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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08
Maine Gossip
A Streak Of Sunshine.

After all the shadows.
Bitter storm an tide,
One streak of sunshine
An throw the shutters wide.
Welcome to the violets-
Soon be trimmed with dew.
Red rose for your sweetheart
And one that's sweet for you.
All the rippled rivers
Laughin' as they run,
And all the world a-Sayin'
Howdy to the sun,
Atlanta Constitution.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08

If it is true, as reported, that mer-
chants of Naples have taken advan-
tagc of the recent terrible earthquake
calamity to raise the price of provi-
SONS. the italian government will be
justified in dealing with them in a
summary manner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08
Fighting Prohibition in tho South.

The prohibition tide continues to roll
on over the South, but the saloon in
terests are fighting hard to stem it. In
the states which were added to the Cry
column with the beginning of 1909
there are all sorts of legal tangles in
the pa tn Of prohibition. In Alabama the
the constitutionality of the statewide
prohibition law, which went into effect
Jan. 1. In Louisiana the contest is
based upon q disagreement as to just
what is meant by the provision of the
sO-called Gay-Shattuck law. which re-
cuires that no saloon shall be within
less than 500 feet Of a church or school
house. and forbids all gambling devices
and musical instruments In barrooms,
and the issuance of saloon permits to
aliens and women. The city attorney
Of New Orleans holds that the Cay
Shattuck law does not apply to saloons
previously established. The attorney
general of the state believes it does
The question will undoubtedly find its
way into the courts at once. In eight
parishes in the state absolute prohibit
| ton now prevails, as the result of re-
cent local elections
In speaking Of the new Alabama law
the Boston Advertiser explains that ii
| hits hard in that state both upon the
schools, which have in some sections OF
| the state derived the bulk of their rev
| cnue from the liquor license fees. and
| upon individuals dependent upon the
| liquor business for livellhood--oi
whom there appear to be many in the
saloons we're closed in the cities of Mo-
| bile, Montgomery, Selma and Admission
| the principal towns of the state not al.
ready dry when the prohibition law
went into effect An authority on tho
subject has figured that each salonr
supports at least IS people. counting
the owners and the employees and thei,
| families: Accepting these figures as
correct. it will be seen that 1900 peopl,
will be directly affected by the closing
law Mobile and Mobile county ar.
particularly crampcd in their school af-
fairs by the new law The schools OF
beth the city and the county are sup
| ported by the liquor tax. every cent OF
| which goes to their maintenance. As
| the old law stood. the schools Of the
county got about $4,000 annually from
the saloons. and those OF the city about
half that sum. Under the new law the
schools will have to discover some other
source Of revenues. An appropriation
| by the legislature of $4,000 for the
| schools of the county will. however
soften the effects OF the blow. Says tbs
Advertiser: There are obvious criti-
csins to he made of the practice OF
| supporting the schools from such d
| source. so perhaps there will be some
permanent good from the situation
| whether prohibition sticks or not"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08

Madame 1aW IS dividing the nOnOrS
of the week with Governor Fernald.
In the sudden deaths Wednesday of
Fred Odlin of Lewiston and Fred At
wood of Winterport, Maine loses two
prominent citizens who will be widely
missed.
H. II. Patten of Bangor, for the past
four years county attorney of Penob-
scot county. has decided to leave Ban
ger, and will hang out his shinglc in
Boston.
Friends of generous Auburn wom-
an are having no small amount of fun
at her expense. While passing down
the street a few days ago she OBJ
served a man seated in a doorway. his
hat on the step beside him. Thinking
that he was begging, she dropped q
dime into his hat but the man was
only tieing his shoe lacings.
There was very pleasant reunion
at the State House this week when
Representatives Kelley of Boothbay
and Morse of Belfast met and shook
hands At the session of 1891 these
| two young men were pages for the
| House. At that time both Of them
decided that some day they would
come back as members. and this win
| ter. IL years later, they are making
| their determination good.
With this weeks issue the Belfast
Journal enters upon it's S1st year This
is one of the best of our Maine weekles
| in appearance in contents. in tone and
in general enterprise. Only a few
papers in the State are older than our
Belfast contemporary-the Kennebec
Journal is ITS senior by exactly three
years-and we all join in congratula-
tons and good wishes.
At the probate court held in Els
worth this week Judge Chase issued an
order of the court that hereafter and
until otherwise ordered the probate
court of Hancock county will be held
at Ellsworth the first Tuesday of each
month. Heretofore the February and
December terms We're held at Bucks
port. the July and September terms at
Bluehill and the May term at Bar IIar-
Dor. Much inconvenience was caused
thereby, and the petition for the
change Just made was signed by prac-
tlcally the full bar of the county.
Portland Argus: Saco's Board of
Trade is displaying an activity which
should hiring ooodlv hapoitc 70 Tho t,,,;,,
city on the easterly bank of the sinu-
Gus stream that plays such an impor-
tant part in Names industrial life. At
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08

Rhode Island which has been stray
ing bit from the path strayed back
again in November, and with the in
auguration this week of Governor Pot
hier all six OF New England's chief eN-
ecutives are Republicans
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08

Two former football heroes have
been placed in charge of the New York
street cleaning department which
should go far to supply it with a much
needed supply of the strenuous life
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08

oklahoma prisoners confined in Kan
sas prisons have struck for tooth pow
der and perfumcry. Possibly the Ok
lahoma constitution provides for such
supplies. 1t covers most everything.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08

In Texas a member of the LegiSla-
ture got into a row with an Indian on
the opening day of the session and
shot him dead, and in Massachusetts a
member himself suddenly died upon
the opening day. All serene here in
Maine thus far
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08

There appears to be q very general
opinion abroad in the world that China,
under it's new regime. has turned her
back upon the era of reform, and is
moving back to tine conditions of the
past
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08

One Spangier who predicted that the
world would come to an end in 1905. has
now taken his place in the long line Of
discredited prophets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08

If Castro is the real fire-eater he has
been advertised to be he can easily
demonstrate the fact by returning to
Venezuela.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08

After a very frosty recent experience
in mis- aeroplane Wilbur Wright will
probably decide to fly South.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08

In the River LEX, Holland, aiiu ~
connecting canal to Amsterdam ii
traffic amounts to over 10000 vesse's
all kinds per annum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08
The State Valuation.
POrtland PreSSl

(Portland PreSS.)
Some Of our Democratic friends have
shown in the recent past great con-
Germ over what they called the Jump
ing up of the State valuation, claim
ing that the increase was unwarranted
and that it was made the shield and
cover of extravaganza However, the
State board of assessors, one third of
which is Democratic, keeps right on in
It's reprehenSible course of reporting
the growing wealth of the State. 1t is
the Democratic plan Of campaign
bicnnially to groan and put on an air
of gloom and try to make folks be-
lieve that under Republican rule and
the prohibitory law their substance is
wasted and the State is going to the
dogs. The majority of the people are
not fooled. however, for they under
stand that this is largely theatrical
and done for effect on the vote, and
after the election is over the Demo-
Gratis put off their habiliments of woe
and become quite cheerful and reason
able till the next election comes round.
The State assessors acting as a
board of equalization reports the tenth
biennial valuation of the State as fol-
lows:
Cities. towns and planta
tions, $3s5.622,171
Wild lands, 41,279, $50
Growth on public lots, 10000
Totals. s42S,212,465
This valuation represents an in
crease above the State valuation Of
1905 of S3S,479,475, made up of an in
crease of s24,4SS0O7 on real estate Of
towns. cities and plantations. $780,
553 on personal estate, and $5,030.915
on wild lands and public lots. In other
words. the State valuation is S42S, 000,-
600. and it has increased $33 900, 00t IN
two years or at thesrate Of over $16.-
100000 a year; and the increase in the
municipalities has been eight per cent
and in the unincorporated places 1872
per cent From this we see that the
tax on wild lands is going up. slowly
perhaps but surely. by the process of
increasing the taxable values. and it is
going up faster than the taxation in
the incorporated places. This APP
pears to be chiefly the result of the
policy OF exploring the wild lands and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08
Dailv kennebec Journal
ESTABLISHED 1895

No notice whatever will b taken OF
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be hold response.
BILE for the preservation or return of
rejected communications
Address oil communications rotating
to subscriptions and advertisements
to BURLEIGH & FLYNT. Pub
Nshers, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08

Forty state legislatures will be il
session during the year 1909.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08

The German Kaiser is now living the
simple life, and not saying much about
it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08

Queen Helena of Italy is proving
her right to the title.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08

Don't forget to post that new diary
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08

Madame Yaw is dividing the honors
Of the week with Governor Fernald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08

Portland Argus: Sacos Board of
Trade is displaying an activity which
should bring goodly benefits to the twin
city on the easterly bank of the sinu-
Gus stream that plays such an impor-
tant part in Names industrial life. At
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08

II. Fl. Patten of Bangor. for the past
scot county. has decided to leave Ban
ger, and will hang out his shinglc in
Boston.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-04-23
WEST CORINTH.

Mrs. Arthur Gordon is i'll, also
Horace Thompson and both areiun-
der the treatment of DIR. Blodgett.
Gerald Virgins is gaining and is
so he goes out of doors.
Very little sugar has been made
in this part of the town and what
has been made is of Inferior quality
We are informed that Miss Grace
Adams of Barnet is to teach the
Spring term of school here and
Edith Blake at the corner.
Miss Emma Frances Guild is ex-
pected to.be here the second Sun
day in May to remain a few weeks,
she is the lady who spoke here one
Sunday in the winter about her
work in the slums in New York, she
is a fine singer as well as an in
teresting speaker although she says
she can't preach.
c. L. Speare was in Barre city on
business one day last week.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-04-23
WEST FAIRLEE CENTER

CAS- weather-beaten ship arrived
on happy shore"
On Friday, April 9Th, after an
illness Of twenty-eight months,
Mary Niles Child entered into rest.
She was the eldest of the four chill
dren of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel South
worth of this town, all Of whom, ex-
cepting a sister, have passed on.
In 1862 Mary Niles married Mr.
Henry Child OF this town. He died
in 1875, and soon after, she re-
turned to her fathers house which
has since been her home. She was
de-cended from a line Of Puritan
ancestors, and her great-grand-
father was the first deacon in the
Congregational church in this place.
She was also a descendant OF the
Niles family. Mrs. Niles circle Of
friends included all who had ever
known her. Her pastor, physician,
neighbors, and even those who had
barely seen her. in ministering to
her comfort found themselves min
istered to in greater measure. She
was very warm in, her friendships.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-04-23
CHELSEA.

Miss Emma W Hatch has gone
to Newbury to teach a spring term
of school.
Miss Mary Mcclure of Montpelier
has been visiting her cousin Mrs. j..
NJ. Comstock.
Mrs. Jennie Robbins has vacated
the house on No. Main street which
she recently sold to Stanley Wilson,
and has gone to Tunbridge to re-
side with her daughter, Mrs. Harry
Flint.
Rev. and Mrs. Fred Daniels are
at Hardwick attending conference.
Mrs. o. ID. Tracy, who has been
quite i'll the past two weeks, is bet
ter and able to be out.
George Chase is clerking at the
hotel.
The bobbin shop is running again
with a full force Of help.
Rev Fred Poole Of Barre preach
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-04-23
ORFORDVILLE.

Mrs. Harris is slowly impro, INC
The little son Of Mr. and Mrs W.
A. Horton, who has been verv IN
with pneumonia is on the gain
Sam Mousley is quite sick.
Charles Washburn returned to
Tilton to school Mond.
Harvey Washbun went 90 South
Dakota, about two weeks AGO
Where he is to be emplo ed on a
large wheat farm.
Leon Martin Of Bradford /. Of
work for II. Z. Mori.Hn
Mr.. ana Mrs. II. + Morrison have
recently been called lost J5HnsbYr,.
and to Colebrook : the destb ~
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. vim Marsh and
daughter have BIN visiting -
mother Mrs. Gun neh1m.
Ms Walter ,aub1rn has bo.a
spending several DAYS with re.stiyes
at Etna.
Schools commenced Monday thor,
is a class Of nine berinne.s IN -
room
Eugene CrUss is atwo-k for nj.
and Son 81 Lyme. '1'
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-04-23
LYME CENTER

+. B. Alden is sick with diphthe
ria and the village school is closed
Nathan Wing has gone to Chate
quay, n. Y, with his daughtel
Ruth, where she intends to remain
this summer.
George Pushee is in Lebanon at
tending court as juror.
d Mrs. McEwan is working for
George Mayo.
Mrs. Jane (Breck) Mott. wife Iof
Edward Mott, died last Sunday
morning after months of suffering.
Funeral from the Baptist church
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. B. VI.
officiating. Mrs. Mott is
by two sisters, Mrs. Mercy
Merrill and Mrs. George Keith Of
this town.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-04-23
FAIRLEE, VT.

and her last words were: "Give my
love to all my friends"
The funeral service was at the
home Monday at 2 p. m, Rev. B.
H. Penwarden officiating. There
were beautiful flowers from the
Halves cousins and Mrs. Abba
Southworth of Boston, and others.
:, The immediate relatives to mourn
her loss are her sister Minnie, a
nephew, Niles Southworth, agniece,
Mrs. Glenn Douglas with their
mother, Mrs. Samuel c. lSouth-
worth, and the children Of her
brother James of Newbury.
"You shall wander in cool fragrant
gardens
With those who have loved you
best,
And the hopes that were lost in
life's journey,
You shall find in the City of Rest"
For the many acts of kindness,
and to all who have in any way
made the days brighter for our
dear one during her long sickness,
we would hereby express our thanks
and appreciation.
Miss Minnie p. Southworth,
Mrs. S. G. Southworth,
Niles Southworth.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-04-23
FAIRIEE.

Lee Andrews was in Boston on
business last week.
We. Woodward was called tc
Mortified, Mass, by the death Of
his mother.
Miss Rose Renfrew of Maiden,
Mass, is visiting at her home here,
& Mrs. Milliken of New York has
arrived at the Lake and is finishing
her cottage and getting it in readi-
ness for the summer.
School opened Monday with Miss
Efie Moore of Island Pond in the
Grammar room and Miss Florence
Titus of Vershire in the Primary
room.
Messrs. Martin & Cowdrey have
opened a harness shop in one of the
rooms under Mr.. Hard's hall. They
are living in rooms in A. Adams
studio.
During the shower Monday after
noon a breeze came up which blew
over one of the flag poles and tip
ped over load of hay.
Both portable mills are shut
down for the summer.
A. w. Paine is moving to his
place in the village this week.
Mrs. Stedman Hayes passed away
at the home Of her son, Norman
Hayes in Manchester, N. H., last
Friday. She had been i'll about
four weeks with cold which ter
minated in heart failure. She wa:
IS years old last February. The
greater part of her life had been
spent in Fairlee, where she had
many friends. The remains were
brought here for burial Monday af'
ternoon accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Hayes of Manchester
N. H., and Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie:
Hayes of Newport.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-04-23
OXFORD


Miss Bertha Wetherbee has re-
turned to her home in No. Haver-
hill where she is attending high
school.
Miss Marjorie Kenyon of Brad
lord has been a guest of Ruth Carr.
MIR and Mrs Chas Bombard have
gone to Lyme to live.
Miss Helen Carr has the measles
Mrs. Chas Mann of NewYork has
been spending a week or two at
her summer home here.
Mr. and Mrs Taylor of Fairlee will
occupy a tenement in the house of
Mrs. Fred E. Still after the first of
May.
Miss Addie Bedell has been visit
ing friends in Morrisville VT.
w. H. Marshall has been quite
sick for a week with a severe cold
and cough at one time pneumonia
seemed to be emminent.
schools begin Monday with Miss
Riley and Miss Carpenter as teach
eFs.
Miss Gladys Lee is boarding with
Mrs. Ingerson.
creased her stock of ladies' fur
nishing goods and has very at
tractive display.
Marcus Still watching the high
water in the river the other day
saw a fox being carried away
by the tide. he was able to rescue
it and after being warmed and leo
Master Renaud seemed none the
worse for his icy plunge.
The water in the river has been
higher than for many years over
flowing the banks and covering the
meadows. At Judge Johnson's place
water surrounded the barn so it
was necessary to remove the stock
from the stables in the base
ment and the highway was render
ed impossible for few days.
Mr. Chas Colby of Mass. was in
town las tweek to secure an agent
for the sale of the Hubbard Ferti-
lizer. David Coburn was engaged
to att as local agent.
The people of this community
were greatly shocked on April 14th
when it was known tina tMrs. Mar
tina Gardner had been called to the
great beyond during the night. But
few had heard of her illness which
was of only two days duration and
her death was not expected by her
immediate family until a few hours
before she passed away. She was
women much respected and be-
loved by all her acquaintance One
VINO by reason of her devotion to
home and family went but little in
to soeieN yet always interested
in all and ready to do anything in
her power to assist others. Her
age was IS years, months, day
having been born in Lyme Jan u,
1871 a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs,
Benjamin Smith, married Nov. 6,
18S9to Frank Gardner of this town
where they have since lived. Be
sides her husband she leaves to
mourn her loss, five sons and one
daughter, the eldest eighteen,
the youngest three years of age,
a father, three sisters, four broth
ers and host of friends. Funeral
occurred at her late home Friday
April 18th, Rev. H. Q. Ward Off
Geo. Niles, director,
music by a quartette. Burial at
the Oxford street cemetery. The
family have the sympathy of all
neighbors and friends in this great
card of Thanks.-We wish to ex-
tend our sincere thanks to all
who so kindly assisted us at the
death and burial of our beloved
one, also those who contributed
lowers and to the singers.
Frank II Gardner and family.
Benjamin Swift and family.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-04-23
CORINTH.

The sugar season. scenes to be
about warmed up, and has on the
whole been very unsatisfactory,
and in some cases Improbable,
Unusual labor was required to get
into the woods in the beginning,
and when the snow broke up, it
went with a rush. 1t is estimat-
ed that less than one half the us
ual quantity has been made in town
which in many instances the quail
ty has not been up to the stand
ard. This however has had the
effect of bringing out all the old
sugar so that next season ought to
be a good one.
That part of the knight farm
lying North and West of the Pike
Hill Road has been sold to John B..
Williams who has taken possession.
The Jackman Bros. had previously
bought most of the timber.
While on a "cruise" a few days
ago the writer was shown some,
handsome specimen of photograph
work and drawings executed by
Verna White, the twelve yearsold
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.Charles
E. White, which would be credit to
much older artist. Another eX-
ample talent is the wood work of
Master Leon Merrill also aged 70
who has his home at H. NJ. Taplin's
almost unaided he has built a set
of traverse sleds, saving out the
runners, beams etc, from ash board
and has now in course of construc
ton a miniature barn, 2 by 4 feet
in size all framed together with
mortice and lennon in way which
few of our modern carpenters I'M
derstand.
The following clipping from a re
cent Boston Journal will be of in
terest to many of our readers. The
citizens of Corinth have reason to
hold the Blake family name in kind
Iy remembrance.
After a courtship that was drawn
through twenty years while the
bride-to-be devoted herself to her
father and other members of her
family who needed her care, John
Kelly a well known westerner, has
come to this city to make Miss Su-
sic Blake of Melrose his wife. The
reason Mr.. Kelly has had to wait
SO long. blushingly explained Miss
Blake Yesterday afternoon. us
plhPIy that NY ldIn6I ANU luuSCo
the whole family has needed my
care and attention. Mr.. Kelly and
l became engaged when were very
young, but the wedding has been
put off time and time again. This
time it Ia settled. 1t will take place
III Two months. Miss Blake is we'll
known in society and literary cir
cles IN Boston and Melrose Among
her intimate friends is Miss Gerald
inc Farrar,of whom she is a stauch
admirer and supporter. The we'd
ing will be quite and after ashort
trip they will reside in
San Francisco.
Justin Richardson passed to the
higher life Monday morning the
10th inst. Mr.. Richardson has been
i'll since January, the immediate
cause of death was heart failure.
He was the son of James M. Rich
ardson by his first wife he leaves
a devoted wife and two half
brothers to mourn their loss, since
he has been sick Rev. Mr.. Owens
visited him and administered the
of baptism, feeling that
1t was his duty to fulfill all the law
as laid down by the saviour. Mr..
age was 81 years,
and 81 days. The funeral
was on Wednesday at Waits River
Rev. Mr.. Owens officiating.