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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14
CHURCH AND PASTOR.

| IteV Z. w. burlington has resigned
MS position as pastor of the West Far
mington Free Baptist church.
The Sixth street Congregational
church. Auburn, at a recent meeting
voled TO extend call to Rev. George
E. kenney of Lee N II.
Ihe First Baptist church of Bangor
mas extended a call to Rev. George G.
SAFER of Bridgeport, Conn, to succeed
Kew. G. b. Merritt, who recently re-
signed
AT Il recent meeting of the Second
Congregational church, Biddeford the
resignation of it's pastor, Rev w. H.
Woodsum. was accepted. Mr.. Wood
sum read his resignation some weeks
ago and requested that it take effect
the last of August Mr.. Woodsum is TO
remove to Porto Rico in the fall.
st. Stephens Episcopal parish has
purchased the Stephen r. Small home.
Portland. and after few alterations
nave been made it will be opened for
use as rectory. 1t is expected that
the house will be in readiness for the
occupancy of Rev. II. F. Kloman. the
rector, and his family about the middle
of July
work has begun on the foundation Of
new Catholic church at Camden. The
building is designed by a Portland ar
chltect and will cost in the neighbour
hood of $4,000 1t is planned to have If
completed in August The church will
come under the Jurisdiction of Rev. FIR.
Flynn. pastor of St Bernard's church
ROckland
Henry G. Rogers has resigned his DO
sition as superintendent of the Central
Unitarian Sunday school ut Yarmouth
and Miss Elsie Welcome the former
assistant superintendent, has been
chosen to fill the vacant position. Miss
Lucy Humphrey, formerly second as
slstant has been appointed first assis-
tant and the pastor Rev. L. r. Daniels
third assistant
Rev. John H. Moseley. who recently
graduated from the Bangor ThcoIogi-
cal seminary has been ordained pastor
OF the Congregational church in Frank
fort. Rev David l.. Wilson of Belfast
was moderator of the ecclesiastical
council and Rev: r. G. Harbutt of
Searsport, scribe Rev. David Nelson
Beach d. d., preached the ordination
sermon and Prof. F. w Lyman made
the ordination prayer.
The historical old South Congrega-
tiOnal church is about to be thoroughly
repaired inside and out. During the
aCatior of Rev. Mr.. Waterworth who
is to be away p month. the church
property will be carefully looked over
and whatever is needed will be done.
Work will commence at once upon the
exterior of the church and then the
will be renovated and some
repairs will be made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14
MAINE LIBRARIES.

Portland Public library has recently
of which are gifts.
At the Patten Free library, 46 books
have Just been placed upon the open
shelves in the reading room.
Foster Public library, North Arson,
has just received Il donation of Is
books of late fiction from Judge Sim
mons.
for the purchase of books has been
gratefully received at the Peavey Me-
mortal library. PASSPORT.
At the Belfast Free library IS new
books have been placed upon it's
shelves, ten of which are fiction, four
are Juvenile books.
A donation of books from the Won
ems Alliance, Cambridge, Mass, also
from the Otter Creek library, Mt. Des-
ert. have been recently received at the
West GouldSboro library
Two hundred more books were taken
out from the Auburn public library
during May of this year than during
the same month of 1908. At the present
time there are 120 more books in circu-
lation than at this time last year.
Which shows that both the city and
the demand for good reading are grow
ing.
The 18th annual meeting of the Por-
ter Memorial Library association, Ma
chias. was held in the reading room of
the library Tuesday evening, June /. at
7.3o o'clock. The following officers
were elected: Ellen G. Holway, presi-
dent. Mrs. r. 4. Crane, Mrs Lucy NJ
Bailey, wise presidents; Frank S. Ames
clerk; Miss Emily Bradbury, treasurer;
Clement =. Donworth, Esq, D. A. Cur
It's, Mrs. +. r. Curtis, Mrs. Lee W.
Longfellow. S. NJ. Holway, trustees;
Phineas II. I.ongfellow, Miss Grace
Donworth. Mrs. Edward f. Talbot,
Miss Leonice Holway, Mrs A. X.
Ames, bank committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14

officer is sent along to see to 1t that
the wedding knot is tied properly. Not
only does the federal government play
the part Of an official Cupid but 1t fire.
quently lends it's efforts in hunting up
prospective bridegrooms who fail to
appear on schedule time. and this week
it acted as messenger boy to bring hap
piness to a young Russian who was
returning to Europe because his Penn
sylvania sweetheart had. refused to
marry him. At the last moment the
young woman relented and telegraphed
frantically to the authorities, ''Tell
Joseph to come back and I will marry
him." The message was duly delivered
just before the steamer sailed and
Joseph sped down the gang plank pre-
sumably bound for Pennsylvania and
happiness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14
Congestion Of Population
In Manhattan District.
In a Few Years There will
Hardly Be Standing Room.
Natural History Museum Goes Fish.
ing for a White Whale.

New York. June 13.-Twenty years
from now the ground area of lower
New York will not afford even standing
room for it's occupants. The congestion
of population in that part of this city
known as Manhattan covering the site
of the original settlement, extending
from the battery northward to the
Harlem River has already become so
dense that were the whole of it to die
at once the territory in which it lives
and works would not afford sufficient
space for it's burial. The population
per acre of Manhattan is now 157
which is more than five times that Of
any other city in the country. Were
this population housed in one-story
buildings the average amount of ground
per person would be plot sixteen feet
square. But as the average height of
buildings in this territory is practically
eight stories, the average size of the
ground per inhabitant is the incred-
IDLY small area of 81 square feet-a
plot four feet by eight. In spite of this
congestion, however, greater New York
as distinguished from Manhattan is
not the most densely populated city in
the country. That title belongs to Bal
timore with 80 per acre, while greater
New York with 90 per acre comes af-
ter Milwaukee with % and st. Louis
with %. How rapidly the congestion
in Manhattan may be expected to in
crease is indicated by the values of
its real estate. In this respect two
new records were set last week. The
first established new high record
fer Fifth Avenue property, a lot having
been sold at a price amounting to $S4.-
600 front foot. or s27O square foot,
a value considerably larger than that
represented by an equal area covered
with fifty dollar bills. Only forty
years ago this same property sold for
twentieth of this price. The sec
Ond record came as the result of the
leasing of a piece of uptown property
for 1i9 years. From these two factors
it is evident that the desire to snap up
property for long terms together with
its rapidly increasing value, will soon
reduce the average amount Of ground
per inhabitant to less than the space
necessary for standing room.
An interesting plan intended as a
step toward the solution of the liquor
problem may be shortly tried here.
1t will consist of a series of cafes or
ganized on the model of the famous
German beer gardens where only malt
liquors and light wines will be sold.
There are at present a number of
places in New York, especially in those
sections where the German element
predominates among the population
where this class of drinks makes up
four-fifths of all the sales, but even
in these establishments other liquors
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14
LIGHTNING KILLS CHILDREN.
Accompanied Downpour, Which,
Flooded Streets Of Town.

FAINTER. Va, June ia succession
of electric storms. lasting thirteen
hours. with continuous rain. prevailed
on the Virginia eastern shore. Much
farming land with growing crops ia
entirely covered in many sections to a
depth of two feet.
During one of the storms two cb,,.
ureh' poy IL years and girl II
years were Killed. and their father
seriously injured by lightning on the
farm OF James f. Byrd, near Keller.
Ihis morning 16-foot boat could
De sailed on the streets of Keller and
neighboring towns.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14
Prince Henry xxxT Of Reuss ,

Prince Henry xxxu Of Reuss In.
just passed his examination at tha
commercial Academy at Cologne.
whereby ne secures diploma as a
quanned merchant. The prince, who
mas peen studying at the Cologne Com
lherciai College for two years has
framed himself for a commercial ca
reer. He will follow up his successful
examination by entering the office Of
great Hamburg merchant as a volun-
.ary unpaid clerk. and in this capacity
ne VIII serve his apprenticeship as q
remarkable sign of the times.-L London
Evening Standard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14

Eugene Henard, who attained fame
with his palace of illusions at the Paris
Exposition in 1900. has just completed
similar but larger piece of eccentric
architecture for exhibition in that city.
The impression made upon the person
who enters the mirrow- walled space is
that there are $4,000 electric lamps
burning. The hall is hexagonal in
shape, and standing in it's center one
sees six halls of equal size. and beyond
these twelve more, and then eighteen.
and SO on. The inner space is ill,mi-
mated by $500 colored incandescent
lamps, 1.S00 of which are turned on ct
one stroke, and the one who stops to
count the lamps in sight, if this could
be accomplished. would find $4,000. To
add to the illusion, the pillars marking
the six corners revolve on their axes,
and the whole effect is startling.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14

The Maryland Prisoners Aid Asso-
citation, which maintains house of in
dustry in Baltimore for ex-convicts.
has completed another year of good
service to the state and it's charges. In
the year 229 men have been paroled in
care Of the association, and of this
number only four have been returned
to the Criminal Court and sentenced to
prison. 1.-The economic value of this
work." says report, lis apparent when
it is considered that the aggregate sal
aries of the paroles in the last year
We're $4,000. This sum, added to the
expense they would have been to the
State if they had been in prison. would
amount perhaps to $4,000 more"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14

THE Memoirs of a Baby" published a
few years ago. Both stories have been
Illustrated by the same artist, Rose o.
Neill. the author of 1.-The Lady in the
White Veil"
The spirit Of Peter Pan, the hoy
who never grew up" with variations
seems to dominate two novels that
Henry Holt & Co.. are issuing this
month, Eva Lathhurys THE Long
Gallery" and Walter Prichard Eaton
and Elise Norris Underhills 1.-The
Runaway Place" The past rules in
each, but Miss Lathbury's story in
cludes the past of the ancestors of her
characters whose portraits adorn the
long gallery of Southern Court in Eng
land, while the past of the people of
THE Runaway Place Central park
only runs back to their childhood.
Miss Jean Webster, author and
grandniece of Mark Twain recently
had hearty laugh at the expense of
Justice Dugro and other officials OF
the Supreme Court in New York. She
had been sumopmed as juror, the
suppostion being that the entry Jean
Webster. author" appearing in the city
directory represented mere man.
When Miss Webster, whose home Is in
No. IS West Tenth street, responded to
the name in the court Justice Durgro's
chin dropped. Clerk McGurk's eyes
bulged and his face twitched conVus-
siVely as he stared dumfounded at the
handsomely gowned and bright-faced
woman before him. Justice Dusro re-
covered his composure first.
Are you Jean Webster, the person
on whom this jury notice was issued?'
Justice Dugro inquired, holding up a
paper.
Yes, sir" she replied. and it was on
served her eyes were twinklne.
You are excused the Justice said
"Oh, thank YOU Miss Webster re-
Piled refraining with difficulty from
laughing outright, and in an instant
the swish of her skirts was heard as
she walked rapidly down the aisle
toward the exit.
On the jury service notice which she
had left behind Justice Dugro wrote
that Jean Webster had been excused as
not qualified, and as Clerk McGurk
took it to file away he mumbled some
thing about the Commissioner of Ju-
rors endeavoring to aid the suffragist
movement by ringing in women jurors
on the courts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14
Elm Tree Beetle Found
On Capitol Grounds.
Said 10 Be One Of Most De-
siruciive Insect Pests.
Cen. Lyons Seeks Information Con.
esrning Working Women.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Tuesday, June IS, at $50 A. M.

Discovery was made last Friday nv
the forcsters who are working under
Appleton & Viles on the State grounds
around the Capitol that the e!m-leaf
beetles have invaded Augusta and are
working on some of the elms in the
grounds about the building 1t is al
so said that the beetles have been
found on some of the trees on the Will
liams estate and it is feared that their
presence in the city is quite general.
Up to the time of the discovery of
the beetles in Augusta only one in
festation had been reported in Maine.
and that was at Kennebunk.
This beetle is considered one of the
worst of the insect pests in point Of
destructiveness 1t breeds very rapidly
and commences its work of destruc.
ton as soon as it is Matched. The for
esters who made the discovery saw that
prompt action must be taken or all
the elm trees of the city are liable
to fall prey to the beetle, and that
Is more than liable that the infestita-
ton Will become general throughout
the state. While Massachusetts and
some OF the Eastern states have suffer-
ed from the beetle it was hoped that
the pest might be kept out of Maine,
but although close watch has been
maintained 1t seem to have got by ana
must row be reckoned along with the
Gypsy and brown-tail moths, and is
far the worst of the three. The at
tention of Prof, IIitchings, the State
entomOloeist will at once be called to
the presence of this new pest and with
ruf +,
the department with view to check
ing its ravages.
The beetle, which is a common
European pest, first made it's appear
ance in the United States in 1894, and
wherever it has gained a foothold it
has ruined more elm trees, so it is
said. than ALL other destructive agen-
cies combined. The beetle is one
fourth of an inch in length and in col
or Is reddish yellow with black spots
on head ard DrothoraX, and a thick
black stripe on each elytron or wing
cover From orange yellow eggs laid
on the under sides of the elm leaves
the larvae are Matched which, when
full grown, are half inch long, flat
tened. and marked with blackish vel
low. 1T reaches maturity at the end
Of two or three weeks. The insect
passes Its ptipa state in the grass about
the base of the tree and at that time
may be killed in large numbers by the
use OF hot water.
They skeletOniZe the leaves. causing
them to curl up. turn brown and fall
to the ground. The beetles themselves
after issuance fly back to the tops or
the trees ard eat holes in the leaves.
The insect breeds twice during year
AMI the adult beetles of the last hib-
erhatc in concealed places
About the only remedy is that of
spraying the trees and all elms in To-
caities where the beetle makes it's ap-
pcaranCe should be sprayed to ensure
preservation against destruction.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14

Inc following corporations have filed
thelr certificates of organization at the
Office of the secretary of State:
Clarence II. Allen Co. organized ~
Portland for the purpose of conduct
ing a general painting. papering and
decorating business with 100000 capi-
tai stock. Of which $3.50 is paid in. The
officers are: President and treasurer.
Clarence II. Allen of Portland Cemifi
cate filed June II, 1909
Portland Shoe Manufacturing co
organized at Portland, for the purpose
OF manufacturing and dealing in foot
wear, oil and rubber clothing. etc.
with 100000 capital stock, of which
$4O0 Is paid in. The officers are.
President, Frank w. Cox of Portland :
treasurer, Edward w. Cox of Portland
Certlflcate filed June II, 1909.
The Domestic Fuel Co, organized at
portland for the purpose of manufac-
turing and dealing in fuel, with s5OOJ
capital stock, of which nothing is maid
IN The officers are: President. +, L.
Hight of Portland; treasurer, II. p
Sweetser of Portland Certificate filed
June II. 1909.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14


produced a new novel for many years,
is now writing, not one. but two. She
hopes to finish one of them this year.
Maeterlinck is now living and work.
ing in a picturesque old abbey midway
between Rouen and Havre. He has
always, he himself says, writing a
new book.
it necessary, in this day of short lived
books, to reprint within a month three
titles which are more than twenty
years old. This. however, has been
the experience of The Baker & Taylor
Co., who have just reprinted editions
of 1.-THE Salt Box House." by Jane
de Forest Sheldon, "a Natural Method
of Physical Training" by Edwin
Checkley, and 1.-THE Regicides," by F.
H. Cogswell. These books We're popu-
lar two decades ago, and are still in
demand
James Oppenheim has story en-
titled 1.-The Great Fear" in the current
number of the American magazine.
Miss Brnie Philip, the sister-in-law
of Whistler, is now at work upon her
proposed collection of the letters of
Whistler She states that this action
is lin accordance with his wishes
Professor Goodwin Smith, who is now
eightysiX, takes as much interest in
literature as he did fifty years ago,
and leads a happy and busy life in
his Toronto home. Music is one of
his delights, and it is said that he
plays whist and billiards with a Zest
which man of half his years might
envy"
y new anthology which promises to
be interesting is entitled 1.-THE English
man in Italy; Being a Collection of
VeSses Written by Some of Those Who
Have Loved Italy" 1t has been COM
piled by Mr. G. Fl. Wollaston.
other new novels are Mr.. w. j.
LCcke's-not yet named; Mr.. Charles
Marriott's 1.-The Intruding Angel; Miss
NJ T. Francis's "Galatea of the Wheat
field" and Frank Danbys 1.-The Black
mailers.'
Lucy Pratt. who wrote "SOWing Seeds
in Danny" will have a new book pub
lished this month under the title of
"Ezekial." 1t is said to be the result
of her experiences at Hampton, Va,
where she discovered the little negro
boy who gives the title to the story.
Frederick Dorr Steele has illustrated
the book with several full page pic
lures.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14

A Dutch newspaper -cOntraverts the
prevailing notion that a sandy soil is
essential to the cultivation Of bulbs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14

Lottie Blair Parker, author of the
plays, Way Down East" and "Under
Southern Skies" has turned her hand
to fiction. Henry Holt & Co., will issue
her novel entitled ''Homespun" before
the end of the month. 1t is story of
New England village life showing the
same sort of characters and plot de-
velopment that gave the authors
plays success.
Mrs. Carter Harrison, wife of the eX-
Mayor of Chicago, has almost finished
novel on the days Of King Solomon
entitled "Sayrene" She has been
spending the winter in Pasadena CIV
ing much study to the historical de-
tails of the story. Sayrene was the
daughter of an African king. She was
confined in a palace belonging to her
father because she was demanded as
ransom by an emperor who had de-
feated her fathers hosts in battle.
A rev serial begins in the June num-
Der of the American Boy entitled 1.-The
Young Continentas.' The author is
John Mcintyre.
One of the latest stories they are tell
ing in England of Swinburne is that
of countryman at Ronchurch who
asked policeman at Swinburne's fu-
neral, "Who was the man." "Oh,
nothing much" answered the police
man. Nobody would ever have heard
of him if he hadn't written some sort
of poetry or other
The publication of "The Cuckoo's
Nest" by Madame Martha Gilbert
Dickinson Bianchi. is postponed by
Dutfield & Co, until July. Madame
Bianchis first book was "A Modern
Prometheus," published in the spring
of 1908. Her second novel will deal
Monte Carlo.
Richard Harding Davis, whose new
South American romance, "The White
Mice" is published today, has won
fame both as a writer of fiction and as
a war correspondent. Among his
most popular stories are "Gallagher"
SOLDIERS of Fortune" 1.-The Medium
and Van Ribber and Others" OF his
descriptive works the most notable are
"Cuba in War Times" and with Both
Armies in South Africa" Mr.. Davis
also is the author of several successful
plays. In 1899 he married Miss Cecil
Clark of Chicago. When not travelling
he lives at Cross Roads Farm. Mount
kisco, n. Y. "The White Mice" is
published by Charles Scribners Sons
of New York.
Jason" the novel by Justus Miles
Forman to have been issued this month
has been postponed. Mr.. Forman and
his publishers, Harper & Brothers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14

Robert LOveman, the Georgia poet
who has gained no little repute through
his volumes, "A Book of Verses The
Gates of Silence" andy Songs from q
Georgia Garden" has in press q new
collection of poems, entitled 1.-THE
Blushful South and Hippocrene," which
the Lippincotts will publish shortly.
Demetra Vara (Mrs. Kenneth
Brown, who has laid bare in Hare
milk" the true life of Turkish women,
was born in Constantinople of a Greek
family which had held official positions
there for 100 years. AS a young girl
she ran away to America and succeed
ed in making her own way Returning
after six years absence to Constan-
tinople she found many of her girlhood
friends married and living in harems,
and in visiting Them she obtained first
hand information in regard to their
daily life which she has Incorporated
in the 10 episodes which make up "Ha-
remlik." Mrs. Demetra Vara Brown Is
now the wife of Kenneth Brown, an
American fiction winter
1.-The Greek God" is the title of a
story in the Red Book by jacques
Fu.relle. the well-known author of
THE Thinking Machine
John Reed Scott has in three years of
writing succeeded in placing three now
els in the list of the best sellers The
first edition of his latest novel. THE
Woman in Question" was exhausted
some days before the date set for pub
LEGATION.
Henry X. Webster, best known as
the joint author with Samuel Merwin
of Calumet X" the story that wove a
delicious romance around the speedy
building of grain elevator, is now
turning out novels with considerable
rapidity with only his own name on the
title page. 1.-THE Whispering Man.
came from his pen last fall and this
spring he is represented on his pub
lisher's list with "A King in Kharki"
He has since written another novel.
''The Sky" which will undoubtedly be
brought out in book form some time
this autumn or early in 1910 Mr. Web
ster Is now enjoying a two-months'
coasting trip around South America
Jane Hamilton's Recipes" which
are to be published at once, have been
handed down through four generations
of the Mason family of Fredericksburg,
Va, and collected by Jane Poindextar,
a grandniece of the Jane Hamilton who
originated the collection. Jane Pom
dexter is the wife of Lieut.. F. l.. Poin-
dexter, u. S. A. and these recipes.
which have stood the test of time, have
met with favor in army circles when
Mrs. Pondexter has shared them with
her friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14

Owen Wilson has an interesting ar
ticle on 1.-The Travels of a Plant Hunt
err in the June issue of the Worlds
Work
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-14

The title of the new novel by James
Lane Allen, which is to be published in
the near future is to be '"The Bride of
the Mistletoe."