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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-05
SCHOOL CHILDREN PERISH IN FLAMES.

the second floor, where, finding the
flames rushing up the stairway, she
turned them around and hurried them
back again to the third floor. She
here broke a window with chair and,
getting onto the platform Of the fire
escape, lifted out her pupils, one by
one, and sent them down.
-Four or five children who broke
from the line she had formed and
ran down the stairway were killed.
One of the heroines of the catastro-
ply was little Mary Whitman. She
ran through the smoke-filled halls and
grasDed her little brother. whom she
managed to drag from the room and
take out through a window, both Of
them being nearly strangled with
smoke.
Among thoes sought vainly through
the mOr~ue for their children was
Mrs. John Phillis whose 15-year-
old daughter is among the dead Her
attention was called to the fire by
her four-year- son, who called her
to come to the window land see the
children playing on the fire escape"
Mrs. Phillis ran to the schoolhOuse
and found her daughter among those
penned in around the front door. She
took hold of her hand but could not
pull her out.
"I reached in and stroked her head"
said Mrs. Phillis trying to keep the
fire from burning her hair. / stayed
there and pulled at her and tried to
keep the fire away from her till a
heavy piec of glass fell on me, cut
ting my hand nearly off. Then I fell
back and my girl died before my face -
At midnight there We're 165 bodies
| in The morgue, of which 10S had been
identified and 81 were still unknown
1t is possible that other bodies may
be found in the ruins. as at least Il
children are still missing and have
not been heard from since the fire
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-05
Murder and Sui
eide at Worcester.

Worcester, Mass, March 4.-Vivian
Phillips. young woman of 10 years.
was shot and killed tonight by Harry
Mounier. aged q, of Philadelphia. who
afterward shot himself fatally. The
shooting took place at the boarding
house of William Mccain. No. Syca-
more street. where both Miss Phillips
and Mounier boarded. Jealousy is believ
ed to have been the motive for the shoot
ing
According to the stories told by the
other people in the boarding house to the
police, a young man who had been show
ing some attention 10 Miss Phillips call
ed upon her tonight, and shortly after
his departure Mounier went to her room
and shot her. He fired two bullets. both
mediately afterward he shot himself
twice in the head, while a third bullet
aimed either at himself or at his victim
went through a door of the room
People in the house who heard the shots
rushed to Miss Phillips room to find her
already dead and Mounier unconscious
on the floor. The man was removed to
the City hospital, where he died about
11.30. Miss Phillips had been employed as
a milliner at a store kept by her father
at 1l2 Front street. Mounier was an APP
prentice in machine shop.
Miss Phillips was a girl of very at
tractive appearance and is said to have
received attention from both Mouner
and the young man whose visit to her
tonight was followed by the shooting.
Mounier is said to have been inf1amed
by jealousy on account of the attention
of the other man.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-05
Afternoon Session.

Before beginning his argument on what
he termed the essential allegation in the
case of conspiracy, Mr. Philbrook dis
cussed the variance in the indictment as
to the name of the magazine. The gov
eminent, he said, alleged that Mr. Terry.
one of the respondents, was the publisher
of Sawyer's Magazine and that he and
Mr.. Bosnian conspired to defraud the gov
eminent in mailing Sawyer's Magazine.
The government contends he said, that
1t would meet the necessities of the case
II 1t could show that the publication had
been called Sawyer's Magazine not that
1t had been as well known by one name
as another or was commonly called Saw
yer's Magazine
The government had pre- scented several
documents to sustain this contention,
among which We're circulars, certain re-
celpt sips. the publication itself and the
certificate of the publication to the sec
ond class mall privileges. The govern
ment did not show that any of the circu-
lars had been sent to nor had It shown
clearly that the publication was COM
monty or as well known by the name al
legged
OF entry to the second class mail privi-
iese' ne said, the government had clearly
disproVed its own allegation, for the GER
tiheate admitted Sawyer's to the second
class mail privilege and even went as
far to say that the publication was adj
United as second class mail by its express
/ title and that title was Sawyer's
Discussing the allegation of conspiracy.
MIR. Philbrook said that the government
IN It's first count alleged two wars in
when the conspiracy. was to be carried
] oot' FIRST. by causing and permitting to
ne mailed sample copies in sacks in ex.
! cess OF the authorized amount and by
! making false records of the weights
! THESE allegations must be proved b,
4 written or verbal testimony.
+ Leaving the discussion conspirac,
1 charge for time, Mr.. Philbrook snok,
Oh the great resources of the soyernr,en
Y IN preparing such cases. .'rhe aren,s .
" the government" he continued ..ba.,,
AL the preparation of this case near,v y 700
II. ago. 1t must be evident to Won CONT,
VI men of the jury. that the roverpmar
III mas resources that make male tho r;oh,
HI OF Croesus. 1t has a long arm th,t -.
iii reach from the Great Lakes To the ~,
~ Oh mexico. from Maine to the Co,da
D. Haoe' IL can sur-:s.an witnesses fro,
RI Seaso, as It did the railway mail c,er
E. VINO testihed. 1t can enter any noe
"hce without the consent or intarferan,
VI 'ie postmaster. It's agents can n,
I'LL range plots and counterplots tb,t v,,
make the Russian government b,us,, Wi,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-05
SHE is A WONDER.
Continued from Page One.)

throughout all the trials. to the great
satisfaction of the builders. the Bath
Iron Works. The Birmingham and
Salem. the only warships of this class.
now being completed by the Fore
River Shipbuilding, Co. at Quincy,
Mass, will have their trials next
Wednesday and in April, respectively.
The Birmingham has the reciprocating
engines such as are used in all other
vessels of the navy. while the Salem
has the Curtis, or American style OF
turbines.
The Parsons turbines engines of the
Chester. which are the English style.
are brought into strict comparison
with the motive power of the other
cruisers. the trials of which will be
watched with a great deal of interest
aside from the fact that they have a
high speed standard set in the 1858
knot average for four hours by the
Chester, 2.53 knots in excess of the
contract requirement. The motive
power is the only thing in which the
three ships differ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-05
A $4,000 FIRE
Takes S. J. McCambrige's House and
Store At Frankfort.

Frankfort, Me, March 4.-The house
and store of S. ]. McCambrdge at
Frankfort was burned early Wednes-
day morning. The fire caught about
the chimney in the kitchen of the
dwelling and spread to the store.
The furniture and stock We're burned
and the loss is about $4,000 about
$4,000 or $1,000 of which is covered by
insurance.
Lack of fire fighting apparatus ham,
pered the fire fighters and at one time
it seemed that the house of f. w.
Snow and the Treat house must go.
The Snow house was badly scorched.>
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-05
4. Family s sss Old
Medicine Young

Acadia, Me-, Aug. 5, 1905.
My family has been using the true
L. F. Atwood's Bitters for many
years, and they are perfectly salts
ned. It is now family medicine to.
u.s." Yours truly, Emily Violette.
The surest safeguard against sickness
is II. F." Atwood's Bitters. Young
and old can always depend upon them
in diseases Of the digestive organs. CSC.
at the store.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-05
TOWN ELECTIONS,

TREMCNT-Selcct n, Loren w. Rum
i'll. lowell A. Bunk r A. d. Moore: town
clerk, w. S. Sprague: school committee
=. j. Reed. Clifton Rich and Fl. Kelley
Money appropriated: Schools. $1,000; high
ways. $3.50; support of poor and insane
$500: contingent. $50; repairs on school
houses, $50.
WINTER HARBOR-Selectmen, f. f.
Weston. Frank G, Norris. Geo. T. Chiids
town clerk, J. NJ Gerrish: school COM
mittee. H. g. Smalledge. Money appro-
priated: Schools. $3.50: highways. s20l6
support of poor, $780, contingent. $500
water. $500; sprinkling streets. $500.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-05
A Royal Welcome
on Return to Bath.

Bath, Me-, March 4-When the scout
cruiser Chester arrived here late this af-
ternoon there was a great demonstration
of joy by the residents of this city over
the success Of the Bath-built vessel AS
she steamed up to her dock all the
church bells We're rung and factory whis-
ties blown. A gun fired 26 shots in honor
of the cruisers 26 knots Of speed. A
thousand citizens, headed by band.
then marched to hall and held a brief
meeting at which George Z. Thompson
acted as chairman. and brief speeches
were made by Mayor George E Hughes,
President Hyde of the Bath Iron Works,
where the vessel was built and others.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-05

hiN'" -ii'uSH ~ w iIil CloIh anu tothc
them into his scheme. Docs it seem
reasonable"
He was lead to believe from the
cross-eXamination of the witnesses for
the defence, he said that the govern
ment would try to show that there was
opportunity to change these tags after
the girls went home. "By whom?," he
asked. "by Mr.. Terry? We have put
on witnesses who told you that Mr..
Terry was not seen about the building
after 6 o'clock. 1t is probable that the
distric. attorney will ask you to be-
iieve that il was Mr.. Townsend, but we
nave produced the watchmen of the
building who have told you that he
was not in the building at night. The
government produced one witness, an
inspector. who said that he saw Mr.
Townsend leaving the building after 10
| o'clock at night, but there was no evil
dence that he was there on any other
night except the nights that lie was
there with the inspectors and you have
his statement that he did not have q
| key to the building until after the i'll
| spectors came.
| MIR. Terry was accused of sending ou
+, more sample copies that the regulations
allowed. We are still governed by stat
utes and the statutes do not limit tbs
number of sample copies that may bt
sent out. 1t is merely a regulation of tn,
, third assistant postmaster general ant
the time has not come when he car
, change the statutes. There has been n,
: violation of the statutes"
~ He spoke briefly on thu, sacks foun,
in the basement and which the govern
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-05

lovehird no larger than n canary.
has taught itself to speak as fuently
and as distinctly rs the besr of talking
parrots at the village Of Administrations
don Daily Mail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-05
The Birmingham At charlestown.

Quincy, Mass. March 4.-The new scout
cruiser birmingham, built by the Fore
River Shipbuilding Co.. left today for
Charlestown navy yard, where she will
be put in drydock tomorrow in prepare
ton for her Off ial government speed
tests. The latter will be held Monday or
Tuesday.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-19
Dispensary Burned.

The building in which was located
the dispensary at Olar was destroyed
by fire last Thursday morning about
day light. None of the stock of Ii
liquors was saved, the fire having
gained too great headway when dis
covered. The stock was insured for
$1,000, and the loss was 81, 800. We
do not know how much the building
was insured for. 1t was the property
of Mrs. Barker. Another building
was secured next day, and the dis
pensary is open as usual. 1t is not
known how the fire originated.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-19
THE VOTING CONTEST.
Number of Votes Polled in Contest
for Big Doll.

The voting contest for the big doll
is going merrily on at The Herald
Book Store, and the popularity of this
contest is attested by the number of
votes cast already. Ask for your
votes, as we forget it very often. You
are entitled to one vote with each
purchase of five cents, and the little
girl receiving the largest number of
votes will get the handsome doll dis
played in our big show window. The
contest closes Christmas Eve night
at twelve o'clock, so if you want your
favorite to win the doll, now is the
time to get busy. The vote to date
stands as follows:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-19
PERSONAL MENTION.
People Visiting in This City and
at Other Points.

People Visiting in This Clty ana
at Other Points.
Capt. w. T. Cave, of !Olar, was in
the, city Monday.
Mr.. L. J. Hartzog, of Govan, was
in town Monday.
Mr. w. A. Klauber spent yes
terday in Charleston.
Mr.. A. Kirsch spent few days
in Charleston this week.
Mr.. J. E. Mcmillan, of the Ehr-
hardt. section, was in to Sc US last
Friday.
Jas. A. Willis, Esq, of Barnwell,
was in the city last week, attending
court.
Mr.. J. D. Milhous, of Denmark,
was in the city this week, attending
court.
Mrs. R. L. Risher and Mrs. Jose
phine Beach spent Tuesday in
Charleston.
Mrs. Jno. H. Cope and Mrs. W..
D. Rhoad are spending few days IN
Charleston.
solicitor James E. Davis, of
Barnwell, was in the city this week,
attending court.
Mr.. T. J. Simmons, of Coleton
county, was in the city last Saturday
on visit 70 relatives.
Mrs. w. D. Rice, of Denmark,
is spending some time at the home OF
Rev. L. NJ. Rice.-Union Times.
B. T. Rice, Esq, of Barnwell,
spent several days in the city last
and this week, attending court.
Miss Esma Delk, who is teaching
the Edisto school spent Saturday and
Sunday in the city with her fathers
family.
Mrs. E. R. Walter has returned
to the city after very pleasant visit
in Bamberg.-Orangeburg Evening
News.
Mr.. A. Wilson, of the Smoaks
section, was in the city Monday. He
was on his way to Rinktum, Ca, on
a business trip.
Mr.. w. P. Jones returned last
Friday morning from st. Louis.
where he had been to buy car load
of horses and mules for Jones Bros
Mr.. J. B. Elkins, of Eastman
Ga. is spending a few days in the
city. Mr.. Elkins lived in Ba1nbere
until last year, and his many friends
were glad to see him again.
-Messrs. H. F. Bamberg, ]. w
Stokes, G. Frank Bamberg, E. C.
Bruce, w. D. Rhoad, w. B. Smith
and J. B. Brickle left Monday for
camp hunt down in Colleton county.
Mrs. E. o. Kirsch and daughter
Miss Genevieve, went to Charleston
Tuesday morning to take in the
pleasures of gala week, and also tc
visit Mr.. Carl Kirsch, who is attend
ing the Citadel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Ehrhardt
of Ehrhardt, Bamberg county, re-
turned to their home yesterday after
a visit of several days to Mrs. Ehr,
hardt's mother, Mrs. H. F. Cline
NeWberry Observer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-19
Confesses to Killing Boy.

Hamilton, Ga, November IL
Gene 'Doudell, a sixteeE-year-o.d ne
gro. confessed to killing Ernest
Walsh, a twelve-year-old boy, also
colored, beating him on the head with
a rock and throwing the body into
creek after robbing it of $22. The
victim was enticed in the woods.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-19

81 was a little surprised" obserV-
ed the new minister, Ito see your
husband get up and walk out of
church during my sermon"
Its just as well you mentioned
it," replied the lady. Il ought to
tell you that my husband often walks
in his Sleep
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-19
MASTERS SALE.
T A1drich Wyman. plaintiff. agail

J. Aldrich Wyman, plaintiff, against
Kit w. Zanders, defendant.
By virtue of a decree of the Court
of Common Pleas for Bamberg Coun'
ty, in the above entitled cause, dated
November 18th, 1908, I, H. c. Folk
Master for Bamberg County, will sci
at the court house in Bamberg or
Mondey, December 7th, 1908, during
the legal hours of sale, to the high
est bidder, for cash, the following
described real estate:
"All that certain piece, parcel. OF
tract of land, lying and being In the
County of Bamberg, State of South
Carolina, containing fifty (50) acres
more or less, and bounded as follows
On the North by lands formerly
belonging to A. J. Salinas, now be-
longing to Barcus BARLEY; on the
East by lands belonging to W. Gil
more Simms, on the South by land:
formerly belonging to DR.. F. F. Car
roll, now belonging to Jno. F. FOLK;
on the West by lands of Mrs. Saraf
Walker, formerly belonging to Henry
Walker; the above described tract o.
land being the identical piece con
veyed to me by Emma G. Simms.'
Purchaser to pay for papers.
Should the purchaser fail to com
ply with his bid within one hour, the
land will be resold at the risk of the
former purchaser.
H. G.. FOLK,
J. ALDRICH WYMAN, Master.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Bamberg, S. c., Nov. 18, 1908.
H. c.. Folk, Master-Sale OF rea
estate in case of J. A. Wyman, plain
tiff, against Kit W. Zanders, defend
ant.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-11-19
MASTERS SALE.

MASTERS SALE.
By virtue of a decree of the Court
of Common Pleas for Bamberg Coun-
ty in the case of Carolina Reed and
Frances Hart, plaintiffs, against Mar
tin Holman, defendant, dated Novem-
ber l 9Th, 1908, will sell to the high
est bidder, for cash, at the court
house in Bamberg, on Monday, De-
cember 7th, 1908, during the legal
hours of sale, the following described
real estate:
All that certain tract, piece or par
eel of land, situate, lying and being
in. the county and State. aforesaid,
containing thirty (30) acres, more or
less, and bounded now, or formerly
on the North by part of the estate
lands of the said Carolina Holman
deceased; on the East and South by
lands now or formerly of James M.
Smith, and on the West by lands now
or formerly of B. G. Price.
Terms: Cash, purchaser to pay
for papers. In case purchaser falls
to comply with his bid the land Will
be resold at the risk of the former
H. C. FOLK,
II T RI11sT. Master.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Bamberg, S. c., Nov. IA, 1908.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-07

The Cresco base ball team partici-
pates in a base ball tournament at
Garner, August 18th, 18th and 10th.
On the first day, Charles City and
Gresco contest in six inning game as
does Belmond and Clarion. On the
second day the two winners of the
previous days play in the afternoon for
purse of $50, and the two losing
teams of the previous day play in the
forenoon for like purse. On the last
day the winners of the afternoon game
of the previous day play the Hopkins
Bros. Base Ball Team, Of Des Moines,
for a purse of 5000 and the Independent
Championship of Iowa. Miss Amanda
+. Clement, the champion lady umpire
of the world, will umpire each game of
the tournament.
Our people were greatly shocked
Tuesday evening to hear that MIR. and
Mrs. Fred Salisbury bad received a
telegram announcing the death of their
daughter, Mrs. Laurel Hewes at Lem
mon, S. D. Another telegram deliv-
cred few hours previous had brought
the news that she was very i'll and
could not live. The cause of her death
is not yet known by her parents. Al
though she has been afflicted with kid
ney trouble for some time, letter
from the deceased received by her
mother on Monday stated that she was
feeling as well as usual with the ex-
ception of a slight indisposition. Ow-
ing to not being able to properly pre-
pare the remains for shipment home,
the interment was at Lennon. Mrs.
Hewes leaves husband and a four
year old daughter to mourn her loss, in
| addition to- large number of other
relatives and host of friends.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-07
If you want correct abstractlng dore,

If you want correct abstractlng dore,
and cheap prices too, it will pay you to
see the American Loan & Trust Co.,
before or s1ering your abstract.
Jack Benson and family have been
over from Riceville this week visiting
at the home of Sheriff Culver. Mrs.
Culver and Mrs. Benson are sisters.
If you want complete and correct
Abstract of title of your farm or town
property, you will save money by get
ting your abstract of E. r. THOMPSON.
VIM. M. Cuppett is expected to ar
rive today from Canton S. D., to visit
in Cresco for several weeks at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. j. H. Luers.
There will be dance in w. T.
Bigalk's new barn north of Cresco on
Saturday evening of this week. Music
will be furnished by Morton's Harp
Orchestra.
1t costs money to run winning ball
team and if Cresco is to finish the
season, two big crowds are necessary
one Sunday, Aug. 9th, and one Wednes-
day, Aug. 18th.
Carpenters and bricklayers wishing
employment on the Bluffton church
will apply by letter to F. w. Chapman,
Waterloo, Iowa, or to Rev. Father
Have, Decorah, Iowa.
RESIDENCE For SALE: Will sell my
residence at bargain, if taken at
once. A strictly No. house and a
very good location.
w. H. WoELLsTEIN.
The Colored Gopher team is an ex-
pensive attraction, and record break
ing crowd will be much appreciated by
the Cresco management who have tried
SO hard to make every game a good
one.
There will be grand dance in Mikesh'
hall at Protivin on Saturday evening.
August 18th. Music furnished by the
Star Orchestra. All are cordially
invited to attend and be more than
pleased with good time.
The Decorah Journal says that Mrs.
Otteway, the West Decorah woman
who was shot few weeks ago by a
man named Crawford, who afterward
killed himself, has recovered SO as to
be up and about the house.
LosT-One day last week, between
the John Stockman and Fred Brown
farms, a leather handbag containing a
small amount of money and some jew
elry. Liberal reward for it's return to
w. A. Stockman or at this office.
Miss Villa Carman returned Wednes-
day evening to Buffalo, N. Y, to re-
sumo her work in the public schools.
She has been promoted for the coming
school year to a position as teacher in
lone of the high schools of that city.