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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-09

continuance has been granted until
me october term in the case Of Mary A.
th"rston of Augusta versus the New.
f'nSland Telegraph & Telephone COM
Pahv. This is an action, with the ad dam
mum placed at 5000. to recover for iniu-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-09

ABSTRACT OF THE ANNUAL. STATE
ME,NT OF TIE
AETNA INSURANCE COMPANY,
Hartford, Conr.
On the Glst day Of December. 1907. made
to the State Of Maine.
Incorporated 1919. Commenced Bush
ness 1919. VIM. 3. Clark. President
Henry f. Rees, Secretary. Capital
paid up in Cash. 100000
ASSETS December u. 49,
Rea, Estate. SIS. l01 g.,
Mortgage Loans. 5000
stocks and Bonds, 12.i2a 80. as
Cash in Office and Bank, ll9s III. 81
Agents balances. 761. 92S. p
Interest and Rents 81 800 "a
Gross Assets. si473s. 81. 40
Deduct items not admitted, I25 49, o.
Admitted ASSETS. $lle0S. AS SO
LIABILITIES, December 81, 1907.
Net Unpaid Losses. S72 sSj. 6S
Unearred Premiums, 61o69l5 y
All other Liabilities, None
Cash 'an:tau. 100000 20
surplus over all Liabilities, 3S23;, S04 IS
Aggregate. including Capital
and Surplus. $14G03.4l5. So
MACQABER FAIR & WRITTEN
Resident Agent
Augusta, Me, Agency.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-09

Lisbon Fans for Fr2d Small. from AZ
Snalls wood lot here in town
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-09

When II comes to stories about hens
That are in the egg-laying business. F.
". Colby of this city has one to tell
that will bear listening to. His flock
OF IL Silver Laced Wyandottes laid III
eggs in February; his Il Plymouth
Rocks laid It's eggs in February. and
Ills flock of four Silver Spangled Ham
bergs laid 81 eggs in the same month
Those are pretty good records but he
has . lock of 81 White Wyandottes
whose record beats them all. These
figures. however, he holds back fol
use in case somebody comes along with
better story than that already told
MI. Colbys poultry are all thorough
breds. He keeps them in the new
styled open front poultry house and
tney are well worth visit OF insrec-
ton from any poultry fancier.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-09
LOCAL NOTICES.

My piano tuner will be in Augusta
Monday Of the coming week, and any
orders for tuning will be given prompt
attelticn 4.
eHARLES E. DOWNING.
a. marfd3t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-09
LOCAL BRIEFS.
Vote Early Today

Tie ArmitaGe Club will meet at $50
this evening with Mrs. Roger North,
State street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-09

Associate Justice Peabody stated Sat
urday evening that court would probably
not finally adjourn until next Saturday
Court Will convene at 10 o'clock this
morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-09

Tie sympathy Of Augusta friends is
extended to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Syl-
vester of Worcester. Mass. forme rly
of this city. in the death Of their in
FAINT son. Carl Baron Sylvester. which
occurred at their home in Worcester
last week, after Il short Illness from
bronchial pneumonia, aged months
and IS days. Mr.. ana Mrs. Sylvester
brought the remains of the little one
to Augusta Saturday evening for
burial
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-09

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is a new
remedy. an simprevement on the laxative
Fof former Years. as it does not grippe or
nauseate and is pleasant to take 1t is
guaranteed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-09
COUNTY NEWS.
KENNEBEC.
READFIELD DEPOT.

The friends of Harold Mace are
pleased that he is able to enjoy the
sieighing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Allen, who are
now in Boston. will remain two weeks
longer.
J. +. Mccormick is buying potatoes
for shipment
Mr. Mallet has returned from his
trip to Nova Scotia.
Mrs Shaw, whose death occurred
Thursday in Nj. Vernon. was Il former
resident Of Readfield Depot.
A number from this village attended
the funeral of the late George Hunton,
which was held Thursday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-09
EAST vASSALBORO.

A party of Il officers Of the Eastern
Star. of which Mrs. Mardcn is one, took
ride of four miles to the residence of
II. S. NIarden of East Vassalboro, where
AT II o'clock a Chicken supper was serv-
ed. After supper two hours of a social ma
ture consisting of cards, games and Inu-
sic We're enjoyed, when ice cream and
cake were served. GAt n late hour the
party returned to their homes. voting
Marden's n good place to go for a good
time and something good to eat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-09

Lung knro stops coughing. Made from,
carolina Pine Tar. This remedy quickly
heals the throat and lungs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-09

Or True'S Elixir Is scld by druggist, every.
where at 55c. SOC .cd i 90 per bottle. A hook let
entitled ChIid,fn IN 7hsI, Diseases" VIII be
sent tree BY s:r.ply addressing DIR. j. F.. True
d Co., Auburn. Me. We have special treat
;nent ter !arc-worm. Send fer free book
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-09
New GLOUCESTER. Mass.

DE-. TRUE, DEAR SER:-The Elixir I
purchased of You cured my boy, who had
been troubled with WORMS ever since he
WAS child. He had tried MANY other
medicines, and had employed physicians
until found it of no use. Idespaired of
his being restored to health till heard OF
your Elixir which, an hapr>y 70 say,
effected a speedy cure.
Very truly yours :, G. CooMBs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-09
This is Worth Remember;na.

~, Whenever You have cough or cold
nus, 1ust remember that Foley's Honey on5
~, ar NIL NH cure It; Do not risk your health
s =. @ my ars put the genuine. II is in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-09

non-suit has been entered in the ca Sc
of Joseph Nichols OF Chelsea versus
Charles A. Jones of Augusta, an action
with the al damnirn placed ut 500, to
recover damages for personal damages
for injuries received by the plaintiff from
a horse owned by the defendant. The
plaintiff alleges that the horse kicked hin,
in the face. breaking his Jaw, knocking
out eight teeth. greatly decorating and
tearing his face. so that he was rendered
for long time unconscious and in conse-
quence of his injuries so received was
confined to his bed for = long time. WAS
put to great expense for medical services
medicines end nursing. has been unable
to do any work. has suffered and row
suffers great pain and anguish both of
lnirt and body. part of his face being
pafalv=ed as result OF the injuries. his
memory affected. his face Scared and dis
figured for life and he is now and will
he permanently incapacitated for work
and labor
Judge Benedict +. ATaher appears as
counsel for the plaintiff and Williamson
4 Burleish for the defendant
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-09

The following are some of the new en-
tries on the docket:
Louise T'owle of Belgrade versus james
w. Myers. comnorant of Rome, an ac-
ton. with the al damnum placed nj 5000
to recover damages for injuries received
by her horse running away, being fright
enod by the defendants automobile The
plaintiff alleges that her shoulder was
seriously injured and she was famed and
bruised in other parts Of her body. espec-
tally in her limbs and her nervous sys-
tenn Brown & Brown OF Waterville for
the plaintiff, and Charles F. johnson,
Esq. of Waterville for the defendant.
Herbert o. Williams versus the Amer
ic1c WOODEN Co. both of Nassalloro. nm
action. with the ad damrum placed at
5000. to recover damages for injuries re-
'eir"d in an elevator owned by the de-
PENDANT and due. So til" plaintiff alleges
to the defendants negligence Forrest
Goodwin. Esq, of Skowhegan for the
plaintiff.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-05-08

building under state aid that contemplates
expenditure of the enormous sum OF $5O,OO0OoO In
ten years-enough money to improve all the main
highways of the state connect every community with
the market town and county seat and give COM
pete of good roads from Galena to Caro the
plan being that the state should onehalf the ex-
pense and the townships road districts the other
If S50,000,O00 expended in ten years, the
would be required to raise $25Oe000O of it. There
the property to the total assessed valuation
of 81 12500OOO0O To raise $250ooo6 year, or $685.
100000 in ten years, would require two mill tax up
this property two-mill tax applied to all tho
property of the of Illinois at the assessed
valuation not taking into account the possible in
in value thereof would produce the sum re-
quired. u
The records show that the taxing value of an
average 100 acre farm in the corn belt of Illinois is
little less than $2000 the actual value being approx
mately 100000 two-mill state tax this farm
sessed the value of $4,000 would be exactly $4
year and mo more, and in ten years the state tax
would be $40 which would be the farms proportion of
the $2500O000 total Where this farm would pay $40,
single corporation in the city of Chicago would
have to pay $570000 another 90000 and the rail-
ways of the state two millions of dollars Thus
by state levy of two mills for ten years. onehaf
of the $50OO0OOO is provided for The other half must
be raised by local taxation or by bond ISSUE
Let that the township in which the farm
question is located votes bonds the full constitu
tional limit, that is goes into debt just far IL
go and pays the highest interest that the law per
rlits it to pay The limit of the bond is five per
cent the valuation, the amount of bonds
resting upon the farm would be five per cent of $4,000
exactly $780, payable one-tenth year. with In
terest at five cent The total interest this bond
issue. far as this farm is concerned the ten
years would be $27.50
Thus, If we add the bonds ........... 800. 90
Interest bonds s................... 275O
And the state tax xof................ of. 1000
We have total tax the farm of s167 80
which is exactly the amount of the tax that would ba
levied and collected upon this farm both state aid
and pay off the road bonds interest This amount
is about 1Oh cents per acre year and the total
charge against the farm for the whole years would
be $1.O5 per This of money paid by the
farm under the state aid plan would enable the stats.
to expend $5OO0O0O0 upon its highways and the ex-
penditure of that would add the value of farm
property at least hve probably ten times as much
respective farms would be taxed order to pay
the bill. Copyright 1905, by Wright A. Pattsrson)
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-05-08

Under state aid law not rod of road could be
built unless the residents of township decided to do
SO. Not dollar of state money could be expended
unless the farmers who live in the rural township
voted for Improvements.
it should be alleged that state aid a plan to
compel railroads, corporations merchants and manu-
help build the roads, it would not be far
situation; if they decide to improve the roads the other
people are obliged to help pay the bill
In order to build roads cheapy they should be
built extensively. 1t costs great deal more proper
tionately build half mile of road than it does to
build ten half miles. No contractor cares for small
Job but for large competition is keen 1t takes
Just much time and bother to get ready to build ha
a mile of road it does to build ten miles. BY build
ing in the larger quantities from 20 to 20 per cent In
cost of construction be saved
AS roads properly built will last for a great many
they should be built school houses and court
houses are built, viz: by bond ssue thus township
under aid could build 10, Is 20 miles of roads
year. the roads to use, and spread the
the aid plan prevails there will be very
little if any, increase in taxation.
Few people have any idea to what extent bad roads
interfere with travel and how they affect the business
of the merchant in the country town. The Illinois
highway commission has gathered very valuable
data upon the effect of road and weather conditions
upon highway traffic Observations made at ~
we'll distributed points In the state and actual count
made by the vehicles passing upon different days
throughout each month of the year. covering all kinds
of weather and road conditions
The report shows that traffic over stone or gravel
roads fairly uniform throughout the year, while
tions. The following figures significant and tell
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-05-08

Australia New Zealand countries newer than our
own, less popuous, and with nothing like aggre
gate wealth The fact that the rest of the world has
good roads while have bad ones is significant; it
shows that the plan have been pursuing has not
been successful In three hundred years less than
eight per cent of the highways Of country have
been permanently improved and the rate CO.
ing lit would require nearly four thousand years to
complete the job. So roadbulders the people of
the United States have been a failure.
This is all the surprising when consider
that they conspicuousy successful in other
line of human endeavor. Millions upon millions of
dollars have been wasted in state in the union
upon the public roads by illtmed misdirected ef
fort and with really very little to show for the
penditure 1t is only within the last ten fifteen
that real progress has been made along the
line of permanently improving the conditions.
The trouble is We have been endeavoring to
tange the snarl by pulling the string. Without
any reason for doing the farmers of the country from
Maine to California, from the very first assumed that
the country roads belonged to them and 1t their
business to improve them, and this misconcepon held
sway for nearly 800 years.
A few years ago in New Jersey made dis
covery It that the highways public property,
much the state house. This raised the ques-
don: Why IL the highways are public property, should
not the public take of its why should not the
state and all property therein contribute to building
the roads?" Everybody is interested in them, every
body affected through the markets by the
didons; they benefited by good and injured
by bad ones The thought spread throughout the
state and finally New Jersey led the way to better
ditons by passing law by which the state should
tribute onethird the money required to improve the
roads Other states followed, increasing the proper
tion to one-half and in case Massachusetts, to
threefourths.
In many cases of the New England states farm
property only very small portion of the total taxable
property, in not ten per cent and when the
cost road improvement distributed all prop
ery OF the state, the burden hardly felt yet
immense raised for road purposes Best
of ALL the roads built under proper supervision,
instead leaving 1t to the inexperienced hands the
Local path master.
Ten years ago New York state began in a small
way aid and appropriated $4,000 to the work
The plan in favor rapidly that within five years
the state by overwhelming vote passed constitu-
.tiona amendment providing for issue of s50OOO0O0
I'm bonds to help build the highways. What record
In five years from fifty thousand TO fifty millions The
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-05-08

and then finally pay off the bonds will hardly be
felt by the property of the Empire state owing
to their immense list of taxable property.
Ohio after 40 years Of building roads by the old
plan of local taxation and bond issues in which the
farmer had to pay practically the whole bill, has
passed a state aid law which will enable it to build
three miles Of improved roads where it has been build
ing one, without any increase whatever in taxation
upon farm property
state aid column for good roads, Kentucky is alive to
the situation is taking steps to change its consti
tuition in order to be in position to spread the road tax
all the property in the state.
In certain parts of the country notably in the Mis-
sissippi valley, there is entire misconcepton to
what the state aid plan of road building Some
imagine the state would take control of the highways
build expensive roads and tax the people to pay for
them others that 1t is scheme to force road building
against the wishes of the farmers Nothing could be
farther from the truth. The state does not in any
manner, under state aid law interfere with the alb
solue local control of the highways. The voters of
every township decide whether any roads shall be i'm
proved what roads, to what extent when it shall be
done, if at ALL The state has absolutely voice in the
matter. IT, however, the township by majority vote,
decides TO build road under the state aid plan, it
makes application to the state for that purpose the
state engineer thereupon visits the locality
the road proposed be improved with author
ities and decides upon the character of the improve
best suited to the conditions He then prepares
plans and specifications and when these approved
by the highway commissioners other properly consti
tuted local authorities the contract is let to the lowest
responsible bidder and the work is then done under the
supervision of the state engineer This nsures proper
construction and that means durability and low cost
to maintain the road afterward.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-05-08

more forciby how great is the burden of bad roads
than anything else possibly do.
The Clear Lake earth road leading into Springfield,
Illinois, showed average traffic for four days in
March, 1906 of 65h vehicles per day. Over the same
road In June and July the average 3S9 vehicles!
On the days in Peoria, 60 miles away under the
same weather conditions but hard road the
traffic for March 1885, and the for June and
July 153
Observations at Champaign earth road
showed the for January, February and March
to be 63 against 200 for September October The
count at Decatur over gravel road March and
April 24O; July and August, 27S Over earth road
leading into Sullivan the count for January February
and March was ,54; August and September, 316.
While delivering an address upon good roads, the
writer was once interrupted and asked il he would
favor taxing the widows cottage to help build the
roads. He answered that he certainly would, the
annual tax would probably not exceed 10 Is cents
and he gave the following illustration of how bad
burden the people, goes into grocery
store FOR dozen eggs and pound of butter. When
told the prices she protests. The grocer in Defense
says: well, you see, madam the roads bad now
very few farmers are coming to town, butter and
eggs scarce" She pays three cents for
the eggs and four for the butter and this
seven cents represents her bad road tax paid that
evening. This is repeated from time to time through
out the not only in her but in hundreds OF
others in that town in thousands of through
out the length and breadth of the land There is
doubt that the in question would benefit through
good roads by at least times the of the tax
her cottage.
1t would be interesting to take concrete example
of state aid, apply it to typical farm in of the
central western states and exactly what state aid
means far as taxes upon that farm concerned.
For the purpose of illustration us take average
farm of 160 in the belt of Illinois, and
what the effect upon the taxes that farm would be
II the state should undertake very vigorous campaign
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-08
BOARD OF EDUcATIOy MEETING
Election of superintendent Goes over
to Next Session.

Election of superintendent Goes over
to Next Session.
Twenty minutes OF weighty deliberation
was required before the members Of the
school board last night could decide
whether to talk about the election of a
superintendent of public schools for the
ensuing year. The meeting was an ad-
journed session, and since the regular
April meeting is designated as the proper.
time for election of a superintendent n
question was raised as TO the legality of
any action taken last night Member
Reed asked that he be given a few days
OF grace in which to familiarize himself
with the situation. and when the motion
was made to enter into executive session
the understanding was that IL should be
merely talkfest. Definite action will be
taken this month.
The resignation Of Thomas Dunn, in
structor in the business department OF the
high school. was received and accepted
Mrs. Dollie Burgess was appointed TO fill
the vacancy. The salary of the retiring
professor has been 500 per month the
salary OF the new appointee being placed
at $15 per month, a raise from t55 which
she has been receiving at the Avenue b
school.
Consensus of opinion among the board
seems in favor of a man teacher for the
business department, but some difficulty
has been met in the past In securing the
services of man for the place Miss
Pearl Gotch was appointed TO fill the va
cancy in the Avenue B school made by
the transfer Of Mrs. Burgess. Her salary
was placed at $50.
Specifications for the new school build.
ing at Seventeenth street and Avenue
were approved with minor changes.
Report of Superintendent w. N. Clifford
for the month ending March 20 showed
total enrolment for the month of 5,2s6
In contrast with total enrolment of
5's42. The girls have a majority of sixty
two enrolled. The percentage OF attend
ance Is given as 960s, with 1884 pupils
who have been neither absent nor tardy
during the month.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-08
coLoREp MAN ASSAULTS GIRL
Frightened Away before Accomplish
ing His Purpose, Though Vic-
tim Is Severely Bruised.

While on her way home about 7:30 Mon
day night, Miss Mollie Gran, who lives at
1907 South Nineteenth street. was attacked
by a negro opposite the Paxton & Verling
iron works at, Seventeenth street and the
Burlington tracks.
The attack occurred while Miss Gran was
awaiting the passing of an eastbound
Burlington passenger train. The negro ap-
preached from behind and grabbed her
around the throat to prevent an outcry
and then dragged her toward a string Of
empty box cars. Miss Gran fought fiercely
for her liberty for short time. but soon
became exhausted. The negro then started
to tie a rope around the young woman's
throat, but WAS scared away by the
approach of Bige Arnold, who lives at
is42 South Fourteenth street The negro
left the almost insensible girl lying on the
ground. took 20 his heels and ran north on
Seventeenth street across the Union Paci-
fic tracks and disappeared in the darkness
Arnold assisted the young woman TO
nearby switch shanty, where she soon re-
covered from the shock of the attack
fairly good description of the negro was
given the police, who are OF the opinion
that he is the same one who as
saulted Mrs. Anna Grabowski 2sO7 Dupont
street on the evening of March 2S, near
the south end Of the Twenty-fourth street
yiaduct.
AZ the time OF the attack Miss Gran was
returning home from a shopping trip She
is employed as operator by the Nebraska
Telephone company.