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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-10-07
SEARSMONT.

SEARS
The meeting of Waldo County Pomona was
postponed on account of the storm to Wednes-
day September 29th, when it met with Victor
Grange The attendance was not large, but
the session was of unusual interest. Rev. c.
H. Bryant gave an interesting and enthusiastic
greeting, to which C. Conner of South Mont
vile responded. Assistant State Entomologist,
j. W. Yeaton spoke upon insect p ests in the
morning and upon orcharding in the afternoon.
No farmer could afford to lose such profitable
meeting. Mrs. J. F. Marden visited in Pitts
field last week Miss Mehitable M. Crawford
Of New York City and Mrs. Earl Fuller of Wis
casset were guests of Miss J. E. Mcfarland
September 18th and goth. 800 M. S. Tibbetts of
Portland was in town September 22nd, en- route
for Palermo where he went to bury his
brother. Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar B. Wilkins have
gone to Fort Dodge, Iowa, to spend the winter.
Mrs. Mary E. Packard, Mrs. Frank Brew
ster and Mr.. Henry Ladd visited Mr.. and Mrs.
H. erie at Castine last week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Elon B. Gichrest of Belfast are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. McCorrison. ,. Bliss Mariner
is attending school in Camden. =. Mr.. Joshua
Rivers, who has been very ill, is slowly i'm
proving. E. Mrs. Jennie Mazrall of Belfast was
the guest of Miss Jennie Meservey last week.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-10-07
Petition for Discharge,

Bankrupts Petition for Discharge.
william w %hit aessf Bankrupt In Bankruptc
To the Hon. CLARENCE HALE, Judge of the Dis
triet Court of the United States for the District
of Maine.
WILLIAM WRITTEN of Jackson, in the
w County of Waldo and State of Maine. in
said District, respectfully represents, that
the 22nd day of May, last past, he was duly
adjudged bankrupt under the Acts of Congress
relating to bankruptcy; that he has duly SUI rem
dered ali his property and rights of property
and has fully complied with all the requirements
his bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays that he may be decreed by
the Court to have full discharge from all debts
provabIe against his estate under said bank
ruptcy Acts, except such debts as are excepted
by law from such discharge.
Dated this Path day of September, A. D. 1903.
WILLIAM WRITTEN, Bankrupt.
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
DISTRICT OF MAINE, So.
On this End day of October, A. D. 1909, on
reading the foregoing petition, it is
Ordered by the Court, That a hearing be had
upon the same on the 22nd day of October, A.
ID. 1909. before said Court at Portland, in said
District, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon; and that
notice thereof be published in The Republican
journal, newspaper printed In said District, and
interest may appear at the said time and place,
and show cause. if any they have, why the prayer
of said petitioner should not be granted.
the Clerk shall send by mail to all known credit
ors copies of said petition and this order, ad-
dressed to them at their places of residence as
stated.
Witness the Honorable CLARENCE HALE,
Judge Of the said Court, and the seal thereof, at
Portland, in said District, on the End day of
[L.s.] JAMES E. HEwEY, Clerk.
Attest: JAMES E. HEWEY. Clerk.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-10-07
County Correspondence.
LINCOLNyILLE BEACH.


Mr.. and Mrs Alton French of Camden, Mr..
Leon French and Miss Lila Gibson, are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred French. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Perry, who have been spend
ing the past week with relatives in Camden,
have returned home. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H.
Gilberte have closed their summer home,
MELODY Manse," and gone to New York city
for the winter Mrs. Ina B. Frohock of Hart
ford Conn, is visiting relatives here for a few
weeks -. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Carver enter
tanned forty of their friends by whist party
last Friday evening. Light refreshments were
served. Prizes were awarded as follows Mrs.
George Bullock and Mr.. ROBBIE Ames; consola-
ton Mrs. Roy Hurd and Mr.. Marcellus Griffin.
BURNHAM.
Mrs. C. E. Sherman has returned from a visit
of several weeks with relatives and friends in
Massachusetts. Mrs. Stanley Merrill, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. o. B. Nc
Kechnie, the past week, has returned to her
home in Dover. Mr.. and Mrs. George Sher-
man returned Sunday from Thorndike, where
they visited relatives for a week. -. Frank
Whitney has returned to his home in Old Town
after brief visit here with Mrs. Jane Murray
on. his returnfrom Montville, where he had ac-
companied his mother. I'M. W. Munroe Of
Troy visited over Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. G
J. Mudgett. Mrs. Myra Thurston and chill.
dren of Benton are visiting her father, Lyman
Winn.. Norman Thurlow, who had passed &
brief vacation with his mother, Mrs. George
Berry, Jr., left Monday for Baltimore, Nd, te
enter dental college. Mrs. Ella Twitchel
has moved into her new house, which was re
Gently completed. Mr.. and Mrs. John Smed
berg are visiting his mother, Mrs. Mary Smed-
berg. Charles Berry of Randolph is visiting
at the home of his father, George Berry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
FARMERS WILL FIX
 PRICE OF WHEAT Many Million Bu haIs Are Still He'd In Two Sta,es WANT DOLLAR A BUSHEL There Is No Combine Among Farmers for They Have Plenty and Are
 Able to Hold Their
 Grain.
 
WANT DOLLAR A BUSHEL

Whichita, Kan, December 26.-(Spe- cial.J-Farmers win soon be fixing the price of wheat unless the grain men are much mistaken. At a meeting of the grain dealers held here, oil agreed that at least 4o,oO0.0Oo bushels of the 1909 wheat crop of this state and Oklahoma is still in the hands of the farmers. The rail- road men also agree in this estimate. They believe the farmers are holding the wheat for higher prices and they pre-. dict the prices will be forthcoming.
 E. J. Smiley. secretary of the Kansas Grain Dealers association, has been here confering with the grain dealers. He has visited many, millers in the grain belt of Kansas and Oklahoma and now declares that at present 90 per cent of the wheat is still in the hands of the farmers. Mir. Smiley is in posi- ton to know more about the wheat than any man in the wheat country. He has been keeping tab on movements of the grain crop for many years.
 He also says his investigations have shown that while the corn crop was small as compared with more favorable
 
 fields. He says this is due to the fact that the heavy rains in November made it impossible to harvest 1t.
 My reports show said MT. Smiley, that about 70 per cent of the wheat in the wheat belt has moved from first hands and that there is little in the country town elevators. Last year at this time s5 per cent of the wheat had i been moved out of control of the pro- ducers. believe the bad roads, due to the heavy rains. have much to do with this condition, but the price has more. The average farmer does not want to move the wheat from his bin for less than sl a bushel, and he does not have to do 1t, because he has plenty of money and can afford to hold it.
 Tt is certain that the mills in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas must get their supply of grain from farmers bins in Kansas, Northern Oklahoma and South ern Nebraska and as there is almost no wheat in the elevators the farmers are holding in their bins the balance of the crop and the mills will have difficulty in securing it. The mills in Eastern Kansas are now buying wheat at Kan sas City, and 1t certainly appears that the farmer will be able to dictate the price,
 The conditions were discussed freely by the grain dealers at their meeting and they look for higher price for wheat this spring than last. The re- markable thing about it is that there has been no combine on the part of the farmers. They are simply in financial condition to hold their wheat and be- tc 11 fn ha 6- mand, or will not be within short time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
BRILLIANT MUSIC.
Mrs. Aldrich Plays Brilliantly at coun-
 try Club.

The monthly concert at the Country club yesterday was attended by a large and discriminating audience. It was a change from the regular Wednesday musicale. which had not been well attended and as the Sunday experiment proved popular, Sunday afternoon concerts may be given once a month during the remainder of the season.
 MT. Davidson led the orchestra and Mrs. Aldrich appeared as piano soloist.
 Overture, "Egmont," Beethoven.
 Andnate from the Moonlight" Sonata, Beethoven.
 Selection from 'Tannhauser," Wagner.
 Waltz. 'The Bridesmaid" Godfrey.
 Selection, Lucia al Lammermoor." Donizetti.
 Overture. "Pique Dame" Suppe
 Concertstuck. Op. 70. for plano and string orchestra. Weber.
 Selection, Faust" Gounod.
 Overture. La Gazza Ladra," Rossini.
 The orchestra acquitted itself much bet ''Egmont'' overture or the Moonlight" andante. But the string section. which accompanied Miss Ahrich. was really sx- csllent and showed the result of palms. taking rehearsal.
 Mrs. Aldrich had a brilliant work for her number and brilliantly she played it. It Is an old-tine favorite, but not in re- cent years had 1t been heard In Birming- ham. It may be questioned. indeed, if any artist who has played here in late years could have read more grace or beauty into 1t or rendered it with fner virtuosity than this Birmingham lady did yesterday.
 For an encore Mrs. Aidrich played with rare charm the Gluck- k-Brahms gavotte.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
Philadelphia Showed Under.

Philadelphia, December 26--A snowfall of Is inches. which drifted in places to a height of 10 feet or more, completely tied up for hours today all steam and trolley traffic in this vicinity. Many trains were stalled and the Pennsylvania railroad an nounced tonight that eight trains had been held at Frazer. Pa, 3S miles west of this city. for five hours. Among them were the Pennsylvania 1S-hour train from Chicago for New York: the Manhattan express, from Chicago for New York. and other fast express trains. Two cars at tached to the leading trains left the track and this was responsible for the holding of the trains. The iS-hour train left Fra ger at S o'clock tonight and was followed by the other trains.
 All trains between this city, Harrisburg. Washington, Baltimore and on several suburban lines have been cancelled by the Pennsylvania railroad. Owing to the high wind the workmen ensaged in clearing the rails are rakng little progress.
 The storm began yesterday, and at an early hour this morning the local street railway company abandoned all traffic. passengers being compelled to remain in some cars until daybreak. Snow blows and sweepers proved useless, and the snow. which first slightly thawed and then frove, is being removed by gangs Of men with picks and shovels. Only one line of cars in addition to the subway elevated line is running tonirht.
 While in few sections the electric light wires are in trouble. there Is t surprising lack of wire trouble throughout the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
FIERCE BLIZZi ARD RACES IN
 \ DC2lN EASTERN STATES
CONTINUED FROM PAGE D

HUM
 
 River, N. J.. and remained tonight hard and fast aground. Her officers and crew were rescued.
 Three deaths in the city were charged today to the severity of the storm. The victims were men who had spent the night vainly seeking shelter and food. One of them. Joseph Hart 65 years old. died in pew at Catholic church. More than 50 persons were injured by falls. The Atlantic battleship fleet, at anchor in the Hudson. is picturesquely coated with ice and snow, while Central park be- came a paradise for children with their new sledges.
 Small craft suffered during the night in Long Island sound. The schooner Mary Anne Kirby sprang a leak. filled and sank and the schooner l.. l.. Hanlin dragged her anchor and went ashore, but was hauled off at high water today. There was no one aboard the Kirby when she sank.
 Two additional deaths due to the storm were reported tonight Frederick E. Me Donald a travelling salesman of White Plains, N. Y was found frozen to death on Staten Island Two Christmas gifts were clutched in one hand. Rudolph Carlson was tossed from a barge as it pitched at anchor of Bay Ridge. He was drowned despite the efforts of his wife to throw him a line
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
MANY FACTORS IN
 STOCK MARKET Preparations Are In Progress To Meet Heavy Payments OUTLOOK IS VERY MIXED Speculative World Does Not Anticipate Any Big Advances Very Soon
 Nor Any Declines of
 Magnitude.
OUTLOOK IS VERY MIXED

New York, December 26.-Preparations were in progress last week to meet the heavy obligations incident to the Janu- ary disbursements. the total of which in New York is estimated to be in the neighborhood of $225. 100000. The banking week included also the payment on the preceding Saturday of nearly $25.000,000 on account of Pennsylvania new stock sub scriptions and on Monday $12,500.oOo for New York. New Haven and Hartford stock
 There were heavy remittances to foreign markets to meet payments of dividends and interest to holders of American se- curities, so that 1t was question until the middle of the week whether gold ship ments to London would not have to be made.
 sharp relapse in exchange rates oc- cured after the sailing of the last steam CT which would make deliveries in Lon don in time for New Years.
 There was thus revealed a speculative position in the exchange market itself, where the demand incident to the year end remittances had been overestimated.
 It was believed that advances from the Bank of France to the London market helped to obviate the call on New York for gold.
 The future problems of the money mar ket include London's obligation to reim- purse Paris for these advances maturi- ties of foreign loans to American bor- rowers, which may require gold exports from New York in January and some fur ther corporation financing, damage large subscription payments In January.
 Volatile rises occurred in individual stocks. mostly from vaguely rumored causes, but there were enough dividend increases to keep up a hopeful spirit among local holders.
 Shading in the prospect was furnished by some factors. The census bureaus cotton ginning estimate was regarded as confirmatory of the agricultural depart ment's estimate in view of the cotton crop shortage and the rise in the price of cotton to above 16 cents pointed to the causes responsible for the high cost of living and the disadvantages thus in- volved.
 This question was given added interest by the steps taken by railroad employees to formulate demands for an increase in wages early in the coming year. Senti- ment is not free from apprehension that labor troubles may have to be reckoned with in the progress of reaching settle ments. The disposition in financial cir cles. however, is to take hopeful view of this question.
 The same is true of the subject of leg islative and executive activity in the d. rection of corporation regulation. which promises to bs brought forward early in hn fr1 hxyr ~f fo1 sases from the President.
 The speculative outlook is regarded as sufficiently mixed, after balancing these conflicting factors. to prompt caution in commitments and to leave the stock mar ket in Its present dull and inert state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
D. R. HAYS HOME IN
 ENSLEY IS BURNED
RILEY cULPEPPER, FORMER ENs- LEY MAN, DIES IN NASHVILLE FROM INJURIES RECEIVED
 WHEN WAYLAID AND ROBBED.

Ensiey, December 26--(SpeciaL)-A bad fire occurred Saturday afternoon on the Ensley Highlands, in which the resi- denoe of D. R. Hay was burned to the ground, together with almost all the household effects. The fire originated in the front part of the house and was well cnder way when discovered.
 Willing lands undertook to save the furniture, but the flames spread so rap idly that but little was saved The fire department responded quickly but by the time the .ong run was made the fire was beyond control. The house was owned py It's occupant. D. R. Hay. and was in- sured. TIiere was no insurance on the furniture and household effects.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
Murder and Suicide

Baltimore. December 26.-Because he thought she had laughed at him in pass Ing. Conrad Yox. 6 years old. teamster. this evening shot and instantly killed Miss Rita Philips and fired five bullets into the body of Miss Edith Spencer. He then barricaded himself in the building In which he lived and. scattering kerosene about. set the building ahre. It was de- stroyed and Yox was burned to death
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
SHIRLEY HEARD
 BY GOOD CROWD
Dean of Springfield Training School Talks on "A Study of Per
 sonal Purity"

A large crowd of meu crowded the Pastime theatre yesterday afternoon to hear Dr. F. N. Seerley dean of the Springfield Training school, deliver his lecture on "A Study of Personal Purity"
 The discourse was that of a student of psychology and society, straight from the shoulder. It tore away all the falsity from life and demonstrated how much happiness and success depend upon clean living and pure thought. By very impressive illustration Dr. Seerley proved that though your sin may be as sacrlet' they may become whiter than snow. It was a masterly discourse by man who has given his life to the work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
svccesde In Killing Hlmself.

Cleveland, Ohio, December 26.-A few hours after his release from the charity hospital. where he recovered from an at- tempt at suicide by shooting. Louis Ca miller. A years old. succeeded in his sec ond try for death Christmas night. He was found today hanging from the rafters of four-foot attic at hir home. Camil- Ter lost his lifes savings in the failure of Bonello Private bank here last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
Quail and Rabbits sIauol,tered

Dickson, Tenn, December 26-The farm CTS of Dickson county report that few or no quail are left after the merciless slaughter that has been waged since the shooting season opened on November 15
 While many have posted their lands and otherwise done all in their power to pro- tect their game, the slaughter has never theless gone on until there is nothing left. not even rabbits nor other game animals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
Fire In Piedmont.

Piedmont, December 26.-(Special. )-A house belonging to Dr. H. o. Sparks and occupied by T. J. Snow was burned yes- terday morning. The residence was on Sn,ith street and had 1t not been for the heroic work of the fire department bother houses would have burned. MT. Snow saved ehout half Of his household goods. The house Is total loss, as there was no insurance. The origin of the fire is not known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
Ice Gorue In the Ohio.

Evansville, Ind, December 26.--A mon ster ice gorge 16 feet high and ex- tending over & mile Is reported at the mouth of wolf's creek, several miles above this city. The gorge is growing in size hourly and promises to take in the whole bed of the river by Monday night.
 Another large gorge is reported near Mt. Vernon, about 20 miles below this city. If the present weather continues several days longer the lower Ohio river will be one solid mass of piled ice from Louisville to Cairo. There are now over 100 boats in winter harbor in the mouth of Green river, nine miles above here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
Heavy Snow at Baltimore.

Baltimore, December 26.-A heavy fall Of snow, which began yesterday morning. today caused the practical suspens on of train service on both the railroads to Philadelphia, though they are open on the south of this city. The ground was covered by nearly foot of snow when the wind rose to gale and the snow drifted, filling railroad cuts In places to a depth of 20 feet. Country roads are also badly drifted. Telephone communication with points north is interrupted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
Mrs. S. |. Zimmerman bead.

Florence. December 26.-(Special. )-Mrs. Sidney Lemay Zimmerman, aged 26 years. wife of Dr. A. Zimmerman. county health officer. died yesterday at the family resi- dence in East Florence after an illness of five weeks. She was a member of the Methodist church and an excellent Chris tjan woman. The pathetic feature of her death is the fact that she leaves five children the eldest ten years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
uInotvpe Operator Suicides.

New York. December S6.-Wiliam Chochela, a 17-year-old linotype operator sat down in an arm chair facing the Christmas tree his landlady had provided for her children late this afternoon, and shot hirnself in the right temple. dying instantly. A note on the table in his room read: '@rhey will never see me again; 1t must bs done" Chochela came from Austria two years ago. No motive for the suicide is known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
Practice Ground for AeropIanist..

San Antonio. Tex. December 26.-The coming of the army aeroplane here for tests is expected to draw many wizards of the air. It is stated that ono of the Wright brothers will como to further in- struct the signal corps In the use of the aeroplane It is planned to have Glenn Curtiss and others here for tests. Many declare aerial conditions in Texas are ideal for experiments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
ceoroe Gamble Held.

Florence, December 26-(Special.)- George Gamble of Sheffield, white man. is a prisoner in the county jail here. charged with selling cotton mortgaged to Tom Pruitt. Gamble's bond was fixed at $500 by Esquire Lemay. but he was unable to furnish bond, so Is held. Gamble has a very sick child at his home in Shenield
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
Train Schedules Abandoned.

tittsburg, December 26.-All long dis tance trains on the Pennsylvania, Balti- more and Ohio and Pittsburg and LaKe Erie railroads, both east and westbound. have practically abandoned schedules in and out of Pittsburg, following the fright ful weather conditions east of this point.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
2ooo Acres wilI Be Irrigated.

Wichita Falls, Tex December 26.- Work is to be started at once on the thorough irrigation of land in the vicin- ity of Lake Wichita and machinery is already arriving for the construction of the plant. Within the next few months e2o,ooo win be expended. and when the Improvements are completed 2o00 acres will have been placed under irrigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
Intensive Farming to se Tried.

wrighstoboro, Tex, December 26-The weather has been on the northern style, some rain. some fec and some wind. and ideal for saving pork, much of which has been fattened and never, perhaps. in the history of the country have the cotton fields been SO thoroughly scraped as now by the cattle. Farmers will at- tempt intensive farming and the use of commercial fertilizers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-27
Pasture to Be Cut Into Farms.

Eagle Pass. Tex. December 2s.-six thousand acres of the noted Palo Blanco pasture, in the northeast portion of Maverick county. is to be cut Into 20. acre fruit and truck farms by the owner. It Is predicted that this win mark tho beginning of . general subdivision anu colonization of the immense cattle ranges horetoIore withheld from cultivation.