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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-17

| Martin, who celebrated his 50th we'd
ding, anniversary two years ago. This
brother and his wife were given gold
medal by the emperor and the former
| also received a silver medal for ~
years service as sexton of the church
Mr.. Maerz's sister, Mrs Oihl in Anna
berg, and Mrs. Maerzs sister. Mrs
Hans Recllendorf in Altoona. both sent
| their bes: wishes Mr.. Maerz was born
at CasseI. and Mrs. Maerz in Altoona.
They were married in the latter city,
May T. 1859. and in 1882 they sailed from
| the Fatherland. After remaining for
| two years in New York. they came to
Lewiston where they have since re-
manned.
Probably the SmarteSt and best pre-
served. as well as one of the oldest wo-
| men in York county is Mrs. Martha D.
Carlisle. Summer street. Saco, who is
| new in her 9Sth year. and signifies her
| intention of living TO observe her Tooth
| birthday. Although but two years re-
moved from the century mark she is
cheerful and robust. in full possession
of all her faculties, and able to assist
| in the work about the house. She has
| llNcu lOt mary years WIFI IeI uduSU
| ter, Miss Susie Carlisle A friend of
Mrs. Carlisle in speaking of her said:
she is one of the oldest women in
southwestern Maine, and is likewise
one of the smartest both physically and
mentally. She is as straight as an ar
row and does not begin to look her
| age. She is little deaf but this i'm
pairment is not caused by old age for
she has been hard of hearing for years
| she has "A remarkable record for good
health cqualled by few centenarians
| living today. During all her life she
was never sick enough to have a physi-
clan until she reached her SSth year. At
| that time she was seriously ill, but
since then she has enjoyed remarkably
| fine health. She can cook as we'll as
| the next one. although her daughter
| does not allow her to 60 much work.
Until recently. however, Mrs. Carlisle
could do as much housewOrk as any
young matron She believes that the
secret Of her long life IS due 10 strong
| constitution, and second to her temper
ate manner of living in all things He,
grandmother lived to be within a few
DAYS of 100 years old" Mrs Carlisle
WAS Ifle DAUGHTER ol SdIIluel ana MAI
tina Larrabee, and she was born i'm
| Lilnington. March S, 1912. She was one
of a family of ten children and is the
only surviving member. Her education
was secured in the town schools and in
| the Limerick Academy. When quite
young she was. married to Jas. Carlisle,
superintendent of the York cloth mills,
and went to SAGE. where she lived for
a few years. Then she and her hus-
| band moved to Dorchester. Mass,
where they remained for a few years.
AT the end of that period they returned
to Saco Mr.. Carlisle died in 1867. since
| which time his. widow has lived with
| her daughter Mrs Carlisle keeps
posted On affairs Of the day by read
ing the daily papers She has never
| lost her interest in the industrial de-
vclopment of Maine and the growth of
| tine country.
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STUDENTS HURT IN A FIRE.
Several Carried Out Unconscious From
a Blaze in a Dormitory.

New Brunswick, n. j., May 16-Firc
in Holy Hill dormitory of the Reformed
Theological Seminary caused half d
hundred students to lose all their be-
longings. Philip Jonker. of Holland,
Mich. who is preparing fer work as a
missionary in Arabia. and whose en-
gagement to Miss Emile kemloo, of
this city, was announced recently, was
overcome by smoke, and was carried
out helpless. Several other students
We're stupified.
The students, forming a pail and
pitcher brigade, fought the fire for
nearly half an hour before it was ex-
tinguished.
Joseph SiZoo, of Holland, Mich; Har-
ord G. Green. and Harvey Murphy were
slightly injured, and required a physi-
clans service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-17
70 GIVE $4,000 MONUMENT.
Col. Mcconnell Offers Memorial for
Gettysburg Battle Site.

Raleigh. y. g.. May 16-col William
S. BurgwAn. of Weldon, has arrived
here. bringing letter from Col.
Charles II. Mcdonnell. of Chicago. who
commanded the Twenty Michi-
gan regiment, Of the famous Iron Brig
adc. which, at Gettysburg, faced the
Twenty-siNth North Carolina. com
manded by Coz. Henry King Burwyn.
which there suffcr,d a greater loss than
any other regiment on either side dur
ing the entire war.
Col Mcconnell says ne will build at
Gettysburg, on the place where these
regiments fought, d monument, to cost
S15O,00O.
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The following corporations have filed
their certificates of organization at the
Office of the secretary of state:
Acme Machine Co. organized at Port
land. for the purpose of manufacturing
and dealing in machines with $4,000
capital stock. of which $50 is paid in.
Officers: President. Benz. Coffin OF
Portland: treasurer. George L. TRAIT
of Nestbrook Certificate filed May IA.
1909.
Standard Tale Co. organized at Au-
gusta. for the purpose of conducting
a general mining business with s1oc'oV
capital stock, of which nothing IS pald
in. officers: President and treasurer
NJ. Brainerd of Augusta. Certlnce
filed May IA. 1909.
Berry-Cla Co. organized at Car
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-17
MANCHESTER.

Miss Stella Spear has been enjoying
an outing at Fairs Cove for the past
few days.
Miss Mary Il. Wingate of HalIoweil
called on Mrs. Alkaline S Brown Fri
day.
The many friends of Alden Spear
who lives on the Pond road and WIN
was hurt Thursday afternoon in A,,-
gusta. by his horse becoming frightened
at the steam roller which was worlinr
will be glad to learn that he is com
portable, and expects to soon be able tn
attend to his business again.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-17

amer. for the purpose of manufacturing
and dealing in store and Office fixtures,
ana for other purposes with $4,000
capital stock. of which nothing is paid
in. Officers: President. Marshall Scott
Clark of Gardiner: treasurer. William
b. Berry of Portland. Certificate filed
May IA, 1909.
B. Kelley & Co. organized at Bel
fast, for the purpose of manufacture
ing and dealing in edged tools with
$4,000 capital stock, of which nothing
IS paid in. Officers: President. Elmer
|. Rankin of Belfast; treasurer, Eliza
beth A. Kelley of Belfast. Certificate
tiled May Is, 1909.
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time be a lasting reminder Of the gen
crosby and warm friendship of the CIV
er. Mr.. Brewer spends his summers in
Seal Harbor. where he has done much
for the little church there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-17
kENNEBEc.
CHELSEA.

Mr.. and Mrs. James Perkins an
n"uhce the approaching marriage of
lhelr daughter. Susie e.. of Chelsea to
Harry A. Brown of Alma which is 10
take place in the near future
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-17


SteciaI orders Ne a.
T. An election is hereby ordered for
the position of captain in Company j.,
list REGIMENT of Infantry n. g : NJ.
ard any other commissioned positions
in the company whose present occu-
pants nav be elected to higher office.
II. The election will bc held in the
Ccmpailys arinory in Sanford on the
eth day of May. 1909. at O'Clock L. NJ
III. The immediate commander OF
the company will give the required no.
tice. and Major Frank b. w. WEIGH
will preside at the election
The entire proceedings will ge con
Quoted strictly in accordance with the
Militia Law and Regulations of the
National Guard.
BY order Of the Commander Ciiei
ELLIOTT C. DILL.
Adjutant General.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19

White House at holiday times. and they
sometimes brought their SchOOlmateS with
them.
ST. Nicholas remembers we'll two little
chaps in knickedbCck and Abram
who moved into the Executive. Mansion
with the Garfields and who rode their We
locipedes over the pavements around their
new home.
~
=
They had two older brothers. who
had just entered the freshman class at
WilIiams-Harry Augustus. who this year
became president of that college, and
James Rudolph. who recently sat in the
cabinet of Theodore Roosevelt. But the
pride of the White House in the Garfield
administration was -Mollie''-a rosy
checked little lass, whose eyes We're de-
scribed by a chronicler of that time as
"overrunning with laughter. On the
Christmas after their fathers election
these children had put great store on the
next Yuletide. when all Of them expected
to be together at the White House. But
the crazy man who shot their father the
following summer deprived them Of this
joy. However, Santa Claus visited them
just the same as he had done in the old
days. Indeed. he and Gen Garfield had
often conspred to make little Molly the
happest of tiny girls.
No family ever filled the White House
with brighter Christmas spirit than
that of President Hayes. who brought
with him to that stately home two young
sters-Fanny, aged ten, and Scott. aged
seven. There were three other sons
Webb. acting as his fathers confidential
secretary; Birchard, practicing lawyer.
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the White House frolics OF the three little
Andes Of President Johnsons time-little
Andy Johnson, IT.. just entering his teens.
and the two little grandsoos. Andy Slower
and Andy Patterson, the last Of whom
had little sister. Belle. Indeed. one of
the merriest holiday parties ever enjoyed
by the children of the White House was
that OF Christmas week. 1868, when
President Johnson gave a dance to 400
little boys and girls, who. in the great
east room, executed the waltzes, polkas
and ,anciers which they had learned at
Marinfs Dancing Academy. Two little
girls on that festive occasion danced
Spanish dance and at the end OF the
evening the elder White House guests
tripped gayly through a Virginia reel.
But old Kris was never fopder of any
children than he was of the two Lincoln
boys, Willie and Tad who were aged
ten and eight when their father became
President. But poor little Willie was des-
tined TO enjoy only one Christmas in the
big house of the nation. for he died after
living 1t 1t just a little over a year. Then
Tad" after his sorrow had somewhat
healed, used to amuse his playmates in a
pied room. And this elflsh Tad had
goat. too. which his father once found
chewing her cud in the middle of the
boys bed. How this lad one Christmas
successfully appealed to his father to
overrule the cooks objection to his feast
ing lot Of ragged street urchins on tur-
key and cranberry sauce in the kitchen
has long been told in Washington. Tad's
elder brother "Bob''-now president of the
Pullman Company-was in those days a
student at Cambridge and is now the only
surviving child of the Lincolns for poor
Tad when but eighteen Joined his father
and brother Willie in 1.-The land that is
brighter than day"
But just beyond this barren waste OF
twenty childless Christmases at the White
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tree for the little ones. for it seemed that
the new President had the notion that he
must discourage what he called the wan
ton destruction of small evergreen trees
at Christmas time. but Mr.. Pinchot, the
governments chief forester. sided with
Santa Claus and showed how Christmas
tree cutting did the forests good in many
places. So the second winter the Roose-
vets spent in the White House Old Kris
conspired with roguish Archie to give the
the nature-loving President liked 1T or not.
So after the presents had all been dis
tributed In the library this young sprite
took his father by the hand and after
leading him to an old closet opened the
door upon a little Christmas tree all
studded with miniature electric lights and
hung with presents for all members
Of the family. And after the President
he took the children into the Prince of
Wales Room" where they found an
electric railway with a real electric train
running upon a miniature track with
switches, signal lights, sidings and sta
tons.
The loneliest moments that Santa Claus
has seen at the White House in post-bel-
lum years were during the four Christ
mas ewes that the good Mckinleys spent
there, for they had lost their little babies
before they came TO live In tae Presi-
dents house. However, Mrs. Mckinley
was continually knitting socks and things
to be placed in Santa Claus pack and de-
livered at other households. Indeed, she
was one of Santa's best friends in those
days, and helped to keep his Christmas
spirits young.
But the jolly old codger had no lone
some Christmas ewes in the last admin
istration OF President Cleveland. When
that chief magistrate moved into the
White House for the second time, in 1893,
he brought with him little Ruth, and then.
two months before the next Christmas,
had come tiny Esther. So the Yuletides
after that found four little stockings in
a row before the Christmas tree, and
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santa Claus. after filling them, delivered
to the owners all kinds of costly play
things And just as though she were one
of their little princesses, the rulers OF
showered little Esther, on,her first Christ
mas. with all sorts of costly things, in
Guiding six cloaks, twenty pairs of cha
mois.skin shoes. twenty white silk
dresses. dozen caps, a gorgeous chris
tening robe, no end of knitted socks, yard
upon yard of costly dress fabrics, rich
furs, cradles, cribs baby carriages. won
derful dolls. all wonderfully dressed tea
sets and toys without number. all of
which little Esther willingly shared with
her older sister Ruth, who had been less
fortunately endowed simply because she
had not been born while her father was
President. And on the last Christmas
eve that the Clevelands spent in that fin
est old house in the land old Santa found
six. little stockings in row, for IN the
previous July tiny Marian had been born
at the Presidents home at Buzzards Bay.
And after the Clevelands left the White
House two more pairs of socks-those OF
little bOys-were found on Christmas ewes.
but those of Ruth came to be missed. for
she passed away to the good place where
every day is Christmas and where her
father now lives with her. j.
And it seems but the other day to Santa
Claus when Mrs. McElroy, with her two
daughters, May and Jessie, came to take
charge of the White House and her niece
and nephew. Nellie and Alan Arthur. Mel
lie was graceful little maid with big.
warm heart who busted herself in making
the holidays happy for children less for
tunate than herself. Indeed. this little
girl is one of Santa Claus favorites, for
she was the head of a Christmas club
whose purpose was the making of pres
ents for and the giving of Christmas din
ners to thousands of poor children And
so pleased was her father with this Christ
cNirf IF hor not dlfri hn1
day week he let her dress all up in her
best pale blue frock and have her little
schOolmates. Senator Hale's daughters,
stand with her in the receiving party at
his big New Year receipt on. Although
this little girl was away most of the time
attending French school in New York.
and although her brother Alan was sent
to college, both always returned to the
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House Santa could remember those pre-
sided at by little Alice Tyler who. when
she first came to live in the big mansion,
was a lass Of twelve. described by her
father as 'the latest thing and the
sweetest and the worst you ever saw"
She had a little brother Tazewell and .
lot Of grown up brothers and sisters. There
was also handful of merry grandchildren
In this presidential family. and to one OF
these, little Mary Fairlie Tyler, the chief
magistrate one Christmas week gave a
grand fancy dress ball in the great east
room. where the tiny hostess. as Titania
queen OF the fairies. with gauzy wings
and silver scepter, sat upon a miniature
throne. while her lilliputian courtlers
bowed before her.
And just before President Tyler there
had been another doting grandfather in
the White House-William Henry Harri-
SON, who at the time OF his Inauguration
had a little grandson of seven who thought
he was cheated out of White House
Christmases forever when his good old
grandpa died after being President but
a few weeks. But perhaps 1t was through
the aid of Santa Claus-who knowse-
that the same disappointed little boy did
have four very happy Yuletides in the
same White House. where he became the
second President Harrison, the grandpa
of Baby Mckee.
President Van Buren, did not give old
Kris Kringle much chance for fun in the
White House. for his children were all
grown and dignifed when he moved in,
while no grandchildren arrived until after
he moved out.
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.
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and Rutherford. who was away at school.
But the whole family united always on
Christmas. when their mother made it a
rule to give forty turkeys to the poor.
And the children always had their Christ
mas tree, around which the little tots of
the abinet fam'lie made merry. OF course.
Fanny was the belle of the children's par
ties in those four years, and a Washing
ton lady who was much in society in
those days has shown me a pretty pic
ture Of this little American princess"
and her younger brother as they ap-
peared at fancy dress holiday ball-she
in gown with long train and he In
soldiers uniform. Indeed. those were
lively holiday times. for Mrs. Hayes was
continually filing her big official home
with bright young girls. and one OF these
"a Cincinnati lassie OF sweet sixteen
had such delightful time that. after
one of these visits, she went home and
declared to her mother that she intended
to marry only "a man destined to be
President" This little girl was Helen
Heron. the daughter of President Hayes
law partner, and her ambitions were later
realized. for today she is mistress of the
White House.
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pays his one hum
dred and tenth an
nual visit to the
White House next
Friday night he
will again thank
his stars that Tn
Gle Sans old home
stead has eight
chimneys. all OF
them good and
wide. for when
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How the Grant children came home to
the White House for their holidays-Nel
lie and Ulysses from school. and Fred
from West Points also remembered by
Santa Claus. He recalls how they were
greeted with delight by their brother
Jesse and how Gen. Sherman used to
come over on Christmas nights and romp
with them. And, too, he recollects well
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II you could only catch old st. Nick
next Friday night and ask him what was
his busiest White House experience since
the war he would doubtless name Christ
mas eve, 1901. which fell just after the
Roosevelts moved in with their family
OF four boys and two girls. all of them
still at the toy age save the eldest two
Theodore, jr., and Miss Alice. But al
though more presents were brought down
the big chimneys of the old house that
night than In many years, and although
more stockings were hung there, in a
row before the fire. Santa was greatly
disappointed because Papa Roosevelt
xpuidn't allow him to bring Christmas
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there are young people atthe fresioeh1
house on Christmas eve it is really
wonder that this merry old elf has time
to go anywhere else. In addition to the
pretty things which he makes himself Tor
The White House young folk, the high
officials in Washington always confide to
him many presents which they wish him
to deliver for them. as. indeed. do many
silly people who never laid eyes on a
President or any of his~lkith and kin.
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Copyright. 1909. by John Elfreth watkins.)
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-29
Gas Spouts from Farm near Prince.
ton.

Gas has been spouting in Mercer
county, according to the statement Of
Robert Ash living north Of town. Not
the kind you get every day on the
street corners, but the real kind that
burns, he says. 1t made it's appearance
without digging holes in the earth after
it, and is on the farm of Mr.. Ash.
Mr.. Ash says sometime ago he noticed
the ground in his barn yard putting up
in places. When he stepped on it the
ground would sink down and seemed
soft. He laid it to moles and passed
the matter up.
Some days ago number Of his neigh
bors were there, among them being a
man who had visited some of the gas
fields of the southwest. He noticed
the condition Of the ground and started
an investiga ton. He found that by
punching hole in the ground where it
was pulled up, gas would escape. This
was done and fire touched to it. In
each case it would burn for few
seconds until the pocket was ex-
hausted.
These places are said to be numerous
on the Ash farm. While it may be moth
ing more than few surface pockets,
there may be good vein underneath.
Biologists have often stated that gas
could be found in this section. This
find has caused some talk, but as yet no
arrangements have been made to pros
pect.-Princeton Post.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-29

The Corning postofice this week re-
ceived letter that was originally
postmarked at Newark, New Jersey, on
May 5, 1902. 1t was addressed to Mrs.
Decatur Bacon, and had been on
the road for 7 years, 2 months and
days, arriving here July 18th. A nota-
tion from the superintendent of railway
mail service stationed at Cleveland,
Ohio, pasted on the back of the letter,
stated that it was ''found back of case
in postal car No. 773, July 10, when
sent to shops for repairs" The letter
was enclosed in small envelope, about
the size of lady's calling card-a very
easy thing to lose among bunch Of
ordinary envelopes, and particularly
when parcel has number of large,
legal size envelopes. No one should
post letters in those small envelopes.
They are too easily lost in mail cars
where everything is done in rush..
Union Republican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-29
Mrs. Lydia A. Moffett.

The subject OF this sketch was born
in Oswego county, New York, Septem.
Der 16, 1925, died at Kellerton, Iowa,
July p, 1909, aged % years, 10 months
and days.
She was married to Alfred Wade
Moffett May %, 1916, and to this union
were born eleven children, all but four
of whom proceeded the mother to the
haven of rest. Those surviving are
Mrs. Irene Madden, of Holden, Mo-;
Mrs. Mary E. Thomas, of Lamont, Iowa;
J. ]. Moffett of Kellerton, Iowa; Mrs.
Nettie L. Carr, of Des Moines, Iowa,
besides several grandchildren and a
host of friends to mourn her departure.
Her husband died Jan. 10, 1905, at Pleas
anton, Iowa, where they resided for
many years.
of Decatur county, coming to Iowa with
her husband and settling in Decatur
county in the fall of 1851, and with him
endured the trials and privations of a
frontier life. She united with the
Latter Day Saints church while living
in Illinois and at the time of her death
was member of the Pleasanton church
of this denomination. She lived a
CONSISTENT CHRISTIAN lie, ana was
greatly loved by all who knew her. She
spent tho last few months Of her life
with her son who was very devoted to
his mother. She had great faith in her
friends and in her saviour, and when all
else had drained from her cup of life
the star of hope shown bright to light
her pathway on, and though her body
has returned to dust in obedience to
the decree concerning it, her soul will
surely hope for new body suited to
it's new but true existence. Sister
Moffett lived her allotted time with a
supplement of nearly fifteen years
Her life was an example worthy OF
imita ton, always adhering strictly to
the law and the letter, morally and
religiously.
Her remains were taken to her old
home at Pleasanton on Saturday morn.
ing, the funeral services being held at
the L. D. S. church at 1 o'clock, con.
Quoted by Elder H. A. Stebbins, assisted
by Elder Asa Cochran. A large number
of old friends and neighbors were
present to pay their last tribute OF
respect. Interment was in the Dale
cemetery by the side of her husband.