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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-01

Lewistown, Pa, Aug 31.-One of the
most audacious and startling holdups
of a railroad train in the East for years
occurred on the eastern slope of the
Allegheny mountains early today,
when q lone ihighwayman stopped a
PENNSYLVANIA express train with a dy-
Mantle cartridge, and, at the point of
a revolver, compelled the crew to car
nv thousands of dollars in coin and
bullion from an express car to a spot
in the wilderness. When the conductor
OF the train attempted to interfere
with TIE robbers plans he was shot in
the hand, and the bold bandit succeed
ed in making good his escape. In the
darkness, however, he mistook bag
containing 10000 new Lincoln pennies
for gold coin and staggered away with
it, leaving the real gold bullion to be
recovered by the railroaders.
When the news of the robbery reach
ed the railroad and express company
officials. they Immediately ordered ev'
cry available detective to the scene III
an effort to capture the Desperate
Bioodhounds were also put on his track,
but up to late tonight no trace OF the
man mad been found.
Supt. Preston and other officials of
the middle division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad have established headquarters
at the signal tower near the scene, IN
order to make as thorough an inVestl-
cation of the crime as possible. me
general superintendent anc general
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-01
REPORT is CONFIRMED.
Pennsylvania Railroad Makes State.
.,u ment About the. Holdup.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 31.-The officials
If the Pennsylvania Railroad here con-
firm the robbery of Train No. 80 near
Lewistown, Pa, early today. They
said:
I'VE are sorry to say the train was
held up and robbed One of our em-
ployes was shot in the hand. His in
jury is slight. From reports at hand
low it appears the robber-there was
,nly one-did not get much money. In
he express car was over $4,000 in bull
lion. as well as large amount of Lin
'oln pennies. We understand the high
Yayman was compelled to drop the
bullion in order to escape.
The train was known as the Pitts
burg and Northern. express 1t left
Philadelphia shortly after 3 O'Clock
last night. About 1.3O this morning
when near the Lewistown narrows. on
the Middle division, it was held up by
lone. masked highwayman Tho
train was halted by an explosion Of
dynamite which slightly damaged the
engine. Before 1t could be realized
Just what had happened, the robber,
with heavy revolvers in each hand.
was in complete control of the situa-
ton.
Conductor Poffenberger OF HARRIS
burg refused to obey an order of the
hghwayman and was shot in the
hand"
In later statement the railroad Of
ficials say:
When the dynamite, placed on the
track by the highwayman. exploded
the headlight glass and windows Of the
engine cab were broken. One rail was
torn up also.
1T is impossible to say at this time
just how much money the robber took
but one bag of pennies and several
bags of gold valued at $4,000 have been
found on his trail"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-01
STORAGE DAMS
Would Improve Climatic
Conditions on the St. John
Asserts Arthur ". BroWn---R
movaI Of A||agash Dam
Would Make Good Driving Posi-.
BILE for Another Month.

Van Buren,, Me-, Aug. 31-Climatic
conditions in the vicinity of the st.
John river would be improved, power
for manufacturing purposes would be
supplied and great assistance would
be given to log driving by storage
dams on the ST John river and its
tributaries, according to a statement
by Arthur W. Brown, one of the wit
nesses before the members of the in
ternational st. John river commission
here today.
Mr.. Brown was of the opinion that
if the dam at the foot of Chamberlain
lake, diverting the waters of the Ala
cash river into the Penobscot riVer,
was removed good driving on the s..
John river would be possible for a
month longer than at present.
The testimony of Isaac Voilette and
Clovis Chabre brought out the eXis-
tcnce CT side gaps and of gaps at the
foot of slips since 1904 and the infor-
nation that the sorting of logs was
finished every year about July l.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-01

the afternoon and will pace fast mile
The balloon ascension will take place
if the conditions are favorable and the
Flying Wilson's will also appear in their
brcakaWay and revolving ladder acts.
The judging will commence at A.
NJ. and will include the following:
Horses, n-standard brood mares;
non-standard seldings, mares, FLIES
and foals of 1905, draft horses; cattle,
Hereford stock and their grades.
Guerrseys and their grades, American
Cattle Club Jerseys, working oxen, A.
year-olds, working steers, 2-year-olds,
matched steers. 2-year-olds. matched
steers. 3-yearolds. nulling oxen. ua,l, :
: feet 4 inches, pulling steers aynar-
Odds, fat stock, all classes. train d
steers. all ages.
A display of fireworks Will ~ s: rrn
in the evening and the exhibits in the
Coliseum and Exhibition hall will b.
kept omen during the entire evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-01
LONE BANDIT HOLDS UP
TRAIN AND STEALS Cash.
Stops a Pennsylvania Flyer With Dynamite Car
fridge and at RevoNer's Point Forces Train
men to Help Aim--GetS Little Booty.

Isaac r. Poffenberger. one of the oldest
and best known conductors in the SER
vice oc the company Realizing that his
game was up. the lone highwayman
grabbed a bag of money and fled to the
mountains. leaving practically all Of
ffs booty where the fireman had de-
posted it for him. d.
The train consisted of two engines,
three express cars and two sleepers.
The signal cap placed on the track
brought the train to a stop to ascer-
tain tho cause. Engineers John Long
and Balzer Brahm. on alighting from
their cabs, We're confronted by a mask
ed man with two revolvers who order
cd hands IN which order was
promptly obeyed.
Conductor l. r. Poffenberger of Har-
risburg came up at this juncture and.
taking in the situation, started to run
fCr the rear of the train. The robber
fred five shots at him. one taking
Effect in the right hand He then Or
dcred the express car opened. threatens
ing to blow it up with dynamite. The
car was opened and at the direction OF
The rohber the money bags were carried
% the side of the tracks. When as
much money was stacked up as one
nan could carry the trainmen were or
Tered back to their positions and the
train moved off. Several of the bags
contained pennies which We're found
his morning near the scene of the
lodup. 80
Only one man was seen by trainmen.
Later investigation disclosed six sticks
If dynamite between the tracks at the
point where the cap exploded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-01
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. Aug. 31.-FroSts Wera
reported from Maine, New Hampshire
and Vermont Tue day morning. Mod
crate temperature prevails in the other
Eastern states, but curing Wednesday
and Thursday 4 marked change IL
lower Temperatures viii overspread the
Atlantic coast. region. showers are
forccastcd for Wednesday in the north
Atlantic states and general rains will
set i'm over The Plains states. The
winds along the New England coast
will be moderate to brisk southeast
shifting to northwest: middle Atlantic
coast. moderate to brisk northerly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-01
cHRlSTENED WITH FLOWERS.
Four master Mary L. Baxter Launch
ed Tuesday at Bath.

Bath, Me-, Aug. 31.-Christened with
flowers by the S-year-old Bath girl for
whom she was named, the four-masted
schooner Mary L. Baxter was launched
today from the ship yard Of her own
ers, the G. G. Deering Co. She will be
ready for sea in 10 days and will be
commanded by Capt. NJ. o. Dow of
Bucksport The schooner was built
for the general coastwise trade, with
a capacity of 1900 tons. She registers
1884 feet long, SO feet beam. 1876 feet
deep and 1886 gross tonnage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-01
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES. !

A suit to recover $4,000. alleged to ba
due for .demurrage at Sabine Pass,
Texas, on the schooner Cora F. Cress-
ey, was heard in the United States
court in Portland Monday by Samuel
r. Percy of Bath, managing owner OF
the schooner. against the Union Sui
phur Co. of New York. Judge Hale
reserved his decision. !,
Jim Bubier. who was visiting Bert
Nichols lumber camp near Curtis Cor
ner, while attempting to draw water
from shallow well, accidentally fell
in and was drowned. His body. way
discovered by Roy and Ray Foster.
Mr.. Bubier was over 20 years of q ).
His funeral was held Tuesday from
the home Of Guy Nichols.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-01
THE BAR HARBOR BRIDGE.
A Land Deal by Which the Question
May Be Settled.

Bar Harbor, Me, Aug. 31.-A land
sale OF general interest which prob
ably will terminate IA dispute over the
proposed location Of $4,000 bridge
on the land in question, was concluded
Tuesday, when the western part of Bar
Island was purchased for approximate
ly $150,OO0 by Edward T. Stokesbury
head of DreXel & Co., the Philadelphia
bankers. An injunction to prevent the
town building the bridge was obtained
by summer residents and a hearing
was ordered for Sept 20.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-01

Chester Dare. blk g. by Cuhanola, {.
]. Hanson, Presque Isle.
Tony Nelson, Ch m, by Nelson. Cnas
Pomerleau. Watervile.
Joan Dare, oh m, by j. j. Audobon,
Pine Tree stables. Lewiston.
Constantine, Jr., by Constantine. L.
S King. Ashland.
STAKE NO. ). 3 YEARS OLD AND
UNDER, TROT OR PACE-PURSE
5000.
OIopples barred-Two to start from
one stable.)
Dan s, CHI C, by Dan @. C. Simpson,
Waterville.
Victor NJ. g. by Charles NJ, G. S.
Record. Buckfield.
Maid If Pines. m f, by Vassar, G. l..
Jackson, FoXcroft.
Tad c.. b g, by Tarratine, Fl. O..
Small.
Rubnou b c. by Rubenstein. c.. ".
Gerow, Fort Fairfield.
There will be the usual concerts by
the Fort Halifax Band in the grand
stand from 10 to II A. NJ. and by the
Ieahv Sisters Orchestra in the Colise-
um from II to - NJ, to and $50 to
40 y. Nj. The second in the series of
baseball games between Taconnet and
Fairfield is called for 1880 A. Nj. Tao
o,,net won the game Tuesday and Fair
field will try hard TO carry away the
houors i'm the game Wednesday III or
der .hat additional interest may be
given to the closing game OF the Sc
ries Thursday. Nelson's Guideless Won
der will be again seen Oh the track III
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-01

The thousand of tons of soft coal
piled up in one Of the Pepperell Cos.
open sheds on the wharves at Bidde-
ford have been burning for a week,
and the fire was discovered 10 have as
sumcd quite large proportions. Men in
the employ of the company have been
hauling away the coal since the fire
was discovered, and crew was set
to work shoveling over the coal to
get at the fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-01
POSTAL CONTRACT AWARDED.
Uncle Sam Will Print Own Postal
Cards for Next Four Years.

Washington. Aug. 31.-The contract
for supplying S,4s7,0oo,0OO postal cards
to the postof1ce department during the
four years beginning Jan. 1, 1910, was
awarded today by Postmaster General
Hitchcock to the government printing
office. which submitted the lowest bid.
$934,717.95. There were two other bid
ders. one being the Oxford Paper Co.,
of Rumford Falls, Me, which has fur
nished postal cards to the government
for the past four years,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-01
To Maine Crops Caused
The Early Frost
Damage in Pine Tree State
Reaches Thousands Of Dollars.
Earliest Frost Recorded in Maine
...SeveraI Crops Suffer.

Portland, Me, Aug. Slime eariieS-
frost for many years did thousands OF
dollars damage to crops in Maine last
night. The temperature at the local
weather bureau, which was Az de-
grees at 6 A. M. was the lowest point
on record here for August. Inc earnest
official record uf frost here is Sept :,
1896, while last year the first frost
was not reported until oct. Z.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-01
Frost Kills Crops
In Oxford County.

Rumford, Me-, Aug. 31.-Last nights
frost worked havoc in the farmers
crops of oxford county. Sweet corn,
potatoes and peas suffered most. The
hight in the corn crop is such that it
is expected that several of the canning
factories cannot open. The damage
will run into the thousands of dollars.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-01
30 TROT AND PACE. FIRST DIVISION
-pTTRSE SolO

PURSE $3.50
This was the liveliest race of all ana
many exciting incidents happened during
its progress. The first heat was a hot
fight between III. A. ID. and Croydon al,
the way from start to finish with H. A.
ID, landing in first position by very
narrow margin. Northland Bon Ton
scored badly and it was with difficulty
that the field was sent away at all. and
then the Lewiston horse was nearly three
rods behind when the start was finally
made but in spite of his bad start he
came in fourth under the wire. A col
ision on the turn between Prince AL
fondly and Sylvia Swift put these two
horses behind the rest of the field In
the mixup Hayden, the driver of Prince
Alfondly. was thrown from his sulky and
bruised about the head but not sufti-
GENTLY to prevent him from continuing
70 drive. The field was we'll punched dur
ling the greater part of the second heat
and Omera and II. A. d. came close I'M
der the wire with the Dewitt horse in
the lead
The third heat was marred by unpleas-
antness 1t looked until near the finish
as if Prince Alfondly would beat II. A. D..
home, but just before the horses came
under the wire Hayden appeared to de-
liberately pull Alfondly. thus giving the
race to II. A. d. in three straight heats.
The judges penalized the driver s25 for
the performance. The summary:
II. A. D., oh g. by Allandorf ODE
=" ~ $500, 49,; '''''..''...'-'aa q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-01
All Hats Off to
The Flyer Flusser!

Rockland. Me-, Aug. 31.-A speed OF
25 knots an hour with but two OF hcf
four boilers in operation, was attained
Tuesday by the torpedo boat destroyer
E1usser in an unofficial builders trial
over the Rockland course. 1t is ex-
pected that her contract speed of 2S
knots will be exceeded by several
knots in the official Standardization
trial tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-01
THE WEATHER
SHOWERS-COOLER.

Washington. Aug. t31.-Forecast for
New England: Showers Wednesday;
cooler in west portion: Thursday fair
and cooler, brisk southeast, shifting
to northwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-01
Tuesdays Races.

Although the races at the opening
day of the fair We're all three won in
three straight heats. it does not fol-
low that any of them were at all tame,
for they We're very exciting and close
and in the PIG class unusually good
time was made Over 5000 people wit
messed the three events on the card
$40 TROT-PURSE $500
The first heat was a hard fight all
the way along between Rex and North
Portable third. Andrew j. with the
veteran "Hod" Nelson up, landed in
fourth place in this heat, while Rex
and Northland Bon Ton finished close
Andrew j. at the end of the first half
was in second position, but on the last
half mile fell back to the end of the
procession. The third heat was not as
close as the other, but by this time the
track had grown dusty and the veter-
an driver of Andrew j., the winner Of
many race in the past, but who now
has only partial sight of one eye. be-
came blinded by the dust SO that he
could not see the rest of the field and
rather than run the risk of coliding
with one of the horses, allowed his
horse to drop back and was distancod
at the finish, which was another one,
two. three proposition, for Rex. North
lana Bon Ton and General Direct. The
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-01
Boston Forecast.

Boston. Aug. 31.-Forecqst for Ros-
ton and vicinity: Showers Wednes
day; Thursday fair and cooler, brisk
southeast, shifting to northwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-01
1ODAYS JOURNAL CONTENTS
Page One.

Page One.
TELEGRAPH-Centra Maine Fair
Opens at Watervile-Iieavy Loss to
Maine Crops by Early Frost-President
Holds Up Pennsylvania Flyer and Steals
Cash.
Page Two.
LOCAL-Skowhegan Pittsfield and Car
diner Local News.
Page Three.
LOCAL-WaterviIle Local News.
Page Four.
SPORTING-Detroit Defeats Boston
phillies Lose to Chicago-Othcr Scores
Boxing. Racing and Other Sports-The
Markets.
Page Five.
CLASSIFIED ADS-Male and Female
Help Wanted-Real Estate for Sale
Houses. Stores, etc, to lAet-l4ost ana
Found -Boats. Motors. etc. for Sale
Business Cards-Railroads.
Page Six.
FDITORIAL-Rural Life-Popularity or
Respect p Business Looking Up-America
Leads-Mane Gossp-Press Comments.
Page Seven.
LOCAL AND COUNTY-State House
News and comment--Kennehec county
News.
Page Eight.
LOCAI.-Employe of Children's Home
Jumps Quarantine-C hoate's Team De-
feats Smiths Team in Rifle Club Match
Baseball at Pettingilrs Corner-Brieis-
AmGsementS
Page Nine.
LOCAL AND COUNTY
Page Ten.
TELEGRAPH
Marcus Watson. one OF the oldeS'
printers in Maine, in point of service
Is suffering from a fractured thign
bone. Sunday, while at Beachwood
Biddeford. ne was Harvesting his horse
when the animal stepped on his 1901
in his endeavor to free himself Mr.
Watson fell over backwards.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-04-06
CAR RAN OUT OF BARN.

At an early hour Thursday morning
Nels Jenson, in charge of the Wausau
Street 6ailroad Co. S car barn net with
an accident which resulted in crushing
of the bones of his right ankle. 1t has
been his custom early in the morning
to place the trolly of each car on the
wire some time before the days run
ming schedule begins, for the purpose of
allowing the electricity to pass through
the heating apparatus, and heat the
cars. In running one of the cars into
the barn the night before the motorman
forgot to shut off the connections with
the motor. The result was that when
Mr.. Jenson placed the trolley on the
wire the car started out of the barn,
pushing two other cars with it. His
foot got caught in a fender and he was
dragged with the cars, which were
carried out as far as Third street,
where they stopped, because of the
troily leaving the wire. Had the trolly
remained on the wire, 1t is hard telling
what the result would have been. MIR.
Jenson might have been Killed and
others injured, for rapidly moving
ear without any one in control is
dangerous thing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-04-06
WILL CALL GRAND JURY.

Judge A. ii. Reid will undoubtedly
draw grand jury for Oneida county
to sit on cases at the May term of cir
cult court. This will be done at the
request of citizens of that county, who
have filed a petition asking that such
action be taken. 1t is alleged that the
town of Minocqua has been having a
taste of Philadelphia politics the past
few years, and an investigation is de-
manded. The jury is drawn by the
county jury commissions placing a GER
tain number of slips of paper in hat,
on each of which has been written a
name. Then in the presence of the
court and commissioners little girl
under ten.yearS IF age draws out name
after name until q sufficient number
have been drawn. The law says that
the Judge must select aud appoint the
little girl. Other juries are drawn by
the commissioners taking the slips out
of box themselves.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-04-06
THOMAS HINTON.

List week the PILOT published in its
old time column, the fact that Thomas
Hinton died on the 1lth of June, 1867;
that he came to Wausau in 1S43 and was
q prominent man, well known to every
one in the valley in those early days;
that he was rough in his ways, generous
and kind hearted, and prided himself
or being an infidel. He was converted
before his death and his conversion was
the talk Of the pinery for years. Last
week the PILOT published an article
from the pen of Mrs G. w. Casterlne,
a former resident of Wausau, on this
coEtersion, and the following was
written and handed the PlLoT editor, to
place among his scraps of old A.story,
scme twenty years ago, by one who was
an old acquaintance of Mr.. Hinton:
Frontier life is naturally of the
roughest. Before the refining inf ence
is felt, and before the missionary or
minister of the gospel comes to the set
tlement, socially and religously, the
men mAst care for themselves and, left
alone, they fall into rude ways and
rough manners. Sometimes they de-
generate greatly and forget the demands
of civilization sadly. They lose their re-
ligicus tendencies and morality is below
par. Profanity of the vilesI, dissipation
and vice are rampant, and there is abso-
lntely no religious life. In these rude
snrroundings man, otherwise good,
would develop into almost anything
bad, and become an influence for bad
where he really should be for good. He
can become the most wicked among the
bad and be an example for youth to
avoid. Purity and good he can scorn
and evil can permeate his entire life.
''The first hotel or tavern built in Big
Bull was called the Blue Eagle Hi
Parson, one of the richest and most
prominent men in the settlement,
owned it, but not caring to run it him.
self he secured Thos Hinton to operate
it for him. Hinton was rough sort of
fellow and his position probably made
him more so. He belonged to the worst
class Of opponents of Christianity
scoffers. He was one of the most pro-
fame men that came to Big Bull and he
respected nothing in heaven or on
earth. An unbeliever himself, he
doubted the sincerity of others His
wickedness shocked even the tough
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-04-06
AN EARLY DAY SPRING.

Those who think the present spring a
late one, will find, something in the
following to think about. 1t is true
that the ice is not broken up in the
river and that there is fairly good
sleighing in some portions Oft county
still, and robins are not very numerous,
but warm weather is on its way and we
may look for change at any time.
Levi Fleming, the oldest living resi-
dent of Wausau at the present time, ia
a call at our office Saturday, told us Of
an instance fifty-six years ago, which
was remembered by old settlers as the
most backward spring known in the
pinery.
On the night of April 20 or %, 1858,
Jos. Wilmot, whose father was Cana
dian Frenchman and his mother a
Potawatomie squaw, started out from
Mosinee to Big Bull falls. He had a
yoke of oxen hitched to sleigh loaded
with supplies, and intended making
the trip on the ice. The night was an
exceedingly mild one, the ice was melt
ing fast, and when he reached a point
somewhere between the point of start
ing and his destination, the oxen and
sleigh broke through the ice. The
water was very shallow at that point, so
there was no danger of losing his team.
He carried the supplies off his sleigh to
shore, and succeeded in getting his
team and sleigh out That same night
the ice broke up and ran out OF the
river.
That winter Mr. Fleming was located
in Quincy, ILL.,, and this story was told
him shortly after by Mr. Wilmot. That
winter, Mr.. Fleming says, was the long
est and coolest he ever experienced and
for years afterward was referred to as
the "cold winter of 3d."
We have on file in our Office a record
of the time of the breaking up Of the
ice in the Wisconsin for the past fifty
six years and in only six years in that
time did the ice hold out until the 10th
of April In 1878, known as a mild
winter, with scarcely any sleighing all
winSer, the ice broke up on the cath of
February. Again in 1882 it went out as
earl5 as Feb Is.