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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-01
COUNTY NEWS
KENNEBEC.
EAST VASSALBORO,

Fl. B. Stewart of Waterville passed
Sunday with friends here.
Miss Lizzie Stafford of the Clukey &
Libby Co. was a guest at the Revere
house recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miles of Water
vile were at Mr.. and Mrs. c. w.
Mowers for Sunday.
Alton Hussew drove to China Satur-
day evening TO pass the day Sunday.
Edward Murphy has returned from
business trip to Boston.
James Pearson arrived Friday night
to pass Memorial day with his fam
ils-.
Mrs. Henry Chapman has been seri-
ously i'll the past week.
Mrs. Raymond Kitchen and child are
visiting relatives in the village.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pierce have
been entertaining Mr. Pierce's cousin
the past week.
Mrs. NJ A. Stafford is at home, after
visiting relatives and friends in Mas
sachuSettS.
w. G. Stetson of Watervile called
ardson, Saturday.
Principal George L. Jones of Oak
Grove Seminary, Mrs. Jones and Rev
Mead A. Kelsey We're in the place Sat
urday.
F. 0. Husscy and Bartlett Hanson
We're delegated to place the flags and
flowers On the graves of the veterans
in the two cemeteries.
The park received its first trimming
Friday to be ready for decoration Sat
urday. which We're in place Sat
urday morning. No exercises were held
here, but q number interested parties
attended the exercises at North Vas
salboro.
The Cresco Club gave a supper ut
Rutterfield's hall Friday evening. AL
though the evening was cloudy, yet y
large number gathered. A substantial
supper was served by the young pco-
pie, followed by a fine program. con-
ssting of music. singing, readings, etc
After expenses had been paid SIS We're
cleared, which the young people pro-
pose to use for books for the library.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carol Pearson and
Miss Edna Mae Of Augusta arrived in
town Saturday afternoon to visit Mr.
ard Mrs. James Pearson.
The next regular meeting of Vassal-
boro Grange will be held Tuesday
evening. June 3. The members are re-
quested to be present as important
business will come before the Grange
Miss Josephine Nickerson leads in
the catch of fish as far as reported by
the ladies, two fine specimens of pick
erel and three black bass weighing 3h
pounds each.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Towne, Mrs.
Towne and Messrs. Towne were at
their cottage for the day Sunday.
Joseph Eaton of Winslow was one
of the out visitors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rollins of Wat
erville were in town for an outing Sun
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-01
EXPIRES. Cleve=
land Goes Home.

Lakewood N. J., May 31.-Ex-Presi-
confined to the Lakewood hotel two
months with an attack of rheumatic
govt and acute Indigestion, had suffi-
GENTLY recovered from his illness to
leave here today for his home in Prince
ton The trip was made in John Hayes
Hammonds automobile and Mr.. Cleve-
land was accompanied by Mrs. Cleve-
land and DR.. G. Rowe Lockwood, who
has been alternating with DR. Joseph
II. Bryant, the Cleveland family ply
stefan. in caring for the patient.
The departure did not attract general
attention. only a few intimate friends of
the family, residents of Lakewood be-
ing at the hotel when the start was
made.
Mr. Cleveland left his room and, I'M
aided, descended the stairs for the first
time in seven weeks. Leaning on a cane,
he walked to the door of the hotel where
he greeted the friends who had come
to bid him Godspeed and said goodbye to
the few employees who have remained
since the hotel closed. Without further
pause he stepped into the waiting car,
which dashed away on it's 3-hour jour
ney.
Mrs. Cleveland arrived here late last
night from Tamworth, N. H., where she
had gone to take the Cleveland chiIdrei
to her summer home. DIR. Lockwood
reached Lakewood by train late this
afternoon and within half an hour the
party was on the way to Princeton. The
weather was ideal for the trip. Mana
ger Becker of the Lakewood hotel said
tonight that Mr. Cleveland when he left
today looked as well as he did on the
day of his arrival here, and needed no
help whatever in getting about.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-01
A PROSPEROUS YEAR.
Bowdoin College Had Best Of Its ia
Years of Existence.

nual report of President Dewitt Hyde
of Bowdoin College it is stated that
the year from April 1, 1907, to April
1908 was the most prosperous of the
ia years of the colleges history. Dur
ing the year mentioned Bowdoin has
received an increase of s343,000 in en-
dowmentS.
The report also mentions the fact
that the Bowdoin team won the Maine
baseball college championship last
year: that it defeated Harvard: won
the Maine football championship.
The. report says that next years en-
tering class promises to be the largest
that the college has never admitted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-01
Gives Firemen Hard Fight
Early Sunday Morning.
House on Allen Road Badly
Quilted and Wet Down.
Goods of the Families Soaked...hot
Insured..-L0ss $1,000.

One of the worst fires that the fire.
men Of this city have had to cope with
for some time occurred about 5 o'clock
Sunday morning, when the house on AL
len road. owned by Mrs. Roundy, a dou-
Bile tenement occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Savage and family and Mrs. Addie
l.. McCorrison, was badly Quilted.
The blaze was discovered by Carl Saw
age who sleeps on the second floor. He
was awakened by he smell of smoke
and when he got out of bed the floor
was so hot it almost burned his feet.
He aroused the other inmates and ran
to the Central station, which is but a
short distance from the house.
A still alarm was sounded at first and
chemicals taken, but the fire gained
great Roadway and bell alarm was
pulled in. The auxilaries worked al
indicator at the Central station did not
show any number. AS the members of
Hose Co. No. knew where the fire was
they had water on in short time. Hose
and responded shortly afterward
The fire was lodged in the partitions
and made it particularly hard to fight.
1t started from the chimney in the lower
part of the house and worked steadily
upward until it gained the roof, where
it broke through and blazed fiercely. 1t
was necessary to cut through the walls
and roof in many places in order to
reach the flames and a great deal Of
water was poured into the building.
The fremen and neighbors saved
large amount of household goods by re-
moving them before the water was
turned on. These were taken to nearby
houses and put under cover. The most
of the goods were pretty. well soaked
With water and the damage will be- from
Eli cs,Ise liff th AZ GRIN, e.,s.a hnef
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-01
A Search and Seizure.

City Marshal c. II. harrington Dep
uty Marshal +. r. Toulouse, accom-
panied by Officers Roderick and Tav-
ernier visited the house of Henry
Nigue on Sherwin street yesterday af-
tcrnoon and seized n large amount of
liquors. The man in charge of the
place was arrested and taken to the
City building, where he secured bail
and WAS released. Later in the after
non Nigue was arrested and locked
up. He was unable to- get bail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-01
Will Organize Union.

1t is understood that the grocery
clerks Of this city will organize them
selves into Il union and a meeting VIII
be held next Wednesday evening at the
Modern Woodmen hall over Kings frult
store. at which time this matter VIII Do
brought up. This move has been taiKeu
of for some time and has been galnihs
strength in the meanwhile The act ."
the part of the grocery clerks may nave
some effect upon the clerks OF o'no,
stores, who have had the matter IN fi''"'
also.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-01
He Arrives At Princeton.

Princeton. n, j., May BLK Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland was brought to
his home here this evening. The jour-
ney was made slowly and the former
President arrived home at o'clock
Members of the family said that Mr.
Cleveland stood the trip we'll and was
very little fatigued. Inquiry at the
house as to when Mr. Cleveland will
leave for his summer home in New
Hampshire brought the reply that no
time had been fixed for his departure
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-01

The typical American is popularity
supposed to be a shrewd, hard, level
headed man of business, and that es-
timation is right, as far as it goes.
But beneath these salient characters
tics lies a fund of sheer sentimentality
and emotionalism which can not be
beaten in any other country. You will
find it in American fiction, and you
will get it in the archaic melodramas
that still draw tears and cheers, signs
and smiles from American audiences.
Ladies Field.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-01
Not Suffering from Cancer.

Lakewood, n. j., May 31.-Through
a reliable source it is learned that Mr.
Cleveland's physicians are pleased with
the manner in which he has recovered
from his recent attack of illness and
DIR. Lockwood. it is stated, has en-
phatically declared that Mr.. Cleveland
is not suffering from cancer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-01

SO great have been the ravages
caused by the dodder-a leafless, twin
irg, parasitic plant-that a decree has
been issued by the French President
prohibiting it's importation into the
country. 1t is veritable agricultural
sccurage, attacking and destroying
hops, vines, clover, peas, tomatoes
and many other kinds of agricultural
produce. Once having found its way
into any district, it is most difficult to
get rid of, and constitutes perma-
nent source of anxiety to the farmer.
Cutting down, burning and poison
have all been tried with unsatisfactory
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-01

ney, from where the fire originated or.
fered badly from the flames ana tba -,
OF the house was PARTIALLY DESTROYED
The firemen worked hard for about two
hours finally subdued the flames
The household furnishings Of tbe NJ
cupants were uninsured. The hopsa
damaged close onto $1,000, which ID ~
TALLY covered with insurance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-01

One of the most important additions to
astronomical science in years was the re-
cent announcement from the Lowell OBJ
servatory, Flagstaff, A. T.. that the at
mosphere of the planet Mars is very rich
in vapor. This information was gained
by a comparison of the spectra of Mars
and the moon. Astronomers have been
xA.-.s-oz a. AZ. sroars To settle the nllea-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-01

II. f. Mitchell of Augusta, who De,
iivercd the Memorial day address a.
oakland, passed Sunday as Inc s"| -
Of his sister, Miss Edna NJ. Mltehe'' V
this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-01

With the accession of Professors
Caps and Abbott, the classical de-
partment of Princeton University will
enroll twenty-four professors, preeep,
tors and Instructors, being probably
tha--laEgeSt and strQngest classical
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-01

Fl. S. Libby delivered the Mei''o..
day address at Albion in the aosen
of Hon. w. T. Haines, who on ac'o"'
OF business was unable to be pre''''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-01
OAKLAND.
Lester Goodrich.

Lester OoouTICn' :,
Lester Goodrich, who was se'e' II.
injured in the Somerset yards ie. rors
ly. died at the residence OF Mrs ma
-Bahb at lilo Saturday morning. IL
remains Will bentaketi ytossliC orl'sa -.
where the funeral will take plaee
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-01

Irrigaticn is enlarging the GASES Of
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09
A Good Greed

Do not keep the alabaster boxes Of
your love and tenderness sealed up
until your friends are dead. Fill their
lives with sweetness. Speak APPROX
ing, cheering words while their ears
can hear them, and while their hearts
can be thrilled and made happier by
them; the kind things you mean to say
when they are gone, say before they 60.
The flowers you mean to send for their
collins, send to brighten and sweeten
their homes before they leave them.
II my friends have alabaster boxes
laid away, full Of fragrant perfumes of
sympathy and affection, which they in
tend to break over my dead body,
would rather they would bring them
out in my weary and troubled hours,
and open them, that may be refreshed
and cheered by them while l need them.
would rather have plain coffin with
out flower, funeral without eulogy,
than life without the sweetness of love
and sympathy. Let us learn to annoint
our friends beforehand for their burial.
Post norton kindness does not cheer
the troubled spirit. Flowers on the
coffin cast no fragrance backward over
LIES weary way.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09
Calcutta Talk. Fiftv-seven w.v.

Calcutta is one of the most polyglot
capitals in the world. The last census
shows fifty-seven languages are spoken
in it. Not many Of these, of course,
are spoken by large sections Of its
million Inhabitants, but English, Ben
gall Urdu, Hindoo and Uriya are the
media through which its trade and
commerce are mainly carried on. AS
regards the schools, Sanskrit, Persian
and Arabic fill more important place
than Greek and Latin, French, Ger
man or Italian do in England Ben
gall is the most numerously spoken
Of the vernaculars. 1t has mellow,
pleasant cadence, not unlike Italian,
and although it is comparatively
modern language it has a great wealth
Of literature, journalistic and other
Half a dozen Bengal newspapers are
published daily, while of weekly ver-
nacular papers the name is legion
Pail Mall Magazine
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09
Glass of Wine by His Own Ere

When Drury Lane theater was first
destroyed by fire Sheridan, it's owner
was occupied in the commons with his
parliamentary duties. and his sympa-
thetic colleagues Immediately voted the
adjournment Of the house and hurried
off to see the conflagration. Sheridan
himself opposed the adjournment, but.
being outvoted, went and watched the
destruction Of his property from a
neighboring house of refreshment
sharing bottle Of port with Barry
His apparent Indifference prompted
some friends to expostulate with him,
whereupon the author of "The School
For Scandal petulantly observed ut
is hard when man cannot drink a
glass of wine by his own fire" This
fire completed Sheridan's financial
downfall. and, forsaken by his friends,
he died soon after the new theater be-
gan it's checkered career.-W Westminster
Gazette
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09
Peacock Superstitions.

According to Mohammedan tradition,
the peacock opened the wicket of para
disc to admit the prince Of darkness
and received share of his punish
ment. The feathers, gorgeous in their
hellish dye, reflect the glamour of the
evil eye. Hence the origin of the SUI
perstition that peacocks' feathers are
unlucky, though the superstition is
sometimes said to have Its origin in
the fable of Argus, whom Juno set to
watch 10, one Of her husbands mis-
tresses Argus was beguiled by Mer-
curry and lulled to sleep by his playing,
thus allowing 10 to escape. Juno, to
punish Argus, placed his many eyes
in the tail of her peacock, who thence
forth proudly displayed them. Thus a
peacock's feather became the symbol
of watchful and vindictive jealousy
There was an old superstition that
peacocks ruffled their feathers at the
sight of poison.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09
The "0ld Mans" Advice to the
Girls.

Young lady, don't worry so much be-
cause you haven't Accomplishments"
Possibly you can't play game of whist,
but the ability to play whist never won
anybody happy home. Possibly you
can't do the rye waltz or the two-step
like butterfly, but those accomplish
ments won't lay you up any particular
joys for the days of your grey hairs.
Anyway, the sucker you would catch by
reason of such accomplishments would
not be worth a ten-cent piece with
hole in it. If God gave you sweet
voice it is all right to have it cultivated
but you will and in the years to come
that there is more true genuine happi-
ness and money in being able to cook
good dinner and get it upon the table
properly than in singing silly little
love dirty. Don't moan because you
can't play the piano but go into the
kitchen and learn to fry beefsteak.
Don't cry because you can't sing-put
on an apron and learn how to mix up
and bake biscuits. Your piano may get
out of tune and your voice grow husky,
but the beefsteak and the biscuit will
never wear out nor will your old man
ever grow weary of them. OF course,
we do not mean for you to make beef.
steak and biscuit your goal, but as you
are passing along this life's rocky path
way you will find it good idea to take
these Accomplishment" along with you,
too. They are as essential to future
home comfort and happiness as are the
other requirements of social life.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09
It's True as Gospel.

Frequently you pick up the local
paper and after glancing it over, weari-
ly and impatiently thrust it aside,
remarking: Nothing in the paper again
this week. Did you ever stop to think
what that expression, nothing in the
paper" means? 1t means, first of all,
that in the week just past no misfor-
tune has befallen the community; that
no fire has wiped out our neighbours
worldly goods; that the grim angel of
death has crossed no thresholds; that no
one, driven by liquor, anger, hatred or
fear, has taken the life of fellow hui
man; that no poor devil, haunted by the
past or overwhelmed by misfortunes in
the present, has crossed the river by
his own hand; that many things that
ought not to happen have not happened.
And nothing in the paper means
farther, that the community is Leace-
full, happy, prosperous and busy. So
the next time you read a paper that is
devoid of tragedy, disaster or sensation
of any kind, take time to give thanks
and do not grumble at the paper, for
mo news is good news rest assured.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09

Arnold Gaunt, second son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Gaunt met with very
painful accident one day last week.
He had gone out to the farm and the
farm hand told him there was a spar
rows nest in hole in shed where the
sparrows always built and which they
were anxious to get rid Of. He reached
up and put his hand in the hole but
there was no nest there and in jumping
down ring worn on the middle finger
on his left hand caught nail and
jerked the first joint of the finger en-
tirely Off. The wound was carefully
dressed, and it is sincerely hoped by
Arnold's many friends that the rest of
the finger may be saved. 1t was a very
unfortunate Standardization Grove
FynraSs
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09
in LEON

Watch the papers for The Big At
fractions. Get Program Booklet
and see why the Cedar Rapids
Gazette, a big daily in 4 city of
$4,000, said this:
"The tent is one of the best
that could be bought, is of heavy
kahki colored duck, and il as
near waterproof as a tent can be
made. Tent, seats, platform, can
vas, fence, Seton Indian tents,
chairs, and everythings else about
the grounds is brand new and is
as near perfect as money could
buy. The ushers, gate keepers
and caretakers are all college I'M
dergraduates, and there are
enough Of them to look after ali
the wants Of the patrons. The To-
cation is ideal, the talent secured
is the best in the land, the Red
path Chautauqua System is the
best of it's kind on earth and the
Cedar Rapids 1908 Chautauqua is
bonnd to 60 down in history as
the best ever held in the middle
west"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09
We've Got Err.

Since going to press last week, infor-
nation has leaked out that the reports
going about as to tho amount of coal
supposed to have been found by the
core drilling are substantially correct.
The cannel-coal which is a better
coal than the finest soft coal was found
at about 500 feet and the vein is said
to be feet or better in thickness.
The drilling of the two core holes show
that the dip is to the east and it is sur
missed that the next coal hole will be
about half mile east or north of the
oil we'll, and it is thought will show
better than the hole by the oil we'll.
Mr.. Althouse, manager of the Key
stone Oil and Gas Company, is expected
here July 9th, and other members of the
company will probably accompany him.
Expert biologists will also be here for
the purpose of giving the cores .
thorough test after which the company
will determine their further action.
Mr.. West and son who have been doing
the core drilling, will also return about
that time prepared to resume drill IN
der the direction of the company.
1t has leaked out also that tho Buv-
lington railroad is quietly making prep
arations to take advantage Of tho situa-
tion in case it is demonstrated that .
paying coal field is here. They are
shipping in piles and piles Of ties, some
iron, and it is limited that they are con-
sidering the matter OF putting Y, and
that they will be ready for an extension
a in hurry. There are but two points to
which they would be likely to extend
the road-Trenton or Pattonsburg-and
the people Of GAINESVILLE don't care
which just 80 we got an outlet to tho
south. .oon
OF course all the above maya fall
through, but The News feels more sure
that the above is substantially correct
than it has ever felt. That 1t is true
we all sincerely hope.--Cainsville News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09

Mrs. VIM. Cartwright, of High Point,
was the victim of an unfortunate and
painful accident on Saturday evening.
She had started to drive home from Leon
when her team suddenly became fright
ened and unmanageable, and just after
she got out of town a tug broke, and
the team started to run. Mrs. Cart
wright was thrown out and received
several severe and painful bruises, her
hip being pretty badly bruised by the
fall, but it is not believed it will prove
serious. She was taken to residence
near the scene Of the accident and
carefully cared for till she was able to
be taken home on Sunday morning. Her
many friends hope the accident may
not prove Of 3 serious nature, and that
she may speedily recover. Garden
Grove Impress.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09
Snakes and Their Prey.

A rabbit will sit up and drum with
its forelegs on cobra or python; a
goat or kid takes no more notice Of a
huge snake approaching it than of an
other goat or Of man; a rat will sit
up on snake and wash it's face or
will nibble at the snake; a pigeon
struts about and preens itself with the
utmost nonchalance The nonpoisonous
snakes, such as pythons and anacon-
das, strange their prey before swallow
ing it. l have never happened to see a
case where nonpoisonous snake did
not kill its victim as painlessly as
would have been done by human agen-
cy."-Dr. Chalmers Mitchell, Secretary
of the Geological Society, in London
Magazine.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-09
Beef Was Second.
Express.

A man in condition of inebriety was
walking up a small side street when
he saw on a restaurant a board with
the words: Eleven to 3, beef mutton
vegetables. cheese; to 8, soup, joint"
and SO on. "Helloo. Eleven to 3-de-
cent price, he said to himself That
sounds all right" He walked in, placed
a shilling on the cashiers desk and
muttered thickly: "a bob on beef.
Dy'ear" Then he zigzagged out An
hour later he made his way back to
the establishment AS he entered one
OF the mattresses was given her order,
Mutton one, beef two" "Confound it
all"' remarked the hacker of beef.
Just my luck-a second again!'-Lon-
don Scraps