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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06
AMUSEM ENTS.
At Island Park Theater.

The stock company offers a grand re-
vival of Hazel kirke" for Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
Hazel Kirke" received it's initial per-
Torrance at the Madison Square theatre
New York. on the evening of Feb 4, 1880,
and continued with unrivaled success UNI
til withdrawn on May 3, 1881, after hav-
ing played 4S6 consecutive perfo, mances.
The late c. w. COrldock. for years the
greatest of American character actors
played the nerve-raclling character of
Dunstan kirkc and at once leaped into
popular favor. 1t is a beautiful story told
most beautifully and in the opinion of
most prcscnt-day dramatists has not
since been cqualled in dramatic strength
or beauty of construction. To see Hazel
Kirke" once is to see it again. The cast:
Hazel krke Miss Alice Irving
Dolly Luton, Miss Berthe FarnsWorth
Emily Caringford,
Miss Corinnc Carpenter
Mercy ki:ke. Miss Lillian Knox
Arthur CarirGford Albert Wees
DuuStan <ilic Oliver D. Bailey
Aaron Rodney, Charles Newman
Pettiacus Green, Harry jenkins
Met Hairy Wadsworth
Barrey CFlYnn, Leo kantor
Underlined for the balance of the week.
with matinee Saturday. "A Family At
fair"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06
STRUCK BY CAR.
SomerviIIe, Mass, Boy Killed Satur-
day BY An Express Train.

Boston. July 5.-Nelson Macleod.
9-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. NAL
colin Macleod was killed at $50 yes
terday morning on the tracks of the
southern division of the b. & M. rail-
road in front of the Winter Hill sta
ton, Somerville. spot where a dozen
have lost their lives in the past Is
years.
The boy was struck by an inward
bound passenger train while he was
attempting to cross the tracks in sight
of an older brother and sister. The
train was an express. making no stop
at Winter Hill. The boy was slightly
in advance of his brother and sister
and doubtless thought he could cross
the tracks in safety.
The train stopped and the boy was
placed on it to be taken to the Massa-
chuSetts general hospital 1t was
stated to the Somervlle police by rail-
road officials that he died a few min
utcs after the train had resumed It's
trip.
His parents living at Carver street
were notified by the grief stricken
brother and sister. Nelson was I'm the
third grade of the Morse Grammar
school, Somerville
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06
THE REALM OF BOOKS AND AUTHORS

Mary Johnston's new novel. Lewis
Rand" will be brought out by Hough-
ton Miffin Company about the middle
of October -Four months ahead of
publication these publishers received
an advance order from one bookseller
calling for 10000 copies. This shows
somewhat unusual confidence in the
new book. The story has not appeared
serially and is said to be the best thing
this author has ever written. Miss
Johnston is now at Warm Springs, Va
The rumor that F. Marion Crawford
was very i'll has been denied, but it is
understood that he is not in the very
best of health, as he is afflicted with
asthma, a complaint which prevents
excessive exertion. The Crawford fam
lily live almost exclusively now at their
villa at Sorrento. The authors work.
room. where he preferably writes. Is in
an old tower high up in the hills. He
is carried up to it daily by two men,
and when there he is in complete Sc
clusion. The Crawford villa stands
high over the Bay of Naples. To go
from it to the sea for a bath involved
so much labor that Mr.. Crawford de-
termined to bring the sea to his home.
His bedroom is an immense chamber.
half of which is a swimming tank, rs
feet by 49, which can be filled and emp
tied with sea water in five minutes. In
this tank Mr.. Crawford takes a daily
swim The indefatigable worker has
begun a new novel. later to be drama
tized and played by Eleanor Robson,
which will probably be called The
Nun" The scene is laid in Italy.
large gathering of distinguished
persons, representatives in many walks
of life, gathered in Portsmouth, N. H.,
Tuesday, June 80. to memorialZe
Thomas Bailey Aldrich, the poet. by
assisting in the exercises held in con-
nection with the dedication and open
ing of the poets former home as me-
mortal museum. Those present at the
occasion included lifelong friends OF
Mr. Aldrich and others who had formed
themselves into the Thomas Bailey
Aldrich Memorial Association, which
had in charge the matter of renlodeling
and making substantial the home
where the poet passed his boyhood, and
where he wrote the Story of a Bat
Boy. The first on the program, the
dedication. was held in Music hail.
which was packed with visitors from
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Boston Mayor Wallace Hackett of
Portsmouth, president of the Thomas
Bailey Aldrich Memorial Association
presided over the exercises which had
been arranged under the direction Of
Major Talbot Aldrich, son of the de-
parted poet, and others of Portsmouth.
The program was general one and
practically its every detail brought out
expressions of honor and respect for
the memory of the man. for the per-
petuation of whose name the exercises
had been arranged. Prominent among
those who took part in the literary ex-
ercses We're Gov. Curtis Guild, Jr, of
Massachusetts: Hamilton Wright Ma
bic. Richard Watson Glider and Samuel
L. Clemens mark Twain) of New
York: and Thomas Nelson Page Of
Washington. d. c., fellow authors and
friends of Mr. Aldrich. Robert Bridges
of New York read an original poem.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06
THE PRESIDENT'S FOURTH.
The Children and Older Folks As Wei
Enjoy the Day.

oyster Bay, n. y, July 5.-President
Roosevelt and family celebrated at
Sagarlure Hill Saturday night with a
display Of fireworks. From O'Clock
until nearly midnight skyrockets, Ro-
man candles, pin wheels and set pieces
frightened the heavens and amazed
the Presidents neighborS. 1t is esti-
mated that the display cost between
5000 and $1,000
Two experts We're brought out from
New York to superintend the exhibit
tion but Mr.. Roosevelt just couldn l
keep out If the thick of the fray. Dur
ing the afternoon he had been coach
ing Teddy, Jr., Archie, Quentin ana
their guests in the art Of making a
noise and a flash with the least posi-
BILE amount OF powder. At night he
hurled giant crackers in the air as
they We're about to explode, set Off Ro-
man candles and dropped toy torpe-
does behind his deighbors like a 10
year-old boy.
There were complaints Saturday
morning that the Emien Roosevelts.
the Landons and the Swans We're kept
awake from 4 o'clock by deafening ex-
ploSloHS, anu lIie icoiucht W. =
were found guilty, but after watching
the President at night the neighborS
said they believed their father had put
them up to it.
So many neighbors were invited and
so many townsfolk We're expected to
try to break through the lines that II
entire Secret Service force was sum-
moned to protect the President and
keep the crowd in order.
Right across the neck of the bay, on
Center Island, the Seawanhaka Yacht
Club had a private exhibition of fire.
works almost as splendid as that or
! Sycamore Hill. 1t was seen from the
! Presidents veranGa.
| President Roosevelt sent to JuliaI
Harris of Atlanta the following dis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. A. s. rockingham has return
ed from Massachusetts and is visiting
Mrs. H. s. Turner. "a Sewall street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Arsenault of
North Vassalboro were visitors of the
formers father in this city July 4th
Miss Clara Sanborn of Pasadena
Calf, formerly of Hallowell is visit
ing in the city as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. w. Norcross on lower State
street.
Miss Kittie kendrick of Fairfield
was the guest of Miss Lovisa Prentiss
over the Fourth and yesterday and the
two young ladies passed the day Sat
nrday at New Meadows Inn.
= Charles Dickson, formerly of the
United States artillery corps, but since
leaving the service has been employed
as brakeman on the Western division
Of the Boston & Maine Railroad, is
visiting his parents in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06
SOMERSET.
EAST coRNvILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Foss were call
ca to Lewiston by the death of Mrs.
Chauncy FosS their sons wife, who
died very suddenly.
Mrs. Hannah Longfellow is very sick.
Mrs Emma Frost is taking care of
her part of the time
Mrs Sidney Smith is at Roscoe Nc
Lures caring for her sister, Mrs
Longfelow.
Mrs. Sadie Robinson, Miss Gala and
clyde Robinson, who have been stop
ping with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Stilman Blaisdell for the past week.
returned to Augusta Saturday at their
home.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Farnham of Show
hogan has been in town for few
weeks has returned home.
The farmers in this place say that
they will not get more than half q
crop of hay.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Word was received late Sunday that
Charles c. Moore of Concord. N. H.,
who left Concord Saturday night
with the I'd Regiment, New
Hampshire National Guard, OF
which regiment he is drum major
for Pine Plains, N. Y, disap-
peared from the train near Hoosac
tnnel. Mr.. Moore was seen about 4
o'clock in the morning and his abb
sence was noted some two hours later.
All the mans outside clothing was in
his berth. 1t is feared that he went
to the rear platform and fell off. Mr.
Moore is So years of age and a dis
tant relative of Mrs. Mary Baker G
Eddy and one of the officers of the
First Christian Science church at Con-
cord.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06
Martha G. Eames.

Mrs. Martha G. Games, the widow of
the late William r. Games of South
birmingham, Mass, who died Friday
evening al the home of her daughter,
Mrs. William McDavid, was woman
we'll known and respected by many in
this city. Hallowell, Boston and South
Framingham, in all of which places
she passed a portion of her long life.
She had for the last six years made
her home with her daughter here and
had been failing in health for the last
three or four months. She was born
in Wiscasset in 1924. Two daughters,
Mrs. William McDavid of this city and
Mrs b. o. MCGOWAN of Brooklyn, N.
Y. survive.
Funeral services will be conducted
by the Rev. Henry f. Dunnack at the
residence of DR.. McDavid, GA Chapel
street, at $50 p. M. today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06
Togus 4; independents 8.

Togus won its second game Saturday by
defeating the Independents of Hallowell
by Il score of to 3. The game was call
ed at T. 40 and was a close contest. each
side being retired in succession several
times. Togus always plays straight
team. but Saturday broke from the GUS
tom. Arthur Craig, the second pitcher.
being away, Langston Of Augusta had to
he used. The feature Of mis- game was
tie work of the battery and shortstop,
and double play. Meath to HAYES,
Meath getting a grounder and touching
second threw to first, getting the runner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06
NATIONAL HOME.
Togus Captures
Two Ball Games.

ToSus won from the Vickery & Hill
baseball team Saturday morning by a
score of to 5. Togun winning by one run
10y Ryan in the 18th inning with no men
out. The game started off well and was
closely played until the sixth, when the
visiting team got in five runs by three
wild throws and an error on the short
stop. This made things look dark for To-
gus. Finally i'm the ninth the score was
tied by three hits and Meath getting hit
by the pitcher. 1t was z very good game
from start to finish. The batteries did
very good work
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06

In view of Mark Twain's recent
playful allusion to the publishers az
the gentlemen to whom 1 am in
debted for help in enabling me to earn
my living" some interesting figures are
given: Innocence Abroad Mr.
Clcmens's oldest book, now 40 years
old, in four years has vereed unon tho
10000 mark. "Roughing It," four
years younger has passed 10000, and
tom Sawyer" goes a thousand or +,,,o.
better than that. In four years
Mark Twain's books have sold hoe .
million copies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06

The author of The Technique of the
! Novel, Charles F. Horne, Phi. D., has
the distinction of having received his
education in New York city, from the
1irst of the primary grades, through
the College of the City of New York
Where he is now instructor in English
up to the New York University, which
bestowed his Doctors degree This is
especially noteworthy because the con-
nections of Professor Horne's ancestry
might we'll have drawn him toward
New England--his forefathers having
been among the Puritan settlers of
Massachusetts Bay, and his grand
father one of the first aboltionists in
New England, stoned out of Dover.
New Hampshire, for that cause. Pro-
lessor Horne has been traveller, mi
ner, and even served his experience
with the stage before devoting himself
to literary criticism.
Lady Gordon has much to say Of the
domestically narrowed woman in her
new work on "Unforegone Conclu-
slons. 1t is quite a relief, she says to
come across even such a doubtful de-
fence OF the Eternal Feminine as that
written by "a Man, who says: Il
would rather be Il month i'm the stoke
hold of Russian man-o'-war than a
fortnight under the artillery of the SER
wants hall" women are so used to
having their household troubles and
calamities contemptuously dismissed
as trittes that to meet with such appre-
citation at the hands or a man causes
our hearts To so ont to him." she says
In the lIofninS encounter with the
cook, the daily tussle for supremacy
with the lady's maid, the unequel
struggle with the butler, we are each
in our own way a feminine Admiral
Nelson, without the reward of tniver-
sal applause bestowed upon us Quite
as much courage is often needed to
descend to the kitchen as down into
the deep in a submarine"
r. M. Crosby, who so Well illustrates
Josephine Daskam Bacon's serial IAN
ldyll Of All Fools Day. in The Ameri-
can Magazine, is peculiarly we'll fitted
to Illustrate a story of a college boy
He was one of the cleverest illustrators
ever at Yale, and he and GouVernor
Morris were classmates Since then
both of them have gone on and devel-
oped remarkably the ability that they
showed in their college days.
Before the middle of June the Har-
pers will publish Max Pembertons
new novel, "Sir Richard Escombe,"
telling of English life in the time of
George H.; also "The Shoulders of
Atlas" by Mary f. Wilkins Free
man New England village life will
again be pictured by Mrs Freeman,
but Il flavor new in her writings will
be found in a detective mystery. 1t
may surprise some readers to learn
that '"rrlby" is still in demand, the
Harpers just sent the old-time favor
lite again to press.
The new book by Barbara" mabel
Osgood Wright, which has been an
nounced under the title "The Marks
and the Major" is TO be called instead
The Open Window" 1t is to be pub
lished about the middle of the month.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06

patch on learning of the death of Joel
Chandler Harris:
"Am ineXpressibly shocked and
srieved. Accept my deepest sympathy
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The President has given permission
for national salute of 46 guns to be
fired from the Washington Monument
grounds in Washington in honor of the
nomination at Denver of the candidate
who will lead the Democratic party in
the coming campaign
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06

Capt Henry McGunnigle of East
Roothbay. former clerk of the Au-
gusta Trust Co. arrived in the city
Saturday afternoon in his gasoline
launch "Tine," and will remain here
fer a few days. Capt. McGunnigle lett
home Friday and went to Gardner
where he remained to enjoy the Fourth
of July celebration. before coming 10
Augusta. He is now engaged in the
wholesale fish business at East Booth
bay
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06

| Readers of 1.-The Cruise Of the
CacEalot' have never failed to give an
attentive hearing to it's author, Mr.. f.
T. Bullen, and though his subsequent
writings have not always had the same
value, they have more or less justified
perusal. 1t will be interesting to see
his new book, "The Confessions of a
| Tradesman' 1t appears that when
he was a government clerk, earning
about $40 week. his wife received a
legacy of $1,000, and they purchased a
little shop in Peckham, "a picture
frame and general fancy emporium
! Mr.. Rullen retained his clerkship, but
the struggle to support the family
was, nevertheless, desperate one.
1t is described in these confessions"
| Not untd he discovered his literary
aptitude and wrote 1.-THE Cruise of the
Cachalot" We're his miseries ended
William De Morgan lives in London
| in an old world corner. of Chelsea, but
he spends most of his time in Flor
| cree. because he can work better
| there, he says. His wife is an artist
of success in England and in foreign
| cities. Mr.. De Morgan's vocation is
| ceramics, his avocation inventing and
his diversion writing. For siXty-four
years of my life-so long as was pos
sible--I waited" he says in an article
in the current Worlds Work, "tO do
the thing l thought / could not do.
Then l tried. In 1904 / made the eX-
pertinent with what is now the first
chapter of Joseph Vance, That chap
ter as it now stands is exactly as it
was first written" The chapter was
put away, carried on to Italy, with a
mass of business papers and finally
developed into the story. "Lossie, -
the author says, "came to me in the
book as though she belonged there
She really seemed to step out into my
literary life just as the girl in the
story did into Joseph Vances''
When Lord Randolph Churchill chose
to discard manners he was entirely
successful in the effort. Sir Algernon
West, in the book of "reminiscences
which he has lately published, says
that Lord Randolph "did not bear
fools gladly and was hardly capable of
being even civil to people who bored
him" "On one occasion he went in to
q formal luncheon, where the places
We're arranged. He looked to the
right of him and he looked to the left
of him-he gathered up his plate and
napkin and knife and fork and sat
himself down at the other end of the
table. This reminds me of a story of
very distinguished statesman, Lord
John Russell, who took the Duchess of
Inverness in to dinner. When he got
to his place he looked behind him and
walked round to the other side of the
table, and sat down next to the
Duchess of st. Adams. Lady John
said to him afterwards: What on
earth made you leave the Duchess of
Inverness and go across to the
Duchess of st. Albans?' Well he
replied. 4 should have been sick if I
had sat where I was put, with my
back to the fire. But I hope said
his wife, you explained it to the
Duchess of Inverness NO. I didn't
he said, but l did to the Duchess of
st. Adams"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06

Augusta was visited at about S'ao
Sunday morning by a shower that was
a regular downpour and was by iai
the heaviest of the season. There was
but little thunder and lightning ou'
the rain came down in sheets ana III
a way that filled the cutters with tor-
rents and washed the roadways OH
seine of the hills about the city badiS'
but whatever damage it did IN that
way was more than offset by the bene-
fit which it brought to vegetation. II
is doubtful if the shower proved %
much benefit to the hay crop out 70
the vegetable gardens it worked d
great amount of good.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06

Col Elliott c. Dill, chief of ordnance,
who has been in the city since Thurs
day in attendance at the annual try
outs of members of the National Guard
for positions on the State rifle team,
left for his home in Portland on Train
1872 Saturday afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06
The steamer Islander carried IRON

The steamer Islander carried from
Augusta Saturday morning the largest
number of passengers that she mas
taken from the city since she Went Oh
the route last month. On her ARRIVAL
at Richmond she was we'll loaded and
II was a question what should be done
on her arrival at Bath, where a large
party was awaiting her. but as many
Of the upriver passengers leit We
steamer at Bath for New Meadows the
problem proved to be one that so'Ne"
itself. The new steamer is proving very
popular on the route and patronage !
! increasing each week. a,,.. d.,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06
The Fourth passed off very quit

The Fourth passed off very quietly
here Most of the civilian employees
went to their homes and a large num-
Der of the members went to Gardiner
to see the parade. The only excite
ment here were the two fine ball
games, which Togus won. The band
gave two concerts. one at and the
other at r. NJ. and both We're attend.
ed by a small but appreciative au-
dience. The cornct solo by Mr..
Schuder and the piccolo solo by Mr..
Mayelew We're enjoyed by all.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06

The little steamer Cornna, Capt.
Harvey Bates of Bath, came up to Au-
gusta Saturday afternoon with a par
ty of Fourth of July excursionists who
passed the afternoon in the city and
vicinity, some going to the lake ana
others to the National Home. The
steamer returned down river at about
5 O'Clock
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06

The repairs on the water main under
the Rines hill crossing have been COM
pleted temporarily, but later the joint
in the pipe which has been the cause
of the leaks which have occurred at
that point will be boxed in cement so
Lthat there will be no further trouble
on account of the jar by the trains
which pass over the crossing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06

The steamer City of Augusta was
late again Saturday and did not ar
rive at this city until l o'clock in the
afternoon. Fog on the lower river as
we'll as big passenger list which de-
layed the larger steamer was the
cause of the late arrival.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06

Augusta horsemen will be interested
in the fact that in the races at Ban
gor Saturday afternoon the bay mare
Belladona,' formerly owned by j. NJ.
Nichols and Oscar Anderson of this
city, was second in the 2.23 class. trot
and pace, in straight heats. the time
being 2.23la, 2.25h and 2.231A. in a field
of four
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06

Earned runs-Togus 1. independently l.
TwO-base hit-Martn. Stolen bases-Tn-
gus Il, independents 4. Struck out-By
Langston 8. by McCurdy IL. Double play
Meath to Hayes. Hit by pitched ball
Meath ., Kirk, Bradley. Martin. Passed
ball-Togus ,. Independents 3. !:ase on
ballS-Stinson. LangSton. Fish, Choate.
Sacrifice hit-Rich. Umpire. Crane. Time,
30. Attendance. 800.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06

The many friends of S. j. Hegarty,
who is i'll at his home on Bradbury
street. will be gratified to learn that
he is reported to be improving. Mrs.
Hegarty, who was at Squirrel Island,
was called home by his illness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-06
LIGHTNING KILLS MINISTER.
Stricken At Revival While Shaking
Hands After Preaching.

Dallas, July 5.--The Rev. r. II. Fea-
gin, one OF the most prominent Bap-
fist preachers of Texas. was killed by
lightning while conducting revival
meeting at the village of China
Mr.. Feagin had just finished his
sermon and was shaking hands with
members of the congregation when the
lightning struck him dead among the
people