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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-21
COUNTY CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR
Will Hold Its Summer Convention
July at Winthrop Center.

Winthrop Center. Me-, June 2O.-(Spe-
cIaD.-The summer convention of the
Kennebec County Christian Endeavol
Union will be held at the Friends church
Winthrop Center, Wednesday, July /. and
preparations for the event are making
rapid progress
A fine program, on which are to be
found the names of many prominent
workers, is offered --mong the speakers
is Rev. Jesse Hill of the Willston
church, Congregationalist, Portland
where Christian Endeavor was born. Mr..
Hill is one of the best pulpit orators In
New England Miss Margaret Koch, the
new field secretary of the Maine Christian
Endeavor Union, will speak to the con-
vention for the first time since assuming
the duties of the field secretaryship
Special convention rates have been
granted on the Maine Central. Winthrop
Center is reached by buying tickets for
Augusta. then taking the cars of the L.,
A. w. ST. Ry. marked winthrop"
These cars leave the postofice, Augusta.
at ITO P. NJ, and every hour thereafter
be on hand at the opening of the conven-
ton. Delegates who live near the car
line can go all the way by trolley. Those
who wish entertainment for the night
should write to Robert Towle, Winthrop
Center. Me. Delegates are requested to
bring their offering for county and State
work.
The convention will close in time for
the last cars to Waterville and Lewiston
The following are the officers of the
Kennebec County Christian Endeavor
Union: President Brooks f. Carter, Au-
gusta; first vice president vacant; sec
ond vice president, F. S. Wingate Halo
well: third vice president. Thomas Britt,
Augusta; fourth vice president, H. w.
Kidder, Waterville; fifth vice president,
Robert Lawton. Gardiner: corresponding
secretary, Miss Edith Kennison, Water
Vile; recording secretary Miss Elsie Dill,
Gardiner: treasurer. Edward f.. Roder-
ick, r. r. ID. Al. Waterville junior SUPER
intendant, vacant evangelistic superin-
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SK0WHECAN.

Lees Hall and Mrs. Anna Burns were
married last Wednesday at the office of
the City clerk of Portsmouth, N Fl
Up to June Il the groom was employ
ed as overseer in the dye house at the
Marston mills. coming here five yoafs
ago from Rockville. Conn The bride
was employed in the finishing room in
the same mill and has been in SHOW
hogan since last fall. She is native
OF Lawrence. Mass. and they are now
visiting relatives in that city From
there they go to his former home and
the first of next month will go to Wash
ington and California. They intend to
settle in the East. but where will be de-
clded later Mr.. Hall was well known
III local musical circles.
The Parochia1 school closed Friday the
exercises lasting all day. Many of the
pupils left Saturday for their homes.
The Skowheean town baseball team
wcft RI Oakland Saturday afternoon for
'N'n'" With the team in that VILLAGE
'or" aHi Clark were the battery for
Skowhegan.
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keeper when she first met the libelant;
Boston with him and they were mar
ried there; that they then went to
Lowell, where Mr.. Wise pretended to
be looking for work. but that he did
not find work, and that finally it got
so that She did not get enough to eat
that she finally got discouraged and
wrote to Mr.. Nelson asking him to
buy her sewing machine which she
had left in the town, and send her
the money; that he did so, and that
she then told her husband the story
in regard to her sister sending the
money, as she was afraid of her hus-
)and, as he always had a loaded re-
VOlVer, and she was afraid he might
Hll himself. She stated that she was
90 sick that she did not dare to try
go through to her sisters as there
vas a long stage ride at the end of
he railroad. She did stop there and
he met her and took her to his house,
he train arriving at about 2 o'clock
m the morning, got her something to
at and then sent her to sleep in his
com. She did not know, at that time,
where he slept that night The libelee
!enied that she had ever committed
he crime of adultery with Mr.. Nell
son.
Several letters were introduced on
me side and the other. One letter read
vas the one Mrs. Wise wrote Mr.. Mel
son when she asked him to buy her
sewing machine, and this letter gave
history of her life in Lowell with
her husband. Another letter from Mr..
Nelson to the libeiee, written only a
day or two before she married the
libelant, had tendency to prove that
Mr. Nelson had learned about the
character of Mr. Wise, and that he did
ali he could to prevent her marrying
him, although he did not expect to
marry her himself
The testimony was all in upon noon
adjournment. -
The jury was out about Is minutes,
divorce denied. Court will probably
adjourn finally Tuesday night.
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P|TTSF|ELD.

The w. c. I. l.. at its annual meet
ing Friday with Mrs. S. NJ. Raymond
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent. Mrs. Eva w. Bryant; Secretary
Mrs Belle Written; treasurer and
corresponding secretary. Mrs Annie
VI. Frost: auditor, Mrs. Leila Drake;
vice presidents Universalist church
Mrs. Charlotte Griffin; Free Baptist
Mrs. Cora Rogers; Methodist, Mrs
Annie NJ. Frost; superntendents;
Work among the lumbermen Mrs A
+. Brown; flower mission, Mrs. Annie
M. Frost; press work. Mrs. Leila
Drake; Scientific temperance instruc-
ion, Mrs. Sarah Rogers; evangelistic
work, Mrs Matte Witham: Sunday
school work. Mrs. Belle Written: anti
narcotics, Mrs. Jennie Raudlett; Moth
er'S meeting and white ribbon recruits.
Mrs. Cora Rogers; literature, Mrs
Fannie Cornell; franchise Mrs Mary
Graffam; purity in literature and art,
Mrs. Cora COwan; red letter days,
Mrs. Flora Sturtevant: systematic and
appropriate giving. Mrs. S. NJ Ray
monl: fairs and open air meetings,
Mrs. NJ. H. Graffam; Y. work, Mrs.
Carrie Henry: reporter. recording sec
rotary. 1t was voted to make the treas
urer. Mrs. Frost, who is also county
treasurer, and has served as treasurer
of the local w. c. L. U. for many
years. life member
Bethlehem Chapter, 0. e. S.. will
hold a special meeting this evening
to confer the degree Refreshments
will be served by members whose
names begin with II and X
a special meeting of Pittsfield Grange
will Re held Tuesday. when the men,
bers will entertain Somerset County
Pomona. The address of welcome will
be given by w. c. Hobart of Cornville.
State Master c. S. Stetson will be
present
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Waterville, Me-, June 20-(SpeciaD.
The plan for the monster celebration
by the Odd Fellows Central Maine
Field Day Association, to be held In
this city Thursday, July /, are now
completed and the complete program
of that day has been issued by the
committee, which for the past weeks
has been laboring diligently. That the
day will be the biggest and best in the
annals of the association goes without
saying, for all have been working to-
wards this end. The executive officers
and Z. n. keene, who is chairman OF
the refreshment committee, have had
large amount of work thrust upon
them, but they attended to their du-
ties in an efficient manner and now all
is in readiness. With pleasant Wealth
er on that day the city will be crowd
ed with Odd Fellows from all parts of
Central Maine. Through the generosity
of the Colby College officials, the en-
tire grounds have been secured for
that date.
The feature of the day will doubtless
be the grand parade of the bodies
with several bands in attendance. The
parade will form at Depot square at
$50 \. NJ. and will move promptly on
the arrival OF the 10 A. NJ. train from
the west The marshal of the parade
will be Lieut.. Col w. w. Berry of Sa-
marian Lodge, who will have the fol-
lowing assistants: Past Grand E. N.
keene, samaritan Lodge; Captain Ar
thur Robinson, Kennebcc Lodge, and
Past Grand Arthur Totman, Fairfield
Lodge. The noble grand of each lodge
will report to the marshal for assign
ment to position in parade. The pin
cipal streets of the city will be trav-
ersed ard the parade will be dismiss
ed at Colby campus, where short ad-
dress will be made by Grand Master
Ira G. Hersey of Houlton. The business
meeting of the association will be held
Immediately after and all delegates
from the Rebekahs and subordinate
lodges are requested to report imlne-
diately.
The dinner will then be served on
the grounds Baked beans (baked in
the ground,,- coffee, milk and sugar
will be served at II NJ, and Ill are re-
quested to bring pastry. The dinner
will be picnic in kind and brothers and
sisters will adapt themselves TO the
surroundings in little home parties,
which will serve to facilitate the serv-
ing by the association, as tables can
not be provided.
The afternoon sport will commence
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-21
RITES OF CONFIRMATION
Administered SUNDAY to About 100
Persons at Sacred Heart Church..

The Rites of Confirmation was ad-
ministered to about 100 persons at the
Roman Catholic church of the Sacred
Heart, Immediately following solemn
High Mass, by the Right Rev. Bishop
Walsh of Portland, assisted by Rev.
Father Really and corps of priests.
Previous to the ceremony, the bishops
sermon was in relation to the sanctitv
of ceremonial and it's purport
In the afternoon the right reveren 1
bishop, administered the sacrament of
Confirmation to about $50 persons Of
the parish of st. Francis de Sales.
The ceremonial was preceded by a
professional, from the schoolhouse and
PASTORAL residence to the church, at
least 1000 being in line. At the SER
mon the right reverend bishop spoke
in French. Reverend Father Char
land, the pastor of st. Francis d.
Sales. Rev. Father Kealy of the Sacred
Heart and Rev. Father Gown of Fair
field assisting.
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FIGHT.
Three Trainers Battle
With |nfuriated Lion.
Beast at cony Island Turns
On Capt. BonaVlta.
Rescuers Have Hard Time Getting
Animal Under Control,

New York, June 2o-Three men had
desperate battle with a lion in the
Eostock arena at Coney Island at an
early hour Saturday morning to save
the life of Captain Jack Bonavita, a
one-armed lion trainer. The remains
of Captain Bonavita's one arm We're
badly torn and the rescuers themselves
were injured
AS BonaVita stepped into the cage for
his trainlng this morning and snapped
a whip, the big beast sprang upon him.
Missing the trainer the lion crashed
into a pedestal and then turned his at
tention to the destruction of chair
Then the whip was brought on the an
imars eyes and it turned to retreat.
Bonavita took refuge behind pedes-
tai. but when the lion leaped again he
caught the trainers arm with his big
paw. Then Bonavita ran for the pas
sage way leading to the denS, with the
lion in pursuit. The trainer lodged
back Of one of the doors and the animal
passed him, going down the passage
way.
1t was in this passage that Talon
McField and Rey, trainers. were hurry
ing to Bonavita's rescue. AS tie men
turned q corner and started down a
runway under the steps leading into
the Bostock arena they came face to
face with the Infatuated animal
They were armed with the long
wooden poles with steel prongs, and
the three Immediately began to try to
beat the beast back into the arena
The lion bought furiously to get at the
men. but they kept the poles so busy
that he was unable to spring upon
them Eis roars Tiled the building anC
got all the other animals excited.
Bonavita watched the fight from
where he was hidden, but he made nc
move until the lion seemed to be gain
inc in the fight. Then he fired three
shots and the beast appeared to TURF
complete so.nersalllt. The e*dc &C OF
the somersault was to break in one
of the "age doors, and the trainers
quick to take advantage of the posi-
ton. closed in with their irons.
When the lion had been safely placed
in the cage. Mr.. Johnson, manager Of
the show, sent for DR.. Nash of Coney
Island. who cauteriZed the wounds on
Bonavita's arm and body. His injuries
are not believed serious
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terdents, Rev. +. f. Jones, South China;
Rev. W. j. Mcneil, Winslow.
The program:
AFTERNOON
2.o0-Coming together for service.
Rev. w. j. McNei
215-Business
2p1-Talk on Senior work
Rev. F. E. Jones, South China
2.45-Methods,
Miss Margaret Koch, Field Secretary
West Eden.
'W-Conferences on: Lookout committee
Miss Koch; social committee, Mrs
Clarke; prayer meeting committee, Mr.
Overlook; missionary committee. Rev. w
j. Mcneil: Sunday school committee, Rev
w. w. Hayden.
a4-Christian Endeavor work, What i!
Your Society Doing?" Leaders, Mcneil
Hayden. Overlook, Miss KOCH
EVENING y
I,OO-Song service: business; singing by
AIriol Quartet; Offering; singing by Aur
ioi Quartet.
l.3o-Address, Rev. Jesse Hill, pastor viii
iiston Street Congregational church, Port
land.
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SUPERIOR COURT.
The June Term at Watervile-Judae
oliver G. Hall Presiding.
WaterVille. June 10.

Waterville, June ~,
No. 5i9. Drew Machinery Agency
VS.. Stephen Blaisdell, G. NJ Chap
man, Esq, for plaintiff and George
". Field, Esq, for defendant This
morning the jury returned verdict
IN favor of the defendant. On a spe-
cial verdict, in answer to the ques-
ton: Was the defendant damaged by
any breach of the contract of sale of
the property for which the note in suit
was given in part payment" the jury
and in answer to question as to
zoe amount, found that damage was
| $175.S7.
The next in order was a libel for
divorce, the parties being Andrew T.
j. Wise. Liblt. VS.. Margaret E. Wise.
The parties live in Pittsfield and were
represented by C.. W. Hussey, Esq. for
libe!ant and George H. Morse, ESQ.,,
Of Pittsfield for libelee. Adultery is
alleged as the cause for divorce The
parties were married February %, 1909
They lived together 80 days The lbe-
liant stated that his wife left him while
they lived in Lowell, Mass He fur
tier stated that his wife received a let
ter from her sister, as she said, and
mat 1t contained $50; that she stated
size must 60 home to her sister in Car
roll. Maine, as her daughter was very
sick and needed her; that she did get
ready and started, but that instead of
Soln to Carroll where her sister WAS
she stopped at Pittsfield, and went to
the home of man for whom she had
Formerly worked, and had remained
there ever since; that he went there
to see her, but was unable to see her,
as she would not see him. He said that
he then called upon Mr.. Nelson, for
whom she worked, and was told that
his wife did not want to see him or
have anything to do with him; and
further that Mr.. Nelson forbid his STEP
ping on his premises
Mrs. Ellen Worden then took the
stand and stated that she was employ
ed by Mr.. Nelson as his housekeeper,
receiving two dollars per week and
the board of the little girl; that she
remained there until one day after
Mrs. Wise came to the house one night.
She said that when she came down
stairs the morning of the 9th of April
she found Mr.. Nelson had had com
pany. Later she found that Mrs. Wise
was in the room that Mr.. Nelson had
occupied, previously, and he told her
to take in her breakfast. as she was
sick. She took in the breakfast, but
did not notice that Mrs. Wise appeared
to be sick. Later on, in cross-exami-
nation it developed that there was
another bedroom, and she could not
say that that Mr. Nelson did not oc-
cupy this room, as she did not often
go into it.
Libelee's counsel stated in opening
that the only question for the jury
was whether or not Mrs. Wise was
guilty at adultery with Mr. Nelson.
The libelee took the stand and gave
: "'>'"ry "l her life with Mr.. Wise,
stating that she was at work at Mr.
Nelson's house in Pittsfield as house.
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Hail. Goodwin,

A very pretty June wedding occurred
at the Highland avenue Methodist
Episcopal parsonage at $50 Saturdav
morning, when DR.. Herbert Wilde.
Hall and Miss Mabel Buzzell Goodwin
both of Augusta, were united in HOLY
wcdlock by Rev. J. r. Clifford.
The groom Is recent graduate ~
Bowdoin Medical School and the bride
was the popular valedictorian of tho
Hallowcll High school, Glass of 1Sa
They were attended by the brides
step-father and her mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. l.. Teed of Augusta, and her
sister, Miss May Gooding OF Lawrence
Mass. The impressive single ring ser.
vice was used, and at the conclusion NJ
the ceremony the bridal party took the
10 o'clock train for Bowdoinham. whero
DR.. Hall will enter at once upon the
duties of his profession.
DR.. and Mrs. Hall have a host NJ
friends in Hallowell and Augusta and
elsewhere, who are wishing them a
long and happy welded life.
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Central Maine Odd Fellows
Field Day July | at Waterville.

at o'clock and are under the d1rec-
ton of the following committee: DR..
F. A. knowltOn, chairman; Il. Z.
Clark, starter;/ DR.. c. W. Abbott, TIM
er; S. ]. Cunningham, H. H. Fish, II.
D. Il. Aver. judges. The list OF sports
will be:
Three-mile race, prize emblematlc
watch charm, presented by Ward-Stil-
son Regalia Co.; 100-yard dash, prize,
threc-link pin; tug-'o-war prize, box OF
cigars: baseball game, prize, pair OF
silver mounted ebony gavels, to be held
by the victorious team until next year,
when the gavels will have to be fought
for again, presented by the Henderson,
Anes CO., Kalamazoo, Mich; Rebekah
nail-driving contest, prize, Rebekah
collar; potato race, for Rebekahs only,
prize, peck of potatoes; sack race,
prize, sack of flour ($7.75 per barfeD;
three-legged race. prize, three-legged
cup; pole race, Uive-man team, prize,
canes; shoe race, prize, one shoe, Win
ner having the privilege of buying the
other shoe of dealer at one-half price;
special event, prize, leather dress suit
case, presented by c. NJ. Lilly Co.. Of
Lynn, Mass.
AS special guests Grand Master Her
sey and other Grand Lodge officers
VIII be in attendance, also General
Levi Poor and staff with Cantons from
Augusta, Gardiner, Waterville and
Skowhegan, which will act as escorts
| in the parade. The Watervillc Military
Band, Clinton and North Vassalboro
Bands have been secured. Dancing will
be held at the armory on Front street
during the afternoon for all those who
care for this amusement. Special rates
have been granted on all the railroads
and the Waterville merchants have
voted special trade discounts to visi-
tors. If rainy the celebration will be
postponed until the next day. July 2.
The following are the committees in
charge: Executive, president. S. l..
Berry, Waterville; vice president, S. P.
Felker, Clinton; secretary, DR.. H. ].
Toward, Waterville; treasurer. DR.. F.
A. KnowltOn, Fairfield; reception com
mittee; F. A. Stephens, N. G., Samari-
tan Lodge; S. ]. Cunningham, p. G.,
Samaritan Lodge: N. J. Norris. P. G.,
Samaritan Lodge: Mrs. H. j. Toward.
N. G., Dorcas Rebekah Lodge; Mrs. ID.
u. Clement, V. G., Dorcas Rebekah
Lodge; committee on parade. w. w.
Berry, e. N. Keene, F. A. Robinson, A.
] H. Totman; committee on refresh
ments, f. N. Keene, ii. H. Rich, w. c.
Emery, S. w. Knowlton.
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cHILDREN's DAY
Appropriately Observed at the Metho.
dist Church in Randolph.

Children's day was fittingly observed
Sunday evening at the Randolph
Methodist church. The pretty floral
decorations and mottos added greatly
to the occasion. The following was the
program: Professional, school; prayer,
pastor; song school; recitation. Mari
Oil Grimes; Children's day, Mrs. Bakers
class: solo. Lillian Tuttle; recitation,
Marion Chapman; exercise. recitation,
Florence Jones; recitation; Imogene
Walker; offertOry; exercise, three girls;
song, choir; exercise, four boys; solo.
Marie Soper; exercise. four girls; rec
itatiOn, Annie Goggin; solo. Nettie
Grove; recitation, Mildred Baker; read
ing, Marie SOper: exercise. Mrs. Bak-
er's class; reading. Miss Fltner; song,
school.
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taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to see what it would do,
and I am restored to my natural
health. Mrs. Eta DONOVAN, Box
200. Willimantic, Conn.
The success Of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled. It may be
used with perfect confidence by women
who suffer from displacements, inflam-
nation. liberation, ibroid tumors, IT.
regularities, periodic pains, backache,
bearingdown feeling, flatulency, indi.
gestion. dizziness, or nervous prostra-
ton.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
suffering women owe it to themselves
to at least give this medicine a trial.
Proof is abundant that it has cured
thousands of others, and why should it
not cure you?
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Bad Fire Sunday Noon
In Redington & Co.'S. Storehouse.

Waterville, Me-, June 20.-(SpeciaD.
Fire broke out at IL o'clock noon
Redington & Co., situated in the rear
of Charles street. An alarm was
sounded from Box "a, bringing Hose
and and Hook and Ladder No. l..
The fire had gained a great Roadway
and famed by the heavy winds made
it extremely difficult to fight.
The house was filled with a large
amount of inflammable material, such
as mattresses and household furniture.
Considerable of it belonged to Reding-
ton & Co., and the rest was stored by
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-21
AUCTION SALE
OF
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Wednesday, June 23d'
At 100 Sharp

and continuing until the entire lot Is
sold.
The goods consist in part OF
Chamber Sets, Cooking Stoves. Open
Stoves, Hat-tree, Rosewood BOOK
Cases, Mahogany Card Table. Carpet
ing, Chairs of all description. Dining
Tables, Kitchen Furnishings. Dishes
Large lot of Bric-a-brac, ornaments.
etc, Riding Wagon. l two Seated
Carriage.
Be sure and attend this sale for !
have hundreds of useful articles no.
mentioned. Every article will be SOFA
quick and without reserve. Note.
AS this Is an open air sale II stormy
Wednesday the sale will take plss"e
Friday the 18th at the same hour
NJ. A. HARADEN e. CO. Auctionss,s.
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individuals. The firemen directed their
attention to the rear of the building
which was very close to dwelling
houses. Here the fire broke out and
ragged fiercely but two well directed
streams of water soon stopped any
danger from that quarter. The house
was soaked with water for over an
hour
The stock owned by Redington &
Co was practically destroyed, but was
well covered by insurance. The amount
of the individual loss has not been as
certained. There is no clue to the
origin of the fire but the theory is that
of spontaneous combustion.
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Diminished Vitality.

Some people talk very flippantly
about diminished vitality.
They don't stop to think that
vitality is the principle of life-that it
is that little understood something
on which every function OF their
bodies depends.
Diminished vitality is early indi-
Gated by loss of appetite. strength and
endurance, and Hoods Sarsaparilla is
the greatest vitaliZer
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GARDINER;

A party from Mechanic Falls had .
special car which passed over the 7,
A. & w. Street Railway lines sundav
from that town, through Lewiston
Gardiner and Augusta to the Nations,
Home, returning in the early even,nv
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walk ups t a ! r s
without stopping
on the way. /
tried three differ
emit doctors and
each told me some
thing different. I
received no benefit
from any of them,
but seemed to suf-
fer more. The last
doctor said moth
ing would restore
INV hoo1fh Tho~o~