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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-27

The Board of State Assessors is
making preparations for its annual
series of meetings with the local
boards of the cities, towns and planta-
tions of the State and will hold the
first meetings of the series the latter
part of June, beginning first in the
counties in which there are no cities.
They will make a very full and ex-
haustive examination this year, and
special pains will be taken to investi-
gate the conditions of all the larger
manufacturing plants in the State. not
emitting careful consideration of the
smaller towns, plantations and wild
lands. The first meetings will be
held in oxford and Franklin counties
as follows:
oxford county-At Fryeburg on
Tuesday, June u: at South Paris on
Thursday, June 80; at Rumford Falls
on Friday, June "a.
Franklin cOunty-At Phillips on
Tuesday, June %; at Pennington on
Wednesday, June 20.
A notice which has been filed at the
office of the secretary Of State certi-
fies that at special meeting of the
stockholders of the Ximena Home
Building Co., held at the office of the
company in Augusta on Monday, May
%, it was voted to decrease the capital
stock of the corporation from $4,000
to $4,000, divided into $50 shares of
the par value of 500 each. to be
known as common stock.
Another notice filed certifies that at
a special meeting of the stockholders
of the National Metal Seal Co., held
at the company's Office in Portland on
Saturday, May II, it was voted to in
crease the capital stock of the cor
poration from 100000 to 100000, said
| increase to be preferred stock and to
be issued in QQQ cha of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-27

The following corporation has filed
its certificate of organization at the Of
flee of the secretary of State:
Warning Signal Lamp Co., organized
at Augusta for the purpose of manu-
featuring and selling automobile We
hicles and all parts and accessories
thereof with 100000 capital stock, of
which nothing is paid in. officers
President, r. S. BuzZell of Augusta :;
treasurer, M. M. Farrar of Augusta.
Certificate filed May 25, 1910.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-27

one fifth, and still better one fourth,
that of the floor surface. Figure it
out for your own schoolroom.)
Blackboards between windows or
near them are bad for the eyes Eyes
are strained when the student is
forced into improper attitudes by
desks and seats not properly fitted to
him.
Various Suggestions-If the eyes of
an infant, four weeks old or less, be-
come Unnamed, report the case at once
to a physician. There is a stiff pen
atty for not doing SO, and well there
blindness are caused by the want of
prompt action in these infantile cases.
A person with inflamed eyes should
have wash bowls and towels of his
own, and otherwise should be extreme
ly careful not to let other persons
catch his trouble. Many inflamma-
tons of the eyes, particularly purulent
lnflammatlons, are very contagious.
Never pOultice an eye. There is ex-
IRENE danger in doing so.
Pain i'm or over the eye is a danger
signal which should receive prompt
attention. In persons past middle life.
pain and perhaps dimneSs of vision
may mean a disease which sometimes
destroys the sight very quickly, and
always pretty surely if not relieved
Gradual dimness of vision, usually
without pain, may presage Bright's
disease, cataract, or other serious local
or general disease.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

ner at the homo plate. Museller. in
left for Clovis. made the same kind
Of a play, but IT was not nearly so
long a throw, and there was mach
doubt as to waether the runner was
out, although called so.
An interesting rart of the game
was the batting record of two Roswell.
men, Nook and LeClair. Nook faced
the pitcher FIVE times. Citing one
hit and four bases on balls. LeClair
faced the pitcher five times, was hit
twice and given a base on balls.
The Clovis boys left Roswell for
their homes this morning. naturally
much pleased with the result of the
games. delighted with the town In
general and appreciative of the treat
nent given them while here and the
good attendance at the games.
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Chicago. April 3o.-AccorGing to
copyrighted story printed this
morning by the Chicago Tribune that
newspaper has in its possession the
sworn statement of Charles A. White.
member of the lower house of the
Illinois Legislature. from the forty
ninth district. charging William Lor-
liner was elected United States sena-
tor bv bribery and corruption.
White is Democrat. In his state
-nent he says ne received one thous-
and dollars fer voting for Lorimer.
This money, he alleges. was paid him
by Lee O'Neil Browne. the Democratic
leader iu the last legislature.
White also says he received nine
hundred dollars from the Jack Pot"
A term applied tn the alleged corrup-
tion fund distributed at the close OF
each session of the legislature. This
amount White alleges was paid him
in ST. Louis by Robert e. Wilson.
also a member of the legislature.
White says he saw other representa-
tives In Wilson's room at the South
ern hotel Just before he received his
money.
According to White ne was first
approached by Browne ON May "a.
1909, while the voting on for United
States senator. a deadlock had ex-
listed for some time. Browne asked
White If he -sould vote for Lorimer
and White said he would. They met
again the next day and Browne said
ne could pay one thousand dollars
and snare in the Jack Pot" for
Whites vote for Lorimer. According
to the statement. on the next day
Lorimer was elected on joint ballot,
many Democrats. among whom was
White, voting for him.
White alleges Browne paid him the
money At the time he received il,
White says Browne had tlirty thous
and dollars in a belt.
Efforts to Areach Senator Loriner
and Representative Wilson this
morning. were unsuccessful. but Lee
OiNeil Browne was found at his home
at Ottawa. Ill Over the telephone he
said:
These charges are remarkable
You should look up this man Waite
I don't know him very well, but
know his methods. White should re-
member in making these charges. that
7 hold and doubtless other members
of the assembly hold. his notes for
small amounts. touches" This will
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show the calibre of man he is. will
state fatty l never received or spent
one nickel in behalf of Senator Lori.
mer at Springfield"
Governor Deneeh said a searching
investigation of the charges is due
the people of Illinois.
States Attorney Wayman sent for
Representative White today in CON
nection with the latter's confession.
1t is believed White will be asked to
tell his story to a special grand jury
which is ordered to report on Tues.
day.
John c. Fetzer. who declares that
a ''slush fund of about two hundred
thousand dollars was used in advanc
ing legislation and city ordinances
desired by tae Chicago & Western
Indiana railroad entered into a con
ference vita States Attorney Way
nan this morning. The details have
not been made public bat develop
ments are expected when Fetzer tells
his sto-Y to the specia, grand jury on
Monday
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KILLED IN A
PRIZE FIGHT

San Francisco, April 30.-Owea
Moran, the English light weight pugi-
list. was formally. charged with man.
slaughter today as the result of the
death OF Tommy Mccarthy. ais OPP
ponent in last nigat's fight. Five 9th
ct men, the seconds and attendants
OF the two pugilists. are booked on
the same charge.
Tom MCCARTHY, the light weight
pugiiist of this city, who was knock
ed down and his skull fractured in
the 18th round of his figlt with Owen
Moran. of England. last night. died
of his injuries al St. Mary's hospital
at an early hour this morning.
McCarthy's skull was fractured
when Ae hit the floor. For more than
an aour he was under the knife on
the operating table. but all efforts to
save his life proved unavailing. Moran
and his seconds and McCarthy's
brothers. who acted as the dead pug
lists seconds. have all been arrest
ed.
What effect this will have on the
Jeffries-Johnsoa contest is a subject
of interesting speculation among fight
fans.
In his cell today Moran ;nourned
the death of his opponent. He said ii
was an accident bat a terrible one.
Then. wipng his eyes. the English
man declared the fight was a frame
up. the agreement being that McCar-
thy be allowed to stay fifteen rounds.
In the sixteenth he crossed over his
right and Mccarthy went down un-
conscious.
Moran spent the hate hours of the
night on his knees in his cell pray
Ing for tle recovery OF his opponent.
Sporting circles are greatly dis
turbed over the fatality Johnson has
cancelled his engagement to appear
In public exhibition tonight. Chief of
Police Martin said the game would
undoubtedly be given a black eye in
this city for some time. but SO far
as I know no official action will fol-
low the death, unless I am satisfied
the regulations covering the contest
were violated. To me il seems one of
those unfortunate accidents That
sometimes mar the pugilistic game as
well as the game of foot ball"
Jack Johnson, accompanied by his
trainers and sparring partners, ar
rived here last night. johnson was
met by Gleason and Tex Ricard. the
promoters OF the coming heavy weight
contest. They accompanied him to
Seal Rock, wlere Johnson will go in
TO training
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FUNERAL SERVICE FOR
MISS HARRIET FAWCETT

Funeral services for the late Miss
Harriet Fawcett, whose death has
been mentioned in the Record, were
held at four O'Clock this afternoon
at the residence at 500 North Lea av
enue. DIR. r. w. Longfellow officiating.
The body was then taken to the Dill
ley parlors and will be shipped to-
;.rorrow morning to the old nome in
Warsaw. Wis. The body will be ac
companied c to Warsaw by a brother
and a sister of the deceased. The
other brother and his wife will re-
main in Roswell.
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CLOVIS WON:
ASLAUGHTER

Roswell lost the third game to Clo-
Wis yesterday afternoon, giving the
| visitors two out of the series of three
in Roswell The defeat yesterday
was accompanied by tae most awful
carnage ever Witnessed OF a local
base ball battlefield Roswell had
enough hits and other evidences of
winning to take an ordinary game,
but Clovis came up with five home
runs, FIVE two base hits, ten singles.
seven bases on balls and five errors
ON the Roswell side and that gave
them the game with regular merry
go-aroand of runs. The final score
was fifteen to seven.
The game was aDouu even all the
way through except in batting. and
there the coal tossers from Clovis
had the local players out-classed. al
most two to one. LeClair as pitcher
started the game for Roswell and in
the first six innings thirteen hits
were made OF of him With nobody
out, Caldwell was put In tne box as
relief. But 1t seemed to make little
difference. All pitchers looked alike
10 that bunch of sluggers. The first
ball thrown by Caldwell was to Crow
ell and he knocked it over the fence
for a home RIM. clearing the bases
Then three men were out without
more scores. Wilson, of Clovis. got
a home run and single in that inn
ing.
In the seventh. the first two :nen
up got home runs. but only one more
hit was made off of Caldwell for the
rest of the game. Freeman getting a
two-bagger in the eighth.
If anybody thinks Roswell did not
bat i'ard they are mistaken. One home
run, four two-baggers, six singles, six
bases on halls, one sacrifice hit and
two hit by pitched balls was their
record.
While Wilson had an on day at
third for Roswell. only one error was
made by the rest OF the team. Clovis
had the same number of errors as
charged against Roswell. The feature
play OF the game was LeClair's throw
from center field, catching a base run
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BIG FRAME HOUSE BURNS; =. =.
OUT OF WATER DISTRICT.

A large. two story frame house, one
nile west of Main on Second street,
the property Of Nat Lendley. a resi-
dent of Kentucky, and occupied by
carpenter named Bennett. caught
fire from n defective kitchen flue at
10 90 TODAY and was completely de
stroyed, with most of the furniture.
The Fire Department responded TO
an alac-n but could do nothing as the
house was outside the water district.
The loss was complete, but the aouse
was insured for $500. which is
thought tn cover the worth of the
building.
Upon arriving at the house, the
ire department could find no person
who knew waere the occupants where
and it is thought they were away for
the day.
A sAed used as storage room for
line, near the new academic hall at
the Military Institute. caught fire
from Stacking lime at 10: 30 last night
but the flames were put out by the
night Waterman and officers of the
school without giving an alarm and
before any material damage was
done.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

called attention TO the value and
rarity of the different articles from
Washinston's First Home and a
Bachelors Reflections to Thor's Ham
ner and a Descendant of Ham.
The young people were taea led to
the museum to enjoy at pleasure the
wonderful collection of antiquities.
Each guest received a miniature
MEkrbasket, fOwer-ffaed, containing
notes of instructions for choosing
companions for refreshments. Cream.
cake and red and white saerbet were
served. after which funny stories
We're told and class songs sung.
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c. l.. Wilson Not Guilty.

The case of c. l. Wilson was tried
before Justice Culdice, of South
Spring. Thursday and the defendant
was found not guilty and discharged.
Wilson is proprietor of the Green
Front saloon in Roswell and was ac-
cused OF selling liquor to Bob Russell
after being notified by Mrs. Russell
not to do so. The defense was that
he had neither sold the whisky nor
had been notified. Mr. Wilson has been
proprietor of the Green Front only
a short time.
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CHARGED WITH KILLING
BRIDE WITH POISON.

Arkansas City. April SOL r. Pot
terton and Mrs. Emma Allen. his fos-
ter mother. were arrested today on
a coroner's warrant. charging them
with jointly causing the death by
poison of Mrs. Frances Kimznel Pot
terton, the young bride of Potterton.
who died suddenly last January The
cause of the death was given as
"Addison's disease" The warrant
charges tlat Mrs. Potterton was kill
ed with arsenic.
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FRISCO OFFICIAL RESIGNS
ON ACCOUNT OF GRATING

San Francisco, April 3U.-Harry p
Flannery, president of the San Fran
cisco police commission. who was in
dicted yesterday by the Marin county
grand jury for grand larceny in con
nection with recent raid on a fake
pool room in Sausalitoz. resigned his
Office early this morning. The resfg-
nation was promptly accepted by the
mayor. Flannery sent in a letter with
his resignation. saving he is the vic
tim of a conspiracy
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30
SENIORS ENTERTAINED AT
VAN vALkENBURG HOME

The Senior Class OF the Roswell
HigA School was entertained by Rev.
and Mrs. Van valken burg at their
home, 30S w. sta street last night
All but one of the class were pres
ent. The class coiors of red and white
we're used In simple decorations. The
social features were varied and more
OF less unique. One of the most en-
toyahle features was the examination
w hands only of some very rare cur
los and world wonders. The young
people sat IN a circle on the floor with
hands under a large sheet Mr.. Van
valkenburg described the unseeabls
exnibits. The first was the hand of
Columbus, secured when the body of
the famous explorer was interred at
Havana Then followed a peculiar
species OF sea-urchin. which would
not bite IL IL did prickle some. Then
came a piece OF the weeping rock
brought from It's island home where
once on a time two lovers had chosen
20 die togetaer, and at the touch of
human hands corious weeping result
ed. The hast object was peculiarly
valuable being a live baby seal Of
new species, and loaned by Lieut..
Peary, who brought Il from the North
Pole ON his return to America. es-
pecially for this party. OF course
Taere were things doing while this ex-
animation was being made
Proceeding Entertainments a cata-
logue OF museum exhibits. arranged
in q separate room. was handed each
guest Mrs. Van vaIkenburg briens
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

Summary: Earned runs. Roswell s:
Clovis. 10. Left on bases. Roswell Is:
Clovis. ~. Stolen bases. Freeman.
CroweH and Caldwell Sacrifice hit.
Joe Ware. Double play, Caldwell to
McCasl;u to Wilson, in the seventh.
Two base hits, Freeman, Sims 2. Will
son. Museller, Joe Ware. Leland.
Stains and McCaslin. Home runs.
Sims, Wilson, Gobar, Museller. Crow
ell and Leland. First on balls by
Crowell. 6; LeClair. 4 by Caldwell. 3.
Struck out, by Crowell, 10: by lie
Clair, 4; ny Caldwell. 5. Passed baIl.
Nook. 1. Hit bv pitcher. LeClair hit
twice by Crowell First on errors.
Wilson. Gobar 9, Hal Ware, Wilson
and I.e1,llir. Time OF game two hours
and thirty minutes. Umpire, Jaffa
Miller. Attendance. 500.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30
The Kansas City Stock Market.

Kansas City, No., April 30.-Cat-
tie receipts, 100. no southerns. Mar
ket steady. Native steers, CHOOSES;
southern steers, 5.T0@7.50; southern
cows, 3.75@6.25: native cows and
heifers. 4.50@7.Ge; stockers and feed
ers. 4.606O6.70; bulls, 4.5016.65;
calves, 5.00Gf s.75; western steers.
6.o0G7.75: western cows, 4.25m6.S5.
Hog receipts, lO2: Market steady.
Bulk of sales. 9.2519.4O: heavy. S.35
1s.7a: packers and butchers. $500
9.45, light. s.e5G9.35; pigs. s.3o6s.70.
No sheep.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30
Mrs. James Douglass Dead.

Mrs. James Douglass. aged forty
years, died last night at eleven o.
clock at her home in Greenfield. The
body was brought today to the Dilley
undertaking rcons in Roswell to be
prepared for shipment, and will be
taken tomorrow morning to Hebron,
Ind, for interment. Deceased leaves
husband. three children and two
sisters. all of Greenfield.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30
TRIAL OF GOVERNOR HAS
kElI SET FOR MAY FOUR

Tulsa, Okla, April 30.-Tle trial
OF the Haskell town lots cases. in
volving Governor Charles N Haskell
Of Oklahoma and FIVE business men
of Muskogee. has been set for May
fourth in the Federal court here. The
government charges that defendants
secured dummies to register in the
drawing for town lots IN Muskogee
and defrauded the Greek Indians.
Judge Marshall. Of Salt Lake. will
preside.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30
PRESIDENT TAFT ON A
JAuNT TO BUFFALO.

Busfalo.- April 30.-President Taft
arrived here at 7-25 this morning He
was escorted to the residence of An
thony Wilcox. whose guest he win be
while In Buffalo.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

~. d. FreeT an left this morning to
inspect the Rhea Brothers shipment
of cattle to Kansas. Mrs. Freeman
left fer her old home In Paola, Kan.
to make an extended with relatives
and friends.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

JUST OFF THE PRESS TODAY
THOSE NEW HISTORIC SOUVE-
MIR VIEW BOOKS OF THE CITY.
Panoramic view of Main st. Other
new scenes. On sale exclusively at
Ingersolls.
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FOR SALE:-An auto In good condi-
ton. cheap. Must be taken at once
as party is leaving town. Inquire
&C. Record Once. t2s
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TWO BARGAI Us.

TWO BARGAt rs.
modem cottage close in and nea1
the Central School.
A well improved farm four miles
south OF the city at sacrifice.
PARSONS & LAWRENCE.
Fire Insurance, Real Estate, Loans.
Accountants. Notary.
Agents
Kansas City Life.
Phone 65 215 North Main st
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U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU.
(loeai Report. Observation Taken q

(local Report. Observation Taken a
500 q. nr.1
Roswell, ". NJ. April 30.-Temper-
atue:-Max., 90; min., So; mean, rs.
Precipitation, o. Wind miles West.
Weather, clear.
Forecast for Roswell and Vicinity
Tonight fair and cooler. Sunday
fair
Comparative Temperature Data.
Extremes this date last year.
Max, 81; min., 40.
Extremes this date is years rec
ord:-Max-. 80. 1902: min.. 81. 1908.
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HAVE YOU SEEN THAT $3.50
LINE OF LADIES TRIMMED HATS
AT JoYcE-PRuiT cor
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-30

ST. Louis. No., April 30.-Wool is
steady. Territory and western med
iusns. 22@24; fine mediums. 1900:
fine. 11014-
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EIks Monday Night.

Special meeting OF
Roswell Lodge No.
969, B. p. o. Elks.
Monday might. for
initiation. A full
attendance desired.
Lodge will open
promptly at 1880.
f9ts. Fred G. Hunt.
e. r..
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1910-01-27

Mr.. Drew Williams Of Live Oak
made visit to the town last week.
Mrs. kaufman from Alabama is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Dee Sui
livan who has been i'll for some time.
Mr.. Henry Haven is at home FOR
few days from Capitola. Florida.
DR.. Johnston has sold his automo-
bile and spent Tuesday in Live Oak
where he bought fine new horse.
Mr., Sullivan is having a pretty
new dwelling house built in Lee.
Mr.. Francis Smith from Sampals
spent Sunday in Lee. We fear there
is some attraction here.
Mr., Robert Mcdaniel is at home
for a few days.
Miss Nora Frier who is attending
school in Madison spent = few days
at home this week.
On last Sunday at the home Of
Mrs. Ben Ponder, Miss Mae Ponder
and Mr.. Lon Mercer were quietly
married.
Quite q crowd Of people through
out the country attended the Edu-
catiopal Rely held here Wednesday
Misses Msbelle Frier and Ilah
Fearnside were in Madison for a
short time Saturday.
Messrs. Walter Biggerstsf, Eddie
Gates and Fred Glass from Yves,
Farm were in Lee Sunday.
Miss Mabelle Davenport from
HansUn came after Miss Elvira CAL
boun Fridsy P. m. She will spend
only few days in Hanson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rutherford aud Mrs.
Sealey attended the funeral Of Mrs
Robert Lsniar near Auciila.
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SHERIFF'S SALE

BN virtue OF an execution issuing out OF the CIR.
cut curt Of Madison County, Flonda, m 4 suit
wherein Suwanaye llar, ware CO, corporation
oiganlsed and "a ting under the avs Of Flouda,
Wa plnraff, and J. \. Beatty and {, W Gibbs,
nattrurs tr, ding under the stYle and firm name Of
Beatty n Co., were defendants, AID a levy upon the
probtrty hereafter deserved, ! shall sell to the
hi ghrst and best bidder for cash, during the legal
It Lee, Madison county, Florida, for
the purpose Of satisfying the Judgment obtained IN
said cause for the sum Of S25s IS End costs, the
following descr bed property, to.wit One stock
IT Merchandise consisting OF Dry Goods, Notions.
Hats, shoes, Caps, Hardware, Groccnes. Drugs
and store fixtures, the property Of G. W, Gibbes, 4
p4f,uNr 10 ths frm Of Beatty 4 Co
4. u. STANTON, Sheriff