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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-22

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R0BINH0oD INN.
THE BOOKINGS FOR THE SEASON
ARE VERY LARGE.
Miss J. e. Massey Has Completed The
Arrangements For The House.

"'SS - - Massey mas competed ne
Arrangements For The House.
The bookings at the Robinhood Inn
are very large for the earliness of the
season and a large number of guests
VIII arrive shortly in the early part of
July. The arrangements for the &C.
commodation Of a large number OF
guests have been completed by Miss
Massey, and now the house is in readi.
ness for visitors.
Miss Caroline R. Raphael of Brook.
Ign, N. Y, will arrive early In July
for the season here.
The Misses Harriet and Elizabeth
Brewster Of Summit, N. j., are regis
tered at the Robinhood Inn for their
vacation. They were the first sum-
mer guests Of Miss Massey when she
had charge of Willow Cottage at the
east end, before the Robinhood Inn
was built. The summer the Misses
Brewster toured Europe they came
to Baileys for a short visit before
they went abroad.
Mr.. Fred Loomis is to be here with
his family this season at this sum-
mer house and he arrived on Satur-
day with his family and two nurse
maids. They have rented the Spruce
Lodge.
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R0CKMERE HOUSE.
THE HOTEL At LITTLEJoHN's
ISLAND HAS BEEN OPEN
THREE WEEKS.

Outlook for July and August Indicates
Superior Business to that Of 1907.
At LittIejohn's Island. Proprietor @.
II. Hamilton Of the Rockmere House
and Cottages was down from Cam
bridge early In the spring and with
the work OF finishing two new cottages
and some Improvements about the ho-
tel, including q broad flight Of steps
down to the wharf. has been prepar.
Ing for the rush season which Is al.
most on. The hotel has been paint
ed and the two cottages finished, I'm
one Of which the owner and his fam
lily will reside.
Several parties q guests have been
registered through June and the July
and August engagements are appre-
Gladly larger than even last year. In
one mail this week fourteen people
were booked. A handsome booklet
has been issued which contains some
striking cuts never before published.
Among the guests at the hotel at
present are Mrs. p. J. Darlington and
two sons, Philip J. and Sidney. Jr., Of
kennett Square, Penn: also Mrs.
Margaret B. Jackson of the same city.
They are here for an indefinite stay
and were registered on the 18th.
The new 30 foot power launch,
Esther. which carries the Rockmere
pennant, Is to be moored In front of
the wharf this week. She develops
IL horsepower and will seat thirty peo-
pie comfortably. beside having cabin
room sumcient for protection. She
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Bailey Island

Mrs. xanthus Smith and daughter.
Miss Polite Smith, philadelphia, are
at their beautiful sumner home az
the east cnd. Mr.. Smith viii not
be here until later and will be on tho
island as soon as his business per.
mfts. Mr.. Smiths two sons. Kan.
thus. Jr., and George r. Smith, made
the trip from their home in Phiiadel-
phia In the automobile and arrived
on Friday after having a most sue.
cessful journey for the number Of
miles covered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace p. Stevens
OF Chelsea, Mass, opened their cot
tage near the east end the latter part
Of last week and were joined by their
daughter, Miss Ruth Stevens. This
Is their second season at Bailey's and
last year they were occupants of the
same cottage. Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens
were one Of the many sufferers by the
loss Of property In the recent Chelsea
confiagration and were unable to save
much OF their household goods as the
IRE spread rapidly.
Miss Annie Pletts. who has been
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The HAMILTON.
NEW ARRIVALS NOTED THIS
WEEK.
Hotel Now Receiving Guests Daily,
And 10 Booked For August A.
Usual.

Hotel Now Receiving Guests Daily,
And 10 Booked For August As
Usual.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cohen of New
York City. who arrived Tuesday, are
a charming young couple who are en-
joying their honeymoon In Maine.
They brought with them a most pleas
ant recollection Of their wedding Of a
few days since at a country house not
far from New York where hosts Of
friends had made merry a big house
which was most profusely decorated
with flowers. Mr.. and Mrs. Cohen
will remain for some days at least.
The tennis court and grounds are
being attended to and 1t is expected
some good match games will be
played during the season.
Mrs. NJ. P. Knowlton and Miss
Elizabeth Knowlton with two others,
all Of Springfield, Mass, arrived We'd
nesday and are an appreciated addi-
ton to the Springfield Colony already
on the island for the summer.
Among the Wednesday arrivals were
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. County and child
Of ST. Davids, Pa, who are no strang-
ers to Chebeague. having spent sever
al seasons here. Mr.. and Mrs Coun.
ty were at the Summit House last
year.
Manager Edgar H. Paine will give
weekly dancing parties on Saturday
evenings after the season opens fully
at the Hamilton. These socials are
looked forward to as the finest dances
OF the Bay as the floor here Is nm.
eQualled and the parlor and lobby are
handsome rooms for setting on the
ladies' exquisite gowns.
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OCEAN VIEW HOTEL.
LARGE NUMBER REGISTERED
HERE FOR DINNER SUNDAY
Many Guests Are Scheduled to Arrive
Here This Week.

Many Guests Are Scheduled to Arrive
Here This Week.
The fine weather Of the past week
brought many people here to the Is
land and daily the noon boat brought
transients for dinner. Sunday last
many excursionists were on the island,
several OF whom enjoyed dinner at the
hotel. Saturday being the National
holiday, Mr.. Crafts has prepared a
special dinner for the occasion. Should
the weather conditions be favorable
many no doubt will come to the island
for the day.
Mr.. Robert ]. Cooney Of Beverly.
Mass. assumed his duties as clerk for
the season. Monday morning. Mr..
Cooney was member of the high
school class 1910 and is one of the
popular athletes at the school
He won his ''B" in 1907 being "A
member Of the foot ball team, which
by the way was one Of the strongest
school elevens I'm the state. During
the term just ended he was a member
Of the base ball team covering second
base.
Miss Edna l.. Jordan. daughter of
Superintendent Edgar l.. Jordan of
the Casco Bay and Harpswell lines in
company with her friend. H. Edith
Sawyer. teacher Of the Willard school,
south Portland, were here on the is
land Friday last and registered at the
hotel for dinner.
I. b. Presby of Lynn. Mass, regis
tered here last week for an outing.
Mr.. Presby represents the Belmont
Spring Water Co., Of Boston, Mass.
Henry A. Bunker. Davenport Hay.
ward and E. b. Robes, Jr.. OF Boston
Mass, anchored their yatch .Sagitta''
at Mackerel Cove, Saturday evening
last. The party registered at The
hotel Sunday. for dinner.
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|. N. York
Bailey's Island,
Maine.
casee Bays Leading
6eneraI Store.

Here you will find ev.
erythipg that 10 sup
piled from . first class
grocery and provision
store. Fresh invoices
OF Meat, Fowl, Game,
Provisions and Fruits re-
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HILL CREST.
HOUSE WILL HAVE FIFTY
GUESTS REGISTERED BY SAT-.
URDAY. MANY TO REMAIN
FOR THE SEASON.
Dancing Party Will Be Given in the
Dance Hall Saturday evening.

Dance Hall Saturday evening.
The masquerade dance. which was
to have taken place at the new dance
hall on the evening Of July 4th, has
been postponed for two weeks on &C.
count Of lack Of time in which to make
the AFFAIR success. However, an
Informal dancing party will be given
and all the guests and summer cot
tagers on the island are invited to be
the guests Of Mr.. Hamilton on that
evening. A delightful evening is an.
ticipated.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Bicknell and
family OF Dorchester, Mass, were
among the arrivals of Monday last.
The family are to remain until after
Labor Day and will entertain many Of
their friends while here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry l.. Goodman
and son Of Cambridge, Mass, are due
TO arrive Friday for a vacation that
will keep them at the house until the
end OF July. Mr.. Goodman is with
the John Carter e. Co, wholesale pa
per house Of Boston, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. N. Pitcher and
son OF East Boston will arrive Satur-
day morning for their annual summer
outing. Mr.. Pitcher is employed at
the once Of William A. Read a. Co.
brokers, 10 Congress street, Boston.
Mass.
Mr.. Carl r. PaudaIskf of BOSTON.
Mass, q pianist of note in that CITY.
VIII arrive at the hotel Friday for the
season. Mr.. PaudaIski IL a graduate
from the Boston Conservatory Of Music
and his playing has received high
praise. During the season he Will
have charge Of the music and dancing
at the new hall and several delightful
AFFAIRS are promised.
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Taft of
AIlston, Mass, with their daughters.
Miss Taft and Miss Helen Taft. are
expected here for the season Friday
morning. The family were here last
season and Miss Helen TAFT was ac-
tive In the social affairs at the house
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Farouhar Of
Aliston, Mass, In company with Mrs
farquhar's mother, Mrs. Brown are
among the bookings due to arrive FRI
day. They are TO spend the greater
part OF the summer at the hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson TirreIl with
their son Robert and daughter CIarisse
OF Brockton, Mass, are registered AZ
the Hill Crest for this week. having
arrived on Sunday. This II their f,rst
visit to Casco Bay and come on the
recommendation Of a former euest
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MERRlCONEAG HOUSE.
SHORE DINNERS FOR TRANSIENT
PARTIES VERY POPULAR.
Renovatins OF The House Is Com
pieted.


The Merriconeag House with its
ideal location and superb view is be-
coming more popular as the season
starts In with its shore dinners for
transient parties. The work of reno
waiting the house is now entirely com.
pleted and the guests who are regis.
tering here will receive the best of at.
tention.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Palmer
and daughter, Miss Fannie and son
Paul, stopped at the Merriconeag
House for dinner Sunday, enroute to
Polandj Springs. Mr.. Palmer Is the
managing owner Of the Palmer fleet of
vessels.
Mt. and Mrs. A. G.. Ledwith of
Boston are registered here for two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benno Lettaner of
Newark. n. J., arrived Saturday for
an extended sojourn here. Friends
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Lettaner are expected
later in the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Welsh of
Bath. Me-, where Mr.. Welsh is pro-
prietor Of the Phoenix Hotel, were
guests here over Saturday and Sun.
day.
On Saturday last there were forty
three members of the New Hampshire
Newspaper Editors here for dinner.
The party came in the forenoon and
returned to Portland by a special trip
OF the Machigonne late in the after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Cummings
OF New York, who have been register
ed here for many seasons and are
among Harpswell's best known sum.
mer residents. are to return again for
the summer during the early part Of
July. Mr.. and Mrs. Cummings are
both enthusiastic devotees Of yacht.
ing.
Major Joseph Gildersleeve and son
OF New York City, arrived yesterday
for an extended stay here at the Mer-
riconeag. They are guests of several
years standing. One of the Majors
accoutrements Is usually a saluting
cannon which when fired always gains
recognition by steamboat captains.
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here. AIR. Tirrell Is superintendent Of
the l. A. Crossett Shoe Company's
factory at Brockton.
DIR. Arthur f. Thompson Of East
Orange. N. j., arrived on the island
Friday to spend a week at the popular
Hill Crest. Tomorrow DIR. Thompson
leaves for two weeks outing at the
Glen House at Mt Washington. where
he will be with a party of friends.
This Is his first visit to Chebeague.
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cssed on an
saao private bath bead Of famous
and tauog Table
Toilet bath
room accommodates Pool in
Rates circulars Island
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was built at the D. p. iSnnett shops
| at Bailey Island.
The evening world., 1908-03-21
] PAN tLaIED
OVER THE VISIT
OF PACIFIC FLEET
Quick Acceptance of Invita-
ton Gratifying and Big
Welcome Promised.

TOXIC March 21.-The American
Governments acceptance OF Japan's Of
ficial invitation C. the batt,eship. fleet
10 visit Japanese ports was received
with great gratiticat.on when communi-
Gated to the Foreign Office and Naval
Department to-day, Foreign Minister
Hayashi said:
1T affords me and the entire people
OF Japan intense satisfaction to know
that our invitation has been accepted
so promptly.
Il placed the matter before the Cab
met March Is. and the Ministers unan.-
mously adopted il. Instructions were
sent to Ambassador Takah!ra March
ls 70 extend the invitation.
4 believe that the visit OF the fleet
will afford opportunity 70 demonstrate
the sincerity OF Japan's friendship for
America and her appreciation OF the
courtesy OF the administration and Con
gress. a tul. reception programme will
be prepared later"
Ambassador o Brien md members of
the Ame-icaL Embassy staft are era +
fed AT the action Of their Governemnt.
Foreign Minister H1yasni will communi-
cate with Ambassador o Brien when No
is officially Informed Of the acceptance
of the invitation.
The evening world., 1908-03-21
ADMITS ELOP|NG
WHEN CALLED As
DIVORCE WITNESS
Long Island Woman Forced to
Tell in Court of Her Is
capade to Cuba.
RETURNS TO HER HOME.
Then Made Correspondent by
Wife Of Man with Whom
She Ran Away.
RETURNS TO HER HOME.

MTNEOLA. L. l.. March 2l-As a
sequel to the elopement of her husband
with the wife OF prosperous business
man of this place five years ago. Mrs
Frances vogt to-day appeared before
Justice Scudder in the Supreme Court
here % prove her claim for an absolute
divorce. she naming Mrs. George Schank
as correspondent.
M-s Nogt. who was pretty Hemp
stead girl married Nogt six years ago
and went to live al Mineola, where her
husband kept a drug store and did a
prosperous business.
After one year OF married lie Vogt
ran away with Mrs. Schank, the couple
going TO Cuba. Mrs. Schank remained
with Vogt for some time. then returned
to her home near here and was for
given
Mrs. Vogt went on the stand to-day
and gave her testimony to his effect
Mrs. Scha.k VINO mad n suopoe-
naed with rreat difficulty. a.So testified
TO the above .ac.s and lat she had
gone away with VoSt
Justice scuodsr took tlr papers.
Charles T. McCa' y. MIRA Nogt's attor-
ney. swore that .t .ad served vost by
mail in Cuba
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Race Run Under Threatening
Weather Conditions Before
Small Crowd.
INTERVENE R E p Z A T S.
Lands First Pace at New Or
leans with Favorite
Brougham Third.

NEW ORLEANS. March 1.-THE City
PARK Derby seems to he out Of luck
from every point of view. Not only did
# have to depend on the same four
wh!-h started in the Crescent '1tN
DERBY last Saturday but the weather
was raw and threatening and the at
tendance was not at all up 20 that al
the Fair Grounds n week ago.
There was considerable professional
interest as to whether or not Chapul-
tetpecs defeat last week was really due
TO his not being keyed up to high
enough pitch out the betting element
seemed To consider the relative merits
OF the horses established beyond a
doubt. to judge from the eagerncss
with which they accepted short price
against Meelck.
Aside from the Derby the card offered
terest centring in the third race a six
furlong handicap, in which Al Muller.
Hyperion, Hasty Agnes and Gr,maldi
came together. The jumping race he'd
in a nice sort of a Held, and the platter,
that tried conclusions at mile and
in lie last race cArdeI
were -ttle above the average.
FIRST KACE-Purse -, two-year
ulds. tJur and One-hAli .urlongs In
te.vene. los DMindcrl. IL tO ., 10 , anc
! to g. Won by neck. Niger Baly, 10
CPowersj. lj to !, ) to / ana IL 10 3, =
ErpuSham. ll2 t\otterI. > To- ., ) 10 =.
and TO I. third. Time. ~ 40.
Swing. Tony W, F'irobug. Little Nos q.
Font, BooKoinder, Sueefolin and Speig g..
also ran.
chase short course four ycaar ol>ts
and up.-rr. Logan. lal ,SobelD. 5 10 !.
and even and to ., won by half Il
length: Gorld Circle. ll5 tArolibold), T.
/, > to and . TO ., second; Dario l3'
Mckinney. s to J. 3 TO l and to .
third Time-251 20. Buster. Imperti-
nence. Profitable, Sandcatcher Piller
Dr. Heard and Bank Holiday also ran.
The evening world., 1908-03-21
DUKE IN DISGUISE
LEFT WASHINGTON
WITH MISS ELkINS.

WASHINGTON, March L.-As an eyi-
dence OF the extreme nrcclution aiken
by the Duke OF the Abruzz and his
friends here to protect his movements
from the public IT IS lust learned thl,
his Roval HShueSS LETT Washiugto i'm
an automobile and not on a railroad
train, was reported.
Attlred in an old coat. a Slutlch hat
and CARRYING a walking sti.K. n, trpnst
into a car near the Italian E.nnas,, IN
this city and made a rapid run 10 Bal
tlmOre,
IL is believed eAere that he WAS NO.
compauied on this "Trip by Miss Elxins
hut tho persistent refusal of the frisujs
of the principals 60 this lnternationaI
romance TO furnish the smallest SCrHn
of information to the reporters makes -
very ditticdit TO establish the ract II
assumed, however, that the CONN.,,
ioined Snator Elkins in Baltin,nr.
t,.nither he had gone to attend ~
funeral OF the late Senator Whvtr. ana
thai the Duke took train from RaffW'
more and continued ON his way to Zan
York. whence he sailed this morning FOR
II was stated at Mr. Elkins's hons.
,osday that the Senator had not vet r.
turned to Washington.
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The Duke of Abuzz smiled happy America from
deck OF the Cnader Lsan which sailed O'Clock this morning
How he will he did say judging from his pleased
expression and ed deanor he will any longer than he
ean help.
Arriving at the pier in axicab hour midnight TO-DAY the
Duke smiled greeting the newspaper who for hours had been
waiting him. ana conyesed gyy with Secret Service man and an
aach of the Italian Legation Washington had accompanied hin,
Rom the capital
he said in Enesb
sails that some onep
it,, he chucked Il up to escape tbsr
n o his dcati the interv
all right mpetuous added as ~ he cor,,r bow
fhe
Is sent irony Washington 1e 'N'
hO0, - pNIe e'"'e
The evening world., 1908-03-21
TRAIN ROBBERS
IN JAIL DELIVERY
Mcdonald and HauSer, Who
Held Up Great Northern
FLYER, Escape.

HELENA Mont. March 2l-In a jail
delivery to-day the Great Northern
train robbers. Mcdonald and Hauser.
escaped.
Frank Hauscr and Mcdonald sawed
their cell doors, the corridor bars and
tine bars IN window Immediately
,ron discovery of their escape several
.,,,sses were formed and are now n
.nursuit Men answeAig their descr.p-
u,r were seen in The southern part Of
,ne city making TOR the mountains.
ST PAUL MINI. March 2l-Tran
banners Mcdonald and Hauser, who
,.seaped from ian in Helena to-day.
we're the mon who held up and robbed
the Great Northern Overland train No.
l. a mile and half from Randall,
Mont. Sept u, 1897 They secured $40
ryo from the mail car and attempt ed
TO blow open an extra safe in an ex-
press ear rrom which they 20, nothing.
The Great Northern officials here
were greatly surprised tC hear OF their
>scApa
The evening world., 1908-03-21

The many passages and stairways in.
the building offered a series of fues
through which the fs-nes were drawn
until the flames roared through the
entire area OF the upper floors and
burst from the windows
About three hundred Young women
were distributed through the building
when the fire was discovered 1t had
started in a closed room. where II had
gathered furnace intensity before
bursting into the railways. Then the
smoke poured through the building in
binding clouds
INSTANTLY there was panic and con-
fusion. In the rush for exits many OF
the young women fell and some were
trampled
Their cries attracted throng to the
college grounds. The doorways were
instantly cleared so as to permit free
csress from the building Scores Of
boy students of the neighboring Wash
ington University rushed over and lent
all the assistance they could in rescu-
ing the tmpertlled young women.
Bucket br1gades were formed to fight
the blaze before the arrival of the an
psratus from the city. The big build
in9 burned rapidly however. and their
Efforts We're Intellectual When the first
et zines dashed up TO the campus flame,
We're pouring through the entire roof
and We're eating their way down to the
lower floors. The wind lifted clouds Of
burning embers and dropped them ON
ADJOINING structures to which the fire.
men were compelled to concentrate
theil efforts
The flames from the burning building
and the great mass of clouds could be
seen for miles around, and when re-
port got abroad that it was the college
burning many who had relatives
among the students ran to the scene
in alarm.
Within an hour after the fire started
the structure was in ruins. The stu
dents lost all their belongings.
1t Is believed now that the fra
started from q defective fue.
The institution was founded as Kirk
wood Seminary in the suburban village
of kirkwood in 1861 bv Mrs. Anna
Sneed Cairns, who on Thursday cele-
hrited her sixty seventh birthday an
n versary
In 1891 it was Incorporated and re-
moved to 81. Louis as Forest Park
University and cCcupied the imposing
stone structure. four stories high, that
had hecn erected south Of Forest Park.
Forest Park University was the first
university to he chartered solely for
women in the United States, The fac
ultv. of which Mrs. Cairns is president.
inclrded more than twenty teachers
The evening world., 1908-03-21


Then stlu smiling he hurried TO
Cabin \ &. which his valet several
hours before mad mad comfortable for
MS arrival He is booked as Luigi Sar-
60. 1is family name and the name un-
De- which ae has been entertained by
Senator ElkIas n Washington HIS bag
gaze had preceded hrm by several
hours.
Expect a Wedding Soon.
within fifteen minutes after reaching
his suite he had retired. He will 20
20 Liverpou, and hasten thence ,u
Rome His passage was resery.H
4. rough the Washington agent Of the
Cunard line and no numation was
given ont % the identity Of the dts
rnsushed passenger
Despite the lateness of -ne hour.
many Of the ships passengers who hal
gone aboard for the night because OF
the early hour II sailing heard that
the Duke was aboard and evInced much
curiosity toward the occupan, of A6
Although the Duke was up early to-
The evening world., 1908-03-21
BOYS FROM NEIGHBORING
INSTITUTE AID IN RESCUE.
Noted Seat of Learning in Ruins Shortly After
Blaze Gained Headway-No Fire Escapes
to Building, Founder Having
Opposed Them.

ST LOUIS 2-Fores Park University the most ex-
elusive girls seminary Middle West destroyed by fire to-day
and for time feared that not all of the three hundred young
students escaped the flames the mad scramble get
The building equipped with fire and the young
crowded pelme through the Corridors struggling one an
other in their efforts gain the open Many in the domioy
in the middle the building where the fire started
The college situated Of the city and there
paaus Immediately available When the blaze discovered the
south wing of the university building general alarm
city that brought the entire fire department.
The evening world., 1908-03-21
COMMANDER Of
WARSH|P ADR|FT
At SEA IN BOAT
British Cruiser Scylla'S Cap
tain, Lost Three Days, Is
Found Exhausted.

ST. THOMAS. d. ", 1. March 2l.-
The British cruiser Scylla has picked
up. thirty miles west OF here the small
boat in which the warship's captain put
ont 10 his ship while that vessel was
stationed a. Grenada. Bw. L, March y,
The captain was IN an exhausted con-
diuoa when found. and the boa; was
waterlogged.