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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
WINDSOR FAIR
Opens Wednesday With
Promising Outlook.
Stables Are Full Of Clever
Actors Ready for Races.
Track in Good C0ndition.-.Fine Dis.
play by Four Oranges.

South Windsor, Me-, Sept. 90
opening day of the Cpd annual exhibit
ton of the South Kennebec Agricul-
tural Society at South Windsor
Wednesday, was small on account of
the storm OF the previous day, which
left the roads during the forenoon in
All almost impossible condition. The
roads began to dry out by noon so that
a considerable number of people found
their way to the fair grounds during
the afternoon.
The track has dried off much better
than was expected and it will be in
good condition for the races Thursday.
The feature OF the day Wednesday
was the arrival of the race horses and
lay nightfall ~ as good race horses as
there are i'm this section were in their
stalls ready for the races of Wednes-
day and Thursday AS many more may
be expected to arrive Thursday and
there never Yves 4 finer outlook for the
races at Windsor fair than this year.
The storm simply had the effect of
setting the entire fair program ahead
ofe Gay. Wednesday was preparation
day, as Tuesday would have been had
it not been for the storm. Thursday
Will be the second day of the fair and
Friday the closing day. The program
fer Thursday is an excellent one and
should draw a big crowd. The exhibit
ton of town teams at 10 A. M. will be
the first event of the day and it is eX-
pected that at least 80 yoke of cattle
will be seen. The judging of neat stock.
sheep, swine and poultry will be in
progress during the forenoon. Some of
the neat stock commenced to come in
Wednesday afternoon. but most of the
horses and cattle will not be brought
to the grounds until Thursday. An eX-
cellent display may be expected, for
!. .ndsor fair brides itself upon the
Continued on Page Eighty
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
Rivers and Streams Swo||en--Train Service De
observation-disclosures and Bridges in Danger--B.
"a. Engineer Pinned Under Derai|ed En-
gine--Dies from Injuries Received.

No danger is apprehended for other
stores or for dwelling houses in the
village.
Forty guests of the Silver Lake ho-
tel at katahdin Iron Works passed a
sleepless night out of doors last night,
fearing, that the sudden rise of Silver
lake would sweep away the hotel. No
damage was done, however, and to-
night the situation there was greatly
improved, the water apparently hav-
ing stopped rising.
AT Milo. on the pleasant river below
Brownvillc, q crew of 100 men have
been at work all day dynamiting logs
to break uD a jam against a steel
bridge across the river. Many farmers
in the lowland districts have sought
safety tonight on the higher ground
with their families, leaving their stock
on the havmows of their barns.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

course FiscataQuis county found So
rious situation with which to cope to-
day.
Here at Dover the water Is the hi2h-
est ever before known. 1t became nee
essary during the night to call out the
employees at the Mayo wooden mills In
order that the movable property might
be taken from the building before the
waters of the river flooded the struc-
ture.
At Guilford over 100000 feet OF
lumber broke away from the Guilford
Lumber Cos. place and went surging
down the stream.
Telephone and telegraph commune
cations throughout the county were
seriously hamnered all day today, az
a result OF the storm.
Train service at Milo was at a stand
stiIl and a washout GO feet In length
was discovered on the railroad track,
Just below Shirley today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
PEARY Will NOT DISCUSS CON-
TROVERSY REGARDING COOK.
Nothing to Say About 1t Until His State
ment Is Published---WillT Take Part in
HudsOn.FultOn Parade If the
Roosevelt Arrives in Time.

Portland, Me. Sept. 29.-Commander
Robert e. Peary is resting in Portland
tonight and il his Arctic ship Roose-
welt reaches New York by tomorrow,
the explorer will leave for New York
to take part in the Fulton
naval pageant on Friday. The explorer
reached here tonight from Bar Harbor,
where he has been in consultation with
General Hubbard, president of the
Pearv Arctic Club, on the proofs which
will he made public later to show that
DR.. Cook was not at the pole.
..I will take part in the Hudson-Fui-
tor parade if the Roosevelt arrives
In New York in time, but it may be
that the shin has been held back by
the heavy Storm" said Commander
Peary.
.There is nothing to say about the
Cook controversy and I will not talk
about it until after my statement mas
been issued. I Go not propose to answer
any inquiries that may be put to me
regarding the matter Gen. Hubbard
win make public the statement ana ne
win go to New York verv soon an"
confer with the officers of the club on
the matter"
Commander Peary denied tonight
that he mad sent any message to r,a.'
whitney at st. Johns. complaining tt
whitney for not telling him fully what
was contained in DR.. Cooks belongings
at Etah.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

he landed on a log that lay III his path
the machine alighteG safely.
Satisfied with the result of his carry
morning trial. Mr. Curtiss, with the aiG
of his assistant, guided the machine
under its own motive power back to
the shed in which it was housed
THE first blood" said Mr. CurtiSs
as one Of those who witnessed the
flight. srasped his hand. "She runs
Well" he added. but it requires a
longer start on the ground than
usually have to make. 1t rides smooth
ly and | am we'll satisfied with it
Continued on Page Twelvc.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
BALDWIN HAS a DUCklNG.

New York, Sept. %. Tomlinson got
away in his dirigible balloon at 1916
and Baldwin AT 1.39 in the race to AL
bany for the New York World prize.
Captain Baldwin and his dirigible
balloon fell into the Hudson river OFF
Spuyton nuyIl Creek but both the
man and his airship We're uninjured.
A Warship anchored off Spuyten Duy-
vii put out two launches which got I'M
der RaldWin's balloon as it came gent
~ down and caught it before it touched
the water. Airship and navigator We're
then toWed safely ashore
Capt. Baldwin said the framework of
his gar was loosened by the vibration
Of his engine and began to fall apart.
He then stopped the engine, opened
the gas bag and alighted in the river.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
ToDlYs JOURNAL CONTENTS

Page One.
TELEGRAPH Storm Plays Havoc in
Some Parts of Maine-Windsor Fair
Opened Wednesday-Peary Will Say
Nothing More Until His Statement Is
Published-The Hudson Fulton Celebra-
the Balloonist, Gets Ducking in Hudson;
Testing the Aeroplanes-C. Fl. Richards
Death at Camden Was Accidental.
Page Two.
LOCAL AND TELEGRAPH-Pit tsfeld,
skowhegan and Gardiner Local News.
Page Three.
LoCAL-WatervilIe. Fairfield and Oak
land Local News.
Page Four.
SPORTING AND FINANCIAL-Detroi
Fakes Double-header from Boston--PhIi-
aadelphia Splits Even with Chicago--New
York Wins Twice from st. Louis-Other
Seores-flarvard Defeats Rates at Foot
ball II to 0-Yale Defeats Weseyan-Oth-
er Football Results-Boxng,R Racing and
Other Sports-The Markets.
Page Five.
/ STATE AND MISUNDERSTANDING
School Notes Church and Pastor-Tele-
graph. <
Page Six.
z EDITORIAL-The Spirit off Tolerance
indemnity for Spain--The Beef Situation
-briefs-Maine Gossip-PresS Comments
Page Seven. . H.
CLASSIFIED ADS-Male and Female
help Wanted-Reak Estate for Sale
rnouses, Stores, etc, to Let-Lost anc
Tound-Boats. Motors, etc, for Sale
business Cards-Railroads.
Page Eight.
TELL Experimentation Encampmen
M Ui =. V. U. Opens at Auburn--Windsol
Page Nine.
cLOCAL-State House News-Superiol
Sourt Report-County News.
Page Ten.
LoCAI-Howell-M Mel. aughlin Wedding
LOCAL Amusements-Curren Events Clul
Local Brefs--Cumberland County Re
scrpt-County News.
Page Eleven.
LOCAL-Change of Time on NJ c. r
R-Local Briefs
Page Twelve.
TELEGRAPH
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

Bar Harbor, Me-, Sept. 29.-After a
two-days conference with General
Thomas III. Hubbard. president of the
Peary Arctic Club, outlining the plans
of camnaign to determine whether DIR.
Cook reached the pole or not. Com
marder Robert +. Peary, accompanied
by his wife, left here today for ms
home at Eagle Island.
The explorer declared that only zen
erai Hubbard and himself had knowi-
edge of what was contained in the
statement. which would be issued lat
er to show that Dr.. Cook could not
have reached the boreal point. General
Hubbard will express no lndivlduai
opinion on the statement. saying tnat
must he done by the Peary Arctic Clup
as, unanimous body.
i This was the position taken by Cen
eral Hubbard yesterday in stating
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
six BURcLARlEs
Said to Have Been Admitted by N. w.
GRAHAM at Portland.

Portland. Me-, Sept. o. Charging
that he is a second Bill Sykes. Madam
Webster GRAHAM of East Cambridge
was brought before the police court
today and held for hearing in the
superior court. The police say that
the young man has confessed to elk
burglaries which he perpetf< this
city within few weeks. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
c. H. Richards, Camden,
Met Accidental Death,
Rankin Manslaughier CAST
Portland Burglar Contessas.
Cape Elizabeth Shooting Case Cen.
iinusd tdi0si. s.

Camden. Me-. Sept. 29.-AThe fowl
play theory in the case of Charless{f.
Richards. aged II years, who. WIS
found badly cut and bruised and who
later died, was dropped today. State
Detective w. II. Kallock, after an I'M
vestigation announced today that. the
man evidently fell into a ,15-f foot ditch.
the sides of which were covered with
stones and wood. and that he received
his bruises in the fall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
A Big Rise at Bangor.

Bangor. Me-, Sept. 29-At midnight
a depth of feet and s inches Of water
was flowing over the crest Of Bangor
dam. rise of % inches since day
break and of feet and inch since
Sunday. The river and its tributaries
are now slightly higher than during the
freshet last spring with every prospect
of considerable further rise in the next
"A hours.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
MANY WASHOUTS
Are Reported Along the Canadian
Pacific-Trains All Late.

st. John. n. b.. Sept. ga heavy
rain today following the copious show
ers. which have fallen every day since
last Thursday, caused number of
washouts on the railroad lines and in
some cases demoralized schedules.
Montreal and Boston trains are hours
behind time. the latter being from two
to five. hours in arrears Of their sched-
Continued on Page sTwefve.l
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
QUESTIONS OWN So
Rankin, Charged With MAnttatdhtsr
Wants Examins tion. III

Alfred, Me-, Sept. 29--On advice 81
his counsel Fred Rankin, who was
charged in court today with killing
his housekeeper at Kennebunkport last
July pleaded not entity and requested
to be taken to the Name Hospital for
the Insane at tAugustl Tor an exanina-
ton regarding hiss Rankin was
indicted by the last rand Jury on the
charge Of manslAsa5l fter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
n
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Rev. John Hogan. who for some
Tine has been assistant at the Houlton
.atholic church. has been transferred
W Lewiston as an assistant pastor.
rev. Father Hines of South Brewer
VIII go to Houlton.
Aiired Levasseur of Auburn. who has
enjoyed only three years of liberty since
serving a H-years sentence in the New
hampshire state prison. was sentenced to
~ years of hard labor in the State prison
~ ihomaston by Justice Spear at the SUI
p'eme court, Auburn. late Tuesday after
nooh for felonious assault on Mary Ann
.-apointe, aged ., of Auburn. to which he
mad pleaded guilty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

Plans are under way for re-capi
talization Of the extensive mills al
Webster. Mass. of s. Slater & Sons
Incorporated. whereby the great trust
estate is to be sold. $2,000,000 of 20
year bonds and $250O 600 of preferred
stock is to he issued, and the plant Il
the Moore Spinning Co, at North
Chelmsford is to be acquired. Thu
probate court has been petitoned t.
this effect, a citation which has been
issued being rcturnable oct u
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Sept. 29.-With the eX-
ception of the Great Lake region,
where rain is falling, fair weather now
prevails in all districts east of the Pa
cific coast states. The disturbance in
the Lake region is moving eastward
very slowly. The temperature has ris-
en- in the Atlantic states, with the eX-
ception of Maine, New Hampshire and
portion of Vermont. Generally fair
weather will continue Thursday and
Friday in all districts east of the Rocky
mountains. except that showers will
occur Thursday in the North Atlantic
states Cooler weather from the North
west will reach the north Atlantic
states during Friday. The winds along
the New England coast Will be moder
ate southeast, shifting to south; mid
die Atlantic coast moderate, variable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
HE WEATHER
SHCWERS-FAlR FRIDAY.

Washington, Sept. 29.-Forecast for
New England: Showers Thursday.
Friday fair and cooler; moderate south
to northwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

Portland, Nc, Sept. 29.-One of the
worst floods in the history of northern
Maine resulting from the heavy rain
TALL of the last few days. has already
caused great damage in Aroostooh
Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset and
Washington counties, and in many
places tonight the swollen rivers We're
still rising and threatening further de-
struction. YVashouts on railroad lines
have intertered greatly with traffic,
and in some sections trains are at a
standstill and cities and towns are cut
off from rail communication with the
rest of the State. One death has been
reported due to the flood, that of
Charles f. Kcefe of Bangor, Bangor
< .Aroostouk Railroad engineer, who
was caught under his engine when his
train was derailed today by a washout
near West Schools.
In addition to the washout at West
Seboes, another on the same line near
Dyer Brook station was reported to-
night. Two passenger trains were
stalled between these two WashOutS
with small prospect of relief before to-
morrow and possibly not until Friday.
The Maine Central, Washington Coun-
ty and Canadian Pacific Railroads also
suffered severely from WaShoutS. the
roadbed in various places being under
water. The Maine Central has notified
shippers that no freight will be re-
ceved for Washington county points
until further notice on account of
washouts along that division.
Worst of the freShet damage thus far
has been along the smaller streams,
notably along the st. CroiX river at
Calais and the Pleasant and Piscata
quls rivers in the vicinity of Dover,
but it is feared that the flood water
by tomorrow on the larger rivers, es-
)ecially the Penobscot, which has been
rising rapidly all day. Already several
millions of feet of logs have been car
ried down stream by the breaking, OF
an upper boom at Argyle on the Pc
nobscot. but thus far the lower booms
holding the great mass of logs have
held firm. Between the boomS at Ole
Town and the lower mills at Bangor
are 45,000,000 feet of logs. 1t will be sew
eral days probably before the water
reaches it's full height at Bangor.
Meanwhile every precaution is being
taken for the safety of the logs.
In Calais. this State, and st. Stephen
n. B., portions of the streets were I'M
der water all day. Tonight there had
been no further rise in the st. Croix
river at those points, and it was hoped
that the crisis of the flood had passed
Calais was tonight without electric
lights on account of the high water
but there was an ample gas supply.
Many bridges and small culverts ir'
the country districts near Calais were
carried away during the day by the
rising waters. In that section of the
State, tho extreme east, the rain still
continued tonight, though the wealth
nr was clear in other sections.
! In Washington county, as well as in
Aroostook and Piscataquis counties
much damage has been done by the
flood in the great potato growing sec
tions in the lowlands Other unhar-
vested crops have all suffered heavy
damage.
In Piscataquis the greatest damage
was along the Piscataquis and Pleas
ant rivers, which were all at freeh"'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
CAPE ELlzAsETH sHoorlSc.
Case Of sportirsn ejrjna u On ~
Goes Over 10 Oct. 3.

Portland, Me-. Sept. 2s.--Benjanniii
F. Brown and Edward .. JoruoA, botis
prominent residents of Cape EIfsabetii.
were brought before the court here to-
day and charged with shootini II Two
special police officers who wsr5l guard
ing the Great Duck pond. Th1 - -
were continued until oct. &. IS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
Boston Forecast.

Boston, Sept. 29.-Forecast: Thurs
day fair except possibly light showers
in the afternoon or night. light south
west winds. Friday fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
! zsflkl

= Along these rivers, several million
feet of logs broke away from thei.
oooms and piling up against dams and
bridges formed jams which tonight
were a source of ever growing menace
to the villages below. At the railroad
bridge over the Pleasant river at
Brownvlle. on the Bangor & Aroostoos,
Railroad, a dam of logs was piled up
tonight 10 feet higher than the bridge
and the water held back by this dam
was constantly spreading over tbs
country above the bridge.
A portion of an abutment of the COW
cred highway bridge below the railroad
bridge at Brownville was carried away
and also a portion Of a dam located
between the two bridges.
Raiiroad officials sent men to the
scene today to pull up a section OF the
railroad bridge to relieve the pressure,
but the Brownviile town authorities,
hearing that the highway bridge would
ne swept away by the flood released
above, protested against the use of
dynamite. The railroad men abandoned
their purpose for a time, but it was
feared tonight that the recourse to
dynamite may still be necessary.
The telegraph and telephone lines
running across the highway bridge
were cut by the linemen in the expec-
tation that the bridge would be swep,
away so that there was no wire COM
mhnication with Brownville tonight.
The stocks of goods in Barton's feed
store and F. L. Casey's hardware store
close to the river bank at Brownville
have been removed TO places OF safety.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

that he did not care to go on record as
saying that the Peary statement
proved that DIR. Cook did not find the
pole.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
THE PIscATAouIs RIVER
Out Of 6ounds-Sweeping Logs Down
River and Threatening Hridoes.

Bower. Me-, Sept. 29.-With the Pis-
cata0iiis river at freshet pitch and with
millions Of feet Of logs piled up against
ME da1sis an4 the bridges ali along It's
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

~ is Proposed to convert BLACKWELL
.sahd, New York, now used for penal in
sututions into the greatest tuberculosis
sanatorium in the world.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
1904
~. CIGAR.

.i e s sEssss s.p e ssees 10y q.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-01-14
ut eUds his cypress .utss that qtue ut<
CtOltn to qiO1L."

ut ecas his cypress ,ptsh that gtue nt<
UtOlt1s to 9toaI."
saw his vindictive face. Jessica,
crouched on the Knob, had seen him
come and now depart, pack on back,
and guessed that the pair had parted
company. Her whole being famed
with sympathy. She could see his
malignant scowl plainly from where
she leaned, screened by the bushes.
1t terrified her. What had passed be-
tween them in the cabin? She left
the Knob wondering.
All that evening she was ill at ease.
At midnight, sleepless, she was look.
ing out from her bedroom window
across the phantom peopled shadows,
where on the face of the pale sky the
stars trembled like slow tears. Anx.
iety and dread were in her heart; a
pale phantom of fear seemed lurking
In the shadows; the night was full of
dread.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-01-14


was the prime subject Of conversation
For half year the place had known
but one other event as startling. That
was the finding some months before
Of dead body-that Of q comparative
stranger in the place thrust beneath
thicket on Smoky. mountain, on the
very claim which now held Prender-
CAST and his partner.
The amen corner" Of the Mountain
Valley House had discussed the pros
and cons exhaustively. There were
many who sneered at the loss of mem.
DRY and took their cue from Devlin.
who. smarting from his humiliation
and nursing venom, revamped suspi-
cions wherever he showed his battered
face. In his opinion Hugh Stires was
playing slick game"
Your view is colored by your preju-
dices, Devlin,', said Fielder. Hes been
blacklS9 In the past granted. But
give the Eevil his due. AS for the
other ugly tale. there's no more evi.
dence against him than there is
against you or mey'
"They didn't find the body ON my
ground had been the others surly
retort. "and / didn't clear out the day
before either"
The phenomenon, however, whether
credited or poohpoohed. was draw.
ing card More than a few found oc.
'>----A T..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-01-14

The 1e,0eler aUetghed the dust aDtth q dts
t7"a1stful fro,O1s.
hydraulic company had been robbed
again. Some two months previously
there had occurred series of depre-
dations by which the company had
suffered. The boxes were not swept
of their golden harvest each day, and
in spite of all precautions coarse gold
had disappeared mysteriously from
the rifles, this, although armed men
had watched all night There had
been much guess work. The cabin on
the hillside was the nearest habitation
the company's flume disgorged its
flood in the gulch beneath it-and sus-
picion had eventually pointed its way.
The sudden ceasing OF the robberies
with the disappearance of Hugh Stires
had given focus to this suspicion
Now, almost coincident with his re-
turn, the thievery had recommended
It had been red letter day for Dew.
lin and his ilk, who caviled at the
more charitable OF all this, however.
the object of their II told you so"
was serenely ignorant
Entering the town, there were few
stirring on the sunny streets. but he
could not but be aware that those he
met stopped to gaze after him. Some
indeed followed His first objective
point was jewelers., where he could
turn his gold dust into reader coin
for needful purchases. He saw a
Sign next the Mountain Valley House
and entered
The jeweler weighed the dust. with
distrustful frown. but Harry's head
was turned away. he was reading a
freshly printed placard tackled on the
wall, an offer Of reward for the detec.
ton of the sluice thief. He read il
through mechanically. for as he read
there came from the street outside a
sound that touched a muffled chord in