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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01

in the city, were burned. The Gem
traI fire station was lost
After six blocks were wiped cut on
the westerly side of Central street.
determined stand was made to the west
of that street and in front of City hall,
and the firemen We're successful in
holding it there and saving the re-
mainder of the business section to the
westward. Besides City hall, the coun-
ty court house and county Jail are in
close proximity to this point, and for
several hours the prisoners We're lined
up and held in readiness to march out
at the first indication that the Jail
would burn.
While the fire was controlled in the
business section it was far from being
under control in the residential section
ct midnight, although not much more
damage of consequence was expected.
The houses We're going up in flames,
one after another at that time.
The clubhouse of the Tarrantine
Club at the upper end of State street
the principal club in this city was
burned. The handsome residence of
Franklin Wilson, former president of
the Maine Central Railroad, on Broad
way near Penobseot street. was saved.
The burned district extends on both
sides of Exchange street from York
to state, excepting First National
Bank; York from the bank to French,
Park from State to the Tarratine Club:
state from the Kenduskeag stream to
Exchange; Harlow from State to
Haynes court: Central from Harlow to
Hammond, with the exception of a few
stores on the north side: a large sec
ton of Broadway, French. Center.
Park and the cross streets of that
neighborhood, the post office and sew
eral wooden buildings on Broad street,
where the fire originated. The burned
district cannot be described by exact
boundaries as the fire made long leaps
and detours.
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WRECKS.
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vessel Is leaking 10 strokes to the min
ute, and his men are busy at the
pumps.
To Capt Charles of the Orleans life
saving crew, who vent out to the Ed
mands today to offer assistance, Capt.
Coleman said it is his intention to re-
pair temporarily his damages, so that
he can reach Vineyard Haven without
assistance. The Edmands carries
spare mainsaii and foresail and those
will be bent on, he says, and efforts
have already begun to patch up the
hole in the Edmand's bow.
The schooner sadie Wilcutt. which
was sunk. is owned in Belfast. Me. Sho
was of 365 tons, was 129 feet long. and
was built at ST. George, Me-, in 1874.
She is a total loss.
The George d. Edmands is owned in
Boston, registers 541 tons. and was
built at Mystic, CT. in 1904.
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OVER 10000.
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fact that most of the agreements between
employers and employees in this vicinity
now date from some other time in the
year. Aside from this fact, however the
industrial horizon is practically clear.
The only disturbance of any size in local
industrial circles is the strike of the He
brew Bakers Union, by which $50 men
are affected. for an eight-hour work day
and improved sanitary conditions.
1t is possible that tomorrow may de-
velop minor strikes of local buildings
trades councils in some New England
cities, but there is no organized move
ment to this end.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
Desperate Look
to War Situation
About Hong Kong.

Hong King, April SO.-bl adviees
reaching here from Canton indicates
desperate condition OF AFFAIRS IN
that city. There are 10000 soldiers
within the walls and there is great
fear that many OF these would prove
| disloyal if it proved the rebels We're
about to gain the upperhand.
The rebels are strong il. numbers
and have carried on their work of
destruction with fanatical bravery.
They made an attack upon the proVin-
cial arsenal but were repulsed by the
troops under loyal officers. Many or
the revolutionists were killed, but
some of them fled to an unoccupied
/ rice store and built a barrcade with
hundreds of bales of rice. The troops
found great difficulty in assaulting
the barricade, on account Of the bombs
which the rebels threw with great
accuracy
Finally the store was set on fire while
the troops remained at some distance to
pick off those who might seek to escape
the flames. Thirty or more of the rebels
were burned and others committed sui
eide with their revolvers rather tnan be
taken.
There has been a gathering at Canton
lately of those opposed to the Manchu dy-
nasty A few days ago several hundred
arrived from Hong Kong. The plot to
overturn the government was Destroyed
and the leaders of the movement urged
the viceroy's bodyguard to join forces
and kill the Manchus, This the body
guard refused to do. with the result that
when the attack was made upon the OH
cial residence of the vieeroy a few days
ago the revolutionists We're routed.
There are certain bodies of troops which
may be depended not to abandon the
rulers TO their fate and all efforts by
the rebels to induce them to join in the
movement have proved futile. But the
rebels. working together according to a
well-devsed plan, have succeeded in do
ing much damage to property, besides
killing some of the officials The family
of the viceroy is now living ON gun
boat
WI Sun, a Chinese who was educat-
ed in Japan and wears European
clothes is the leader of the movement.
Both he and his eonfederates came to
Canton from Singapore. While the
authorities have not been able to cap
ture these men. number of suspects
have been arrested and promptly de-
cipitated. 1t is feared. however, that
some of these We're entirely innocent.
The American gunboat Wilmington
is now at Shamien, the foreign con-
cession which is on the point above
the city southwark of the western
suburb and facing Macao Fort Pas
sage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01

$40, having on board some of the men
and apparatus from the Portland fire
department. At 7f5 an extra freight
came down from Watervile, bringing
a flat car for the Augusta department,
and on this ear the steamer was loaded
and the car set over on what is known
as the house track, next to the freight
shed, to be picked up by the Portland
train.
The amount of interest which center
ed in the departure OF the firemen was
shown by the crowds of people which
waited around the Maine Central sta
ton and IN the upper yard from the
time that the steamer was brought
down until the start was made for
Bangor. and when at o'clock the train
pulled in, the station looked as if an
excursion were about to start
The train was made up of a locomo-
tive. two fiat cars, box car and a
passenger coach, and brought steam
er, hose wagon and the crews of men
to go with them. On the train also We're
Supt. F. f. Sanborn of the Maine Cen
trail Railroad and also Chief Engineer
NJ. n. Eldridge of the Portland fire de-
partment who was in charge of the
firemen on the train. Assistant Engi-
neers Charles CT. Hunt and Joseph A.
Marston went with the Augusta fire.
men.
1t took but short time to attach the
Augusta car and at sos the start was
made for Bangor. II was expected that
the train would arrive at Bangor at 10
o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
SOMERSET.
MADISON.

The annual gentlemen's night anu
receution to the teachers of the Arson
and Madison village schools, given py
the women OF the Sorosis at the Con-
gregational church, Thursday evening
was y most enjoyable affair from start
ia finish. The guests were received on
their arrival at the church by MT w,
II Kennison, Mrs. +. l.. Powers, anu
Mrs. Arthur oliver Miss Maud An
drews of Augusta was present as
reader. She was repeatedly recaiieu
for eneores and should she appear Ill
Madison again she will be greeted by
a large audience.
A crew of men are busy moving the
building occupied by the Chinese laun-
dry on Maple street, to the lot back
of the post office will be moved to the
lot vacated by the laundry, and a new
two-story building will be erected.
Howard Reid who has been en-
ployed as a paper maker in the Great
Northern mill for the past five years
left town Friday, 10 take similar po-
sition in the mill at Woodland.
Margaret COTE Moore Chapter of ID.
A. r. met Thursday afternoon, at the
home of Mrs. w. CT Sawyer on Maple
street. Visitors were present from ST.
Ience Howard Hayden Chapter of Wa
terville, Ruth Head Cragin Chapter of
North Arson. and Abigail Chamberlain
Whipple Chapter of Scion. After the
business session came a social hour
with refreshments.
Messrs. s. f. Remick and A. NJ.
Holding have commenced the erection
of a four-tenement dwelling house on
old Point avenue, near Edwards
street.
At a special meeting of Nonpareil
Lodge. y. f. O. F., Thursday evening.
the special guests were Judge Harry
Manson of Auburn. past supreme
grand warden. Grand Warden j. W.
Jones of Gardiner; and David Lewis
of Skowhegan. deputy To the grand
warden. An instrumental and vocal
musical program was carried out with
speeches by the grand officers.
Herbert L. Sawyer and Earl Cox left
town, Saturday morning, for Albany,
New York TO attend the national con-
vention of the Internationa Brother
hood of Pulp Sulphite and Papermak-
ers, Union, as delegates from local No.
81,
The pupils of the Arson Grammar
school are making preparations to
give an entertainment and masquerade
social in the town hall, Saturday even
ing, to raise funds to purchase a school
dictionary.
Rev. and Mrs. C. f. Brooks, who
have been the guests of Rev. and Mrs.
{. A. Brooks for few days. left town
Friday for their new home IN Meehan-
ie Falls.
che Colby Dramatic Club will pre-
sent 'The Private Secretary" May )
in Union hall under the auspices of
the Madison High school. Proceeds
viii be used for the benefit of the ath-
letic club.
Indian Spring Lodge. I. o. o. P<
worked the Initiatory degree FridaA
evening on two candidates.
FL. Leslie Sawyer, professor of ehem-
istry in the Portland High school,
arrived home Saturday for short Wis
il with his parents. DR.. and Mrs ".
G. SAWYER.
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what he considers a strong case of cir
cumstantial evidence against the defend
ant Lawyers for the defence assert on
the other hand that Mrs. Dodge's story
of finding Heath wounded and of having
had no handing in it herself is true, and
that their case will support her words.
Mrs. Dodge is expected to take the
stand to testify in her own behalf She
will be one of more than 100 witnesses
who have been summoned by both sides
to testify. Whether full panel of jury
men can be completed tomorrow from the
45 veniremen drawn is a matter which
many said tonight was not likely to be
accomplished. In that case the trial is
likely to be delayed for the drawing of an
additional venire
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
SAGADAHOC
RICHMOND.

Kay Merrifield has accepted position
as station agent at Silver Springs for the
Maine Central.
"A May dance will be held this evening
at Merrymeeting hall with music by Lees
Orchestra of Gardiner.
Barge Schuylkill, Capt John Nyberg,
arrived Thursday at w. F.. Wilson'S coal
wharf with 10l6 tons of coal.
Rev. j. III. Durkee of Rochester. n Y.
gave an interesting talk Thursday eve
ming on the prohibition question at the
Free Baptist church.
DR.. j. Nj. Somers was a business visitor
Friday in Augusta.
Mrs. H. B. Goodwin of Skowhegan was
the guest Saturday of her sister, Mrs s.
NJ Preble
The Bradstreet Lumber Co. will resume
business May 1 for the season. y
Mrs. Villa Haynes, who has been r.
riously i'll for the past week, is reporssd
to be more comfortable.
10. p. Favor will put on "The Dark
Town Gambol'' Thursday evening. Nav
IL, at the Opera house for the benefit of
Mt. Carmel Chapter o. +. S.
Miss Sadie Marco left Friday for Irtic,
n. Y, where she has accepted posl,,on
Clifford T. Seekins went Monday IN
East Pittston to stay week with his
grandmother, Mrs. B. H. Reed.
Mrs. A. +. Williams and sister. Mics
Lillian Brown, returned home THURSDAY
from visit with relatives in Massachu-
sets.
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. McGinn have re-
turned from Waterville, where they have
been passing the winter with DR.. and
Mrs. Poulin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
WALDoBoRo.

Mrs. Gracia Libby returned to Bos-
ton Saturday after spending week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. 7.
Gay.
Miss Helen Jones and Miss Mar
guerite Jones were in Rockland Satur-
day
George Singer of Damariscotta was
in town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Feyler are in
town after. having spent the winter in
Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. |. G.. Reed entertained the SUI
sannah Wesley Society Monday eve
ming.
The odd Fellows attended the Com
gregationai church Sunday morning in
BODY and listened TO very interest
ing sermon by the pastor, Rev. Chas.
Moseley.
Miss Alice Reed returned Tuesday
AFTER having been absent several
weeks.
Mrs. Lena Benner and two sons were
IN Thomaston Saturday.
j. G. Reed returned from Boston
saturday evening having been absent
a week.
Henry p. Willett went to Islesboro
Monday on business. tso
The granite quarry has reopened and
have now so men employed cutting
paving
Miss Ella Gilchrist of Thomaston is
visiting her brother Fred Gilehrist in
town.
Mrs. Nina Goucher has returned
from Auburn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
WINTHROP.

The young men of Winthrop High
school entertained the young ladies at
a social Friday evening. Games were
enjoyed, and delicious refreshments
served.
The Winthrop baseball team went
to Togus Saturday. defeating the team
at that place by score of TO o.
The Winthrop Musical and Dramatic
Club held meeting at Town hall Sat
urday evening" Three new members
We're added to the cIuo Prof. and Mrs.
S. G. Bean and Miss Jessie Carr.
Extensive repairs are being made on
the interior ofthe Town hall.
Next Thursday evening at 100 the
annual meeting of the Cemeteries AS
ISOLATION will be held at II. E. Fosters
Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Edwards of Wa
terville visited in town Sunday.
The ice went out of the lakes the
last of the week. % days later than
last year.
Miss Ida Morrill, entertained the
Literary Club last week. the program
being as follows: THE Women of
Scandinavia" Mrs. w. S. Ingersoll;
"A Comparison of the People of Nor
way and Sweden Miss Eva Moody.
Miss c. Anna Smell of Melrose is
visiting her mother. Mrs. J. n. Bates.
Miss Dora Libby is at home from
Waterville.
Mrs. Farnham of Belgrade is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Fred Haynes.
r. e. Day and Miss Ruby Day of
Monmouth visited Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
lard Day Sunday
The Winthrop Society Of Portland
held it's eighth annual meeting at Con-
gress Square hotel, April "a. A fine
banquet was served followed by the
business meeting The officers elect
ed for the coming year are: Pres, c.
w. Morton; vice Pres, Miss Cora
Gilman; Sec, Mrs. Walter Cobb,
Treas, DIR. George E. futile.
The executive committee was APP
pointed to include Mrs. Daniel Dris-
coll, Miss Elizabeth Fairbanks. Mrs.
Sarah Fitzpatrick and Harry Wood
The visiting committee, Mrs. NJ NJ
Powers, Mrs. G. Il. Hammond, Mrs.
Alfred Southworth,
Word has been received of the birth
Of a daughter, Winifred Loring Smith.
to Mr. and Mrs. 10y L. Smith Of Los
Angeles, Cal. Mrs. Smith will be re-
nIelnhered as Miss Bertha Loring.
Miss Bertha Lindsay of Leeds is
visiting her sister, Mrs. w NJ Stock
ford.
II. X. Choate and daughter have
moved 10 augusta.
Mrs. Maud Shaw has gone to Bos-
ton.
isaac Colin and family of Boston
have opened their cottage on Lake
Maranacook
Simon Cohn of Boston is building
a cottage on Lake Maranaeook. MIR.
and Mrs. Cohn are stopping at the
home of George Sedgeley.
Mrs. e. A. Mason is visiting her
daughter in Guilford
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sEARsPoRT.
Grass Fire Calls Out Department
Coming Church Wedding.

Searsport Me-, April 30.-(SpeciaDI.
The wedding of Miss Lillian c.
Mowry, daughter OF Mrs Ella Mowry,
and DR.. Sumner G. Pattee, will take
place at II A. NJ, Thursday, May %.
in the First Congregational church.
A reception will follow at the home
of the brides mother, Belfast road.
The fire department was called out
Friday to fight a grass fire on the
property owned by Capt. James p.
Butman and Herbert K. Dyer. The fire
which was spreading in both ways,
toward Belfast and Searsport burnt
over large acrea. A bad grass fire
also ragged for some time in the pas
ture owned by the cations at Park
and was put OUT by hard work by
neighbors,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01

bangor, Ne, April 30-Properly
valued at upwards of $4,000 GOO was
destroyed. hundreds of people made
homeless and almost the entire bus
mess section of the city devastated
during tile first five hours of a con-
flasration which is still raging uneon-
trolied. One person is known to have
bean lost. an unknown man perish
ing before the eyes of thousands.
First his clothing took fire and then
he was buried beneath the falling
walls of building.
Mayor Mullen has called out the
loeal company of the National Guard.
AMI has placed the city under mar
tial rule. Portland, Lewiston. Au-
gusta, Old Town. Brewer and every
other city and town within reach has
been asked for help and apparatus
is pouring in from every side
Already a score of buildings ha We
been blown up in an effort to check
TIE flames and dynamite is still be-
ing literally used.
The fire started in the hay shed
of j. Frank Green on Broad street
ami within an incredibly short space
of time was sweeping through the
city IN a northwesterly direction. Il
tornado of flames beyond human pow
err to stay.
Before midnight both sides of Exchange
street from York to State, both sides of
State street from kenduskeag stream to
Broadway, a considerable part of Central
and Franklin streets, nearly all of Park
street and Harlow street was in ruins and
the flames had made inroads of nearly a
mile into the residential section of
Broadway Center and French streets.
This section of the city is occupied by
the middle and best class of citizens.
Hundreds of these have forsaken their
homes, many not even having time to
take their valuables so rapidly did the
fire burn toward them
The fire is considered by insurance peo-
pie as the worst that Maine has known
since the Portland fire in 1866, when a
large part of the business section of that
city was destroyed with loss of $40
100000 The indications at midnight were
that the fire loss here would equal that
of Portland.
Bangor has population of something
over 1900 persons and latest figures
show a real estate valuation of SIG, sos, 1857.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
BOSTON STANDS READY
To Give Aid to Smitten Bangor If
Needed

Boston. April 30.-Mayor John F.
fitzgerald of Boston early tonight sent
the following telegram to the mayor
OF Bangor: Can Boston do anything :?
We stand ready to do anything and
everything in our power"
Mayor Fitzgerald got into commune
cation with the Boston & Maine Rail-
road officials and was prepared to
snip at once any fire apparatus or any
number of men which could be used at
Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
Fire in Woods at North saco.

North Saco, Me-, April 30.-A fire in
the woods Friday night threatened the
farmhouse of George Stuart on the
Flag Pond road. In all 100 acres of land
was burned over. The fire swept
through three acres of timber land. IT.
wing Boothby, who went to the fire on
horseback, was surrounded by the
flames before he realized it and was
badly burned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01

With few exceptions the residences on
both sides Of French street were smoking
ruins and on the west side of Broadway
most of the fine residences were destroy
ed.
The post office employees were able to
save the mail and temporary post of
flee has been established in the City hail.
The Tarratine Club, which was first re-
ported to have been destroyed, was not
burned, but was saved by the heroic eff
forts of members who worked with the
firemen when the structure was threat
ened.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
Needle Books Given Away.

A most useful little present, in
dispensable to every housekeeper, a
needle book, containing forty of the
best needles made, will be sent free to
any address. With your request for
this needle book, enclose yellow wrap
per from bottle of 81. F. Atwood s
medicine, stating your experience or
opinion of the remedy. Write today
to the L. F. Medicine Co., Portland.
Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01
HALLowELL ATHLETIC CLUE.

Earncd runs-I Two-base hlts-pon-
ncll. Leonard Allen 2, Fuller. w. Niles.
Stolen bases--pouglass 4, Moore. Struck
s. by Fuller A. Double play-Douglass to
Patterson. Base on oails-Of LEONARD /,
off Paine l.. off Fuller |. Sacrifice hit
Nevins. empire, Carey line, l.b2 at
tendance, ls5.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01

President Taft has II twin" in con-
gress. He is George r. Malby, repre-
senting the Twenty sixth New York
district. Both were born September
Is. 1857.
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HALL0WELL.

Brunswick H. S. HalIoweI A. C. 2.
AT big game of baseball between the
Brunswick High school and Halloween
Athletic Club played on the Muster field
Saturday afternoon there was some skill
ful maneuvering notwithstanding the
home team was beaten in the finish Fol-
lowing is the score:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01

Miss Lillian Runne's, a teacher III
the public schools of Maiden. Mass,
is the guest of her parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. W. T. G. Runnels
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01

Bangor, Me, April S0-One of the dead
is John n. Seribner of Brewer, a men,
Der of the fire department of that city.
who responded to the call for aid. lie
was caught in a mass of falling wires at
State and Exchange streets and was suf-
located before he could be rescued. -Four
other firemen are reported missing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01

Messrs. Fenton Tomlinson and Fred
ID. Jewett left on the noon train Fri
day for Portland, after closing the
deal for the Field property on which
corn canning factory will be built
at once by the Saco Valley Canning
Co. of Portland
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BULLETINS.
CONTINUED from Page one.)

the Postal Co. and the Western Union
Telegraph Cos have established tenn
porary offices outside of the fire zone.
There is no present prospect of check
ing the flames. Several buildings have
been dynamited and preparations are
in progress for further use of the ex-
plosiYe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01

Bangor, Me-, April 3O.-The residen-
tial section was burning at $50 o'clock,
including Pine and French streets and
Broadway. The post office was burned.
The Smith, Strickland and other
blocks in triangle formed by Ham
mond and Central streets and Ken
duskeag stream were dynamited and
later burned.