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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-08
TONE OF THE MARKET.

Receipts of stock at the yards We're
rather light. due to the storm which
curtailed the receipts from the nearby
points. Beef cattle were in fair supply
and there was no change in prices from
last week. IIeavy beef cows were in
good demand, selling from 5@51c, and the
supply of these was fairly good. Good
cows sell from 4i05c, and ordinary cows
from 3Ag4n with the poorest from go
SIC.
Veal calves were in good demand at
the previous range of prices. the general
range being from Sas!c, with heavy calves
up to 9lc. and poor thin calves down to
&c. The supply was moderate.
Hogs showed a practical decline. being
quoted at 7sGsc, the best hogs bringing
the latter figure. Quotations for dressed
hogs are 9.@lOc. Receipts at the packing
houses and the yards also were lighter
than usual and the quality was good.
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MANTELl wins.
Has Best Of Jae Thomas
Tuesday Night.
Kid Paniz Knocks Out Paul
Trepanier in Fourth Round.
Tommy Bergin and Ollie kalloch
Put Up Good Bout.

Frank Mantell of Pawtucket had the
best OF Joe Thomas of San Francisco
in two round bouts at City hall
Tuesday night before one of the larg-
est audiences that has assembled there
for a long time at fistic entertain
Iment. and had a decision been given
the margin could not by any stretch
of the imagination have been called
narrow. Mantell, who appeared to be
heavier than Thomas by a number Of
pounds. although it was claimed that
! he was not, carried the fight to the
latter all the way. and only once dur
! ing the journey, in the second round
OF the second bout. did Thomas show
anything of Il superior quality to his
adversary. Mantell seemed to be able
10 hit from any angle, and caught
Thomas many times on the head and
in the wind. In the fourth round of
the second bout he sent Thomas to the
mat with a blow on the jaw for the
count of eight Thomas was plucky.
however and came back Samely to
finish that round and the two others
that followed The bout as a whole
was rather slow and with too much
|clinching to suit an Augusta audience.
In the other features on the card
Kid Pantz of Hallowell put Paul Ire
panier out in the fourth round of what
was to have been a SiX-round bout,
but the mill was a rugged one while it
lasted. Tommy Bergin and Ollie Kali
loch went six rounds in which Tommy
was handicapped by the superior
height and reach of the Giuilford lad,
but stayed with him and the result
might have been called a draw. Two
youngsters named Cote and Poulin
went on in preliminary and in the
parlance of the ring PoHlin put it all
over" the other fellow.
As vaudeville feature for the eve
ming Manager Hanks put on what is
known as a battle royal" or elimina-
ton bout, in which five artists par
ticipated. the rule being to hit anyone
within reach, a sort of all for one
and one for all game. the one remain
ing the longest in the ring being the
winner. -Four of the artists were UNI
announced but the fifth was George
Gilbert, the pride of Sand hill. and the
statement is regretfully made that
George was the third one to be "elimi-
mated" He got crack in one eye
which sent him to the mat and he was
handed out over the ropes and led to
his dressing room.
Marty Sullivan of Portland acted as
referee in the main bouts and to the
satisfaction of all present He is Ger
tainly the goods.
+. >. Manager Hanks made his de-
but as a referee by presiding over the
Poulin- Cote bout and while some of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-08
The Markets.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features of the Days Dealings In All
the Leading Stocks.

New York, Feb AT tile close of
varied and uncertain day OH the Stock
Exchange, prices as a whole showed few
important variations from final quota.
tons of the previous day. The market
was lifeless and without decided tend
ency and fluctuations were confined to
narrow limits throughout. An accession
of strength in the final hours lifted the
market out of its apathy and forced up
quotations 10 a point which compensated
for earlier losses. The closing was active
and strong. During the most of the day
a reactionary trend was evident. although
the support which the market received
on each setback prevented any cXtcn-
sivc losses, and gave the impression that
substantial backing was being offered to
maintain the present improved level. Such
heavinesS as developed was attributed,
for want of a better reason to Wall
Streets fear that the proposed extra ses-
sion of Congress. in case of failure of the
present Congress to take final action on
Canadian reciprocity. might open the way
for further adjustment of the tariff. 1t
is more likely, however, that the tenn
the market has been filled with long
stock during the recent advance. and that
the process of liquidation. which is still
under way, is making its effect felt more
plainly with the diminishing absorptiye
power which has resulted.
Ileariness of the metal stocks which
was accompanied by a sharp decline in
copper prices in London, presumab bly, was
due to expectations of an unfavorablc
monthly report from the Producers As
ISOLATION tomorrow. \ large increase in
supply is looked for. despite the under
standing that production was to be cur
tailed The forthcoming statement of the
United States Steel Corporations January
tonnage doubtless will show a gain over
the previous two months, as indicated
by the recent statement of Chairman
Gary. Another indication of trade ten
denotes was contained in the announce
ment from Pittsburg of a general adj
vance in the price of tin plate. From
Fall River however, came reports of
steady curtailment in the output of cloth
mills and from North Carolina news
that the cotton manufacturers of that
state at a meeting will consider the add
visibility of reducing their output. The
better tone which prevailed in the late
trading doubtless was due in part to the
belief that the Bank of England's dis
Justification for this is found in the low
er rates for call and time loans reported
from London today.
The London market was generally dull
with nominal trading in Americans, pre-
liminary to the beginning tomorrow of
the fortnightly settlement Mexicans
were heavy abroad on the extension of
the revolutionary movement. Great Brit
aims foreign trade report for January
showed a large excess of imports over
exports The feature of the bond market
was the renewed activity in the new city
/ per cent bonds which touched q new
high price since their allotment. Other
wise the market was steady. Total sale.
par value Si.0060o0. United States gov
eminent IS declined ! ON call.
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aoelphia also is absorbed in this fasci
haung pasttime. The selection of n
handle for President Fogers warriors
10 on the program there. Mules"
learners and Sailors now lead in
the list of titles poured into the well
coming baskets Of the Society for
Nickname Research" 1t has been
suggested that President Fopel and
Manager Doon make their own de-
cision but who ever heard of anyone s
choosing his own nickname?
lark Griffith rapidly is gaining the
name of being the greatest press agent
ever known in baseball. First Griff il;
heard in a juDilant yell, Il have in
herited millions.' Then, when he
won't pull off a trade. good or bad, il
matters not which. he's putting up a
new club house. bowling for a turtle
back" diamond. or in hundred other
ways working his fertile brain to the
limit. He always can find some one
to give him little publicity and there
seldom is a dag When the fans are not
reading his nam. You'll note were
on the publicity list.
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The team delivering groceries for j.
ID. Stephenson was again the principal
figure in Il runaway Tuesday morn
Ing. The horse started on Harrison av-
cnue while the driver was in house.
He came down Highland avenue on the
run and turning down on to Bridge
street cut through Il funeral process
sion. just missing the hearse. At the
corner of Bridge and Water streets
one Of the electric car snow plows was
waiting to let the funeral 60 by. The
runaway collided with the plow and
then continued down Water street
taking the sidewalk as far as Vannah's
store. Everyone on the street shouted
to warn people and luckily no ono was
injured. The runaway was turned out
into the middle of the street again and
was stopped near Beane's drug store
by Alfred Pushard. When the horse
got down to Water street he had only
the front sled with him. tho rest of it
was lost somewhere in transit In
front of Jackson's drug store he part
"a company with the front sled smash
ing both shafts when doing ii. This
same horse ran away from somewhere
on Harrison avenue down onto Water
street about IL days ago but did no
damage .hat time.
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VASSAL BORO.

Mr.. and Mrs Karl W. Gates are re-
ceiving CONGRATULATIONS ra III. t h
Sunday, Feb. s, Of a daughter Miriam
BryanD.
NORTH-Mrs. John Lawry died Sat
urday afternoon at her home, aged 65
years, after d years illness. Her hus-
band and two children Miss Edith, and
Mrs. w. A. Mariner. who has devoted
herself to her care. survive Mrs
Lawry was loved and respected by all
who had the pleasure of her acquaint-
ance on account of her many Christian
motives. The interment will be at
Searsmont.
No schools i'll town on Monday &n
account of the teachers meeting in
Winslow
Mrs. H. D. B. Aver and Mrs. +. T
Weber were in Lewiston last week to
attend the funeral of their aunt, Mrs.
r. W. Clark.
NJ. F. Whittum, who has been stop
ping at Oak Grove Seminary and later
at j. w. kennedy's, is critically i'll at
the Augusta hospital.
Geo. Aver has been drawn to serve
on the jury during the March term at
Augusta.
Alfred Fernald Of Portland, was a
visitor last week at L. H. Cooks.
r. II. Cook, w. A. Lord and II. ID.
aver were in Augusta on Wednesday
In attendance of the session of the
Legislature.
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BASEBALL NOTES.

Baseball men are not blaming Lefty
Russell. Connie Mack's $4,000 pitcher.
Tor holding out" A minor Lacquer
worth That price is entitled to good
sized salary.
Each of the leading New York. Bos-
ton and Philadelphia sheets seems to
have different name for the Boston
National aggregation. "Rustlers."
Doves" TERRIERS Ten spots" and
"Forlorn Hopes" are but few of the
labels tackled on by Jealous sporting
writers.
Any manager in the National
League would be glad to inveigle Fred
Tenney into parting with his star
south paw, Mattern. The much tout
ed, peerless manager balks at each
new advancement and declares he will
use Mattern as the nucleus of a pen
nant-winning team.
To man on the outskirts, the meet
ing or the American League appear
mighty tar,e affairs. It's generally a
case Of listening to president Ban
Johnson's remarks, adopt the schedule
made out by Robert McRoy, open a
son, and depart for home.
The New York Giants are greatly
braced for the coming season by the
signing Of fourteen twirlers. But
Muggsy McGraw will continue to de-
pend upon Mathewson. Crandall and
Wiltse to keep his team in the first
ranks. McCraw announces also that
he will try out young McNush, the in
fielder passed UP as a failure by the
champion Athletics.
The new assertion introduced into
haseballdom that every great hitter in
the game has been an expert pool or
billiard PLAYER is the subject of heated
discussions wherever fans gather
Whether this aptitude for the worries
is due to the ball players good eye
at the bat or whether his good eye at
the bat is due to, the skill with the cue
is the question open TO discussion but
sosfar nearly all records seem TO favor
taA former. - - "a
speaking Of finding mechanics. Phil
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SPORTING.
BOXING Bouts This Week.

WEDNESDAy-Ad Wolgast. VS.. X
o. Brown. Jim Barry VS.. Joe Jean
nette and Jimmy Carroll VS.. Young
o'Leary, Philadelphia.
Kid Burns VS.. Young Donahue. AL
bany.
Jack Morgan VS.. George Chip. Indi-
annapolis.
Phil Brock VS.. Tommy Gary. Wind
scr, Ont.
Walter Parker VS.. Paddy Sullivan
New York
Bill McKinnon VS.. Tommy Sullivan.
Manchester, N. H.
Young Otto VS.. J. Savidge, Memphis.
THURSDAY-Georg Cotton VS.,
Morris Harris. New York
Young Ahern VS.. Harry Stone,
Brooklyn.
FRIDAY-St. Alphonsus A. A. Anna
teur bouts.
Kid Burns VS.. Tommy Furey, Thorn
ton, r. 1.
Harry Lewis VS.. Charley Knock,
Paris.
Paul Kohler VS.. frankie Madden,
Lorain, o.
Bot Moha VS.. Dixie KID, Buffalo.
Saturday-Charley Griffin VS.. Char
ley Martin. Brooklyn.
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Boston Curb Market.
New York Produce Market.

New York, Feb. :.
FLOUR-Was dull and easier spring
patents 5lott5&5; winter straights ii0M420;
winter patents 430lri75: extras No. win
ter 33oI 800; extra No winter 3l5dt3S0;
Kansas straights 4i5Mi6o; receipts $40:
shipments 1855.
WIIEAT-Spot easy; No. : red 96a eleva-
tor and 97s b afioat: No. ! Northern
Duluth l1is b aiioat, receipts 2ioO;
shipments none.
CORN-Spot easy new No. = corn So
b afioat; receipts 1855: shipments
49,
OATS-Spot easy. standard white 36l
No. >, 81; receipts 1880: shipments none.
PORk-Barely steady.
BEEF-Steady.
LARD-Easy. middle west 9s5a995; COM
pound dull.
SUGAR-Riw, firm, u.uscoNada ~ test
.9S: centrifugal 80 test, $is molasscs 81
test 213: refined sugar, steady.
BUTTER-Steady, unchanged; receipts
1906.
EGGS-Quiet unchanged. receipts o5,9eS
POTATOES-Irregular Bermuda. pei
Dbl. J0nd $50; Maine, per bag 1iedl5
state, 130iIli5.
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WEST GARDINER.

HIGHLAND AVE.-A report lroini
Maplcwood, Mass, states that MISS
Alice McNcar, formerly of this pace
and Clarence Phenney of Mapiewooo'
we're united in marriage at that place
Jan. 2s. Miss McNear Is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. McNear. Inc
family lived here for about two years
when their residence was destroyed by
fire. and a few months later they
moved to Maplewood where they nave
since resided Miss McNear mas pee"
employed as stenographer. for a large
Philadelphia law firm for the past year.
She has many friends here who extend
The newly married
couple will make their future home IN
Maplewood.
q f.. Wakefield, Dexter Jones and
F. e. Towle are hauling ice for Is. Wv.
Talbot of Gardiner.
Mrs. Emma E. Benner. who is criti-
callv i'll at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Frank Curtis, was rep0rted Mon.
dav as somewhat in,provekls
FEE. Wakefield and Sewell Jones are
hauling their summers supply of ice
from Gardiner.
The Milliken and Mckinley schools
will close Friday, Feb. 10. for the VIM
ter vacation.
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Boxlma NOTES.

The white mans hopes to an out
slider, appear to be changing to the
white mans burden. By the way.
have you heard about the latest hope
who calls himself Hercules" and looks
the part with ESQ pounds of bone ana
muscle? He halls from Florida.
It do not approve of persons who
scorn the boxing game." pipes Mister
Anthony ]. Drexel Biddle, Philadel-
phia's millionaire patron of the sport.
Yony's dear. sweet boy, girls. ana
we would respectfully watt him a kiss
from our e-inked fingertips.
IN Johnny Kilbane. / fought a well
terweight," explains Abe Atell. who
was injured in a clinch during his
bout with the Irishman. The little
Hebrew says it will take two months
for his wrenched shoulder to knit.
Then comes the fight with Jem Dris-
coll at London for the championship
OF the world
George Cotton, former sparring
partner of Jack Johnson. and just now
under the ban of the champions dis
pleasure, meets Morris Harris in a
10-round bout at New York, Thurs
day night. Cotton persists in de-
handing a match with johnson and if
he stops Harris in as quick time as
he stopped Johnsons protege at
Pittsburg short time ago. Johnson
will have to take some notice of this
other big colored ge'man.
Jack OBrien, in his new. elaborate
boxing emporium, at Philadelphia, will
do away with the blatant introduc-
lions of long list of ambitious pugs
ne Institutes this practice Wednesday
night when Ad Wolgast meets
Knockout Brown for the title. Also
there will be wait of not more than
ten minutes between the bouts. Good
for O'Brien. In this new concern
which he is showing for their comfort
the fight fans are likely to forget al
legations of fixing in some OF
Jacks last fights.
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BROWNS 1911 CoAcHS.
Same Men, e. N. Robinson and "Don'
Pryor Have Been Engaged.

Providence, r. l.. Feb. THE men
who last year coached Brown through
the most successful season in her his
tory, f. n. Robinson and Don fTy-
or. have been engaged to direct the
efforts of the team again this year.
Robinson will be head coach with
Pryor as his assistant. Both men
are graduates of the college on the
Hill" Robinson is well-known as
football coach, having acted In that
capacity at the University of Nebras-
ka. University of Maine. Phillips EN-
eter Academy and Tufts College as
well as Brown. Coach Pryor is
former football star. He coached the
Hamilton College eleven, at Clinton.
n, Y, for two years.
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1.-The Time, the Place and the Girl"

Although one of the youngest in years.
Miss Jessie Webster is one OF the strong
est members in the east which will pre-
sent The THE. The Place and the The
Girl at the Coliseum OH Thursday. Feb.
lG This little girl is but Il years old, but
already has won for herself a niche high
up in the temple of dramatic art. Her
limitations of George NJ. Conan, Ethel
Levy. james I. Powers, Eddie Foyc and
Marie DRESSER are first class. In CHI
cago Miss Webster has not only the
plaudits of public. but Of the commencing
critics In the role of the Girl in The
Time, The Place and the Girl she has
ample opportunity to display her talent
as we'll as a mimic.
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Installation Service.

Following is the program Tor the III
stallation of Rev. John Evans as minis
ter of the First Universalist Church,
Gardiner. Maine, Feb. 9, 19ll, at 10
o'clock +. M: :. I-sA
order of Service.
/. Organ Voluntary
:. Italian Hymn
= invocation and Lords Prayer-Ecv.
NJ. c. Minner
l. Responsive Reading
J. The Heavens Declare Choir
G. Greetings: ,r
From the Church-Thc Rev. II. w.
Plant
From the COMMUNICATIVE Rev. j.
l.. Quimby u. ID:
: ooh Taste and See'--Cholr
5. Address to the people-Ref- L. W.
.. Address to the minister-Rev. II. H.
10. installation Prayer-Rev. j. W.
Steele
II. Choir Response
r. Installation sermon-Rcv. J. +. AL
bon, ID. d.
A. Hymn-Congregatio
To- Benediction-Rev. John Evans
Choir.
Soprauos-Mrs. n. II. Trafton' MISS
,ouis Lillian Martin.
Altos-Mrs. John Evans, MISS ENe'9h
Gertrude Dill. \,
Tenor-Mr. Lincoln Harlow, Dr. ii. M
Church. -, :, I,
Organist- Ethel NJ. Blair.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, Feb. I.
Democratic, caucus approval of recipro-
city was a reason, according to some
authorities, why all grain and provisions
fell off in price here today. There was
an unusually large trade in wheat but
the market was weak almost from start
to finish. Closing ti-ures showed Il net
loss of to lsGlic. Corn and oats both
finished TO .Ms under last night with
provisions down - to 10.
WHEAT-May s4ias; July 92sa93: Sept.
9l5.
CORN-May 493 July 5o'@,l: Sept 5ls.
OATS-May 32.MS: July 81; Sept. b.
MESS PORk-May 1895: July l7.N
LARD-May 967!!: July 30.
SHORT RIBS-May 26il: July 9i5; Sept.
947i.
FLOUR-Steady: No. = rye ST.. feed or
mixing barley 65d75 fair TO choice malt
ing S2dtS7.: flax seed No. southwestern
"a: No. l northwestern 20; timothy seed
100.
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Terry MeGovern Seriously III.

Hot Springs. Feb. TERRY Mccoy
ern, the pugilist. is seriously i'll here
The nature of his illness has not been
stated. but he was wheeled from the
railroad station to the hotel in an
invalidS chair.
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Boston Nationals Sell Two Men.

Boston. Feb. THE Boston Nation
ais disposed of another first baseman
oday. when Bayard IL. C'Budo Sharpe,
was sold to the Buffalo Eastern League
team. Fred Beck. who has played at
first and in the outfieid. was sold to
Cincinnati yesterday. Manager Fred
Tenney intends to play first base posi-
a inn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-08

w. o. Foye, proprietor of the billiard
rooms. and Frank Davis, his assistant,
are out with IA challenge to meet any
two men i'm the city at so or 100 point
game of continuous pool. They say
that Arthur Bubar and Frank Dou-
cette seem to be quite likely candidates
for honors and direct their challenge
to them especially.
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New York Cotton Market.

New York. Feb. !.
Cotton spot closed quiet Middling up
lands 14.45; do gulf 14.70: no sales.
Galveston, dull Is; New Orleans,
steady l42; Savannah, quiet 14s; Charles
ton, nominal IA: Memphis, quiet 10.
Consolidated: Net receipts for four
days 81. 736.
Exports to Great Britain 5l.148; to
France 9l51; to Continent Also; to Japan
4452.
Stock 946,o69.
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Tie hearing of the case against the
TWO Gardiner young men for marrying
inmates of the State Industrial School
was postponed from Tuesday morn
ing to Wednesday morning in order
that County Attorney Fred f.. Beanc
of Hallowell might be present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-08

The remains of Emma f.. tho L.
months-old child or John +. King OF
Bath. were taken to Bath Tuesday for
burial The child died Monday night
at the w. G. 4. L. Temporary Home.
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The aggregate of live stock at Brighton,
Watertown and the local slaughter
houses:
This week: Cattle. e4i2; sheep. o97.:
calves, 1iS2; hogs, e, 49,:
Last week; Cattle. 226i; sheep, 1879;
calves, 1fS3: hogs, 332,5SS
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle. 81; calves, 2l0; hogs, 49,
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PALERMO.

Mrs. Robert Hall died Monday night.
Feb. g. at the age of 81 years. after an
illness of few days with pneumonia.
The funeral will be at / =. NJ. Thurs
day at the church.