan when. by mistake,
don them for my own clothes. Her rid q
ing derby, her broad sombrero, her Pan
anna. | have ofcn worn for my own.
Her necktieS. are lust like mine,
frequently slip into her shirtwaists. for
we wear the same size. And her iackets
well, you sec the result of their sim
ilarity before you, Judge.
We came down on the boat from
Detroit early this morning When we
landed ] said to myself: 4 viii Just slip
ont mrriedly and slip one in. And I
slipped into my clothes, slipped on what
/ thought was my own coat and you
see, judge, what a slip [ made. -
Yes, said the judge, with smile
of pity.
=. - And as for her other clothes, my
wife wears union
That VIII do, said the Judge,
hastily: " You are discharged, Gray.
hearst -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-16
Everyday Happenings, But
Which Are Out of the
Ordinary
TWINS, BUT BORN
IN DIFFERENT YEARS
One Arrived in This World in
1905, and the Other
i'm 1906.

Two little lassies of Twining City,
D. c., have distinction that comes to
few little tots in this world, though it
may cause heartburnings and confusion
when the Misses Anna and Emma Ran
kin reach maturity,
How old are you. Emma 90 someone
will ask.
"Wcll, / was born the year after
sister Annie; she was born in 1905, and
1 was born in 1906, you know
- But | thought you were twiusl
And. as matter of fact. so they
are Still, the subject of ages is n
dangerous one with womanklnd, and one
may expect Miss Annie, though a twin,
will object to being labeled the eldest
sister. However, such problems are
Just now not worrying the cute little
sisters.
Though twins in every sense of the
word, Annie was born Just as the old
year 1905 was fading, while a few min
utes later, in the brand new year of
1906, Emma made her entry into a very
anpreclatiVe world
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-16
breaches At HIS
W|FE'S FUNERAL
Iowa Man Conducts the Services
at Bier, i'm His Own
Home.
IMPRESSIVE EIL0GY AND
BIOGRAPHY DEAD WOMAN
Phonograph Sings, Nearer, Ny
God, To Thee" and Zone
Sweetly Solemn Thought"

William T. Leaman. wealthy retired
carriage manufacturer of Omaha,
preached the sermon, read the Scrip
tures. and offered prayer at the funeral
of his wife at his country home, six
miles east of Council Bluffs. Ia. while
phonograph sang "Nearer, Ny God 10
Thee, - ''Onc Swcetly Solemn
Thought, - and 81 Shall Meet Him Face
to Face -
The service at the bier of his dead
wife was conducted entirely by Mr..
Leaman, with the help of the phono-
graph, neither minister nor singer being
permitted TO assist. The husband 8 SER
mon was an impressive eul6gy and a
biography of his dead wife
He told how many years ago he had
met ber. then a beautiful young girl. at
sunday school picnic how he had
fallen in love with her, and paid court
TO her, and finally taken her to his own,
and OF their long, happy life together.
Then he recounted her sweet womauly
virtues and told how comforting it was
TO him that she had gone TO her God,
and that he should soon 90 to her To
remain forever
large number Of friends and neigh
bors attended the unique funeral ser
vice
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-16
75lYEARS IN BOSTON.
Massachusetts Man Celebrates His One
Hundredth Birthday.

Archibald c. Anderson the oldest
resident of Waltham, Mass, celebrated
his one hundredth birthday Wednesday.
His daughter, Mrs. Lucy Sterling, so
wears old, Travelled 1000 miles from
Toledo O., TO participate IN the event
Mr.. Ande retains all his faculties
with the exception of his hearing, and
spends the greater part of his tune IN
reading. He takes short walks IN the
vicinity OF his home. but most OF his
time is spent indoors, where he enjoys
a comfortable chair, and a book or pa
per.
= He was born April 3, 1907, al the cor
ner OF Pearl and High streets, Boston.
From his fourth TO his seventeenth
year he lived al the home of his ances.
tors in Warren. Me, and then returned
TO Boston, where he spent the nexs sew
entv-fve years Of his life.
For many years Mr.. Anderson has
been Republican in politics, but was
originally a Whig. He has voted for
every President from John Quincy
Adams to Theodore Roosevelt. and also
has seen most of them and also Gen.
Lafayette He is member of the Uni
versalist church and until last year
made il custom 20 write poem for
the annual rollcall
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-16
DON'T KISS YOUR
GIRL OUTDOORS
New York Police Declare Such
Act Is DisOrderly
Conduct.
HEAD OF THE COURT
AGREES WITH BLUEC0AT
Wholesale Oscillation in the
Metropolis Makes Peace
Officer Blush.

When James +. Higgins was ar
raipned In Yoriville court, New York,
on Tuesday. on a charge of disorderly
conduct, the magistrate reprimanded
him because the said "disorderly con
duct consisted in the fact that he had
. kissed his best girl on the street After
the reprimand the young man was set
free.
Policeman Stapletop appeared as the
complainant. The girl had no complaint
10 make Stapleton is young and new
or the force and the post, and doesn
know that on Second avenue it is popu'
lar To kiss at every opportunity. Fer,
haps his conception of the majesty OF
the law and the dignity of his position
rs an officer Hereunder has quenched
his youthful ardor AT any rate, when
Twenty and Twenty-eIghth
streets. last night. he says he saw a
regular kissing bee in progress;
4 bevv of lassies and their laddies
were doing osculatory stunts that made
the policeman blush and murmur to
himself ''For shame Then he de
sceuded on the bunch, and the only
one he could specifically declare he had
seen violating The peace and order OF
the ncighborhood BY firmly and lovingly.
implapting a sound kiss on the lips Of
= willing maiden was Higgins.
StapIeton says he told Higgins If he
had any kissing to do it must be done
in private and not on his post. higgins
offended the dignity of the law by re,
minding the policeman that if he would
spcnd the requisite time in the study of
the police manual and rules he would
F., NJ have time OF inclination TO inter
fcrc with the course of true love. The
arrest followed.
The magistrate asked the prisoner
whether it was true that lie kissed
girl on the street. Higgins promptly
answered: eyes, your honor. | did KISS
a girl. But | know her; she's a friend
Of mine-shc's my best friend. and
dom see any harm in kissing her If we
both feel like 1t. :,
'.1 am going to let you go TINS tine' me
do not kiss on fine streets. 1t is not
right. -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-16
HERCULES STOPS AUTOS
New Yorker Who Has No Fear of
Buzz Wagons

There is a new Hercules in town, says
the New York Tribune. and he per-
forms brand new Herculean "stunt'
that Is really thriller. Herr George
Lettle, feet 6 inches in height. and
weighing l35 pounds, is the new strong
armed artist, and his speciality is stop
ping automobiles with 30 horsepower
turned on to run fifty miles an hour.
a big red touring car was used in
n test. Herr Dettle waited until the
rear wheels reached him. and then.
putting his right arm between two of
the spoIles, braced his feet against the
asphalt pavement and pulled back while
the machine tried TO go full speed
ahead. The chauffeur put on all of the
horsepower, the wheels went around
but the body of the car remained sta.
tionary. After two such tests Herr
Lettle amused himself by lifting the
back part Of the 200O-pound machine
clear off the ground
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-16
NO OBEY IN CONTRACT
Woman Magistrate Has Ideas About
Equal Justice for Both Parties.

The tying of the marital knot, one
of the prerogatives Of the Office of JUS
ticc Of the peace. is TO be made spe-
cislty by the recently elected woman
justice, Mrs. Catharine Waugh McCm-
loch of Evanston, III.
Mrs McCulloch already has begun to
frame up the obligation which she will
require of each of the contracting par
ties.
There will he nothing in the marital
loch, that requires The wife TO obey
her husband On the other hand, Mrs.
McCuloch has been magnanimous
enough to exclude any obligation for
the husband TO obey his wife.
Mrs. McCulloch promises that neither
party will he obige to make any
pledges that the other party is not
bound by.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-16
HERE ARF SOME ODD STORIES
GOATS ARE NOT
SHEEP IN OHIO
Chin WhiskerS of William Boy
Bars Him From All
Death Benefits.

In formal opinion rendered to the
board of county commissioners of
Franklin county, Ohio, State Attorney
Wcbber held that a goat is not sheep
Ohio has had n law by which an owner
of sheep who loses sheep by the ravages
of dogs may be reimbursed ont of the
public treasury, fund for that purpose
being raised by n special tax on dogs
The first application Tor such damages
on Angora goats led 60 the legal opin-
icn The State Attorney defines goat
characteristic. For these reasons he is
anil dwclls upon the chin whisliec5 as n
as "caprine hollow horned ruminant
of the opinion that the word sheep AS
used in the Ohio statutes at least, does
not include goats.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-16
BUG CLINGS TO LIP
Big Insect Almost Kills Woman in
Rhode Island

A huge beetle. declared by scientists
TO be true kissing bug bit Mrs.
William Harvey Powers, wife of Prof,
William Harvey Powers of Omaha,
Ncb.. on the lip while she was sketch
ing in the fields of Wexford, Il. l.,
and inflicted wounds which for a time
threatened her life. Mrs. Powers, who
is devoted to water color painting, took
her sketch book and wandered TO a
distant portion Of the field and began
n picture of the scene. Suddenly she
screamed. toppled and fell. When she
was picked up the mammoth bug was
still clinging to her lip, from which
the blood was flowing copiously. The
insect was first killed and then pre-
served in alcohol. and Mrs. Powers was
removed to Providence. where for a
time she hovered between life and
death. Until Friday morning her con
,dition was critical, but about daylight
she began TO mend
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-16
Queer, Quaint and Peculia
Affairs Which viii In
tereSt You
COMPACT CARRIED OUT,
FRIENDS IN ONE GRAVE
Women Agree to Have Caskets
Containing Their Bodies in
Same Resting Place.

Carrying out compact made three
years ago, the body of Mrs. Julia 4.
Woodward Fuller was sent from Worces-
ter, Mass, and buried in the family lot
in Pigeon Hill cemetery. of Nicholas
Woodward, in West Sutton, Mass. in
the same grave with and supermposed
upon the casket of Mrs. Isadorc l.. Rem
ington, who died on April .. 1905, at
the age of is years. Mrs. Fuller and
Mrs. Remington were very dear friends.
They lived together al 10 Piedmont
street. in this city, three years ago.
Mrs. Remington was nurse and was
her friend s junior by twenty years,
but their attachment was strong and
they agreed that they would be buried
tOpether
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-16
BARREL AS LETTER BON
Two Missives Found Which Have Ro
mantle Interest

Two letters. which had been found
under circumstances which give TO the
matter a somewhat romantic interest,
reached the Division of Dead Letters
a few days ago, says the Baltimore
American. having been transmitted
with letter from Guayaquil. Ecuador
addressed to the Postmaster General by
Allciandro Mann, who explained that
while on a pleasure cruise in his pri-
vate yacht he called at the postotfice
of Bay, in the Galapagos or Tortoise
Islands. a group in the Pacific, off the
west coast of Ecuador and near the
equator. Upon examining barrel,
which was placed there many years ago
by the British government for the re.
ception of mail, etc, for the accommo-
dation Of passing vessels. ne found in IL
the two letters mentioned, apparently
intended for delivery in the United
States. Both were written in October
1905, and were directed to members of
the families of the writers. Though
the letters are badly faded and wealth
er-stained, as we'll as somewhat dam
aged by insects, the addresses are fairly
legible. and ii is probable they will
reach the hands of those for whom they
were intended. through the postmasters
at the Offices of destination.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-16
MAKES CLOTHES FROM PAPER
Firm in South Germany Spins Yarn
From Wood.

Correspondence between Consul W.
j. Pike of Zittau and the president of
the chamber Of commerce of that Ger
man city reveals that there is firm
in South Germany which makes paper
clothing, says the Chicago Chronicle.
Just who wears these garments is not
divulged. Following is an extract from
the letter to Consul Pike: 'tln our
district, so far as we are informed
yarns of wooden or cotton, mixed with
paper, are not produced. II such is
the case in other parts Of Saxony we
are not aware Of the fact From par
tics vcrsed in this matter we learn that
material is spun, outside of Saxony,
from paper stuff obtained from wood
and known as silvalin. The spinning
of this silyalin yarn has up to the pres.
ent only been done by firm in South
Germany. In SaXony the manufacture
of such materials has never passed the
trial stages. -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-16
INGENIOUS HAWK HUNTER
Michigan Man Has Unique Way of At
tracing the Birds.

William n. Osmun of Pontiac, Mich,
who never tasted tobacco nor touched
drop of liqIor. is hawk hunter. Os-
mum has always taken "A keen interest
IN gun club events, and has won many
trophies by his skill Recently he
killed three hawks, two Of which each
measured over four feet aud half
from tip TO tip of their wings.
Osmun owns a long cared owl There
is natural animosity between long
cared owls and crows Osmuu ties the
owl to long pole and stakes him out
IN the open, Crows gather TO fight the
owl, and the racket they make attracts
any hawks within hearing Osmun laws
in ambush until the hawks are near
enough, and then brings them down.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-16
TAKES ANTI-FISHING vows
Angler Farmer Marriage Contract
Contains Odd Clause

w. j. Black, farmer of Goshen, Yer.
mont, and Mildred Prentiss have Just
signed unique marriage contract. by
the terms of which Black agrees "'to
attend strictly to farming except one
day each week, when he shall spend
twelve hours fishing if he so desires -
1t is stipulated that Black can skip one
day and then take two off, but that
not more than two shall be taken to-
gether Further, it is agreed that all
the fishing shall he done within the
State unless by consent of the wife.
Since he was a boy Black has been de-
voted to the rod and hy, and when he
grew TO manhood his fences got little
care when the trout bit well
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-16
STRANGE BIRD IS SHOT
Bill Has Pouch Under it That Would
Hold a Gallon.

Inhabitants in the region of Zion s
Mill, Lee county, Va, are greatly puz-
zled over the discovery of strange
bird in the mountains nearby. by j, F.
Witt, a merchant of that place. The
bird is of great size, measuring nine
feet from tip to tip. The feathers are
perfectly white, except the tips of the
wings, which are black. It's head and
bill are eighteen inches in length, its
wcbbed feet are seven inches across A
great pouch under its bill holds gal
lon Of water and this gives the idea
that the bird must he of the pelican
family, found in southern waters It is
supposed that the bird was driven TO
the north by storm and lost its bear
ings. 1t will be mounted and exhibited.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-16
IN SKIPPING GAME.
Great Grandmother Jumps Rope With
Children in Street

CnllQren III SJreeC.
Skipping rope is a pastime which is
usually the exclusive prerogative of
children, but Mrs. Annie NJ. Gibson of
l044 Beach street, Philadelphia, who is
a grandmother and a great grandmother
recently. startled her ncighbors by join
ing in the game and achieving success
which shamed her younger competitors.
Needless TO say the children were de.
lighted. and when in a moment Of eX-
citement she grasped her oldest grand
child. Joseph Miller, in her arms and
holding the little one, jumped while the
astonished neighbors counted ten, she
was accorded wcll-earned round of ap-
plause.
'.Iump rope, said Mrs. ellison in an
interview, ''of course, | jump rope. ! m
going to get myself a new rope. ] like
it Just as well as josephine
Mrs. Gibson is the mother of eleven,
the grandmother of twenty-five and the
great grandmother of two children She
weighs about two hundred pounds. so
that violent exercise is strenuous mat
ter Nevertheless. she is hale and
healthy, and. as her neighbors term her.
ga thoroughly jolly old lady She is
extremely fond of children and young
people, and although she has. rs she
says. "scen lot - in her lifetime, she
never intends to grow really old.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-16
CUT OFF WIFE'S NOSE
Husband Furious Because She Helped a
Neighbor Wash.

John Berge, CARPENTER Of Central
City. West Va, found on coming home
Tuesday that hls wife had been helping
a neighbor to do her washing and at
tackled Mrs. Berge with a razor. The
woman fed screaming from her home
pursued by her husband, who slashed
her as she ran, one cash practically sew
ernc her nose The woman fell to the
street and Bergc s aged mother was one
of the first to reach her, The maddened
man slashed the yhaircd mother
across tho arm with the razor. Rerge
walked up the street with the dripping
razor in his hand. defving arrest. 4
blow from policeman S club fellcd
him He is now in Jail
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-16
SHE LIKES THE JAIL
Bridget German of Louisville Has Been
Arrested 1883 Times.

Bridget German, ~ years old was
arrested in Louisville, Ky. Friday night
for the one thousand and thirty third
time. She was taken in charge at
Hancock and Market streets on the
charge of intoXicatiou. and when placed
in a cell in the woman s ward at the
jefferson county Jail became extremely
abusive to the matron. According 10
the police Bridget German. by actual
count. has been arrested 1893 times
day night, by Patrolman Edward
Powell, who, while on his way to Po-
lice court next morning to appear
against her, dropped dead. it is said
that Bridget German has been arrested
more times than any other one person
in Louisville
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-16
TWINS TO MARRY TWINS
Brides and Grooms Are Alike as -Four
Peas

Gertrude and Agnes Lynch, twins.
OF Omaha, Neb., and Albert and Walter
Lynch, twins. Of Sioux CITY, la. have
met and rumor has it that there is to he
double wedding. Double weddings
are not uncommon, and weddings of
twins have been heard of also mar
rlages Of people of the same name, but
double wedding of twin sisters and
twin brothers without a single surname
being changed in the operation prob
ably rs unprecedented. The situation
lSs-perpleXlng, however, and there are
those who say that the resemblance of
one brother TO the other and one sister
TO The other is so strong that neither
brother and neither sister is nuite snrc
which of the other twins be loves So
1t IS probable they will have 10 get bot
ter acquainted before there is a we'd
ding "''
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-16
DIES At FUNERAL
Broken Hearted Wife Joins Her Aged
COMPANION.

Declaring her heart was broken. Mrs
Henry E. Allen of La GrangevilIe took
to her bed as the Rev. n, o. Lent of
this city began preaching funeral ser
mon for her dead husband, and IN few
minutes she expired.
Mr. Allen was - years old. When
he died. his wife, who was the same
age. was apparently in good health but
sobbingly told her friends her grief had
@ broken her heart. -
She was in an adjoining room as Mr..
Lent began the funeral sermon. She
took to bed and Just as the minister
finished the service she died They
were buried together
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-16
FLAG HER SHROUD
Woman Buried in Silk of First Ameri
can Flag

Mrs, Tacy Robinson, who recently
died at Paulsboro, n. j., was tlescend-
ant of the famous Wood family who
were Importers of silk in Philadelphia.
She, was buried in silk which was a
part of the same piece that the first
American flag was made from by Betsy
Ross.
Mrs. Robinson was a great grand
daughter of Dame Whitall Of Revoh-
tlonary fame. and was born in the wide
~ known old Whitall mansion on the
Red Bank battlefield
With her dies the secret as 10 the
whereabouts Of Count Donop's skull
Count Donop was commander Of the
Hcsslans in the battle of Red Bank.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-16
SUMS RAYS START FIRE
Hoat Generated Through Glass Fish
Bowl Ignites Shawl.

Rays from the sun started a fire in
the home Of Jacob P Keller, in Lock
Haven, Pa. Mrs. Keller detected the
odor of smoke and discovered that a
shawl she had placed over sewing
machine WIS ablaze. The machine stood
III window where the sun s rays fell
upon the shawl A glass bowl contain
ing gold fish stood between the machine
and the window, which. by its position,
became sun glass The heat thus gen
Grated ignited the shawl The damage
was slight.